In the second part of this week's Tech News Round-up Samsung and Visa partner up to bring NFC to the 2012 Olympic Games, whilst images and specs of the BlackBerry Monaco smartphone hits the web. FULL STORY >

New research being conducted at the CSIR's National Laser Centre is looking into the future of quantum communications. FULL STORY >

Microsoft prepares to update its Xbox 360 disc format in the console's upcoming major system update. FULL STORY >

Mozilla's Firefox 4 web browser is now available in Zulu, in addition to other local languages, thanks to the efforts of translate.org.za. FULL STORY >

CPU maker Intel unveils its latest generation of solid-state drives, the Solid-State Drive 320 Series. FULL STORY >

Trip Hawkins, founder of Electronic Arts, is in hot water with the IRS over more than $20 million in outstanding tax payments. FULL STORY >

In the second part of this week's Tech News Round-up: Samsung reaches an app download milestone, whilst Motorola makes moves into the Smart TV segment. FULL STORY >

Microsoft takes Barnes & Noble and co to court over patent violations. FULL STORY >

David Votypka, general manager at Kaos Studios and Frank DeLise, executive producer at THQ, gave us a brief introduction to the war-torn, post invasion battlefield of Homefront. FULL STORY >

In this week's gaming news round-up: Titanic Activision / EA legal battle unfolding, game developers donate millions to Japan, and some first person Mario. FULL STORY >

In part two of our gaming news round-up: Star Wars MMO, Crysis 2 PS3 beta pulled, Homefront releases and a new Portal 2 trailer. FULL STORY >

Google has added some new functionality to the comment system with Google Docs. FULL STORY >

New research shows that it's possible to gain access to a car's computer systems simply by playing a malicious music file. FULL STORY >

Google buys a video technology company to enhance YouTube videos with below par quality. FULL STORY >

Intel buys an Egyptian software design firm to boost its mobile communications portfolio, with a specific focus on 4G development. FULL STORY >