Roundup: Tesla vanity plates, Apple and AT&T’s impending divorce, and more

Here’s the latest action:

Tesla vanity plates abound — The other day, photos were snapped of a Tesla Roadster with a most excellent, and ironic license plate (considering the BP oil spill). Earth2Tech highlights some other great plate picks here.

Borders kickstarts marketplace for new, used textbooks — The bookstore chain launhced the Borders Textbook Marketplace today, listing 1.4 million titles of used and new textbooks. TechCrunch has the details.

Top 10 green incumbents — Greentech Media has published a list of the top 10 older, more established companies that have been operating in the green space, long before the many startups that have cropped up since. The list includes LG Chem, EnerNOC, Cree and ARM.

Foursquare hits 100M checkins – The social location application just hit the 100 million check-in mark, a huge milestone for the company which just raised $20 million, rising to a $95 million valuation.

The Times loses traffic — The U.K. newspaper the Times has seen its web traffic fall by a third, spurring it to look for new versions of web-based revenue and restrict content sharing.

Tron comes to the iPhone — Disney has released a game version of its film Tron for the iPhone and iPod touch, which includes unlockable content for users who visit the Tron boot at this weeks Comic Con conference in San Deigo.

Google grooms apps for education — Google has added new features, allowing educators to switch off chat for students, and provide varying capabilities for different age groups, parents and teachers. ZDNet has more.

What sustains the Apple-AT&T match? — RCR Wireless takes an in-depth look at what the exclusive deal between AT&T and Apple is doing for both companies, why it is so valuable and what will happen when they part ways.

4chan wreaks havoc on Gawker – Gawker stopped loading today as a result of an attack waged by 4chan. The Village Voice take a closer look at the conflict.

Skype turns to pay-per-call ads — The online telecommunications service is hoping to boost its revenue by launching a pay-per-call advertising campaign. The company will allow brands to pay for the cost of incoming calls by turning their numbers into ads.

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