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Skype and facebook Helps to nab Murder Suspect

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A DRUG dealer suspected of involvement in the murder of Meredith Kercher was arrested after an undercover policeman reportedly befriended him on Facebook and then tracked the use of his internet accounts to the German city of Mainz.

Rudy Hermann Guede, 20, who has joint Italian-Ivory Coast nationality, was arrested late on Tuesday by German police and handed to Interpol after boarding a train without a ticket. He left Perugia after Ms Kercher’s murder nearly three weeks ago.

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Skype is now mobile !!

3skypephoneMany commentators didn’t realize that the 3 Skypephone doesn’t really do mobile VoIP. Even my friends at Areamobile thought at first that a 3G data flatrate would be necessary to use it. It was quite easy to get this false impression as the press release only said:

Skype, the global Internet communications company and 3, the mobile operator, have launched a new affordable handset that lets you make free Skype to Skype calls and send free Skype instant messages from your mobile phone to other Skype users no matter where they are.

The 3 Skypephone is a fully-featured 3G Internet phone with Skype built-in. In addition to Skype calls the phone makes conventional calls and can be used to access 3’s broad range of other internet services.

3 customers using the 3 Skypephone will be able to make Skype calls and send instant messages on the move with the push of a button. This is the first time an operator has offered a mass market device which is tailor-made for free calling over the internet from a mobile. Now, all of Skype’s 246 million registered can be reached for free with the 3 Skypephone. …

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Transform Your Nokia N80 Cell Phone Into Internet Edition For Free

As reported before, Nokia was going to release the Internet Edition of its Nokia N80 cell phone. The new Internet Edition will have more internet application (including VoIP, Download Clients, and Lifeblog) and better support for surfing the web. Luckily, owner of Nokia N80 handset don’t have to throw away their phones. They can just download the Nokia Software Updater (link after the jump) and upgrade their phonet to Nokia N80 Internet Edition. Pretty cool, huh? Read the more »