Market research firm IDC announced that smart connected device shipments during 2011 amounted to nearly one billion. FULL STORY >

Microsoft announces the availability of the Consumer Preview (pre-release beta version) of Windows 8. FULL STORY >

The smartphone and tablet maker Motorola Mobility has revealed which mobile devices it will be updating to the latest version of Android and by when. FULL STORY >

Samsung will reportedly be merging its bada mobile operating system with the latest Linux-based OS Tizen. FULL STORY >

Luxury German auto maker Audi has chosen it as mobile CPU provider to its future car line-ups infotainment and digital instrument clusters. FULL STORY >

Qualcomm expands its Snapdragon mobile processor series with two new S4 chipsets that brings dual-core processing and integrated 3G connectivity to smartphones. FULL STORY >

Canadian smartphone and tablet maker Research In Motion will be changing the name of its forthcoming new mobile platform from BBX to BlackBerry 10 following a lawsuit. FULL STORY >

Korean tech firm Samsung unveils a 2 GHz dual-core system-on-a-chip, the Exynos 5250, that will be powering tablets in 2012. FULL STORY >

We test out the Philips Fidelio Primo Docking Speaker DS9000, an iPhone, iPod or iPad docking station that delivers a phenomenal sound experience. FULL STORY >

LG SA unveils its monster ARX9000 AV Receiver system that sports 1580 Watt of ear-drum bursting sound power. FULL STORY >

Nvidia makes its quad-core Tegra 3 system-on-a-chip official, which was formerly known as Project Kal-El. FULL STORY >

Canon has made a serious move on the motion picture production industry with the announcement of its Cinema EOS System. FULL STORY >

Local technology company Gijima has been appointed as the first local Apple Systems Integrator. FULL STORY >

British semiconductor company ARM discloses the technical details behind its new 64-bit architecture. FULL STORY >

The fate of HP's Personal Systems Group has been decided, and it's encouraging news. FULL STORY >