Exclusive: super-early iPhone prototype had 5″x7″ screen, serial port  —  What did the iPhone look like before it looked like an iPhone?  —  That's one big iPhone  —  This iPhone prototype was a lot closer to the size of an iPad than an iPhone at 5"×7" and nearly 2" thick.

Pictures of GT-I9502 leaked, could this be the Galaxy S IV?  —  A Chinese forum has published plethora of pictures of GT-I9502.  Images reveal a lot of things on the hardware front and most importantly, the design.  Interestingly, the forum poster claims it to be a dual-SIM version of the Galaxy S IV for China Unicom.

Meet the men who spy on women through their webcams  —  “See!  That s**t keeps popping up on my f**king computer!” says a blond woman as she leans back on a couch, bottle-feeding a baby on her lap.  —  The woman is visible from thousands of miles away on a hacker's computer.

Computer Algorithms Rely Increasingly on Human Helpers  —  Trading stocks, targeting ads, steering political campaigns, arranging dates, besting people on “Jeopardy” and even choosing bra sizes: computer algorithms are doing all this work and more.  —  But increasingly, behind the curtain …

BlackBerry Z10 coming to AT&T March 22nd for $199.99, pre-orders open tomorrow  —  The BlackBerry Z10 has already been available in various parts of the world — and will soon be delivered to T-Mobile business customers in the US — but most consumers within the 50 states are still exercising a bit of patience.

Who's About to Acquire News Reading App Pulse?  Try an Unlikely New Content Powerhouse: LinkedIn  —  According to several sources close to the situation, the nifty news reading app Pulse is in advanced talks to be acquired by a major “platform” company.  —  I've been trying to track …

YouTube Co-founder Prepping Possible Rival  —  YouTube has had its share of competition over the years.  Companies like Vimeo and DailyMotion (plus copyright lawsuits and crushing overhead costs) led Chad Hurley and the video-sharing site's co-founders to sell YouTube to Google.

In Wake of Cyberattacks, China Seeks New Rules  —  SHANGHAI — China has issued a new call for international “rules and cooperation” on Internet espionage issues, while insisting that accusations of Chinese government involvement in recent hacking attacks were part of an international smear campaign.

Microsoft really wants students to use Office 365, offers 6 months free & 20GB SkyDrive storage  —  Microsoft has launched a new campaign to hook students on Office 365 University by offering up six months of the service and an extra 20GB of SkyDrive cloud storage for free.

Apple Closer To Solution Regarding Brazilian iPhone Trademark Dispute  —  Apple is closer to solving its trademark dispute with Brazilian telecommunications service firm IGB Eletronica.  IGB owns the brand Gradiente, which in March 2000 asked the Brazilian Industrial Property Institute …

Insight: On Facebook, app makers face a treacherous path  —  (Reuters) - Last spring, the future for Viddy, a video-sharing Facebook app, seemed as sunny as southern California's skies.  —  Based a block away from Venice Beach, the 30-person startup impressed prospective investors …

Zombie Startups  —  To get the full effect, press play on the track above and start reading.  —  My greatest fear as a startup founder isn't to fail, it is to become a zombie startup.  Kind of like in the 6th Sense when Bruce Willis doesn't realize he is dead and tries to have a nice dinner with his wife …

Tweaked Apple TV Contains Die-Shrunk A5 Chip, Not A5X  —  Back in late January, an update to the Apple TV software revealed a new “AppleTV3,2”, with FCC documents for the device showing up the following day.  By digging into the software files for this new device, it was discovered …