The “Lost” Steve Jobs Speech from 1983; Foreshadowing Wireless Networking, the iPad, and the App Store  —  In 1983, Steve Jobs gave a speech to a relatively small audience at a somewhat obscure event called the International Design Conference in Aspen (IDCA).

Samsung Claims Jury Foreman Misconduct Tainted Apple Case  —  Samsung Electronics Co. (005930) asked a judge to throw out Apple Inc. (AAPL)'s billion-dollar trial victory in August, saying the jury foreman failed to disclose a lawsuit and his personal bankruptcy when he was chosen for the panel.

Breaking: Ellen Pao Says Kleiner Perkins Has Now Fired Her  —  Ellen Pao, the Kleiner Perkins partner who sued her own firm for gender discrimination and retaliation in May, has been fired, she said late Tuesday night.  —  In an update to a previous answer she had left on Q&A site Quora …

Microsoft does indeed have their own Windows Phone in the works  —  Yesterday we wrote a fairly lengthy article about a new rumor of a Microsoft Windows Phone.  The source came via China Times and we were hesitant to believe the claim—after all, no evidence or sources were mentioned.

Nokia considers selling its Espoo headquarters for an estimated $250 million  —  Finnish company struggles to transition  —  Nokia's recent financial results show the company is clearly struggling to transition over to Microsoft's Windows Phone operating system, with CEO Stephen Elop admitting that Nokia …

Asia's Apple Suppliers Begin Mass Production on Mini iPad  —  TAIPEI—Apple Inc.'s Asian component suppliers have started mass production of a new tablet computer smaller than the current iPad, people with knowledge of the situation said, as the Silicon Valley company tries to stay competitive …

Google's Motorola Mobility withdraws its entire second ITC complaint against Apple  —  In one of the most surprising developments in the ongoing smartphone patent disputes, Google subsidiary Motorola Mobility has just withdrawn its second ITC complaint against Apple.

Deutsche Telekom in Talks to Merge T-Mobile With MetroPCS  —  Deutsche Telekom AG (DTE) is nearing a deal with MetroPCS Communications Inc. (PCS) to bolster its T-Mobile USA division, according to people with knowledge of the matter.  —  Deutsche Telekom's board is scheduled to meet …

Paul's take on Windows 8  —  The official release of Windows 8 is fast approaching, and for a few months now I've been using a release preview version of Windows 8.  Windows 8 represents a significant evolutionary milestone in Windows development, principally to expand support to tablet devices …

Apple Maps: The Next Turn  —  Maps have changed.  —  Cartography used to be fairly simple and largely a novelty:  —  Unimaginable to the users of that Genoese world map from 1457, today's maps are used daily by hundreds of millions of ordinary people around the globe to accomplish what's …

WebRTC gets real as Google adds more video chat functionality to Chrome  —  Google added a key component of the WebRTC framework to the latest beta edition of its Chrome web browser Tuesday, enabling third-party developers to build video chat applications that don't require any kind of downloadable plug-in.

Zuck's Moscow night: A turn on a Russian talk show  —  Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg yucks it up in an awkward interview about McDonald's, meeting the prime minister, and why he doesn't like suits — at least, that's what his half of the conversation suggests.

60% of iPhones on iOS 6, iPad and iPod Touch Close Behind  —  Apple's newest mobile operating system, iOS 6, has shown unprecedented adoption rates by Apple users.  Following our study on the early adoption rates of iOS 6, Chitika Insights was interested in seeing how the adoption rate varied between iOS devices.

Google poised to let users buy Web content with Google Wallet  —  Looking to profit where others have failed, Google is planning to enable micropayments for individual articles and other content.  —  Micropayments, a long-discussed way of supporting content on the Web that has yet to catch fire with users …

Scoop: GoDaddy quietly kills its cloud computing business  —  Perhaps web-hosting giant GoDaddy wasn't cut out to be a cloud computing provider after all.  According to an internal email shared with me by an anonymous ex-employee, the company has decided to shutter its Cloud Servers product offering after less than a year.

Machine Gun Kelly gig at Microsoft Store cut short by police  —  Microsoft gets more than it bargained for  —  Upcoming American rapper Machine Gun Kelly (MGK) was booked to perform at Microsoft's Atlanta retail store on Friday, but the software giant got more than it bargained for.

Bing claims 2:1 victory in its blind taste test with Google  —  Today Microsoft announced that its ‘Bing It On Challenge’ has scooted past the 5 million visit mark.  According to its blog post, that figure is in excess of its projections.  I would certainly think so.

BBC working on music equivalent of iPlayer  —  The BBC is working on a music equivalent of its iPlayer catch-up service, The Daily Telegraph can disclose.  —  Lana Del Rey has shot to fame through music streaming services such as Spotify  —  The service, dubbed Playlister …

Ofcom: UK 4G available nationwide before June 2013  —  UK phone users can expect to be able to enjoy 4G connectivity on Vodafone and O2 before Summer 2013, Ofcom has confirmed, following successful “peace talks” with all the UK operators.  —  “Ofcom today welcomed the significant progress …

Live Twitter Feed Appears in Print Ad [VIDEO]  —  The CW Television Network is promoting its fall lineup with a first-of-its kind print insert in the latest edition of Entertainment Weekly.  The insert contains a small LCD screen that features looping video and the six latest tweets from @CW_Network beneath the words, “Follow Us Now.”

Microsoft Browser Setting Harms Advertisers, Group Says  —  A feature in the newest version of Microsoft Corp. (MSFT)'s Internet Explorer Web browser that tells websites not to track online activity is harmful for advertisers and will hurt competition, an industry group said.