Gartner says that corporate spending on paid social media product ratings and reviews is increasing. FULL STORY >

Google acquires Nik Software who is responsible for the Instagram rival app Snapseed. FULL STORY >

BBM has been officially added in the latest edition of the Collins English Dictionary. FULL STORY >

Facebook's mobile user tally increases by 55 million in just four months. FULL STORY >

Mxit and Standard Bank unveils a new mobile commerce platform to bring banking services to users without bank accounts. FULL STORY >

Sony is pulling out all the stops to revitalise interest in its consoles and related services, at the Gamescom event in Germany, with a number of interesting announcements. FULL STORY >

Twitter takes a look back at the London 2012 Olympic Games and the record tweet tallies it produced. FULL STORY >

According to a survey recently released by Cisco, the trend towards remote working is only growing globally. FULL STORY >

Facebook purchases mobile bookmarking service Spool. FULL STORY >

Twitter brings new features to the latest versions of its mobile app for Android-based mobile devices and the iPhone. FULL STORY >

Epson introduced its latest range of single and multi-function printers within its new Workforce Pro range for SMEs. FULL STORY >

Facebook has agreed to buy facial recognition company Face.com. FULL STORY >

The popular social networking site Twitter reveals some measures it has taken to improve the loading and page rendering times of the site. FULL STORY >

In this week's Gaming News Round-up more screenshots of the forthcoming Game of Thrones RPG are revealed, whilst the official launch trailer for Max Payne 3 is released. FULL STORY >

HP today announced the launch of a unique social-campaign tied to the release of its innovative Z1 all-in-one workstation. FULL STORY >