This week in the Tech News Round-up some early hardware running Windows 8 is displayed, whilst the ability to like pages spreads from Facebook to Twitter to Google. FULL STORY >

In part two of this week's gaming news round-up: XCOM finally gets a release date and new Skyrim and Starcraft II: Heart of the Swarm details are revealed. FULL STORY >

Google announces that hackers originating from China was behind the latest attacks on its Gmail email service. FULL STORY >

Microsoft has given its hardware partners a technical preview of the next version of its Windows operating system. FULL STORY >

Six cores of processing joy can now be yours, at an affordable price, in Evetech's Six Core Power PC. FULL STORY >

TechSmart reviews the successor to Apple's stellar iPad tablet. Is it still the best in terms of the tablet experience or has it been unseeded in the face of mounting Android competition? FULL STORY >

Sony finally relaunches its PlayStation Store, enabling gamers to once again access exlusive PS3 content through the virtual marketplace. FULL STORY >

Chipmakers Qualcomm and Texas Instruments announce some of their silicone chipsets that will support the next version of Windows. FULL STORY >

The PC Medic addresses some questions posed by TechSmart readers. FULL STORY >

Our best of the web for June 2011, specially selected to spend some quality time with. FULL STORY >

We batten down the hatches and dive into the surprisingly challenging Steel Diver for the Nintendo 3DS. FULL STORY >

A bunch of juicy Apple news is landing next week, including new Mac OS X and iOS versions and the rumoured iCloud. FULL STORY >

Rockstar Games provide the details around DLC for its epic crime adventure game L.A. Noire. FULL STORY >

HP and DreamWorks Animation SKG, Inc. have united once again to create the studios action-packed 3D film Kung Fu Panda 2 FULL STORY >

The popular social networking phenomenon Twitter launches its "Follow" Button, which operates in a similar manner as Facebook's "Like" button. FULL STORY >