Software giant Microsoft and Barnes & Noble end their legal battles and form a new strategic partnership to bring the NOOK digital book store to Windows 8. FULL STORY >

Mobile enthusiasts have plenty to look forward to in the months ahead, with each of the mobile manufacturers putting their best foot forward. FULL STORY >

Toshiba has announced three new Android tablets, including one of the largest tablet offerings to date - 13.3" FULL STORY >

Gartner expects tablet sales around the world to amount to almost 119 million this year. FULL STORY >

Sony's Xperia Neo V is undeniably a great effort for a mid-range phone, and at first appearances, certainly meets our expectations. FULL STORY >

A leaked version of Google's latest operating system has made its way onto RootzWiki, enabling Samsung Galaxy Note users to give their phone some Ice Cream Sandwich treatment ahead of Samsung's schedule. FULL STORY >

Analytics firm comScore releases its latest statistics on the US mobile phone market for the period between December 2011 and February 2012. FULL STORY >

Google makes the latest Android versions user statistics available, indicating which version of the mobile OS is the most used. FULL STORY >

Net Applications releases its latest mobile browser report, detailing mobile phone and tablet browser usage as of the month of March. FULL STORY >

Web search giant Google makes the latest version (6.5) of Google Maps for Android available to mobile users. FULL STORY >

Market research firm IDC announced that smart connected device shipments during 2011 amounted to nearly one billion. FULL STORY >

Samsung ships more than five million Galaxy Note smartphones, five months after the launch of the smartphone-tablet-hybrid. FULL STORY >

The latest from Asus, the Eee Pad Transformer Prime offers up a superlative Android experience, whether being used solely as a tablet or connected to the optional keyboard. FULL STORY >

Samsung delays the forthcoming Android 4.0 update for the Galaxy Note smartphone-tablet-hybrid to make an additional Premium Suite software upgrade available. FULL STORY >

In this week's Gaming News Round-up: Angry Birds Space invades gamer's airspace, whilst Bioware will be offering Mass Effect 3 DLC to appease player's unhappiness with its ending. FULL STORY >