i'm john fortt. >>> overseas news in cyprus today, a big sigh of relief. banks finally reopened after being closed for nearly two weeks. branches opened on time. lines were long. restrictions on how much money people could withdraw. and officials were prepared for the worst. but as michelle caruso-cabrera tells us, things remain calm and the worst never came. >> reporter: the banks here in cyprus open for the first time in nearly two weeks. the event marks a key step for the country's economy and also puts an end to days of uncertainty. late last week the panic started to set in. word spread the eu was forcing cyprus to shut down at least one of the country's two largest banks. the ceo of the bank destined to be liquidated appears stunned after being informed at parliament he'll be out of a job soon. is this not more fair that the most troubled bank and the investors in that most troubled bank are the ones who suffer the most? >> it's absolutely fair, the causes of the failure belong to the bank. >> reporter: the protests strengthened over the weekend as b

. >>> coming up tomorrow, john fortt looks at the generational shift. why samsung might be replacing apple as the cool kid on the block. you know, i got an iphone -- it's not even a year yet. i thought i was cool. now i guess i'm not hip and cool. >> i'm hip and cool. this is a motorola. i'm 1 of 10% as our pie chart showed. i think there's a switch that people want bigger screens. this phone is quite thin. it's light. might not appeal to ladies who want to carry something small in their purse, but it has a bigger screen. i think that's a big selling point for a lot of these new-generation phones. watch apple. i bet they come out with a bigger screen. >> soon it's going to be the size of your ipad like dennis was saying. there's no hang-up about holding this big piece by your ear. >> isn't it interesting that the cool factor may have flowed away a little bit from apple, particularly among younger users. >> i want to be hip and cool. >> you are. you are. doan worry. >> that's "nightly business report" for tonight. thanks for watching, everyone. and remem