* Before he passed away, Steve Jobs told his biographer Walter Isaacson why he wore those black Issey Miyake turtlenecks. Meanwhile, David A. Kaplan looks back at his own experience with the tech icon. (Gawker and Fortune)
* Zynga unveiled several new games, including the puzzler Hidden Chronicles, the company's first sequel, Mafia Wars 2, and five releases for Facebook's new HTML5 mobile app. Also revealed: Project Z, a new gaming platform aimed at bypassing other social networks like Facebook and directly reaching consumers. (CNET and PC Magazine)
* HP (HPQ) reportedly laid off some 500 employees previously responsible for TouchPad and webOS development. (TechCrunch)
* eBay (EBAY) may reveal a new online identification service called PayPal Access which would reportedly let consumers shop around the Web with their PayPal email credentials and password. (Reuters)
* Enterprise-focused file storage and collaboration startup Box.net announced it's raised $81 million in a Series D expansion round with new investors like Salesforce.com (CRM), SAP Ventures, Bessemer Venture Partners and NEA. For those who like to keep count, that brings Box's total capital to a whopping $162 million.
* According to Comscore, Amazon's (AMZN) page views in the U.S. climbed 26% last month, while unique visitors jumped 25% to 79 million. (Business Insider)