John Biggs / CrunchGear:
Kindle 2 goes to $259, International GSM version coming October 19  —  This just in: the Kindle 2 is falling from $299 to $259 and they will be selling an international version with built-in AT&T SIM card for $279 on October 19.  Quoth the suits: … The new international model will […]

Jason Kincaid / TechCrunch:
doubleTwist Unveils An Alternative To The iTunes Music Store, Powered By Amazon MP3  —  Last week doubleTwist, the media management software company with DVD Jon as its CTO, released a remake of Apple’s classic 1984 commercial featuring none other than Steve Jobs as a malevolent dictator.

Jeremiah Marquez / Associated Press:
AP might charge some customers to get news earlier  —  HONG KONG — The Associated Press is considering whether to sell news stories to some online customers exclusively for a certain period, perhaps half an hour, the head of the news organization said Tuesday.

Chris Davies / SlashGear:
HTC HD2 Windows Phone gets official: Hands-on Video  —  After weeks of rumor, HTC have confirmed the existence of their latest flagship Windows Phone, the HTC HD2 (aka the HTC Leo).  As expected, the HD2 runs Windows Mobile 6.5 on a 1GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon processor, with a 4.3-inch WVGA …

Josh Silverman / Skype Blogs:
Good move, AT&T  —  Since launching our iPhone application six months ago, people have downloaded and installed Skype on 10% of all iPhone and iPod touch devices sold - making it clear that people are extremely interested in taking Skype conversations with them on the go.

Dan Frommer / Silicon Alley Insider:
iPhone VoIP Apps To Run On AT&T’s 3G Network  —  AT&T is changing its mind and now says iPhone VoIP apps will be able to run on its 3G network.  Previously, apps like Skype were forced to operate on wi-fi networks, which limits their utility.  —  This is good […]

Cecilia Kang / Post I.T.:
All Eyes on AT&T at CTIA; Will Ma Bell Let Skype Onto Its Networks?  —  Is AT&T about to announce Skype and Google Voice will run on its mobile network via Apple’s iPhone?  That’s the buzz ahead of a wireless industry conference that begins Wednesday in San Diego.

Greg Sandoval / Media Maverick:
Did Viacom find smoking gun in YouTube case?  —  Lawyers working on a $1 billion copyright lawsuit filed by Viacom against Google’s YouTube may have uncovered evidence that employees of the video site were among those who uploaded unauthorized content to YouTube.

Greg Sandoval / CNET News:
Did Viacom find smoking gun in YouTube case?  —  Lawyers working on a $1 billion copyright lawsuit filed by Viacom against Google’s YouTube may have uncovered evidence that employees of the video site were among those who uploaded unauthorized content to YouTube.

John Paczkowski / Digital Daily:
Verizon to iPhone Users: “Want Five Times More 3G Coverage?  There’s a Map for That.”  —  Want five times more 3G coverage?  There’s a map for that.  —  That’s the cheeky slogan of a new Verizon ad reportedly set to debut during tonight’s “Monday Night Football” game.