Social lending and crowd funding both herald new trends in raising capital that are emerging across the web. FULL STORY >

Mxit and Standard Bank unveils a new mobile commerce platform to bring banking services to users without bank accounts. FULL STORY >

Twitter takes a look back at the London 2012 Olympic Games and the record tweet tallies it produced. FULL STORY >

A new report by Semiocast reveals exactly which city and country has most vigorously adopted Twitter as its microblogging platform of choice. FULL STORY >

Vodacom has launched the Vodafone 155, an affordable and easy-to-use mobile handset specifically designed for the elderly. FULL STORY >

Apple reveals its financial third quarter results, showing record iPad sales for the quarter. FULL STORY >

All the best news from the world of science, featuring bees, sports drinks and fireflies. FULL STORY >

Kaspersky Lab releases its spam report for the month of June, showing a drop in the amount of unsolicited mail. FULL STORY >

According to a survey recently released by Cisco, the trend towards remote working is only growing globally. FULL STORY >

Growing familiarity with social networks is driving new forms of lending and borrowing money, which bypass banks altogether. FULL STORY >

Facebook purchases mobile bookmarking service Spool. FULL STORY >

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

Wacom has announced the Cintiq 24HD touch and Cintiq 22HD interactive pen displays, which boast a number of premium features and a pricetag to match. FULL STORY >

Facebook has come under fire for changing the email address shown on users' profile to one that points to their often ignored Facebook email. FULL STORY >

Facebook has agreed to buy facial recognition company Face.com. FULL STORY >