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Tech News Flash: Thursday -- December 22, 2011

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Headline Scan
Twitter as Mood Ring: We're in a Funk
Why Facebook's Finally Getting Religion on the Privacy Issue
Getting Your Video Game Fix Without a Console
Apple's Juicy 2012 Hardware Harvest
Microsoft Washes Its Hands of CES

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Podcast
The Sky-High Expectations Surrounding Mobile Networks (23:34 minutes)
Users today want to be able to access more services using more devices.
They want coordination across all the platforms they use, they want
security and privacy, and they want the full support of their IT
departments. It's all a very tall order, and networks will need to
adjust rapidly or the latency and hassle of access and performance
issues will get in the way of users, their new expectations, and their
behaviors.

http://www.ecommercetimes.com/shared/audio/ect-gardner-2011-12-19.mp3

Today's Story Highlights

Twitter as Mood Ring: We're in a Funk
A group of mathematicians turned to Twitter to gauge global happiness
for 2011, and it seems the last 12 months have not been humanity's
cheeriest. The team from the University of Vermont gathered 4.6 billion
Twitter messages from Twitter's 33 million users from around the world.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/74036.html

Why Facebook's Finally Getting Religion on the Privacy Issue
Facebook has agreed to improve privacy protections in Europe over the
next six months, after a three-month audit by Ireland's data protection
agency found the social network lacking in some areas. Users will be
given more information about how Facebook and third-party app providers
handle their information, the company promised.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/74034.html

Getting Your Video Game Fix Without a Console
Are we about to see the demise of the game console? It's hard to believe
the days of Sony's ubiquitous PlayStation system, introduced in 1994 --
or even those of the Xbox -- may be numbered. But with changing delivery
systems, the spreading cloud, and processor advances, those PlayStations
and Wiis may be going the way of the Walkman.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/73984.html

Apple's Juicy 2012 Hardware Harvest
While 2011 was a year full of momentous moments for Apple, 2012 has the
potential to outshine them all, especially in hardware. It will be the
first full year in which Apple must steer its gigantic ship without
Steve Jobs, and the pressure to surprise and delight will be intense.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/74031.html

Microsoft Washes Its Hands of CES
January's Consumer Electronics Show will be the last one Microsoft will
attend. Announcing its decision on Wednesday, Microsoft's Frank Shaw
said the company's product news milestones generally don't align with
the timing of the show, which is regularly held in January.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/74030.html

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