TechSmart talks to Jean Louis Acafrao, general manager for DStv on Demand, about BoxOffice and their upcoming online offering. FULL STORY >

Search giant Google's next major acquisition is Android smartphone and tablet maker Motorola Mobility. FULL STORY >

HTC announces a massive 83.3% year-on-year jump in sales for the month of July, as well as the purchase of yet another company. FULL STORY >

Samsung buys Silicone Valley-based memory maker Grandis, beefing up its patent portfolio in the process. FULL STORY >

A new financing and leasing service aims to enable businesses to upgrade their IT infrastructure and keep pace with current technologies. FULL STORY >

Search giant Google has bought facial recognition software firm PittPatt. FULL STORY >

Swiss peripheral maker Logitech has purchased premier mobile visual communications provider Mirial, to extend LifeSize video calling to mobile users. FULL STORY >

CPU maker Intel will be purchasing semiconductor company Fulcrum Microsystems, which specialises in Ethernet switch silicone. FULL STORY >

HTC is purchasing its own graphics chip maker in a move that will also greatly expand its patent portfolio. FULL STORY >

Adobe updates Flash Builder 4.5 as well as Flex 4.5, allowing application developers to construct apps for iOS-running devices and the BlackBerry PlayBook tablet. FULL STORY >

Popular social networking site Twitter snaps up TweetDeck in a multimillion dollar acquisition. FULL STORY >

HP researchers demonstrate new uses of the elusive fourth fundamental circuit element, the memristor. FULL STORY >

GPU maker Nvidia plans to improve its position in the expanding mobile market by purchasing a baseband and RF technology company Icera. FULL STORY >

YouTube founders Chad Hurley and Steve Chen purchase two tech companies in as many weeks, with the latest purchase being Tap11.com. FULL STORY >

As Sony continues to bear the brunt of the recent hacking attacks against it, several PlayStation users have come out to file lawsuits against the company. FULL STORY >