Micro-blogging site Twitter has provided a round-up of the most popular discussion topics as well as the top hashtags for the popular social networking site during 2011. FULL STORY >

Pop star Britney Spears now has more followers on Google's social network, Google+, than the company's co-founder Larry Page. FULL STORY >

Search giant Google introduces Google Pages for businesses and brands, to allow organisations to promote themselves on its social network. FULL STORY >

Samsung reveals its Q3 2011 fiscal results, which sees its telecommunications businesses record all-time high quarterly sales on the back of strong mobile sales. FULL STORY >

Intel believes the PC market remains strong and healthy, in spite of massive growth in the tablet PC and smartphone sectors. FULL STORY >

South Africans have embraced social media as a core pillar of internet activity according to a new study released today. FULL STORY >

Virtual goods are bringing in big money, and this is expected to grow within the next five years. FULL STORY >

The Redmond-based software giant Microsoft announces its first quarter financial results for which it generated a record amount of revenue. FULL STORY >

The Cupertino-based tech firm Apple reveals its fourth quarter financial results. FULL STORY >

Web security company PC Tools warns about the prevailing social media scams and security threats that has emerged due to the rise of social networking. FULL STORY >

In this week's Gaming News Round-up: the first trailer for the forthcoming Need for Speed The Run is released, with the Diablo III launch window and first NCIS-based game also announced. FULL STORY >

Canadian BlackBerry holding company Research In Motion delivers its fiscal results for its second quarter of 2012. FULL STORY >

Facebook has introduced a new Subscribe feature to further fine tune newsfeeds. FULL STORY >

Global information and measurement company Nielsen released a report this week on the impact of social media. FULL STORY >

Twitter provides the latest figures for how many active users it enjoys, and reports notable growth. FULL STORY >