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 >

2011 saw an incredible rise in smartphone popularity, with a number of entry-level offerings becoming more powerful and bringing up-to-date operating systems to the mobile-loving masses. Here are our Top 5. FULL STORY >

This week in the Gaming News Round-up we find out if Shigeru Miyamoto is stepping down and hear talk of a new chapter in the Dead Rising franchise. 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 >

Micro-blogging site Twitter provides a round-up of the most tweeted subject matters (in terms of tweets per second) of this year. FULL STORY >

This week Microsoft previewed its forthcoming Windows Store app portal. FULL STORY >

The world's first smartphone to run on Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich) is coming to South Africa. 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 >

Intel's Genevieve Bell shares some of her insights into how technology is playing out in our lives today. 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 >

The Saints have gone from a street gang to a household brand, but now they find their business and lives threatened by a new outfit called The Syndicate. FULL STORY >

Apple is denied an injunction against Samsung's Galaxy range of tablets and smartphones in the States in the ongoing patent battle between the two tech giants. FULL STORY >

More detailed specifications of the Wii U have been uncovered. FULL STORY >

Micro-blogging site Twitter has provided a round-up of the most popular discussion topics as well as the top hashtags for the popular social networking site during 2011. FULL STORY >

In Platform Wars participants play the role of the senior management of a video game hardware platform producer similar to that of Sony, Nintendo or Microsoft. FULL STORY >