There are now over five billion mobile subscriptions around the globe, 450 million of which are located in Africa. FULL STORY >

Sony eyes rivals for launch of the next generation of video game consoles. FULL STORY >

Ensuring that you and your family stay protected involves more than just installing an antivirus solution, as you have to look at a more comprehensive internet security program that integrates some parental control functionality. FULL STORY >

A phishing scam using South African banking logos has been identified FULL STORY >

This week in the Tech News Round-up the first public release of Symbian^3 sees the light of day while BlackBerry smartphones' email functionality is being integrated into yet another vehicle manufacturer's multimedia system. FULL STORY >

MWEB confirms it is fully operational after SEACOM outage affected international connectivity this week FULL STORY >

More details about the King of Pop this week in the Gaming News Round-up, while Activision wants to free game publishers from the console makers stranglehold on platform-based online gaming with a gamer-friendly PC saviour. FULL STORY >

BMW Group today announced support for the new iPod Out feature in iOS4, the latest version of Apple's mobile operating system. FULL STORY >

Online retailer Amazon officially began shipping its graphite based Kindle DX today for a price of $379 (roughly R2 800) minus shipping costs. FULL STORY >

Nokia has entered into a strategic alliance with Renesas Electronics Corporation and will sell its wireless modem business to the Japanese company. FULL STORY >

Microsoft has for the first time seen sales surpassing the $1 billion mark for its online gaming service in a single financial year. FULL STORY >

Specs of the next version of Samsung's Galaxy S smartphone have been reportedly leaked via a Russian website. FULL STORY >

Pop starlet becomes the first living person to break 10 million fans FULL STORY >

The Main One undersea cable has been launched, giving Africans around the continent an additional 1.92 Tbps internet capacity. FULL STORY >

Mozilla releases version 1.1 of its popular Firefox browser for Nokia's Maemo-based N900 smartphone. FULL STORY >