Nokia and Yahoo's partnership starts to bear some fruit in part 2 of this week's Tech News Round-up, whilst a new Symbian event looms in the not too distant future. FULL STORY >

Android chief Andy Rubin speaks out against recent allegations, saying Android is still as open source as ever. FULL STORY >

The latest Communicator prances forth from Nokia's smartphone stable, sporting a much trimmer look and new mobile OS. FULL STORY >

Its been a long time since we've seen a cellphone on the market that's capable of rolling with the punches and live a hard-knock life. Up till now that is, thanks to Motorola's dustproof, water- and scratch resistant Defy. FULL STORY >

BlackBerry fans get another glimpse into BlackBerrry maker Research In Motion's future, as video tutorials of some of the Canadian company's forthcoming smartphones get leaked. FULL STORY >

Google brings some new functions to Google Maps for Android via version 5.3. FULL STORY >

Nokia will be releasing at least twelve new smartphones this year to keep market share amidst onslaughts from RIM and Apple. FULL STORY >

In the second part of this week's Tech News Round-up Samsung and Visa partner up to bring NFC to the 2012 Olympic Games, whilst images and specs of the BlackBerry Monaco smartphone hits the web. FULL STORY >

Microsoft has announced figures surrounding its Windows Phone 7 mobile operating system. FULL STORY >

Sony Ericsson will be making a Gingerbread OS update available to Xperia X10 users later this year. FULL STORY >

Canada's RIM again features prominently in part 1 of this week's Tech News Round-up, with the Blackberry maker announcing its fiscal results as well as numerous developments. FULL STORY >

In the second part of this week's Tech News Round-up: Samsung reaches an app download milestone, whilst Motorola makes moves into the Smart TV segment. FULL STORY >

It has been reported that Motorola is working on its own mobile operating system that will see it competing with Android. FULL STORY >

The latest research data from Kaspersky Lab's indicates that mobile threats more than doubled last year. FULL STORY >

Nokia's latest Symbian^3 powered smartphone gets launched in South Africa. FULL STORY >