????* Windows Phone的前任總經(jīng)理查理?肯特對(duì)Windows Phone 7市場(chǎng)表現(xiàn)不佳做出了自己的解釋。他認(rèn)為，這主要得歸咎于微軟公司（Microsoft）與手機(jī)廠商和運(yùn)營(yíng)商的關(guān)系不佳。然而，技術(shù)界巨擘羅伯特?斯考伯認(rèn)為，真正的原因是其操作系統(tǒng)缺乏應(yīng)用程序，與此同時(shí)，科技博客TechCrunch的專(zhuān)欄作家MG?西格勒卻稱(chēng)，這款手機(jī)上市的時(shí)間“嚴(yán)重滯后”。（科技博客cek.log，scobleizer以及paris lemon）

????* 據(jù)IBM公司稱(chēng)，圣誕節(jié)（Christmas Day）當(dāng)日，在線購(gòu)物量激增近16%，其中有近7%是在iPad上完成的。【商業(yè)新聞博客《商業(yè)內(nèi)幕》（Business Insider）轉(zhuǎn)載美聯(lián)社（AP）文章】

????* 僅今年一年之內(nèi)，黑莓手機(jī)的制造商加拿大RIM公司（Research in Motion）的市值就狂跌了300億美元。為此，《華爾街日?qǐng)?bào)》（The Wall Street Journal）對(duì)該公司的董事會(huì)和管理層進(jìn)行了一番深入的剖析。【《華爾街日?qǐng)?bào)》（The Wall Street Journal）】

????* 一些創(chuàng)業(yè)型企業(yè)，比如位于舊金山的Splunk公司，正將目光瞄準(zhǔn)“海量數(shù)據(jù)”的開(kāi)發(fā)。現(xiàn)在，由各種電子設(shè)備所產(chǎn)生的數(shù)據(jù)日益膨脹，對(duì)各大公司以及政府而言，要梳理這些數(shù)據(jù)、找出有價(jià)值的信息已日益成為一大難題。【《紐約時(shí)報(bào)》（The New York Times）】

????* 谷歌公司（Google）與摩斯拉公司（Mozilla）最近續(xù)簽的合同可謂“錢(qián)”景喜人。這樁交易將使谷歌繼續(xù)成為火狐（Firefox）瀏覽器的默認(rèn)搜索引擎。據(jù)科技博客All Things D報(bào)道，谷歌將為此每年向摩斯拉支付3億美元。（科技博客All Things D）

????* 管窺亞馬遜公司（Amazon）虛擬超級(jí)計(jì)算機(jī)（它也是“地球上第42臺(tái)速度最快的超級(jí)計(jì)算機(jī)”）。它依托于該公司的“彈性計(jì)算云”（Elastic Compute Cloud）打造而成。【《連線》雜志（Wired）】

????*《華爾街日?qǐng)?bào)》的沃爾特?莫斯伯格對(duì)過(guò)去一年來(lái)消費(fèi)技術(shù)的發(fā)展做了回顧。（科技博客All Things D）

????* Pinterest是一家需要通過(guò)邀請(qǐng)才能使用的創(chuàng)業(yè)網(wǎng)站。它的服務(wù)允許用戶按主題創(chuàng)建并管理圖片集。過(guò)去6個(gè)月來(lái)，它的流量激增了4,000%。（科技博客網(wǎng)站TheNextWebTheNextWeb）

????* 社交網(wǎng)絡(luò)擊潰電子郵件的原因。【路透社（Reuters）】

????* 很顯然，歐洲人對(duì)iPhone 4S并不怎么熱衷。因?yàn)闅W洲經(jīng)濟(jì)疲軟，且各種競(jìng)爭(zhēng)款手機(jī)價(jià)格低廉。（路透社）

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????* Former Windows Phone general Manager Charlie Kindel explains why he thinks Windows Phone 7 hasn't taken off, chalking up much of it to Microsoft's relationship with manufacturers and carriers. However, tech influencer Robert Scoble thinks it really has to do with the operating system's lack of apps, while TechCrunch columnist MG Siegler argues that it arrived to the scene "way too late." (cek.log, scobleizer, and paris lemon)

????* According to IBM, online shopping spiked nearly 16% on Christmas Day, with almost 7% of those purchases made on iPads. (AP via Business Insider)

????* With Research in Motion's market value down $30 billion this year alone, The Wall Street Journal dissects the company's board and management. (The Wall Street Journal)

????* Some startups, like the San Francisco-based Splunk, are setting their sights on "big data," the growing amounts of data produced by devices that are increasingly hard for companies and governments to wade through and make sense of. (The New York Times)

????* Google (GOOG) and Mozilla's renewed deal, which will continue to make Google the default search engine in the Firefox browser, is a lucrative one. According to All Things D, Google will pay Mozilla nearly $300 million a year. (All Things D)

????* A look at the Amazon's virtual supercomputer (aka the "42nd fastest supercomputer on earth"), built atop the company's Elastic Compute Cloud. (Wired)

????* The Wall Street Journal's Walt Mossberg looks back at the year in consumer tech. (All Things D)

????* Pinterest, an invite-only startup that lets users create and manage themed-based photo collections, has seen site traffic grow 4,000% over the last 6 months. (The Next Web)

????* How social networks beat email. (Reuters)

????* Apparently, Europeans aren't very keen on the iPhone 4S due to the weaker economy and lower prices on competing handsets. (Reuters)