[Technology] Nokia drops Blackberry ban threat

Nokia drops Blackberry ban threat
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-20808693
Nokia has struck a patent licensing deal with Research In Motion, ending the Finnish company's effort to ban Blackberry handsets from sale.

Instagram retreats over privacy outcry
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/facebook/9760151/Instagram-retreats-over-privacy-outcry.html
Kevin Systrom, co-founder of the service, which was acquired this year by Facebook, issued a public apology and pledged to notify members in advance of any future changes.

Facebook tests charging $1 to send messages to strangers
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-20810341
Facebook has begun a trial which allows users to pay $1 to send messages direct to people who are not their friends. The fee will mean messages go straight to a recipient's inbox rather than the Other folder which contains all unsolicited correspondence.

Apple kills a Kickstarter project: Portable power project POP refunding $139170 ...
http://venturebeat.com/2012/12/20/apple-kills-a-kickstarter-project-portable-power-project-pop-refunding-139170-to-backers/
Edison Junior, the technology and design lab behind the POP portable power station, is returning the full $139,170 in funding it received from Kickstarter backers to develop the device.

Apple can benefit from lukewarm Windows 8 reception
http://www.pcworld.com/article/2022396/apple-can-benefit-from-lukewarm-windows-8-reception.html
A funny thing happened recently. A survey of 45,000 PCWorld readers found that a majority prefers Apple laptops. While that's just one perspective from one audience, it represents a trend that Microsoft and Windows PC OEMs should be concerned about.

Apple's patent victory may be small in larger battle with Samsung
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tech/tech-news/hardware/Apple-appeals-against-Samsung-ruling/articleshow/17703241.cms
In denying Apple Inc.'s motion to ban sales of some Samsung Electronics Co. products that a jury had determined infringed its smartphone patents, legal observers say a federal judge delivered a potentially troublesome message to the technology giant: ...

Twitter offers new feature to users
http://gadgets.ndtv.com/social-networking/news/it-may-be-several-months-before-some-users-can-download-their-twitter-archive-308144
Twitter announced this week they will be offering more than 200 million users the option of keeping a digital scrapbook of all their tweets.

Online games shut out US sex offenders
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-20810421
Hundreds of accounts for online games used by registered sex offenders have been shut down in the US. More than 2,100 gaming accounts were closed as part of Operation: Game Over run by New York's attorney general.

Google's Motorola Home Sale Is a Smart Move: 10 Reason Why
http://www.eweek.com/mobile/googles-motorola-home-sale-is-a-smart-move-10-reason-why/
NEWS ANALYSIS: Google has sold off Motorola's Home set-top box business for more than $2 billion. It was a smart move that should positively impact the companies.

Foxconn invests $200 mln in camera-maker GoPro
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-20807327
NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- GoPro, the San Mateo, Calif., maker of wearable cameras, said Thursday it sold an 8.8% stake in the company for $200 million to Hon Hai Precision Industry Co.

GM recalls pickups for missing hood latches
http://kgmi.com/GM-recalls-145-628-mid-sized-pickups-for-hood-latc/12989761?newsId=183965
Washington - General Motors Co. said Thursday it is recalling 145,000 pickups that may not have a secondary latch to prevent the hood from unexpectedly opening.

Path introduces social search that's more intuitive than Facebook
http://www.csmonitor.com/Innovation/Horizons/2012/1220/Path-introduces-social-search-that-s-more-intuitive-than-Facebook
Want to know what your friends are doing right now? Facebook is a great place for that. You've got a constant stream of photos, messages, and updates that refreshes automatically and can be customized to show only those updates you're interested in.

Samsung to show off bendy screen at CES
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tech/tech-news/hardware/Samsung-readying-to-launch-bendable-phone-Report/articleshow/17706485.cms
Today we'll have some fun with AMD's latest desktop APU, the Trinity based A10-5800K. Launched two months ago, the new… More... « Navigate to AMD and Fudzilla kick off holiday season with APU giveaway 01 AMD and Fudzilla kick off holiday season ...

Nuance updates Dragon Mobile Assistant app for Android
http://www.slashgear.com/nuance-updates-dragon-mobile-assistant-app-for-android-21261924/
Nuance has announced that it has updated its Dragon Mobile Assistant app for Android users. The app originally debuted in late October and is sort of like an Android version of Siri.

Panetta Reassures Defense Employees
http://www.nationaldefensemagazine.org/blog/Lists/Posts/Post.aspx?ID=1003
WASHINGTONâ€"After months of warning that the looming across-the-board cuts would devastate the military, Defense Secretary Leon Panetta advised his three million employees on Thursday not to panic.

Drive On: Motown's own Berry Gordy hypes Chrysler 300
http://rumors.automobilemag.com/chrysler-commemorates-motown-the-musical-with-motown-edition-300-192637.html
The hitmaker and founder of Motown Records rides around Detroit in the rear seat of the 300 past some of the city's landmarks, complete with images of some of stars he made famous -- the Supremes, Stevie Wonder, Smokey Robinson and the Temptations.

Will TSMC Add Apple as its Client?
http://www.digitimes.com/news/a20121221PD214.html
Speculation is rising that Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co.'s list of clients could soon include Apple Inc.. But it may have to wait until late 2013.