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 >

TechSmart takes a look at cellular networks mobile connectivity options and prepaid data rates. FULL STORY >

YouTube announces its acquisition of Next New Networks, a high quality web video production company. FULL STORY >

Nokia Siemens Networks has unveiled its Phantom DSL technology that allows DSL speeds to be pushed to 825 Mbps. FULL STORY >

Nokia Siemens Networks aims to cement its place as the second largest company in the global infrastructure segment by snapping up most of Motorola's wireless networks infrastructure assets. FULL STORY >

MTN announced the launch of its new Eazi Recharge service which allows customers to buy prepaid airtime by using their credit card and their cellphone. FULL STORY >

Cellular service provider MTN says that recent problems with dropped calls boil down to problems with either a) Telkom, or b) Eskom. FULL STORY >