Tuesday, December 25, 2012

[Technology] Best of 2012: Top apps for smartphones and tablets

Best of 2012: Top apps for smartphones and tablets
http://www.thehindu.com/sci-tech/technology/three-in-the-race/article4217368.ece
What the smartest of smartphones and tablets are wearing this year. Check the list to see which useful and fun apps you're missing.

Twitter lets users download archive of tweets
http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/internet/facebooks-instagram-furor-triggers-first-class-action-lawsuit/articleshow/17748675.cms
Twitter Inc., the social-networking company that features 140-character status updates, is letting users download an archive of posts to make its site more alluring as competition with Facebook Inc. escalates.

US Congress may not have stomach for another SOPA/PIPA fight
http://www.pcworld.com/article/2023316/u-s-congress-may-not-have-stomach-for-another-sopa-pipa-fight.html
Grant Gross covers technology and telecom policy in the U.S. government for The IDG News Service. More by Grant Gross. As a new session of the U.S.

Nokia Windows RT tablet will include keyboard cover with built-in battery
http://ibnlive.in.com/news/nokia-windows-rt-tablet-to-come-with-a-batteryequipped-keyboard-cover-report/312235-11.html
Summary: The cell phone giant will offer a case that goes one better than Microsoft's own Type Cover for its Surface tablet. Sean Portnoy.

Christmas Eve AWS outage stings Netflix but not Amazon Prime
http://gigaom.com/cloud/christmas-eve-aws-outage-stings-netflix-but-not-amazon-prime/
Big problems with Amazon Web Services' Elastic Load Balancing service in its US-East data center nailed Netflix and Heroku on Christmas Eve and carried over into Christmas.

Microsoft's strategy chief limits role, will retire in 2014
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tech/tech-news/movements/Microsoft-Research-chief-Craig-Mundie-to-retire/articleshow/17752803.cms
Craig Mundie, who inherited some of Bill Gates' duties when Gates left his full-time position at Microsoft, will take on the role of "senior adviser to CEO.

Is Amazon's Advertising A Threat To Google?
http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/international-business/why-amazon-google-rivalry-will-escalate-in-2013/articleshow/17735474.cms
We've heard that Amazon is expanding its advertising network. The important question I think is whether that's actually likely to be a threat to Google's position.

The Ultimate Internet Yule Log Showdown
http://www.geek.com/articles/geek-pick/pixelated-yule-log-loop-20121225/
Turn your TV into a fake fireplace and experience the magic of the Yule Log in HD, on-demand, and without the bio-fluorocarbons of real fire.

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