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Earlier this week at MWC, HTC took the wraps off of a trio of smartphones that feature both its One branding as well as the new Sense 4 user interface. One HTC executive has used the occasion to touch on previous versions of the Sense UI and how things will be different with Sense 4 and the One series. Speaking to Pocket-lint, Kouji Kodera, HTC's chief product officer, has said that the company simply "added too many things" while moving from the original Sense up to Sense 3.5, explaining that originally Sense was meant to be simple but that eventually the experience become "cluttered." Kodera continued:

This morning Nokia announced its additions to the parade of new phones being announced at Mobile World Congress, and the Finnish firm definitely brought a variety of devices to show. First up is the Nokia 808 PureView, a Nokia Belle (Symbian) handset with a 41-megapixel camera. Yep, 41 megapixels. Nokia explains that the camera doesn't take full-on 41-megapixel photos, though, instead maxing out at shows with a max resolution of 38 megapixels. When a user selects that option, Nokia says that they'll be able to zoom in, crop and resize and still be left with a quality image. When selecting a standard resolution photo like 5 or 8 megapixels, the camera performs pixel oversampling to take seven pixels and cram them into one pixel. The camera, which unsurprisingly causes a bit of a hump on the 808 PureView's rear, also shoots 1080p video.

Remember that Nokia Lumia 800 package that we got wind of a little over a week ago? Today Microsoft and Nokia have confirmed its existence, and if you believed that the package sounded right up your backstreet when details about it leaked, you can take one right now if you happen to live near a Microsoft Store. The package is priced at $899 and contains an unlocked Lumia 800 that's AT&T 3G-compatible, Nokia Purity HD Stereo Headset, Luna Bluetooth headset and a Nokia Play 360° wireless speaker.

WELLINGTON, New Zealand With 150 million registered users, about 50 million hits daily and endorsements from music superstars, Megaupload.com was among the world's biggest file-sharing sites. Big enough, according to a U.S. indictment, that it earned founder Kim Dotcom $42 million last year alone.

Despite economic worries in Europe, Google was still expected to post strong earnings on Thursday. But the Mountain View, Calif.-based enterprise didn't hold up to estimates and the stock immediately plummeted more than $50 after hours.
Google reported a fourth quarter net income of $2.71 billion, or $8.22 a share (statement). Non-GAAP earnings were $9.50 a share on a revenue of $10.58 billion (including traffic acquisition costs) — an 25 percent increase compared to the fourth quarter of 2010.

Life is a little different for James Durbin this January. Last year's fourth place "American Idol" finalist is no longer belting out rock tunes on the "Idol" stage, but watching the TV competition from the comfort of his own Santa Cruz, Calif. home, with his new wife Heidi and their son Hunter.
Durbin told CBSNews.com that while tuning into the season premiere on Wednesday night he saw some familiar faces on the show: "Idol" hopefuls who auditioned in previous years, but didn't make it.

Google+, Google's fledgling social network, now has 90 million users according to CEO Larry Page. 

Page disclosed the number in a press release issued for Google's fourth quarter. "I am super excited about the growth of Android, Gmail, and Google+, which now has 90 million users globally – well over double what I announced just three months ago," Page says.

Last November, Adobe announced its decision to halt Flash development for mobile browsers, chipsets and operating systems.

Instead, the company plans to develop on the open HTML5 platform. While the announcement may seem startling given the legacy of Adobe's business, the launch of Adobe Edge back in August marked the clear beginning of the company's pivot toward HTML5.