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Leading handset maker, Nokia might not offer its N9 smartphone in the UK, when the Meego powered device is launched later in the year.

According to a new report, the UK is not among the list of countries that Nokia has asked its users to check for availability. Surprisingly, Italy, Spain, Germany and France are also not mentioned in the list.

“The N9 will begin shipping in 2011. We will share more information about the specific markets and the pricing closer to product availability,” said Nokia's communications manager, Mark Hindle.

The Black Ops' new Zombie map has appeared among the most viewed videos on popular video sharing site, YouTube in the week ending June 30.

Team Fortress 2's mad medic, which is being offered for free by the company, also appeared on the top as for most viewed video on the site. League of Legends was on the third spot ahead of the new Call of Duty trailer which took the forth position for the week.

Gordon Murray, known for his car designers and engineers including the McLaren F1, has unveiled a new electric minicar called the T-27.

The new model is claimed to be world's most efficient EV. Murray has worked with Zytek Automotive to bring the new T-27 to market. It relies on a lightweight and fully integrated electric motor, control system, and battery offering improved efficiency.

Sony has unveiled its new Vaio Z Series ultra slim laptop in an event in London this week with an impressive docking system to enahcne ts performance and connectivity options.

The new 13.3-inch model weighs less than 1.2kg and is 16.65mm thin, according to the company. Tshi makes it thinner and lighter than rival Apple’s Macbook Air. The model comes with an Sandy Bridge Core i7 chip clocked at
3.4GHz and has 8GB of memory and up to 256GB hard drive storage.

Internet giant, Google has launched a new social project called, Google+ to take on social networking giant Facebook. The company is aiming to integrate various services under one platform to consolidate its vast online user base.

The new Google+ service, which is under its field trail, will allow users to share photos, messages and comments and it also integrates Google maps and images. The service is designed to enable users organize their contacts easily.

News Corp has sold the once popular social networking site, Myspace to a California-based digital advertising agency, Specific Media, which is backed by musician Justin Timberlake.

Mr Timberlake will pick up a stake in the site and help refresh its strategy for future along with Specific Media. Myspace, which was founded in California in 2003 and was the world’s biggest social networking site until three years ago, has faced a dramatic decline in the number of active users as well as revenues.