Nashua Mobile launches a prepaid rewards programme called NMGo, giving users a chance to win weekly prizes as well as the grand prize of a R60 000 trip to anywhere in the world. FULL STORY >

Search giant Google launches its Student Ambassador Programme locally, giving local varsity students the chance to promote Google products and services on their campuses. FULL STORY >

Search giant Google has expanded on the visual selection on offer on its local Street View image gallery. FULL STORY >

Apple announces that its App Store has reached yet another milestone, further extending its lead in the mobile app race. FULL STORY >

Search giant Google is reportedly getting ready to release the latest (version 3.2) update for its Android mobile OS. FULL STORY >

Facebook and Skype enters a partnership which sees face-to-face video calling being offered from within Facebook itself. FULL STORY >

Google announces the release of the latest version 5.7 of Google Maps for Android, bringing turn-by-turn Transit Navigation in beta form to the navigation app. FULL STORY >

Microsoft strikes a deal with China's largest search provider, aims to push back Google domination. FULL STORY >

Google launches Google Engage locally, a new support system to help web professionals get in touch with business. FULL STORY >

In this week's Tech News Round-up the successful bidder for Nortel's extensive patent portfolio is revealed, whilst the Android golden goose continues to lay royalty eggs for the Redmond software giant. FULL STORY >

After the social networking disaster that was Google Wave, the online search giant is giving it another shot with Google+. FULL STORY >

Google's new 'what do you love' search portal gets outed before official release, promises unified Google search services. FULL STORY >

Google looks set to launch a new foray into the gaming world with a recent job listing outing its 'Games at Google' division. FULL STORY >

Google is set to undergo formal investigations in the US on grounds that it's unfairly driving an online monopoly. FULL STORY >

Google Books enters into a partnership with the British Library to digitise some 40 million pages of human history, and make it all fully searchable online. FULL STORY >