Who should govern the Internet?

Internet interest groups are meeting at the United Nations to work on a new definition of governing the Internet.

Reuters reports that several governments in the developing world say the Internet has aggravated the "digital divide" where the world`s poor remain unconnected to modern communication innovations.

The report says many developing countries want governments to play a larger role in what appears on the Internet through the UN`s International Telecommunications Union, but there is increased private sector fear in the richer nations that increased government involvement could slow innovation.

The two-day forum on Internet governance is being attended by more than 200 representatives from government, the private sector and civil society to debate issues such as regulation and transparency.

The forum is to produce a report, which will be presented at the World Summit on the Information Society in Tunis next year.

PC World says camera phones are moving from novelties to viable digital cameras, with the introduction of several new models that shoot images at 1-megapixel or even higher resolution.

PC World reports that several cellphone manufacturers unveiled new handsets this week with many of the new models sporting big screens measuring up to two inches diagonally.

The report says photos produced on a 1-megapixel camera phone promise to yield a good print, but if users send an image from their camera phone via MMS or e-mail, the photo is reduced in quality because of current attachment size limitations of wireless networks. To print the original 1-megapixel picture, users should be able to transfer the file through an infrared, Bluetooth, or USB connection.

Microsoft is set to launch its push into the Web search market currently dominated by Google and Yahoo, according to a report by Reuters.

The report says Microsoft has indicated that it will begin rolling out its own Internet search technology within a year. Representatives have conceded that Microsoft made a strategic mistake when it chose to use outside companies for Web search rather than making its own investment in the up-and-coming technology.

Lucent Technologies is working on a solution to provide users with wireless Internet access on trains, buses and cars.

Computerworld says Lucent is working with In Motion Technology in Vancouver and Top Global in Beijing to develop a product that links third-generation (3G) mobile networks and WiFi technologies.

The report says the WiFi on the Move product will augment Lucent`s 3G wireless technology, which provides high-speed capabilities of up to 500Kbs.

Lucent says the aim is to take advantage of the large base of WiFi devices and provide them with WiFi access in places where cable connections are difficult, such as trains and buses.