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 three particular stories of interest today:
HPOA Jenny Was a Fake!
Yesterday, we fell in love with “Jenny,” a young woman who quit her job through a series of amusing whiteboard messages. Alas, this one was too good to be true. “Jenny” is really Elyse Porterfield, an aspiring actress from Glendale, California.
The prank was created by brothers John and Leo Resig for their humor site, theCHIVE.com. Peter Kafka from AllThingsD grew suspicious of the story yesterday and did some digging. Porterfield has also tweeted confirmation of her role in the stunt.
The EFF Analyzes the Google/Verizon Net Neutrality Proposal
The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) has published its legislative analysis of the new framework proposed jointly by Google and Verizon. Its verdict? The calls for limited FCC jurisdiction and standard-setting bodies have the potential to be interesting and positive, but calls for reasonable network management and wireless exclusions are deeply troubling.
Samsung Tablet Will be Announced Next Month
Samsung Electronics is poised to unveil its first tablet PC offering at the IFA electronics show in Berlin, Germany early next month.
The rumored nickname for the new device is the “Galaxy Tab,” a la the company’s new Galaxy S smartphone series.
Further News
- Twitter is preparing to launch official tweet buttons later this week. These buttons will make it easy to tweet articles and count shares across the web.
- Amazon’s hardware plans may extend beyond the Kindle, if recent rumors are to be believed. The company is actively looking to expand its hardware division and sources have commented to The New York Times that other potential offerings could include a music or general media player.
- Dell and AT&T released pricing information on the upcoming Dell Streak tablet. The 5-inch Android-based device will be $299.99 with a 2-year contract with AT&T and $549.99 as an unlocked device.
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