Here's an interesting riddle: If integrated cameras on smartphones and cell phones are so much better than what they were just a few short years ago, why are there so many crappy mobile photos on the Internet? Figure that one out and we'll assign you a similar case related to YouTube videos. But we digress. The real point here is that smartphone cameras are continuously improving and are now responsible for snapping more than a quarter of photos and videos.

The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) is calling for the first-ever nationwide ban of cell phone use for any reason while behind the wheel of an automobile. The proposed ban would outlaw the use of all personal electronic devices (PEDs, except those designed to support the driving task) in all 50 states and the District of Columbia while operating a motor vehicle, a controversial safety recommendation with unanimous support from NTSB's Board.

Try as it might, Apple and its legal team haven't been able to stop Samsung's meteoric rise in the mobile handset market. For the first time in Samsung's history, the company achieved mobile handset sales of more than 300 million units, and there's still nearly three weeks left in the year. No one expected Samsung to be as successful as it has in the mobile phone market, not even Samsung itself, which had set a lower target earlier in the year.