Rhapsody, a premium on-demand music service in the US, will be acquiring Napster's subscriber base. FULL STORY >

Chip maker Intel has bought Israeli navigation software provider Telmap to take on Google Maps and Ovi Maps. FULL STORY >

Market research firm Net Applications releases its latest browser trend report for the month of September. FULL STORY >

Dimension Data owned Internet Solutions is to constructs a modern eco-friendly data centre, with this new facility being the first in Africa to deploy the KyotoCooling concept. FULL STORY >

Canon South Africa will hold a creative photography competition, with more than R150 000 in prizes up for grabs. FULL STORY >

Search giant Google buys German group buying site DailyDeal, to gain a group buying presence in Europe. FULL STORY >

Norwegian browser developer Opera Software acquires the American mobile app platform company Handster Inc, in order to strengthen its mobile store offering. FULL STORY >

A new regional lab for mobile technology entrepreneurs, application developers and innovators was recently inaugurated at The Innovation Hub, Pretoria. FULL STORY >

Canadian BlackBerry holding company Research In Motion delivers its fiscal results for its second quarter of 2012. FULL STORY >

This week in the Gaming News Round-up Activision unveils its plans for a special PlayStation Move bundle edition of its upcoming GoldenEye 007: Reloaded and the first official Max Payne 3 trailer is released. FULL STORY >

A new 1.5 GHz dual-core CPU-powered smartphone is added to HTC's smartphone line-up, offering longer battery life and Beats Audio to boot. FULL STORY >

Local gaming fans are all set to get easier access to peripherals linked to their favourite games, due to local distributor Esquire Technologies concluding a distribution deal with Razer USA. FULL STORY >

Flash memory cards manufacturer SanDisk experiences significant market growth in the Middle East and Africa MEA region. FULL STORY >

Launched at an event held in Sandton City last night, the Sony Ericsson Xperia Play is the world's first PlayStation certified smartphone. FULL STORY >

In this week's Gaming News Round-up: there are six releases emanating from Activision Blizzard over the next three years and Deus Ex: Human Revolution DLC on the way. FULL STORY >