eWEEK Newsbreak February 15th 2011

A new cheaper and smaller version of the iPhone could be on the way soon. Major publications around the world are abuzz with headlines about the new iPhone nano. The new device is code-named N97 and is said to be about 1/3 the size of the original iPhone. It will feature an edge-to-edge touchscreen, voice navigation, and an on-screen keyboard; On Sunday, Sony Ericsson announced a device that’s a Playstation gaming console and cellphone all in one! The new device, named Xperia Play, will run on Google's Android OS and is the first attempt by a major manufacturer to combine cellphone and full gaming capabilities in the same product since Nokia Corp. launched the sophisticated but ill-fated N-Gage in 2003; The NBA is bringing a virtual basketball league to Facebook. According the New York Times, the game will be called NBA Legend, and it will allow Facebook users to create an avatar, join an NBA basketball team, and follow a simulated career; Yahoo is making its presence in the mobile world a little louder this week with the debut of LiveStand. The publishing platform aims to deliver personalized content to mobile devices, and it will be available on the iPad and Android tablets in the first half of this year. News items from LiveStand will populate based on your interests, location, and the time of day.