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Microsoft Jumps Into Mobile Mall Melee
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Microsoft tooks the opportunity at the Mobile World Congress to
announce three new ventures the company will take in the smartphone space. Microsoft will offer a new, upgraded Windows Mobile 6.5 operating system, a new Windows Mobile application store, and a Web-based service for accessing, transferring and backing up smartphone-based information. Microsoft hardware partners LG and HTC also announced new phones that will run Windows Mobile 6.5 -- though Microsoft will de-emphasize the "6.5" version number and market the operating system to consumers simply as "Windows phones."

LG will release its LG-GM7300, which will be available first on Windows Mobile 6.1 but will later run Windows Mobile 6.5. LG also announced that the company will make Windows its primary operating system for its smartphones, generating a tenfold increase in the volume of Windows-based phones in 2009. LG plans to bring 26 new Windows phones to market in 2012. HTC announced that its Touch Diamond 2 and Touch Pro 2 will be upgradeable to Windows Mobile 6.5. The Touch Diamond 2 features HTC's TouchFLO 3-D touchscreen interface on 3.2-inch high-resolution widescreen display. The HTC Touch Pro 2 introduces HTC's new Straight Talk technology for a new integrated e-mail, voice and speakerphone experience. The new phones will be available in the second half of 2009.
Microsoft has been playing in the smartphone game for ages, yet it's been overshadowed by the Apple (Nasdaq: AAPL) iPhone, Research In Motion's (Nasdaq: RIMM) BlackBerry lineup, Google's (Nasdaq: GOOG) Android-based efforts, and even Palm (Nasdaq: PALM) to some extent, with that company's upcoming Palm Pre. Windows Mobile 6.5 features Windows Marketplace for Mobile, where users can search, browse and purchase mobile applications for a Windows phones. The new store is also accessible via a PC by using a Windows Live ID. Microsoft says 20,000 applications have already been built for Windows Mobile-based phones, and developers will be able to offer their applications in the new store after a security and compatibility check from Microsoft. Microsoft also announced Microsoft Recite, a voice search technology for Windows phones version 6.0 or later, that lets users record, search, and retrieve spoken notes and reminders using just their voices. It's available as a free technology preview here.

Facebook backs down on privacy terms

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Facing a federal complaint from a leading privacy advocacy organization and a revolt of tens of thousands of its users, Facebook on Tuesday night backed down from what many have seen as an onerous privacy policy. The policy had seemed to grant Facebook perpetual rights to users' uploaded content, and the threatened complaint from the Electronic Privacy Information Center (EPIC) had demanded, essentially, that the social-networking service return to its previous terms. Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg wrote in a blog post late Tuesday that the company had decided to do just that:

Many of us at Facebook spent most of today discussing how best to move forward. One approach would have been to quickly amend the new terms with new language to clarify our positions further. Another approach was simply to revert to our old terms while we begin working on our next version. As we thought through this, we reached out to respected organizations to get their input. Going forward, we've decided to take a new approach towards developing our terms. We concluded that returning to our previous terms was the right thing for now. As I said yesterday, we think that a lot of the language in our terms is overly formal and protective so we don't plan to leave it there for long. More than 175 million people use Facebook. If it were a country, it would be the sixth most populated country in the world. Our terms aren't just a document that protect our rights; it's the governing document for how the service is used by everyone across the world. Given its importance, we need to make sure the terms reflect the principles and values of the people using the service. Our next version will be a substantial revision from where we are now. It will reflect the principles I described yesterday around how people share and control their information, and it will be written clearly in language everyone can understand. Since this will be the governing document that we'll all live by, Facebook users will have a lot of input in crafting these terms. "If you'd like to get involved in crafting our new terms," Zuckerberg wrote, "you can start posting your questions, comments and requests in the group we've created--Facebook Bill of Rights and Responsibilities. I'm looking forward to reading your input." Certainly, we'll have more on this as it develops.

Google's newest Android prepares to battle Apple

Google launched the latest salvo in the cellphone wars Tuesday with the unveiling of the newest handset to carry its Android platform. Unveiled at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Vodafone's HTC Magic smartphone will make its European bow in the UK, Spain, France and Germany in the coming months. In Italy it will be available under a non-exclusive contract.

The Google-run handsets are regarded as the chief rivals to Apple's iPhones in the battle for the next generation of mobile devices. Google's latest foray into the cell phone market is seen by many as the beginnings of the Internet giant's attempts to dominate the industry. Some have expressed concerns that cell phone manufacturers, network operators and users will have little control over what data Google will be able to utilise from its software. Among critics is the LiMo Foundation, representing Linux-based operating system LiMo, which has launched its own cell phone platform, according to Congress organizer Groupe Speciale Mobile Association's daily newsletter.

"A lot of operators still harbor some questions over whether they will have the control over services and how much of the data that is going out and coming from a Google device goes to Google and how much to you [the operator]," LiMo's Andrew Shikiar told Mobile Business Briefing.

Users of both the Apple and Google models can download applications developed by third-parties from open-source software, potentially giving them the capability of small handheld computers. The first Android-capable handset, the G1, was launched last year. It partnered with T-Mobile for its UK launch, its first foray into the European market.

25 Best Blogs 2009 consider to www.time.com
Wednesday, February 18, 2009

1. Talking Points Memo : Political Blog
2. the Huffington Post : Political Blog
3. Lifehacker : digital devices
4. Metafilter ( MeFi ) : community weblog
5. The Daily Dish
6. The Freakonomics blog : economic
7. BoingBoing : Directory of Wonderful Things
8. Got2BeGreen : economic
9. Zen Habits : blog about personal productivity, organization, living frugally, eliminating debt,
and cultivating good habits.
10. The Conscience of a Liberal: Paul Krugman : economic
11. Crooks and Liars : political blog
12. Generacion Y : political blog
13. Mashable : social networking
14. Slashfood : food
15. The official Google blog
16. synthesis : Opinion & Ideas
17. bleat : daily diary
18. /Film (pronounced Slashfilm) : alternative movie news and review blog
19. Seth Godin's Blog : Marketing diary's
20. Deadspin : Sports News without Access, Favor, or Discretion
21. Dooce.com : pregnancy
22. Drummond's blog : Confessions of a Pioneer Woman
23. Said the Gramophone : Music
24. Detention Slip : education
25. Bad Astronomy : Astronomy


Sources : www.technewsworld.com
news.cnet.com