BT has confirmed that its in talks to buy O2 UK, Telefonica’s UK mobile network. The deal would take the company full circle since O2 began life in 1985 as Cellnet, a joint venture between BT and Securicor. BT told The Wall Street Journal: “All discussions are at a highly preliminary stage and there can be no certainty that any transaction will occur.” BT struck a deal with EE last year to use the latter’s 4G network. ➤ BT [via The Wall Street Journal]
Craigslist hack knocks web classified site offline: Who’s behind it?

The venerable web classifieds site, Craigslist, was knocked offline last and is still not loading for visitors. Local versions are redirecting for others. Users visiting the site yesterday evening were redirected to a site called Digital Gangster as a result of what looks like a DNS hijack. Presumably unable to cope with the huge amount of traffic Craigslist itself receives, the Digital Gangster website itself is now inaccessible. The Digital Gangster forum was the source of a well-publicised Twitter hack in 2009 and the theft of Miley Cyrus photos from her Gmail account in 2008. Craigslist’s domain record was modified yesterday,�
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In the Ideal Gifts series, The Next Web team shares personal recommendations for gifts to give this holday season. I generally avoid gifting overly ‘practical’ items for the holidays, because most folks end up buying that stuff for themselves anyway. However, The Mi Power Bank from Xiaomi is worth breaking that tradition for. Roughly the size of your palm, the Mi Power Bank packs a massive 10,400mAh battery to charge your devices while on the go, with enough juice to power up an iPhone 5s nearly five times. There are tons of power banks out there, so why am I�
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Visit Sunny Chernobyl: And Other Adventures in the World’s Most Polluted Places by Andrew Blackwell
Reviewed by Stacia from Marietta, Georgia.
With Black Friday, Cyber Monday and the holiday season just around the corner, Google is helping out shoppers on the move, with enhanced search results for products on smartphones and tablets. Starting this week, mobile users searching for products on Google will see detailed information, specs, store availability and customer reviews. In addition, select products on Google Shopping will also have 360-degree views for a closer look. It appears that the rollout will take place over the week and hasn’t yet hit all mobile devices, but we’ll keep an eye out for these improved search results through the week for…
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