Facebook has announced that it is in the process of acquiring photo-sharing app Instagram for a cool $1 billion. FULL STORY >

European Commission launches two antitrust probes into Motorola Mobility's patent practices, after it had received complaints from Apple and Microsoft. FULL STORY >

AMD unveils its new Radeon HD 7800 series of GPUs, announcing the Radeon HD 7870 GHz Edition and Radeon HD 7850 graphics card. FULL STORY >

Qualcomm has announced that it will offer a pro version of the Snapdragon S4 MSM8960 processor to enable even more capable mobile computing devices. FULL STORY >

Although the move towards the cloud is a sure thing internationally, local SMEs seem to be weary to make the shift, at least in certain regards. FULL STORY >

HP's latest reveal of Project Voyager and launch of its new ProLiant Gen8 Servers may be one of the most positively disruptive technologies introduced to the business world and enterprise users in a long time. FULL STORY >

HP's new ProLiant Gen8 Servers' strongest case for its viability may come not only from a number of new features, but from some impressive savings and benefits. 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 >

In the first part of this week's Gaming News Round-up, Microsoft may employ an anti-used games measure within the next version of the Xbox and The Witcher 2 is given an Xbox 360 release date. FULL STORY >

LG introduces the new Magic Remote for its CINEMA 3D Smart TV sets, bringing features including voice-recognition and gesture-based control to the remote control. FULL STORY >

Microsoft has announced the winner of the South African leg of its global Imagine Cup 2011 student programming competition. FULL STORY >

Qualcomm expands its Snapdragon mobile processor series with two new S4 chipsets that brings dual-core processing and integrated 3G connectivity to smartphones. FULL STORY >

Microsoft and technology and outsourcing solutions provider AgreeYa Mobility conclude a protocol licensing agreement. FULL STORY >

Pop star Britney Spears now has more followers on Google's social network, Google+, than the company's co-founder Larry Page. FULL STORY >

Memory solutions provider Kingston Technology delivers a Superspeed supporting flash media reader for users who require quick access to a variety of different storage mediums. FULL STORY >