Facebook gave rise to the social gaming phenomenon, and there's no sign of the juggernaut stopping. Hundreds of millions of players are now hooked on social games, and millions more are joining in each month.

We've taken the time to try a few of them, and have come up with five that we recommend.

- ZUMA BLITZ

- City Ville

- Farm Ville

- City Of Wonders

- Vegas City

 

High-tech product releases announced the week ending December 15 include the fastest notebook on the planet for mobile gamers, designer-inspired notebooks for the cold weather, a 3D Blu-ray home theatre system, high performance SD memory cards, and LG's slimmest computer monitor.