Korean tech giant Samsung will reportedly be going open-source with its own bada mobile OS next year. FULL STORY >

Samsung countersues Apple in the southern hemisphere, after losing a crucial patent case against the company in Germany. FULL STORY >

Intel says the personal computing experience is undergoing another fundamental transformation as the company leads the creation of Ultrabook, a new category of mobile devices. FULL STORY >

Search giant Google buys more patents from IBM to beef up its Android patent armour. FULL STORY >

Japanese gaming behemoth Nintendo reveals that a forthcoming update for the 3DS will bring 3D video recording to the portable gaming system, as well as the release dates for two new 3DS titles. FULL STORY >

A new 1.5 GHz dual-core CPU-powered smartphone is added to HTC's smartphone line-up, offering longer battery life and Beats Audio to boot. FULL STORY >

Finnish phone firm Nokia reveals its Qt developed Nokia Car Mode app, with which it intends to bring the powerful and convenient capabilities of smartphones to cars. FULL STORY >

Olympus has announced the launch of its new PEN Mini, a small and light system camera with interchangeable lenses. FULL STORY >

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

The South Korean tech giant Samsung has now sued Apple in France, following its loss to Apple in a patent lawsuit filed in Germany by Apple. FULL STORY >

Technology, product design, product development and marketing company ClassCo sues various smartphone makers over alleged patent infringement. FULL STORY >

Google released a report detailing how much energy its cloud based services use, and detailed why energy use is an obsession for the company. FULL STORY >

In this week's Gaming News Round-up: there are six releases emanating from Activision Blizzard over the next three years and Deus Ex: Human Revolution DLC on the way. FULL STORY >

HTC sues Apple for the third time over patents, and this time Google has its back. FULL STORY >

The South African government isn't going to legislate or regulate RIM's encrypted BlackBerry messenger services. FULL STORY >