Twitter gets new CEO for second time in 2 years (AP)
AP - Twitter Inc., the Internet service for short messages, is developing a penchant for keeping its CEOs' tenures relatively brief, too.
Google Buys BlindType To Make Mobile Typing Easier (NewsFactor)
NewsFactor - In the latest in a string of acquisitions, Google has purchased a small company called BlindType. BlindType announced the acquisition on its blog Friday, but the terms of the deal were not disclosed.
Online critics pick 100 best, first films (Reuters)
Reuters - Orson Welles's "Citizen Kane," David Lynch's "Eraserhead" and George Romero's "Night of the Living Dead" are the top three in the Online Film Critics Society's selection of the 100 best, first feature films.
Cisco executive taking over as Skype CEO (AFP)
AFP - Skype announced Monday that a senior vice president of US networking giant Cisco had been named chief executive of the Internet communications service.
Twitter co-founder steps down as CEO (AFP)
AFP - Twitter co-founder Evan Williams stepped down Monday as chief executive, handing over to a Google veteran brought in last year to help the micro-blogging service make money.
Verizon Will Refund Up To $90 Million in Wrong Charges (NewsFactor)
NewsFactor - Verizon Wireless is making a bold move that could force an industry trend. The wireless giant on Sunday announced a plan to repay as much as $90 million in refunds to 15 million cellular customers who were erroneously charged for data sessions or Internet usage. The announcement marks one of the largest customer-refund initiatives in telecommunications history.
Skype getting new chief executive from Cisco (AP)
AP - Skype is replacing its CEO with a Cisco Systems executive, a change that may indicate the Internet calling service is closer to announcing specific plans for an initial public offering.
Google TV gets new content, Website (Macworld)
Macworld - If youâve been on pins and needles to hear more information about the Google TV, this may be your week. On Monday, the company made its inaugural post on the Google TV blog, announcing new content partners, apps, and a brand-spanking new Website for the platform.
Microsoft: Office Web Apps Coming to BPOS (PC World)
PC World - Microsoft has definite plans to add Office Web Apps to its hosted Business Productivity Online Standard Suite (BPOS), but the company isn't providing a specific timetable for the integration.
Google lines up Internet TV programming partners (AP)
AP - Google is entering the increasingly crowded Internet TV market with contributions from a variety of top television programmers and websites.
World of Warcraft: Cataclysm in stores December 7 (Macworld)
Macworld - World of Warcraft fans have something to look forward to with the upcoming holiday season. Blizzard has announced that Cataclysm, the third expansion to its popular massive multiplayer online (MMO) game, will be released on Mac and Windows platforms December 7.
Google TV to launch with Netflix, Amazon, Pandora, Twitter apps (Ben Patterson)
Ben Patterson - Google took the wraps off a new website Monday promoting the upcoming Google TV platform, with a special emphasis on the TV-ready apps set to arrive at launch. Among those promising to offer pre-installed Google TV apps: Netflix, Napster, Pandora, Amazon and Twitter.
Cisco's Bates Resigns, CTO Warrior Gains Title (PC World)
PC World - Tony Bates, who directed Cisco's core enterprise, commercial and small business division, has left the company, according to a Cisco blog entry posted on Monday.
LightSquared closes on $850 million of debt (AP)
AP - Wireless broadband and satellite network LightSquared has closed on $850 million of debt, money it will use to build its 4G network.
Pixelmator to add support for Google's WebP image format (Macworld)
Macworld - Last week, Google announced a new image format called WebP, which has the potential to replace JPG, the format used practically everywhere for sharing photos on the Web. On Thursday, the Pixelmator team plans to release an update for its namesake photo editor, which the company claims will make it the first to fully support Googleâs potentially game-changing new format.