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Here is this evening’s Daily Run Down.

CES 2013

• Thomas Edison Hologram Talks of Gadget Graveyard | Video
• CES 2013 Shazam adds TV and TV ads to its music finding service
• Gigabyte shows off an extra-tiny desktop PC with a Core i7 April release date
• USPS surprises CES with eye-popping app that brings mail to life video
• Hands-on with eFuns Nextbook 7GP and 8GP budget-friendly tablets
• Nuance Wintermute hands-on a cross-platform cloud-based personal assistant
• Amzer Shatterproof iPhone film hands-on
• In-Wins New Cases Deviate Wildly From the Norm
• Qualcomm MPQ8064 Reference Design Shown Off at CES 2013

Big News

• Amazon gives free digital album to anyone who buys the CD
• GPS backup to guide ships to port
• Student shot at Calif. high school by classmate – CBS News

Recalls

• Check Your Home for These Cold Weather-Related Products Recalled Last Summer
• High-Pressure Scuba Diving Air Hoses Recalled by A-Plus Marine Due to Drowning Hazard
• John Deere Recalls Gator Utility Vehicles Due to Fire Hazard
• Mobius Therapeutics LLC Issues a Voluntary Recall of Mitosol® mitomycin for solution 0.2 mg/vial Kit for Ophthalmic Use
• BRP Recalls Can-Am Side-By-Side Vehicles Due to Loss of Steering Control Hazard
• Giant Martins Alerts Customers To Voluntary Recall Of Ocean Beauty Seafood Smoked Salmon

General News

• No one voted into baseball Hall
• Katherine Webb Media unfair to Musburger
• New York crane collapses injures 7 construction workers
• Giffords gun control group wants $20 million for 2014 elections
• Black ice to blame in Oregon bus crash attorney says
• Married or Single the Financial Grass Is Always Greener
• With release in hardcover 50 Shades completely flips traditional publishing cycle
• Panicked onlookers dial 911 after mistaking dog for baby lion
• VIDEO Crash a complete sudden shock
• Les Mis soundtrack tops US chart
• – As it should. It was a good movie.
• Neighborhood initiative in D.C. wins federal backing
• Junior Seau Suffered From Brain Disease
• Commuter bus collides with school bus in N.J. 17 injured
• Steven Spielberg indefinitely postpones Robopocalypse
• Dogs kept lost boy in Missouri warm until found +video
• Student shot at Calif. high school by classmate – CBS News
• Monopoly Pieces to Get a Refresh

International

• VIDEO Why is Haiti no better off despite quake relief effort
• Venezuela Court approves Chavez inauguration postponement
• Half of worlds food is wasted
• India truck accident kills 25
• Download The 2013 CTA Historical Calendar
• VIDEO Four die as Lebanon hit by snow
• Three Kurdish Activists Killed in Central Paris
• Deadly storms sweep Middle East
• Australian heatwave nears 50C inland as severe fire threat declared
• Hong Kong company director privacy plan raises transparency concerns
• Germany tells Cameron dont blackmail the EU
• Somali pirate Big Mouth quits
• Snake on a plane fails to survive
• Wal-Mart CEO knew of Mexico bribe claim lawmakers
• Rattle to quit Berlin Philharmonic
• Giant QR code-backed iPhone monument commemorates Steve Jobs in St. Petersburg

Politics

• Obama to use family Bible during swearing-in
• Obama to announce Lew nomination as Treasury chief Thursday
• A call to Obama to focus on early childhood education
• Biden to meet with NRA on gun policy ideas

Obits

• Irish dance teacher Dennis Dennehy dies at 73 taught Michael Flatley
• Rio landmark artist Selaron dies

Health

• Americans Under 50 Fare Poorly on Health Measures New Report Says
• Workers Overestimate Their Own Health
• Why Is This Years Flu Season So Bad
• Why you shouldnt skip meals
• VIDEO Athletes foot began to rot leg
• Why More Women Are Binge Drinking

Olympics

• Dark arts to invade Olympics

Science/Space

• Killer whales trapped in ice of Hudson Bay
• Most Distant Standard Candle Star Explosion Found
• Fake Feces To Treat Deadly Disease Scientists Find They Can Just Make Sh*t Up
• Milky Way Galaxy May Be Less Massive Than Thought
• Australian Biologist Gets the Jump on New Species of Flying Frog
• Wired Science Space Photo of the Day Globular Stellar Cluster
• Whales freed from Canada ice trap
• Doc am I fit to fly into space
• Shark embryos avoid predators by keeping very still
• DOE grants $120 million toward rare earth research and production
• Flesh-eating beetles turn dead parrot into skeleton
• Always wanted to go to space Heres your chance for real

Financial

• Consumer watchdog tightens mortgage lending rules on banks
• Global banking rules wont stop next meltdown
• BMW enjoys record annual sales
• Why 2012 Was a Terrible Year for Restaurants
• Why 2012 Was a Terrible Year for Restaurants
• Microsoft buys R2 Studios appoints founder Blake Krikorian to Interactive Entertainment business

Historical

• Image Gallery Ancient Buried Treasure Eluded Romans
• 2000-Year-Old Treasure Discovered In Black Sea Fortress
• Steve Jobs fought to keep ousted CEO Mark Hurd at Hewlett-Packard
• Preserved Pompeii A City in Ash
• Pompeii Wall Posts Reveal Ancient Social Networks
• 1865 baseball card to be auctioned off. Six-figure bids expected.

Gaming

• The History of Nintendo A Video Retrospective
• Revive Your Old 8-Bit NES With These Brand-New Games
• Kickstarter removes GameStick project following an intellectual property dispute Update Project reinstated

Gadgets

• Western Digital shows off upcoming WD Black hybrid drives we go eyes-on video
• LGs Smart Activity Tracker wields a swipeable touchscreen and smart TV apps we go hands-on video
• Game Boy repurposed as an Android gamepad adds retro flair to your mobile gaming
• Hands-on with the PowerAs Moga Pro
• iBuyPower Releases the Revolt Fully Custom Compact Gaming PC
• Nexus 7 dock will be priced at $39.99 in US to ship within two weeks
• Micron/Crucial Announces M500 SSD Line of SSDs

Reviews

• Review Evernote 5 for iOS improves user interface note organization

Law

• Apples
• Sandusky to appeal conviction
• Lionsgate Censors Remix Video That The Copyright Office Itself Used As An Example Of Fair Use

Patents

• Tired of seeing Android sued by everyone Google cranks up its patent output

Technology

• Amazon AutoRip Service Provides Free MP3 Versions of Purchased CDs
• Intel should dump x86 and make ARM chips says executive
• Apple is done and Surface tablet is cool according to teens
• The Car of the Future [Infographic]
• SSD prices wont fall indefinitely says SanDisk
• Future computer could be your personal chef – Hot Damn, I like the idea.
• $20 Router Hacked into Internet Radio
• Your Wrist A New Frontier for Apps
• Apple publishes Chinese New Year gift guide
• This fantastic aerial photo of NYC turns Manhattan into Sim City
• This fantastic aerial photo of NYC turns Manhattan into Sim City

Internet

• Googles Eric Schmidt says North Korea must open up to internet as visit ends
• Apples Next Battleground Isnt TV Its Web Services
• Digg Weve doubled our users since August

Mobile

• Verizon AT T and T-Mobile all confirm upcoming BlackBerry 10 launches
• Samsung Galaxy S II Plus revealed with dual-core 1.2GHz CPU and Jelly Bean
• 49.5 million iPhones sold during December quarter say analysts

Software/Apps

• Microsoft updates Skype for Windows with Outlook integration
• Kindle Touch updated with new UI Whipersync for Voice and comic book navigation
• Skype 6.1 for Windows adds Outlook integration slightly refreshed toolbar

Security

• Nokia hijacks mobile browser traffic decrypts HTTPS data
• Hack turns the Cisco phone on your desk into a remote bugging device
• Critical Java zero-day bug is being

Developer

• App developers here are 23 pages of suggestions from CAs new privacy cops

London/Britain/UK

• Cathedral to confirm new archbishop
• Tasered blind man seeks damages
• Unionists to meet over flag row
• First and last trains
• BBCs Andrew Marr suffers stroke
• Tube 150th anniversary Your stories
• Seven prison closures announced
• Nursery care hours cut reversed
• Missing student found in Thames – Sad… very sad….
• Councils Profit From Parking Charges Cut Road Safety Spending – I would think all revenue for parking should go towards maintaining the roads and road safety spending, but that’s just me.
• Things To Do In London This Weekend 12-13 January
• Cable Car Costing £500k A Month To Run
• Feed The Birds Ready For Big Garden Birdwatch 2013
• Womans £695 parking fee reduced
• Plant death man had been warned
• Ex-coach jailed for raping boy
• PPI disputes create 1000 jobs
• Snow forecast in UK as temperatures plummet
• Bank refrains from new stimulus
• Rail franchising system not broken says review
• Kitten swallows 15cm-long TV aerial
• Aquariums fish thief sentenced
• Giraffe house move a tall order

Personal

• How About AutoRip for Books
• Vintage Style Star Wars Travel Posters [Image Collection]

Odd

• Alligator found guarding Calif. marijuana stash

Whiskey Tango Foxtrot?

• Ex-wife hog-ties Florida man drags him behind truck police say

Funny

• January 10 2013
• Watch Out We Have a Badass Over Here
• Stop the Presses
• Birch Pls
• Batmans New Years Resolution
• A Better World with Tin Foil
• Yes a
• Snow Tauntaun WIN
• Guys Take Note
• Like Father Like Bro
• Saw This Blockhead on the Slopes
• Nice… Pears…
• Sound Engineers Hard Work
• The Most Awesome Car Truck Ever
• Male Misfortunes
• Rein in the Enthusiasm Here
• Well. Nevermind Then.
• Thats What Friends are for…
• Lofted Bed WIN
• Billy Bust

Chicagoland

• When someone brings Portillios into work
• Bank robbers letter may have sealed his fate
• 5 Rabbit lawsuit rooted in months of discord
• Emanuel wage and debt protection plans hit bump
• Group of Young Women Choking and Robbing Cab Drivers Police Warn
• Dangerous Abandoned Building Catches Fire Twice in One Month
• Records add up as snow doesnt
• Teen dies after being beaten on New Years Day
• Poisoned lottery winners in-law had troubles with IRS
• New General Assembly to face many old issues
• If he gets out of jail killer would open Lake Shore Drive surf shop
• Walgreens no-bid city contract
• Woman dies after car collides with semi in Wheeling
• Teen Dies After Brutal Beating in Front of Pregnant Girlfriend
• Irish dance teacher Dennis Dennehy dies at 73 taught Michael Flatley
• Waterlogged Suburban Mansion Finally Sold
• Chicago Gas Prices Continue To Drop
• Jewel-Osco sold in $3 billion deal
• Arrest warrant issued after ex-Tribune Co. executive skips court
• Pledge of Allegiance complaint sends deputy to Geneva school
• Emanuel to unveil new Chicago gun control ordinance
• Wife of poisoned lottery winner No one would dare kill him

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