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 three particular stories of interest today.
Samsung Unveils Bada 2.0 Smartphones
After announcing LTE versions of the Galaxy S II smartphone and Galaxy Tab 8.9 tablet, Samsung has unveiled a trio of Bada-powered smartphones: Wave 3, Wave M and Wave Y.
Mobile Carriers Invest $100M in Google Wallet Competitor [REPORT]
Verizon Wireless, AT&T and T-Mobile are planning to invest more than $100 million to take on mobile payment system Google Wallet, according to a report.
Beyonce's Baby Revelation Breaks Twitter Record
Beyonce’s baby reveal at the Video Music Awards (VMAs) gave Twitter a record bump of 8,868 tweets per second, surpassing Women’s World Cup, Japan’s New Year and Osama bin Laden’s death.
Further News
The beta for Apple's cloud-based music service, iTunes Match, has been made available to developers.
Google has released Google Translate for Google+, a simple browser extension for Chrome that translates posts and comments into more than 50 languages..
According to a recent study, Walmart-owned online movie service Vudu has eclipsed both Amazon and the Sony PlayStation Store in U.S. revenues.