The next iteration of Apple’s iPad might have a front and a rear-facing camera, Reuters reports, citing multiple sources.
The info originates from four component suppliers for the iPad that are preparing for a new round of production in the first quarter of 2011. Two of them merely say they’ll be producing the same components as in the original iPad. One claims that a new version of iPad is coming, with front and rear-facing cameras, while another source says the iPad 2 will be slimmer and lighter, with a better resolution display.

A group of hackers often referred to as Anonymous have set their sights on Visa.com in a recent war against those sites that have denied service to WikiLeaks.

Previous WikiLeaks-related targets of what has been dubbed “Operation Payback” (here’s a video that breaks it down) include Swiss bank PostFinance (still down for the count), which has closed the account of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, PayPal (Anon took down the blog, but it’s now operational) and Mastercard (now up and running — at least in some browsers).

Visa.com is now down for the count as well.

Google is holding an event this morning in San Francisco to make some special announcements about the long-awaited Chrome OS.

Google has launched its long-awaited e-bookstore, Google E-books, bringing more than 3 million books — many of them free — to any device with a web browser.

The initiative, previously known as Google Editions, offers an alternative sales model from the dominant players in the space, such as Amazon, Barnes & Noble and Apple.

Instead of purchasing e-books through a single online store to read only on compatible software (i.e. books bought from the Kindle Store can only be read on Kindle apps), Google lets consumers buy books either from its store or any other online vendor that sells books in EPUB and PDF formats, and read them on any device with a web browser.

It looks like Facebook is getting, well, a facelift. All week we’ve heard buzz about Mark Zuckerberg’s impending appearance on 60 Minutes, and now it’s come to light that he will be showing off the social networking site’s new Profile Pages tonight on the news show.

If you’ve long held the dream of rocking a crowd from a pair of decks but haven’t been able to muster the scratch for the gear to hone your craft, you should check out djay for iPad.

The game itself is basically SimCity meets FarmVille. The goal is to build up your own aspiring metropolis where you rule as mayor. You do this by building houses and businesses, expanding and maintaining roads and trading goods with your Facebook friends in neighboring cities.

Whether you’re a Mac or a PC, you don’t have to put up with a boring, bland input device. A stylish mouse can easily add a touch of design chic to your computing setup, and in some cases even offer improved ergonomics.

Google’s big social initiative, once thought to be a full-fledged social network named “Google Me,” is experiencing delays that have pushed back the launch until spring 2011.

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Google has announced the release of Google Earth 6. The latest version is available today for Windows, OS X and Linux.

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