Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg revealed today that his social network will hit 1 billion users this year.  It is “almost a guarantee that it will happen.” “If we succeed [in innovating and remaining relevant] there is a good chance of bringing this to a billion people… it will be interesting to see how it plays out,” said Zuckerberg at the Cannes Lions International Advertising Festival.  “We are down to just four countries where we aren’t the leading social network.”[Guardian UK]

Google announced the Droid X with their partners Verizon and Motorola.  Google also revealed an interesting statistic: about 160,000 Android powered devices are being activated per day (or about 2 per second).  There are currently 60 compatible Android devices across 21 OEMs, 59 carriers, and in 49 countries.  Google is also open sourcing Android 2.2 (Froyo) to partners who manufacture Android phones around the world.  The announcement was made by Google VP of Engineering Andy Rubin. [Google Blog]

Verizon has given permission from the FCC to sell a $2.35 billion wireless spectrum license sale to AT&T.  Verizon is selling the assets as a condition for regulatory approval of for their purchase of Alltel this past January.

SanDisk has started shipping an SD card called the WORM (write once read many) that can write once and store images and data for at least 100 years.  SanDisk sold its WORM SD card to Japan’s National Polcie so far.

Facebook is testing a custom, new News Feed for users that have a few friends.  Above is a screenshot of what it looks like.  You will notice that the modal news feed is missing and there are popular photo album shots and their associated interactions highlighted at the top.  “This is a test we’re running to a small percentage of users who have very few friends on Facebook. This is simply to help them discover interesting content and create an instantly valuable experience for them,” said a Facebook rep. [BusinessInsider]

Around 2,733 mobile application developers were surveyed by Appcelerator about which mobile platform they prefer.  It turns out that they said that Apple’s near-term outlook is favorable, but Google was voted best for the long-term based on a 69% vote.  Do you agree with this survey?  Why or why not?  Let us know in the comments. [ReadWriteWeb]

Nokia is transitioning towards ending the N Series Symbian-powered devices.  Nokia is preparing to grow MeeGo after the N8 introduction.  Symbian will continue to remain around and Symbian^4 is on the way. [Engadget]

Verizon Wireless said that they have completed a field trial of a fiber-optic system that will be able to provide a 10 Gbps connection to homes through FiOS.  Today Verizon’s speeds on FiOS range from 15-50 Mbps.  Verizon conducted the field test using a Motorola system in Taunton, Mass. [ZDNet]