Written by Catherine Shu, Published on Tech Crunch
Instagram just released an update for its iOS and Android apps that now allows people to login through Facebook’s iOS 6 single sign-on integrations.
Microsoft: Five things to look for in 2013
Written by Jay Greene, Published on CNET
The software giant is pushing aggressively to build devices and creating new Web services. Expect plenty more where that came from in the coming year.
Researchers develop stretchable wires filled with liquid metal
Written by Brittany Hillen, Published on Slash Gear
At North Carolina State University, researchers have created wires that are both conductive and capable of being stretched eight times their original length without losing any of their effectiveness.
Foxconn buys a minority stake in US camera maker GoPro
Published on BBC News
Taiwanese manufacturer Foxconn has bought a minority stake in US camera maker GoPro for $200m (£123m).
Best Buy’s CinemaNow opens home disc-to-digital program, makes cloud copies of DVDs for a fee
Written by Richard Lawler, Published on Engadget
One interesting development of the UltraViolet program has been Walmart / Vudu’s in-store disc-to-digital program, and now Best Buy is apparently ready to offer similar functionality, but within the comfort of one’s own home.

