Notes on my work at Twitter  —  There was a great profile in the New York Times about Twitter's CEO, Dick Costolo, which mentioned my work at the company.  It's not a common arrangement, so I'd like to clarify a few points.  —  In Spring of 2011, Dick asked me to take an operational role overseeing product, design, and brand.

Twitter Mulls an In-House Video-Hosting Service  —  If you want something done right, do it yourself.  —  Twitter is considering building its own video-hosting technology, according to sources.  That means users could upload video directly via the service's mobile apps …

Google to co-brand 10-inch Nexus tablet with Samsung  —  Web giant will co-brand its first high-end tablet with Samsung, an analyst tells CNET.  —  A Google Nexus 10-inch class tablet is in the works, CNET has learned.  —  The 10.1-inch tablet will boast a pixel density that is higher …

Apple's Lightning Authentication Reportedly Cracked, Unauthorized Third-Party Cables Coming  —  Chinese firm iPhone5mod has introduced (via M.I.C. gadget) a new iPhone 5 Flash Lightning Dock, marking one of the first claimed efforts to implement Apple's Lightning connector standard on a mass production basis.

Box announces it has over 14 million users with 92% of Fortune 500 companies using service  —  Aaron Levie took the stage today at Box's second annual Boxworks conference to give an address about the company and its future, complete with his humorous commentary.

New iPod Touch and iPod Nano Begin Shipping, Photos and Benchmarks Posted  —  Numerous MacRumors readers have reported that their orders for Apple's new fifth-generation iPod touch and seventh-generation iPod nano have shipped, with delivery due for late this week or early next week.

Tim Westergren: Some artists make over $2 million with Pandora  —  Updated.  Pandora founder Tim Westergren revealed at the SF Musictech Summit in San Francisco Tuesday that some artists are making over $2 million dollars in revenue with his company's service.

Verizon to launch 400th LTE market on October 18th, two months early  —  The 4G LTE battle is on as Verizon prepares to launch LTE on its AWS specturm  —  Nicola Palmer, Verizon's CTO, spoke today at MobileCon about Verizon's upcoming LTE roadmap.  Today the company announces …

China Calls Huawei Report ‘Groundless’  —  BEIJING—China issued its strongest statement yet against a U.S. congressional report urging U.S. business to spurn two Chinese telecommunications companies, saying the move could hurt relations between the countries.

Is this LG's Nexus phone? (update)  —  A steady stream of recent rumors have suggested that Google's next volley of Nexus devices will include an LG smartphone, and a new gallery of photos posted by an xda-developers forum member might give us our first peek at what the handset is going to look …

As of today, developers can let you try subscription content before you buy it in their Google Play apps  —  Google developers now have the option to offer a ‘try before you buy’ for subscription content in their Google Play apps.  Google launched in-App subscriptions back in May of this year …

Nokia ‘Atlas’ leaked, appears to be a Lumia 820 variant for Verizon  —  Verizon appears to be readying a Windows Phone 8 announcement of its own.  A leaked image from the Evleaks Twitter account shows off a Nokia Lumia phone for Verizon, described as the “Atlas.”

Research In Motion: No BB10 Debut Until March, Analyst Says  —  Research In Motion is not likely to launch the much-anticipated BlackBerry 10 operating system software until March 2013, Jefferies analyst Peter Misek asserts in a research note.  To date, the company has only said it expects …

Avoiding Facebook Fate Is Twitter CFO Goal on Way to IPO  —  Ali Rowghani got a voice mail on his mobile phone from Steve Jobs on a Saturday in early 2010.  The Apple Inc. (AAPL) co-founder wanted to keep Rowghani, then chief financial officer at Walt Disney Co. (DIS)'s Pixar, from leaving to become finance chief at Twitter Inc.

Walmart Begins Testing Same-Day Delivery In Select Markets  —  The world's largest brick-and-mortar retailer, Walmart, is today announcing its plans to test a “same-day” delivery service in select markets called “Walmart To Go.”  The program, beginning now, will run through the holiday season …

Twitter Founders, Valley Tech Giants Launch Concept Video To Make SF Smarter  —  “It'd be awesome to use technology to fix some of the problems that San Franciscans see every day,” says Twitter chairman and Square founder Jack Dorsey, in an all-star video promoting San Francisco's new open government and tech advocacy group, sf.citi.

Microsoft project tracks hand from wrist, could alter how we control devices  —  Motion tracking and gesture controls have become common with the rollout of Microsoft Kinect and other sensor-based devices.  But what if the sensors were on your wrist, not across the room?

Microsoft announces a cumulative Windows 8 update, improving app performance and battery life  —  If you use Windows 8 on a daily basis, TNW has good news for you: Microsoft has announced and released - for some - a set of updates for the operating system today that should at once make it more usable …

Workday Raises I.P.O. Range to $24 to $26  —  Initial public offerings have largely sputtered in the last few weeks, but the dismal environment has done little to dent investors' enthusiasm for Workday, a maker of human resources software.  —  The company disclosed on Tuesday that it was raising …

Firefox 16 is available — get it NOW!  —  Ahead of its official unveiling, Mozilla has made Firefox 16 FINAL available for download.  The latest version provides little in the way of major new features, and in some ways is more noteworthy for the features missing from this release …

Copyright Scofflaws Beware: ISPs to Begin Monitoring Illicit File Sharing  —  Photo: Matt Licht, NotionsCapital.com/Flickr  —  The nation's major internet service providers by year's end will institute a so-called six-strikes plan, the “Copyright Alert System” initiative backed …

Android 4.1.2 OTA Update Now Rolling Out To The Nexus 7 - Adds Landscape Mode  —  Android maintainer “JBQ” just broke the news that Android 4.1.2 was being released into AOSP today, and now we're hearing that a matching OTA update is being pushed to the Nexus 7 as we speak.

Acer Iconia W510 preview: a week with a true Windows 8 PC  —  We finally get our hands on some real hardware for Microsoft's new OS  —  Windows 8 won't be formally available until October 26th, but over the last week or so we've had a chance to test out one of the first round of devices optimized …

Google adds 100 virtual keyboards, transliteration and IMEs to Gmail for better language support  —  Google has added a variety of input tools to its Gmail product that allow users access to a variety of language and layout tools that will help them write email in different languages.

Gunning for iCloud: White-Label Cloud Hub Provider, Funambol, Closes $5.75M Round To Push Global Growth  —  White-label cloud service provider Funambol has closed a new $5.75m funding round aimed at speeding its global expansion.  The company's customers — notably mobile carriers and telcos …