Legal/Regulatory:

• Google said to reach $500M settlement over online pharma ads.

• Dutch court orders formally Europe-wide preliminary injunction against Samsung Galaxy smartphones.

Social Media:

• First details about Lift, the next social network from the founders of Twitter.

• Google introduces friend annotations to +1 button.

• reddit acquires redditgifts.com to support Secret Santa.

Mobile Computing:

• Sprint to get iPhone 5.

• What HP's TouchPad fire sale tells iPad rivals.

• Nokia looks to attract users with new Symbian phones.

Convergence:

• Time Warner to subsidize subscribers’ TV device.

Business Strategies:

• Brightcove files $50M IPO.