Internet Solutions made a quiet announcement that belied its importance, as it confirmed the recent deployment of Infinera’s technology. FULL STORY >

Following its announcement last week that six South Africans had made it into the semi-finals of its Africa Connected competition, Google has now announced the ten finalists, amongst which one is a South African. FULL STORY >

Google has announced the twenty semi-finalists in the Africa Connected competition, and almost a third of them hail from South Africa. FULL STORY >

Strategy Analytics sees a great potential for growth in the connected TV device market over the next few years. FULL STORY >

Smartwatches are expected to become the next big thing and the Cookoo aims to put local users ahead of the wearable tech curb. FULL STORY >

Google reveals its Africa Connected competition in which five Africans stand a chance of winning $25 000 cash prizes. FULL STORY >

Cisco’s latest Visual Networking Index has pointed to a near future characterised by mind boggling exponential growth of IP connections. FULL STORY >

While companies have become increasingly comfortable with the security of third-party cloud service providers, data security as well as concerns over meeting compliance requirements, remain top-of-mind. FULL STORY >

The Innovation Hub reveals the winners of its Gauteng Innovation competition. FULL STORY >

IDC reveals that the worldwide smart connected device (PC, smartphone, and tablet) market grew by 27.1% during Q3 2012. FULL STORY >

Nuance Communications will be making its Dragon Drive! Messaging functionality available within certain BMW vehicles. FULL STORY >

A detailed 56 page document detailing Microsoft's next generation Xbox console made a brief appearance on the internet before being removed, providing some details of what to expect in 2013. FULL STORY >

Cisco's annual VNI forecast expects worldwide devices and connections to increase to nearly 19 billion between 2011 and 2016. FULL STORY >

In this week's Gaming News Round-up: Blizzard apologises for Diablo 3 problems, new screenshots and concept art of Crysis 3 are released, and FIFA 13 gameplay details are revealed. FULL STORY >

In this week's Gaming News Round-up: The Kinect Star Wars game and Xbox 360 Limited Edition bundle become available locally, whilst the creator of indie-hit Minecraft unveils his new project. FULL STORY >