No no, I think the etching is cool. I just tire of their "only idiots put cases on their phones" mentality. And thinking about resale (so you can buy the next cool gadget) is something a person might keep in mind. No need to be adversarial!

Jesus. Again. Some of us work on more than just keyboards for a living. We like nice stuff too. Hence: the need for a case. Get off your high horse!

Another idiot (or else troll?) giving reasonably and practically minded Christians a bad name. *shakes head* No wonder so many people think we're idiots. We're not all this way, I swear!

I totally agree. I'm on AT&T and plan on swapping out my iPhone 4S for the Lumia 920, so personally I'm not hurt by this, but then again, personally I am hurt by this as I'm sure it will slow the adoption of WP8, which won't help woo any developers to pay more attention to the OS. I'm hoping this is a very short…

I'm not sure if this was a good trade for us or not? Now we're stuck with Quebec?

Thank you! I was just thinking about trying to do the math and figure out what it was per-capita, my friend, you have saved me time!

Lots of times I'll check out imdb.com to figure out who that one actor is doing a cameo on my favorite shows, or if I see a preview for a new movie I'll dig in a little deeper. It's definitely not a need, but it's convenient to gain little bits of random knowledge. I can see an application for this in various video…

"It's a promising technology, so long as those cells have good data plans." First they'll start capping the data plans, and next thing you know they'll be roping you into some ill-conceived shared data plan... progress is wonderful, isn't it?

Awesome, thank you for clarifying! A bit of a drive from Bellingham, but to get my fingers on an actual Surface this holiday? Probably worth it!

Rub it in why don't you?! =p

Am I missing something, or did Washington State not make the list? Is there already one in the state? You'd think we'd rate, being home to Redmond, after all!

"didn't have neither" - should be "had neither"

Trolling? I am an avid iPhoner, and no, iPhone video stabilization is not nearly as good as what we're seeing here. Even on my 4s.

So far unimpressed. Apple may pull out some surprises on the 12th, but they'd have to pull out a whole load of them to eliminate my temptation to ditch my 4S for the Nokia 920.

This makes sense, the whole punishment side to deter people from gambling on not getting caught. A second question, though, can a person declare bankruptcy if they are faced with a fine of hundreds of thousands of dollars? Not that bankruptcy is a good thing, or not without consequences, but assuming you can declare…

I think I saw that episode... but if I'm recalling it correctly, didn't some radio transmissions actually affect the what-ever-its-called that determines if you're level with the horizon? It's entirely possible that I'm making that all up in my head though!

My thoughts exactly! Cleaver guinea pigs! ;)

I don't mean to change the subject, but I was curious how far these jury instructions go, " A damages award should put the patent holder in approximately the financial position it would have been in had the infringement not occurred, but in no event may the damages award be less than a reasonable royalty. You should…