With an event confirmed for next week, the unveiling of the iPad Mini could demonstrate a departure from Apple's traditional strategy.
The Windows RT version of Microsoft's Surface tablet goes to market next week, starting at $499.
The South Korean manufacturer has its sights on becoming one of the top five PC vendors by 2015, and wants to use Windows 8 to get there.
Learn about this at the BITanium and MicroStrategy executive forum, in Cape Town, on 23 October.
The promotion will run for an extra month.
Microsoft's "all-in-one" music service is positioned as a selling point for Windows 8, and aims to render competitors obsolete.
Reports claim Apple is planning an event for 23 October, and it is widely expected the company will take the wraps off a smaller, lower-cost iPad.
The new, faster wireless broadband technology that is set to blow 3G out of the water has been launched locally.
Users should also be concerned with the growing amount of malware aimed at mobile devices, says McAfee.
Researchers from MWR Labs found critical vulnerabilities in Android's Near Field Communications functionality that could leave millions of users at risk.
The new nano-SIM cards required for the iPhone 5 are officially in SA at select Vodacom outlets.
The Apple CEO admits the Maps app falls short and suggests customers use alternative services in the meantime.