Apple, Microsoft, Google, Samsung make tech world noises
http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2013/jan/01/technology-five-developments-rewire-world
Ah, the first year that has no repeating digits since 1987 -- what will it bring technology-wise? Let's peek on that Magic 8-ball app and see what happens, or maybe asking Siri will be better, provided, of course, she does not get lost navigating using Apple ...
Access to Facebook passwords by employers prohibited among new 2013 state ...
http://ibnlive.in.com/news/new-laws-to-ban-employers-from-demanding-your-facebook-passwords/313306-11.html
Employers in California and Illinois will be prohibited from demanding access to workers' password-protected social networking accounts and teachers in Oregon will be required to report suspected student bullies thanks to new laws taking effect in 2013.
Zynga puts 'PetVille' out of its misery
http://www.sfgate.com/technology/article/Zynga-puts-PetVille-out-of-its-misery-4160242.php
The loss of a pet can be traumatic, even when it's a virtual pet. Players of Zynga's "PetVille" have lamented this week's shutdown of their favorite Facebook game.
Amazon Blames Deleted Data for Christmas Eve Netflix Outage
http://www.livemint.com/Consumer/1PDs1Syi8n0lrkctQZXD2O/Amazon-apologizes-for-outage-that-sidelined-Netflix.html
Amazon on Monday offered a detailed explanation of a Christmas Eve outage that took down the services of clients like Netflix. In a nutshell, a developer accidentally deleted some data from the Amazon Elastic Load Balancing Service (ELB).
2013 Ford Fusion Energi plug-in hybrid gets EPA-rating of 108 MPGe
http://www.egmcartech.com/2013/01/02/2013-ford-fusion-energi-plug-in-hybrid-gets-epa-rating-of-108-mpge/
While Ford is still under some scrutiny for fuel-economy ratings on the Ford Fusion Hybrid and the Ford C-MAX Hybrid, the company has decided to drop the EPA-rating on the Ford Fusion Energi Plug-in Hybrid.
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