What to do if you want faster boot-up time, improved battery life and just overall better PC performance? TechSmart recently installed Kingston's SSDNow V+100 Solid State Drive with some impressive results. FULL STORY >

Sony suffers yet another hacker attack, with both its PlayStation Network and SOE servers now down. FULL STORY >

The fourth annual Developer Challenge has been launched by the BlackBerry Partners Fund and includes BlackBerry PlayBook apps for the first time, as well as the addition of the Recognition Awards. FULL STORY >

Sony has some legal action heading its way thanks to the recent hacking attack, while Beyonc?® also gets sued by a software developing company. FULL STORY >

Sony settles with PS3 hacker George 'Geohot' Hotz on controversial rootkey case, judgement not likely to have any lasting effects. FULL STORY >

An American court of appeals has upheld the original settlement reached between Facebook and the now well-known Winklevoss twins. FULL STORY >

IT security firm Kaspersky Lab shares insight into the malware that has successfully affected Twitter over the last half a decade. FULL STORY >

The PC Medic addresses some questions posed by TechSmart readers. FULL STORY >

A new project called 'Predator' showcases the future of real-time visual object tracking. Wave goodbye to your mouse, soon we'll just need our eyes. FULL STORY >

Facebook is apparently in the process of testing new real-time advertising features, meaning what you say in a status update could impact what ads you see in future. FULL STORY >

Kingston has revealed a technical issue that it found in the firmware of some of its SSDNow V100 drives. FULL STORY >

In yet another buyout, Facebook acquires mobile app developers Snaptu. FULL STORY >

In this week's Tech News Round-up: BlackBerry users are advised to turn of Java in their OS 6-running devices, whilst leaked pics of the Droid 3 and HTC Pyramid surface on the web. FULL STORY >

Twitters settles on an FTC agreement which sees the site paying the price for some extensive 2009 hacking attacks. FULL STORY >

Apple's Safari and Microsoft's Internet Explorer web browsers were once again quickly infiltrated in the annual Pwn2Own hacking contest. FULL STORY >