War Z pulled: Zombies game taken off Stream site

IGN
The War Z Pulled From Steam Update: You can no longer buy Hammerpoint's game on Steam. Valve is offering refunds.

War Z pulled: Zombies game taken off Stream site - National ...
Recent game issues have seen War Z pulled from the Steam digital distribution service. The game launched this past Monday, but was apparently in an ...
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Darpa's Mule Looks Useful


iProgrammer
We seem to be heading towards the robotic future ever faster. Now Darpa's robotic mule seems to have joined driverless cars and robot vacs - it looks useful.
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Did Motorola Mobility Only Cost Google $1.5 Billion?


Forbes
We know what the headline number that Google paid for Motorola Mobility was: that's $12.5 billion. But it's possible for us to dig a little deeper and see what the real net cost is as well.

Google has sold Motorola Mobility’s set-top box business to Arris Group for $2.35bn in cash and stock, in a deal that will go through next year. The internet giant is offloading Motorola Home and getting a 15.7 per cent or so stake in broadband technology firm Arris plus $2.05bn in cash at the same time, Moto announced.

Google can expect to reap $700m a year in tax deductions from future profits each year through 2019. Google also will be able to immediately reduce its taxes by $1bn due to Motorola Mobility’s US net operating loss, and by a further $700m due to its foreign operating loss.



Will Google's Top Secret “X Phone” Steal the Smartphone Market


PFhub
news Google (NASDAQ:GOOG) is stepping up the attack on Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) after a report came out that the company is working on “top secret” phone, dubbed the “X Phone”. Google will use Motorola to develop the phone; after Google bought the ...



Golden State Warriors defeat Charlotte Bobcats; Meet Stephen Curry


Inside Bay Area
The Golden State Warriors' Stephen Curry (30) has his shot blocked by the Charlotte Bobcats' Bismack Biyombo (0) in their NBA game played at the Oracle Arena in Oakland, Calif.



Apple Reaches Highest-Ever U.S. Sales Share, 53.3%, On iPhone 5 Strength

Phone 5 pushes Apple to its highest US smartphone market share ever
VentureBeat
Apple has reached the highest smartphone market share ever thanks to strong sales of the iPhone 5, according to the latest sales data from Kantar Worldpanel ComTech.

In Depth:Apple Reaches Highest-Ever U.S. Sales Share, 53.3%, On iPhone 5 Strength ...TechCrunch



Rumor: Apple HDTV Tests Underway at Hon Hai

Patently Apple
Today, a new report out of Taipei emphatically states that "Apple's Inc.'s television sets have gotten underway at Hon Hai Precision Industry Co." Although Hon Hai, the world's largest contract electronics maker, has declined to respond to the reports ...



Google and antitrust


The Economist
“HAVE you been duped by a bad search?” asks scroogled.com, a cheeky website that urges people to post gripes about the quality of Google searches on a related Facebook page. Scroogled was set up by Microsoft and encourages you to use Bing, ...

Citing Logistics, FTC Pushes Antitrust Inquiry Against Google Into January
New York Times
WASHINGTON - Google was prepared to start the holidays early this week, by settling its antitrust dispute with federal regulators without a harsh punishment.



Research in Motion shares plunge 17%


CNNMoney
Shares of BlackBerry maker Research In Motion plunged 17% Friday, after the company reported plummeting quarterly sales. RIM's revenue for its fiscal third quarter, which ended Dec. 1, dropped 47% to $2.7 billion, matching the forecasts of analysts ...

From Canada:Nokia, RIM agree to new patent licences



Steve Jobs' yacht tied up in payment spat


USA TODAY
Steve Jobs' yacht tied up in payment spat. 9:30a.m. EST December 21, 2012. CommentsShare. jobs yacht venus. The yacht ordered by Apple's late founder Steve Jobs at the De Vries shipyard in the Netherlands.


Facebook $1 Fee to Message Non-Friends

Marketing to Women: Facebook $1 Fee to Message Non-Friends ...
Is sending a Facebook message to someone worth a dollar to you or your company? Well, Facebook announced Thursday that it is testing a new service to ...

Facebook $1 Fee: Would You Pay For Inbox Access ...
Facebook is reportedly testing a new feature which would allow users to send messages straight to the inbox of people that they don't know in exchange for ...



Brothers Grimm Google Logo Celebrates 200th Anniversary Of Children's Story

Brothers Grimm Google Logo Celebrates 200th Anniversary Of Children's Story ...Huffington Post
By the mid-twentieth century, several of the tales had become Disney-movie famous ("Beauty And The Beast," "Snow White And The Seven Dwarves"). More recently, entertainers have turned their eyes to the stories of the lives and talents of the Grimm ...

The real Brothers Grimm were stranger than fiction Christian Science Monitor
Head over to Google's homepage on Thursday and you'll enjoy a scrollable comic strip telling the story of Little Red Riding Hood. The doodle celebrates the 200th anniversary of "Grimm's Fairy Tales," a compendium of European folk tales first published ...



Apple Inc. (AAPL) was the most popular stock among hedge funds

Apple Inc. (AAPL) Is A Good Stock for 2013
Insider Monkey
Apple Inc (AAPL) Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) was the most popular stock among hedge funds for the third quarter of 2012 (see the full rankings), as our database of 13F filings included 146 hedge funds and other notable investors with long positions in Apple.



Kodak Agrees to Sell Imaging Patents for $525 Million

Kodak Agrees to Sell Imaging Patents for $525 Million
Bloomberg
A group including Apple Inc. (AAPL), Google Inc. (GOOG) and Research In Motion Ltd. (RIM) agreed to buy patents from bankrupt Eastman Kodak Co.



Bing is now the official NORAD Santa tracker, but Google will still track ...

SlashGear
Every year for as long as my daughter has known what a smartphone is she carries my phone around all of Christmas Eve checking where Santa is in the world constantly using the NORAD Santa tracker. For the last five years, NORAD has had a contract with ...



Windows 8, BlackBerry 10 Won't Win Any Smartphone Wars

Businessweek
Today's smartphone industry stands at an interesting juncture. In 2007, Apple's iPhone practically invented—or re-invented, if you will—the current smartphone age, with a full capacitive touchscreen and support for mobile apps.

In Depth:Microsoft Surface RT Best Tablet Ever, 'Reviewers' Gush



Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei 'joins Facebook'

Like? Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei 'joins Facebook'
The Guardian
Now they appear to have been joined by the country's supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. Having already dabbled in tweeting and sharing photos on Instagram, the 73-year-old ayatollah, who purports to be God's representative on Earth, has now ...

In Depth:Iran's Supreme Leader Joins 'Zionist' Facebook



Zuckerberg donates nearly $500 million

Zuckerberg said in a post on his Facebook page Tuesday that he and Chan are donating nearly $500 million in ...

Zuckerberg Gives $500 Million in Stock to Silicon Valley ...
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg said today he and his wife, Priscilla Chan, were donating 18 million shares of the company, currently worth almost $500 ...



Google Music Launches Its iTunes Match-Like Scan-And-Match Feature

Google Music Launches Its iTunes Match-Like Scan-And-Match Feature In The ...
TechCrunch
Google Music has always been a very nice music locker, but while European users were able to use its iTunes Match-like scan-and-match feature since last month, U.S.

Use Google Music to listen to your music everywhere
PC Advisor
Google Music has finally opened its doors to a UK audience, letting you access your favourite music any time, anywhere. Here's how to get started with Google Music. Here's how to use Google Music so you can enjoy your favourite tunes wherever you go ...



Smartphones, Tablets, Xbox and Others Expected To Top Holiday Wish Lists

Business Wire
This year, tablets and smartphones are likely to be at the top of many holiday wish lists, but excited consumers should think twice before immediately loading personal data, contact information, photos and applications to their new devices.

The best budget tablets this Christmas
This year has been a watershed for tablets, with some great seven-inch models on sale for less than £200.



Google Launches Dead Sea Scrolls Online Library


ABC News
More than six decades since the discovery of the Dead Sea Scrolls - and thousands of years after they were written - Israel on Tuesday put 5,000 images of the ancient biblical artifacts online in a partnership with Google.

View a 2,000-year-old scroll of the Ten Commandments online | Internet & Media ...
CNET
Google's latest online archive of historical documents includes the earliest known scroll with the Ten Commandments. Lance Whitney.



Marissa Mayer, Tim Cook are finalists for Time's Person of the Year award

Marissa Mayer, Tim Cook are finalists for Time's Person of the Year award
San Jose Mercury News
Two Silicon Valley CEOs are among eight finalists for Time Magazine's Person of the Year award, the publication revealed Tuesday.




Jeremy Lin solid in return to New York as Rockets rout Knicks


TSN
NEW YORK -- Jeremy Lin won again at Madison Square Garden -- and for the first time this season, the New York Knicks didn't. Lin had 22 points and eight assists in his return to New York, leading the Houston Rockets to a 109-96 victory Monday night that ...



Hulu will end 2012 with $695 million in revenue, now projecting more than 3 million paying subscribers

If Hulu's still up for sale, the price of any deal just went up | Internet & Media ...
CNET
Company says it will end 2012 with $695 million in revenue, now projecting more than 3 million paying subscribers.

Web TV service Hulu books $695 million in annual revenue
Chicago Tribune



$35 Raspberry Pi Model A Breaks Cover, Lower Cost, Lower Power

Raspberry Pi gets its own app store
Fudzilla
Raspberry Pi is quite a popular little fellow and has finally got its own app store, the Pi Store. The new store can be reached via the web or via the standalone app and gives developers and programers a unique place to offer their apps out to the world.

Hot Hardware
Raspberry Pi Model A Breaks Cover, Lower Cost, Lower Power
If you're one to tinker with computers, you probably already know about the Raspberry Pi Model B, which is a tiny, barebones computer that consumes very little power and cost a mere $35.

Make a Raspberry Pi Solar-Powered FTP Server
Lifehacker
Make a Raspberry Pi Solar-Powered FTP Server There are lots of great #Raspberry Pi projects you can make. Add to the growing list using the small computer as an FTP server—a solar-powered one, no less.



Decorated Bay Area Holiday Homes

Decorated Bay Area Holiday Homes - SFGate
San Francisco Chronicle
For 30 years, Deacon Dave's house has been the largest display of lights in the Bay Area. This year, its adorned with over 345,300 lights.



49ers blew a 28- point lead before pulling out a 41-34 victory at New England

49ers Beat Patriots; Giants Fall Into Three-Way NFL Division Tie
San Francisco Chronicle
The San Francisco 49ers blew a 28- point lead before pulling out a 41-34 victory at New England in a matchup of National Football League division leaders, ending the Patriots' seven-game winning streak to seal a playoff spot.



Twitter, Instagram Deal Almost Happened For $525 Million

Twitter, Instagram Deal Almost Happened For $525 Million: NYT
SAN FRANCISCO - Weeks before he accepted a $1 billion offer from Facebook Inc, Instagram CEO Kevin Systrom had verbally agreed to sell his photo ...

Disruptions: Instagram Testimony Doesn't Add Up
Kevin Systrom, chief executive of Instagram, insists his company never received any formal acquisition offers besides Facebook's, but evidence suggests otherwise.
New York Times

Instagram to swap your personal data with Facebook
As expected, Instagram and Facebook will begin sharing the data they collect about users with each other. Some changes have already been made to Instagram's privacy policy, but the real updates will take effect one month from today.



Kansas City Chiefs get blanked by Oakland Raiders, 15-0


San Jose Mercury News
OAKLAND, Calif.—Jamaal Charles sprinted around right end for a 42-yard gain that seemed to be when the dormant Kansas City Chiefs offense needed to get going before a penalty brought the long run back.



iPhone 5 First Weekend Sales in China Top Two Million

iPhone 5 First Weekend Sales in China Top Two Million
BEIJING--(BUSINESS WIRE)--
Apple® today announced it has sold over two million of its new iPhone® 5 in China, just three days after its launch on December 14. iPhone 5 will be available in more than 100 countries by the end of December, making it the fastest iPhone rollout ever.



Bay Area Police collect hundreds of guns in buyback program

San Jose Mercury News
SAN FRANCISCO—Hundreds of guns have been taken off the streets of Oakland and San Francisco in a gun buyback program that Oakland police Officer Johnna Watson described as a "huge success.



SF Bird watchers gather for annual count

Bird watchers gather for annual count - SFGate
San Francisco Chronicle
Ah, the sounds of Christmas: carolers at the door, a crackling fire, the rip of wrapping paper and ... the sharp chirp of the Yellow-rumped Warbler.



Dianne Feinstein To Introduce Assault Weapons Ban On First Day Of Congress

Dianne Feinstein To Introduce Assault Weapons Ban On First Day Of Congress
Huffington Post
WASHINGTON -- In the wake of Friday's mass killing at an elementary school in Connecticut, Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.)



Japan's next PM Shinzo Abe must deliver on economy, cope with China

Japan's next PM Shinzo Abe must deliver on economy, cope with China
Reuters
Japan's hawkish ex-premier Shinzo Abe will get a second chance to run the country after his conservative Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) surged to power in Sunday's election, but ...


Huge Asteroid’s Earth Flyby Caught on Video; 4179 Toutatis

Huge Asteroid’s Flyby | Today News Gazette
A new video captures the giant asteroid 4179 Toutatis tumbling through space on its flyby of Earth earlier this week. The asteroid Tou..

Huge Asteroid’s Earth Flyby Caught on Video - I4U News
A new video captures the giant asteroid 4179 Toutatis tumbling through space on its flyby of Earth. The asteroid Toutatis video, which is about 40 seconds long ...



Fashion Island shooting: Newport Beach shooter fires 50 rounds

More than 50 rounds fired in Fashion Island shooting, police say Los Angeles Times
A gunman at Fashion Island in Newport Beach apparently fired more than 50 rounds in a parking lot at the busy shopping mall before he was apprehended by police, authorities said Saturday. The 42-year-old male was arrested in the parking lot near the ...

Fashion Island shooting: Newport Beach shooter fires 50 rounds - Boston Top ...Examiner.com
The Fashion Island shooting in Newport Beach, Calif. did not injure or kill any victims despite the fact that in excess of 50 rounds were fired in a busy mall parking lot. On Sat., Dec. 15, 2012, an armed man shot his weapon into the air and into the ...



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