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.
Sony Acquires Ericsson's Stake in Sony Ericsson
Sony Corporation has acquired Ericsson’s stake in mobile phone joint venture Sony Ericsson for €1.05 billion ($1.47 billion) in cash payment from Sony.
RIM Faces Class Action Suit for BlackBerry Outages
Consumers in the U.S and Canada have filed suit against Research In Motion (RIM) for four days of BlackBerry outages that occurred earlier this month.
Nokia Exhibits Flexible "Kinetic Device"
Nokia is showing off what it calls a “kinetic device,” a tablet prototype with a flexible display, at its Nokia World 2011 event in London.
Further News
Andreessen-Horowitz is allegedly raising a new, $900 fund -- it's third since 2009.
RIM announced the delay of a scheduled system update for its PlayBook tablet.
Livestream has launched a major redesign.
PBS has announced that the documentary, Steve Jobs – One Last Thing, will premiere Nov. 2.
iPad app Flipboard welcomed The Colbert Report and advertisers Bud Light and Paramount Pictures to its new video section Wednesday.
The Guardian has launched a Twitter-based search bot.