Following China's approval of the deal, Google is set to acquire smartphone maker Motorola Mobility for $12.5 billion as soon as this coming week. [Read more]

An Indian woman wonders how she can possibly trust her husband. After all, two months into their marriage, he still hasn't changed his Facebook status. [Read more]

A Pixar animator opened a small access door in his office, got on his hands and knees and crawled through the opening, and discovered a "secret" room. The rest, as they say, is history. [Read more]

The world kept moving ahead of Friday's Facebook stock debut, which, it turned out, wasn't all that spectacular. Did you manage to tear yourself away from the IPO coverage? [Read more]

Audeze LCD-3 headphones are made in the U.S.A., and like the best cars, clothes, and everything else high-end, they're expensive. [Read more]

CNET Reviews Editor in Chief Lindsey Turrentine explains which products get her team excited even during a slow hardware release week. Hint: They have magnets, and one is a bag full of speakers. [Read more]

Engineers hope to resolve an engine problem that triggered a computer-ordered launch abort at the last possible moment Saturday, delaying a critical test of the commercial spacecraft. [Read more]

Comcast and Verizon Wireless each announced changes to their broadband data caps this week, but while Comcast is offering consumers more flexibility, Verizon's will likely result in higher prices. [Read more]

Microsoft has ditched Aero Glass for the Windows 8 desktop. [Read more]

ALK Technologies free CoPilot GPS app offers downloadable maps, but route guidance is extremely hobbled due to lack of turn graphics and voice prompts. [Read more]

At the Pikes Peak International Hill Climb in July, Mitsubishi will enter an Evolution version of its i-Miev electric car, alongside a production i-Miev, in the new Electric division. [Read more]

Months in development, the Fuze and Fuze SE are iSkin's slim take on a tough iPhone 4/4S case. [Read more]

A couple of years after Mercedes-Benz launches the second-generation F-Cell in 2014, it will launch a larger sedan or SUV based on an existing model. [Read more]

Leaked from today's 404 show: Starving for IPO, the Notorious PIG, and the Atari 2600. [Read more]

week in review Shares in the social network have a rocky trading start, while resumegate spells the end of Yahoo CEO's term. Also: HTC phone imports held up by Customs. [Read more]

The IPO went off a bit later than expected after Nasdaq's systems reportedly had trouble informing traders and firms that their orders had been placed. [Read more]

Investor documents reveal that the 300 horsepower plug-in hybrid coupe will be priced between $50,000 and $60,000 and will go on sale in 2014. [Read more]

Actually, it doesn't even have to be your favorite. Any song title will do, so long as you're willing to share it on Facebook. [Read more]

PaaS got its start as purely hosted offerings. But we're starting to see a lot more discussion about transplanting the approach into the enterprise data center. [Read more]

U.K.-based artist Luke Jerram has created beautiful pieces that draw on everything from data visualization to microbiology to radiometers. Crave presents a selection. [Read more]