Thursday, December 27, 2012

Top Stories of the Day // December 27, 2012

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Today's Top Stories // Dec 27, 2012

Rumor: Apple Building Bluetooth Smart Watch

According to Chinese gadget news site Tech.163, Apple may be in the process of developing its own smart watch that connects to your Apple devices via Bluetooth.... read more

Apple CEO Tim Cook Receives Just $4.17M In Compensation In 2012, Versus $378M In 2011

Apple has filed a preliminary proxy statement with the SEC today ahead of its annual shareholder meeting for 2013, and it reveals executive compensation metrics... read more

Apple Reportedly Looking To Bring Mac Mini Production To U.S. Shores

Apple is said to be considering a move that will bring Mac mini production to the U.S., through manufacturing partner Foxconn, according to supply chain sources... read more

Samsung Unveils ChatON 2.0, Gives Sneak Peeks Of Its Smart TV, Smart Hub Ahead Of CES

Samsung is keeping its fans entertained during the lull between Christmas and New Years with a several announcements and teasers:  a CES 2013 Smart TV teaser... read more

Botched Software Update To Networking Gear Caused One Of GitHub's All-Time Worst Outages

A botched software update to networking gear caused one of GitHub's all-time worst outages last weekend, the second major disruption that customers of the the... read more

The Woz Uses Cycloramic And An iPhone 5 To Street View His Kitchen

There are only two excuses for using the term "amazeballs!": you're Zooey Deschanel and you star in the hit TV sitcom New Girl, or you've just witnessed the... read more

In Praise Of Dangerous Toys

When I was growing up, my dad taught me that potassium nitrate, sulphur, and charcoal made gunpowder. He told me that you could add iron to the mix to get a red... read more

Toshiba Building A Lytro-Style Camera Sensor For Smartphones And Tablets, Planned For 2013 Launch

Toshiba is intent on making a camera sensor for smartphones and tablets that borrows a trick from Lytro and allows users to select a focus area in their photos... read more

One In Four Americans Owns A Tablet, Overtaking E-Readers, As Printed Book Consumption Continues To Decline: Pew

We're still waiting to hear from specific companies like Amazon with their latest (non-)numbers on how well their Kindle line of devices has sold over this... read more

There Are Now 1,000 Members Listing Their Homes Through 'Unhotel' Service Onefinestay

If you owned a swanky apartment or house, would you really want to rent it out to strangers? Well, startup onefinestay seems to have found an audience for its... read more

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