As with many phone manufacturers, the move towards Android was Motorola's saving grace, and although they lost a lot of traction here in SA, the new RAZR has ample reasons to turn their fortunes around. FULL STORY >

LG reveals its new smartphone design identity called LStyle, with which it aims to return to a design-centric focus to its smartphones as it had in the past with devices like the Chocolate and Shine. FULL STORY >

Twitter has updated its mobile app for Apple's iPhone as well as Android-powered mobile devices. FULL STORY >

Korean tech firm LG reveals its Optimus 3D successor, the Optimus 3D Max. FULL STORY >

Vodacom and BlackBerry maker Research In Motion launch two new smartphones in South Africa, the BlackBerry Bold 9790 and BlackBerry Curve 9380. FULL STORY >

ZTE shows off the first smartphone to have all its major processing technology (modem and application processor) powered by chipsets from Nvidia. FULL STORY >

Nokia breaks new mobile OS ground with the Nokia Lumia 800, the Finnish company's first Windows Phone Mango-powered smartphone. FULL STORY >

Korean tech giant Samsung pulls the wraps off the latest two additions to its popular range of Android-running Galaxy smartphones. FULL STORY >

Korean tech company LG pulls the wraps off its Samsung Galaxy Note competitor, the Optimus Vu smartphone. FULL STORY >

Chinas telecommunications solutions provider ZTE has unveiled two new Android 4.0-running mobile devices, which it will be launching at the upcoming Mobile World Congress show. FULL STORY >

Microsoft has announced the winner of its Windows Phone Application Development competition, with a South African developer receiving R50 000 for his mobile game. FULL STORY >

Local cellular service provider MTN reveals its new smartphone internet services aimed at entry level mobile users. FULL STORY >

Market research firm The NPD Group sketches a picture of the US smartphone landscape during the period of Q4 2011, where Android and iPhone sales are once again dominating the market. FULL STORY >

Research firm Canalys has delivered its mobile industry report for Q4 2011, revealing how many Windows Phone OS-running mobile devices and MeeGo-powered smartphones Nokia were sold. FULL STORY >

Korean tech giant Samsung and Gorilla Glass maker Corning inks a deal to work together on tough glass displays for the Galaxy range of mobile devices. FULL STORY >