»  Verizon confirmed that data service outage that affected east coast customers early this morning, blaming defective software at one of its data centers. [Computerworld]

»  Skype is now available for free on Nokia’s Ovi Store. [PC World]

»  T-Mobile will power the new Nokia (NYSE: NOK) 5230 Nuron, a smartphone including free navigation via Ovi Maps and turn-by-turn directions. [Release]

»  Universal Pictures turns to mobile barcodes to promote new Jude Law flick Repo Men. [MediaPost]

»  Microsoft (NSDQ: MSFT) will use Navizon’s location database for geo-positioning. [Release]