In a presentation this week, Nintendo officially lifted the lid on its forthcoming Nintendo Network to investors at its third quarter financial results briefing. FULL STORY >

Intel snaps up a large number of patents from RealNetworks, the firm behind the Real Player media player. 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 >

Search giant Google introduces Google Pages for businesses and brands, to allow organisations to promote themselves on its social network. FULL STORY >

AMD has announced global workforce reductions in a bid to optimise its cost structure and accelerate the company's growth. FULL STORY >

Web security company PC Tools warns about the prevailing social media scams and security threats that has emerged due to the rise of social networking. FULL STORY >

Sony's PlayStation Network has been attacked in an attempt to illegally access users' accounts globally. FULL STORY >

We talk to Basil Arundel, regional technical supervisor Cape Town region at Incredible Connection, about computer security and staff training received from CompTIA. FULL STORY >

Facebook has implemented a number of broad and sweeping features that should give users greater control of what content is visible on their account. FULL STORY >

Wi-Fi technology company and provider of advanced mobile internet products, Ruckus Wireless, has opened offices in Johannesburg. FULL STORY >

The launch of Google Plus had pundits, tech analysts and users scratching their head over what exactly it is. FULL STORY >