Our pre-caffeine roundup is a collection of the hottest, strangest, and most amusing stories of the morning. Here's everything that you need to know before taking that first sip of coffee today:
How was your weekend? Did you recharge with a weekend Internet sabbatical?
If so, then you should know that Apple is reportedly ordering 20 million iPhone 5s for a "blockbuster" October release.
Google just snapped up wireless phone maker Motorola Mobility for $12.5 billion. What could this possibly mean?
Google's also done foolin' around with you folks who don't want to use your real name on Google+. From here on out, if Google learns the name you're using is not your real name, you've got four days to make amends. Four days!
To thwart a planned protest over the recent fatal shooting of a 45-year-old man by San Francisco police, the Bay Area Rapid Transit district jammed underground cellphone service.
So naturally, Anonymous hacked the BART website and posted names, street addresses and phone numbers of 50,000 people who receive news alerts and other information from the transit agency.
Rapper The Game could face criminal charges after a tweet from his account incited a telephone flash mob that overwhelmed the emergency phone system at one of busiest stations of the Los Angeles County sheriff's department.
Meanwhile, in the UK (where police will find you and shame you for taking part in the recent riots), a man was arrested for planning a water fight over Black Berry Messenger.
Why do hackers hack? Why create a worm that sends out an email to everyone in your contact list, or a Trojan that deletes your term papers? Is it mischief, malice, money, or something else entirely? Let's find out ...
Facial recognition isn't just for humans anymore — similar programs run on apes could help park rangers help identify chimps and gorillas.
Meanwhile in Morocco, goats still hang out in trees.
Helen A.S. Popkin goes blah blah blah about the Internet. Tell her to get a real job on Twitter and/or Facebook. Also, Google+.