Google has found itself the subject of recent criticism over an impending change to its privacy policy. FULL STORY >

PricewaterhouseCoopers looks at industry trends for the local as well as the international computer and videogames market. FULL STORY >

In part 1 of this week's Gaming News Round-up the PC version of Prototype 2 has been delayed, whilst THQ reaches out for help on its Warhammer Dark Millenium MMO. FULL STORY >

Facebook reveals some staggering numbers and how it makes its revenue while filing for an initial public offering. 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 >

The Federal Bureau of Investigation is apparently looking into ways of scraping information shared on social media sites in a bid to identify potential crimes before they occur. FULL STORY >

Nokia unveils its Q4 financial report, revealing how much Microsoft paid the company to adopt Windows Phone OS in the last quarter. FULL STORY >

Popular social networking site Twitter looks to become a less favoured destination for malware, as the company acquires anti-malware firm Dasient. FULL STORY >

Sony Ericsson announces its Q4 and full year 2011 financial report, revealing lower device shipments as well as a net loss for the quarter and 2011 financial year. FULL STORY >

Social networking behemoth Facebook has released an updated Facebook for Android app that sports some improved features such as quicker photo loading. FULL STORY >

Micro-blogging site Twitter provides a round-up of the most tweeted subject matters (in terms of tweets per second) of this year. FULL STORY >

Micro-blogging site Twitter has provided a round-up of the most popular discussion topics as well as the top hashtags for the popular social networking site during 2011. FULL STORY >

Pop star Britney Spears now has more followers on Google's social network, Google+, than the company's co-founder Larry Page. FULL STORY >

Search giant Google introduces Google Pages for businesses and brands, to allow organisations to promote themselves on its social network. FULL STORY >

Samsung reveals its Q3 2011 fiscal results, which sees its telecommunications businesses record all-time high quarterly sales on the back of strong mobile sales. FULL STORY >