In part 1 of this week's Tech News Round-up some tech developments are revealed at Microsoft's MIX 11 conference for developers and designers. FULL STORY >

Today marks half a century since Yuri Gagarin became the first human being to leave planet earth, marking humanity's first baby steps in the exploration of the cosmos. FULL STORY >

In part two of this week's gaming news round-up, Minecraft and Battlefield 3 release dates announced, Mass Effect anime and Resident Evil tuns 15. FULL STORY >

EA CEO speak out on massive looming ad battle between popular shooters, as well as what this will mean for the gaming world going forward. FULL STORY >

The latest Communicator prances forth from Nokia's smartphone stable, sporting a much trimmer look and new mobile OS. FULL STORY >

A fire doesn't care what kind of specialised security software you have running, if left unchecked it will destroy the server, the room, and maybe even the entire building. FULL STORY >

We check out the navigation skills of Loggerhead turtles, magazine images of skinny people and bees' odour memories. FULL STORY >

In the second part of this week's Tech News Round-up Samsung and Visa partner up to bring NFC to the 2012 Olympic Games, whilst images and specs of the BlackBerry Monaco smartphone hits the web. FULL STORY >

Intelsat S.A. confirmed that the Intelsat New Dawn satellite remains on schedule for launch aboard an Ariane 5 rocket from the Arianespace Launch Complex in Kourou, French Guiana. FULL STORY >

CPU maker Intel unveils its latest generation of solid-state drives, the Solid-State Drive 320 Series. FULL STORY >

LG Electronics South Africa is offering consumers more insight into its products with the launch of a new website. FULL STORY >

Earlier this week a leak revealed the specs for Dell's upcoming Alienware M11X R3 gaming laptops. FULL STORY >

NVIROMON's hardware, installed in the IT computer room, constantly probes for humidity, temperature & water, gas/airflow and power meters, preventing catastrophes before they happen. FULL STORY >

We take a look at the Alienware M11X, a gaming notebook with the compact size of a netbook (well, not quite). FULL STORY >

Microsoft passes the two million download mark for the final version of its latest web browser IE9. FULL STORY >