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• List of dates predicted for apocalyptic events - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
  This is a list of predicted dates for apocalyptic events such as the Rapture, Last Judgment, or any other event that would result in the end of humanity, civilization, the planet, or the entire universe.
• Notebook panel prices expected to decline throughout the beginning of 1Q13
  Notebook panel prices are expected to decline throughout the end of 2012 into the beginning of 2013 due to rising inventory as a result of the increasing popularity of tablets, according to market observers.
• Nibiru cataclysm - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
  The Nibiru cataclysm is a supposed disastrous encounter between the Earth and a large planetary object (either a collision or a near-miss) which certain groups believe will take place in the early 21st century.
• iOS 6.0.2 suspected of draining batteries | Ars Technica
  The iOS 6.0.2 update released earlier this week may have cured some people's Wi-Fi woes, but others now claim it's reducing their battery life too.
• Brightbox: A charging kiosk that keeps your phone safe — Mobile Technology News
  While charging stations are becoming more common, Brightbox hopes to differentiate itself by providing a secure box. It’s charging kiosks, which are popping up all over New York City, let you leave your phone unattended while you shop, eat or drink.
• Updated Terms of Service Based on Your Feedback - Instagram Blog
  Because of the feedback we have heard from you, we are reverting this advertising section to the original version that has been in effect since we launched the service in October 2010.
• Instagram for iOS gets new Mayfair filter and returns ability to share photos from any album - The Next Web
  Instagram may have been under a lot of pressure of late but the Facebook-owned photo service has updated its iOS app with a new filter — Mayfair — and the return of the option to share photos from any album, rather than just a device’s camera roll. There’s also support for Facebook iOS 6 integration, which brings single sign-on support for those yet to connect the two services together.
• Facebook adds drag-and-drop bulk photo uploads, tests Timeline changes | The Verge
  The change will make it a lot easier to create photo albums — previously, you had to navigate to the photos tab, click on Albums, and then select New Album. Right now, posting a single photo takes a minimum of six clicks and requires you to navigate your computer’s file system, so the updated UI is bound to be popular among heavy users.
• A guide to all the insane predictions made by Google’s new engineering director | BGR
  Google (GOOG) made a very important hire this past week when it decided to bring on famed futurist Ray Kurzweil as its new director of engineering. What makes the hire particularly intriguing is Kurzweil is equal parts brilliant and insane: He is a pioneer in fields such as speech recognition technology but he also thinks he will live forever after he uploads his consciousness onto a computer.
• HTC Said to Plan Windows Tablets to Challenge Apple-Led Market - Bloomberg
  HTC, excluded earlier this year from the first batch of Windows tablets, is working on a 12-inch device and a 7-inch version that can also make phone calls, according to a person familiar with the company’s plans, who declined to be identified as the information isn’t yet public.
• All aboard for ebooks: Publisher brings free titles to trains — paidContent
  Italian publisher RCS Libri is trying something new: Ebooks on high-speed trains.
• Apple kills a Kickstarter project: Portable power project POP refunding $139,170 to backers | VentureBeat
  Edison Junior, the technology and design lab behind the POP portable power station, is returning the full $139,170 in funding it received from Kickstarter backers to develop the device. Unfortunately, Apple has refused to give the project permission to license the Lightning charger in a device that includes multiple charging options.
• Apple's Passbook Is a Surprise Success for Developers | Gadget Lab | Wired.com
  “We were amazed at the high uptake,” Phil Easter, American Airlines’ director of mobile apps said. “Apple has allowed an app developer like us is to put features right in front of the user where before, that space was off limits.”
• Steve Jobs' Yacht Impounded in Amsterdam
  One of the last projects that Apple co-founder Steve Jobs worked on before his death was commissioning the minimalist designer Philippe Starck to build his family the yacht of their dreams. Now, Starck is alleging that Jobs never fully paid him for the task.
• Spotify comes to Roku - Spotify
  Premium subscribers can now enjoy instant access to millions of songs including new releases, top tracks and albums directly on their TVs through the Spotify Channel.
• CloudMagic Launches Alternative To Google’s “Search Plus Your World” Which Combines Data From All Your Online Services | TechCrunch
  CloudMagic, the cross-platform cloud search utility for web and mobile, is now introducing a way to combine public data search with personal search. Or, more simply put, it’s rolling out a feature that works like Google’s “Search Plus Your World,” without the Google .
• RIM Nokia patent license agreement: litigation ended, settlement | BGR
  Nokia (NOK) announced on Friday Research In Motion (RIMM) has agreed to pay it a “one-time payment and on-going payments” that will end the patent litigation between the two companies in the United States, United Kingdom and Canada.
• Dress Responsively, LTD
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• Rise Alarm Clock for iPhone 3GS, iPhone 4, iPhone 4S, iPhone 5, iPod touch (3rd generation), iPod touch (4th generation), iPod touch (5th generation) and iPad on the iTunes App Store
  Rise is a delightfully simple and unique alarm clock, now available for your iPhone/iPad/iPod Touch.
• Hulu's Fork in the Road - Christopher S. Stewart and John Jannarone - Media - AllThingsD
  As Amazon.com Inc. and Netflix Inc. battle it out for dominance in online video, owners of the much smaller Hulu LLC, Hollywood’s own online video service, are under pressure to decide which direction to go.
• HTC Reportedly Planning to Launch Two Windows RT Tablets
  HTC has two Windows RT-based tablets in the works
• Google and Apple Dominated App Installs on Android and iOS Last Year - Tricia Duryee - Mobile - AllThingsD
  In 2012, the top app publishers by download were Apple on iOS and Google on Android, according to a year-end report published by Distimo, an analytics provider from the Netherlands.
• NimbleTV Launches Pay TV on the Web New York City Beta - Peter Kafka - Media - AllThingsD
  “TV Everywhere” is supposed to let you watch whatever you want, wherever you want to watch it, on any device you want — as long as you pay for TV.
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