iPhone 5 announced: thinner, lighter, faster (video)

4 inch screen (16:9)
Thinnest smartphone in the world
A6 chip has 2 x faster CPU & graphics
World wide 3G
Battery life improved
Smaller, reversible dock connector

http://www.redmondpie.com/apple-iphone-5-announced-heres-everything-you-need-to-know/

http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/iphone-5-expected-apple-event-san-francisco-article-1.1157604

http://www.zdnet.com/iphone-5-announced-android-users-yawn-google-breathes-a-sigh-of-relief-7000004160/

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How Apple really invented the iPhone

http://www.smh.com.au/digital-life/-25pcw.html

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Meet the most brilliantly shiny natural object on Earth

http://dvice.com/archives/2012/09/meet-the-most-b.php

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Arkiv R2 Field Pack by Mission Workshop (video)

http://www.blessthisstuff.com/stuff/wear/bags-luggage/arkiv-r2-field-pack-by-mission-workshop/

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The New Yorker banned from Facebook over nipple cartoon

http://au.ibtimes.com/articles/383200/20120912/facebook-new-yorker-banned-cartoon-nipplegate.htm#.UFB4XZVhiK0

Picture credit: The New Yorker
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Patent wars: "We didn't know you could patent round corners" — Google (video)

http://www.businessinsider.com/google-on-patents-2012-9?op=1

Video in the item linked above is no longer available, but you can see it on Bloomberg:
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/videos/b/1a20d195-7982-4d2f-b2b5-9f40e7e4de93

Rounded corners on a tablet first appeared on Star Trek:
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LapDawg O-Stand review

With an appearance almost as strange as its name, the LapDawg O-Stand is a stand which fits a large range of tablets & readers.

http://the-gadgeteer.com/2012/09/11/lapdawg-o-stand-review/#more-104641