Microsoft buys more than 800 patents and patent applications from global internet services and media firm AOL. FULL STORY >

Facebook has announced that it is in the process of acquiring photo-sharing app Instagram for a cool $1 billion. FULL STORY >

For most things in life it's a case of you get what you pay for. But these days however, budget vehicles aren't merely just the car you drive until you can afford something better. FULL STORY >

Microsoft has reportedly reached the 80 000 mark in terms of applications added to the Windows Phone Marketplace. FULL STORY >

In this week's Gaming News Round-up: The Kinect Star Wars game and Xbox 360 Limited Edition bundle become available locally, whilst the creator of indie-hit Minecraft unveils his new project. FULL STORY >

European Commission launches two antitrust probes into Motorola Mobility's patent practices, after it had received complaints from Apple and Microsoft. FULL STORY >

Analytics firm comScore releases its latest statistics on the US mobile phone market for the period between December 2011 and February 2012. FULL STORY >

A leaked version of Google's latest operating system has made its way onto RootzWiki, enabling Samsung Galaxy Note users to give their phone some Ice Cream Sandwich treatment ahead of Samsung's schedule. FULL STORY >

We enter week four of Research In Motion's ten week long competition in celebration of its first touch-only smartphone in the Curve range, the BlackBerry Curve 9380. FULL STORY >

The latest addition to Canon's EOS stable is a the 60Da DSLR, which caters to the niche field of astro-photography. FULL STORY >

China passes the billion mark for mobile phone subscribers as more Chinese users opt for cellphones instead of landlines. FULL STORY >

Net Applications releases its latest browser report, detailing desktop browser usage as of the month of March. FULL STORY >

Net Applications releases its latest mobile browser report, detailing mobile phone and tablet browser usage as of the month of March. FULL STORY >

April 1st has traditionally been one of the silliest days of the year, and yesterday was no different, as numerous technology companies put their money where their mirth is and debuted some wacky products. FULL STORY >

Search giant Google makes the latest stable version (18) of its popular Chrome browser available for download. FULL STORY >