Korean tech giant Samsung's Ch@t IM app undergoes a blistering user adoption rate and now also offers users loyalty rewards. FULL STORY >

Qualcomm says that mobile gaming systems, the likes of powerful tablets and smartphones will eliminate the need for dedicated gaming consoles in due course. FULL STORY >

Dell has set its sights on the enterprise storage market, and intends to prove that it is not limited to producing desktops and notebooks. FULL STORY >

The mischievous hacker group Lulz Security takes on News Corporation, by replacing an online news article on The Sun newspaper, with a fake report of Rupert Murdoch's death. FULL STORY >

We check out the data retention abilities of the Western Digital Caviar Blue 1 TB internal hard drive, a reliable data companion for any desktop setup. FULL STORY >

The winners of last year's local round of Microsoft's Imagination Cup will be leaving for New York City tomorrow, to represent their country on the global stage. FULL STORY >

Google launches Google Engage locally, a new support system to help web professionals get in touch with business. FULL STORY >

In this week's Tech News Round-up the successful bidder for Nortel's extensive patent portfolio is revealed, whilst the Android golden goose continues to lay royalty eggs for the Redmond software giant. FULL STORY >

Microsoft signs yet another patent agreement with a manufacturer utilising the Android mobile operating system, raking in more royalties. FULL STORY >

Cupertino-based Apple takes on Samsung on its home turf and is also reportedly looking to lessen its dependency on the South Korean manufacturer. FULL STORY >

Memory and storage solutions provider Kingston Technology aims to give your portable storage a speed boost via its DataTraveler Ultimate 3.0 G2 16 GB memory stick. FULL STORY >

Smart View app enables users to view images from a Samsung Smart TV or other input device on their mobile devices. FULL STORY >

TechSmart talks to Corrie Labuschagne, product and marketing manager for TVs at Samsung Electronics South Africa, about lack of 3D content, glasses-free 3D and internet on TV. FULL STORY >

In this week's gaming news round-up; we check out EA's new online service and welcome back old favourites as a Carmageddon reboot is announced and a new Tomb Raider trailer is released. FULL STORY >

Billionaire Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg wants to see his site's underage policies changed to allow younger kids access to the social networking platform. FULL STORY >