Instacast: Apple's requirement that you tether your device to iTunes in order to refresh podcasts is a drag. And from what I've seen, this app looks pretty good.

Samsung installs keylogger on its laptop computers: If this is not an isolated incident, but instead Samsung policy to install keylogging software on all of their machines, then this is totally crazy. If you are interested in this, be sure to read part 2 of this story.

Dubai on Empty: Great Vanity Fair article on Dubai. Looks like it might have been a bubble, too.

The Kill Team: Long read, chronicling some despicable behavior on the part of some U.S. troops based in Afghanistan.