Google’s first employee after Larry and Sergey is named Craig Silverstein. Now Silverstein is leaving Google to join Khan Academy. Silverstein worked with Larry and Sergey from their dorm rooms as Ph.D. students at Stanford University.

LinkedIn was the professional social network that reported a stronger fourth quarter in 2011 earnings today. LinkedIn’s revenue for the fourth quarter was $167.7 million, which is an increase of 105% compared to $81.7 million during the fourth quarter in 2010.

Michael Doyle, the founder of the patent-holding company called Eolas Technologies, is not getting his way in a lawsuit. An 8 member federal jury in East Texas has deliberated on Thursday a few hours before concluding that Eolas’ claims of ownership to technology allowing access to the web was invalid.

Apple Inc. is not expected to launch an iPad 3 in February, but they are rumored to be planning on an event in March for it. The event will be in San Francisco, supposedly at the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts. The device is expected to be available for purchase one week after the event. Yesterday I wrote about how the iPad 3 is expected to have a faster dual-core processor rather than a quad-core.

Microsoft Corporation has revealed that Windows on ARM (WOA) computers are still under development, but PC manufacturing companies will ship them at the same time as PCs designed for x86 / 64. The Windows 8 ARM devices will have a built-in version of Office 15 with access to Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and OneNote. The Office applications will be desktop versions of the software.

In the home of about 252 employees, Google is testing out home entertainment devices. According to sources with the WSJ, the device will wirelessly stream music throughout people’s homes. Apparently this device would most likely compete directly against Sonos.

The Wall Street Journal is reporting that Google’s acquisition of Motorola Mobility is expected to close next week. This deal is just pending approval from the Justice Department. Google will gain access to 17,000 additional patents through the acquisition, which is already being used to sue Apple for 2.25% of sales royalties.

Technology news aggregation service Techmeme redesigned their website late last month and today they have added a new section for tracking major upcoming events. “Just as Techmeme filters the most newsworthy stories in technology, today we begin filtering the industry’s most newsworthy events by including a new section,” stated Techmeme founder Gabe Rivera.