MYOB is a financial and business software company that has been acquired for $1.2 billion by Bain Capital, Archer Capital, and HarbourVest. MYOB A/NZ corporate affairs general manager Julian Smith said that they do not expect jobs to be cut.

Angie’s List is a local business reviews website that has filed an S-1 today for an IPO where they expect to raise as much as $75 million. Angie’s List provides consumers a way to rate and review services such as doctors, contractors, etc. Angie’s List launched in 1995 when it focused on car services, home improvement, yard services, etc.

Skype has launched a new app cloud directory that allows users to access third-party Skype apps for businesses and consumers to purchase. These apps are built on top of Skype’s APIs.  Skype sorted the apps into groups by its genre and by the type of download it is like paid top downloaded free apps and top paid. Skype provides a landing page for each app, which shows the release date, screenshots, features, star ratings, etc.

Verizon Wireless has acquired cloud computing company CloudSwitch. CloudSwitch acquired $15.4 million in venture capital funding before the acquisition from Atlas Venture, Commonwealth Capital Ventures, and Matrix Partners.

At the Tech Ed conference in New Zealand, Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) had confirmed front-facing cameras officially coming to the Mango update, which is expected soon. In the photo above, you will notice the icon for the front-facing camera feature is circled. A Microsoft staff member had confirmed that the front-facing cameras in the Windows Phone 7.5 operating system would support Skype integration soon. However it is unknown whether this will be through an app or a built-in operating system update. [Neowin]

Facebook has sent out invitations to f8, the company’s annual developer conference. This year the conference will be held at the San Francisco Design Center and the company said to expect there to be “some exciting product announcements that enable a new class of social apps.” At last year’s conference, Facebook announced the launch of the Open Graph API, the Like button, Instant Personalization, and the ability for third party websites to access Facebook data. [TechCrunch]

On Monday, Samsung is hosting an event where the Samsung Galaxy S II is supposed to be announced. However Verizon will not have that phone on their network. Samsung confirmed the news with the Wall Street Journal today. “We have a robust portfolio of devices that offer customers exciting options, including the Droid Charge by Samsung, which runs on our 4G LTE network,” said Verizon spokesperson Brenda Raney. However rumors indicate that Verizon will eventually get a phone that is similar to the Galaxy S II with a different name. AT&T, T-Mobile, and Sprint will each get their own version of the Samsung Galaxy S II. [WSJ]

Rob “CmdrTaco” Malda has stepped down from Slashdot.org. Slashdot is a website where stories get submitted and the community vote up whether it is noteworthy or not. Slashdot was the original user-submitted news website that inspired other websites such as Digg and Reddit. Below is what Malda wrote on a blog post about his departure from the company: