Michael Gartenberg / MobileDevicesToday:
Microsoft will NOT do their own phone anytime soon  —  Rumors persist and folks believe that there will be a Zune or some other Microsoft branded phone.  I’ve talked about this in the past but it’s worth saying again.  —  Sorry Joe and David, there won’t be a Microsoft phone.  I […]

Tim Arango / New York Times:
Digital Sales Surpass CDs at Atlantic  —  Since MP3s first became popular a decade ago, music industry executives have obsessed over this question: when would digital music revenue finally surpass compact disc sales?  —  For Atlantic Records, the label that in years past has delivered artists …

Chris Evans / Google Online Security Blog:
Gmail security and recent phishing activity  —  We’ve seen some speculation recently about a purported security vulnerability in Gmail and the theft of several website owners’ domains by unauthorized third parties.  At Google we’re committed to providing secure products, and we mounted an immediate investigation.

Google LatLong:
Happier travels through Street View with Pegman  —  Today we’re happy to announce some big improvements to the Street View feature in Google Maps!  Thanks to feedback from our users, we’ve now made Street View even better and easier to use.  —  For one thing, Pegman, our plucky mascot, is now close at […]

Brad Stone / Bits:
E-Commerce Shrinks for First Time, Research Firm Says  —  Just as many Web retailers feared, online shoppers are being unusually frugal this holiday season.  —  During the first 23 days of November, according to a report to be released later on Tuesday by the research firm comScore …

Jim Goldman / Tech Check with Jim Goldman:
Microsoft’s Zune To Evolve Into New “Pink” Smart Phone?  —  I’m hearing from a good source that Microsoft is ready to give a major facelift to the company’s Zune music player that could mean its evolution into a new smart phone from the company.  —  My source […]

Henry Blodget / Alley Insider:
eBay Traffic Plummeting (EBAY)  —  eBay’s (EBAY) core business continues to fall apart.  Some of the decline is likely the result of the declining economy.  The rest of it is likely the result of the trends that have been clobbering eBay for the past two years: competition, overpricing …

eMarketer:
Economy Deals Online Ad Spending a Hit  —  Digital still stronger than traditional  —  There seems to be more bad news about the economy every day, and falling ad spending numbers are part of the mix.  Although online advertising is still on a positive growth curve, that growth is slowing …

AppleInsider:
Piper Jaffray addresses 12 more ‘unanswered Apple questions’  —  Piper Jaffray analyst Gene Munster on Tuesday issued one of his trademark reports to address a number ‘unanswered questions surrounding the Apple story,’ such as when the company plans to next update its iPhone and the prospects for an Apple netbook.

ifoAppleStore:
Apple Store Will Now Match Competitors’ Prices  —  Apple has apparently fired the first shot in the holiday shopping battle, by announcing internally that retail store employees have the authority to match the prices of other authorized retailers.  The stores have also cancelled …