[Technology] Booksellers power on with online discounts

Booksellers power on with online discounts
http://www.thebookseller.com/news/booksellers-power-online-discounts.html
Booksellers' post-Christmas sales are well underway, with retailers offering discounts of up to 75% online in what is being hailed as a “record-breaking” year for internet sales shopping.

Synchronoss acquires NewBay for $55.5M
http://stream.marketwatch.com/story/markets/SS-4-4/SS-4-18064/
BRIDGEWATER, N.J. (AP) - Mobile services company Synchronoss Technologies Inc. said Thursday that it bought NewBay from Research In Motion Ltd.

Half of Americans leave landline behind
http://www.ksdk.com/news/article/354033/3/More-than-half-of-US-homes-dont-have-or-use-landline-
A new study indicates that fully half of Americans are living in a household that uses only or mostly mobile phones - but the remainder is slow to convert.

5-year-old's Nintendo 3DS Christmas gift filled with porn
http://www.slashgear.com/5-year-olds-nintendo-3ds-christmas-gift-filled-with-porn-27262358/
Five-year-old Braydon Giles received a refurbished Nintendo 3DS for Christmas, which his father, Mark, purchased from GameStop. Unfortunately for all involved, the device wasn't properly wiped of its previous owner's content, which included porn.

A Pay Cut for Tim Cook? Not Really
http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/12/27/a-pay-cut-for-tim-cook-not-really/
Tim Cook earned a salary of $1.36 million and received a cash bonus of $2.8 million Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images Tim Cook earned a salary of $1.36 million and received a cash bonus of $2.8 million in 2012, an S.E.

Readers gravitating to e-books
http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/12/27/e-book-reading-is-up-study-says/
America's obsession with digital tablets is driving a boon in e-book reading, a new survey shows, a trend that is dampening the appeal of printed books and shaking the centuries-old publishing business.

BlueStacks' App Player For Mac Launches Beta: Now You Can Run Over ...
http://www.complex.com/tech/2012/12/survey-says-the-average-female-mac-user-is-pretty-hot-if-awkwardly-dressed
BlueStacks, the startup known for bringing Android applications to desktop PCs, is today releasing its App Player for Mac into beta, following its previous Mac alpha release in June.

Apple and Google still in the hunt for control of mobile market
http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2012/dec/26/apple-google-smartphones-mobile
In one noisy corner is Google, claiming victory for its strategy of free, ubiquitous software, while in the other, there are Apple's eye-watering profits as the world's most valuable company.

Apple rumor watch: iOS timepiece on drawing board
http://appadvice.com/appnn/2012/12/apple-could-launch-an-iwatch-in-early-2013-that-would-talk-to-existing-ios-devices
New scuttlebut suggests that Apple is teaming up with Intel to fashion an iOS-based watch. Lance Whitney. by Lance Whitney. December 27, 2012 9:01 AM PST Follow @lancewhit.

DigiTimes rumor: Apple to produce Mac Mini desktops in the US
http://www.zdnet.com/digitimes-rumor-apple-to-produce-mac-mini-desktops-in-the-u-s-7000009204/
Summary: According to an online report, the Mac Mini, and not the Mac Pro, will be the first Apple computer to be produced as part of the company's return to U.S.

Apple fined for copyright violation
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tech/tech-news/hardware/Apple-fined-over-165000-for-copyright-violation-in-China/articleshow/17783891.cms
BEIJING, Dec. 27 (Xinhua) -- A Beijing court ruled against Apple Inc. in a copyright dispute on Thursday, saying the company must pay a fine for selling unlicensed electronic versions of books online.

Ford faces lawsuit alleging false mileage claims
http://www.technologytell.com/in-car-tech/836/ford-c-max-fastest-selling-hybrid-vehicle-ever-at-launch-says-ford/
Ford Motor Co. is facing a class-action lawsuit alleging the maker's mileage claims for two new hybrid models are “false and misleading.

Toshiba creating Lytro-like camera for smartphones and tablets
http://www.geek.com/articles/gadgets/toshiba-to-make-lytro-style-camera-for-smartphones-20121227/
Toshiba is developing a new camera for mobile devices that will allow users to adjust the focus of shots after they're taken. The new module measures about a centimeter per side and carries an array of half a million lenses that measure 0.03mm in diameter ...