HTC brings excellent build quality and its sensible Android skin to the budget-level smartphone crowd with the Wildfire S. FULL STORY >

Global information and measurement company Nielsen released a report this week on the impact of social media. FULL STORY >

Intel partners up with Google in order to enable future Android-operating mobile devices to be powered by its Atom CPU range. FULL STORY >

The world's first Bluetooth enabled, global, handheld satellite phone has been launched in South Africa. FULL STORY >

Norton by Symantec has announced two new developments, aimed at extending its online security offerings and delivering improved protection. FULL STORY >

Local gaming fans are all set to get easier access to peripherals linked to their favourite games, due to local distributor Esquire Technologies concluding a distribution deal with Razer USA. FULL STORY >

IT security firm Kaspersky Lab's web security experts present their report for August. FULL STORY >

The South Korean tech giant Samsung has now sued Apple in France, following its loss to Apple in a patent lawsuit filed in Germany by Apple. FULL STORY >

Technology, product design, product development and marketing company ClassCo sues various smartphone makers over alleged patent infringement. FULL STORY >

HP and South African law enforcement officials confiscate about 3200 fake laser print cartridges in a highly coordinated strike. FULL STORY >

HP and Autonomy may be working on a super intelligent search engine that correlates and connects information from previously unsearchable sources. FULL STORY >

CPU maker Intel is still committed to its MeeGo operating system, but is reportedly looking to fill the development void left after being jilted by its Finnish ex. FULL STORY >

You know a game is going to be compelling when a prolific author of action adventure novels like James Rollins confesses quite publicly to taking a break from writing books to play it, and Resistance 3 certainly grabs you from the get go. FULL STORY >

Epson reveals that Apple's AirPrint functionality will be supported by many of its new inkjet printer models, providing wireless printing for iPad, iPhone and iPod users. FULL STORY >

Local mobile operator Vodacom delivers a progress report on the steps it is taking to improve the network user experience for its subscribers. FULL STORY >