Korean tech giant Samsung will be upgrading some of the smartphones and tablets in its Galaxy range to the latest version of Android (4.0 - Ice Cream Sandwich) early in the new year. FULL STORY >

Norwegian software company Opera Software has released its final State of the Mobile Web report for 2011. FULL STORY >

HP has revealed its plans for its webOS smartphone and tablet operating system. FULL STORY >

Local mobile operator Vodacom is offering three mobile data promotions to its contract clients that will provide them with data saving costs over the holiday. 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 >

Canadian smartphone and tablet maker Research In Motion will be changing the name of its forthcoming new mobile platform from BBX to BlackBerry 10 following a lawsuit. FULL STORY >

Social networking behemoth Facebook has released an updated Facebook for Android app that sports some improved features such as quicker photo loading. FULL STORY >

This year has been many things, but uneventful on the technology front was never one of them. So what exactly was the big news? Here are our Top 5 tech news stories of 2011. FULL STORY >

After the buy-out, Sony Ericsson will be no more and become Sony midway through 2012. FULL STORY >

After recently releasing the Drifta USB and making the Drifta DStv Mobile decoder compatible with certain Android devices, DStv Mobile has announced the Walka Handheld TV. FULL STORY >

Korean tech firm Samsung unveils a 2 GHz dual-core system-on-a-chip, the Exynos 5250, that will be powering tablets in 2012. FULL STORY >

Global information and measurement company Nielsen's latest research has found that more than 70% of US smartphone users use either an Android-running smartphone or an iPhone. FULL STORY >

kalahari.com says that local mobile shopping is increasing and provides tips to help local shoppers make smarter mobile-based purchases during this festive season. FULL STORY >

Mac computer users are now able to purchase a Drifta or Drifta USB to watch DStv Mobile on their Mac OS X-operating desktops and notebooks. FULL STORY >

Gartner says that sales of smartphones showed a year-on-year increase of 42% during the third quarter of 2011. FULL STORY >