Around the Web 12.02.08: Nokia’s new phone and we can’t get enough Britney
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-- More phone porn: Nokia unveils its N97, the $700 mobile computer it claims is ‘the world’s most advanced.’ Let the drooling begin. Gizmodo.
-- Palm reports some pretty dismal fall sales. (Cue young people: ‘Wait, what’s Palm?’) Silicon Alley Insider
-- Why the cable industry can thwart Sony’s plans to get Internet to your TV. Bits
-- Aloha, Hawaii Telecom. It files for bankruptcy. WSJ
-- How phones and the Internet are changing the way Vietnamese date. How do you say LOL in Vietnamese? CNet
-- She just won’t go away. Britney is still the No. 1 one search term in 2008. CNet
-- YouTube isn’t just about dogs singing show tunes. A new online contest gives human musicians the chance to play in Carnegie Hall. NewTeeVee
-- Can yesterday’s Cyber Monday bargains stave off what many are saying will be a terrible holiday shopping season? Mercury News
-- The company that produced those wacky CNN election night holograms gets acquired by a sports data firm. Maybe they’ll be able to beam Manny back to whatever planet he came from. PaidContent.org
-- President Bush wants spying telecoms to get immunity. The issue goes to court in San Fran today. Wired
-- The FCC will vote on free broadband in a few weeks during one of its last meetings before Obama takes over. USA Today
-- You look like you need a vacation. So how about a geek hotel that lets you stay in Luke’s home in Star Wars or play Guitar Hero in the lounge? Wired
-- Alana Semuels
