New MacBook Pros, Google's Rumored Music Store Launch, Steve Jobs Bio Out: Today's Top Stories

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Lauren Indvik
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New MacBook Pros, Google's Rumored Music Store Launch, Steve Jobs Bio Out: Today's Top Stories

Welcome to this morning's edition of “First To Know,” a series in which we keep you in the know on what’s happening in the digital world. We’re keeping our eyes on five particular stories of interest today.

WikiLeaks Suspends Publication

Whistleblowing site WikiLeaks has temporarily suspended publication to protest a blockade by credit card companies.

Apple Refreshes MacBook Pro Lineup

Apple has upgraded its MacBook Pro lineup with better processors and graphics chips.

Music Download Service Coming to Google+

Google is building a Google+-integrated music-download service that could launch within the next two weeks, according to the WSJ.

Steve Jobs Biography Hits Stores

The authorized biography of Apple founder and former CEO Steve Jobs by Walter Isaacson, who appeared in a 60 Minutes segment Sunday evening, is arriving in bookstores Monday. The item is already available for download on digital devices.

Netflix Coming to UK and Ireland

Netflix has confirmed that it is expanding its video-streaming service to the UK and Ireland in early 2012.

Further News

Apple has posted a memorial video of Steve Jobs, viewable only in the company's Safari web browser.

A Turkish journalist has leveraged Twitter to find housing for thousands of earthquake victims in Turkey.

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