Samsung South Africa and News24 today announced the development of the first locally developed Smart TV application in Africa. FULL STORY >

Cellular company Vodacom is preparing to launch its own apps initiatives, which will cater to a majority of platforms. FULL STORY >

This week in the Tech News Round-up: Steve Jobs successor reassures that Apple will continue as is, new Samsung tablets may be impending FULL STORY >

The Cupertino-based tech outfit Apple gets a new CEO and Chairman of the Board, as Steve Jobs resigns his post and takes on a new role in the world's most valuable company. FULL STORY >

Microsoft SA announce new improvements to its App hub developer portal for Windows Phone 7 mobile operating system. FULL STORY >

Japanese games developer and publisher Konami unveils its football ambassador who will serve as the face of PES 2012. FULL STORY >

AMD have launched its latest software development kit to enable developers to take advantage of its Accelerated Processing Units. FULL STORY >

Norton Mobile Security is aimed at protecting Android mobile devices FULL STORY >

Android devices receive their own security package in the form of Norton Mobile Security. FULL STORY >

Our gaming news round up this week looks at delays, release dates and a frank interview with EA chief executive officer John Riccitiello. FULL STORY >

MTN has launched a Long Term Evolution LTE pilot in five clusters around Gauteng, that it hopes will dramatically change broadband services in the country. FULL STORY >

BlackBerry maker Research In Motion has released the latest version of the BlackBerry WebWorks SDK for its Tablet OS. FULL STORY >

Adobe updates Flash Builder 4.5 as well as Flex 4.5, allowing application developers to construct apps for iOS-running devices and the BlackBerry PlayBook tablet. FULL STORY >

CPU and GPU maker AMD unveils its new set of OpenCL software development tools and solutions. FULL STORY >

Smart View app enables users to view images from a Samsung Smart TV or other input device on their mobile devices. FULL STORY >