he latest wearable offering from Samsung is set to debut at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona. The biggest change sees the company favouring a Tizen-based OS over Android for the new Gear 2 and Neo. FULL STORY >

Volkswagen has revealed details for its latest addition to the Golf lineup - the electric powered Golf GTE, which will be showcased at the 2014 Geneva Motor Show. FULL STORY >

In this week’s Gaming News Round-up: New Thief trailer slips from the shadows, Wolfenstein: The New Order readies for release and a new Tony Hawk game is on the cards. FULL STORY >

Ken Levine has announced that Irrational Games as we knew it is no more, with Levine focusing his attention now on making a different kind of game. FULL STORY >

In an effort to broaden its consumer base, Samsung has begun a trade-in programme to allow customers to purchase new smartphones and phablets at discounted prices. FULL STORY >

In arguably this year’s most eye-raising acquisition to date, Facebook has acquired popular messaging service WhatsApp for a cool $19 billion (R190 billion). FULL STORY >

Asus has officially lifted the curtain on its latest powerhouse, the GTX Titan Black, powered by a newly designed GeForce GTX Titan Black GPU and fitted with ‘Tweak’ technology to handle advanced overclocking. FULL STORY >

Following its announcement last week that six South Africans had made it into the semi-finals of its Africa Connected competition, Google has now announced the ten finalists, amongst which one is a South African. FULL STORY >

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Deputy Minister, Michael Masutha of the Department of Science and Technology to address delegates next month at the IT Leaders Africa Summit FULL STORY >