It is a new year and HTML 5 is live! Leap Motion raised some cash, Netbooks are dead, Windows 8 is not selling well because of the iPad, Chromebooks are selling well on Amazon, Samsung might move away from Android, and Silicon Valley innovation exists… kinda.
Also, Amazon is crushing B&N, Cue reviews our email, Square card reads are now sold at Starbucks, Avis buys Zipcar, and Google does not favor their own services, except Maps on Windows Phone.
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- 2012 was the end of the Netbook
- Windows 8 less popular than Vista
- Explaining Windows 8 PC Sales Over the Holidays
- Macbook sales fall 6%, Windows pc fall 11%
- HTML 5 is finally live
- The Chromebook was the best selling laptop on Amazon over the holiday
- Avis buys Zipcar for $500 million
- Google does not unfairly favor their own services
- Samsung confirms plans to move away from Android
- Amazon is Crushing B&N
- 2012 Cue Review
- Leap Motion Raises Money, Strikes Deal, Gains Momentum
- Square’s Mobile Card Readers Now Sold At Starbucks’ 7K Company-Operated Stores
- Why Silicon Valley innovation has stalled
- Google is blocking Windows phones from accessing google maps
- The belief is it might have to do with Webkit
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