Before the bell: Futures slip ahead of economic data, after Greenspan warns

The blogosphere is abuzz over Apple Inc.'s (NASDAQ: AAPL) iPhone. The company had said that hacked phones will not work following yesterday's software update. Guess what? The company didn't lie and depending on which unlocking program was used, certain modified phones no longer worked after they installed the software update. Many are furious. Is this going to be a PR nightmare? Will Apple fans actually speak out against the company?

According to Detroit News, Ford (NYSE: F) may seek even deeper cost cuts from the United Auto Workers union than those that the union agreed with General Motors (NYSE: GM) as these cuts it may not be enough for Ford, which is in worse financial shape than GM.

A college student, Ahmed Abdellatif Sherif Mohamed, who made a video showing how to detonate explosives using a remote-controlled toy and uploaded it to Google Inc.'s (NASDAQ: GOOG) YouTube is facing a terrorism-related charge. No doubt, debates will ensue on YouTube's responsibilities and controls of such videos.

Starbucks Corp (NASDAQ: SBUX) and PepsiCo Inc (NYSE: PEP) said yesterday they were expanding their bottled coffee business into countries outside North America, including a first into China. No financial terms were disclosed or what other countries they are targeting, except that they could include those that do not yet have Starbucks stores.

Sirius (NASDAQ: SIRI) and XM (NASDAQ: XMSR) shares are declining in premarket action this morning after FCC Chairman discusses the proposed merger, saying there is a "higher burden" to examine the transaction carefully.

Get the latest on cars and trucks
from GM and all brands at AOL Autos.