week in review

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• Looking for a good Android camera app? Here are the best 12 out there.

• Smart sneaker charges your phone while you walk, cannot help you jump higher.

• Which new smartphone will be summer's sleeper?

• Lucky Japan getting a white PlayStation Vita.

• But sayonara, Aqua Blue Nintendo 3DS.

• Turn your iPad into an Etch A Sketch -- real knobs and all! … Read more

week in review CTIA 2012, held this week in New Orleans, was by all accounts mellower than in prior years. And it wasn't so much about the introduction of a bevy of new products as it was about getting a sense of what's to come down the pike for carriers, phone makers, and the wireless industry as a whole. Clearly the future will be chock-full of compelling devices featuring Android's Ice Cream Sandwich and LTE data networks.

Perhaps the most impressive unveiling, Samsung's Galaxy S III flagship phone, actually happened days before CTIA 2012 kicked off. … Read more

Too busy getting airborne in your wacky personal multicopter this week to keep up with Crave? Drift back down to Earth for a moment and catch up on the stories you missed.

• Who knew censored Google Earth pix could look so artsy-cool?

• Out of this world! A motorcycle with spacecraft propulsion parts.

• Speaking of space, look skyward tonight for a super perigee moon!

• Eric Mack is not living happily ever after with his Nook Tablet.

• Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 trailer hints at bold new future. … Read more

week in review We now know what investors will spend -- at least for a few seconds -- to get a piece of what is likely the most anticipated tech IPO ever.

Facebook is seeking to raise as much as $13.6 billion in its IPO, according to a filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange commission, which would value the company at roughly $88 billion. The company is aiming to price its shares between $28 and $35.

This paves for the way for Facebook and its bankers to begin the road show on Monday, with shares to start … Read more

Too busy perfecting your new machine-strength handshake to keep up with Crave this week? Well, put down those robo-powered fingers and take a moment to grasp these top stories.

• That giant game of Tetris? It's actually an MIT building.

• Samsung's getting into the lucrative mind-reading brain implant business.

• And while we're on the subject of braaains...

• Prepare for the apocalypse with bleeding zombie shooting targets.

• Major sci-fi publisher to DRM: So long!

• Sailing, sailing, over the ocean blue -- in a ship with energy-saving metal sails.

• Take that, Mitt! It's Ron Paul, the video game. … Read more

week in review A controversial Internet surveillance bill cleared its first hurdle to becoming law this week.

The U.S. House of Representatives approved the Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act, or CISPA, rejecting increasingly vocal arguments from critics that it would do more to endanger Americans' privacy than aid cybersecurity. By a vote of 248 to 168, a bipartisan majority approved CISPA, which would permit Internet companies to hand over confidential customer records and communications to the National Security Agency and other portions of the U.S. government.

While a proposed amendment that would have formally granted the NSA … Read more

Too busy lamenting that Japan gets all the cool stuff first to keep up with Crave this week? Cheer up! We've got plenty of cool stuff right here in our look back at the week that was.

• Who knew dumpsters could snap pretty pictures?

• Speaking of amazing shots, don't miss these views of Shuttle Discovery's last flight.

• Camera makers are screwing up on Wi-Fi, says Joshua Goldman. Here's how.

• Star light, star bright, first LED star I see tonight.

• A rare peek inside DC Comics' N.Y. digs. No Kryptonite threats required.

• Commute driving you crazy? These headphones could ease the pain. … Read more

week in review Oracle's Java patent and copyright lawsuit against Google and its Android mobile operating system kicked off this week with some familiar faces taking the witness stand.

Oracle attorney David Boies began his arguments by focusing on a particular presentation on July 25, 2005, listing "Must take license from Sun" as one of the bullet points of the agenda. Google CEO Larry Page, who testified via his video deposition, was essentially questioned about whether this presentation was written and led by Andy Rubin, senior vice president of mobile at Google (aka the father of Android), … Read more

Too busy searching your couch for spare change for the $1,300 Resident Evil 6 "Premium Edition" to keep up with Crave this week? It's a cool bundle, for sure, but here's another awesome bundle that you can have for absolutely free! That's right, it's another collection of our favorite stories from Crave.

• This is why you should never text and walk!

• If this feel-good story about a 9-year-old boy and his homemade cardboard arcade doesn't make you smile, you have a heart of stone.

• Goodbye Canadian penny, hello glow-in-the-dark quarter!

• If anyone gives you grief for playing too many video games, tell them you're studying art. … Read more