Apple dominated tech news in 2012, but how much longer?
Apple dominated tech news in 2012. Ho hum.
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Microsoft describes 2012 as 'epic,' but 2013 has its obstacles
Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer has been known to use hyperbolic adjectives, but was he on the mark when he described 2012 as "the most epic in Microsoft history"?
Business
Jan 1, 2013
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Microsoft gets busy on fix for IE watering hole attack
(Phys.org)—Microsoft has published a security advisory about a vulnerability in Internet Explorer 6, 7, and 8. "We are only aware of a very small number of targeted attacks at this time," a Microsoft team blog said. The ...
Brazil ages the stuff of caipirinhas with radiation
Excuse me, waiter, but why is my caipirinha glowing? Researchers in Brazil say they've found a faster way to age the liquor used to make the country's signature cocktail—zap it with gamma radiation for a few minutes, rather ...
Other
Jan 1, 2013
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Facebook fixes "Midnight Delivery" privacy flaw
Facebook sidestepped a privacy gaffe on Monday by fixing a flaw that made it possible to snoop on private New Year's Eve messages sent using a "Midnight Delivery" service.
Internet
Jan 1, 2013
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Sony stops making PlayStation 2 in Japan
Japanese electronics giant Sony said it has stopped producing its PlayStation 2 consoles in Japan, fuelling online rumours a PlayStation 4 is in the pipeline.
Consumer & Gadgets
Jan 1, 2013
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Amazon apologizes for outage that sidelined Netflix
Amazon on Monday said it was sorry for a Web Services mishap that put online film streaming service Netflix out of commission on Christmas Eve.
Business
Jan 1, 2013
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NASA satellites saw Cyclone Freda's widening eye
Tropical Cyclone Freda intensified over the last couple of days in the warm waters of the Southern Pacific Ocean, and NASA's TRMM and Aqua satellites measured the rainfall within the storm, and noticed the eye grew larger.
Earth Sciences
Jan 1, 2013
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