The Facebook - Amazon comparison  —  Henry Blodget gives some healthy perspective on Facebook's stock price in Dear Facebook Employees Here's the Truth About Your Stock Price.  Don't I wish that Business Insider had a social reader on Facebook so I could see how many Facebook employees had read the article.

New Wave of Adept Robots Is Changing Global Industry  —  DRACHTEN, the Netherlands — At the Philips Electronics factory on the coast of China, hundreds of workers use their hands and specialized tools to assemble electric shavers.  That is the old way.  —  At a sister factory …

Apple responds to iPhone text message spoofing, reminds us how secure iMessage is  —  If you're a frequent texter, and the iPhone is your weapon of choice, there's a good chance you've been a wee bit concerned since yesterday's report that the device is vulnerable to a certain SMS spoofing attack.

A rare look inside Facebook's Oregon data center [photos, video]  —  Follow along our tour as we take you on a rare journey through Facebook's first data center in Prineville Oregon, which houses its Open Compute servers.  We'll bring you along the air flow route, and down into the secret server room:

Motorola's Patent Lawsuit Against Apple Goes After Siri, Location Reminders, Email Notifications & More  —  On Friday, Google's Motorola Mobility unit filed a patent-infringement lawsuit against Apple with the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) in Washington.

Microsoft to build more than 3 million Surface tablets, says IDC  —  Redmond is getting set to build millions of Surface tablets, an IDC analyst tells CNET.  And the price?  Only Microsoft knows but IDC has some thoughts on the subject.  —  Microsoft is expected to build a little …

Thoughts On Apple's Latest TV Efforts  —  Earlier this week, a few reports emerged about Apple's upcoming plans to disrupt the TV market.  The first mentioned that Apple was trying to work with cable providers on finding new ways to distribute TV through its hardware, rather than trying to license content itself.

OnLive's bankruptcy protection filing leaves former employees in the dark  —  “OnLive ... will continue to operate,” the statement read.  “...there is no expected interruption of any OnLive services.”  —  It was a statement that read as an assurance: everything is fine, we're still here, it's business as usual.

Apple, Samsung Report No Progress In Trimming Patent Case  —  Apple Inc. (AAPL) and Samsung Electronics Co. (005930) reported they made no progress toward narrowing their dispute over smartphone and computer tablet patents, increasing the chances a jury will decide the matter starting Aug. 21.

Payment Data Is More Valuable Than Payment Fees  —  We are in the midst of a great revolution in the payments space: anyone with a phone can now accept credit cards; online-to-offline commerce is allowing online payment for offline purchase and significant friction is being removed from the consumer purchase experience thanks to mobile.

Why Twitter Just Pushed Developers Aside: To Secure Its Future  —  Twitter's long-awaited crackdown on outside apps could prove to be one of the boldest and most controversial moves in its history.  But if you consider Twitter's position, it's actually reasonable.  And it could play an important role in Twitter's survival.