By Cynthia Herbert :: 9:18 AM
Fans of pop star Justin Bieber were not happy with him showing up nearly two hours late to a performance at London’s O2 arena yesterday.
The show, scheduled to start at 8:30 PM did not get underway until nearly 10:30. An angry room vented on Twitter, some directly at Bieber’s account.
Daughter and Nieces at O2 to see Justin Bieber – Still not on stage at 10.20 on a school night – That’s just taking the piss !
— Dean(@Deano10W) March 4, 2013
Eventually, the star did make it out on stage, but not before being greeted by a number of loud boos from the bored and tired audience.
The O2 arena’s Twitter account chimed in as well, saying, “Justin Bieber is now on stage and apologises for the lateness of his show.”
By Paul Thomson :: 8:44 AM
Both President Obama and the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) yesterday came out in support of the ability for consumers to legally unlock their own mobile devices.
R. David Edelman, senior adviser for Internet, innovation and privacy at the White House issued the following statement, “If you have paid for your mobile device and aren’t bound by a service agreement or other obligation, you should be able to use it on another network.”
The FCC also announced that the commission will urge lawmakers to address and overturn a ruling made last year by the Copyright Office of the Library of Congress that made unlocking cellphones illegal for consumers. Currently, the penalty for unauthorized unlocking of a device, under the Digital Millennium Copyright Act, is a $500,000 fine and five years in prison.
Obama’s response to the issue came  after the White House received more than 114,000 signatures on a petition on its website in support of reversing the ban, which went into effect in January.
Cellphones are usually sold as “locked,” making them able to be used only with service from the wireless carrier that is originally associated with the device. Before this law was enacted, customers who wanted to keep the same phone, but move it to a different wireless carrier were able to unlock it themselves.
The wireless industry has fought hard to put the ban into place, their argument being that they have copyright over the applications and programs used on the devices they sell, and unlocking them violates their copyright.
The Library of Congress also issued a statement yesterday that it agreed with the administration and the FCC that the issue of phone unlocking “has implications for telecommunications policy†and that it should be reviewed by lawmakers.
By Paul Thomson :: 1:58 PM
A small jet airplane operated by the U.S. Air Force is set to make an emergency landing at an airport in Illinois after reporting problems with the landing gear in the nose.
At this time, emergency services are standing by the runway, and the entire incident is being streamed live by the local Fox News affiliate. The airliner has made several passes by the airfield at Parks Airport in  Cahokia, IL, and all landing gears look to be down, but there is still question about the stability of the front gear.
News reports say that there are eight people on board the aircraft, a Lear Jet.
Update: 2:23 PM – The airplane will travel to Lambert field in St. Louis, MO to make the landing instead of Parks Airport as initially reported. The plane is currently circling to burn off fuel.
Update: 2:30 PM -Â News helicopters covering the event have been told to stay at least six miles away from Lambert field. Images will not be as up-close as they had been when the plane was due to attempt a landing at Parks Airport in Illinois.
Update: 2:32 PM -Â The airplane has landed and is on the ground. It looks to have landed with as little problems as possible, although there are reports that the nose gear partially collapsed during the landing. There is no sign of fire or smoke underneath the plane on the ground.
[Image above – The nose gear appears to be down when the aircraft flew by the tower at Parks Airport in Cahokia, Illinois about 1:55 PM today]
By Paul Thomson :: 12:53 PM
It has been widely covered over the past few weeks, but much of the speculation was just that – rumors and questions – but today, it looks like we may have a more clear picture on what Apple is planning with its “iWatch” wearable computer watch.
According to Bloomberg News, Apple will introduce the device this year, citing unnamed sources close to Apple. The company has been busy filing patent applications – nearly 80 of them – that include the word “wrist,†as well one for a wearable device that features a flexible screen, powered by kinetic energy. Previous reports have said that Apple has about 100 designers and engineers working on the watch project right now.
Apple’s entry to the wearable computer marketplace is timed very close to that of its rival, Google. With Google’s wearable Glass product (Internet-connected eyeglasses with a display viewable by the wearer) emerging out of beta later this year, the two companies are poised to go head-to-head with each other in the wearable gadget space.
Reports claim that the watch industry is a hot place to be right now, with analysts predicting about $60 billion in sales for 2013. Gross margins on watches are about 60 percent, according to Citigroup analyst Oliver Chen. With the right mix of Apple’s design smarts and popular fast adoption of all things iOS-based, an iWatch from Apple could be the holiday season’s hottest product.
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By Gilbert Falso :: 8:22 AM
Samsung is getting us all in a frenzy over their long-awaited handset, the Galaxy S4.
The company has released a teaser video, Samsung Unpacked, introducing audiences to a boy named Jeremy, telling us he will be the secret messenger for their March 14th unveiling event in New York City.
In the video (below) Jeremy peeks into a box that contains the new Galaxy S4, and then runs off to home with it. At the end of the video, Jeremy sits down in his room and the video closes – “to be continued.”
As far as rumors and speculation are holding up, we will likely see the S4 as having an eight-core Exynos processor, a separate eight-core GPU, the display will be a 4.99-inch Super Amoled variety, 2GB of RAM, and the camera will be a a 13-megapixel featuring 1080p video capability. On the OS side, we’re expecting Android 4.2.2 (Jelly Bean).