Rupert Murdoch ready to sue Google?

A new profile of septuagenarian media mogul Rupert Murdoch says that the News Corp. chief is ready to press legal action against Google if talks fail with the search giant over indexing content. In a lengthy article in New York magazine that hit the Web late on Sunday, writer Gabriel Sherman quotes a source high up in the media industry echelon who says Murdoch is "pretty tightly wound up over Google and has been ready to sue them...He doesn't trust them at all." The lawsuit, presumably, would come if Google refused to stop indexing News Corp. search results without paying a fee for them.

Via CNET

Skype disappears from Windows Mobile

Gone from the website is Skype for Windows and also Skype Lite for mobile phones which support Java, including smartphones based on Android. Sadly you can no longer download these applications from the official site, however, those that already have them can continue to use them. According to official representatives of Skype the step was taken because of the fact that the two mobile applications are unable to fulfil the basic purpose of the quality service which is of course to make calls cheaper.

Via Phones Review

Windows Phone 7: Hail Mary

If the story at Ars Technica is to be believed, Microsoft really is starting with a clean slate with its Windows Phone 7 platform. That seems like a good idea, because the old slate wasn't tearing up the market. However, Microsoft's new platform seems like it's betting on a slate of proprietary technologies that haven't yet been proven in the mobile world.

Via Information Week

Digi to Sell IPhone in Malaysia, Taking on Maxis

Digi.Com Bhd., the Malaysian mobile- phone company controlled by Norway's Telenor ASA, signed an agreement to sell Apple Inc.'s iPhone in Malaysia to tap growth in a market that it forecasts will surge 10-fold in five years. "Growth is coming back this year," Digi's Chief Executive Officer Johan Dennelind said in an interview with Bloomberg television in Kuala Lumpur today. Digi will start selling iPhone 3G and 3GS in "coming months," he said.

Via Business Week

News of the World's mobile recycling campaign pays out £1m to readers

The News of the World's 'Go Green & Save' mobile recycling campaign has paid out over £1m and recycled almost 38,000 handsets in its first year, helping people living in emerging economies. The mobile recycling scheme is one element in a long-running newspaper campaign, aimed at reminding readers that going green can save them money, as well as help to save the planet.

Via Marketing Week

Science fiction turns fact as 'internet of things' draws closer

The idea of a world where even mundane objects like shoes and food can be connected to the internet may sound like a plot culled from Hollywood - but a new report suggests that it is fast becoming reality. An analysis from the McKinsey consultancy suggests that the "internet of things" - where everyday devices are able to send information over the web - is closer than ever, resulting in a series of new technological and social advances.

Via The Guardian