While SOPA and PIPA met a quick and sudden death, other threats to internet freedom and user privacy are looming. FULL STORY >

New research entitled How Africa Tweets, has revealed that the micro-blogging sites growth is being driven by young users posting tweets from their mobile devices. FULL STORY >

Market research firm Strategy Analytics crowns Apple as the king of smartphone sales, as the Cupertino-based tech outfit reclaims its throne from Samsung. FULL STORY >

In a presentation this week, Nintendo officially lifted the lid on its forthcoming Nintendo Network to investors at its third quarter financial results briefing. FULL STORY >

YouTube user homer49 has uploaded a number of videos showing PS3 titles running on the PS Vita via Remote Play. FULL STORY >

In the first part of this week's Gaming News Round-up, Microsoft may employ an anti-used games measure within the next version of the Xbox and The Witcher 2 is given an Xbox 360 release date. FULL STORY >

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 >