Vodacom reveals a boost in the use of Opera Softwares Opera mini mobile browser following the running of a promotional competition. FULL STORY >

As unrest continues in Egypt, internet search giant Google reports that one of its employees has gone missing. FULL STORY >

Tim Walter, general manager for Product and Marketing at Nashua Mobile, gives his view on what telecoms trends will feature prominently during 2011. FULL STORY >

Pictures and other private information of 250 000 Facebook users hijacked. FULL STORY >

The iPad 2 is spotted in this week's Tech News Round-up, whilst a new IP, IPv6, is required for the future of the net. FULL STORY >

The Mobility 2011 research project exposes the online habits of South African mobile phone users. FULL STORY >

Redmond's web browser Internet Explorer 9, which is still a beta release, continues to grow its market share. FULL STORY >

Google and Twitter have revealed a fix which allows Egyptians to share their tweets, even under an internet blackout. FULL STORY >

Kaspersky Lab's latest spam report shows how trending stories can impact the world's spam circulation. FULL STORY >

The world's biggest phone maker has upgraded its social networking app for devices running the latest version of the Symbian OS. FULL STORY >

As a popular revolution looms for the Egyptian people, the country's government has attempted to silence the masses by severing Egyptian internet access. FULL STORY >

This week in the Tech News Round-up: More leaked details regarding future BlackBerry devices hit the web, whilst there are now over two billion internet users in the world. FULL STORY >

Yesterday an apparent hacker gained access to Mark Zuckerberg's Facebook fan page, posting cryptic messages in the founder's name. FULL STORY >

Google and Yad Vashem announces a partnership to help migrate the museum's vast archives online. FULL STORY >

Microsoft announces that Facebook and Twitter will be locally available through Xbox LIVE from today onwards. FULL STORY >