| Today's Top 3 Stories | | #1 | With Reported Price Cut, Is 2014 the Year for Google Glass?
| | | Most analysts agree that while Google Glass is revolutionary in numerous ways, its potential for success in 2014 is not significant. A $600 price tag is far better than $1,500, but in an economy where every consumer needs to consider the value of every purchase, Google Glass and other wearable technologies do not seem so important. (Sci-Tech Today)
Why This Is Important: 2014 could prove to be a line in the sand for a great deal of wearable technology. If consumers fail to embrace it, it may have trouble later down the road generating nearly as much buzz.
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| | #2 | Record Number Of Apps Downloaded On Christmas But Growth Slowing | | | When it comes to app downloads, no day is more important than Christmas. (LA Times)
Why This Is Important: Fewer people are new mobile device users, so many consumers already have a cache of apps they depend upon.
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| | #3 | Apple's Stock Performance Cost Tim Cook $4 Million, at His Insistence
| | | Apple CEO Tim Cook's pay took a US$4 million hit in Apple's fiscal 2013, and it was his idea. (MacObserver)
Why This Is Important: The move shows an excellent level of integrity and where Cook places his priorities. On the flip side he did take home about $4 million from other salary sources at Apple.
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"We're moving from engineering computing systems to something that has many of the characteristics of biological computing," said Larry Smarr, an astrophysicist who directs the California Institute for Telecommunications and Information Technology, one of many research centers devoted to developing these new kinds of computer circuits.
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