Nokia Buys Software Maker for $8.1 Billion  —  Nokia, the world’s biggest cellphone maker, said today that it had agreed to pay $8.1 billion for Navteq, the maker of digital mapping and navigational software based in Chicago, as it seeks to migrate satellite-based location services onto its range of phones.

Source:   New York Times
Author:   […]

Steve Ballmer stirs the technology pay row  —  The Microsoft chief executive has questioned the mammoth $74m pay-package taken home last year by Oracle’s Larry Ellison  —  Steve Ballmer, the Microsoft chief executive, waded into the debate over executive pay today and questioned …

Source:   Times of London
Author:   Ed Gorman
Link:   http://business.timesonline.co.uk/tol/business…

SCOOP: Zennstrom defends Skype while stepping down  —  October 1, 2007 - Niklas Zennstrom, CEO and co-founder of Skype, today stepped down from the company ahead of the scheduled work-through period for its acquisition by eBay.  —  Shortly before the public announcement of his departure …

Source:   Thomas Crampton - Media and Technology
Author:   Thomas […]

TechMeme list heralds death of blogging?  —  I was just looking at the TechMeme Top 100 List and noticed that it has very few bloggers on it — I can only see about 12 real blogs on that list.  Blogging being defined as “single voice of a person.”  Most of the things on the list […]

Microsoft to Debut Zune 2 on Tuesday  —  Microsoft will hold a event on Tuesday in Redmond to herald the second generation of Zune music players, BetaNews has learned.  —  According to sources close to the situation, both Microsoft chairman Bill Gates and Design and Development chief J Allard will be on hand for the […]

Techmeme Leaderboard is live  —  The Techmeme Leaderboard, that much-leaked list of Techmeme’s top 100 sources, including blogs, non-blogs, and everything in between, is now up.  It ranks sites, every 20 minutes, simply by the amount of headline space they’ve occupied on Techmeme over the past month.

Source:   Techmeme News
Link:   http://news.techmeme.com/071001/techmeme-leaderboard

The Techmeme Leaderboard,
that much-leaked list of Techmeme’s top 100 sources,
including blogs, non-blogs, and everything in between, is now up.
It ranks sites, every 20 minutes, simply by
the amount of headline space they’ve occupied on Techmeme
over the past month.

I suppose this is long overdue.
For two years, I’ve been urged to publish such a list. Why?
Techmeme, in […]

It’s Finally Official: eBay’s Skype Has Bombed  —  eBay has finally acknowledged what has been obvious to the rest of the world for at least three quarters: the Skype acquisition gamble has failed.  Among the news today:  — Skype CEO Niklas Zennstrom officially gone (he’s been virtually gone for months)

Source:   Silicon Alley Insider
Author:   […]

Nokia to acquire NAVTEQ  — The combined entity would create a leading global player in the fast growing location based services market  — NAVTEQ to support existing customers as before  —  Espoo, Finland - Nokia and NAVTEQ today announced a definitive agreement for Nokia to acquire NAVTEQ.

Source:   Nokia
Link:   http://www.nokia.com/A4136001?newsid=1157198

Niklas Zennstrom Steps Down as CEO of Skype  —  SAN JOSE, Calif.—(BUSINESS WIRE)—eBay Inc. (Nasdaq:EBAY - News) today announced that Niklas Zennstrom has stepped down as CEO of Skype.  Zennstrom, who co-founded Skype in 2003, will become non-executive chairman of the Skype Board of Directors.

Source:   Business Wire
Link:   http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/071001/20071001005827.html