Microsoft gives a peak into the future of its mobile operating system, Windows Phone OS, at its annual MIX conference in Las Vegas. FULL STORY >

Android developers take note, as Google is giving African developers the chance to make it big. FULL STORY >

Valve reveals a ton of details regarding Portal 2 and Steam's upcoming release on the PS3, signalling the start of PC/PS3 cross-platform play. FULL STORY >

Epson unveils its Discproducer PP-50 that is aimed at firms doing medium-volume disc publishing. FULL STORY >

Nokia announces a plethora of developments on the Symbian front, including a much needed update. FULL STORY >

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

HTC announced its newest Gingerbread-operating smartphone, running on a 1.2 GHz dual-core Snapdragon CPU and capable of recording 1080p video. FULL STORY >

Due to the success of Apple's iPad, iOS will account for 69% of media tablet OSs in 2011, but drop to 47% in 2015 as more competitors move into the market. FULL STORY >

Adobe releases a Touch SDK for mobile devices, allowing apps on these gadgets to interact with the PC version of Photoshop. FULL STORY >

Brought about in no small part due to the rise of full HD video recording on digital cameras, the ME-1 unidirectional microphone offers crisp, clear sound with no unwanted operational noise. FULL STORY >

More info surrounding emerge about Nokia's unofficial X7, as well as the Symbian briefing to be held tomorrow. FULL STORY >

Research firm Gartner accounts for shifts in the mobile OS landscape and readjusts its figures to forecast the look of the market by 2015. FULL STORY >

Nokia and Yahoo's partnership starts to bear some fruit in part 2 of this week's Tech News Round-up, whilst a new Symbian event looms in the not too distant future. FULL STORY >

Android chief Andy Rubin speaks out against recent allegations, saying Android is still as open source as ever. 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 >