The digital photography industry has been experiencing some change – that’s probably the nicest way to say it. The smartphone camera and the rise of third-gen cameras have squeezed this industry into a rather uncomfortable position, and adapting is proving more difficult than anyone expected

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Can Android spark new life for the point-and-shoot camera?

We realize there’s only so much time one can spend in a day watching new trailers, viral video clips, and shaky cell phone footage of people arguing on live television. This is why every day The Atlantic Wire highlights the videos that truly earn your five minutes (or less) of attention.

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Michelle Obama Braves Letterman; Human Birdwings

(Reuters) – Handset maker HTC Corp’s Beats Electronics is close to buying the digital music subscription service MOG for an undisclosed sum, according to a person close to the talks. The company has been in discussion with Beats for weeks and the deal could be announced within the next fortnight, according to the source.

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HTC unit Beats close to buying music service MOG: source

The attorney for the family of a black teenager fatally shot by a neighborhood watch captain said Tuesday that the boy was talking to his girlfriend on his cell phone when the confrontation began. She heard an exchange of words, what sounded like a scuffle but not the shooting.

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Lawyer: Slain Fla. teen’s friend heard altercation

Headphone maker Beats (co-founded by Dr. Dre) is set to acquire music subscription service MOG, according to multiple reports.

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Dr. Dre Headphone Maker To Buy MOG Music Service

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Before his death, Apple Inc’s Steve Jobs famously promised to go “thermonuclear” against smartphones running Google’s Android software, saying they use technology ripped off from the iPhone. The massive legal attack he launched, now in its third year, didn’t destroy Android. Instead, it’s turned into a costly global war of attrition.

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Apple vs. Android: A courtroom war of attrition

Cell phone company Nokia has issued a patent for a material that could be attached to human skin and would vibrate to alert the wearer of an incoming call or text message. The Wall Street Journal reports the patent application filed by Nokia last September would create, “a material attachable to skin, the material capable

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Nokia issues patent for vibrating tattoos

It’s no surprise the free apps on Google Play (formerly the Android Market) and the App Store are the most popular. According to mobile ad firm Fiksu, 6 million of Apple’s top free apps were downloaded each day in December.

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The Hidden Costs of Free Smartphone Apps

The attorney for a teenager fatally shot by a neighborhood watch captain says the boy was talking to his girlfriend on his cell phone when the confrontation began.

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Lawyer: Slain teen’s girlfriend heard altercation

How high will it go?

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5 Ways Apple Could Stumble