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Off topic: New Year’s ‘rulin’s', break-up cast-offs, stand-up economist, Bethlehem brawl

"Wash teeth if any," and "love everybody" — it's that time of the year, perhaps Woody Guthrie's "New Year's Rulin's" will inspire you. "Although this dress was one of a kind, apparently he didn't think that I was Read More →

The year of Netflix’s decline: Customer satisfaction, stock price, more

Capping off its awful year, Netflix has again made headlines with a steep drop in customer satisfaction, according to a holiday retail survey released today by analytics firm ForeSee. The firm notes that the company used to Read More →

Break it down: iOS and Android activations, Windows Phone apps, Google+ users

It's a by-the-numbers kind of tech news day: • Is downloading apps a new holiday tradition? Some numbers from Flurry, an analytics firm: 6.8 million Android and iOS mobile devices activated Christmas day, a roughly 140 percent surge from Read More →

Quoted: on the value of a Twitter account

"What is the economic value of a Twitter account with recent tweets such as 'Why does the bathroom smell like licorice?' and 'Dude, I was sedated last week' for a business like PhoneDog?" — Jessica Godell of Partridge, a Read More →

Off topic: Package rage, ’80s film quiz, new calendar, U.S. of pop music

Aboxalypse Now, a roundup of packaging-related facts. How many titles can you name in this 1980s film alphabet quiz? (via @brainpicker) Under a new calendar proposed by a couple of Johns Hopkins researchers, Christmas Read More →

Apple bites: iTV coming next year? Plus a fine over AppleCare

A couple of Apple-related developments: • What does Apple have up its sleeve for the coming year? If you guessed an iTV, you might be right. DigiTimes reports that based on what Apple suppliers are working on, the Read More →

The year in hacktivism, plus Anonymous’ latest attack

Capping off what has been quite an eventful year in hacktivism, Anonymous has struck again. The group boasted over the weekend that it made Christmas donations to charities using thousands of stolen credit-card numbers from the client list of Stratfor, a company Read More →

Quoted: What are the odds of an online-gambling bonanza?

"This is quite a Christmas present. It says, 'Keep it in your state and it’s legal.' Given the continuing budget crisis, and so many states looking for ways to raise money, it’s really a major decision." — I. Nelson Read More →

Off topic: He’s such a turkey, yoga for prez candidates, Philippine storm photos, funny measurements

A Q&A with a man who lived as a turkey for a year. The Downward-Facing Spiral and Soaring Newt are among the yoga positions for presidential candidates. The aftermath of a tropical storm in the Philippines, Read More →

New studies highlight app gap between Apple, Android

As Google and Apple continue their battle for mobile dominance through their Android and iOS operating systems, a pair of new studies report some interesting findings. The first, a report by Xyologic, finds that "iPhone Read More →
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