comScore releases its latest statistics on the US mobile phone market for the period between November 2011 and January 2012. FULL STORY >

In part 1 of this week's Gaming News Round-up: EA announces three new expansion packs for Battlefield 3, whilst Darksiders II gamers that pre-order the title will be upgraded to a Limited Edition for free. FULL STORY >

In part 1 of this week's Gaming News Round-up: Ubisoft releases the cover art for Assassin's Creed III, whilst Cyanide Studios gives gamers a taste of what the Game of Thrones RPG will look like. FULL STORY >

Microsoft announces the availability of the Consumer Preview (pre-release beta version) of Windows 8. FULL STORY >

Wacom has launched its latest digital content creation tablet, the Intuos 5. FULL STORY >

Nokia expands its Windows Phone OS-running Lumia range with the Lumia 900 and Lumia 610. FULL STORY >

The latest figures from market research firm Strategy Analytics indicates that Nokia has overtaken HTC and the other Microsoft smartphone partners, to become the biggest Windows Phone OS vendor. FULL STORY >

Nokia breaks new mobile OS ground with the Nokia Lumia 800, the Finnish company's first Windows Phone Mango-powered smartphone. FULL STORY >

Microsoft has announced the winner of its Windows Phone Application Development competition, with a South African developer receiving R50 000 for his mobile game. FULL STORY >

Research firm Canalys has delivered its mobile industry report for Q4 2011, revealing how many Windows Phone OS-running mobile devices and MeeGo-powered smartphones Nokia were sold. FULL STORY >

Many of the new features to grace Windows Phone 8-running handsets later this year have been prematurely leaked in a video intended for Microsoft's hardware partners. FULL STORY >

Microsoft releases the Kinect for Windows SDK version 1.0 and starts shipping the hardware to its distribution partners. FULL STORY >

The Finnish phone giant Nokia announces the local arrival of its Lumia range of Windows Phone Mango running smartphones. FULL STORY >

Technological progress certainly seems to be accelerating exponentially; with developments reshaping the tech landscape within short periods. Keeping that in mind, here are our trends that we anticipate for the year ahead. FULL STORY >

In part 2 of our Top tech trends for 2012, we explore more of the things we would like to see happen on the tech front, and check how we fared predicting last year's trends. FULL STORY >