The Redmond-based software giant Microsoft announces its first quarter financial results for which it generated a record amount of revenue. FULL STORY >

The Cupertino-based tech firm Apple reveals its fourth quarter financial results. FULL STORY >

Web security company PC Tools warns about the prevailing social media scams and security threats that has emerged due to the rise of social networking. FULL STORY >

In this week's Gaming News Round-up: the first trailer for the forthcoming Need for Speed The Run is released, with the Diablo III launch window and first NCIS-based game also announced. FULL STORY >

Global networking leader Cisco has launched its enterprise focused tablet, the Cius, locally. FULL STORY >

Canadian BlackBerry holding company Research In Motion delivers its fiscal results for its second quarter of 2012. FULL STORY >

Facebook has introduced a new Subscribe feature to further fine tune newsfeeds. FULL STORY >

Global information and measurement company Nielsen released a report this week on the impact of social media. FULL STORY >

Google released a report detailing how much energy its cloud based services use, and detailed why energy use is an obsession for the company. FULL STORY >

Twitter provides the latest figures for how many active users it enjoys, and reports notable growth. FULL STORY >

Facebook has implemented a number of broad and sweeping features that should give users greater control of what content is visible on their account. FULL STORY >

The mobile data pricing wars saga continues as local mobile operator Vodacom reveals reduced data prices for prepaid and Top Up clients. FULL STORY >

Local mobile operator Vodacom reveals a significant reduction in broadband prices for its Premium Business DSL offerings. FULL STORY >

South Africa's fourth mobile network operator, Telkom-owned 8ta, reveals yet another new mobile pre-paid broadband offer, fanning the mobile data wars fire. FULL STORY >

Sony has announced that its forthcoming new portable console will have dedicated apps for social media networks. FULL STORY >