2 million users access Facebook on Xbox 360 in the first week
Microsoft has said that adding Facebook, Twitter and Last.fm to the Xbox 360's Live online hub has gone down a storm. According to the company, over 2 million users accessed Facebook within the first week of the service going live. This accounts for 10 per cent of the 20 million Live users.

Via T3


Carphone Warehouse and Phones 4U suspend smartphone
Mobile phone retailers Carphone Warehouse and Phones 4U have temporarily withdrawn the Sony Ericsson Satio smartphone from their stores. Both companies said the move followed complaints from customers about software problems. Phones 4U announced its decision to stop selling the handset 24 hours after rival retailer Carphone Warehouse.

Via BBC Online


Mobile Web surge continues in October: Opera
Global mobile data traffic continued to surge in October, growing at the fastest pace in seven months, Internet browser company Opera Software said on Wednesday. Data traffic through Opera's mobile browser -- which packages up to 90 percent of the data to save network bandwidth -- rose 16 percent in October from September, the company said.

Via Reuters


Microsoft CFO Resigns Effective Year-End
Microsoft Chief Financial Officer Chris Liddell plans to leave the company at the end of the year after managing the software giant's finances for nearly five years, Microsoft said Tuesday. The company did not say what Liddell plans to do next.

Via PCW


iPhone users 'happier to pay online'
Consumers with an iPhone show more willingness to pay for digital content than the wider online population, according to new research published today, although the chances of getting people to pay for newspaper on the web are slim. The research, by the media law firm Olswang, adds weight to the growing sense within the media industry that the explosion in popularity of downloadable applications for the Apple device has created a new way of monetising digital content. Crucially, it may represent a more lucrative proposition than the current reliance on online advertising.

Via The Guardian


Apple's 'Black Friday' sale available in UK
The sale coincides with 'Black Friday' in the United States, the day after Thanksgiving when stores traditionally slash prices and the Christmas shopping rush begins. Apple customers received an email wishing them "Happy Friday". The message promised a special "one day shopping event" both in-store and online, and the illustration showed a pile of Apple products, including Mac laptops and computers, iPods, keyboards and an Apple TV, wrapped in a ribbon and bow.

Via The Telegraph