Nokia:
T-Mobile and Nokia introduce Nokia 6650 exclusively for T-Mobile customers  —  Espoo, Finland - Today, at CeBIT 2008, T-Mobile and Nokia announced the Nokia 6650, a stylish and easy to use device optimized for use with T-Mobile services.  Available exclusively for T-Mobile International customers …

tnsglobal.com:
TNS extends digital capability through acquisition of Compete  —  London  —  TNS extends digital capability through acquisition of Compete  —  Taylor Nelson Sofres plc (TNS), a world leader in market information and insight, announces that it has agreed to acquire Compete, Inc. …

Michael Barbaro / New York Times:
Wal-Mart Tastemakers Write Unfiltered Blog  —  Microsoft is one of Wal-Mart’s biggest suppliers.  But that did not stop the Wal-Mart employee in charge of buying computers from panning Microsoft’s newest operating system, Vista.  —  “Is it really all that and a bag of chips?” he wrote on his blog.

Bob Tedeschi / New York Times:
After Suicide, Blog Insults Are Debated  —  Advertising blogs churn out some of the Web’s more scathing, and personal, vitriol.  Last week, the bloggers absorbed some body blows of their own.  —  Visitors to AgencySpy and AdScam, two sharp-tongued blogs written by advertising industry insiders …

Ken Fisher / Ars Technica:
MacBook Air aflutter: demand stays strong, sold out often  —  It might not be the iPhone, but the MacBook Air is selling much stronger than many of us would have guessed.  After a full month of being on the market, the Macbook Air is still a difficult commodity to obtain […]

Michael Arrington / TechCrunch:
When Will We Have Our First Valleywag Suicide?  —  Today I read all the sordid details about the alleged sexual encounter between a notable technology visionary and a woman who appears to be looking for as much publicity as possible.  Where did I read it?  On the Silicon Valley gossip blog […]

Ernesto / TorrentFreak:
Nine Inch Nails Uploads New Album on Torrent Sites  —  Nine Inch Nails has just released the first volume of their new album “Ghosts” on BitTorrent sites as a free download.  The band encourages its fans to share the album with friends, post it on websites and play it on podcasts

Microsoft:
Microsoft to Expand Microsoft Online Services for Businesses of All Sizes  —  Exchange Online and SharePoint Online enter beta.  —  Monday from the annual Microsoft Office SharePoint Conference, Bill Gates, chairman of Microsoft Corp., will announce that the company will offer Microsoft Online Services to businesses of all sizes.