Tech in 2012 was not all plain sailing, and the industry surely had its ups and downs. Here are the top 5 stories that attracted the most attention here in the TechSmart office. FULL STORY >

Dropbox goes on an acquisition spree, snapping up Snapjoy right after buying Audiogalaxy. FULL STORY >

Like the graceful martial art after which it is named, Asus' TaiChi is an alluring hybrid, that effortlessly and fluidly shifts from between a Windows 8 slate, to being a Windows 8 notebook. FULL STORY >

Ford introduces its Sync in-car infotainment system that it developed along with Microsoft, in the new Focus. FULL STORY >

Kaspersky Lab has released its annual Kaspersky Security Bulletin, which provides the overall malware and cyber-threat statistics for 2012. FULL STORY >

Adobe has finally released a patch which enables its workhorse graphic programs to take full advantage of the high resolution of the Retina display. FULL STORY >

This festive season, why not order yourself that piece of tech you've always desired? With a product offering featuring more than 9 million products, TAKEALOT.COM has what you are looking for. FULL STORY >

Asus' VivoTab RT Windows-based tablet managed to win us over thanks to a beautiful screen, fine build and generally very good performance. FULL STORY >

In 2012 weve seen tablets screen resolution expand to stunning levels; smaller tablets with sublime performance; and a distinctive approach to edging out the competition with the 'write' stuff. Here is our pick for this yea'rs top 5 tablets. FULL STORY >

This year has been characterised by an influx of several great notebooks and ultrabooks, so much so that picking and choosing amongst them presented a considerable challenge. FULL STORY >

Gartner has addressed three of the major security concerns raised by the Bring Your Own Device trend. FULL STORY >

Apple has announced that the full version of its music section of the iTunes Store has been made available to South African users. FULL STORY >

Apple captures number 2 ranking spot in US OEM market for the first time. FULL STORY >

This week in the Gaming News Round-up: The Wii U finally launches locally, Far Cry 3 makes it to the store and more Dishonored is inbound. FULL STORY >

Olympus is no stranger to producing intriguing, solid cameras, and the Olympus SZ-31 MR is certainly one such offering. FULL STORY >