Downloads for the new OS X Mountain Lion have made it the most successful OS X release in the company's history. FULL STORY >

In this week's Gaming News Round-up: Blizzard finally announces the release date of Mists of Pandaria, while more details around Battlefield 3: Aftermath are revealed. FULL STORY >

A new report from Juniper Research has asserted that near field communication NFC mobile payments will exceed $180 billion worldwide by 2017, as the technology becomes standard. FULL STORY >

This week in the Gaming News Round-up: EA announces a Battlefield 4 beta offer, while more info surrounding upcoming Battlefield 3 DLC is revealed. FULL STORY >

Yet another proponent of alternative funding has emerged, as StartMe, an internet-based funding portal, has been launched. FULL STORY >

Research in Motion has been ordered to pay a substantial $147 million in damages to Mformation Technologies, after a court ruled that the BlackBerry maker had infringed on its patents. FULL STORY >

In this week's Gaming News Round-up: Valve kicks off a Steam summer sale, whilst Bioware shares details of Mass Effect 3 DLC. FULL STORY >

Some of Apple's Mac range will apparently not be able to accommodate Mountain Lion when it becomes available this month. FULL STORY >

Twitter brings new features to the latest versions of its mobile app for Android-based mobile devices and the iPhone. FULL STORY >

Nuance Communications will be making its Dragon Drive! Messaging functionality available within certain BMW vehicles. FULL STORY >

In this week's Gaming News Round-up: Kingdom Hearts 3D is coming to the Nintendo 3DS, whilst female gamers ask developers to address the lack of female avatars within Aliens: Colonial Marines multiplayer. FULL STORY >

Net Applications reveals what the most utilised desktop PC and mobile browsers were during the month of June 2012. FULL STORY >

Qualcomm's Snapdragon SDK for Android gives developers access to features only found on Snapdragon-powered devices. FULL STORY >

The latest Silent Hill title offers up the usual excellent storyline and adds some new gameplay elements, but will it make you shield your eyes? FULL STORY >

Tesla Motors uses Nvidia's new Tegra visual computing module to power its infotainment system and digital instrument cluster. FULL STORY >