Tech, music and photography fans can get ready for the 9th Audio Video and Appliance Expo that will be taking place this month at the Sandton Convention Centre. FULL STORY >

Beyond the hype, cloud is indeed a strategy that proves beneficial to end-users and profitable for technology solution providers. Cloud-based, business-class solutions are accessible, affordable and available today for businesses of all shapes and sizes. FULL STORY >

BlackBerry holding company RIM experienced a crises of epic proportions last month as the BlackBerry Internet Service went down, leaving millions of their customers facing a communication blackout. FULL STORY >

The end of the year is in sight and companies face the administrative burden of making the complex calculations related to determining the correct leave pay due to individual employees. FULL STORY >

Samsung has demanded Apple hands over the iPhone 4S source code, while seeking to have the phone banned in Australia. FULL STORY >

Digital media company Yahoo! will be extending its audience targeting capabilities and premium content supply via the acquisition of interclick. FULL STORY >

Intel believes the PC market remains strong and healthy, in spite of massive growth in the tablet PC and smartphone sectors. FULL STORY >

Apple makes its popular GarageBand music creation application available to iPod touch and iPhone users. FULL STORY >

Ratchet and Clank All 4 One continues the series high standards and offers both satisfying single player and competitive co-op player in a game that is as much a joy to play as it is to look at. FULL STORY >

The Canon Expo is coming to the Sandton Convention Centre from 9 - 11 December 2011. TechSmart talked to Michelle Janse van Vuuren, marketing manager at Canon South Africa to find out more about this big event. FULL STORY >

With over 100 000 apps available for Android smartphones at the Android Market, TechSmart would like to help you get to the good ones first. Here are our top Android Apps of the month. FULL STORY >

Google reveals the names of the first four entrepreneurial teams who have been chosen for the Umbono programme. FULL STORY >

Apple's App Store houses the largest selection of apps (over 500 000) available. TS brings some of the best free ones to your attention. FULL STORY >

ST-Ericsson reveals that Nokia has chosen it as a chip provider for the company's future Windows Phone Mango-running smartphones. FULL STORY >

HP's extremely stylish Pavilion dv7 notebook offers a more traditional approach to design, while not skimping on performance. FULL STORY >