--- description: The week's honorable mentions. title: Laptop Thief Caught after Calling Apple Tech Support image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production --- * [Newsfeed](/tag/time-section-newsfeed/) ## Newsfeed Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # ICYMI: Laptop Thief Busted After Calling Apple for Tech Support by [TIME Staff](/author/time-staff/) ## TIME Staff Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Apr 11, 2014 9:30 PM CUT by [TIME Staff](/author/time-staff/) ## TIME Staff Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Apr 11, 2014 9:30 PM CUT _Every Friday we round up some of our favorite stories we didn’t get a chance to cover throughout the week and publish them in one neat little post. Think of it as our gift to you, only it’s not really free because you’re repaying us in likes and shares. No… thank YOU._ After a man’s laptop was stolen, he tweeted at the Apple CEO to speed up the search effort and eventually learned that the suspect was arrested after he called customer support. ([ABC News](http://abcnews.go.com/Business/cops-found-stolen-laptop-thief-called-apple-tech/story?id=23272720 "undefined")) A Japanese vending machine will churn out ice cream if you dance. Think waving your arms and singing “I scream, you scream, we all scream for ice cream” will do it? ([JapanTrends.com](http://www.japantrends.com/dance-with-an-idol-with-this-shibuya-vending-machine-ayami-muto/ "undefined")) Scientists are trying to figure out why a cherry blossom sent to space has bloomed ahead of schedule. ([RT](http://rt.com/news/cherry-tree-space-japan-796/ "undefined")) This sweet portrait of The Beatles was made out of more than 15,000 Jelly Beans. ([TODAY.com](http://www.today.com/entertainment/beatles-more-iconic-celebs-jelly-bean-art-2D79517772 "undefined")) In the walkup to Sunday, here’s the goat-themed remix of the _Game of Thrones_ theme you never asked for. ([Gawker](http://gawker.com/goats-sing-the-game-of-thrones-opening-theme-1561717849 "undefined")) Irish priest recently belted out a heavenly cover of Leonard Cohen’s “Hallelujah” at a couple’s wedding. ([BBC](http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-northern-ireland-26957527 "undefined")) ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/59712/icymi-laptop-thief-busted-after-calling-apple-for-tech-support/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/59712/icymi-laptop-thief-busted-after-calling-apple-for-tech-support/"},"headline":"ICYMI: Laptop Thief Busted After Calling Apple for Tech Support","datePublished":"2014-04-11T21:30:02.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T07:08:44.099Z","description":"The week's honorable mentions.","url":"https://time.com/59712/icymi-laptop-thief-busted-after-calling-apple-for-tech-support/","keywords":["Newsfeed","viral"],"thumbnailUrl":"","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"TIME Staff","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/time-staff/"}],"articleSection":"","image":[],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/tag/time-section-newsfeed/","name":"Newsfeed"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/59712/icymi-laptop-thief-busted-after-calling-apple-for-tech-support/","name":"ICYMI: Laptop Thief Busted After Calling Apple for Tech Support"}}]}] ```