With more than 700 000 apps available for Android smartphones at Google Play, TechSmart would like to help you get to the good ones first. Here are our top Android Apps of the month. FULL STORY >

Cisco’s latest Visual Networking Index has pointed to a near future characterised by mind boggling exponential growth of IP connections. FULL STORY >

Vodacom makes the Samsung Galaxy S4 Active, S4 Mini, and S4 Zoom smartphones locally available. FULL STORY >

This week in the Gaming News Round-up: new Bioshock Infinite DLC is announced, Wolfenstein: The New Order gets delayed and Catalans joins EA’s FIFA 14 roster. FULL STORY >

Samsung announces dual-mode LTE versions of the Galaxy S4 flagship smartphone and its mini-me counterpart, the Galaxy S4 Mini. FULL STORY >

Multichoice lifts the lid on its next-generation HD PVR decoder called the DStv Explora, which will be locally available from the middle of August. FULL STORY >

Canon has announced a flexible new camcorder, the Legria mini, which is aimed at offering shooters the chance to be just as readily in front of the camera as they are behind it. FULL STORY >

SanDisk signs local distribution deal with Sahara Computers. FULL STORY >

Asus’ chairman Jonney Shih has given his perspective on Windows RT, and hinted that the company still has some plans Windows devices in the future. FULL STORY >

BlackBerry's Q5 offers the touch-and-type experience delivered by the Q10, but for a significantly reduced price. FULL STORY >

Pacific Rim is the latest creation from the mind of Guillermo del Toro (Pan’s Labyrinth, Hellboy). It's essentially a loose adaptation of the Neon Genesis Evangelion anime series. The main difference being that the cast is more international and the focus has been... FULL STORY >

Sony and Panasonic are jointly developing the next-generation of optical discs. FULL STORY >

Corning announces Gorilla Glass NBT to help prevent damage to the screens of touch-based notebooks. FULL STORY >

A human rights group, China Labor Watch, has accused Apple of standing by while one of its suppliers violates workers’ rights. FULL STORY >

ABI Research’s latest research reveals that Samsung and Apple successfully managed to fend off the threat of low-cost smartphone vendors for yet another quarter. FULL STORY >