[Technology] Is Apple testing the next iPhone and iOS software?

Is Apple testing the next iPhone and iOS software?
http://asia.cnet.com/is-apple-testing-the-next-iphone-and-ios-software-62219934.htm
The Next Web reports that developers have shared app usage logs, which contain "references to a new iPhone identifier and the next big operating system update for the smartphone and tablet devices: iOS 7".

Wireless trade group CTIA to drop one conference
http://allthingsd.com/20130102/key-u-s-cell-phone-trade-group-will-move-main-show-to-fall-in-2014-discontinue-second-event/?mod=googlenews
The group says it will move away from two shows a year to instead focus on a single "super show" in the fall starting in 2014.

Google Glass “in flux”: Battery, cloud apps & controls still work-in-progress
http://www.slashgear.com/google-glass-in-flux-battery-cloud-apps-controls-still-work-in-progress-02262772/
Google's Project Glass is still on track to arrive with developers “early this year,” project lead Babak Parviz insists, with the wearable computer still undergoing work to refine the hardware, boost battery life, and develop compelling apps.

Apple's iBookstore Headed to Japan This Year
http://allthingsd.com/20130102/apples-ibookstore-headed-to-japan-this-year/
iBook Apple is preparing to take a serious run at the Japanese e-book market. The company is negotiating deals with a handful of Japanese publishers to supply a local version of its iBookstore with their e-book catalogs.

Samsung Evolution Kit for Smart TVs to get big reveal at CES 2013
http://www.slashgear.com/samsung-evolution-kit-for-smart-tvs-to-get-big-reveal-at-ces-2013-02262770/
Samsung will fully detail its Evolution Kit for Smart TVs at CES 2013, the company has confirmed, blessing 2012 sets with features set to debut next week as part of the 2013 range.

LG Beats Samsung in OLED TV Race
http://blogs.wsj.com/digits/2013/01/02/lg-beats-samsung-in-oled-tv-race/
LG Electronics Inc. is off to a good start this year - it beat larger rival Samsung Electronics Co. in launching a 55-inch organic light-emitting-diode television.

Sony axes Playstation 2 production
http://www.livemint.com/Consumer/97jmB9XCk2GCa61IQKzfuI/Sony-stops-making-PlayStation-2-in-Japan.html
The report is short, only really presenting the news that PS2 production will stop. We have asked Sony for more information. For now, we read this that production has already halted, meaning that once stock is gone, so is the PS2.

Gasoline price in Conn. among highest in US
http://www.wggb.com/2013/01/02/gasoline-prices-in-connecticut-among-highest-in-u-s/
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) - Auto club AAA says Connecticut motorists paid the fourth highest price per gallon of gas in 2012. In the continental United States, Connecticut ranked second highest.

Unhappy New Year: Zynga shuts down 'PetVille,' 'Mafia Wars 2,' 9 other games
http://gadgets.ndtv.com/games/news/zynga-pulls-the-plug-on-11-facebook-games-including-petville-mafia-wars-312187
"PetVille" players have had to say goodbye to their virtual pets as Zynga has shut down the long-running Facebook game along with 10 other games.

Facebook Accounts Safe From Employers in Six States, Thanks to New Laws
http://hothardware.com/News/Facebook-Accounts-Safe-From-Employers-in-Six-States-Thanks-to-New-Laws/
Although it's disturbing that there needed to be laws preventing employers and institutions of higher learning from demanding Facebook usernames and passwords from job applicants and employees, apparently the practice (or at least the threat of the ...

Open webOS ported to Google's Nexus 7 tablet
http://gadgets.ndtv.com/tablets/news/open-webos-ported-to-googles-nexus-7-tablet-312418
It has been just over an year that HP announced that it would release webOS source code. It fulfilled that promise later that year, and Open webOS was born.

Eye-Controlled Computers Are Now a Real Thing
http://ibnlive.in.com/news/a-new-technology-to-help-you-control-your-windows-8-pc-with-your-eyes/313488-11.html
Tobii has announced the launch of REX: a USB-connected device that allows computers to be controlled using Gaze UI. That software lets users navigate, zoom, select and scroll using their eyes aloneâ€"and it worked a dream with Windows 8. The device ...

Single developer behind Netflix outage
http://www.tgdaily.com/software-brief/68446-single-developer-behind-netflix-outage
Amazon has given an explanation for the outage which brought down Netflix's streaming service on Christmas Eve, saying all it took was one absent-minded developer.