iPhone 5 – Is it Worth the Money?

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• iPhone 5 – Is it Worth the Money?
• Tall, skinny iPhone in US stores Sept. 21
• Facebook friends get out the vote in large numbers
• New robot proves that mechanical arms can have finesse and tenderness
• Is the iPhone 4S the best deal on a new smartphone?
• Dissed Fan Teaches NFL Team a Social Media Lesson on Twitter
• New Apple accessories could be blessing and curse
• Zuckerberg lifts Facebook's battered stock
• Feds demand LCD maker pay $1 billion
• Enjoy Reddit on your Android device with these apps
• Retailers to tout size in absence of substance in TV aisles
• Review: iPhone 5 blends beauty with versatility
• Google Fiber adds ESPN, Disney to its TV lineup
• China's Huawei decries its treatment by U.S. government
• Sony’s compact full-frame RX1 camera launches in November for $2,800
• Google blocks YouTube clip only in Egypt and Libya
• Facebook CEO's "search" comments raise hopes, questions
• Office 2013 upgrade program set to launch on October 19th
• Tall, skinny iPhone in US stores Sept. 21
• Nintendo to announce Wii U console price
• University of California sues Facebook, Wal-mart over patents
• Facebook is building a search engine to take on Google
• Watch Simon Cowell Choke Up on X-Factor [VIDEO]
• Newer Cookware Shatters More Easily
• Microsoft admits that its campaign to turn ‘Bing’ into a verb has been a massive flop
• Apple's iPhone 5 bigger, faster but lacks "wow"
• Dissed Fan Teaches NFL Team a Social Media Lesson on Twitter
• Zuckerberg lifts Facebook's battered stock
• News Summary: New iPhone in US stores Sept. 21
• News Summary: Zuckerberg lifts Facebook's stock
• News Summary: Facebook friends get out the vote
• Total shipments of Android phones to surpass 1 billion in 2013
• Apple's 6 product updates, at a glance
• The Strange Details of the YouTube Clip Sparking Mideast Protests
• News Summary: New Apple accessories will cost you
• How makers of phones and tablets are faring
• A look at recent tech-industry earnings
• Feds demand LCD maker pay $1 billion
• Going public: Key developments in Facebook's IPO

iPhone 5 – Is it Worth the Money? Posted: 12 Sep 2012 02:57 PM PDT The iPhone 5 boasts a bigger screen, faster processor, and a new connector. But it is worth your hard-earned dollars? Bigger Screen The body of the iPhone 5 has been elongated, adding about a quarter inch to the screen height without changing the width. This will allow for HD video to display in its true [...]

Tall, skinny iPhone in US stores Sept. 21 Posted: 12 Sep 2012 06:14 PM PDT For the first time, the iPhone is growing even as it slims down. After sticking for five years to the same screen size, Apple on Wednesday revealed a new phone that's taller, and has a bigger display.

Facebook friends get out the vote in large numbers Posted: 12 Sep 2012 11:06 AM PDT Here's something most politicians can "like".

New robot proves that mechanical arms can have finesse and tenderness Posted: 12 Sep 2012 06:05 PM PDT Robots aren't just chunky, clunky machines of steel. They can have a soft side, too. This video shows a new, tentacle-like bot developed by the Whitesides Research Group at Harvard University that has a more delicate, human touch. It even … Continue reading →

Is the iPhone 4S the best deal on a new smartphone? Posted: 12 Sep 2012 06:00 PM PDT All the excitement about the iPhone 5 can come to a screeching halt when you look at the price tag. It's the same price as the iPhone 4S when it debuted: $199 for 16GB, $299 for 32 GB, and $399 … Continue reading →

Dissed Fan Teaches NFL Team a Social Media Lesson on Twitter Posted: 12 Sep 2012 04:11 PM PDT The Kansas City Chiefs didn't know who they were messing with when a team staffer sent a brusque Twitter message to a disgruntled fan who had vented about the team's ownership on the social network this week.

New Apple accessories could be blessing and curse Posted: 12 Sep 2012 03:10 PM PDT Along with a new iPhone 5, Apple unveiled accessories Wednesday that could prove to be a blessing and a curse for customers: a set of earbuds that are meant to fit comfortably in more people's ears, and a new adapter that will be needed to plug the new phone into older car dashboards and speaker systems.

Zuckerberg lifts Facebook's battered stock Posted: 12 Sep 2012 04:06 PM PDT CEO Mark Zuckerberg's talk of Facebook's mobile prospects and his acknowledgment that the company cares about making money as well as making the world "more open and connected" lifted the battered shares of the social networking icon on Wednesday.

Feds demand LCD maker pay $1 billion Posted: 12 Sep 2012 03:41 PM PDT Federal prosecutors are seeking harsh sentences against a Taiwan company and two of its former executives, saying they participated in the most significant price-fixing "cartel" ever prosecuted in the United States.

Enjoy Reddit on your Android device with these apps Posted: 12 Sep 2012 02:56 PM PDT Reddit is a very popular social news site that was founded in 2005. The site is setup so that users submit content, in the form of either a link or a text "self" post. Other users can then vote the submission "up" or "down", which is used to rank the post and determine its position on the site's pages. I just discovered the site myself but I find it very interesting and will usually visit it daily.

Retailers to tout size in absence of substance in TV aisles Posted: 12 Sep 2012 09:07 PM PDT (Reuters) - Television retailers are going to have one simple message for shoppers this coming holiday season: Supersize it. The lack of anything really new to tout means that mass merchants, online and specialty retailers will try to get people to trade in that once fancy 42-inch flat screen TV for one that is 60- or even 90-inches, and at lower prices that wouldn't have been fathomable a couple of years ago. The only problem: If consumers play hard to get, then margins -- for manufacturers and to some extent, retailers --could get slammed. ...

Review: iPhone 5 blends beauty with versatility Posted: 12 Sep 2012 09:05 PM PDT As I played around with the iPhone 5 on Wednesday, I wondered what the late Steve Jobs would have thought about the latest twist on Apple's best-selling device.

Google Fiber adds ESPN, Disney to its TV lineup Posted: 12 Sep 2012 08:45 PM PDT The big knock on Google's Fiber TV service is that it wouldn't have some key cable channels such as ESPN and Disney. Well, that's no longer the case as Google (GOOG) announced on its official Fiber blog on Wednesday that both channels, along with a host of others, will be available for Google Fiber TV subscribers in Kansas City. Google is due to release a schedule of fiber installations for various neighborhoods in Kansas City later this week. Read

China's Huawei decries its treatment by U.S. government Posted: 12 Sep 2012 07:52 PM PDT WASHINGTON (Reuters) - China's biggest telecommunications equipment maker said its path into the United States had been blocked by unsubstantiated "allegations based on allegations" that threatened to harm ties between the world's two biggest economies. The complaint by Huawei Technologies Co - topped by a reference to McCarthy-era Red Scare witch-hunting - was spelled out on the eve of the company's scheduled testimony Thursday at a rare public hearing of the U.S. House of Representatives' Intelligence Committee. ...

Sony’s compact full-frame RX1 camera launches in November for $2,800 Posted: 12 Sep 2012 07:40 PM PDT Sony (SNE) announced on Wednesday it will launch the Cybershot RX1 compact camera in November for $2,800. The unique camera blends together a full-frame image sensor usually reserved for high-end DSLRs with a body that measures only 4.5-inches wide and weighs a little over a pound. Make no mistake, the RX1′s full-frame image sensor is not a feature most people will need, which is why the camera is so expensive. It's packed with a Carl Zeiss 35mm f/2.0 fixed lens, 3-inch LCD, pop-up flash and plenty of dials and buttons to fit the professional photographer who just wants a lighter camera to tote around. Still, if money is of no object, the RX1 has a full array of hard-hitting features including

Google blocks YouTube clip only in Egypt and Libya Posted: 12 Sep 2012 07:19 PM PDT SAN FRANCISCO/LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - YouTube, the video website owned by Google Inc, will not remove a film clip mocking the Islamic Prophet Mohammad that has been blamed for anti-U.S. protests in Egypt and Libya, but it has blocked access to it in those countries. The clip, based on a longer film, depicts the prophet as a fraud and philanderer and has been blamed for sparking violence at U.S. embassies in Cairo and Benghazi. U.S. Ambassador to Libya Christopher Stevens and three other American diplomats were killed by gunmen in an attack on the U.S. Consulate in Benghazi on Tuesday. ...

Facebook CEO's "search" comments raise hopes, questions Posted: 12 Sep 2012 06:53 PM PDT SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Facebook Inc Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg has fired a warning shot that threatens to ignite a battle to marry social networking with one of the most valuable areas of the technology industry: search. Long dominated by Google Inc, the Web search market represents a "big opportunity" that Facebook is uniquely positioned to address, Zuckerberg said on Tuesday at a tech industry conference in San Francisco. ...

Office 2013 upgrade program set to launch on October 19th Posted: 12 Sep 2012 06:35 PM PDT Microsoft (MSFT) will reportedly launch an Office 2010 to 2013 upgrade program as early as next month, according to ZDNet. The program will be similar to what the company has offered alongside new Windows PCs, allowing users to buy the current software and upgrade to the next version for free or at a discounted price. According to ZDNet's sources, Microsoft will offer users who purchase Office 2010 between October 19th and April 30th 2013 a guaranteed upgrade to Office 2013 once it is made available. Office 2013 is rumored to be released to Microsoft's manufacturing partners in November, with general availability expected in early 2013. A Microsoft spokesperson declined to comment. Read

Tall, skinny iPhone in US stores Sept. 21 Posted: 12 Sep 2012 06:14 PM PDT For the first time, the iPhone is growing even as it slims down. After sticking for five years to the same screen size, Apple on Wednesday revealed a new phone that's taller, and has a bigger display.

Nintendo to announce Wii U console price Posted: 12 Sep 2012 06:05 PM PDT TOKYO (Reuters) - Nintendo Co said it will announce the price and other details of its new game console the Wii U at 3.00 a.m. EDT. The creator of Super Mario is fielding the successor to the hit Wii console in the run up to the busy year-end shopping season and is battling Microsoft Corp, Sony Corp and more recently tablet and smartphone makers including Apple Inc to woo gamers. ...

University of California sues Facebook, Wal-mart over patents Posted: 12 Sep 2012 05:36 PM PDT SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - A University of California patent licensee which has sued some of the biggest U.S. companies is taking on three more -- Facebook Inc, Wal-Mart Stores Inc and the Walt Disney Co. Eolas Technologies Inc and the Regents of the University of California filed lawsuits on Wednesday over four patents they believe the companies are infringing. The patents for interactive technology, including hypermedia display and interaction, were issued to the university and licensed to Eolas, a Texas company chaired by Michael Doyle. ...

Facebook is building a search engine to take on Google Posted: 12 Sep 2012 05:30 PM PDT Aside from denying plans to build a smartphone again, Facebook (FB) CEO Mark Zuckerberg also revealed some insight to the social network's search engine ambitions. Speaking at TechCrunch Disrupt, Zuckerberg said that "Search engines are really evolving to give you a set of answers, 'I have a specific question, answer this question for me,' " and that Facebook is currently handling more than 1 billion queries per day without even trying to compete in search. Put into context, Zuckerberg might be looking to create a service that rivals existing question-and-answer websites such as the popular Quora, and it will certainly compete with Google (GOOG) as well. "Facebook is pretty uniquely positioned to answer the questions people have. At some point we'll do it. We

Watch Simon Cowell Choke Up on X-Factor [VIDEO] Posted: 12 Sep 2012 05:01 PM PDT Simon Cowell all choked up? Hard to believe, but the famously hard-hearted judge got misty-eyed after watching X-Factor contestant Jillian Jensen audition on the talent show.

Newer Cookware Shatters More Easily Posted: 12 Sep 2012 04:46 PM PDT Newer cookware, made from soda lime silicate glass instead of borosilicate glass, has a smaller shatterproof temperature range. Christopher Intagliata reports.

Microsoft admits that its campaign to turn ‘Bing’ into a verb has been a massive flop Posted: 12 Sep 2012 04:45 PM PDT In an ideal world, Microsoft (MSFT) would like to have the word "Bing" become synonymous with online search instead of "Google" (GOOG). But we can't always get what we want in life, and Fast Company reports that Microsoft has acknowledged that its efforts to turn Bing into a verb have been spectacular failures. In fact, Microsoft's attempt to match Google's search branding power have gone so poorly that even its own employees have given up using Bing as a verb in casual conversations. "Some people say the verb — sometime they say, 'Hey, Bing this,'" Mike Nichols, corporate VP and chief marketing officer of Bing, told Fast Company. "But it's rare." In the end, Microsoft says it doesn't care if "Google"

Apple's iPhone 5 bigger, faster but lacks "wow" Posted: 12 Sep 2012 04:11 PM PDT SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Apple Inc's new iPhone goes on sale on Friday with a bigger screen and 4G wireless technology, as the company seeks to safeguard its edge over rivals like Samsung Electronics Co Ltd and Google Inc. The iPhone 5 fulfilled many of the expectations laid out by gadget geeks and technology analysts ahead of its Wednesday unveiling but offered few surprises to give Apple shares -- already near record highs -- another major kick. "There is not a wow factor because everything you saw today is evolutionary. ...

Dissed Fan Teaches NFL Team a Social Media Lesson on Twitter Posted: 12 Sep 2012 04:11 PM PDT The Kansas City Chiefs didn't know who they were messing with when a team staffer sent a brusque Twitter message to a disgruntled fan who had vented about the team's ownership on the social network this week.

Zuckerberg lifts Facebook's battered stock Posted: 12 Sep 2012 04:06 PM PDT CEO Mark Zuckerberg's talk of Facebook's mobile prospects and his acknowledgment that the company cares about making money as well as making the world "more open and connected" lifted the battered shares of the social networking icon on Wednesday.

News Summary: New iPhone in US stores Sept. 21 Posted: 12 Sep 2012 04:04 PM PDT BIGGER: After sticking for five years to the same screen size, Apple revealed a new phone that's taller, with a bigger screen.

News Summary: Zuckerberg lifts Facebook's stock Posted: 12 Sep 2012 04:04 PM PDT A BOOST: Facebook's stock jumped on Wednesday, a day after CEO Mark Zuckerberg talked of Facebook's mobile prospects and acknowledged that the company cares about making money as well as making the world "more open and connected."

News Summary: Facebook friends get out the vote Posted: 12 Sep 2012 04:02 PM PDT INFLUENCE: A study finds that Facebook friends played a big role in getting hundreds of thousands of people to vote in 2010.

Total shipments of Android phones to surpass 1 billion in 2013 Posted: 12 Sep 2012 04:00 PM PDT Market research firm IHS iSuppli estimates that by 2013, cumulative shipments of Android smartphones will exceed 1 billion units. Handsets shipping with Google's (GOOG) mobile operating system are expected to reach 451 million units in 2013, an increase from 357 million in 2012, and approach 3 billion cumulative units in 2016. For comparison, cumulative shipments of Apple's (AAPL) iOS platform are estimated to reach 527 million units in 2013 and aren't expected to surpass 1 billion units until 2015. "The Androids are taking over the world of smartphones," said Daniel Gleeson, mobile analyst for IHS. "We expect the Android operating system to become the first to reach the milestone of 1 billion shipments during its lifetime." IHS' press release follows

Apple's 6 product updates, at a glance Posted: 12 Sep 2012 03:51 PM PDT Apple's iPhone 5 got the attention, but the company made several other product announcements Wednesday. Here are the highlights:

The Strange Details of the YouTube Clip Sparking Mideast Protests Posted: 12 Sep 2012 03:46 PM PDT Bizarre details about a YouTube film trailer that's continuing to fuel protests around the Middle East began to emerge late Wednesday evening.

News Summary: New Apple accessories will cost you Posted: 12 Sep 2012 03:43 PM PDT NEW EARPODS: Apple unveiled new earbuds that will ship with the iPhone 5 called "EarPods." They are more elliptical than current earbuds and have a smaller speaker that points into the ear canal. They are meant to be comfortable for more people and will be sold separately for $29.

How makers of phones and tablets are faring Posted: 12 Sep 2012 03:42 PM PDT Many companies including Nokia and Research in Motion have been struggling to compete with Apple and manufacturers of devices running Google's Android software. That shows in some of the earnings reports released so far for the latest quarter.

A look at recent tech-industry earnings Posted: 12 Sep 2012 03:42 PM PDT Quarterly results from leading tech companies underscore ongoing changes in the PC industry, concerns about the European economy and questions about newly traded tech companies' ability to generate revenue.

Feds demand LCD maker pay $1 billion Posted: 12 Sep 2012 03:41 PM PDT Federal prosecutors are seeking harsh sentences against a Taiwan company and two of its former executives, saying they participated in the most significant price-fixing "cartel" ever prosecuted in the United States.

Going public: Key developments in Facebook's IPO Posted: 12 Sep 2012 03:37 PM PDT Facebook Inc. has had a rocky initial public offering of stock. There were trading glitches on its first day of trading and concerns since then about Facebook's revenue potential. Facebook also is facing dozens of lawsuits from disgruntled shareholders. In recent weeks, some early investors became eligible to sell additional shares.

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