Layoffs hit HTC America as the company struggles to turn itself around

“The bad news for HTC keeps rolling in. The Verge learned today that the company has laid off about thirty employees and contractors out of its HTC America division. That division has a total of around 150 employees and contractors, so the total amounts to about twenty percent of the workforce.”

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Google Fuel Deal With Pentagon And NASA Ends

“The deal allowed Google to buy heavily discounted jet fuel purchased by the Pentagon. The arrangement lasted from 2007 until August 31; NASA sponsored the bargain and opted not to renew it this year. That may be because the billionaires were doing more jetsetting than they initially agreed to.”

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iPhone 5c pre-orders are open: AT&T, Verizon, T-Mobile and other carriers are now live

“Apple is ready to start taking your money for the iPhone 5c in all its multi-hued glory. You can hit the Apple Store to order one on a two year contract through Sprint, AT&T and Verizon for $99 (16GB) and $199 (32GB).”

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Twitter makes IPO plans official: files confidential S-1, but expected value is about $14B

“We’ve confidentially submitted an S-1 to the SEC for a planned IPO. This Tweet does not constitute an offer of any securities for sale.— Twitter (@twitter) September 12, 2013 Twitter’s note that this is a confidential filing means the company’s annual revenue is less than $1 billion.”

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iPhone 5S and 5C launch: Apple banks on fingertip scanner and colour

“It used to be the ultimate crime scene clue. Now Apple has transformed the fingerprint into a key to unlock the wealth of personal information that is stored on the iPhone.”

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Man in Tokyo already waiting in line for iPhone 5S

“One man in Tokyo clearly doesn’t want to miss his chance to buy the new iPhone 5S. Known by the Twitter handle @Xxxprius, the eager customer scored first place in line at the Ginza Apple Store on Tuesday in his quest to pick up the 5S, according to blog site Kotaku.”

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