Google Phone Comes Out Today!

Today's the big day for the Google Phone. T-Mobile will announce the availability of the G1 today, the HTC-manufactured phone featuring Google's Android mobile platform. The phone is expected to be the top competitor for Apple's iPhone, and will supposedly cost $199 with a two-year contract.

The Status on MySpace Music

The projected launch date of MySpace Music has changed a lot lately, but is still expected to launch before the end of the month. That gives us about one more week. It could launch anytime until then, but it's starting to feel like they're going to wait until the last possible minute.Reasons for Delay

Social Media Whirlwind Leaves Las Vegas

The BlogWorld Expo has ended, and most of its participants have found their way home from Las Vegas. Now, for those who either didn't make it to the city or had so much fun that the details are a little hazy, we'll try to sum up some of the conference's main points.

Microsoft Approved for $40 Billion Share Repurchase

Microsoft's board of directors has approved a share buyback for Microsoft to the tune of $40 billion, with an expiration date of September 30, 2013.The board also declared a quarterly dividend of $0.13 per share, reflecting a two cent or 18 percent increase over the previous quarter's dividend. Said dividend is payable December 11, 2008 to shareholders of record on November 20, 2008. The ex-dividend…