Popular VoIP service Skype is now available for free video calling on an Android device near you. FULL STORY >

In this week's Tech News Round-up the successful bidder for Nortel's extensive patent portfolio is revealed, whilst the Android golden goose continues to lay royalty eggs for the Redmond software giant. FULL STORY >

In the latest Silicon Valley lawsuit Paypal and EBay is taking on Google, accusing the internet giants of stealing trade secrets. FULL STORY >

Microsoft is reportedly making its largest acquisition in recent years, with the company planning to buy Skype for a whopping $8.5 billion. FULL STORY >

David Votypka, general manager at Kaos Studios and Frank DeLise, executive producer at THQ, gave us a brief introduction to the war-torn, post invasion battlefield of Homefront. FULL STORY >

The next chapter in the popular MotorStorm series has been delayed in many areas due to the similarities between the game's setting and natural disasters that have struck places like Japan recently. FULL STORY >

Intel buys an Egyptian software design firm to boost its mobile communications portfolio, with a specific focus on 4G development. FULL STORY >

Nashua launches its new EasiVoice VoIP calling service, taking telephone conversations online. FULL STORY >

As unrest continues in Egypt, internet search giant Google reports that one of its employees has gone missing. FULL STORY >

Nokia has teamed up with a sociology professor to create a spate of new labels you can classify your friends under based on their smartphone app usage. FULL STORY >

Google and Twitter have revealed a fix which allows Egyptians to share their tweets, even under an internet blackout. FULL STORY >

As a popular revolution looms for the Egyptian people, the country's government has attempted to silence the masses by severing Egyptian internet access. FULL STORY >

FNB announces the extension of its 25 cent FNB Connect offering until the 31st of March. FULL STORY >

IP voice- and video calling operator Skype announce that it has completed the purchase of mobile video software company Qik. FULL STORY >

This week in the Tech News Round-up: South Africa to adopt the DVB-T2 digital television standard, whilst a leak of a trinity of new smartphones on the way from Canada's RIM hits the web. FULL STORY >