Sony Phone Hides Proper WinMo Multitouch (PC Magazine)

PC Magazine - The new Sony Ericsson Aspen phone itself looks fairly unremarkable, but it turns out the Aspen is running Windows Mobile 6.5.3, which would make it the first handset to do so. And that means support for glass capacitive touch screens with multi-touch. Bye-bye, stylus?

Online gamers set for consolidation wave in 2010 (Reuters)

Reuters - Consolidation among online gaming firms is set to spark into life in 2010 with a possible deal between PartyGaming and Austria's bwin seen as the potential catalyst for a wave of takeover activity.

Google pushes Chrome browser as PC battle looms (Reuters)

Reuters - Google has taken the unusual step of using real-world advertising to promote its Chrome web browser in Europe ahead of a regulatory change that will make it easier for consumers to switch Web browsers.

Simon Cowell's Haiti single hits airwaves (Reuters)

Reuters - A new charity single for Haiti featuring Mariah Carey, Jon Bon Jovi, Susan Boyle and Robbie Williams hit the internet and airwaves on Tuesday.

Android apps for business users (InfoWorld)

InfoWorld - The BlackBerry may be the most popular phone in businesses today, but the openness of the Google Android platform is attractive too. Most of the big-name apps from the iPhone world are now available for the Android. And because the Android's Web browser is based on the same WebKit rendering engine the iPhone uses, Web apps built for the iPhone will likely require minimal changes to work on Android devices.

Univision launches YouTube channel (AFP)

AFP - Top US Spanish-language television network Univision has launched its own channel on YouTube, featuring short clips and full shows.

Use of Twitter, Facebook rising among gang members (AP)

AP - When a gang member was released from jail soon after his arrest for selling methamphetamine, friends and associates assumed he had cut a deal with authorities and become a police informant.