Research In Motion and Samsung are being sued by Varia Holdings over alleged patent violations regarding the use of emoticons. FULL STORY >

BlackBerry maker Research In Motion launches a ten week long competition in celebration of its first touch-only smartphone in the Curve range, the BlackBerry Curve 9380. FULL STORY >

In part 2 of this week's Gaming News Round-up Bioware responds to Mass Effect 3 criticism, Skyrim receives another update, and an old classic is set to return. FULL STORY >

comScore releases its latest statistics on the US mobile phone market for the period between November 2011 and January 2012. FULL STORY >

Research In Motion buys adaptive radio frequency component maker Paratek Microwave, to boost the design and capabilities of its smartphones. FULL STORY >

In part 1 of this week's Gaming News Round-up: EA announces three new expansion packs for Battlefield 3, whilst Darksiders II gamers that pre-order the title will be upgraded to a Limited Edition for free. FULL STORY >

The very first touch-only BlackBerry Curve smartphone lands on our shores - is it good enough to forgo one of the best QWERTY keyboards in the business? FULL STORY >

After seeing attempts from MTN to introduce BlackBerry Internet Service-like data offerings last month, it's now Nashua Mobile's turn with Xtreme Data. FULL STORY >

Samsung opens up its ChatOn IM application to Apple and Research In Motion's mobile platforms. FULL STORY >

Net Applications releases its latest mobile browser report, detailing mobile phone and tablet browser usage as of the month of February. FULL STORY >

Some cool sites we've tracked down for your surfing pleasure. FULL STORY >

Korean tech firm LG pulls the wraps off its first quad-core powered smartphone, the Optimus 4X HD. FULL STORY >

LG reveals its new smartphone design identity called LStyle, with which it aims to return to a design-centric focus to its smartphones as it had in the past with devices like the Chocolate and Shine. FULL STORY >

Korean tech firm LG reveals its Optimus 3D successor, the Optimus 3D Max. FULL STORY >

Vodacom and BlackBerry maker Research In Motion launch two new smartphones in South Africa, the BlackBerry Bold 9790 and BlackBerry Curve 9380. FULL STORY >