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

Sony Ericsson will be making a Gingerbread OS update available to Xperia X10 users later this year. FULL STORY >

Facebook is apparently in the process of testing new real-time advertising features, meaning what you say in a status update could impact what ads you see in future. FULL STORY >

Kingston has revealed a technical issue that it found in the firmware of some of its SSDNow V100 drives. FULL STORY >

TomTom this week launched its new Via LIVE range in SA, bringing new voice controlled GPS solutions to the local market. FULL STORY >

Canada's RIM again features prominently in part 1 of this week's Tech News Round-up, with the Blackberry maker announcing its fiscal results as well as numerous developments. 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 >

It has been reported that Motorola is working on its own mobile operating system that will see it competing with Android. FULL STORY >

The latest research data from Kaspersky Lab's indicates that mobile threats more than doubled last year. FULL STORY >

Google launches its own online magazine dubbed Think Quarterly. FULL STORY >

Duke Nukem Forever invites a fresh round of controversy with new multiplayer modes. FULL STORY >

Sony announces its new Cyber-shot HX range boasting bigger zoom and less blur. FULL STORY >

Nokia's latest Symbian^3 powered smartphone gets launched in South Africa. FULL STORY >

In yet another buyout, Facebook acquires mobile app developers Snaptu. FULL STORY >

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