In this week’s Gaming News Round-up: Batman: Arkham Origins DLC emerges, a Lego The Hobbit game is announced and Ashes Cricket 2013 is cancelled. FULL STORY >

IDC finds that worldwide smartphone shipments are on pace to grow by nearly 40% in 2013, whilst the average selling prices of smartphones have declined more than 12%. FULL STORY >

According to Canalys, Android-powered tablets will account for 50% of the worldwide device (desktop PC, notebook PC, and tablets) market in 2014. FULL STORY >

The last few weeks have been pretty eventful for the motor industry, here are a couple of news highlights from the world of cars. FULL STORY >

Fresh from the Johannesburg International Motor Show (JIMS) last month, Nissan’s LEAF electric vehicle (EV) is apparently already making in-roads. FULL STORY >

We strap on Samsung's Galaxy Gear smartwatch in an effort to find out whether the time of wearable technology has arrived. FULL STORY >

Samsung makes an update to Android 4.3 (Jelly Bean) available for users of the 3G version of the Galaxy S4. FULL STORY >

ABI Research sees Android taking off in the enterprise segment of the mobile phone market. FULL STORY >

In this week’s Gaming News Round-up: Naughty Dog announces Uncharted for PS4, single player DLC for The Last of Us is forthcoming and Dead Rising 3 wants your eyes. FULL STORY >

The global processor market is set to deliver year-on-year shipment growth overall, thanks to healthy mobile device segments. FULL STORY >

Android as a mobile platform and phablets prove to be popular buying factors for smartphone users during Q3 2013, whilst Windows Phone also shows strong growth. FULL STORY >

A quality headset immerses gamers in their virtual, onscreen worlds much better than the run-of-the-mill pair of headphones. We find out if Asus' ROG Orion fits the bill. FULL STORY >

Logitech has managed to impress us of late with both its gaming mice and gaming keyboards. How does its 7.1 channel gaming headset, the G430, fare? FULL STORY >

Sony sheds some light on the details surrounding its Android 4.3 and Android 4.4 device update plans. FULL STORY >

Nokia finally makes the 41 MP boasting Lumia 1020 available to local buyers. FULL STORY >