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Mobile Minutes: net neutrality; Vimeo; Opera users; ditching the PC

U.S. President Barack Obama took a strong stance on Monday on new 'net neutrality' regulations being drafted by the Federal Communications Commission, saying the agency should reclassify broadband to regulate it more like a public utility.

Vimeo, a video-sharing web service built to appeal to fans of higher-quality content than sites like YouTube, is directly funding an original series for the first time and hoping viewers will be willing to pay for it.

Opera Software, the Norwegian developer of Web browsers used in cellphones and tablet computers, expects to add 100 million users thanks to a pact it signed with Microsoft Corp. for use of its browser in handsets earlier manufactured by Nokia Corp., its Chief Executive Officer said Monday.

Ever since the debut of the iPad nearly five years ago, pundits have been talking about the possibility of a post-PC professional existence. But I?m actually living it; I haven?t touched a personal computer in six months and I?m more productive than ever.