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.
Google & Facebook in Early Talks To Acquire Twitter
Sources familiar with the matter have told Wall Street Journal that Facebook and Google executives have engaged in “low-level talks” to acquire Twitter for between $8 billion and $10 billion.
HP Unveils Tablet & 2 New Smartphones
HP unveiled a new line of webOS devices Wednesday, including the much-anticipated TouchPad tablet, a credit-card sized phone called the Veer, and a larger, more multimedia-rich smartphone called the Pre 3.
Verizon iPhone 4 Arrives in Stores
Consumers can now purchase a Verizon iPhone 4 at a number of retailers, including Apple, Best Buy, Walmart and Verizon stores. Phones are also available for online order.
The So-Called Facebook Phone Has Been Unveiled
INQ has unveiled the long-rumored "Facebook phone" -- except it's not actually branded by Facebook.
Further News
Activision, beset by falling sales, has decided to shutter the division that created Guitar Hero and its sequels.
Wikifashion, an online encyclopedia for fashion brands, figures and vocabulary, has unveiled a new redesign.
A recent report from Canalys touted Android as the top smartphone platform in Q4 2010, but a new report from Gartner says that Symbian is still the dominant OS.
YouTube has signed a deal with RightsFlow to help with music rights management.
Photo app Hipstamatic is releasing an update to its iPhone app Thursday that includes a brand-new, saturated fashion lens produced with the help of fashion photographer Chiun-Kai Shih.
PicPlz, the Instagram-like photo app for iPhone and Android, has released the latest version of its Android app.