BlackBerry is making its popular IM platform, BlackBerry Messenger, available to iOS and Android mobile device users as a standalone application. FULL STORY >

Google has made the common sense decision of consolidating its storage offerings, meaning users will be able to allocate their 15 GB free storage as they see fit. FULL STORY >

Nokia reveals the first of its new generation Asha mobile phones - the touch-based Asha 501. FULL STORY >

This week in the Gaming News Round-up: new Star Wars games will be handled by EA, Gran Turismo turns 15 and Wolfenstein: A New Order is announced. FULL STORY >

Canalys presents its latest research surrounding global smart mobile device shipments, casting an analytical light on worldwide notebook, smartphone, and tablet markets. FULL STORY >

Microsoft's next Xbox may in fact not require a constant connection to the internet to work, according to an internal memo. FULL STORY >

This week in the Gaming News Round-up: Call of Duty: Ghosts is announced, a multiplayer mode for Splinter Cell: Blacklist is revealed and Borderlands 2 DLC is leaked. FULL STORY >

Google releases the latest Android usage data showing which version of the mobile platform is employed most by users on their mobile devices. FULL STORY >

IDC paints a picture of the global tablet market during Q1 2013. FULL STORY >

Strategy Analytics' latest research has Apple laying claim to a 48% of global branded tablet shipments during Q1 2013. FULL STORY >

In this weeks gaming news: A new Batman Arkham coming; Far Cry 3 Blood Dragon is for real; and Dishonored DLC explores another assassin's story. FULL STORY >

Lobbyist group FairSearch.org files a complaint with the EU Commission against Google and its mobile strategy with Android. FULL STORY >

Google is reportedly ready to buy WhatsApp for a cool $1 billion. FULL STORY >

With more than 700 000 apps available for Android smartphones at Google Play, TechSmart would like to help you get to the good ones first. Here are our top Android Apps of the month. FULL STORY >

Market research firm Gartner says that combined global PC, tablet and mobile phone shipment tallies will reach 2.4 billion this year. FULL STORY >