Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) has hired Scott Noteboom, the head of Yahoo!’s data center operations. Noteboom worked at Yahoo! since 2005. Noteboom managed over 10x growth of Yahoo!’s data centers. Apple’s data center operations has been ramping up at a quick pace, especially when they launched the iCloud service. [GigaOM]

Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) has signed a patent agreement with Compal Electronics. This is Microsoft’s 10th patent license agreement. Nine of those agreements was signed in the last 4 months.

Walter Isaacson, the author of the Steve Jobs biography, was interviewed on 60 Minutes. CBS has decided to post the full interview on the Internet. Below is part 1 and part 2 of the videos. There are a couple of extra videos available on the Internet to watch also.

Walter Isaacson, the author of the new Steve Jobs biography, indicated that Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) may eventually start manufacturing television sets. Apple already sells a product called the Apple TV, but Jobs wanted to do more for the TV market.

First Lady Michelle Obama and Dr. Jill Biden has launched an initiative called Joining Forces. Joining Forces and Major League Baseball teamed up to make Game One of the World Series dedicated to support military families. The Joining Forces initiative and the MLB Welcome Back Veterans program encouraged Americans to recognize and support America’s veterans and military families. To promote the initiative, the First Lady decided to utilize the power of Twitter. Earlier that day, Michelle joined President Obama to announce a commitment from the private sector to hire 25,000 veterans and military spouses. Below is the video of Michelle sending out her first tweet:

A demo video of Holodesk, a project of the Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) research arm has been revealed. Holodesk uses a natural user interface (NUI) and the research project was made at the Sensors and Devices group at Microsoft Research Cambridge. Holodesk allows you to manipulate 3D virtual images in your hands. Holodesk uses beam-splitters and a graphic processing algorithm that works together to create a life-like experience. Check out the demo video below of Holodesk in action:

Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) has released their first TV commercial that features the iPhone 4S and the Siri virtual assistant. The commercial features using Siri to look up Google Maps, how to tie a bow tie, check the weather, set up a location-based remind, play music, set up an alarm clock, and play a text message. Check out the video below:

Google Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOG) is launching a new Gmail interface. The new theme will have an action bar that uses icons instead of text labels. Profile pictures will be placed next to e-mail messages and there will be a flexible layout that adapts to any windows size. Chat/labels sections can be resized and there will be new high-definition themes. [Google Operating System blog]