We are big fans of the Alienware range here in the TechSmart offices. So it comes as great news that Alienware has launched two new gaming-centric notebooks, the M14x and the M11x, in South Africa. FULL STORY >

The full ITC panel has upheld a previous verdict of an ITC judge that Kodak did not infringe upon Apple's patents. FULL STORY >

Apple has won a crucial battle in its patent war with HTC, with an ITC judge ruling that HTC infringed upon some of Apples patents. FULL STORY >

Universal Electronics files a lawsuit against Logitech over 17 patents that deal with remote control technology. FULL STORY >

Nashua Mobile launches a prepaid rewards programme called NMGo, giving users a chance to win weekly prizes as well as the grand prize of a R60 000 trip to anywhere in the world. FULL STORY >

Google's grows its green investment portfolio, whilst a trio of baby eco-friendly Mercedes-Benz cars complete a round the world trip in this month's Eco News. FULL STORY >

Nikon South Africa has launched the Nikon Africa Trust, which will empower young and upcoming photography talent from disadvantaged communities. FULL STORY >

In this week's Tech News Round-up: TSMC reportedly starts manufacturing Apple's next generation A6 chip on a trail basis, while Apple intensifies its legal battle with HTC. FULL STORY >

We check out the data retention abilities of the Western Digital Caviar Blue 1 TB internal hard drive, a reliable data companion for any desktop setup. FULL STORY >

Popular social networking site Twitter releases the latest version of its Twitter for Android application for Android-running smartphones. FULL STORY >

Search giant Google launches its Student Ambassador Programme locally, giving local varsity students the chance to promote Google products and services on their campuses. FULL STORY >

Electronic Arts goes on a shopping spree to acquire PopCap games, shuts down online servers afterwards. FULL STORY >

Mustek Limited and Huawei Enterprise have co-signed an agreement which grants Mustek distribution rights of the Huawei Enterprise range of products in South Africa. FULL STORY >

Sales for Microsoft's Windows 7 OS remain strong with the company keeping to a global sales rate of around seven copies per second. FULL STORY >

Micro-blogging website Twitter announces that more than a million apps has now been written to support its expanding tweeting infrastructure. FULL STORY >