Top Stories of the Day // December 5, 2012

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Trader Allegedly Attempted To Flip $1 Billion In Apple Stock With Firm's Money, Plan Backfired

A stock trader named David Miller with Rochdale Securities was arrested today on the grounds that he'd illegally purchased $1 billion in Apple stock, or 1.625... read more

Kevin Systrom On Pulling Twitter Cards Integration: We Want Images Viewed On Instagram.com

Instagram has turned off Twitter Cards integration, leaving Instagram users on the short-winded social network with cropped, less-than-perfect copies of their... read more

Nokia Unveils Latest Windows Phone 8 Device: Lumia 620 Packs 3.8 Inch ClearBlack Display, NFC, Costs $249 (Before Taxes)

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The Gangnam Style Onslaught Continues With An Official Live Wallpaper For Android Devices

It's been, what, five months since PSY's Gangnam Style first made its YouTube debut? You'd think that Gangnam fever would've died out long ago, but it... read more

Juniper Research: iPhone 5's Lack Of NFC Has Set Market Back By 2 Years In U.S., W. Europe

Apple's decision not to add the NFC wireless transfer tech to the iPhone 5 has set the NFC market back by two years in the U.S. and Western Europe, says analyst... read more

Facebook's Comeback Continues: $FB Set To Replace Infosys On The NASDAQ 100 Next Week

Facebook will replace Infosys on the NASDAQ 100 Index on December 12th, about seven months after its IPO, NBC is reporting tonight. The news followed Infosys'... read more

Casio's iPhone-Loving, Low Energy Bluetooth Smart Watch Might Be Just Smart Enough

Casio announced this week that its G-Shock watch with low-power Bluetooth 4.0 is shipping out to U.S. retailers now, after a delay of a year or more owing to a... read more

Google Maps On The Wii U Lets You Wander The World's Streets With Your GamePad Beginning In January

While I've managed to resist the call of the Wii U so far, neat tricks with the GamePad like the newly-announced Google Maps app Street View integration have me... read more

NYC's Mayor Challenges Designers, Hardware Hackers, And Policy Buffs To Reinvent The Humble Payphone

With cell phones as ubiquitous as they are (a recent report from the Pew Research Center purports that around 85% of American adults have one), it seems safe to... read more

Microsoft's Steven Guggenheimer: Steven Sinofsky Is A "Phenomenal Visionary" - Will Be Missed At Microsoft

At LeWeb Paris this morning, Microsoft's corporate vice president for its Developer & Platform Evangelism Group, just took the stage to discuss the state of... read more

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