Researchers at John Hopkins University study health trends on Twitter. FULL STORY >

Africa's largest instant messenger and mobile social network, MXit, reveals a boost in new registrations following a recent redesign. FULL STORY >

Long-time Facebook rival MySpace is sold off by its owners, faces uncertain future. FULL STORY >

After the social networking disaster that was Google Wave, the online search giant is giving it another shot with Google+. FULL STORY >

This week in the Tech News Round-up we might see the iPhone 5 in September, whilst the Winklevoss twins settling their beef with Facebook. FULL STORY >

New data suggests that the world's largest social network is facing a few drops in user numbers, although the bigger picture is still one of Facebook domination. FULL STORY >

Facebook is in the process of testing out a new constantly updated news feed which will function in a similar way to that of micro-blogging site Twitter. FULL STORY >

Facebook's new auto tagging feature comes under fire from privacy watchdogs in the EU. FULL STORY >

Sony Ericsson reveals two new phones targeting social networking fanatics and music lovers. FULL STORY >

When it comes to online gaming services most PS3 fans opt for the free PlayStation Network. Last month however this sentiment met some challenge as the PSN and a number of other Sony services suffered hacker attacks. FULL STORY >

This week in the Tech News Round-up some early hardware running Windows 8 is displayed, whilst the ability to like pages spreads from Facebook to Twitter to Google. FULL STORY >

Sony finally relaunches its PlayStation Store, enabling gamers to once again access exlusive PS3 content through the virtual marketplace. FULL STORY >

HP and DreamWorks Animation SKG, Inc. have united once again to create the studios action-packed 3D film Kung Fu Panda 2 FULL STORY >

The popular social networking phenomenon Twitter launches its "Follow" Button, which operates in a similar manner as Facebook's "Like" button. FULL STORY >

O3b Networks and Mavoni Technologies team up to deliver high speed internet connectivity to millions of South Africans, particularly those in rural and under-served areas. FULL STORY >