[Technology] China Toughens Its Restrictions on Use of the Internet

China Toughens Its Restrictions on Use of the Internet
http://gadgets.ndtv.com/internet/news/china-tightens-internet-controls-legalises-post-deletion-310766
HONG KONG - The Chinese government issued new rules on Friday requiring Internet users to provide their real names to service providers, while assigning Internet companies greater responsibility for deleting forbidden postings and reporting them to the ...

Suppliers hint at changes to MacBook Air -- Digitimes
http://news.cnet.com/8301-13579_3-57561189-37/suppliers-hint-at-changes-to-macbook-air-digitimes/
While it's a given that the MacBook Air is coming up for a redesign, it's a question of degree. The industrial design won't change much, according a report from the Taiwanese site.

Windows Phone store doubles to 150K-plus apps
http://www.coated.com/35000-windows-8-apps-now-available/
More than 75,000 new apps (and 300,000 app updates) arrived in Microsoft's Windows Phone store during the course of 2012. Lance Whitney.

Are People Abandoning Instagram? Of Course Not
http://www.forbes.com/sites/markrogowsky/2012/12/28/are-people-abandoning-instagram-of-course-not/
The last Friday of the calendar year is tailor-made for a “slow news day” story. And today's is that Instagram, the incredibly popular photo-sharing app from Facebook, has lost a breath-taking 25 percent of its user base in just one week!

FCC eases licensing for in-flight Internet gear on aircraft
http://www.csmonitor.com/Innovation/Horizons/2012/1228/FCC-paves-the-way-for-better-in-flight-broadband
IDG News Service - The FCC is making it easier to launch in-flight Internet services on planes in the U.S. by setting up a standard approval process for onboard systems that use satellites.

Facebook's Poke Is a Wild Successâ€"for Rival Snapchat
http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/internet/deleted-videos-on-facebook-can-be-viewed-using-file-browser/articleshow/17796945.cms
Snapchat, which lets people send self-deleting photos, videos, and texts to friends, has been enjoying a steady surge in popularity.

Apple drops patent claim against Samsung Galaxy S3 Mini
http://newyork.newsday.com/business/technology/apple-vs-samsung-galaxy-s-iii-mini-dropped-from-patent-infringement-suit-1.4384930
Apple disclosed the agreement today in a filing with the U.S. District Court for Northern California. The iPhone maker requested last month that the new smartphone and other Samsung products be added to the ongoing patent dispute between the two ...

PS2 ends production run in Japan after 13 epic years
http://www.gamasutra.com/view/news/184163/Sony_has_stopped_shipping_PS2_consoles_in_Japan.php
The PlayStation 2's massive success spawned an incredible library of games. Some of them were clear phenomena like Ratchet and Clank and the re-birthed Grand Theft Auto series, but others flew under the radar, only to explode into something special ...

Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance: Slicing, dicing, fun.
http://www.gamepur.com/news/10070-first-look-raidens-cyborn-ninja-costume-metal-gear-rising-revengeance.html
Alex is a freelance videogame writer who writers for PCWorld's GameOn. He likes Star Wars a lot, maybe a bit much. More by Alex Rubens.

Top 2012 Wikipedia searches from around the globe
http://www.hollywood.com/news/One_Direction_50_Shades_Wikipedia_Most_Viewed_2012/47063913
Everyone loves the year end top 10 lists. Yahoo, Ask.com, Bing, Google, Facebook and Twitter have all put out their lists compiling the top searches on their sites for 2012.

Ouya Kickstarter video game console ships
http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-205_162-57561158/ouya-kickstarter-video-game-console-ships/
Ouya announced Friday that 1,200 units of its Kickstarter-funded video game console are shipping to developers around the world. When Ouya launched its Kickstarter campaign, its goal was to re-ignite game development for TV, as opposed to tablets, ...

Nissan to offer improved battery warranty for Leaf EVs in US
http://wheels.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/12/27/wheelies-the-social-media-edition/
nissan-logo DETROIT: Nissan Motor Co Ltd said it will offer to replace some poorly performing batteries on its Leaf electric car and improve warranty coverage for the battery systems for its almost 20,000 US owners.

Smart Device Activations Break Records on Christmas Day
http://www.mediapost.com/publications/article/190033/tablet-activations-surge-on-christmas-17-mil.html
Shoppers said they were going to be more cautious with their spending this holiday season, but that didn't stop millions of people from putting iPhones, iPads and other smart devices under the Christmas tree.

Fujitsu to miss sales target due to 'weak' Windows 8 demand
http://venturebeat.com/2012/12/28/elderly-smartphones/
Company's president blames soft Windows 8 demand for slumping sales, according to a report, echoing recent comments from the president of Fujitsu competitor Acer.

Readers gravitating to e-books
http://bostonglobe.com/business/2012/12/28/survey-finds-increase-reading-drop-paper/T5qR7ZjaPunVJmokJp5RYL/story.html
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 brings every Android app to Mac
http://venturebeat.com/2012/12/27/bluestacks-android-apps-mac-beta/
Talk about irony: With the latest version of Bluestacks' mobile app player, Mac users will be able to run just about any Android app - even though Apple fans still have no method for running iOS apps on OS X. Bluestacks is today releasing a free beta version ...