Local telecommunications giant Vodacom has been awarded with the PCI DSS Merchant Level 1 compliance certification, a local first for a telecommunications company. FULL STORY >

Google+ has implemented a new feature, aimed at making it easier to invite friends by sending them a link. FULL STORY >

Like Google+, professional networking site, LinkedIn is also growing at an unprecedented rate. FULL STORY >

Internet security solutions provider, Bitdefender, have released its new Total Security 2012 software, with several key new features that are aimed at protecting users from hackers, viruses and identity theft. FULL STORY >

The benefits and pitfalls of wireless technology were discussed in detail at the recent Miro IP Convergence conference held in Midrand. FULL STORY >

Google's new social network is receiving a record number of visitors, prompting analysts to question whether it is the most popular site to date. FULL STORY >

The latest browser trend report from Net Applications has Chrome and Safari global usage rates on the rise, whilst IE and Firefox shares are on the decline. FULL STORY >

IT Security firm, Kaspersky Lab, releases an update for Kaspersky Anti-Virus 2011 for Mac, making it compatible with the latest OS out of Cupertino's workshop. FULL STORY >

Asus introduces the thinnest and lightest netbook PC, the MeeGo-running Eee PC X101, designed to keep users connected to their favourite sites quickly and easily. FULL STORY >

This week in the Tech News Round-up: Samsung eyeballs Apple's place as king of the smartphone OEMs, whilst Qualcomm makes gesture recognition part and partial of its chips. FULL STORY >

Canadian smartphone maker Research In Motion (RIM) introduces the latest version of its ultra popular BlackBerry Messenger application, which sports some new abilities. FULL STORY >

Kaspersky Lab delivers its latest spam report, analysing spamming trends for the month of June. FULL STORY >

Mozilla is tinkering away on its own web-based operating system for tablets and smartphones. FULL STORY >

IT security firm Kaspersky Lab releases the latest editions of its Internet Security and Anti-Virus software. FULL STORY >

Africa is the region of focus of the latest State of the Mobile Web Report by Opera Software. FULL STORY >