The South African Serious Games Institute is holding the first of its annual GAMEshop events. FULL STORY >

Google today announced that Google Map Maker will be available locally. FULL STORY >

MWEB Business believes that while VoIP uptake has been considerably slower in SA, the majority of obstacles to widespread VoIP adoption have been, or are being addressed. FULL STORY >

Peter Harvey, founder and MD PayGate believes Africa needs a much more sophisticated financial infrastructure. FULL STORY >

Canadian smartphone and tablet maker RIM unveils the new BlackBerry apps lab at the University of Pretoria. FULL STORY >

Samsung Electronics South Africa has appointed Craig Fleischer as its head of mobile communications. FULL STORY >

Alpheus Mangale takes the lead of managing director for Cisco in South Africa. FULL STORY >

PricewaterhouseCoopers looks at industry trends for the local as well as the international computer and videogames market. FULL STORY >

Web search giant Google is expanding on the number of Cape wineries available via its Google Street View service and also reveals Botswana as the next location that its Street View cars are headed to. FULL STORY >

New research entitled How Africa Tweets, has revealed that the micro-blogging sites growth is being driven by young users posting tweets from their mobile devices. FULL STORY >

Local mobile operator Vodacom has revealed that the first phase of the National Library of South Africa connectivity project has been successfully implemented. FULL STORY >

kalahari.com says that local mobile shopping is increasing and provides tips to help local shoppers make smarter mobile-based purchases during this festive season. FULL STORY >

Samsung has showcased its 4G LTE offerings at AfricaCom and elaborated on the role next generation communications can play in Africa. FULL STORY >

Opera Software and mobile social network MXit conclude a partnership agreement. FULL STORY >

Google launches the Afrikaans and isiZulu versions of YouTube. FULL STORY >