Mashable! - The 4 Biggest Stories in Tech, Mobile & Social Media This Mo

Welcome 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. We're keeping our eyes on four particular stories of interest today.

Google & Facebook in Early Talks To Acquire Twitter

Sources familiar with the matter have told Wall Street Journal that Facebook and Google executives have engaged in "low-level talks" to acquire Twitter for between $8 billion and $10 billion.

HP Unveils Tablet & 2 New Smartphones

HP unveiled a new line of webOS devices Wednesday, including the much-anticipated TouchPad tablet, a credit-card sized phone called the Veer, and a larger, more multimedia-rich smartphone called the Pre 3.

Verizon iPhone 4 Arrives in Stores

Consumers can now purchase a Verizon iPhone 4 at a number of retailers, including App le, Best Buy, Walmart and Verizon stores. Phones are also available for online order.

The So-Called Facebook Phone Has Been Unveiled

INQ has unveiled the long-rumored “Facebook phone” — except it’s not actually branded by Facebook.

Further News

  • Activision, beset by falling sales, has decided to shutter the division that created Guitar Hero and its sequels.
  • Wikifashion, an online encyclopedia for fashion brands, figures and vocabulary, has unveiled a new redesign.
  • A recent report from Canalys touted Android as the top smartphone platform in Q4 2010, but a new report from Gartner says that Symbian is still the dominant OS.
  • YouTube has signed a deal with RightsFlow to help with music rights management.
  • Photo app Hipstamatic is releasing an update to its iPhone app Thursday that includes a brand-new, saturated fashion lens produced with the help of fashion photog rapher Chiun-Kai Shih.
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