Music videos return to UK YouTube
Music videos are once more available to YouTube viewers in the UK after the streaming site reached an agreement with songwriters' group PRS for Music. In March, YouTube blocked thousands of music videos to UK users, after failing to reach agreement over fees.  YouTube, owned by Google, is paying an undisclosed lump sum to PRS, backdated until January and lasting until 2012.
BBC News

Sony Ericsson expands Windows Mobile range
Sony Ericsson has unveiled a new handset model which will run Microsoft's Windows Mobile 6.5 operating system. The company said that the new Xperia X2 handset will use the new operating system to help power a number of new messaging and multimedia features.
V3

Nokia opening up Ovi Maps to developers
Nokia is opening up its Ovi Maps service to external developers, allowing them to make use of it in their applications in the same way they can use Google Maps on iPhone and Android.
Mobile Entertainment

Microsoft pushes for single global patent system
A senior lawyer at Microsoft is calling for the creation of a global patent system to make it easier and faster for corporations to enforce their intellectual property rights around the world.
ZDNet

Most new servers in 2009 will be virtualised
More than half of new servers installed in 2009 will be virtualised, and that number will hit 80 per by 2012, according to a report from research company, TheInfoPro. The benefits of virtualization and growing maturity of hypervisors is certainly contributing to increasing use.
Techworld

Facebook Connect launches for mobile web
New states revealed today show that Mobile Social Networking could finally be making its mark as 65 million people accessed Facebook through their phones last month, with the majority of users accessing the site from the US, UK and Canada.
Mobile Entertainment

T-Mobile Pulse: Android PAYG arrives 
T-Mobile and manufacturer Huawei have joined forces to offer T-mobile customers the first PAYG android handset to date.  The T-Mobile Pulse offers HSDPA, Wi-Fi, GPS and a 3.5-inch HVGA touchscreen all in a smooth chrome shell.
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Blu-ray discs to go 3D
Industry body for the Blu-ray market the BDA, has announced plans to incorporate 3D into the Blu-ray Disc format. 3D discs will also include a 2D version of the film that can be viewed on existing 2D players. The announcement has already gained support from Walt Disney studios, which currently has a 3D movie playing in theatres in the US.
Electronics Weekly

BT launches wholesale broadband managed connect
BT has launched a new broadband service, running over the company’s 21st Century Network, that delivers a mix of next-generation and legacy broadband services across a single backhaul link. Wholesale Broadband Managed Connect (WBMC) enables providers to accelerate the migration of their end users while reducing their costs, offering more broadband choice and flexibility.
Comms Dealer

Application virtualisation comes to smartphones
VMware is currently embedding its technology into a range of smartphones enabling the devices to connect to PCs and run applications built for other mobile platforms. Applications developers currently have to develop a number of different application across the many platforms, the move by VMware is to help standardise the industry.
ZDNet