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Yes, you should know by now that Nokia’s Symbian Belle update has already been released after months of waiting and delays, targeting handsets which are currently powered by the Symbian Anna operating system. For those who already have Belle running on your Nokia device right out of the box, you can always give this bit of news a miss, but for folks who use the X7, E7, E6, C7, C6-01, 500, and N8 as your primary mobile communications device, then this is the update you have been waiting for, and for a long time already. Of course, just in case you were wondering whether your planets are not properly aligned because you did not receive the update yet, Nokia has rolled out a tool that gets the job done on your behalf – by tracking the spread of Belle availability. All you need to do is click on the region where you are currently residing, followed by your country, and you will be privy to see what is available at the moment. Any of you given Belle a go already, and …

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Where’s the fun in playing a Tiger Woods-infused golf game as the seasoned, acclaimed sports figure? Wouldn’t you rather play as a small child? Having somehow extracted this incredible wish from your heart of hearts, EA Sports has announced a new mode for Tiger Woods PGA Tour 13 , which follows the legend from toddler to titan. The Tiger Legacy Challenge allows players to “relive Tiger’s most memorable golf accomplishments,” and revisit each era of his career. Playing through each of the ten eras will unlock unspecified bonus content. It all starts — seriously — with Tiger practicing in his backyard between the ages of two to six and runs into the future where Woods is chasing his 19th major. It’s unclear how much of Tiger’s early years will be reserved for clean up your room -themed mini-games. Tiger Woods PGA Tour 13 will also feature Kinect support for the Xbox 360 and Move support on PlayStation 3, when it arrives on March 27. Tiger Woods PGA Tour 13 (Legacy Challenge Mode)

Telecom expense management (TEM) solutions company Xigo , which Greg likened to a Billshrink for large companies , has been acquired by one of its partners, IT services and solutions provider Dimension Data for an undisclosed sum. Dimension Data says the acquisition of Xigo, formerly known as Invoice Insight, will enable them to offer enterprise customers an integrated cost optimization solution for spend analysis, sourcing, provisioning and invoice processing. The company adds that it will focus on increasing Xigo’s market share in the United States and roll out the services to other countries “over time”. Dave Spofford, CEO of Xigo, will continue to lead the Xigo team and report to Dimension Data’s Americas CEO Jere Brown.

If you thought Intel’s super-charged Core i7 CPUs were only for desktops, then AVADirect reckons it can change your mind. The company’s Clevo P270WM notebook comes strapped to the back of either a six-core i7-3930K or an over-sized i7-3960X, while still leaving plenty of room for dual GeForce GTX 580M graphics, a Bigfoot Killer WiFi adapter, three hard drives and four memory slots offering up to 32GB of RAM. Topping it all off is a 3D-capable 17.3-inch Full HD LED glossy display and backlit keyboard. The base configuration with the 3930K processor, single graphics card and 750GB HDD will set you back over $3,000, and if you have to ask how much the NVIDIA Quadro graphics option costs then you’re probably better off with something like this .

Google’s always been a little bit hesitant to get into the hardware game , preferring instead to stick their software (and occasionally branding) on devices from others. But a new rumor suggests that Google may be working on a prototype for a pair of augmented reality glasses that they’ll be marketing directly to the public.

At CES, the AOL booth where we worked, did interviews, and ate lunch was just a few short feet from Samsung’s huge Galaxy Note booth, where they were giving out free shirts printed with your caricature, drawn, of course, on a Galaxy Note. There was a line around this thing the entire time we were there, scores of people waiting for hours for their free t-shirt. Outside CES there were enormous banners in the most prominent and expensive ad spots on the convention center. Phone? Tablet? It’s Galaxy Note™! And just yesterday, in a grandiose ad rather out of keeping with their well-done “next big thing” campaign, the Note was made out to be the end of all our troubles, ending the tyranny of using our fingers and letting us circle and cross out and all those things you wish you could do on your obviously-now-obsolete iPhone. But I saw the Note at CES and formed my opinion in about five or six seconds: it’s weak. And that’s why this advertising blitz makes so much sense. First, let me just …

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