Samsung Omnia II With New 'Genius Texting' Coming Dec. 2 - at paidContent.org - Fri 8:22 pm ET
Several reports leaked out today that Verizon Wireless will start selling the new Samsung Omnia II starting Dec. 2 for $200. But the cool part of this announcement, which was mostly neglected in all the fuss, is that this Windows Mobile 6.5 device will include something Samsung calls "Genius Texting."

ESPN.com's Bill Simmons Gets A Twitter Time Out, Sort Of - at paidContent.org - Fri 8:17 pm ET
Part of the joy of following Bill Simmons on Twitter is the feeling that he doesn't hold back—that, plus not only he can be snarky as all get out when the occasion demands, his tweets, snarky or not, are usually spot on.

New Discount App Offers Up Redbox Promo Codes - paidContent.org - Fri 7:52 pm ET
Renting Redbox movies is extremely inexpensive—the 99-cent per night rentals are why the company is currently battling three of the big Hollywood studios—but a new iPhone app is aimed at making it even cheaper.

Motorola Buys RadioFrame Division For Undisclosed Terms - paidContent.org - Fri 7:41 pm ET
Motorola said it is buying a division of privately held RadioFrame Networks, which makes network equipment for Sprint's Nextel division. The iDen base station technology will become part of its Motorola's Home & Networks Mobility business, which was rumored to be for sale.

Nielsen Biz Selling Print, Online But Not Until December; Lachlan Murdoch Considering Investing - paidContent.org - Fri 7:18 pm ET
No sale yet for Nielsen Business Media but most of it is about two weeks away from being acquired by a consortium led by James Finkelstein's News Communications, paidContent has learned from multiple sources.

Finally, MySpace Music Licenses 'Fifth Label' Merlin; Reins in Fiercest Critic - paidContent.org - Fri 7:10 pm ET
MySpace Music has now finalized a global licensing deal with the labels represented by Merlin, according to details tipped Friday to Digital Music News.  Both companies confirmed the relationship, thanks to resolution on a major sticking point related to equity.

Boku Upgrades Mobile Payments Platform; Adds 12 New Publisher Partners - paidContent.org - Fri 5:01 pm ET
Mobile payments provider Boku is gaining traction, seemingly evolving into the chosen platform for social and casual gaming companies that want to make it easier for their users to pay for virtual goods and downloads on-the-go.