Facebook purchases mobile bookmarking service Spool. FULL STORY >

Microsoft is acquiring multi-touch touchscreen maker and software development firm Perceptive Pixel. FULL STORY >

Beats Electronics has acquired digital music service MOG. FULL STORY >

Microsoft launches its cloud-based Office 365 productivity suite commercially within South Africa. FULL STORY >

Microsoft is acquiring enterprise social network provider Yammer in order to beef up its cloud-based services. FULL STORY >

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

Google has purchased mobile document viewing and editing suite provider Quickoffice. FULL STORY >

Web search giant Google clears the last regulatory hurdle and closes the acquisition deal that sees Motorola Mobility becoming a business division of the company. FULL STORY >

Nvidia and Intellectual Ventures have bought the rights to around 500 LTE, LTE advanced, 3G and 4G patents from IPWireless. FULL STORY >

Microsoft buys more than 800 patents and patent applications from global internet services and media firm AOL. FULL STORY >

AMD completes its acquisition of microserver manufacturer SeaMicro, which will now be assimilated into AMD's Data Centre Server Solutions division. FULL STORY >

Research In Motion buys adaptive radio frequency component maker Paratek Microwave, to boost the design and capabilities of its smartphones. FULL STORY >

Intel snaps up a large number of patents from RealNetworks, the firm behind the Real Player media player. 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 >

Nuance Communications is snapping up Vlingo in an effort to deliver intelligent voice interfaces that combine voice, language understanding and semantic processing to more devices. FULL STORY >