Are we in a state of mobility bliss? Are smartphones too small and innocent looking to really think of as supercomputers with an advanced UNIX OS? And what’s the real psychology of the company that copies Apple? Also, we owe a debt to Apple, but not in the way that you think. All that and more are in this week’s curated technical news debris.

This week’s Particle Debris comes on a short week, but there’s plenty of action: The woman who helped us escape from the DOS command line. Apple almost built its own network for the iPhone. AnandTech has written the world’s most comprehensive review of the iPhone 4S. And there’s plenty of creepy stuff: Malls that track your migration pattern, facial recognition goes mainstream, and cyborg contact lenses may eliminate displays altogether in the Borg future. It’s a geekfest.

This week’s compendium of curated technical news debris is uber-geek. Are specs really dead?  They may be in advertising, but they’re turning out to be critical with consumer tablets. Then… how would you like a supercomputer on your desktop?  Like, say, a teraflop? Or a design, development and content creation system that’s an iPad, but with a 50-inch screen?  Is that how we’ll be creating (and reading) TMO in 2018? And Boxee is going to put live network feeds on your Boxee box, the holy grail for cord-cutters. It’s time for geek-mania.

Logitech got a shock when no one lined up to buy a $300 Google TV. Apple has awed us with the laser in the FaceTime camera. Is it time for Apple to shock Amazon and Barnes & Noble with a 6-inch iPad? Shock and amaze your business friends with an optical projector for your iPhone and Keynote. And then there’s the shock and dread when you dish out some Gingerbread and your competition eats your lunch with an Ice Cream Sandwich.  It’s all right here: technical shock and awe.

This week’s collection of curated technical news is all about astonishment, the brilliant and unexpected. For example, an unexpected event is Sony’s losses in the HDTV market. Could this be Apple’s unforeseen opening? Next, Apple astonished the world with the iPad while Microsoft killed the Courier tablet. Let’s look at Apple’s iPad revenue now. And could Barnes & Noble and Amazon bludgeon each other into failure while the iPad thrives? Finally, we have the astonishing new paradigm. Learning is over. It’s time to teach Siri. How good a teacher are you?

This week’s collection of curated, off the beaten path, technical Apple news is full of videos. An SNL skit starts ostensibly to honor Steve Jobs, but beautifully skewers Mark Zuckerberg and Reed Hastings. There’s an Apple ad from 2002 that will bring back memories and make you smile. How about a Hal 9000-like interface for Siri? And DIRECTV, of all companies isn’t just sitting around, waiting for Apple to move in on them.  The newest version of their iPad app rocks.

This week’s collection of curated technical goodies will have your head spinning. For starters, there is a quantum mechanical palooza that will knock your socks off. Then it’s on to Siri treats plus how she could change our culture, a viewpoint on Microsoft innovation, how big the tablet market could get, an explanation of why the iPhone 4S doesn’t have 4G/LTE, whether Google’s Ice Cream Sandwich can eat Apple’s lunch, and a new tool for learning that learns from the learner.

This week’s compendium of news debris takes a decidedly positive swing. Microsoft is daring to be original with Windows 8. Hitler was disappointed in the iPhone 4S, but you’ll be ROTFL. Apple’s logic for the iPhone 4S was brilliant, and now we know why. Hulu greed gets its comeuppance. Plus some neat hidden features of iOS 5 including, ahem, custom vibrations.

This week’s compendium of technical news debris looks at taking it in the chin. There’s a great discussion about how we need to pay attention to our Keychain and certificate management. Another series of articles examines how Facebook can still watch your every move, even after you log out. And the Kindle Fire is set to light a fire under Apple, but perhaps more importantly, deliver a knockout punch to the Xoom and the PlayBook. Various columnists weigh in. Finally, how is OS X Lion faring with customers?

This week, John looks at technology growing pains. New mobile OSes are emerging and others are dying. What are the telltale signs of demise? Microsoft is working hard to catch up with tablet technology, but an older business model could undo the company’s technical efforts. Touchscreen tablets are so cool, but one unintended side affect of public use is the spread of disease. Got Purell? Finally, Samsung seems to be throwing a legal Hail Mary at Apple. Will it work against Apple’s very capable lawyers?