Sony has announced that Kazuo Hirai will be taking over the reins as president and CEO of the company. FULL STORY >

Redmond-based software giant Microsoft announces the start of the Office 15 technical preview phase in the development of the next version of its Office productivity suite. FULL STORY >

BlackBerry maker Research In Motion launches BlackBerry Business Cloud Services for Microsoft Office 365, assisting its business clients to manage BlackBerry deployment in the cloud. FULL STORY >

A new report, released by the technology consulting company Strategy Worx today, reveals that in SA at least the future regarding BlackBerry is looking rosy. FULL STORY >

After recently announcing the ability to censor tweets on a country-by-country basis, Twitter is facing a backlash from users. FULL STORY >

The latest research from Strategy Analytics puts Finnish phone giant Nokia on top of the mobile phone world, with Samsung hot on its heels and Apple also making a strong showing. FULL STORY >

The recent expos?® by the New York Times, which asserted that Apple knew about labour abuses at its main supplier, has sparked a storm of controversy since it came to light last week. FULL STORY >

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 >