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

Samsung's newly announced SE-208BW optical drive does double duty as a smart media hub, enabling users to wirelessly stream and play CDs and DVDs on numerous devices. FULL STORY >

South African paramedics responding to serious accidents are being provided with life-saving information through Helivac Assist, a first-of-its-kind centralised database that enables paramedics to access patient info. FULL STORY >

SA mobile advertising market expansion is driven by smartphone growth of 21% over the past quarter, according to InMobi latest Mobile Insights report. FULL STORY >

SanDisk has plans for expansion of its manufacturing facilities in Shanghai in order to meet growing global demand for storage products FULL STORY >

In this week's Gaming News Round-up: EA stops Porsche cars from being available to players of the forthcoming Forza Motorsport 4, whilst Kanye West is headlining the Call of Duty XP convention. FULL STORY >

Skype puts the Redmond cash injection to use once more, in acquiring mobile group messaging service GroupMe. FULL STORY >

This week in the Tech News Round-up: Android OEMs and competitors chip in on Google's Motorola Mobility purchase while Nokia plans big MWC 2012 showcase. FULL STORY >

StumbleUpon has launched a new explore box that it hopes will make web discovery more focused. FULL STORY >

iPad users will be able to download and buy rare manuscripts, which have been converted into electronic format by the British Library. FULL STORY >

TechSmart talks to Jean Louis Acafrao, general manager for DStv on Demand, about BoxOffice and their upcoming online offering. FULL STORY >

The launch of Google Plus had pundits, tech analysts and users scratching their head over what exactly it is. FULL STORY >

Canadian smartphone and tablet maker Research In Motion reveals BlackBerry Management Center, a free service that enables SMEs to centrally manage and protect BlackBerry smartphones in the cloud. FULL STORY >

Search giant Google's next major acquisition is Android smartphone and tablet maker Motorola Mobility. FULL STORY >

Nvidia delivers the financial results of the second quarter of its fiscal year 2012, and provides some details concerning future mobile processor developments. FULL STORY >