BMW recently announced the launch of its ConnectedDrive range of in-car services and apps, which will be available for select vehicles ordered at local dealers from July onwards. FULL STORY >

As an increasing number of organisations consider outsourcing all or part of their IT to improve efficiency or lower costs, managed services become an attractive option. However, there are several points businesses should understand about managed services... FULL STORY >

Microsoft completes the migration process for all Hotmail users to Outlook.com. FULL STORY >

Location Based Services is expected to become a growing and potentially very lucrative arena in its own right in the years ahead. FULL STORY >

Local location firm Waytag partners with mapping and location giant TomTom to make an innovative new location technology available to users. FULL STORY >

Microsoft sells over 40 million Windows 8 licences so far and signs up more than 25 million Outlook.com users in around four months. FULL STORY >

Nokia announces its new location and mapping service, dubbed HERE, for new platforms such as iOS and Android. FULL STORY >

Vodacom expands its LTE coverage area and makes a few new LTE-enabled devices available for sale. FULL STORY >

Mobile social networks, mobile applications stores and location-based services will be three of the highest value mobile services to reach widespread adoption in the next two years according to Gartner. FULL STORY >

Microsoft announces the results of its newest MSN poll. FULL STORY >

Local cellular service provider MTN reveals its new smartphone internet services aimed at entry level mobile users. 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 reveals its new URL shortcut that will be used to link to official Google products and services, such as Google Docs and Gmail. FULL STORY >

Nokia will be changing the name of its Ovi services to Nokia services, with the name-changing exercise to be completed by the end of next year. FULL STORY >

Toyota and Microsoft team up to deliver next generation vehicle telematics services to the car manufacturer's worldwide customer base. FULL STORY >