Movie studios have tried to get Apple to participate in the UltraViolet effort, according to people familiar with the matter, but so far haven't succeeded.

WSJ: Hollywood Studios Warm to Apple's iCloud Effort

Hidden among the higher-profile items at Samsung's Galaxy Note 10.1 launch today was a device that at first seemed familiar, but turned out to be far more than your everyday S Pen.

ENGADGET: Samsung HM5100 Bluetooth S Pen makes a surprise debut in our Note 10.1 'press kit,' we pencil in a chat (hands-on)

Unless you already happen to live beside a stunning mountain lake in Guatemala or inside a fairy-tale walled garden in Varanasi, you are far, far away, but your individual comforts and desires are still in familiar focus.

FORBES: Editor's Note

It will be rolling out fibre to the cabinet technology (FTTC) - which provides a fibre connection as far as the familiar green boxes on the corner of streets but still relies on copper wiring for the so-called last mile between the cabinet and the home.

BBC: Sheffield in broadband fast lane

But some people familiar with how the plan's taking shape so far say some three million homeowners could get their payments lowered to make their loans affordable, and that number is just so far beyond anything that we've seen here.

NPR: Government Plan Would Guarantee Some Mortgages

There were far few marchers, but demonstrators did manage to fill 10 city blocks, waving American and Mexican flags and chanting familiar slogans.

NPR: May Day Immigration Marches Lose Some Steam