Super-slim smartphone from the old/new kid on the block
Panasonic announced back in December that it was getting back into the smartphone game which made us assume that we would be seeing its new phone line-up at MWC 2012 – but the Panasonic Eluga was actually announced a few weeks early at the company's European conference in Hamburg, Germany. TechRadar was among the first people in the world to get a hands on with the phone and we're pleased to announce that it's actually a great-looking device.
Tech Radar

Meg Whitman gives HP a much-needed adrenalin shot
During an audience Q&A session after Meg Whitman's Global Partner Conference (GPC) speech in Las Vegas last week, one reseller took to the microphone to share his thoughts on the current and former HP CEOs. He explained that after last year's GPC, when he returned to the office and was asked by customers and employees his views on then CEO Leo Apotheker, "he was proved right". He didn’t need to go into detail on his feedback, but it was clearly negative, supported by the removal of Apotheker late last year.
the INQUIRER

The Pirate Bay could be blocked in UK
The filesharing website The Pirate Bay has come a step closer to being blocked in the UK after the high court ruled that the site breaches copyright laws on a large scale. Major music groups want British internet service providers (ISPs), such as BT and BSkyB, to prevent their millions of customers from accessing The Pirate Bay in the UK.
The Guardian

Print on the move with cloud technology
Printing digital documents and photos used to involve connecting your PC or laptop to a printer in a single static location. Now things are very different. Smartphones, tablets, laptops and netbooks enable people to stay connected, no matter what their location. They also enable people to perform computing tasks on the move, such as printing. There are several ways to print from any location. All you'll need to enjoy more flexible printing is an internet connection and the right app for your device.
PC Advisor

Unofficial Site Puts London Crimes On The Map
A new website has been launched allowing victims of street crime to report and map where in London they were robbed or assaulted. Streetviolence.org provides a Google map of the capital on which users can pinpoint where they were targeted and also describe the incident. The charity Witness Confident, which is behind the initiative, hopes it will help warn people about local crime hotspots, encourage witnesses to come forward, allow victims to thank Good Samaritans and let users track arrests and prosecutions of law-breakers.
SkyNews

LG officially reveals Optimus Vu
While many smartphone makers are planning to use the platform of the upcoming World Mobile Congress to announce their new product lines, a few companies just can’t wait to let the cat out of the bag. One such firm is Korean-based LG Electronics, who has today lifted the lid on its new Optimus Vu smartphone, which actually looks more like a tablet. In fact, with its 5in 1,024 x 768 pixel display, it’s very similar to the Samsung Galaxy Note, though It is a little slimmer, measuring 8.5mm thick compared to the Note’s 9.7mm frame.
Hexus

Sony SmartWatch with first 250 pre-orders of Xperia S at Phones 4U
First 250 people pre-ordering the Xperia S will receive a SmartWatch, as the mobile comes second to the iPhone 4S in the number of people to pre-register their interest in a device at the retailer Phones 4U is giving away a free Sony SmartWatch worth £99 to each of the first 250 people that pre-order their interest in the Sony Xperia S.
Mobile News

Twitter partners with Yandex for real-time search
Twitter and Russian search engine Yandex have agreed a partnership that will allow Yandex to show new tweets in its search results almost instantly, as Twitter becomes an increasingly important source of real-time information.
Reuters

Apple faces its 'Nike moment' over working conditions in Chinese factories
Apple is facing a "Nike moment" which hit the shoe company in the 1990s when its use of cheap labour in the far east was revealed, one of the inspectors of Apple's Chinese suppliers has said. Speaking to ABC News' Nightline programme, Ines Kaempfer of the US Fair Labour Association (FLA), which is inspecting the Foxconn assembly plants used by Apple in China, said: "There was a moment for Nike in the '90s, when they got a lot of publicity, negative publicity. And they weren't the worst. It's probably like Apple. They're not necessarily the worst, it's just that the publicity is starting to build up. We call it the 'Nike moment' in the industry."
The Guardian

Mobilethink and Qelp Partner for Smartphone Care Solution
Mobile device management and device intelligence firm Mobilethink has partnered with Qelp, which provides multichannel, interactive customer care for smartphones, to provide Danish telco TDC with the means to cut rising customer care costs when troubleshooting smartphones in its 3G and 4G networks.
MobileMarketing