What I’m Reading: Friday

Real-life Tetris, in Australia:

Starbucks Torched in Greece:
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Greek riot aftermath 4 – Flickr

Looks like Google Android is going to take over China with this Lenovo phone (the Chinese have been keen on Linux handsets for years):

Nice Dilbert on solvency:

Via The Big Picture.

Wunderbloc (a NYC-based fashion/boutique/e-commerce site) is coming up with some photography that’s good enough to challence TheSartorialist:

Sony is trying to leapfrog the iPod Touch with a svelte touchscreen Walkman. Too little, too late:

Vertu’s got a sweet ode to Boucheron:

Corporate logos modified to reflect the gloomy economy:

A $300 billion foreclosure prevention program passed by Congress this summer to help up to 400,000 homeowners wound up larded with requirements, like requiring background checks and restricting eligibility for mortgage relief to people at risk of foreclosure as of March 1. As a result, fewer than 200 people have applied for the program since it opened in October, according to officials from the Department of Housing and Urban Development, and no loans have been modified.

Loan Mod Datapoint of the Day, via Felix Salmon

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