Busy News day | Chetan Sharma

Of course, MWC is underway but even otherwise, there are plenty of news items trickling in

Microsoft is in the mood to buy, while Yahoo! takeover is pending, Microsoft acquired Danger of Sidekick fame for an undisclosed amount
Starbucks divorces T-Mobile, marries AT&T, does iPhone have anything to do with it?
Cellfire – mobile coupon company raises $12M
As expected, Google’s Android demos make special appearance in Barcelona
Plenty of Mobile Advertising News as well

Nokia launches global mobile ad network
O2 started its mobile advertising service
GSMA and Operators are working on standards for measuring mobile ads

AOL launches open source platform for Mobile phone. I talked to Jai Jaisimha, VP Products AOL Mobile about this program on friday and this program is more ambitious than anything we have seen thus far as it includes all device types – essentially abstract the device layer and let developers focus on apps. If there is enough traction, the AOL’s business model is to monetize services built around this open source platform.