In part 2 of this week's Gaming News Round-up Bumper Edition - is George Hotz back to his hacking ways? Will we see Coke and McDonalds in Blizzards next MMO? And what is happening to the new Aliens title? FULL STORY >

Intel snaps up a large number of patents from RealNetworks, the firm behind the Real Player media player. FULL STORY >

The Federal Bureau of Investigation is apparently looking into ways of scraping information shared on social media sites in a bid to identify potential crimes before they occur. FULL STORY >

This week, HP released further details on its now open source webOS operating system, by announcing the release of Enyo. FULL STORY >

The Finnish phone giant Nokia announces the local arrival of its Lumia range of Windows Phone Mango running smartphones. FULL STORY >

Local mobile operator Vodacom has revealed that the first phase of the National Library of South Africa connectivity project has been successfully implemented. FULL STORY >

Nokia unveils its Q4 financial report, revealing how much Microsoft paid the company to adopt Windows Phone OS in the last quarter. FULL STORY >

A disturbing expos?® by the New York Times alleges that the technology giant has condoned labour abuses by its supplier. FULL STORY >

The Cupertino-based tech outfit Apple reports its 2012 first quarter financial results, with the company achieving its highest quarterly revenue and earnings yet. FULL STORY >

A new report hints that the launch of the Xbox 720 may not be that far away. FULL STORY >