[Technology] Latest smartphone stats: Apple gaining ground on Samsung

Latest smartphone stats: Apple gaining ground on Samsung
http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/hardware/apple-smartphones-gaining-on-samsung-in-us/articleshow/16646878.cms
Samsung's still number one in US market share, but according to ComScore, number-three Apple narrowed the gap in August. by Zack Whittaker While Samsung remains at the top of the US smartphone market-share rankings, Apple is rapidly catching up to its ...

T-Mobile Redials America
http://www.sfgate.com/business/article/T-Mobile-USA-in-talks-to-buy-MetroPCS-3912437.php
By MIRIAM GOTTFRIED When you are in a hole, you usually stop digging. And yet struggling T-Mobile USA, after failing to sell itself to AT&T, may be about to dig even deeper into the US market: It is in talks to purchase prepaid mobile carrier MetroPCS ...

Oracle's Hurd outlines 'holistic' strategy: Will CIOs bite?
http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/software/focus-on-cloud-computing-not-acquisitions-oracle-corp-ceo-larry-ellison/articleshow/16647923.cms
Summary: Oracle is positioning itself as a cloud and big data partner who can cut your costs and boost performance. Will tech leaders buy into this "holistic aggregate strategy"?

More than half of all iPhones are on iOS 6, 45% of iPads
http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/story/2012/10/02/iphone5-data-glitch.html
In less than two weeks, more than half of all iPhones are now running Apple's (AAPL) latest operating system. According to the latest numbers from online advertising network Chitika, the growth rate of iOS 6 among iPhone users has reached 60%, ...

The battleground of choice in patent wars
http://www.livemint.com/Companies/B7gT8tHUVYoQQViWPLQshK/Google-withdraws-one-patent-complaint-against-Apple.html
By Alan Beattie in Washington Enjoying your new smartphone? The makers of one of its rivals are probably trying to ensure that a once-obscure US federal agency keeps Americans from ever getting to see it in stores again.

6 Ways the iPad Mini Could Beat the iPad
http://www.skynews.com.au/tech/article.aspx?id=801633
The iPad mini. The iPad nano? The miniPad. The tech world is hoping for a smaller Apple iPad, and here's the case for why you want one.

Second-generation Nest unveiled with thinner body and smarter features
http://www.digitaltrends.com/lifestyle/second-generation-nest-unveils-with-thinner-body-and-smarter-features/
Next-gen Nest Learning Thermostat comes out of hiding with a slimmer body and more features to cut down on your energy costs. When Nest, the “learning thermostat,” first launched, people were intrigued by the idea of a completely revamped household ...

MeeGo, reloaded: new smartphone OS set to be unveiled next month
http://gigaom.com/europe/jollas-meego-revival-plans-shape-up-with-260m-ecosystem-alliance-in-hong-kong/
by Casey Johnston - Oct 2, 2012 9:56 pm UTC The spectre of a new MeeGo phone is beginning to take solid form: a startup resurrecting the OS has received $200 million in funding and its flagship phone is set to be unveiled next month, according to the ...

Medvedev points Facebook's Zuckerberg towards Russian IT sector
http://www.forbes.com/sites/briansolomon/2012/10/02/to-russia-with-love-zuckerberg-chats-with-medvedev/
By Gleb Bryanski and Darya Korsunskaya | GORKI, Russia (Reuters) - Prime minister Dmitry Medvedev told Facebook chief executive Mark Zuckerberg on Monday that Russia's IT industry was as promising an area for investment as its natural resources sectors ...

Facebook revamps its help center
http://www.sfgate.com/business/article/Facebook-revamps-its-help-center-3912688.php
By Barbara Ortutay on October 02, 2012 NEW YORK (AP) - If you've used Facebook, chances are you've needed help with reporting spam, un-tagging photos or understanding the site's ever-changing privacy settings over the years.

Scareware defendant fined $163M in FTC suit
http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5gdDppKrpb8L_quPvGsHbG31d3I-A?docId=CNG.fe8389a469d08e2e0f293106d4d05f37.2a1
By Grant Gross IDG News Service - A US judge has imposed a judgment of $163.2 million against a defendant accused by the US Federal Trade Commission of being part of an operation that sold software to people it tricked into thinking their computers ...

Woz tells fan community to chill out
http://www.slashgear.com/woz-tells-fan-community-to-chill-out-02250110/
If you're a fan of either Android or iOS and make it your mission to insult the other band whenever you get the chance, Steve Wozniak is now on your case.

What a $3000 car looks, feels and drives like
http://www.marketplace.org/topics/wealth-poverty/what-3000-car-looks-feels-and-drives
by Sarah Gardner Nissan says it's going to revive that affordable but innovative brand from the 50's, the Datsun. But this time they're going to make it really, really affordable.

RoboHornet Pro: Microsoft Snubs Google, Mozilla Concurs!
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-10-03/microsoft-browser-setting-harms-advertisers-group-says.html
Last week we broke the story of RoboHornet, a new Web browser performance benchmark. Today, we chronicle the fallout of what is perhaps the worst-received benchmark launch in history, plus add the results of Microsoft's counter-move: RoboHornet Pro.

Samuel Phipps Blamed Elephant For His 7th DUI: Cops
http://www.newsworks.org/index.php/local/item/44980-delaware-man-commits-7th-dui-offense?linktype=hp_topstorylist
The New Castle, Del., man was arrested Friday night when state police said his Land Rover veered off the road into a guardrail. "The trooper who responded to the scene of the accident found that Phipps appeared to be impaired," a police statement ...

Microsoft settles botnet case
http://abclocal.go.com/kgo/story?section=news/business&id=8832979
The software giant reached an agreement with the owner of 3322.org, a site that has been linked to malware such as the Nitol botnet.