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 four particular stories of interest today.
Hackers Defend WikiLeaks by Attacking PayPal, Mastercard
A group of hackers connected to the online imageboard 4chan, often referred to as Anonymous, have retaliated against several sites — including PayPal, PostFinance and MasterCard — which have denied service to WikiLeaks shortly after the site started leaking secret embassy cables.
Google Launches Chrome OS
Google announced the long-awaited arrival of its operating system, Chrome OS, as well as the Chrome Web (a.k.a App) Store. Many companies have already released apps for the store, including The New York Times and MOG. Devices running the new OS are scheduled to debut in mid-2011.
Verizon 3G Network Is Down
Verizon’s 3G network is down nationwide, claim numerous reports that are pouring in on Twitter this morning.
#NewTwitter Adds Blip.tv, Instagram, Slideshare & More
Twitter users can now access multimedia content from blip.tv, Instagram, Rdio, Slideshare and Dipdive without leaving twitter.com, the microblogging service has announced, bringing the total number of supported multimedia services to 20.
Further News
- Jason Goldman, Twitter’s VP of product, has announced at the LeWeb Conference that he is stepping down from his role and instead is taking on an advisory role at the company.
- Salesforce has announced that it has acquired Heroku, a popular cloud platform for Ruby web apps, for $212 million in cash.
- EA’s Pet Society sells 90 million virtual goods per day, the company revealed.
- Google Maps for Android has been updated with 3D graphics, more accurate orientation and offline support.
- Google has confirmed that Cloud Print has been built into the latest version of the Chrome browser.
- Following Google’s launch of an e-bookstore and web-based reading app yesterday, Amazon has released its web-based reading app for Kindle.
- Waze, a startup with a great product for real-time traffic monitoring and GPS navigation, has announced a $25 million Series B round of financing.
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