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Enigmax / TorrentFreak:
50% of Charges Against Pirate Bay Dropped — What has been shown in court today is that the prosecutor cannot prove that the .torrent files he is using as evidence actually used The Pirate Bay's tracker. Many of the screenshots being used clearly state there is no connection to the tracker.
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Julia Angwin / Digits:
Pirate Bay Trial Begins With Theatrics — By Marisa Taylor — The long-awaited trial of Swedish file-sharing site The Pirate Bay kicked off Monday in Stockholm district court amidst a house packed with Pirate supporters, legal and sociological scholars, and much media spectacle.
Vodafone:
Vodafone and HTC unveil Android-powered HTC Magic — Vodafone extends world-class range of Internet phones with latest Android™-powered smartphone from HTC — HTC Magic smartphone exclusive to Vodafone customers initially in UK, Spain, Germany and France (SFR) and non-exclusively in Italy.
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Jason Palmer / BBC:
Second ‘Google phone’ is unveiled — Science and technology reporter, BBC News, Barcelona — A second phone based on Google's operating system Android has been unveiled by Vodafone at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona. — The touchscreen HTC Magic will feature a 3.2 Megapixel camera …
Sascha Segan / Gearlog:Vodafone Announces HTC Magic Android Phone
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IntoMobile, Electronista, MobileCrunch, Android Central, CNET News and Pocket-lint.co.uk
Adrian Kingsley-Hughes / Hardware 2.0:
Worst. Windows 7. Piece. EVER! — Over on Slashdot is perhaps the worst piece on Windows 7 that I've see so far (I find it hard to believe that this one will be beaten anytime soon ...). … OK, just a few points worth making: — Someone messes about with Photoshop in order to crack it …
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Marguerite Reardon / Webware.com:
Skype strikes deal with Nokia — BARCELONA—Skype is racking up deals with mobile handset makers here at GSMA Mobile World Congress 2009. — On Tuesday, the company, which is owned by eBay, announced a partnership with Nokia, the largest cell phone maker in the world, to put the Skype Internet calling software onto its phones.
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The Register, Nokia, PC World, Reuters, jkOnTheRun, Voice on the Web, IntoMobile, MobileCrunch, VoIP Watch, CNET News, Crave and Mashable!
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Mark Zuckerberg / Facebook Blog:
On Facebook, People Own and Control Their Information — A couple of weeks ago, we updated our terms of use to clarify a few points for our users. A number of people have raised questions about our changes, so I'd like to address those here. I'll also take the opportunity to explain how we think about people's information.
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Kara Swisher / BoomTown:“You Have Zero Privacy Anyway. Get Over It"-That Goes Double on Social Networks
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Richard Wray / Guardian:
Universal mobile phone charger unveiled — The mobile phone industry plans to introduce a universal charger as part of a drive to improve its previously patchy environmental record. — The plan from industry body the GSM Association (GSMA) is just one of a raft of “green” announcements at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona.
Caroline McCarthy / CNET News:
Sirius XM agrees to $530 million Liberty Media stake — Troubled Sirius XM Radio announced Tuesday, following reports, that it will accept an investment from cable giant Liberty Media. — The investment, which will save the satellite radio company from bankruptcy or a hostile takeover …
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Cecilia Kang / Washington Post:
Sirius XM Radio Avoids Bankruptcy — Liberty Media has agreed to loan Sirius XM Radio $530 million to help save the satellite radio provider from bankruptcy. — Liberty Media, which owns DirecTV, and Sirius said in a news release that the loan will go to paying $175 million in debt that comes due for Sirius today.
Jpbruno / Windows Mobile Team Blog:
Introducing Windows® Marketplace For Mobile... At Mobile World Congress today in Barcelona, Steve Ballmer announced a number of upcoming additions to the Windows Mobile® family. In addition to great consumer-focused services such as Microsoft® My Phone, he also announced …
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Philip Elmer-DeWitt / Apple 2.0:Now everybody has an App Store
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Insanely Great Mac, All About Symbian, MacRumors, MacBlogz, Guardian, BetaNews and Unwired View
Pui-Wing Tam / Wall Street Journal:
Employment Falls in Silicon Valley — Silicon Valley posted a drop in employment and recorded a decline in per capita income in 2008 for the first time in several years, as the recession caught up with the technology-heavy region. — The findings come in a closely watched annual report …
John Markoff / New York Times:
The Cellphone, Navigating Our Lives — The cellphone is the world's most ubiquitous computer. The four billion cellphones in use around the globe carry personal information, provide access to the Web and are being used more and more to navigate the real world.
Sascha Segan / Gearlog:
AT&T CEO: Dell Will Build a Smartphone — At a panel at Mobile World Congress today, AT&T Mobility CEO Ralph De La Vega just said, “Dell announced they're entering the smart phone market.” That's a quote. — This confirms many rumors that have been floating around …
Jenna Wortham / Bits:
Offerpal Media Raises $15 Million to Peddle In-Game Ads — For most casual gamers on social networking sites like Facebook, MySpace and Bebo, tricking out their avatars is almost more fun than playing the game. — One way to build an impressive inventory of virtual goods is by earning them through hours of game play.
Amol Sharma / Wall Street Journal:
Verizon May Offer Landline Plan for $5 — In a sign that the recession is forcing phone companies to take bold measures to hold onto landline customers, Verizon Communications Inc. is considering a $5 monthly voice plan that would let customers receive calls but dial only 911 and Verizon customer service.
Michael V. Copeland / Fortune:
Technology's bargain bin — A lot of tech stocks have taken a beating in this difficult market. Here are three that will bounce back when the economy recovers. — (Fortune Magazine) — If you thought Nortel looked cheap in mid-December at 27 cents a share, you were right.
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Alertbox:
Mobile Web 2009 = Desktop Web 1998 … I recently sat through many sessions in which usability test participants attempted to use websites on their mobile phones. What a cringeworthy experience — for both users and researchers. In terms of the user experience quality we observed …
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