In case you missed it, here are some of the highlights from the past week…
Features:
- Four Industries Apple Can Disrupt in the Near Future
- First Privacy, Now Censorship: Will Twitter Continue to Stand Up for Its Users’ Rights?
- How to Do Original TV Online Properly (Hint: Study Netflix)
- To Win Kids Back, Toy Maker Taps Tablet and Phone Apps
- Sensory Training Technology Takes Hold in the NFL
- Robots Get Their Own App Store
- TelyHD: A Videophone for Your HDTV
- 5 Things Not to Look for at CES 2012
- SOPA: What if Google, Facebook and Twitter Went Offline in Protest?
- Two Minute Video: What to Expect from the Consumer Electronics Show
- Timeline Scams Show Why Facebook Should Be More Upfront with Policies
- Fight the Cold with These 5 Winter Weather Apps
Notable News:
- Apple Reportedly Holding Media Event in New York Later This Month
- Sorry, Folks: Game Publishers Didn’t ‘Drop’ SOPA Support
- Google Demotes Itself in Its Own Search Results
- Yahoo Names PayPal Exec as CEO
- Sweden Recognizes File Sharing as an Official Religion
- Closing on Half a Million: Google’s Android App Store Turns 400,000
- Barnes & Noble Exploring Options for Nook Business
- U.S. State Department to Take Press Briefing Questions via Twitter
- Apple Threatens Maker of Steve Jobs Action Figure with Lawsuit
- HBO Stops Selling DVDs to Netflix
- Ford to Open Silicon Valley Lab
- Digital Music Sales Finally Surpassed Physical Sales in 2011
Gadgets:
- LG Debuting 55-inch Ultra-Thin OLED TV at CES, May Sell Later This Year
- Get Your BlackBerry PlayBooks Cheap: $299 Fire Sale on All Models
- Samsung Point-and-Shoot Sports Front-Facing Screen and Wi-Fi
- Retro Mouse Merges New Technology with Old-Timey Wrist Pain
- 5 Health Gadgets to Help You Keep Your New Year’s Resolution
- Nokia ‘Ace’ Windows Phone May Get Hero’s Welcome in U.S.
- Cord-On-Board: New iPhone Case Packs Its Own Charging Cable
- Roku Expands Beyond Internet Video-Streaming Boxes
- New 10-inch Acer Tablet Priced at $330, May Get Even Cheaper at Retail
- It’s CES Early! Lenovo Trots Out ThinkPad Ultrabook, X1 Linux Hybrid
- Google Nexus Tablet Rumors: Why I’m Not Excited
- LG Teases Google TV-Powered Television as CES Looms
- Yup, the iPad 4 Rumors Have Begun