Starbucks will now accept payments from mobile devices. Using apps available for iPhones and BlackBerrys, you can “pay by phone” at the counter. Starbucks is working on an Android version of the app.

Bowing to the popularity of tablets, Acer is expected to start phasing out production of netbooks as they gear up to release two new Android tablets.

Do your fingers get too cold to work your mouse? If so, maybe you’d be interested in a Heated Mouse from ValueRays. The device uses a carbon fiber heating element to help keep your fingers warm.

Movirtu announced the launch of ManyME, a product for mobile service providers, uses a Mobile Identity Management (MIM) solution to allow subscribers to use multiple phone numbers on a mobile device.

A new feature, that would have allowed developers to access user’s personal information, has been temporarily disabled by Facebook. Security firms had voiced concerns about the feature.

This article includes a 10.5-minute video to explain the features and benefits of the new One Laptop Per Child XO Laptop. The laptop uses an ARM Marvell Armada 610 chip to cut power use.

The iPhone 4 uses a custom A4 SoC processor. The iPhone 5 will reportedly use an ARM Cortex A8 dual-core processor.

If you entered your home address, mobile phone number, or other personal information in your Facebook profile, that information has now been made available to application developers by Facebook. The change also makes the information more accessible to rogue apps.

Speculation abounds after Steve Jobs turned over control of Apple to Tim Cook and announced he was taking an indefinite leave for medical reasons.

iPhones and Android smartphones may be vulnerable to a new style of attack. Researchers say they will demonstrate a “baseband” hack at the Black Hat Conference next week.