[Technology] Windows 8 wrestles with PC's legacy

Windows 8 wrestles with PC's legacy
http://www.computeractive.co.uk/ca/pc-help/2229412/using-both-a-mac-and-pc-at-home
But let me back up for a second. Before the release of Windows 8 on October 26, I tested Windows 8 on tablets only, such as the Intel-based Samsung slate that Microsoft sold in its stores.

Microsoft Smelling Like Bear Meat Going Into 2013
http://www.zdnet.com/over-75000-windows-phone-apps-published-in-2012-instagram-still-not-among-them-7000009221/
Like many Dow components, it's been a rough week for Microsoft (MSFT), which is on pace to end 2.5% lower amid signs of lackluster Windows 8 sales.

China's Great Dream
http://www.thedailybeast.com/newsweek/2012/12/30/china-s-great-dream.html
Beijing's new communist party boss, Xi Jinping is inspiring his countrymen with talk of a Chinese renaissance. Like · Tweet.

How to keep Facebook on 'like' list
http://www.entrepreneur.com/blog/225352
NEW YORK - A woman I haven't spoken to in six years is pregnant with her second son. Another college acquaintance reads the Bible a lot.

FCC eases restrictions on Internet use on flights
http://www.latinospost.com/articles/8802/20121229/fcc-makes-internet-airplanes-easier-achieve.htm
Federal officials inched closer to allowing the Internet aboard more flights, one of the last places generally off limits to the Web.

Ouya game consoles ship to developers
http://www.pcworld.com/article/2023507/ouya-game-consoles-ship-to-developers.html
Christina is a contributor to media outlets such as Forbes.com, Inc.com, PCWorld.com, Auto Trader and The Minneapolis Star Tribune.

The Windows Phone App Store Argument Moves From Volume to Variety
http://www.geek.com/articles/mobile/hd2-windows-rt-htc-hd2-20121228/
One of the more unusual moments in Microsoft's retrospective of Windows Phone during 2012 from Todd Brix on the Microsoft blog was the avoidance of saying the 'big' number.

Apple and Intel Rumored to Team up for Smartwatch in 2013
http://technabob.com/blog/2012/12/29/apple-and-intel-smartwatch-rumor/
No matter how you feel about Apple, you have to admit that the company did change the smartphone world when it unveiled the iPhone 5-1/2 years ago.

Cycloramic app spins iPhone 5 to take 360-degree video
http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/technology/2012/12/app-of-the-week-cycloramic/
Could this be the coolest app ever? It'll certainly be the center of attention at a party. The Cycloramic, a 99-cent app, turns the iPhone 5 into a spinning camera that takes 360degree video.

Christmas Sets Record for iOS and Android Activations
http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/appsblog/2012/dec/27/christmas-2012-apps-downloads-flurry
More tablets and smartphones were activated on Christmas than ever before, according to data from analytics firm Flurry. Device activations increased from a daily December average of 4 million to 17.4 million on Christmas day, representing an increase of ...

California to offer 'legacy license plates'
http://la.curbed.com/archives/2012/12/dmv_will_sell_vintagestyle_license_plates_if_drivers_buy_them.php
The California Department of Motor Vehicles is planning to issue nostalgia-stoking replicas of the yellow, blue and black plates that graced the state's bumpers from the 1950s to the 1970s.