Top Items:
Thomas Ricker / Engadget:
Windows Phone 7 now on sale in the US — Check it Microsofties, it's time to get back into the game. While some phones have already launched in Europe and beyond, today is the first day that you can put down cash in the US for a Windows Phone 7 device all your own.
Discussion:
The Windows Blog, Download Squad, GigaOM, PC World, The Atlantic Online, BGR, DailyTech, LiveSide.net, Screenwerk, SlashGear, GeekSmack, Gizmodo, Winrumors, Electronista, Internet2Go, Mashable!, Phones Review and GottaBeMobile
RELATED:
Robert Scoble / Scobleizer:
What Silicon Valley should learn from Windows Phone 7 app developers (First looks at Zagat and Loopt's apps!) — So, if you haven't heard about Microsoft's Windows Phone 7 yet, you are either living under a rock or Amish or something like that. Microsoft is spending a billion in advertising the new system.
Thanks:niub
Eric A. Taub / New York Times:
Color Comes to E Ink Screens — E-book readers are lightweight and use little power, but most have a distinct disadvantage to colorful tablet computers: their black-and-white displays. — But on Tuesday at the FPD International 2010 trade show in Tokyo, a Chinese company will announce …
Discussion:
blogs.telegraph.co.uk, The Toybox Blog, DailyTech, Engadget, Consumer Reports …, Gadget Lab, I4U News, GottaBeMobile, Kindle Review, Softpedia News, Gizmodo and SlashGear
RockMelt blog:
World, Meet RockMelt — Hello Interwebs! The rumors are true... starting today, we're offering access to an early version of RockMelt, a new browser designed around you and how you use the Web. — RockMelt does more than just navigate Web pages. It makes it easy for you to do the things …
Discussion:
Agence France Presse, The Register, VentureBeat, Engadget, WebProNews, New York Times, Tech Report, Rev2.org, I4U News, Geek.com, Laughing Squid, BlogsDNA, Silicon Republic, Digital Trends, the Econsultancy blog, Gadgetell, Product Reviews Net, Free People Search …, HEXUS.channel, Los Angeles Times, Electricpig.co.uk, DailyFinance, Ubergizmo, Examiner, MediaFile, Associated Press, Mercury News, TechConnect Magazine, The Social, Epicenter, Scripting News, Virtual Economics and ConceivablyTech
RELATED:
Robert Scoble / Scobleizer:
Does RockMelt (a new social browser coming tomorrow) have the right startup philosophy? — CEO Eric Vishria and CTO Tim Howes of RockMelt invited me over on Friday to see a new browser. Who is behind this? Marc Andreessen. The guy who started Netscape. He, and a bunch of other interesting people are investors in this company.
Discussion:
PC World, Wall Street Journal, Mashable!, Inquirer, Between the Lines Blog, accmanpro.com, louisgray.com, Stowe Boyd, TechCrunch, SAI, parislemon and GigaOM, Thanks:scobleizer
Michael Calore / Webmonkey:
First Look at RockMelt, a Browser Built For Facebook Freaks
Discussion:
PC Magazine, Guardian, Switched and Techland
Philip Constantinou / Evernote Blogcast:
Evernote for Android takes a huge leap forward with Version 2.0 — We're really psyched to see the tremendous growth of the Android platform. We love the capabilities available in the new OS, as well as the variety of great new hardware-phones, tablets, netbooks, and more.
Discussion:
ReadWriteWeb, Smartphones …, TechCrunch, SiliconANGLE, mobiputing, Mashable!, Android Phone Fans, IntoMobile, GottaBeMobile, The Next Web, PC World, Android Community, Gizmodo and Linux.com
Kara Swisher / BoomTown:
AOL-Yahoo Hookup, Not So Much Right Now (But Bankers Spinning? Much!) — While a merger of AOL and Yahoo is a fervent dream of bankers looking for fees, the reality is a little more-shall we say-premature. — In fact, it's likely it was just those dealmakers, looking to gin up some activity …
RELATED:
Financial Times:
HTC to target online app store — HTC, the Taiwanese smartphone maker, is hiring staff to prepare for the possible launch of an online store that would sell e-books and applications, according to two people with knowledge of the situation. HTC is the latest electronics hardware maker …
Discussion:
Engadget, asymco, PhoneArena, Electronista, 9 to 5 Mac, Pocket-lint, SlashGear, Recombu, Android Community, Android Phone Fans, Softpedia News, HEXUS.channel, The Next Web and WMPoweruser.com
Kara Swisher / BoomTown:
Exclusive: SB Nation Raises $10.5 million in Khosla Ventures-Led Series C Round — SB Nation, the Washington, D.C.-based sports blog and news start-up, has just completed a $10.5 million Series C round, which is being led by Khosla Ventures, according to sources.
Discussion:
VatorNews, Pulse2, paidContent and The Business Insider
Arn / MacRumors:
Toshiba Introduces MacBook Air ‘Blade-Type’ SSDs to Mass Market — Toshiba announced today the introduction of a “new form factor” in high capacity solid-state storage called the “Blade X-gale” series. MacRumors readers will recognize the small SSD sticks as the same product that is used in Apple's new MacBook Air.
Discussion:
Inquirer, AppleInsider, 9 to 5 Mac, Toshiba, PR Newswire, Gadget Lab, Softpedia News, Electronista, Geek.com, Liliputing, TechSpot, GottaBeMobile, DailyTech, SlashGear, Gizmodo, CrunchGear and I4U News
MG Siegler / TechCrunch:
Nexus One Getting Android 2.3 “Gingerbread” Update In “The Next Few Days”? — Google had originally wanted to launch the Nexus Two device alongside Android 2.3, the next release of their mobile operating system, also known as “Gingerbread”. That's not going to happen. The Nexus Two has been delayed.
Discussion:
The Toybox Blog, BGR, Download Squad, Android Police, The Register, The Android Phone, PhoneArena, Android Phone Fans, Engadget, Electricpig.co.uk, Android Community, Product Reviews Net, Silicon Republic, The Next Web, Fone Arena, SlashGear, Eurodroid, Electronista, HEXUS.channel, Know Your Cell, Softpedia News, Recombu, Android and Me, Phones Review, V3.co.uk and RumorPedia.net
Joseph Galante / Bloomberg:
Groupon Said to Seek Funding That May Value It at $3 Billion — Nov. 8 (Bloomberg) — Groupon Inc., owner of a daily coupon website with 20 million subscribers, is seeking venture funding that may value the company at about $3 billion, according to three people familiar with the matter.
Discussion:
SAI, Silicon Republic, Andy Beal's Marketing Pilgrim, The Next Web and Screenwerk
Robin Wauters / TechCrunch:
Confirmed: Amazon Spends $545 Million On Diapers.com Parent Quidsi — Amazon.com has just announced that it has reached an agreement to acquire Quidsi, which operates ecommerce sites Diapers.com, Soap.com and BeautyBar.com. The acquisition news first broke over the weekend by Fortune's Dan Primack …
Discussion:
Fast Company, VatorNews, Between the Lines Blog, Business Wire, TechFlash, ComparisonEngines, TrendSlate and DailyFinance
RELATED:
Owen Thomas / VentureBeat:
Will Diapers.com buy prove taxing for Amazon.com?
Discussion:
New York Times, Between the Lines Blog, Tech Trader Daily, Computerworld, PC Magazine and Wall Street Journal
Anand Lal Shimpi / AnandTech:
Apple's 11-inch Upgraded MacBook Air: Do 1.6GHz and 4GB Make a Difference? — Last month we looked at Apple's new 11-inch and 13-inch MacBook Airs. I concluded the 11-inch was the pinnacle of portability, delivering the weight and form factor of a netbook but without the drive-you-crazy performance of an Atom.
Discussion:
Engadget
Michael Learmonth / AdAge:
Tremor-Scanscout Merger Creates Web Video Ad Player on Par With Hulu's — Wave of Consolidation in Space Driven by Advertiser Demands for Reach — NEW YORK (AdAge.com) — Lots of advertisers want to buy online video — they just don't want to buy it in dribs and drabs from a bunch of different places.
Discussion:
GigaOM, SAI, Beet.TV and paidContent
Andrew Munchbach / BGR:
Confirmed: ZTE Peel launching on Sprint November 14th; $79.99, $30 month-to-month plan — On Friday, we told you about a rumor we were hearing surrounding the release-date and pricing for Sprint's ZTE Peel; the iPod touch case that provides 3G internet access. Today, we've got cold hard evidence to confirm our previous scoop.
Discussion:
Know Your Cell, iLounge, DailyTech and Engadget
