[Technology] Amazon apologizes for Netflix's Christmas Eve streaming outage

Amazon apologizes for Netflix's Christmas Eve streaming outage
http://fox4kc.com/2012/12/31/netflix-down-again-for-many-users/
Amazon Web Services explains that the disruption occurred when data was accidentally deleted from the traffic apportion system. Steven Musil.

Instagram kicks off New Year's Eve with worldwide photo stream
http://www.nbclosangeles.com/blogs/press-here/Instagram-Post-New-Years-Eve-Photos-to-the-World-185321841.html
The photo-sharing social network creates a desktop-optimized stream that displays how users around the globe -- from Dakar to Dublin to Doha -- are ringing in the New Year.

Gas Prices Hit Highest Ever For 2012
http://fox8.com/2012/12/31/gas-prices-hit-highest-average-ever-in-2012/
NEW YORK (CNNMoney) - Gasoline prices averaged the highest ever in 2012, despite never topping the single day spikes seen in 2008.

'PetVille' on Facebook No More: Zynga Also Shuts Down "Mafia Wars 2" and 9 ...
http://www.latinospost.com/articles/8879/20121231/petville-facebook-more-zynga-shuts-down-mafia.htm
(Photo : Reuters) Zynga CEO Mark Pincus speaks during the Zynga Unleashed event at the company's headquarters in San Francisco, California June 26, 2012.

AAA offers 'Tipsy Tow' to New Year's Eve partygoers
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2255253/Feeling-tipsy-Get-tow-home-AAA-offers-Tipsy-Tow-free-charge-New-Years-Eve-revellers-drink.html
But if you have a cocktail or two, you should avoid getting behind the wheel. AAA is helping people celebrate safely tonight, with a service called 'Tipsy Tow.

Innovate Or Die: Nokia's Long-Drawn-Out Decline
http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/nokia-lumia-920-not-compatible-with-india-4g-network/1/240249.html
Ask a European about Nokia and a faraway look will come into their eye, a wistful tone creep into their voice. During the late 1990s and early 2000s the 147-year-old Finnish company became a global technology star: the world's No.

Foursquare announces privacy changes; will now show full names
http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-205_162-57561409/foursquare-to-show-users-full-names-share-more-data/
Foursquare alerted its users of upcoming privacy changes next month, and among the most notable differences is that the location-based social network will now display users' full names.

Facebook stops New Year message tool
http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2012/dec/31/facebook-disables-new-year-message-app
Facebook has temporarily disabled its New Year's Eve messaging tool after a university student was able to read and delete private messages intended for other users.

LG details 2013 Smart TV: NFC SmartShare plus On Now recommendations
http://www.slashgear.com/lg-details-2013-smart-tv-nfc-smartshare-plus-on-now-recommendations-31262575/
Like a big-screen scab it just can't stop picking at, LG continues to trickle out details about its upcoming CES 2013 smart TV range, including updated sharing, on-demand, 3D, and eco features.

Library Web sites see boost in mobile traffic
http://www.abc2news.com/dpp/news/science_tech/survey-library-websites-get-more-mobile-visits
Tech companies aren't the only ones that should invest in mobile. Study finds mobile users accessed library Web sites twice as much this year compared with 2009.

Fed up with a market full of failed Google TVs, Intel eyes own set-top box and ...
http://www.valuewalk.com/2012/12/intel-looking-to-overtake-apple-in-tv/
Intel (INTC) looks primed to give the cable industry some much-needed competition. Unnamed sources have told TechCrunch that Intel is “preparing to launch its rumored virtual cable TV service and set-top box… on a city-by-city basis so Intel has more ...

Unlocked Cell Phones Helping Consumers Avoid Major Mobile Drawbacks
http://www.sfgate.com/technology/article/Unlocked-Cell-Phones-Helping-Consumers-Avoid-4158441.php
Presented by: The battle for control over mobile consumers is shifting in a major way as consumers purchase unlocked devices allowing cell phone carriers to once again woo consumers into making purchase based on their cell phone carrier and not just ...

Microsoft Offers Free Month of Xbox Live After Outage
http://www.dailytech.com/Microsoft+Offers+Free+Month+of+Xbox+Live+After+Outage/article29523.htm
Xbox Live users may have suffered an outage over the weekend, but Microsoft is offering a free month of service to make up for it.

Ford sells over 2.2 million vehicles in 2012
http://www.designntrend.com/articles/2949/20121231/ford-best-seller-2012-surpassed-two-million.htm
Automaker Ford Motor has sold over 2.2 million vehicles in the US in 2012, which the company claims it as the second straight year to surpass the 2 million mark.

More leaked photos of BlackBerry X10 hit the Web
http://gadgets.ndtv.com/mobiles/news/fresh-pictures-of-qwerty-blackberry-x10-surface-online-311640
More photos of a BlackBerry smartphone Research In Motion is expected to formally announce next month have hit the Web, showing the device more clearly than before and turned on.

UBER, The Brilliant Car Service, Correctly "Gouges" Its Customers On New ...
http://venturebeat.com/2012/12/30/tech-brings-new-travel-options-on-new-years-eve/
Though an always politically correct media and political class are loath to admit it, well-run businesses serve the interests of their customers best when they adjust pricing to market realities.