Yet another proponent of alternative funding has emerged, as StartMe, an internet-based funding portal, has been launched. FULL STORY >

Samsung widens its smartphone sales advantage over Apple during Q2 2012. FULL STORY >

Microsoft has lifted the lid on the features in its new Office 2013 offering, which has been unveiled in San Francisco. FULL STORY >

Growing familiarity with social networks is driving new forms of lending and borrowing money, which bypass banks altogether. FULL STORY >

Facebook purchases mobile bookmarking service Spool. FULL STORY >

Fujifilm sues Motorola Mobility over alleged patent violations. FULL STORY >

Research in Motion has been ordered to pay a substantial $147 million in damages to Mformation Technologies, after a court ruled that the BlackBerry maker had infringed on its patents. FULL STORY >

Nielsen reveals its newest stats surrounding the mobile phone market in the US. FULL STORY >

In this week's Gaming News Round-up: Valve kicks off a Steam summer sale, whilst Bioware shares details of Mass Effect 3 DLC. FULL STORY >

Losing a USB flash drive with sensitive data stored onboard can cause serious headaches. Kingston Technology is paying attention to this problem with the release of its DataTraveler Locker secure USB flash drive for consumers. FULL STORY >