Unlocking your phone might not be illegal, but you still might get in trouble with the law for doing it. It’s a gray area, and some people are upset about a rule change by the Library of Congress that could impact the way users do business with cellphone carriers. That’s why they started a petition to force the White House to address the issue — and the petition now has enough signatures to make the administration take another look. Meanwhile, how do you broach a different kind of rule: the one that governs the way you and your family interact with tech in the home? 

Yahoo’s homepage has gotten a makeover. Why? The website wants to be a place that people visit — and stay on. And we were all just starting to get used to the idea of 3D printing, and now here comes the 3Doodler — a pen that lets you draw with plastic. The company that makes the 3Doodler launched a Kickstarter campaign two days ago with a goal of raising $30,000. Since then the campaign has raised over $1 million. Maybe that’s because the price is right: $75.

Hackers managed to compromise a group of computers at Apple — much like they did earlier this week at Facebook. What does this mean? Macs, which are usually touted for their resiliance against viruses and hacks, are being put into the crosshairs by cybercriminals because they’re being used more often. And, there’s a new game coming out from the makers of ‘Halo,’ called ‘Destiny.’ The game’s makers say it’s the future. Is it?   

There’s a new app that lets you snooze your email alerts. Is that actually useful? 800,000 people say ‘yes.’ Also, a family questions the circumstances of their son’s death following a job he took to work with a semiconductor that may be of use to both the Chinese and American militaries.

Thirst Labs has created an app that CEO Anuj Verma says could revolutionize the way we take in news and other data online. But will it? Also — telephone companies aren’t worried about competition from Skype, which by some estimates now accounts for one-third of the international calls market. Why not? Hint: there’s more money in data plans. And, the guys from “Wedding Crashers” go to Google.

The battle between Elon Musk of Tesla and the New York Times in the wake of a bad review for a test drive of the company’s car continues. But what is the real takeaway from the flap? Will Oremus of Slate says we’re all focusing on the wrong facts. Also, the town in Northern England where residents who couldn’t get high-speed Internet decided to put in their own.

President Obama’s executive order for increased sharing between government agencies and large infrastructure companies endeavors to help bypass Congress in a fast-moving Internet attack. And mass texting among teenagers is a growing problem — as Janell Burley Hofmann can attest. Her son woke up the other morning with 0ver 600 missed texts from the night beore. 

Apple’s stock has been drooping since its maps fail in September — but are things getting serious? Tim Cook may have been sitting with the First Lady during the State of the Union Tuesday, but he was also making speeches to Wall Street at Goldman Sachs’ Internet and Technology conference, trying to convince shareholders that all is well. Some shareholders don’t think that’s true — and are suing to get Apple to start delivering on its mountain of cash in hand. And, however you heard about the Pope’s retirement this week, the technology bringing you the news was very different than the last time a pope retired, in the 15th century. 

Applico’s CEO Alex Moazed started an App company five years ago that now caters to the big dogs like NBC and AT&T. But his own tech startup is transitioning as he is realizing he needs to teach major corporations that the move to mobile is more about just making an application for your smartphone or tablet — it requires a re-imagining of your business model. Also: Would you wear a watch made by Apple? Don’t worry, CNET’s Molly Wood says you won’t have to make that decision any time soon. But rumors have us asking the question: what will an iWatch do that a regular watch can’t?