BlackBerry is making its popular BBM instant messaging service available as a free download for the iPhone and Android smartphones this week. FULL STORY >

ThoughtWorks Africa has appealed for assistance in helping more girls from underprivileged backgrounds develop an interest in IT. FULL STORY >

Twitter reveals more feature enhancements for its official Twitter applications for Android and the iPhone. FULL STORY >

Google reveals its Africa Connected competition in which five Africans stand a chance of winning $25 000 cash prizes. FULL STORY >

Twitter reveals some security as well as feature updates for the official Android and iPhone applications. FULL STORY >

Cisco’s latest Visual Networking Index has pointed to a near future characterised by mind boggling exponential growth of IP connections. FULL STORY >

Young black males are emerging as a dominant force in SA’s IT industry, according to an IT Skills Survey conducted recently by Network IT Recruitment. FULL STORY >

Some cool sites we've tracked down for your surfing pleasure. FULL STORY >

Twitter reveals enhancements to the official Android and iPhone Twitter applications to make the mobile tweeting experience more seamless. FULL STORY >

Twitter launches version 1.0 of its Innovator's Patent Agreement and also utilises the IPA framework for its latest patent. FULL STORY >

Mozilla releases the latest edition (21) of its popular Firefox web browser. FULL STORY >

BlackBerry is making its popular IM platform, BlackBerry Messenger, available to iOS and Android mobile device users as a standalone application. FULL STORY >

Nokia reveals its latest Asha feature phone in the Asha 210, which sports a physical keyboard that features a dedicated WhatsApp button. FULL STORY >

Twitter makes its music discovery service available to general users within select countries. FULL STORY >

Google is reportedly ready to buy WhatsApp for a cool $1 billion. FULL STORY >