This week in the Tech News Round-up Chinese animators bring the 2010 FIFA World Cup mascot, Zakumi the leopard, to life in a cartoon series while internet scammers also get in on the excitement about the tournament. FULL STORY >

Final Fantasy XIV looks to be making its debut at E3 this week in the Gaming News Round-up, while the much anticipated Super Mario Galaxy 2 becomes available across South Africa today. FULL STORY >

Microsoft has officially announced that the public beta for its first Windows 7 Service Pack will launch on July 1, bringing with it a number of updates. FULL STORY >

Googles highly popular 3D mapping service is now available locally FULL STORY >

On a hunting Safari with Chrome and Firefox in the crosshair. FULL STORY >

The Korean car manufacturer Kia joins other SA companies like SABC, ABSA and Nedbank in adopting the Q-platform to market their products and offer services to their clients and perspective buyers. FULL STORY >

EA has simulated the 2010 FIFA World Cup and the results came out in favour of Spain, but are disastrous for tournament hosts South Africa. FULL STORY >

We searched far and wide to bring the best the web has to offer. FULL STORY >

The latest Snapdragon specs revealed, Facebook is back at reuniting lost family members and Google about to hand over info obtained via its Street View cars. FULL STORY >

A look at some good freeware available to completely uninstall software on your PC. FULL STORY >

If you are shopping around for a new phone for the kids or looking for an affordable touch-screen phone for yourself, then the Samsung Genoa is worth considering. FULL STORY >

Redmond has responded to reports of Google phasing out the use of Windows on company computers due to security concerns. FULL STORY >

Google is being sued for damages after an American woman was using walking directions from Google Maps and got hit by a car. FULL STORY >

Facebook and other social networking sites are now being used to gather evidence against people for court cases. FULL STORY >

A young group of IT professionals has started their own alternative Facebook site for Muslims to connect via the net. FULL STORY >