Apple's Big Day and Other News You Need to Know

Welcome to this morning's edition of "First To Know," a series in which we keep you in the know on what's happening in the digital world.

Today, we're looking at three particularly interesting stories. The major news dominating the tech world today is Apple's big iPhone event, its first event since the Worldwide Developers Conference in June. The company is expected to announce a colorful low-budget iPhone dubbed the 5C. You can get live updates during the event on Mashable's live blog starting at 1 p.m. ET.

But Apple isn't the only one rolling out new products — on Sept. 23, Microsoft will announce its new Surface tablets with improved battery life. And Twitter acquired MoPub, a startup that helps clients monitor their mobile advertisements, to add real-time bidding for mobile ads. Read more...