The cellular penetration rate within the African continent is expected to surpass 80 during the first quarter of next year. FULL STORY >

IDC takes a detailed look at the market performance of mobile platforms during Q3 2012. FULL STORY >

Livescribe has announced its latest digital pen, the Sky Wi-Fi smartpen, which offers users a way to combine natural handwritten notes and audio recordings with the convenience of electronic journals. FULL STORY >

TechSmart had the opportunity to chat to Spencer Chen, products director at ICT distribution company Rectron, about the impact tablets had on the industry, ultrabook sales and the future of Windows 8. FULL STORY >

Digia is acquiring Nokia's entire Qt operation and software technologies. FULL STORY >

Wacom has announced the Cintiq 24HD touch and Cintiq 22HD interactive pen displays, which boast a number of premium features and a pricetag to match. FULL STORY >

Kidney stones, penguins and SA men hanging round a braai are all part of this month's SciNews. FULL STORY >

In this week's Gaming News Round-up more screenshots of the forthcoming Game of Thrones RPG are revealed, whilst the official launch trailer for Max Payne 3 is released. FULL STORY >

Indie game development studio, See Through Studios, has made its new game Flatland: Fallen Angle available for free. FULL STORY >

This week, HP released further details on its now open source webOS operating system, by announcing the release of Enyo. FULL STORY >

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

HP has revealed its plans for its webOS smartphone and tablet operating system. FULL STORY >

This week LG launched its new Plasma Pentouch TV locally, which enables users to interact with their screen using a special pen. FULL STORY >

Chip giant Intel will be merging MeeGo into a new Linux-based operating system called Tizen. FULL STORY >

Korean tech giant Samsung will reportedly be going open-source with its own bada mobile OS next year. FULL STORY >