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Nokia’s own blog stooped to a new low when it posted a review of a Nokia product.

An Asian air carrier is making sure parts of their economy class cabin are free of kids under 12 years of age.

AdAge has assembled all 2013 Super Bowl ads in one place.

A coalition of electronic privacy rights groups is asking the US government to back off efforts to limit consumer data privacy legislation proposed in the EU.

Ted Sarandos, Netflix’s chief content officer:

The goal is to become HBO faster than HBO can become us.

What a great mission.

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MSN News:

The Etch A Sketch is one of the best known toys of the Baby Boom generation. French inventor André Cassagnes stumbled upon the idea in the 1950s and the core technology of the toy remains today. Cassagnes died Jan. 16 at the age of 86.

The origins of Etch A Sketch go back to the late 1950s, when Cassagnes was installing a factory light switch plate covered with a translucent decal.

Along with the Lite-Brite, the Etch A Sketch was one of the first “fancy” toys we got as kids. I never could draw anything other than a few straight lines on it though.

CNET:

Citing CNET’s disqualification of the Dish product for the Best of Show competition, CEA is seeking a new partner to run its Best of CES awards program.

Karen Chupka, senior vice president, events and conferences for CEA said, “We are concerned the new review policy will have a negative impact on our brand should we continue the awards relationship as currently constructed.”

This move by the organizer of CES is unsurprising and further confirms that CBS’ decisions continue to hurt CNET’s journalistic integrity.

Mashable:

One of America’s busiest railroad stations, Grand Central Terminal in New York, turns 100 years old. The iconic structure, located in the heart of Manhattan, serves thousands of passengers every day and is one of the most popular tourist attractions in the world.

With sites like YouTube, Flickr, and Facebook, it’s possibly to take a tour through the last century at Grand Central.

When I lived in Connecticut, I always loved going through Grand Central – the architecture, the art and the people watching were always a highlight of every visit.

Scientists have created a crystal compound that behaves like simple life forms.

Seriously, CBS is just getting crazy.

There’s also Part 2.

This particular medical maneuver has worked for me for years.

This is great news. Congrats Brent!

Samsung has struck a strategic deal with graphics tablet maker Wacom to get Wacom’s digital stylus technoogy into more of Samsung’s smartphones and tablets.

Ariel Isaac shared these images today on Twitter.

Ballmer knocking Dropbox pretty much ensures its success.

Ars Technica:

in this article, the first in a five-part series covering online security, we’re going to talk a bit about keeping yourself (and your business) safe on the Web. Even if you know what lurks in the dark corners of the Internet, chances are you know someone you who doesn’t. Consider this guide and its follow-ups as a handy crash course for those unschooled in the nuances of online security.

You can never know too much about keeping yourself and your friends and family safe on the internet.

Jim and Dan talk about the new Apple TV, the 128GB iPad, Apple vs. Amazon profits and Wall Street, the future of the Apple Store, the Blackberry Z10, control surfaces and more.

Sponsored by Lynda and Shutterstock (use code DANSENTME1 for 30% off).

Now it’s a must-have.

Cheers people.

Honda on Wednesday said it would begin integrating Apple’s Siri Eyes Free technology into select 2013 vehicles. […]

Macworld/iWorld runs Thursday through Saturday in San Francisco.

And people think Apple doesn’t give enough information.

Amazon misses its earnings, income fell, sales missed Wall Street consensus and… the stock price goes up 6 percent.

Apple sells a gazillion of everything, reports record revenue and profit and its stock falls.

The 128GB Surface Pro ships with only 83GB free. That’s a lot of overhead for operating system and software.