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• 5 Facebook Home privacy facts

  Last week, Facebook released new software for Android phones called "Home." The software is a set of apps that you can download to put Facebook photos and messaging front and center on your mobile device.

• Skype preview for Windows Phone 8 gets HD video

  The latest version of the Skype for Windows Phone 8 Preview has support for HD video calls on some phones and reinstated integration with the People hub.

• Apple is 'not operating a monopoly' with the App Store

  Company attorney says the fact that there are no other stores peddling iOS apps doesn't mean Apple has a monopoly

• Mozilla previews Firefox OS with four phone makers and 18 operators onboard

  Mozilla previewed the first commercial build of its Firefox OS and announced several operator and smartphone rollout plans on Sunday at Mobile World Congress.

• Yahoo's Mayer says mobile mail is broken

  Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer thinks there are problems with checking email on a smartphone, but her company is working on a solution.

• RIM renames store to BlackBerry World as more content is added

  Research In Motion has renamed its web store BlackBerry World, as it gets ready to add more content ahead of the launch of the BlackBerry 10 operating system.

• CIOs still acting as IT managers: Gartner

  CIOs are focusing on digital technologies to drive business transformation but are still ‘stuck in a rut’ of managing day-to-day administrative IT activities, according to a new global CIO survey by research firm Gartner.
  

• Galleries create apps for art's sake

  The Art Gallery of New South Wales -- a century-old institution -- has been faced in the past two years with the disruptive force of endemic mobile technology among its visitors, the National Digital Forum in Wellington recently, heard.

• RIM preps developers for BlackBerry 10 QWERTY smartphone

  Research In Motion has introduced the BlackBerry Dev Alpha C, a smartphone developers can use to test their applications and get ready for the launch of the BlackBerry 10 QWERTY device next year. The company also said developers will be able to trade their Alpha devices for a fully functional limited edition BlackBerry 10 smartphone.

• Nokia debuts Here, cross-platform location service

  Nokia plans an ambitious expansion of its mapping and location-based services platform beyond its own smartphones to competing devices running OSes other than Windows Phone 8, it said Tuesday.

• Microsoft releases Windows Phone 8 SDK

  One day after the launch of its next generation mobile operating system, Windows Phone 8, Microsoft has released the SDK (software development kit) that will allow programmers to write applications for the new platform.

• HP puts webOS on open source track

  HP announced today that it will "contribute" its webOS operating system to the <a href="http://www.networkworld.com/subnets/opensource/">open source</a> community.

• Twitter reveals new design, revamped iPhone app

  Twitter, it is a-changing again. The microblogging service unveiled a new version of its online interface Thursday, with a focus on simplifying the design and making the service easier to use.

• IBM launches enterprise social collaboration apps for tablets

  Responding to increased use of tablets within workplaces, IBM will release on Wednesday several mobile applications designed to let employees use IBM enterprise social collaboration software with iPads and other mobile devices.

• Carrier IQ's own marketing claims undercut its defense

  An increasingly <a href="http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9222332/FAQ_Behind_the_Carrier_IQ_rootkit_controversy_">besieged Carrier IQ</a> (CIQ) yesterday insisted that its software is designed only to help wireless carriers diagnose operational problems on networks and mobile devices. But its own marketing material for one of the products raises doubts about that claim.