Daring Fireball Linked List: WSJ: 'Apple Making Verizon-Ready iPhone by Year End': Important bit from John Gruber:

"Note that there’s a difference between Apple making a CDMA iPhone and Verizon carrying it."

That being said, I think that an early January annoucement of the iPhone 4 on Verizon is looking very likely.

Iwata Asks: Super Mario Bros. 25th Anniversary: Another great interview by the president of Nintendo, this time on the topic of the original Famicom (the NES in the states) — why it was created, how it was created, and some anecdotes about what happened along the way. (via Cabel Sasser)

AMD says not for sale but willing to talk: The idea of Oracle buying AMD sounds crazy on it's face, but Oracle is clearly sniffing around, and AMD's financial position isn't all that great, so it really could happen.

HP to launch webOS 2.0 Roadrunner HD phone early 2011: It sure does suck that HP/Palm is going to miss the holiday quarter.

Steve and the Governator mark transplant bill signing: You can also watch the video — Steve's remarks start near the 8:30 mark.