Nokia has revealed that it is ready to generate additional funds via the sale of tech patents should the need arise and the price is right. FULL STORY >

Facebook has agreed to buy facial recognition company Face.com. FULL STORY >

Market research firm ABI Research says that Apple and Samsung are responsible for 50% of the smartphone market sales and snap up more than 90% of the profit in this sector. FULL STORY >

Microsoft is expected to finally lift the lid on its tablet strategy early next week, and we should finally know whether Windows 8 tablets truly are the ones to watch. FULL STORY >

Nokia sells its luxury mobile arm, Vertu, makes changes to its structures and acquires imaging specialists and IP from imagery firm Scalado to cut costs, raise funds and invigorate its mobile devices. FULL STORY >

Lenovo South Africa has announced the availability of its IdeaPad U310 and U410 ultrabooks, powered by the 3rd generation Intel Core processors. FULL STORY >

In this week's Gaming News Round-up: The Dark Knight and Max Payne are coming to a tablet near you, whilst the Ratchet and Clank Collection goes gold. FULL STORY >

Almost 500 journalists across the globe joined HP last month at the Global Influencer Summit in Shanghai, China, to witness the company unveil close to 80 new products in the consumer, SME and enterprise space. TechSmart was on-hand to get... FULL STORY >

The follow-up to one of the most downloaded games on the iOS and Android app stores, Temple Run, has been released. FULL STORY >

RIM and Vodacom reveal new way for local Blackberry users to pay for their apps obtained from BlackBerry App World. FULL STORY >

Google, Facebook, Twitter and co take on bad advertisements, malware and scams on the net via the Ads Integrity Alliance. FULL STORY >

Samsung makes its budget-friendly Galaxy Pocket smartphone available in South Africa. FULL STORY >

RIM reveals that the latest version of its BlackBerry smartphone platform, BlackBerry 7.1 OS, is now available for download to local customers. FULL STORY >

Apple has lifted the lid on its refresh of the MacBook line, while introducing a MacBook Pro that boasts a Retina display. FULL STORY >

Lexmark announces new multifunction printer ranges destined for the local market. FULL STORY >