Today's Scuttlebot: iPhone 5 Thieves, and Business Tech Start-Ups ...

Some interesting items that the tech reporters and editors of The New York Times found on the Web recently. See more here.

MySpace Shows Off Sleek New Skin
Vimeo.com |? The decaying social network surprised the Internet with a chic new look. But will anyone care? ??Jenna Wortham

The Indomitable Mary Meeker
Wired.com |? Q&A with ?the queen of the Internet? Mary Meeker (and a clue to how she made it in a man?s business world:she plays golf!) ??Claire Cain Miller

New York Police Fighting iPhone 5 Thieves Pre-emptively
Yahoo! News |? New York police were asking iPhone owners to register serial numbers. Because this works so well with recovering stolen bikes? ??Damon Darlin

Flatlining User Base Spells End of RIM?s Growth Story
The Globe and Mail |? Analysts predict that RIM will report no growth in the current quarter. ??Damon Darlin

Even Sleeping Smartphones Could Soon Hear Spoken Commands
Technologyreview.com |? Get ready for ?persistent listening? apps on your smartphone that are always on, even while in ?sleep? mode. ??Nick Bilton

Storage Is Cool
Online.wsj.com |? Business technology entrepreneurs become popular in Silicon Valley. ??Suzanne Spector

Source: http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/09/24/todays-scuttlebot-iphone-5-thieves-and-business-tech-start-ups/

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