Sony aims for a lower market segment with the Xperia L - the most affordable smartphone in its lineup. Is the cost savings of the L worth the reduced feature list? FULL STORY >

In this week’s Gaming News Round-up: Sony defends microtransactions in Gran Turismo 6, Cut the Rope 2 is dated and new screenshots surface for Dark Souls 2. FULL STORY >

If you like the HTC One, but crave a more pocket-friendly device, then the One mini is an option. Is it the best of the pocket-rockets though? FULL STORY >

Will Samsung, Apple or HTC make it to the top? Wait no longer, here is the countdown of our Top 5 smartphones of 2013. FULL STORY >

Consumer electronics and home appliance manufacturer Hisense aims to make waves in the local smartphone market with its Infinity Prime 1. FULL STORY >

With more than 700 000 apps available for Android smartphones at Google Play, TechSmart would like to help you get to the good ones first. Here are our top Android Apps of the month. FULL STORY >

Nokia may have officially unveiled its follow-up to its best-selling Windows Phone, but the Lumia 525 won't be reaching local shores. FULL STORY >

While the Galaxy S4 has won much acclaim, Samsung has now produced a more ruggedized version that is tougher and more up to a jaunt in the great outdoors. FULL STORY >

IDC finds that worldwide smartphone shipments are on pace to grow by nearly 40% in 2013, whilst the average selling prices of smartphones have declined more than 12%. FULL STORY >

We aim our viewfinder at the smartphone competition and hit the shutter button to find out if the 41 MP camera on the Lumia 1020 makes it the best cameraphone around. FULL STORY >

We strap on Samsung's Galaxy Gear smartwatch in an effort to find out whether the time of wearable technology has arrived. FULL STORY >

Both the PS4 and Xbox One have been enthusiastically adopted, with Sony and Microsoft reporting that their next-gen consoles had exceeded the one million sales mark in 24 hours. FULL STORY >

In this week’s Gaming News Round-up: More Tomb Raider tempts and teases, a new Game of Thrones game may be in the works, and Nintendo launches free game promotion. FULL STORY >

In this week’s Gaming News Round-up: Naughty Dog announces Uncharted for PS4, single player DLC for The Last of Us is forthcoming and Dead Rising 3 wants your eyes. FULL STORY >

Apple's new iPhone 5s and 5c are now locally available from operators, the iStore, as well as authorised resellers. FULL STORY >