Yahoo! files a patent lawsuit against Facebook over alleged patent violations. FULL STORY >

The co-founders of Twitter share details about their latest web project called Branch. FULL STORY >

In part two of this week's Gaming News Round-up, Angry Birds become astronauts, a large announcement on new Vita games is impending and Bioshock: Infinite is dated. FULL STORY >

Twitter has updated its mobile app for Apple's iPhone as well as Android-powered mobile devices. FULL STORY >

Google has found itself the subject of recent criticism over an impending change to its privacy policy. FULL STORY >

PricewaterhouseCoopers looks at industry trends for the local as well as the international computer and videogames market. FULL STORY >

In part 1 of this week's Gaming News Round-up the PC version of Prototype 2 has been delayed, whilst THQ reaches out for help on its Warhammer Dark Millenium MMO. FULL STORY >

Facebook reveals some staggering numbers and how it makes its revenue while filing for an initial public offering. FULL STORY >

New research entitled How Africa Tweets, has revealed that the micro-blogging sites growth is being driven by young users posting tweets from their mobile devices. FULL STORY >

The Federal Bureau of Investigation is apparently looking into ways of scraping information shared on social media sites in a bid to identify potential crimes before they occur. FULL STORY >

Popular social networking site Twitter looks to become a less favoured destination for malware, as the company acquires anti-malware firm Dasient. FULL STORY >

Social networking behemoth Facebook has released an updated Facebook for Android app that sports some improved features such as quicker photo loading. FULL STORY >

Micro-blogging site Twitter provides a round-up of the most tweeted subject matters (in terms of tweets per second) of this year. FULL STORY >

Micro-blogging site Twitter has provided a round-up of the most popular discussion topics as well as the top hashtags for the popular social networking site during 2011. FULL STORY >

Pop star Britney Spears now has more followers on Google's social network, Google+, than the company's co-founder Larry Page. FULL STORY >