[Technology] A Fresh New Office Finds a Place in the Cloud

A Fresh New Office Finds a Place in the Cloud
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424127887323829504578270372210049446.html
Microsoft's newest version of Office, available starting Tuesday, is a radical change from the past. Office 365 will be available as a subscription that automatically renews each year and continuously updates program features.

Apple iPad jumps to 128GB, starting at $799
http://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/digital-life/tablets/is-this-the-first-look-at-ipad-5-20130130-2djnm.html
It's still the fourth-generation device, but beefier. A cellular-enabled version of the higher-capacity iPad costs $929. Roger Cheng.

YouTube rumored to launch paid subscriptions for select channels
http://www.moneycontrol.com/news/world-news/youtube-plans-to-offer-paid-subscriptions-this-year-report_815046.html
YouTube may be rolling out a paid subscription model for certain content, according to a report from AdAge. AdAge cites sources "familiar with the plans" and says that YouTube has already reached out to several channel producers asking to submit ...

Disney closes Epic Mickey developer Junction Point Studios
http://venturebeat.com/2013/01/29/disney-closes-epic-mickey-developer-junction-point-studios/
Junction Point Studios, the developer behind the Epic Mickey series of platformers for consoles, has shut its doors and terminated all employees.

Pentax unveils the WG-10 waterproof digital camera
http://www.slashgear.com/pentax-unveils-the-wg-10-waterproof-digital-camera-29267260/
The outside world is a dangerous place for cameras, fraught with drops and jostles and inconvenient wet environments, whether it be pouring rain or an underwater subject.

FCC filing uncovers smaller, more powerful Apple TV
http://arstechnica.com/apple/2013/01/fcc-filing-uncovers-smaller-more-powerful-apple-tv/
Hot on the heels of the 128GB iPad, it looks like there's another low-key Apple product launch that's imminent. FCC documents (and one in particular [PDF]) have revealed what looks to be a slightly smaller revision of the Apple TV set-top box that measures ...

Want to unlock your phone? Fix the DMCA
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/news/article.cfm?c_id=3&objectid=10862062
commentary The anti-circumvention provision of the DMCA has been stifling research, slowing innovation, and annoying consumers for more than a decade.

DOJ asked FCC to halt T-Mobile, MetroPCS merger ...
http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5i1rvP6Nbj-6zKnQsgqMBMkilPa_w?docId=CNG.32e35eb62b341030a827a8922465b67c.31
Last November, the U.S. Justice Department asked the FCC to defer its review of the T-Mobile-MetroPCS deal while it reviewed national security concerns.

Chief Game Designer Brian Reynolds Leaves Zynga
http://venturebeat.com/2013/01/29/zyngas-chief-game-designer-brian-reynolds-resigns/
Another key member of Zynga's team has left the beleaguered social game maker. This time it's chief game designer Brian Reynolds, as first reported on Polygon.

Carjackers, unable to drive stick shift, fail to steal Corvette
http://usnews.nbcnews.com/_news/2013/01/29/16759522-carjackers-unable-to-drive-stick-shift-fail-to-steal-corvette?lite
By Isolde Raftery, Staff Writer, NBC News. Randolph Bean of Oviedo, Fla., had pulled over late Sunday night to text message his wife when two would-be carjackers approached his sporty yellow Corvette.

Google to give schools Raspberry Pi microcomputers
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-21243825
Schools around the UK are to be given 15,000 free microcomputers, with a view to creating a new generation of computer scientists.