Microsoft is about to pull an Apple and Google by hoping full force into the phone market, at least that’s the report that recently surfaced from MuyComputer which is reporting that the Zune Phone will appear at MWC in Barcelona this month and will feature a Nvidia Tegra setup.

According to Gizmodo, MuyComputer DirectorJ avier Pérez Cortijo said

“the Zune Phone presentation at Barcelona’s Mobile World Congress 2010 is 100% confirmed.”

According to that same report, the Zune Phone will offer a screen resolution of 480 x 272, although no size has been announced, plus HDMI video out and Windows 7.  It will also weight around 2.45 ounces. Just realize that the picture in this post is nothing more than an artists own rendering of what they think the Zune Phone will look like.

The image is a mockup, not the real thing

In group C we’ll see a couple of really interesting matches, as Kaka (Real Madrid) will play his old club AC Milan. Another couple of interesting matches are in group F, where two strikers will meet their old club. Samuel Eto’o (now Inter Milan) switch with Zlatan Ibrahimovich (now Barcelona) during the summer break.

Group G is the most “boring” group with Sevilla, Rangers, Stuttgart and Urziceni (?!)

The group stages start September 15.

Champions League draw

Group A: Bayern Munich, Juventus, Bordeaux, Maccabi Haifa
Group B: Manchester United, CSKA Moscow, Besiktas, Wolfsburg
Group C: AC MIlan, Real Madrid, Marseille, FC Zurich
Group D: Chelsea, Porto, Atletico Madrid, Apoel Nicosia
Group E: Liverpool, Lyon, Fiorentina, Debrecen
Group F: Barcelona, Inter Milan, Dynamo Kiev, Rubin Kazan
Group G: Sevilla, Rangers, Stuttgart, Unirea Urziceni
Group H: Arsenal, AZ Alkmaar, Olympiakos, Standard Liege

Which match do you look forward to? Which team is your favorite? (Real Madrid here)

Just last week I posted about the second largest aquarium in the world and how cool it was. Well it turns out that the song by Barcelona used in the video had been pirated. Now in this day and age of YouTube takedowns at the slightest finger wagging by record companies the guys in Barcelona are saying a great big thank you to the person who made the video. The band claims that the video has actually boosted their album sales and concert ticket sales.

So bucking the takedown trend the guys in the band posted a video response to the "Kuroshio Sea" video in which they thanked the uploader of the video and all their new-found friends that came as a result of the posting.

Now that’s the way to handle the times when a fan creates something really cool and actually adds value to your music. Good on ya Barcelona!

Barcelona did what they could to “warn” Kaka against moving to Real Madrid, but the deal was already sealed at that point. According to Kaka the deal had been in the pipeline for some time.

I wanted this move to be announced sooner. For me it’s a relief that it has been announced now, although I have always be 100 per cent focussed on the national side.

Earlier this year Manchester City offered twice as much for Kaka, but it was mid-season in Italy and Kaka didn’t want to leave mid-season. Now he is moving to Real Madrid to advance his soccer career and save AC Milan’s financial crisis.

Now another chance came up and AC Milan is in a big crisis (financially). For me, the sporting project (at Madrid) is interesting and will be an important boost to continue my career in the highest level.

It doesn’t look like Real Madrid’s shopping spree is stopping with the signing of Kaka. The likes of Cristiano Ronaldo, Xabi Alonso, David Villa and Franck Ribery have also been linked to the Spanish capital club who appear to have no cap on their summer spending budget.

“The president (newly re-elected Florentino Perez) is already making contact (with potential signings) and is putting together a competitive team,” said Kaka. “One which will try to once again become champions in Spain and Europe. That’s why I chose Madrid.”

Personally I hope Real Madrid will give Barcelona some serious competition next season.