Rectron has secured the distributorship rights to Acers latest crop of ultrabooks, the Acer Aspire Ultra M5. FULL STORY >

Gartner states that free application downloads will account for the clear majority of app downloads during 2012. FULL STORY >

Nokia delivers its Purity HD stereo headset to compete with premium brands, most notably Beats by Dr. Dre. FULL STORY >

Nielsen says that young adults and teens are driving smartphone adoption Stateside. FULL STORY >

Google's latest acquisition is internet-based malware scanning company VirusTotal. FULL STORY >

HP yesterday announced additions to its security solutions portfolio that enable enterprises to assess, transform, optimise and manage their security environments to proactively protect what matters. FULL STORY >

The challenges of virtualised data centres is but one of the topics up for discussion at the 3rd annual Cloud and Virtualisation Africa Summit. FULL STORY >

Motorola Mobility unveils three new Android running smartphones. FULL STORY >

This week in the Gaming News Round-up: Lightning returns in a new forthcoming Final Fantasy, the pigs from Angry Birds are about to get their revenge and the Killzone trilogy is coming next month. FULL STORY >

TechSmart had the opportunity to chat to Spencer Chen, products director at ICT distribution company Rectron, about the impact tablets had on the industry, ultrabook sales and the future of Windows 8. FULL STORY >

Nokia announces the Lumia 820 and Lumia 920 Windows 8 running smartphones. FULL STORY >

Samsung sells more than 20 million Galaxy S3 smartphones in the first 100 days of its availability. FULL STORY >

Peter Allerstorfer, co-founder and MD of the current darling of the local fashion world, ZANDO, provides five important lessons he learnt since going live. FULL STORY >

Selling goods online is a fantastic way for small businesses to reach a bigger market. But, says PayGate MD Peter Harvey, would-be online businesses need to become familiar with very different ways of being paid. FULL STORY >

Donna Palinhos, head of content and community at NATIVE, SA's largest independent digital marketing agency, provides the do's and don'ts of social media. FULL STORY >