Nokia: We’re Building Lumia 900s as Fast as We Can

Nokia says the Lumia 900 inventory situation is primarily due to high demand, and not to the software glitch that once plagued the device.
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BlackBerry Friday: PlayBook at $300 Off

Inventory problems begone!
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Former Top Yahoo Sales Exec Weishaupt Joins Criteo

One thing Yahoo is good at: Giving other companies exec talent!
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Federated Media Buys Lijit Networks

A medium-sized online advertising company buys a smaller one.
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Groupon's Andrew Mason Talks About…No, Not Exec Shakeup, But Groupon Now

Yesterday, BoomTown had a cheap Chinese meal and a chit-chat with Groupon CEO Andrew Mason in Silicon Valley–but not about what most people want to talk to him about. Instead of the departure of the Chicago-based social buying site’s President and COO Rob Solomon, all he wanted to talk about and show off is Groupon’s latest real-time deal innovation, which it is calling Groupon Now.

Overstock Says No Shortage of Inventory in the World That's Ripe for Discounting

In so many ways, Overstock may be considered the original flash sales site. Now, it too is experimenting with daily emails that offer steep discounts on select merchandise.

Inside Twitter's Sales Machine: A Secret Guide for Advertisers (Video)

Twitter’s how-to guide tells buyers how to use its new ad platform. And it tells the rest of us how Twitter’s first real effort to make money is working. (Hint: It’s early days….)

Exclusive: Seeking Better Search Results, eBay Finds Experts at Bing and Facebook

EBay has hired two search experts away from Facebook and Microsoft Bing as it prepares to roll out new features on its site, we have learned.

Microsoft Takes Another Stab at Selling Its Own Ads–By Getting Someone Else to Do It

Microsoft starts up its own “real time” advertising exchange, just like Google has. But instead of running it itself, Redmond is handing the work to AppNexus.

Memory Chips Are About to Get Cheaper

As demand for PCs has slowed, so has demand for the memory chips that go into them. Good news for everyone but the companies that make memory.

Google, Myspace Finally Land New Ad Deal

RadioShack Dumping Palm? [UPDATED]