There is no worry that cannot be eased by a Nat King Cole song or by any song by your favorite singer or musician, for that matter.

I know that TV, radio, newspapers, and the Internet bombard us daily with news of unsettling events and developments — big, bad wars in unheard of places; bashing and killing; and total lack of care and affection for and from other human beings — that sometimes some of us might ask: Is it worth the pain and trouble to get up each day?

These days, when even the simplest act of taking the bus means gambling with your life, it takes heroic servings of courage or extreme foolhardiness to go on doing the usual things. Going to the mall, visiting your favorite bars and restaurants, hearing mass, or going to a crowded place might even seem like doing the Russian roulette.

But no one should lose heart. As my lolo used to say, this too shall pass. Everything does.
 
Apple-Munching Google?

A post on the Android community Web site (androidcommunity.com) claims that the Android 3.0 mobile OS will blast Apple out of the mobile waters. Even considering the site's partisan roots and outlook, such a claim might seem preposterous, to say the least. And we are being courteous and generous here.

The post's author presents three reasons to support his "blasphemous" assertion. First, the Honeycomb's syncing feature, which lets consumers run apps they have downloaded on all Android-enabled mobile devices they own; second, browser-based system of downloading apps; and, third, the ability to access the apps from any computer and any Android device.

Would these be reason enough to concur with the post's fearless assertion?
 
Redmond-Finland Alliance

Shares of Nokia, the world's leading mobile phone vendor, have been on an upswing since rumors about a possible partnership with Microsoft began swirling the past few days. While senior companies from the alleged future smartphone-market partners have been tightlipped so far, there has been no scarcity of dropped hints (actual and imagined) of a possibly market-altering announcement at a coming Nokia event on February 11 in London.

Most analysts would welcome such a cooperation deal between Nokia and Microsoft, each one a leader of their respective markets. Although Nokia's smartphone business has been languishing lately, especially in the U.S. (the world's most lucrative still) and Microsoft's Windows 7 mobile OS has so far failed to impress consumers and market pundits, such a deal could probably be of benefit to both companies.

Together, perhaps, these companies stand a better chance at doing battles with market leaders Apple, Android, and Research In Motion.

This corner wishes them best of luck.

That's all for the meantime, folks. Join me again next time as we keep on watching IT.