Vodacom Beats MTN With iPhone 4S Deals – The iPhone 4S has finally been launched in SA this past weekend – but the networks kept their cards close to their chest in terms of deals. Pricing was only officially announced on Thursday, and not through very public channels. Pricing is definitely better than expected, but it is clear that networks are trying to limit the choices of contracts you can receive a free phone with. [bandwidthblog]

Last Photos Of Kim Jong Il Looking At Things – When Kim Jong-Il died Saturday he was on a train finishing up one of his frequent “field guidance tours,” which are famous on the internet for the surreal photos they produced of Kim looking at everyday objects. Here are photos taken during the last stop on Kim’s last tour, about two days before his death. [gawker]

Armscor Gets Back R9.1bn – Airbus Military has refunded pre-delivery payments for the eight A400M military transport aircraft worth R9.1bn (€837m) to parastatal Armscor, it said on Monday. In a statement, it confirmed that it had, at the same time, opened the door to further close co-operation with SA. [fin24]

Paul McCartney Releasing New Album – Paul McCartney is set to release a new album of covers on February 7th. The as-yet untitled record will feature versions of Tin Pan Alley songs McCartney first heard as a boy. With guest appearances by Eric Clapton and Stevie Wonder, the album will also include two new compositions from the ex-Beatle. [rollingstone]

Boris Johnson Hails New Harry Potter Venue – “Harry Potter is partly a story about London. The venue will bring Potter as close to London as possible, which is where he belongs – not Orlando,” he said, referring to Universal Studio’s Harry Potter theme park in Florida. “It is a chance to show the world that we do this kind of thing as well as Hollywood.” [telegraph]

79,000 Jehova’s Witnesses Gather At Soccer City [Visuals] – Scenes from a historic special meeting of Jehovah’s Witnesses in South Africa, being held at Soccer City in Soweto. Over 79 000 Witnesses (the largest single gathering of Jehovah’s Witnesses in South Africa at one venue) are gathered to receive Bible-based instruction and to be encouraged to continue in their Christian course of life. [timeslive]

Twitter Gets Saudi Cash Injection – Saudi billionaire Prince Alwaleed bin Talal, an investor in some of the world’s top companies, has bought a stake in Twitter for $300 million, gaining another foothold in the global media industry. [msnbc]

Brittany Murphy’s Mother Claims Toxic Mold Killed Her – Brittany Murphy’s mother claims toxic mold found in her daughter’s Hollywood home is to blame for both Brittany and her son-in-law’s Simon Monjack’s deaths. Brittany died of pneumonia in 2009 and just months later her husband suffered the same fate. [huffers]

AT&T Drops T-Mobile Merger – Faced with the prospect of a long war with U.S regulators it seemed destined to lose, AT&T announced on Monday it would give up on its $39-billion attempt to purchase T-Mobile, even though the decision will cost the nation’s number-two carrier at least $4 billion to walk away from the deal. [wired]

BT Sues Google – UK-based telecoms group BT is suing Google in the US over claims that six of its patents have been infringed. The British company’s complaints centre on technologies at the core of Google’s Android mobile system, search site, and a wide range of other services. [bbc]

Prince Harry Heading For Court? – Prince Harry may soon appear in a London courtroom after coming to the aid of a friend being robbed. The 27-year-old prince was on the phone with childhood friend Thomas van Straubenzee, 28, around 8:30 p.m. on Nov. 30 when van Straubenzee’s mobile phone was stolen. [abcnews]