Amazon Glacier: Archival Storage for One Penny Per GB Per Month  —  You Need Glacier  —  I'm going to bet that you (or your organization) spend a lot of time and a lot of money archiving mission-critical data.  No matter whether you're currently using disk, optical media or tape-based storage …

Why passwords have never been weaker—and crackers have never been stronger  —  In late 2010, Sean Brooks received three e-mails over a span of 30 hours warning that his accounts on LinkedIn, Battle.net, and other popular websites were at risk.  He was tempted to dismiss them as hoaxes …

Windows 8 Pro to be priced at $199 following $69.99 promotional pricing  —  Microsoft's Windows 8 Pro software will be priced at $199 after a promotional price of $69.99 expires on January 31st 2013, according to one source familiar with Microsoft's plans.  The software maker will also offer …

Lockups and Insider Selling  —  There is a lot of sturm und drang out there in the worlds of social media, finacial media, and just plain media about all the lockups coming off and all the insider selling going on in some big internet stocks.  As someone who has played this game a few times, I tought I'd post some thoughts about this.

This Week in MarissYa: iPhones for All, Flickr Love and Management Musical Chairs  —  Even with all the swirl around the worrisome stock declines at Facebook, Groupon and Zynga, along with happier expected new product launches from Apple and Amazon, don't think things aren't cooking over in the land where Marissa Mayer reigns.

Apple Sued by Ex-Worker Who Says Jobs Guaranteed His Job  —  Wayne Goodrich, who says he was a confidant, sounding board and close adviser to Apple Inc. (AAPL) co- founder Steve Jobs, sued the iPhone maker claiming he was fired for no legitimate reason despite Jobs's promise of job security.

Updates to Skype for iPhone & Skype for iPad Improves Performance & Adds Photo Sharing  —  Millions of people use Skype for iPhone or Skype for iPad each month.  Today, with updates to both apps, we are introducing a frequently requested feature: Photo Sharing for iOS.

Apple and Samsung CEOs did speak but ‘there was no resolution’  —  We'd heard rumors that the CEOs of Apple and Samsung were getting together today for one last court-mandated meeting, but their discussion proved unfruitful.  Samsung attorney Kevin Johnson just told Judge Lucy Koh that “The CEOs did speak... There was no resolution.”

Tech Confessional: The Googler Who Looks At The Worst Of The Internet  —  Sitting in the sun at a tech company cafeteria, this former Google worker described a year spent immersed in some of the darkest content available on the Internet.  His role at the tech company mainly consisted …

Bootstrap 2.1 and counting  —  A year ago we introduced the world to Twitter Bootstrap, a sleek and powerful open source project that helps you build awesome stuff on the web with speed, ease and style.  Bootstrap was made to help our engineers improve the tools we use to run Twitter internally …

RadioShack No Contract Wireless may be getting ready to launch September 5th  —  Evidence of a RadioShack-branded wireless carrier popped up just a few days ago, and now we have word from another tipster that reveals when it may launch.  As seen above, the screen reveals a planned launch date …

MetroPCS unveils budget-friendly 4G plan and new 4G phone  —  The carrier is rolling out a $55 unlimited 4G LTE plan and a $149 LG Motion 4G phone to sweeten the deal.  —  MetroPCS may serve up some competition to the major carriers with a new 4G LTE plan for budget-conscious consumers.

Vicarious Raises $15M Led By Dustin Moskovitz's Good Ventures To Build Software That ‘Learns Like A Human’  —  Vicarious, a startup that says it's “building software that thinks and learns like a human,” has just raised a $15 million Series A.  —  The round was led by Good Ventures …

The Rise Of Third Party Services And Fall Of Google In iOS  —  When Apple introduced iOS 6 to the world at this year's WWDC, one of the most talked about moves was Apple's decision to step away from their partnership with Google Maps and create their own maps app.

Google Play gift cards officially announced, now rolling out to Target, Radio Shack and GameStop  —  We've seen hints of them in the Google Play app and some pretty clear evidence of them in the wild, and now Google has finally officially announced the availability of Google Play gift cards.

Ofcom approves Everything Everywhere's early UK rollout of 4G services starting September 11  —  We discussed there could be a possibility of 4G services launching in the UK before the end of the year, and now the UK's communications regulator Ofcom has announced it will allow that to happen …

Samsung invests $4bn in U.S. chip-making plant renovation  —  Summary: In a major investment, Samsung will throw its weight behind a U.S. plant in order to build more chips for smartphones, as the world's largest phone maker seeks to meet growing demand.  —  Zack Whittaker

TomTom's iOS apps get Foursquare integration, an address copy/paste feature and more  —  TomTom is continuing its push to gain ground in the mobile satellite navigation (SatNav) space by rolling out a new version (v1.11) of its iOS app.  —  If you're not a fan of Google Maps navigation …

A ‘Superior’ Galaxy Nexus?  Rumored specs for refreshed flagship appear online  —  With the Galaxy S III on the market, Google's eight-month-old Galaxy Nexus is already feeling a little long in the tooth.  However, a spec sheet spotted by SamMobile suggests that Google's developer device …

With 54M Users, Video Chat Startup ooVoo Adds 4-Way Conferencing To Its iPad And Android Apps  —  Thanks to fast-growing usage of its mobile apps, social video chat startup ooVoo has been growing fast, topping 54 million total users.  That's up pretty significantly from the 46 million users …

Apple gears up to distribute in Russia; reported to be interested in opening Apple Stores in Moscow and St Petersburg  —  Apple registers new company called Apple Rus that aims to distribute iPhones, iPads and Mac products directly  —  Apple is about to start selling its products directly in Russia …

Nokia Grows Its Share of Windows Phone Market, but That Market May Not Be Growing Fast Enough  —  A new study shows that Windows Phone is growing, and Nokia is gaining an increasing share of that market.  —  Given those two trends, one might think things are just dandy for both Microsoft and Nokia.