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We’ve seen a lot of conversation around 3’s MiFi: Simon, Stephen, Ian and Craig are only the tip of the iceberg. We all know everyone loves Apple – there’s too much to point to on here! And now 3 is bringing the two together with a MiFi + iPod touch bundle! This is what MiFi was built for and indeed what a lot of people have said they’re doing with it.

We’re pretty excited about this new deal and can see it being at the top of a lot of Christmas lists.

Here are the details:
- MiFi + iPod Touch
- 5GB of data
- £23 / month
- 24 month contract

Interesting deal as it effectively is like a data only mobile deal with a large data bundle. There are plenty of apps that cover the lack actual phone.

Say for example, I got skype installed with a dedicated number, I then use hullomail to email any missed call info to my google email account = very close to a phone service. "Skype only works on WiFi" I hear you say, well that does not matter as the connection to MiFi is via WiFi so the device would not know that the MiFi actually uses a SIm card to connect to the network.

Orange offer fair usage of around 750mb a month, O2 is unlimited (But following a little Columbo style questioning of their customer support staff I'm saying its 1gb a month). THE 3Uk deal offers 5gb a month which I think is pretty slick.

Video recording for Palm pre unofficial

Under: Mobile Phones Date: November 26th, 2009

As you all know the Palm pre has enjoyed a little less video existence much like the iPhone in it’s younger years.

And also just like the iPhone, the Pre’s first attempt in video recording is via an unofficial third party application. The Palm Pre is now capable of 480 x 320 pixels at some 30 fbs in H.264/AVC format and so far the clips do look good.

It uses the same hardware as the Samsung Omnia HD, Apple iPhone 3GS and the Nokia N900. Not surprisingly Pre users are keen to get a camera update but the latest WebOS 1.3.1 didn’t bring the camera application. Source - gsmarena.com

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Interesting how mobile devices are released in a restricted form.

Microsoft, Don’t You Dare

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By Alex Wilhelm on November 23, 2009

Surely you heard the news that Microsoft is contemplating a deal with News Corp to pay the news giant to pull itself from Google.

Bing, of course, would still be able to spider News Corp properties, giving Bing a major competitive advantage.

From myself, and the rest of the internet community: Microsoft, you must not do this.

Doing so would set a precedent that content should charge search engines for the right to be spidered. What you are doing is just that, attempting to buy exclusive rights to News Corp online. This is the proverbial slippery slope.

Openness is one of the most important concepts on the internet. If you create content, it is searchable. Google brought this revolution, and made the internet not just live up to its potential, but made it useable. Pre-functioning search, the internet was just an idea with potential. Search unlocked the dragon, in the best way possible.

By beginning to close search, by hitting other engines with a dollar-war, you, Microsoft, are going to destroy the open internet. If News Corp wants to not play, fine. Let them leave. They will suffer more than they are supposing. But by paying to get an exclusive, you are tearing the fabric of the free exchange of content and ideas that the internet stands on.

What is next? Once News Corp is bought and paid for, what is to stop Google from opening its wallet and buying exclusive access to half the internet, effectively killing Bing? They have the market share to bludgeon enough publishers into making that happen.

You are creating not just a rod for your own back, but for the whole internet.

Am I going to have to think, “well, I need that article. I wonder which search engine has paid for the rights to find it?” That is the future that you are painting. And, with Bing still being so new (but full of promise), you lack the clout to win this war.

Just don’t Microsoft, in the short-term it makes a splash, doesn’t cost too much, and gives Bing a shot in the arm. But look at the larger picture. I make you  a small promise, do this, and watch a boycott of Bing start the next day. Think about it.

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Alex Wilhelm
Alex Wilhelm is a Chicago-based technology blogger and entrepreneur. He has worked for a number of technology companies in recent years, and has a particular interest in watching the social web monetize. Follow Alex on Twitter, or on Facebook. You can reach Alex via email at alex.w@thenextweb.com

Just a thought regarding this post, does it matter which search engine houses the data? The real time web sits on top of it all. I wouldn't have to use bing or google to search for it when my Twitter friends and Twitter search would bring it all to me .

The actual current/interesting direct links (news/commentary) are sent to me and I can then choose which to go to and then whether I want pay to read the full story, does not matter which search engine paid to house the data. I get the realtime data I am interested in irrespective of where it was found.

How to Sync Facebook Events with Google Calendar

February 15th, 2009

By Sahana Mysore

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We’re all well aware of the many web tools that exist to help us make ourselves more social, efficient, effective, etc — Facebook being one of the many. Some of us use so many that managing the tools themselves often requires another utility. It’s becoming increasingly complicated, and as a solution, Inside Facebook recently discussed syncing Twitter and Facebook status updates for all those who want to sync their updates on both sites.

Well, for those out there who use Google and Facebook to manage events and calendaring, here’s another how-to that might not only make your busy lives a little less complicated, but will relieve you of the pain of having to keep up between multiple calendars.

How to Sync Facebook Events with Google Calendar

1) After you log into Facebook, click on “Events” in the right-hand panel.

2) Then click on “Export Events” and copy the URL (which you will use later). Make sure you keep the address of the URL to yourself, lest everyone have access to your Facebook events…

3) Log into Google Calendar and choose “Add” under “Other calendars.” Then choose “Add by URL”

4) Paste the URL you copied from Facebook and click “Add”

Voila, you’re done! Your Google calendar will now update automatically every time you accept or decline an event in Facebook.

Enjoy being even more organized!

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