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Monday, September 24, 2012

Top Stories of the Day // September 24, 2012

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Today's Top Stories // Sep 24, 2012

#ScratchGate: iPhone 5 Owners Are Discovering Aluminum Is Softer Than Glass

The iPhone 5 hit stores last Friday. It's the lightest, thinnest, most sleek iPhone yet. But owners are quickly discovering that with those advantages, there... read more

Here's What Goes Into Making Google Maps, Will Apple Be Able To Recalculate?

Everywhere you turned last week, there was another story about iOS 6 Maps. Some feel like it's a great new direction for Apple, but people like me feel like... read more

Samsung Galaxy S III Android 4.1 Jelly Bean Update Starts Hitting Europe -- "Gradually" Heading To Other Markets

Samsung has begun rolling out Android 4.1 (Jelly Bean) to its Galaxy S III smartphone in Europe -- which could mean it's the first non-Nexus Android phone to... read more

iPhone 5 Sells Over 5M In Opening Weekend, Limited Only By Device Supply

Apple broke records again opening weekend, with the iPhone 5 selling more than 5M in its first three days, compared to 4M for the iPhone 4S. read more

Long-Distance Lovers Rejoice: LovePalz WiFi Sex Toys Let You Get Nasty In Real-Time

Sex. We all have it, and most of us enjoy it.... read more

Facebook Mobile Payments Via Carrier Billing (And Bango) Live In U.S., UK And Germany

Another step ahead for Facebook's strategy to make more money out of its mobile business: the company is accepting mobile payments for its mobile web service... read more

Google Maps App Hacked Onto iPhone 3GS Running iOS 6

Remember that one time you downloaded iOS 6? You were so excited about features like Panorama and... well, Maps. There was nothing else to be all that excited... read more

Inside The Brand New Makerbot Retail Store

The handsomest man in the world, Bre Pettis, gives the second handsomest man in the world, Phil Torrone, a nice visit to the Makerbot Store in Manhattan. The... read more

Riots Rock Foxconn's Taiyuan Plant

Richard Lai is reporting that over 2,000 employees of the Taiyan Foxconn plant rioted last night, causing damage on the factory campus after a guard allegedly... read more

Robotics Revolution: The Robots Are Just Getting Warmed Up

Editor's note: Saad Khan is a seeker of bad-assness. He found it at Evolution Robotics (not to mention Blekko, Zaarly, Jobvite, Luminate, and LendingClub).... read more

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