We head into week 5 of Research In Motion's Touch Awesomeness competition, launched in celebration of its first touch-only smartphone in the Curve range, the BlackBerry Curve 9380. FULL STORY >

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

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 >

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

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 >

In gaming this week: Euro 2012 will be coming to FIFA 12 via DLC, the FBI has its eyes set on games and new Forza Motorsport 4 DLC on the way. FULL STORY >

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

Market research firm IDC announced that smart connected device shipments during 2011 amounted to nearly one billion. FULL STORY >

Australia's consumer watchdog is taking Apple to court over alleged contravention of the Australian Consumer Law. FULL STORY >

The latest version (7) of Opera Software's Opera Mini mobile browser is now available for download for users of Android-running mobile devices. FULL STORY >