Apple has shown a preview of the next version of its mobile operating system, iOS 5, and also released a beta version to iOS Developer Program members. FULL STORY >

Samsung launches its first device operating on Windows Phone 7 in South Africa. FULL STORY >

This week in the Tech News Round-up some early hardware running Windows 8 is displayed, whilst the ability to like pages spreads from Facebook to Twitter to Google. FULL STORY >

Microsoft has given its hardware partners a technical preview of the next version of its Windows operating system. FULL STORY >

Chipmakers Qualcomm and Texas Instruments announce some of their silicone chipsets that will support the next version of Windows. FULL STORY >

Samsung to set up a specific development team to meet the growing content- and app demands of users. FULL STORY >

In this week's gaming news round-up we check up on some Modern Warfare 3 details, await Sony's NGP and welcome a new online Tom Clancy experience from Ubisoft. FULL STORY >

The hacking drama continues for PlayStation 3 maker Sony in this weekÔÇÖs Tech News Round-up, whilst Yahoo! boosts the capabilities of its email service. FULL STORY >

A security company named ElcomSoft cracks Apple's password and encryption measures for iOS devices. FULL STORY >

Microsoft unveils its latest forthcoming update to the Windows Phone OS, dubbed Mango. FULL STORY >

Microsoft is set to unveil the first major update to its Windows Phone 7 OS later today in the form of WP 7.5, codenamed Mango. FULL STORY >

A number of software firms announce their plans for the Linux-based mobile operating system, MeeGo, during the MeeGo Conference taking place in San Francisco. FULL STORY >

Canadian smartphone and tablet maker Research In Motion gives BlackBerry users some tips to keep their emails, contacts, appointments and multimedia content safe in the event that they lose their device. FULL STORY >

Gartner releases its mobile quarterly report for Q1 of 2011, illustrating the rapid growth of Google's Android mobile OS. FULL STORY >

This week in the Tech News Round-up, Nokia is reportedly using dual-core processors for some of its first Windows Phone OS devices, whilst a quad-core AMD notebook processor might be on the way. FULL STORY >