If Sony doesn't announce the PS4 at Wednesday's blockbuster press conference, then this reminiscipackage will seem oddly out of place. The company has cut together three videos charting the history of the console from its (not so) humble beginnings in 1993 to the present day. If you'd like to wistfully remember the genesis of the console that's probably still lurking beneath your TV, head on past the break.
It's been a time of reflection for search engine teams, so why not for web browsers? Mozilla has taken its own trip back through 2012 and found that a surprising number of us have embraced Do Not Track. About 8 percent of desktop users, and 19 percent of Android users, have adopted the feature as of the end of year -- that's a clear sign of interest in keeping web habits private, Mozilla claims. While we don't have similar statistics for other browsers to add context, the company still sees a lot of sunshine with the rapid development of Firefox OS and recent additions like its Social API. If Mozilla's introspection proves intriguing, many more details await at the source.
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Galaxy Note 10.1 and Nexus 7 arrive on 4G EE has lifted the lid on its first Android tablet tariffs using its superfast 4G network, and like the mobile plans the prices are rather eye-watering.
The first two tablets on offer are the Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1 LTE and Google Nexus 7, with the latter bundled with Huawei's E589 Mobile Wi-Fi unit.
If you fancy the Galaxy Note 10.1 then you'll need to cough up £249.99 upfront and then £25.99 a month over two years for just 3GB of data – £873.75 in total.
There's no unlimited data plan, and the 8GB offering demands £35.99 per month for 24 months, plus £99.99 up front – that's £963.75 all in.
Sadly there's not much relief if you opt for the smaller Nexus 7; the 3GB 4G tariff requires you stump up £49.99 for the tablet and then £24.99 per month over two years, which totals £649.75, seemingly excessive for a tablet which starts at £159 (albeit that's for the Wi-Fi only, 16GB model).
If you fancy moving up to 8GB then you'll need to shell out the same per month as you would with the Galaxy Note 10.1, although the up front cost is only £29.99.
We can't see too many people rushing to get their hands on these price plans, especially as there are cheaper 3G data deals to be had which will more than suffice for most users.
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Learn morePresident Barack Obama had a pretty good year. Not only was he popular with voters, but his victory tweet was the most popular post on Twitter in 2012.
Twitter announced Tuesday the launch of 2012.twitter.com, a site celebrating the impact tweets had over the last year. It breaks down and explains the year's most retweeted posts (like Barry's), biggest trends and most popular hashtags.
"In 2012, everyone on Twitter brought us closer to moments and places that used to be far away or inaccessible: A tweet from the bottom of the ocean. Tweets from Mars," Karen Wickre, Twitter's editorial director, wrote in a blog post.
"All of these and millions of other such moments were ours to experience directly wherever we were, in the midst of work or play or travel."
The top two tweets to set the world ablaze this year received the title of Golden Tweets. The distinction went to the pair of posts that got the most retweets around the world.
Obama's tweet was short and sweet, only three words: "Four more years." It was posted moments before he took the stage to confirm his win over opponent Mitt Romney on Nov. 6. The post was retweeted 810,000-plus times in more than 200 countries.
The other Golden Tweet comes from social media golden boy Justin Bieber. The singer's final farewell to a sick young fan was reposted more than 220,000 times at the end of September.
Honorable mentions for the Golden Tweeties (we're lobbying for that name) include Green Bay Packers player TJ Lang venting his frustrations over the the NFL's labor dispute with referees (98,000-plus retweets), a medal report from Great Britain's Olympic team (67,000-plus retweets) and a wedding announcement from popular Japanese voice actor Kouichi Yamadera (68,000 reweets).
The social media site also marked the events of '12 that generated the most buzz on Twitter.
These "Pulse of the planet" moments include the Summer Olympics, the U.S. election, Superstorm Sandy, the Japanese movie "Summer Wars" and the death of singing legend Whitney Houston.
2012.Twitter also noted the biggest flash-in-the-pan moments, or the trends the generated the biggest spikes in hashtags.
#tcot (top conservatives on twitter) dominated the political sphere while Syria was the most tweeted about country.
The movie Think Like a Man and the animated show Family Guy stole the stage in the entertainment world, while the Coahella music festival drew quite the crowd as AT&T got the top tech tweets.
Twitter also highlighted its newest high-profile tweeters, including funny man Steve Carell and Pope Benedict XVI.
Though the godly twitter handle @Pontifex has yet to post a peep, the Papa already has almost 630,000 followers.
The new site is a goldmine for those social media addicts who relish in distilling life's big moments to 140 character or less. And for those wanting to know their personal Golden Tweets of 2012, Twitter partnered with social media management company Vizify to provide stats for individual users.
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