Our pre-caffeine roundup is a collection of the hottest, strangest, and most amusing stories of the morning. Here's everything that you need to know before taking that first sip of coffee.
London Games fans were told to cut back on the Olympics tweeting, on account of the tweet onslaught is overloading networks and causing TVs to blink out.
In other Twitter news, Kent State University police have arrested and charged a 19-year-old student after he sent a message out on Twitter saying he planned to "shoot up" campus.
Speaking of Twitter, Apple looked into making an investment in Twitter, according the New York Times. But then the Wall Street Journal said that Apple totally isn't making that investment now.
Speaking of Apple, 9to5Mac says it's got photos of what the next iPhone could possibly look like.
Also, everyone seems to hate those Apple "Genius" ads ... not quite sure why.
But that didn't stop Mountain Lion OSX from busting records with three million downloads.
Meanwhile, in Microsoft news, its Surface tablet will arrive with Windows 8 near the end of October.
Here's a guy who helped run down an iPhone thief on the run, and made a video of it, too.
Google rolled out it's 360-degree Street View collection of five national parks in California, and they look awesome!
Skype helps keep more secrets than any software on Earth, but just how safe are those secrets? Is Skyp really sharing chats with the government? Let's find out!
And because it's the morning after Sunday night, the 27 best "Breaking Bad" memes.
Compiled by Helen A.S. Popkin, who invites you to join her on Twitter and/or Facebook. Also, Google+.