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Nokia going to release Windows Phone 7 ?

Over the past month, Nokia has initiated talks with Microsoft to expand their cooperation. More specifically, the discussion is not around technology exchange, nor about more Microsoft apps on Nokia phones, but it’s about a new line of Nokia devices running Windows Phone 7. The devices would be sold under the Nokia brand, via Nokia distribution channels, and would have some of the typical features found on current Nokia phones, according to Eldar Murtazin, who has a weekly opinion editorial over at Mobile-Review.

Windows Phone vs. PC gaming now a reality

Microsoft has been pushing the gaming powers to Windows Phone 7 devices since day one. But until now, one crucial link has been missing – multiplayer gaming between a Windows Phone and a PC.

That link has now been bridged, albeit in a relatively uninteresting manner, by “Game Chest: Logic Games”, a US$2.99 app that allows for turn-based chess matches between a PC and a Windows Phone device. After sending an invitation to an opponent via email, the PC user can play via a web interface.

Nokia’s Symbian vs Google’s Android

Mobile maker Nokia’s Symbian operating system is on the ropes, its lead being stripped away blow by Android, but if its new boss can make it, they can enjoy some relief.

Stephen Elop, appointed Nokia’s chief executive three months ago, is due to present his plans to arrest the market leader’s decline early next year, and there are siren voices that would have him turn his back on mobile software and focus on handsets.

Sony sells TV with a built-in PlayStation 2

UK electronics retailer Richer Sounds is selling a 22-inch Sony HDTV with a PlayStation 2 built-in. Dubbed the Sony Bravia KDL-22PX300, the set sits atop the built-in PlayStation 2, and will set you back £200 (or about $312). Unfortunately, Sony has no plans to bring anything similar to the KDL-22PX300 to the US, according to CNET.