Daily Dispatch: FIOS TV adds YouTube and Internet Radio; How Google collects WiFi data

Combing through hundreds of blog posts and news articles daily, Dirk Klingner, our technology-trend watcher, sifts through the noise to bring you the tech news most important to consumers. If you have a tip on a story you want to share, leave a comment below.

VW's Folding Bik.e: Because Two Spare Tires Are Better Than One (GIZMODO)

Having a spare tire in your trunk is good, sure, but having two is even better. Especially when they're attached by a folding, pedal-free electric bike made by Volkswagen. A bike with a cool curvy frame. And two kickstands.

Verizon Enhances FiOS TV With YouTube and Internet Radio (verizon)

...Qualified customers can now simply use their remote controls to search for and enjoy any YouTube video - right on their TV screens. Verizon is also introducing Internet Radio, for FiOS TV subscribers, providing access to hundreds of stations nationwide and the ability to stream music from the PC to the TV.

On Twitter, It's Just Five Degrees of Separation (ReadWriteWeb)

...The famous six degrees of separation also still hold true on Twitter. These six steps cover 98% of all Twitter friendships. The most common friendship distance on Twitter, however, is just 4.67 and if you visit all of your friends and friends of friends up to a distance of five steps, chances are that you will see about 83% of all Twitter users.

How Google Collects WiFi Data (Google Operating System)

...The data which we collect is used to provide location based services within Google products and to users of the Geolocation API. For example, users of Google Maps for Mobile can turn on My Location to identify their approximate location based on cell towers and wifi access points which are visible to their device.

The Clock Without a Face (Mighty Girl)

...The Clock Without a Face, is a children's board book about a clock with jeweled numbers. The numbers are stolen, and each page provides clues to where they're buried. The brilliant part? The numbers are real....McSweeney's had the numbers made by a jeweler, and then made a real-life treasure hunt for their readers by burying them all over the U.S. Can you imagine how much work went into this?

Keyboard Shortcuts to Speed Up Typing on an iPhone or the iPad (Digital Inspiration)

Click through to see a recap of the top 10 most useful typing shortcuts. Be sure to check out tip #9 dealing with the Mail program keyboard.

Lighter side: Yes, it's the 'Crying Sumo' contest: Japanese wrestlers compete to see who can make a baby bawl first (MailOnline)

So much for the argument that leaving a baby to cry can result in brain damage. These Japanese sumo wrestlers believe the exact opposite: That a good long wail can be healthy for babies. That, at least, is the theory behind the bizarre 'crying sumo' or Nakizumo festival held at the Sensoji Temple in Tokyo earlier this month.