Research In Motion and Samsung are being sued by Varia Holdings over alleged patent violations regarding the use of emoticons. FULL STORY >

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

Apple's new iPad is setting a record for its sales, having already sold three million since its launch last Friday. FULL STORY >

The US ITC hands down its final determination in the Apple vs. Motorola Mobility case, upholding a previous decision that cleared Motorola Mobility of patent infringement. FULL STORY >

BlackBerry maker Research In Motion launches a ten week long competition in celebration of its first touch-only smartphone in the Curve range, the BlackBerry Curve 9380. FULL STORY >

LG has lifted the lid on its approach to Smart TVs, while reaffirming its commitment to the connected TV movement. FULL STORY >

Widespread acclaim for the third iPad is being accompanied by concerns around heating issues. FULL STORY >

Mozilla provides users of its popular Firefox browser with a look at whats to come later this year. FULL STORY >

In part 1 of this week's Gaming News Round-up: Diablo 3 gets dated, the Nintendo DS Lite receives a value pack, and a long desired HD collection is finally announced. FULL STORY >

It's not often that you get a call for help from one of the largest anti-virus companies in the world, but an unknown programming language used in the Duqu Trojan has Kaspersky Lab stumped. FULL STORY >