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 four particular stories of interest today.
City Clears Occupy Wall Street Protests in Zucotti Park
Hundreds of New York City police officers temporarily cleared Zucotti Park of Occupy Wall Street protesters Monday night heading into Tuesday morning. The New York Times is liveblogging events as they unfold here.
RIM Announces Two BlackBerry Smartphones
RIM has announced two new BlackBerry OS 7 smartphones, the Bold 9790 and Curve 9380. In other BlackBerry news, photos of what appears to be the first BlackBerry phone running BBX, BlackBerry's recently announced OS, have surfaced.
Google Introduces Privacy Controls for Location
Google has rolled out privacy options that allow users to opt out of Google's location database.
Further News
Despite earlier claims to the country, Kindle Fire owners can in fact install select third-party Android applications outside the auspices of the Amazon Appstore.
Spending on local digital ads will grow from $23.3 billion in 2011 to $37.9 billion in 2015, according to BIA/Kelsey.
The New York Times has unveiled a fashion app for iPad devices.