[Technology] Deutsche Telekom Nears a Deal to Buy MetroPCS

Deutsche Telekom Nears a Deal to Buy MetroPCS
http://dealbook.nytimes.com/2012/10/02/deutsche-telekom-said-to-be-near-a-deal-to-buy-metropcs/
By MICHAEL J. DE LA MERCED Ozier Muhammad/The New York TimesA branch of T-Mobile USA in Manhattan. The network operator is a unit of the German telecom giant Deutsche Telekom.

Samsung retains US smartphone crown, Apple rapidly catching up
http://www.newspakistan.pk/2012/10/02/apple-iphone-5-brings-mobile-world/
Summary: There's absolutely no doubt that month-on-month, Apple is catching up to market leader Samsung in the US mobile market share race.

Confused by Facebook? Meet its new help center
http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/internet/facebook-revamps-its-help-center-for-easy-navigation/articleshow/16644785.cms
Facebook keeps adding features and tweaking its rules -- so here's how to figure it all out. by Paul Sloan No one has ever accused Facebook of being easy to figure out -- particularly when it comes to understanding its privacy polices and just what is ...

iOS 6 Adoption Rate Soars
http://gigaom.com/apple/ios-6-adoption-by-device-iphone-leads-ipod-touch-trails/
More than half of all iOS device owners have updated their iPhone, iPad, or iPod Touch to Apple's latest system software. By Eric Zeman InformationWeek Apple Maps, battery problems, and app crashing issues be darned; Apple device owners are lapping up ...

Steve Jobs The Buddhist Would Not Have Fired Tim Cook
http://www.forbes.com/sites/greatspeculations/2012/10/02/steve-jobs-the-buddhist-would-not-have-fired-tim-cook/
Talking heads are tripping over each other to echo negative sentiment about Tim Cook. They are even throwing around wild numbers such as $30 billion loss because of Apple (AAPL) Maps without any solid foundation.

Review: 'Bad Piggies' a challenging spinoff
http://venturebeat.com/2012/10/01/bad-piggies-is-a-painfully-challenging-departure-from-angry-birds-review/
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Nick Wingfield , Claire Cain Miller
http://www.smh.com.au/business/microsoft-left-searching-for-answers-as-google-maps-out-market-gains-20121002-26xfx.html
FOR Microsoft, it was bad enough when Apple's sharemarket value surpassed its own in 2010. Now Google, a company that didn't even exist 15 years ago, has done the same thing.

Why Revive Datsun? Nissan CEO Ghosn Offers Answers
http://blogs.wsj.com/drivers-seat/2012/10/02/why-revive-datsun-nissan-ceo-ghosn-offers-answers/
By Chester Dawson Asked about why Japan's No. 2 carmaker needs a third brand after Nissan and Infinitiâ€"and whether Nissan can even make a profit on a $3000 vehicleâ€"Mr. Ghosn described his vision for Datsun, and gave a hint about what's to come from the ...

Revamped Nest Learning Thermostat Boasts Slimmer Design, Upgraded Software
http://appadvice.com/appnn/2012/10/revamped-nest-learning-thermostat-boasts-slimmer-design-upgraded-software
A little less than a year after its successful launch, Nest Labs has announced its second-generation Nest Learning Thermostat will be on sale later this month.

With Windows Phone still failing to gain traction, Microsoft plans to launch ...
http://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/digital-life/tablets/windows-tablet-fightback-hit-by-intel-delay-20121002-26wff.html
When Microsoft (MSFT) announced earlier this year that it will launch an own-brand tablet to compete directly with its various vendor partners working on Windows 8-based on tablet PCs of their own, there was some backlash.

Company suing Apple over Passbook is funded by Microsoft and Motorola
http://venturebeat.com/2012/10/02/motorola-and-microsoft-funded-ameranth-suing-apple-over-passbook/
Surprise, surprise, Apple is being sued again. A San Diego gaming and restaurant software company is suing Apple for infringing four of its patents in the new iOS 6 Passbook app.

Steve Jobs anecdotes continue with Scuff Marks breakdown
http://www.forbes.com/sites/connieguglielmo/2012/10/02/untold-stories-about-steve-jobs-friends-and-colleagues-share-their-memories/
As Steve Jobs' legacy continues through the products he had a hand in, so too does his memory stick around through a vast collection of stories worth retelling, like the one being told this week about his first appearance at an Apple Store in Palo Alto ...

Fisker CEO Still Aiming to Make Plug-in Cars in Delaware
http://www.inautonews.com/fisker-looks-for-partners-to-build-the-atlantic
By Alan Ohnsman and Mark Clothier on October 01, 2012 Fisker Automotive Inc.'s new chief executive officer said the plug-in hybrid carmaker still plans to build rechargeable autos at a Delaware plant that stalled when the Energy Department blocked a ...

Scientists: Let's Make the Next Space Exploration Probe a Boat
http://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2012/10/scientists-lets-make-the-next-space-exploration-probe-a-boat/263141/
By Megan Garber Saturn has more than 60 natural satellites. The largest of them is Titan, which hosts not only a thick atmosphere, but also seas and lakes and rivers comprised of methane (liquid hydrogen).

'Woz' sees little difference between iPhone, Android
http://betabeat.com/2012/10/steve-wozniak-enjoyed-telling-polish-jokes-before-everyone-got-too-pc/
Steve Wozniak, co-founder of Apple Computer, jumped on Slashdot Monday to answer questions from the tech community - and no topic was off limits.

Time Warner & AT&T Want Google's Red Carpet Treatment From Kansas City
http://www.valuewalk.com/2012/10/time-warner-att-want-googles-red-carpet-treatment-from-kansas-city/
By Joshua C. Rarrick As Google Fiber's launch in Kansas City gets closer and closer, the company's biggest competitors are asking that the city give them the same royal treatment it has given to Google.