the addition of the iPhone 5 to the nework was expected. While this is a large step for the major carrier, the impact on Apple's eleven-figure revenue will likely be nominal. [Source: Fortune ] Well this is good news. Not. Texas Republican representative Lamar Smith, the man who authored the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA), has been selected as Chairman of the  House Science, Space, and Technology Committee for the upcoming Congress. More positively, he is also the author of the STEM Jobs Act, which aims to provide visas to foreign students receiving degrees in advanced subjects. Among other things, the committee is responsible for "the application of new technologies to expand our economy and create jobs for American workers." Considering his checkered past, whether Smith advocate for consumers, entrepreneurs, or protectionist incumbent industries remains to be seen. [Source TheHill ] "Scott [Forstall] got what he deserved...I think what happened just a few weeks back was deserved and justified and it happened. If you read some of the reports, people were cheering in Cupertino when that event happened...So, I think Apple is in a great space, it has great products and there are amazing people at the company, and those people actually have a chance to have a firm footing now and continue the legacy Steve [Jobs] left." If you hear groveling at any point today, it's likely remnants of Pandora execs speaking in front of Congress yesterday, where the company begged for legislation to lower music licensing fees for