It was initially reported at the beginning of May that Twitter was buying TweetDeck and now it has been confirmed by several sources. Twitter has acquired Tweetdeck for $40 million in cash and stock. According to CNN Money, the paperwork for making the deal official was signed on Monday. An official announcement is expected to be announced very soon.

Nvidia has had a bit of rough time lately. Now, the CEO is taking a big pay cut. While his salary is technically only $1, there are other ways CEOs are compensated to make sure they can enjoy some privileges. In 2008, Jen-Hsun Huang, received $3.7 million in compensation. The previous year, he made $7.6 million.

In this economy, more and more companies are working together. An announcement out of Sharp and Toshiba says the two may combine resources on solar technologies. That’s kind of a strange announcement. “We may work together?” Why would they announce a potential team up? Stock prices. Sharp and Toshiba both saw gains this morning. This more »

So, you’ve found and purchased the camera that is just perfect for you. (If you haven’t, check out The Gadgetell guide to finding a camera) You’ve been been playing with it, experimenting with it, and taking a ton of shots. Now what? Well, there are quite a few options if you want your work seen or even sold.

There are lots of places on the ‘net that allow you to post your photography work. Of course, there is the well known flickr, which seems to be used by everybody and their brother to post everything from little Johnny’s 4th birthday party to girls showing off their ass-ets, to some photos that really do have photographic merit. But, if you are looking to have your work seen and critiqued by other photographers, you may want to look into some other sites as well.

Read about all the options you have to get your work seen and even get paid for your photos after the break.

Satellite radio took a hit this past week as WorldSpace filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. Only two weeks ago, both Chief Operating Officers resigned.

WorldSpace is a subscription-based service that broadcasts news, sports, music and educational programming to over 150,000 people. They charge $5.00 – $10.00 per month for their plans and provide more than 100 channels. WorldSpace offers the only satellite radio service outside the U.S. (except Japan and South Korea). Sirius XM is the licensed provider of satellite radio here. Judith Pryor, Senior Vice President of Worldspace, told me that they do not expect for the U.S. to ever be in their market. With a reorganization and probable sale in its immediate future, it is uncertain who their audience will be.

Keep reading for the rest on Worldspace and how Sirius is in trouble too…

Circuit City turned in second quarter results that looked a lot like a black diamond ski slope. As reported in a previous Gadgetell article, drastic measures had to be taken with a sudden CEO change three weeks ago.

Hopefully, new CEO, James Marcum, is a good skier. Maybe you are one of the ones holding your breath about the future of the electronics retailer. Curious about what impending changes are eminent?

Keep reading to find out…

Yesterday’s stock tumble has hit tech businesses hard. Nasdaq, which is primarily tech businesses, fell nearly 200 points, and several big tech businesses saw similar drops. Apple fell 18%, AMD nearly 17%, and Intel over 10%. Similarly, Google saw its stock fall over $50 to $381 a share. That’s nearly a 12% drop.

While we have all come to expect that majority of these ultra-portable notebooks are very similar not only feature wise, but also in the way they look on the outside. However some new promo images from Asus and MSI are now offering (almost) the same image. Well, the image is actually the same, except for the fact they at least took the time to switch out the notebooks to show off their own product. The fact that two currently popular ultra-portable notebook makers are offering such a similar promo shot is just the tip of what seems like a slight controversy because this images has already been used in the past, showing off what appears to be a MacBook. Keep reading to check out the original image below…

Now is the time to stop wetting your pants, Apple fanboys. Like the boy who cried wolf, it seems our earlier report pertaining to Carphone Warehouse and O2′s lack of iPhone stock in the UK was a mere case of misinformation. Apparently, O2 was just “in the process of replenishing 16GB iPhone stocks,” while Carphone more »