Changes coming in Version 1.1 of the Twitter API  —  At the end of June, I wrote about how we're working to deliver a consistent Twitter experience, and how we would soon introduce stricter guidelines about how the Twitter API is used.  I'd like to give you more information about coming changes …

Never trust SMS: iOS text spoofing  —  I mentioned it on twitter a few days ago, I found a flaw in iOS that I consider to be severe, while it does not involve code execution.  I am pretty confident that other security researchers already know about this hole, and I fear some pirates as well.

Lenovo's Says RT Tablets Up To $300 Cheaper Than Win 8  —  Lenovo Group Ltd. (992), the world's second-biggest maker of personal computers, said new devices based on Microsoft Corp. (MSFT)'s Windows RT software will cost $200 to $300 less than competing products using Windows 8 software.

Steve Jobs' stolen iPad unwittingly used by local clown after burglary  —  What would you do if you had Steve Jobs' iPad?  Kenny the Clown, who had the late Apple (AAPL) co-founder's tablet all to himself for a few days this month, didn't play any games, surf the net or check for any top-secret corporate documents.

HP creates Mobility division to focus on consumer tablets, hires Nokia's ex-MeeGo boss Alberto Torres to run it  —  We've just been tipped to a memo circulated internally by HP's Todd Bradley — who runs the company's recently-merged Printing and Personal Systems Group …

Apple's TV Vision: Sharing, Full On-Demand, Icons  —  TV Device Interface Would Simplify Programming; Company Faces Hurdles With Cable Operators  —  Apple Inc.'s vision for a new device that can be used as a set-top box includes features designed to simplify accessing and viewing programming …

The Facebook distribution dilemma  —  Facebook is unlocked.  So who held, and who sold?  —  FORTUNE — Approximately 271 million shares of Facebook (FB) stock was “unlocked” yesterday, under a provision that had prevented certain investors from selling shares until 90 days after the company went public.

Data Centers: Facebook Will Ice Backup Data in ‘Sub-Zero’ Building  —  Facebook will house its new breed of storage servers next to this Prineville, Ore. data center.  Photo: Pete Erickson/Wired  —  We now know what Facebook is up to in Sub Zero — the mini data center it's building right beside …

RIM plans new contact management features on BB10 devices  —  (Reuters) - Research In Motion plans to provide BlackBerry users with an easy way to tap their contacts' public profiles — including blog posts, tweets, emails and other details — in its latest push to regain ground in the smartphone market.

Kodak: Maybe We Won't Sell Our Digital Imaging Patents  —  Kodak is having second thoughts about selling off its digital imaging patent portfolio.  —  The struggling photography pioneer, which for the past year has been gearing up to sell off some 1,100 patents as part of its effort to emerge …

Skype For Windows 8 Is Way Ahead Of iPad Version Design-Wise  —  Look!  Skype managed to make a non-hideous version of its app.  —  Say what you like about Windows 8, but Microsoft seems to have knocked developers into line when it comes to interface design.

I Have 50 Dollars, ‘A Real-Time Social Feed for People Who Have $50,’ Hilariously Satirizes App.net  —  Much has been written about Valley celeb Dalton Caldwell and his rather notorious new social network, App.net.  The Twitter-like site charges $50 to join, in an effort to weed out spammers …

Amazon to deliver parcels to UK cornershops  —  Amazon steps up battle with the high street by delivering parcels to nearly 5,000 corner shops and newsagents around the country.  —  Amazon is to deliver parcels to nearly 5,000 cornershops and newsagents around the UK

Thoughts on Jack Dorsey, by Steve Jobs  —  I have no problem with your success.  You've earned your success; for the most part.  The problem is, you wholesale ripped off my identity.  Grand theft.  I don't mean that in a small way, I mean that in a big way.  You are not just trying to be the next me, you are trying to be me.

Nokia Grows Something: Zynga Deal Now Includes Draw Something, Poker For 100M Asha Feature Phones  —  Nokia is getting ready to reveal a new line of devices for its struggling smartphone business but it is also doubling down on its still-strong feature phone line, too.