This week in the Tech News Round-up some early hardware running Windows 8 is displayed, whilst the ability to like pages spreads from Facebook to Twitter to Google. FULL STORY >

Microsoft has given its hardware partners a technical preview of the next version of its Windows operating system. FULL STORY >

Chipmakers Qualcomm and Texas Instruments announce some of their silicone chipsets that will support the next version of Windows. FULL STORY >

The beta version of Opera Software's latest web browser for the PC, Opera 11.50, is available for download and testing. FULL STORY >

The hacking drama continues for PlayStation 3 maker Sony in this weekÔÇÖs Tech News Round-up, whilst Yahoo! boosts the capabilities of its email service. FULL STORY >

Opera Software makes the latest version of its Opera Mini mobile browser available to iPhone and iPad users. FULL STORY >

Google reveals its Chromebook notebook offerings along with hardware partners Samsung and Acer. FULL STORY >

We check our ammo as we prepare to enter combat in the unrelentingly realistic world of Operation Flashpoint: Red River. FULL STORY >

In this week's Tech News Round-up the global smartphone market grows shows significant growth, whilst it would appear that only LG is willing to take up the MeeGo mantle. FULL STORY >

Nigeria beats SA to claim Opera Mini's African browsing crown according to Opera Software's latest State of the Mobile Web report. FULL STORY >

Vodacom unveils its SuperMobile technology network, enabled at north of 1000 base stations in the country, delivering speeds of up to 43.2 Mbps. FULL STORY >

In part 2 of this week's Tech News Round-up Google reveals some figures surrounding its Android mobile OS, whilst Intel says it'll support USB 3.0 in its Sandy Bridge replacement platform. FULL STORY >

Opera Software today released the Opera 11.10 browser, the newest update to Opera's desktop browser. Amongst a host of new features, Barracuda adds seven new languages including Afrikaans. FULL STORY >

Major milestone as Opera Mini reaches 100 million phones, Opera CEO says: "Sweeeet!" 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 >