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Google Maps for Mobile will now use your phone's built in GPS or cell tower triangulation to pinpoint your location. GigaOm says the accuracy should range between a few hundred yards to a few miles. It should should work best on certain BlackBerry devices (my BlackBerry seemed to have my location down to the inch today), Windows smart phones, and Palm devices. Simpler phones, and even some fancy ones like the iPhone won't have as much luck.

There is such a thing as cheap unbundled DSL service from AT&T, but you'd never know it. AT&T was required to offer it in exchange for FCC approval for its merger with SBC, which was two years ago. News.com has a history of the passive resistance campaign AT&T has waged against honoring this commitment. It was almost impossible to find or sign up for, as chronicled by the Consumerist.

The cable industry may be safe from the FCC for a little while longer.

Reuters Africa reports that Egyptian jouralist Wael Abbas had been using Google's YouTube service to spread video evidence of torture and other human rights abuses. Now it seems YouTube has suspended his account, because of complaints. It's unclear if the complaints came form the Egyptian government, or from squeamish YouTube viewers.

Engadget reports that the battery in an LG phone detonated in the shirt pocket of a South Korean quarry worker, killing him. A similar freak accident happened in China earlier this year - though that was a Motorola, according to the Inquirer.

A Scottish lab uses audio signals to tell cell phone owners how much battery they have left, as well as how many messages they have. You can see it in action in the video below:

TiVo is coming to a PC near you. The ZatzNotFunny blog notes that this could help TiVo get a bigger international foothold. As if Canada weren't international enough...

This past Cyber Monday now holds the record for the biggest online sales in history. Epicenter reports that over seven hundred million dollars worth of goods were sold in one day.

Rumors have been flying for several days that News Corp wants to buy Linked-in, and now Venture Beat insists that things are getting really serious.