As Ubuntu continues to gain popularity there is no doubt that they will be looking for more ways to increase their market share. Just last week it was announced that Dell will be offering PC’s with Ubuntu pre-installed, which is sure to make the operating system very well known. The Ubuntu team wasn’t about to stop there though…

Not to be confused with youtube.com/mobile which allows you to upload YouTube videos from you phone, the new YouTube Mobile will make it easy to watch your favorite videos from your cell phone, rate them, and comment.

It looks like Microsoft sees the value in widgets much like those introduced with the iPhone. Just today, Microsoft announced their backing of a company called ZenZui who is looking to change the way you navigate the web on your mobile device with their “zooming” mobile browser.

Yesterday, Yahoo expanded their oneSearch feature and made it available for just about any phone in the US on Yahoo! Mobile Web Service.  oneSearch will give you quick access to important answers while you’re on the go. 

Yahoo has decided to ditch their mobile service pilot program called Mixd just a few months after it started.  It was geared towards the younger crowd, but apparently didn’t latch on like they expected.  In fact, the service ended over a week ago, yet no one noticed until yesterday.  That ought to say something right there.