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Here’s our take on news that matters for Monday, February 20. Today’s theme is better late than never , and here are a some links to headlines about technology that is changing the way we live and learn.

• Gaming — According to analysts, Sony’s PlayStation 3 will be late and more expensive than expected.

• Blogging, Podcasting, and Vodcasting — Podcasting is undoubtedly a successful medium. But what about it’s business potential? That is still largely unknown but there are lots of people trying to make it happen.

• Handhelds – The race for mobile e-mail is officially on as just about every major player announced an initiative at last week;s 3GSm World Conference in Barcelona.
• Social Networks – Looks like AOL is rolling out new features designed to take on MySpace and Skype. And, ere’s a good article on “finding, filtering, and forwarding” as the backbones of social networking.

Now, here’s a recap of our favorite posts from the edublogging community from the past 48 hours.

• From Clarence Fisher: Post on blogging, vlogging, and podding in the classroom.
• From Dave Cormier : Post on a plan for a new media curriculum — online work conference.
• From Gardner Campbell : Post asking what if the problem is not pedagogy but rather the profession.
• From Ben Vershbow : Post on the Bible on DVD as another example of the embodiment of book on screen.
• From Donna DesRoches : Post of thoughts on her recent presentation on the social Web.