CE Newswire - 12.30.13

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Today's Top 3 Stories #1 Why Chromebooks Are Beating MacBooks   Educators are largely opting for Chromebooks in the classroom over Apple MacBooks and Android tablets, a new study suggests. (Mashable) Why This Is Important: Chromebooks can pretty much handle basic computer chores, so why spend $1,500 when $300 will do? #2 7 Mistakes Microsoft Made In 2013   This was a pretty good year for Microsoft with some big customer wins. But these seven missteps were just dumb. (InformationWeek) Why This Is Important: It's hard to make fun of a company that sold more than 2 million game consoles in a very short period of time, but here we go ... #3 Amazon Gives $20 Gift Cards for Post-Christmas Deliveries, Limits Prime Memberships   Amazon had a record holiday season this year, so much so that it had to limit new Prime memberships and give gift cards to those who didn't receive packages before Christmas.(Daily Tech) Why This Is Important: Keeping an eye on the final mile is a good idea for any company, but more so for a retailer that depends too greatly on a third party to handle delivery. 4. Another Secret Weapon From Samsung's Galaxy S5 Possibly Revealed (Yahoo News) 5. Archos To Launch A Line Of "Pebble-Like" Smartwatches For iOS And Android (Techcrunch) 6. How Google and Apple Are Turning Your Car Into A Giant Smartphone (NBC News) 7. U.S. Struggles to Keep Pace in Delivering Broadband Service (NY Times) 8. Microsoft's Surface 2 Shortage Persists, Will Likely Stretch Into The New Year (TechCrunch) 9. Twitter Beware -- Instagram's The Really Hot Property (CNET) 10. Tech Luminaries We Lost In 2013 (Computerworld) "A PC Plus machine will run Windows 8.1 but will also run Android apps as well," said Tim Bajarin of Creative Strategies. "They are doing this through software emulation. I'm not sure what kind of performance you can expect, but this is their way to try and bring more touch-based apps to the Windows ecosystem." Blog Post of The Day Intel's Android Problem By Ashraf Eassa While I spend the majority of my time as a financial writer and an investor, one of my favorite hobbies is software development.   More » Upcoming Events 2014 International CES Jan. 7-10, 2014 Las Vegas Convention Center Las Vegas www.cesweb.org Nationwide PrimeTime! March 9-12, 2014 The Venetian Palazzo and Sands Expo Center Las Vegas www.nationwidegroup.org BrandSource 2014 Summit & Expo March 16-19, 2014 Marriott World Center Orlando, Fla. http://www.brandsourceconvention.com/ Mega Group USA Convention March 20-23, 2014 Gaylord Texan Hotel Dallas www.megagroupusa.com  Was this copy of CE Newswire forwarded to you? Start your own subscription by clicking here. TWICE Editorial Team Stephen Smith, Editor In Chief Phone: (917) 281-4754  | Email Greg Tarr, Executive Editor Phone: (917) 281-4760  | Email John Laposky, Managing Editor Phone: (917) 281-4736  | Email Doug Olenick, Web Editor Phone: (917) 281-6719  | Email Joseph Palenchar, Senior Editor Phone: (917) 281-4746  | Email Alan Wolf, Senior Editor Phone: (917) 281-4769  | Email Lisa Johnston, Senior Editor Phone: (917) 281-4733  | Email

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