Science
 | Written by  in 9,131 Google+ circles GeekWire - With the expansion of Microsoft's Kinect beyond the Xbox 360 to Windows, computer scientists and researchers are coming up with all sorts of novel uses for the motion sensor and camera array built in to the device. |
 | BBC News - Fragments of a Russian satellite that failed to launch properly have landed in a street named after cosmonauts in a remote Siberian village, reports say. |
Technology
 | AFP - HONOLULU - US Santa trackers got some help Saturday from none other than First Lady Michelle Obama, who surprised children by answering calls about Saint Nick's Christmas Eve round-the-world sleigh ride. |
 | LAPTOP Magazine (blog) - Despite the common misconception that technology is advancing at a blinding pace, things are moving way too slowly for geeks. Sure, we have quad core tablets and 4G phones, but it's nearly 2012, and we still don't have flying cars, cloned organs, ... |
 | EarthTechling - by Pete Danko, December 24th, 2011 Black silicon has been bubbling in the background of solar research and development the past couple of years, hinting at a way to drive down the cost of solar power, but has yet to bust out. |
 | The Engineer - When you open your Christmas present this year it might not be obvious that you are helping a revolution in sports science. Some of the most popular presents are likely to be mobile phones, games consoles and computer games, all of which are ... |
 | AfterEllen.com - The Easy Unlock Team has released a new version of EasyRa1n to jailbreak iPhone 4/4S iOS 5.0.1 untethered and unlock using i0n1c's untethered exploit. |
 | AutoGuide.com - Remember when you thought that technology that recognized your finger print to open a car door or start your car was cool? How awesome would technology that started your car based on your butt be? |
 | Inquirer.net - SAN FRANCISCO—The holiday season brings with it increased chances for online scams as Internet users hunt for gift bargains and cyber crooks expand arsenals to include false offers of tremendous deals on hot items. |
 | Economic Times - NEW DELHI: Telecom tribunal TDSAT barred the telecom ministry from taking "coercive" action against telecom companies that entered into 3G roaming agreements, offering them temporary respite. |
 | BBC News - Volkswagen has agreed to stop its Blackberry servers sending emails to some of its employees when they are off-shift. The carmaker confirmed it made the move earlier this year following complaints that staff's work and home lives were becoming blurred. |
 | Christian Science Monitor - Google has Happy Holidays doodle. This doodle celebrates the season with a two-dimensional holiday light display. By Alicia Pflaumer, Staff / December 24, 2011 Every December Google spreads holiday cheer with a special doodle on their homepage. |
 | TechRadar UK - By Gareth Beavis BBM Canada had previously said that it was 'amazed' RIM had tried to use the acronym, but RIM has launched a defence of itself, according to Engadget. |
 | PC Magazine - By David Murphy Old news: Google and Mozilla have renewed the partnership that ensures Google's search engine remains Mozilla Firefox's default search tool, and none too soon - the companies' previous deal expired in November of this year and Mozilla ... |
 | GMA News - Taiwanese computer maker Asus remains unfazed by a trademark infringement suit lodged against it by US toymaker Hasbro over the former's "Transformer" tablet. |
 | Hot Hardware - Amazon's Kindle Fire will undoubtedly be one of the hottest sellers this holiday season. Even if it had a few issues and slowdowns in use, for $200 it's impossible to match. |
 | androidandme.com - Nexus S users are currently enjoying their update to Android 4.0, Ice Cream Sandwich. The new UI and features are awesome, but there is one little thing last year's Nexus was missing - Face Unlock. |
 | Forbes - How do you revitalise your mid-range smartphone handsets when the media will simply go 'but you killed this operating system at the start of the year'? |
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