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Apple Unveils Mac OS X Mountain Lion: So Long iChat, Hello TwitterApple developers, start your engines. Mac users, start dreaming of how much cooler your desktop or laptop experience could be this summer. That’s when Apple will launch the latest big cat-themed Mac OS X, version 10.8: Mountain Lion. At 8:30 a.m. EST Thursday, the developer preview version... Today’s Top Stories: Facebook Account Verification, iPhone Contacts ControversyWelcome 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. Today, we’re looking at three particularly interesting stories. Facebook to Offer Account Verification to Some Users Facebook will start offering acc... Panda Live Stream Hopes You’ll Fall in Love With the PlanetWildlife enthusiasts, nature buffs and, most importantly, puppy cam lovers are in for a treat when they see the latest in furry live streams: the 24-hour-a-day panda stream. Philanthropic media organization Explore.org has launched the first HD video live stream of pandas, from the world’s... Zynga Slingo Combines Past and Present in New Social Game [PICS]Take a spin on Facebook with Zynga’s new Slingo game — that’s slots and bingo combined. On Wednesday, social game creator Zynga launched Slingo for Facebook. If you’ve been a fan of online games for a long time, you might have played Slingo in the past — the game st... Anti-Piracy Agreement ACTA Is Falling Apart in EuropeBulgaria won’t be ratifying the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA) any time soon. On Tuesday, Bulgaria followed some of its European neighbors, including Germany and Poland, in halting approval of the controversial intellectual property treaty. Bulgaria will “practically stop... Today’s Top Stories: Apple Cuts iAd Prices, HTC’s Streaming Music ServiceWelcome 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. Today, we’re looking at three particularly interesting stories. Apple Reportedly Cuts iAd Prices Again Apple has cut prices on its iAd advertising sy... Zynga: We Want to Teach the World to PlayZynga doesn’t just want to create and market games that people play in their down time. It wants that down time to be front and center. In the company’s first call with investors, Zynga CEO Mark Pincus said he wants to use his company’s influence to elevate the importance societ... Chris Brown Curses Out Twitter Critics Then Tries to Delete the EvidenceChris Brown has a special Twitter message for those who hated on his Grammy performance: “F___ Off.” The hip-hop performer lashed out on his Twitter account, addressing his critics in a series of missives ending with a final “F You.” A few minutes later, Brown (or his ha... Adele Raked in More Than 10,000 Tweets Per Second During GrammysThrongs of Twitter users logged on to the site during the 54th Annual Grammy Awards on Sunday night, with over 10,000 tweets sent every second in the moments after Adele won Record of the Year. Twitter wrote via a blog post on Wednesday that a whopping 10,901 tweets were sent each second after t... Zynga’s Earnings: Social Gaming Revenue by the Numbers [INFOGRAPHIC]Social gaming juggernaut Zynga released its 2011 Q4 earnings on Tuesday — its first public report since hitting NASDAQ in December. The numbers were promising for investors, but revealed that scaling might pose challenges for longterm profitability. Our friends at Statista have taken a deeper ... |