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Lytro 'light field' cameras launch nationwide, adds new controlsThe Lytro 'light field' camera now allows users to toggle a range of manual settings, including shutter speed and ISO sensitivity.聽
Bad weather scuttles supersonic jump from the edge of spaceFelix Baumgartner, the Austrian skydiver, has delayed his Red Bull Stratos jump until later this afternoon. Baumgartner plans to leap from a balloon stationed 23 feet above the New Mexico desert.
A year after losing Steve Jobs, how has Apple changed?Apple has posted a video memorializing former CEO Steve Jobs, who passed away a year ago today. A look at where Apple stands in the post-Jobs era.聽
It's official: Windows Phone 8 will launch October 29thMicrosoft sent press invitations this week announcing the launch of its Windows Phone 8 platform on October 29. The smart phone OS will run on handsets from Nokia, Samsung, and HTC -- and there's a rumor that Microsoft may be working on its own model as well.
Galaxy S III delivers: Samsung enjoys record salesSamsung smartphone sales are up, and so are the South Korean company's third quarter profits. Much of the credit should go to the blockbuster Samsung Galaxy III smartphone.
The 20 most fascinating accidental inventions Most inventors strive for weeks, months, or years to perfect their products. (Thomas Edison tried thousands of different light bulb filaments before arriving at the ideal mixture of tungsten.) But sometimes, brilliance strikes by accident. Here's a salute to the scientists, chefs, and everyday folk who stumbled upon greatness 鈥� and, more important, shared their mistakes with the world.UPDATE: After great reader feedback, we've added five additional accidental inventions: Stainless steel, plastic, ice cream cones, Post-it Notes, and matches.
Steve Jobs biography: Best business book of the year?One year after Steve Jobs' death, his biography by Walter Isaacson is now a finalist for the聽annual Financial Times and Goldman Sachs Business Book of the Year award. The book came with Steve Jobs' full cooperation.聽
Will Sprint steal MetroPCS from under T-Mobile's nose?Earlier this week, it looked as if T-Mobile's parent company聽Deutsche Telekom would soon acquire MetroPCS. Now come reports that Sprint is interested in the budget carrier, too.聽
Facebook: 1 billion users. What's next for the social network?Facebook: 1 billion users arrives just two years after it announced it had half a billion users. Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg is now 'a part of this tradition of things that connect us.'聽
Facebook: 1 billion monthly users and countingFacebook reached a major milestone: 1 billion active members. Some 600 million of them access the social network through phones and tablets.
Bettina Wulff and the trouble with fighting Google's autocompleteBettina Wulff,聽Germany's former first lady, objects to Google's autocomplete.聽But suing the company may make things worse.
iPad Mini will arrive in November, according to new reportApple is prepping a new tablet called the iPad Mini. So how will the iPad Mini measure up to the current, full-sized iPad?聽
T-Mobile and MetroPCS could soon be merged: reportIf聽Deutsche Telekom does indeed acquire MetroPCS, it would give T-Mobile some extra clout in the US market.聽
iPhone 5 targeted in Samsung's new legal attack on AppleiPhone 5 violates Samsung patents, alleges the Korean company. Samsung hopes to block sale of the iPhone 5 in the US.
Kindle Paperwhite arrives. Should you check out Amazon's new e-reader?The Amazon Kindle Paperwhite matches the Barnes and Noble Nook Glowlight on price (as long as you don't mind looking at a couple of advertisements).聽
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg meets with Medvedev in RussiaRussia's communications minister tweeted that Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev urged聽Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg聽to abandon plans to lure away Russian programmers and instead open a research center in Moscow. Zuckerberg聽was visiting Russia on a world tour of programming contests to identify new talent.
On eve of Windows 8 launch, adoption numbers are less than stellarMicrosoft will release the Windows 8 operating system later this month. But it may be having trouble ginning up interest in the OS.聽
Apple apologizes for botched iPhone 5 maps appApple Maps has caused consumers "frustration," Apple CEO Tim Cook said in a statement today. He pledged that the company would work to improve the maps app on the iPhone 5 and iOS 6.聽
Facebook Gifts: Great for friends, bad for privacy?Facebook鈥檚 945 million users can now send actual gifts (not just virtual hugs and hearts) to their friends. But will this new feature lead people to over-share on Facebook?
Life after passwords: Mozilla releases Persona online ID systemMozilla released an ID system this week called 'Persona,' which promises to be easier and more secure than traditional username/password combinations. However, Mozilla admits the system, still in beta, has a few downsides.