Web search giant Google provides its 11th annual Zeitgeist report, shedding light on the most searched for topics of 2011. FULL STORY >

Market research firm Strategy Analytics has revealed that China has overtaken the US as the biggest smartphone market in terms of volume. FULL STORY >

A new report forecasts that e-reader shipments will reach 67 million by 2016, despite the growth of tablets. FULL STORY >

Virtual goods are bringing in big money, and this is expected to grow within the next five years. FULL STORY >

Research in Motion's reported latest acquisition is an Ireland-based social software company NewBay. FULL STORY >

Canadian BlackBerry holding company Research In Motion delivers its fiscal results for its second quarter of 2012. FULL STORY >

HP and Autonomy may be working on a super intelligent search engine that correlates and connects information from previously unsearchable sources. FULL STORY >

StumbleUpon has launched a new explore box that it hopes will make web discovery more focused. FULL STORY >

Microsoft strikes a deal with China's largest search provider, aims to push back Google domination. FULL STORY >

Canadian smartphone and tablet PC manufacturer Research In Motion's latest usage figures for its BlackBerry mobile OS, shows that it is also struggling with OS fragmentation. 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 >

Google's new 'what do you love' search portal gets outed before official release, promises unified Google search services. FULL STORY >

Google is set to undergo formal investigations in the US on grounds that it's unfairly driving an online monopoly. FULL STORY >

BlackBerry maker Research In Motion releases its financial first quarter results, with revenue down from the previous quarter. FULL STORY >

Internet giants Google yesterday unveiled a slew of new features which will simplify and transform online searching as we know it. FULL STORY >