In this week's Gaming News Round-up: Blizzard finally announces the release date of Mists of Pandaria, while more details around Battlefield 3: Aftermath are revealed. FULL STORY >

RIM appoints a new managing director for South- and Southern Africa. FULL STORY >

NTP has ceased its patent lawsuits against some of the biggest players in tech via a patent licensing agreement. FULL STORY >

Research in Motion has been ordered to pay a substantial $147 million in damages to Mformation Technologies, after a court ruled that the BlackBerry maker had infringed on its patents. FULL STORY >

Nielsen reveals its newest stats surrounding the mobile phone market in the US. FULL STORY >

RIMs CEO has written an open letter explaining why the company is not facing its imminent demise. FULL STORY >

RIM launches its new BlackBerry Curve 9320 locally. FULL STORY >

Info and specs surrounding RIM's upcoming BlackBerry 10 range of devices have reportedly been leaked. FULL STORY >

Kaspersky has warned that taking advantage of free public Wi-Fi without having a security application installed on one's device is making it easier for cybercriminals to steal one's data. FULL STORY >

Market research firm ABI Research says that Apple and Samsung are responsible for 50% of the smartphone market sales and snap up more than 90% of the profit in this sector. FULL STORY >

RIM and Vodacom reveal new way for local Blackberry users to pay for their apps obtained from BlackBerry App World. FULL STORY >

RIM reveals that the latest version of its BlackBerry smartphone platform, BlackBerry 7.1 OS, is now available for download to local customers. FULL STORY >

ETSI adopts a new form factor for the SIM card that is 40% smaller than the current smallest design. FULL STORY >

Kaspersky Lab manages to sinkhole The Flame's C&C infrastructure, bringing forth interesting analysis. FULL STORY >

RIM's BlackBerry smartphones brand once again comes up tops at this year's The Sunday Times Generation Next 2012 Brand Survey Awards. FULL STORY >