Breakfast briefing: Microsoft and Yahoo canoodle while Sony Ericsson says no to Google

• It may be "full steam ahead" for Yahoo and Microsoft now that their tie-up has been given the green light by European regulators , but don't expect anything revolutionary soon - the two companies say it's unlikely that a Bing-powered, Yahoo-designed engine will roll out any time before 2012. • Here's an interesting one picked up by Engadget - apparently Sony Ericsson boss Bert Nordberg said that Google had asked SE to build the Nexus One before it turned to HTC . Nordberg said he turned down the opportunity, though the company is building its own Android handset anyway. Strange. • I've mentioned Pictory before - a new online photo magazine that pulls together elements of the Big Picture and JPG into short narratives. The latest instalment, entitled The One Who Got Away, is beautiful . I'm just waiting for a good opportunity to contribute myself. On that bittersweet note, have a good weekend. You can follow our links and commentary each day through Twitter ( @guardiantech , or our personal accounts ) or by watching our Delicious feed .