Amazon is rumoured to be on the verge of launching a second generation of its Kindle Fire tablet in the month ahead. FULL STORY >

Facebook has agreed to buy facial recognition company Face.com. FULL STORY >

A detailed 56 page document detailing Microsoft's next generation Xbox console made a brief appearance on the internet before being removed, providing some details of what to expect in 2013. FULL STORY >

The popular social networking site Twitter reveals some measures it has taken to improve the loading and page rendering times of the site. FULL STORY >

In this week's Gaming News Round-up: Blizzard apologises for Diablo 3 problems, new screenshots and concept art of Crysis 3 are released, and FIFA 13 gameplay details are revealed. FULL STORY >

New Kindles may already be in the works, and could find their way to market by as early as July. FULL STORY >

In this week's Gaming News Round-up more screenshots of the forthcoming Game of Thrones RPG are revealed, whilst the official launch trailer for Max Payne 3 is released. FULL STORY >

FNB today launched its new cashless payment functionality, GeoPayments, which enables users of the FNB app to make cashless payments. FULL STORY >

Popular social networking destination Twitter reveals its Innovator's Patent Agreement, via which the site commits to using its patents for defensive purposes and not as a revenue generating tool. FULL STORY >

The location-centric service Foursquare crosses the two billion mark in check-ins, thanks to its twenty million plus users. FULL STORY >

The popular social networking site Twitter has filed a lawsuit in a US federal court against five spammers and spamming tool providers. FULL STORY >

Kaspersky Lab recently launched its Kaspersky ONE Universal Security package, a multi-platform solution that brings comprehensive protection for the wide range of personal devices, ranging from PCs and Macs through to smartphones and tablets.... FULL STORY >

In this week's Gaming News Round-up: The Kinect Star Wars game and Xbox 360 Limited Edition bundle become available locally, whilst the creator of indie-hit Minecraft unveils his new project. FULL STORY >

Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning is yet another example of just how good, immersive and satisfying fantasy role playing games can be. FULL STORY >

Facebook buys 750 of IBMs technology patents as possible ammo in its patent battle with web search firm Yahoo! FULL STORY >