Rupert Murdoch's Skype Issues, Droid Gets Android Froyo Update

• Skype has reportedly been embroiled in a lingering legal dispute with BSkyB (part of Rupert Murdoch's News Corp. family) because "Skype" includes the word "sky," the name of one of Murdoch's networks. There is no word yet, however, if News Corp. plans to go after the Alan Parsons Project in hopes of redubbing its hit to "Eye in the Rupert Murdoch-Owned Property," or force The Temptations to rename their own jam as "Rupert Murdoch's Intellectual Property Is the Limit." From: The Telegraph]
• Froyo has been incrementally rolling out for various Android devices, and it appears Verizon's Droid has become the latest model to receive the 2.2 upgrade. [From: Engadget]
• Last month, the U.N. denounced North Korea for allegedly torpedoing a South Korean ship, so the North is employing YouTube to proclaim its innocence, to praise leader Kim Jong-Il, and to berate its southern neighbor. Or, as most call it, typical North Korean shenanigans. [From: AFP]
• Developers at Amazon's Kindle labs reportedly hope to add new capabilities to the popular e-reader, and -- judging by a slew of new job openings -- could also be pursuing the creation of entirely new gadgets. [From: The New York Times]
• The video game industry suffered its first real recessionary effects during 2009 (although growth remained significantly higher than the rest of the U.S. economy), but the 120,000 workers in the field still earned an alluring average salary of $89,781. [From: Engadget]
• Wikileaks is reportedly under heavy fire from a variety of angry enemies, including human rights groups who condemn the site's practice of publishing civilians' names. The Pentagon is also currently enlisting help from overseas allies in the global hunt for founder Julian Assange. [From: TechCrunch]

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