Senior Correspondent Arnold Woodworth's Weekend Roundup

Apple's New iMac: Lower Cost ($1099) but Less Power

An extra $200 or $400 will buy considerably more power.

http://www.informationweek.com/infrastructure/pc-and-servers/apples-new-imac-lower-cost-less-power/d/d-id/1278681





Apple Edges Into Entry-Level Desktop Market

"all in all, it's a pretty decent offering. It would have been really nice if they could have hit $999. That would have been a magical price. We haven't seen that from Apple in a long time. But it's still a good, solid system," Bob O'Donnell said.

http://www.technewsworld.com/story/80610.html








Hands-On With The Amazon Phone — Here Are All The Major Features

http://www.businessinsider.com/most-important-features-new-amazon-fire-phone-2014-6






Hands on with Amazon’s Fire Phone

http://venturebeat.com/2014/06/18/hands-on-with-amazons-fire-phone/





How Amazon's New Fire Phone Stacks Up Against The Competition

http://www.businessinsider.com/amazons-phone-against-competition-2014-6





Researchers Find Android Security on Par With iOS

http://www.technewsworld.com/story/80616.html






Bright and Shiny Fire Phone: Amazon Delivers

Does the Amazon Fire Phone have enough cool features to become a coveted force in the smartphone world? Can it dislodge the iPhone or Samsung's Android-leading Galaxy line?

Will you want to buy one? Will I? Are you willing to shed your Apple ecosystem investment or Google-centric Android world for Amazon's?

In my opinion, the total package isn't radical enough to dislodge the two big market leaders, but … The Fire Phone is sure to be a hit with Amazon's most engaged customers

http://www.technewsworld.com/story/80614.html



Amazon Announces The $199 Fire Phone, The First Smartphone With Head-Tracking Technology

http://techcrunch.com/2014/06/18/amazon-announces-the-fire-phone/









It's Time To Admit The Amount Of Information Google Gathers About Us Is Terrifying

Google essentially knows everything about us — be that what we search for, what ads we click on, what we write about, what we watch, and what apps we like.

http://www.businessinsider.com/the-information-google-is-gathering-about-us-is-terrifying-2014-6






People Dismissing Yo Are Missing A Social Trend That Consumes 70% Of Bangladesh Cellular Traffic

For a few hours on Wednesday, tons of folks were buzzing about a new free mobile app called Yo, which simply allows you to message the word "Yo" to your friends.
That's all. A one word message.

As with most new ideas, people across social media were quick to dismiss Yo.

But legendary venture capitalist Marc Andreessen thinks the naysayers should be a bit more open-minded.

http://www.businessinsider.com/marc-andreessen-defends-yo-app-2014-6






We Truly Have No Idea If Online Ads Work

http://www.businessinsider.com/do-online-ads-work-2014-6






The FBI Wanted Its People To Understand Twitter And This Is What Happened

The FBI has created an unintentionally hilarious 83-page dictionary of Twitter slang.

http://www.businessinsider.com/the-fbi-wanted-to-understand-twitter-2014-6