Google has announced that its Play Books functionality is now available for South African users to purchase and read ebooks to their hearts content on Android and iOS devices. FULL STORY >

The past few weeks have been bustling with newness on the computing front, with new notebooks, a new operating system update and a promising discovery all making an appearance. FULL STORY >

Dell has announced its new Inspiron 15 7000 and the Inspiron 11 3000 Series, which it claims as being its best Inspiron lineup to date. FULL STORY >

While computing in general is undergoing a transition, there are still some familiar, new, and exciting developments in the arena this month nonetheless, from ultrabooks and OS upgrades to wearable computing. FULL STORY >

Dell's 14z Windows 8 ultrabook may not sport a touchscreen, but it does offer some great all round general performance, as well as a few surprises up its sleeve. FULL STORY >

It would be no exaggeration to say that the PC industry as a whole is battling to stay relevant in an environment increasingly ruled by smartphones and tablet devices. To its rescue, perhaps, enters the hybrid PC. FULL STORY >

Acer’s Aspire R7 typifies the latest PC trend towards notebooks that twist themselves into a variety of form factors, in a quest to be both novel and useful. FULL STORY >

Alienware has launched three new gaming notebooks, adding to its already formidable gaming PC line, with the Alienware 14, 17 and 18. FULL STORY >

Radically thin, supremely strong, scratch resistant and easy to clean: White Gorilla® Glass 2 makes the beauty of the 13.3" Aspire S7 Series gleam at an ultra-thin 11.9 mm. The 11.6" model, with its sleek aluminum unibody, is just 12.2 mm slim. Either Ultrabook™... FULL STORY >

While the Envy X2 sought to meld the tablet and PC worlds, the Envy 4 is a valuable reminder of where ultrabooks have come from prior to the push for notebook/tablet hybrids. FULL STORY >

The Department of Justice has proposed one remedy to Apple’s price fixing debacle, and Apple is none too happy about the punishment on the table. FULL STORY >

It may not be a Zenbook, but has the Asus VivoBook S550 got what it takes to impress Windows 8 seekers on a budget? FULL STORY >

We've seen many form factors coming from Lenovo, including the flexible Yoga and Twist, but the ThinkPad Helix is the one to get. If you can afford it. FULL STORY >

Apple has announced new MacBook Air notebooks, promising up to a whopping twelve hours of battery life. FULL STORY >

Sony has unveiled a new Windows 8 ultrabook slider, the Vaio Duo 13, at Computex. FULL STORY >