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"Kirkpatrick Says Apple Enthusiasm Not Diminished: David Kirkpatrick, author of 'The Facebook Effect,' and John Sculley, former chief executive officer of Apple Inc., talk about the outlook for Apple, Facebook Inc. and mobile technology. They speak with Sara Eisen and Alix Steel on Bloomberg Television's 'Surveillance.'" Bloomberg 12/24
"Samsung pursuit of Apple was abusive, says EC: The European Commission has announced the 'preliminary view' that Samsung's pursuit of injunctions against Apple in the courts of various European countries over alleged patent infringement is an abuse of its patent position." EE Times 12/24
"China to crack down on 'malicious' trademark registrations" Reuters 12/24
"China plans to crack down on 'malicious' trademarks after Apple's iPad name dispute" AppleInsider 12/24
"Apple Stores Packed Over Holiday Weekend" TheStreet 12/24
"Apple relents, and an unplugged Kickstarter is back on" GigaOM 12/24
"Apple v Samsung judge described as Apple-sympathizer on Wikipedia: Amendments to the Wikipedia page of Judge Lucy Koh removed soon after" Macworld UK 12/24
"Why is Microsoft contributing to WebKit? If Apple and Google won't work on supporting the proposed W3C standards for touch in WebKit, then Microsoft will - to get it adopted on websites that will then work better on Windows and Windows Phone." ZDNet 12/24
"Apple Japan 'Lucky Bag' sale slated for January 2nd at 7 stores" 9 to 5 Mac 9:30 PM
"Developers hoping to cash in with app sales as millions unwrap new tablets and smartphones" Digital Trends 10:41 AM
"Kiwis slow on gadgets' web capabilities" Fairfax NZ News 10:43 AM
"Amazon Is Selling Stolen iPhones. Merry Christmas!" Gizmodo 1:14 PM
"Steve Jobs' luxury yacht now free to leave port after payment dispute is settled" Digital Trends 6:38 AM
"Apple's 2012 in Review: Archetypes, executive shuffles, patents and still no televisions" The Next Web 12/24
"Apple in 2012: Jan-March, factory concerns, 'incredible product' promises, New iPad/The first three months of the year saw Apple face Chinese factory concerns, make 'incredible product' promises to shareholders, and launch the New iPad" Macworld UK 12/24
"Best of 2012: How Apple-Google Is From 'Rocky'" [Video Report] Bloomberg 12/24
"Google Nexus 7 trounces iPad mini in CNET UK tablet poll" Crave @ CNET 12/24
"Children ditch Barbies for iPads this Christmas as toymakers feel the squeeze" The Telegraph 12/24
"Mattel And Hasbro Said To Be 'Terrified' As More Kids Seek High-Tech Christmas Gifts" BGR 12/24
"Chart Of The Day: U.S. Adults Acquiring Tablets At a Dizzying Rate" Business Insider 12/24
"It's an iPad Christmas, Tablet Adoption Soars" Tapscape 12/24
"iPad And Tablet-Related Injuries On Rise: The number of people with upper body pain, which could be related to the use of hand-held devices and tablets, is increasing." Sky News 12/24
"Apple's free 12 Days of Christmas giveaway starts Boxing Day: From 26 December – 6 January iPhone, iPad uers can download one free gift every day" Macworld UK 12/24
"Sprint Salesman Refuses To Sell iPhone To Customer, Says His 'Fingers Are Too Fat' To Use It" BGR 12/24
"Customer claims Sprint worker said his fingers 'too fat' for iPhone" CNET News 12/24
"Steve Jobs' yacht is now free to sail as his heirs reach temporary agreement with Starck" The Next Web 12/24
"Wondering How to Create a Great Tablet App for Kids? Ask Bert and Ernie." AllThingsD 12/24
"Will Ferrell Apple Switch ads are a holiday-themed blast from the past" TUAW 12/24
Non-Apple News
"Sci-fi tech that's already becoming a reality" Digital Trends 1:14 PM
"Security Loophole In Facebook's Camera App Allowed Hackers To Hijack Accounts Over WiFi" TechCrunch 12/24
"Nokia tablet details: keyboard cover with battery, 10.1-inch display: AT&T will reportedly be the first carrier to sell the tablet, which could make its debut at Mobile World Congress in February." CNET News 12/24
"'Something Ventured' Set to Air in January: The Risky Dudes Who Wrote the Checks That Made Silicon Valley" AllThingsD 12/24
"Mozilla compromises on x64 Firefox after user backlash: Backtracks from earlier decision, will continue offering a 64-bit browser for Windows" Computerworld 12/24
"Yahoo's Flickr offers 3 free months of its Pro service: Services provides uploads up to 50MB per photo and unlimited viewing of your photo library, among other goodies." PCWorld 12/24
"RIM Pricing Power With Carriers Slips as Sales Decline" Bloomberg 12/24
"Chrome 25 will disable 'silently installed' extensions: All Chrome extensions installed using offline methods will be disabled until the users decide otherwise, Google says" IDG News Service 12/24
"Seven Questions for Google Enterprise Chief Amit Singh" AllThingsD 12/24
"Ho, Ho, Ho: Track St. Nick On Google's Santa Tracker" TechCrunch 12/24
"LG readies Google TV models for debut at CES 2013" PCWorld 12/24
"Google/Motorola 'X phone' Tries To Push Tech Limits" BYTE 12/24
"Acer readying $99 Android tablet for emerging markets, plus cheaper Windows 8 tablet" ZDNet 12/24
"Read this before you wrap that Christmas Wii U - and ukuleles" Chicago Sun-Times [Free Registration Required] 12/24
"Starter apps for your new iPhone" Macworld 6:37 AM
"Just got a new iPhone, iPad or iPod touch? Download these apps first" The Next Web 6:35 AM
"The Festive Apple 2012: Last minute iOS Christmas apps" AppleTell 12/24
"Join This Day In The Rolling Stones – iPad App Review" PadGadget 12/24
"Turn The Tables on Tower Defense And Plan Your Attack with Anomaly Korea- iPad App Review" PadGadget 12/24
"Action Movie FX Review: Action Movie FX takes the process of producing big-budget special effects and packs it into a simple interface to create spectacular home movies within seconds." 148Apps 12/24
"Penny Arcade the Game: Gamers vs. Evil Review" 148Apps 12/24
"Pixel Defenders Puzzle Review: Pixel Defenders Puzzle combines many elements from match 3, strategy, and combat games to create a unique experience." 148Apps 12/24
"The Journey Down: Episode One Review" 148Apps 12/24
How-To/Tutorial
"How to setup and start using your new iPhone, iPad, or iPad mini" iMore 10:42 AM
"Top 15 most anticipated PC and video games of 2013" [Slideshow] PCWorld 12/24
"The Ten Best Games of 2012: With the release schedule cleared ahead of 2013 now's the time to talk the best videogames of the year." The Independent 12/24
"A holiday card to the IT industry, 2012: Windows 8? Ignore it. BYOD? BYOB. NoSQL? No worries. Keep your perspective and it's all good or at least more than good enough" InfoWorld 12/24
"What to get the tech titan who has everything: High tech's top names are usually impossible to shop for, but Cringely has a few gift ideas for Silicon Valley's finest" InfoWorld 12/24
"All I want for Christmas is a sign of technological sanity" InfoWorld 12/24
"The best business mobile products of 2012: InfoWorld's highest rated must-haves for serious mobile users" [Slideshow] InfoWorld 12/24
"7 Predictions For The Mobile Gaming Market For 2013" Forbes 12/24
"China set to surpass U.S. in R&D spending in 10 years" Computerworld 12/24
"Policy and privacy: Five reasons why 2012 mattered" CNET News 12/24
"Why The Simmering Social Revolution In The Workplace Will Boil Over In 2013" Forbes 12/24
"Is Amazon working on an AppleCare-like service?" VentureBeat [Free Registration Required] 12/24
"A Contrarian Look at Research in Motion" The Motley Fool 12/24
"RIM's BB10 Seen With 85% Chance of Failure" Barron's 12/24
"Wondering How to Create a Great Tablet App for Kids? Ask Bert and Ernie." AllThingsD 12/24
"Report: Acer Prepping $99 7-Inch Tablet" PC Magazine 12/24
"The music industry dropped DRM years ago. So why does it persist on e-books? Experts say it may have to do with the size of the two markets, for one thing." Ars Technica 12/24
"Trust the cloud with my PRECIOUS? You gotta be joking: Violated, deleted... put your data up there and bad sh*t HAPPENS" The Register 12/24
"Internet Silence Speaks Louder Than Words" TechCrunch 12/24
"Why is Google trying to ruin Christmas?" The Verge 12/24
"After a Cautious 2012, HP Looks Ahead: Meg Whitman finally has HP focused on stabilizing itself instead of adding to its sprawling portfolio, but she may still have to pull the trigger on some tough decisions soon." PC Magazine 10:44 AM
"Nokia Windows RT tablet will include keyboard cover with built-in battery" ZDNet 9:23 AM
"A Look Back at Predictive Assistants and Lurching Giants: In 2012, hardware and software brought us usability advances, faster chips, and gesture control." Technology Review 9:19 AM
"U.S. Congress may not have stomach for another SOPA/PIPA fight" PCWorld 9:11 AM
"High-tech 2012: The 10 biggest news events of the year" PCWorld 9:11 AM
"Overhyped, Overpriced: 2012's Insanely Expensive Gear" Wired 9:22 AM
"A year on the run: El Reg tracks 2012''s techno-fugitives" The Register 9:20 AM
"NORAD's Santa trackers have record-breaking night" Associated Press 9:21 AM
"Where's Santa sleigh? Rival apps track him" Washington Post 9:12 AM
"Where in the world is Santa? Google and Microsoft trackers disagree" The Independent 9:06 AM
"Nexus 7 Android Tablets for Christmas At DoubleDutch" BYTE 8:41 AM
"Netflix Says Video Streaming Service Hit By Outage" Associated Press 8:32 AM
"Netflix Suffers Christmas Eve Outage" TheStreet 8:28 AM
"17 best apps to download for your new Windows 8 tablet" PCWorld 9:12 AM
"How the Queen of England Beat Everyone to the Internet" Wired Magazine 9:23 AM
"Iran media report new cyberattack by Stuxnet worm" Associated Press 9:08 AM
"How to 'tether' your PC to your phone: A lawsuit now makes 'tethering' PCs and phones cheaper." Christian Science Monitor 8:51 AM
"Instagram hit with class action lawsuit" CNN 8:46 AM
"China may require real name registration for internet access" Reuters 8:41 AM
"Infographic: The State of the Internet" PC Magazine 10:44 AM
"Apps to help achieve New Year's resolutions" Reuters 10:48 AM
"Best of 2012: Top apps to download for smartphones and tablets" USA Today 10:41 AM
"Raspberry Pi wins out as V3 Editors' Choice 2012" V3 9:21 AM
"Slideshow: 10 technologies to save our cities" EE Times 8:54 AM
"The gifts you didn't get: 2012 geek gadget guide/Here are 12 cool gadgets and 8 books you may have wanted but didn't get -- or you didn't even know you wanted" [Slideshow] InfoWorld 9:02 AM
"Make the most of your shiny new tech gift: Apps, advice and more for devices running Android, iOS, Windows 8 and Mac OS X." Computerworld 8:52 AM
"Your guide to safe and secure post-holiday shopping" InfoWorld 9:02 AM
"Christmas Morning Gift Tips: How to Protect the Tech Gadgets You Got" ABCNews 8:42 AM
"Google in 2012: Android soars, battles with regulators and a tricky new role" Washington Post [Free Registration Required] 8:30 AM
"U.S. mobile buyouts may meet their end in 2013" IDG News Service 9:12 AM
"Asiacell Seeks $1.3 Billion in Top Mideast IPO Since 2008" Bloomberg 8:44 AM
"Iraqi Telecom Asiacell Hopes To Raise $1.3 Billion" Associated Press 8:32 AM
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