As Facebook Launches a Standalone Camera App, the Instagram Buy Comes Into Focus

Facebook launches a camera app, and it’s not Instagram.
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Being John Malkovich Means You’re Bored, and You’re Monkeying Around With an iPhone

Two new Siri ads, featuring the same iconic actor. The takeaway: He’s got a lot of time on his hands.
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Seagate to Acquire Consumer Hard Drive Maker LaCie

The deal would give Seagate access to LaCie’s retail and distribution footprint, and also control of a brand favored by Mac users.
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So Much for the Big Apple-Samsung Summit

Should have held it on the Napa Valley Wine Train.
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iPad Keeps Apple No. 1 in Mobile PC Sales

The mobile PC business is booming, and thanks to exploding iPad sales, Apple remains its undisputed leader.
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100 Most Valuable Brands: Apple Tops Again; Nokia Disappears

The tech industry dominates Millward Brown’s annual survey.
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Samsung Galaxy S III: Inspired by Nature, Not Lawyers

If lawyers didn’t design the Galaxy S III, then why is it so ugly?
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Unpleasant Development for Kodak: ITC Judge Rules Key Patent Invalid

A U.S. International Trade Commission judge has determined that a patent Kodak has asserted against Apple and Research In Motion is invalid.
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TV Everywhere’s Counting Problem

The big-media guys know how to serve up video to you on any device, anywhere you are, anytime you want it. But keeping track of it is another issue.
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Viral Video: “Jaws” Guy Bites Mark Zuckerberg and “Eric” Brin at Webbys

If you love a celebrity getting all self-righteous on the world, especially the tech world, then here’s a big plate of Richard Dreyfuss for you.
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