The fourth annual Developer Challenge has been launched by the BlackBerry Partners Fund and includes BlackBerry PlayBook apps for the first time, as well as the addition of the Recognition Awards. FULL STORY >

A revised complaint by a New York fuel salesman claims he is entitled to a massive 50 percent share in Facebook. FULL STORY >

An American court of appeals has upheld the original settlement reached between Facebook and the now well-known Winklevoss twins. FULL STORY >

IT security firm Kaspersky Lab shares insight into the malware that has successfully affected Twitter over the last half a decade. FULL STORY >

At 33 Chris Botha is group MD of The MediaShop, one of the biggest media agencies in SA. He talks to TechSmart about marketing in the age of social media. FULL STORY >

The PC Medic addresses some questions posed by TechSmart readers. 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 >

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

The American military is looking to infiltrate Facebook and Twitter, while another paywall gets erected in this, our first edition of our tech news round-up FULL STORY >

Twitters settles on an FTC agreement which sees the site paying the price for some extensive 2009 hacking attacks. FULL STORY >

TechSmart brings you the latest tech news from CeBIT in part 2 of this week's Tech News Round-up, whilst Charlie Sheen also sets a new Twitter record. FULL STORY >

The Nobel Committee announces this year's Nobel Peace Prize nominations, which seems to include more electronic competitors every year. FULL STORY >

Facebook continues growing as it acquires group messaging service Beluga. FULL STORY >

Lenovo join Sony and Apple in announcing its latest notebook range in part 2 of this week's Tech News Round-up, with a new Symbian^3 UI reportedly in the works. FULL STORY >

RIM announces a new update to Twitter for BlackBerry smartphones. FULL STORY >