We oil and stash our hidden blades as we walk renaissance Rome in Assassin's Creed Brotherhood. FULL STORY >

Canadian smartphone manufacturer Research In Motion has welcomed mobile user interface company The Astonishing Tribe to its BlackBerry team. FULL STORY >

In this week's gaming news round-up we can't wait for the release of World of Warcraft's Cataclysm expansion, we take a look at Stronghold 3 and marvel at some humorous Starcraft II cheats. FULL STORY >

Remarkable recent findings from the W. M. Keck Observatory show that the universe contains much more stars than previously thought. FULL STORY >

It's time again to exercise your trigger finger for the latest instalment in the Time Crisis series. FULL STORY >

The Philips SHL8805 headband headphones offer great sound and creative looks but a bulky price. FULL STORY >

Nintendo announces that it is phasing out its Wii Speak peripheral, enabling voice chat on the console. FULL STORY >

Director Christopher Nolan announces that a game version of his hit dreamland thriller, Inception, is in the making. FULL STORY >

Vodacom has announced a new alliance that has been established in order to develop mobile solutions in the management of HIV/Aids. FULL STORY >

Search giant Google plans to launch its own online bookstore in the form of Google Editions. FULL STORY >

RIM has announced that it has reached yet another milestone in terms of the available apps in BlackBerry App World. FULL STORY >

The G12 is, as can be expected, the best incarnation of Canon's powerful G-series yet. FULL STORY >

LG will be replacing all magnesium in its phones with Eco-Magnesium. FULL STORY >

Leica unveils its impressive looking new V-Lux 2 compact digital camera. FULL STORY >

Microsoft's Kinect emerges from America's Thanksgiving weekend looking stronger than ever. FULL STORY >