????* Windows Phone的前任總經理查理?肯特對Windows Phone 7市場表現不佳做出了自己的解釋。他認為，這主要得歸咎于微軟公司（Microsoft）與手機廠商和運營商的關系不佳。然而，技術界巨擘羅伯特?斯考伯認為，真正的原因是其操作系統缺乏應用程序，與此同時，科技博客TechCrunch的專欄作家MG?西格勒卻稱，這款手機上市的時間“嚴重滯后”。（科技博客cek.log，scobleizer以及paris lemon）

????* 據IBM公司稱，圣誕節（Christmas Day）當日，在線購物量激增近16%，其中有近7%是在iPad上完成的。【商業新聞博客《商業內幕》（Business Insider）轉載美聯社（AP）文章】

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

????* 一些創業型企業，比如位于舊金山的Splunk公司，正將目光瞄準“海量數據”的開發。現在，由各種電子設備所產生的數據日益膨脹，對各大公司以及政府而言，要梳理這些數據、找出有價值的信息已日益成為一大難題。【《紐約時報》（The New York Times）】

????* 谷歌公司（Google）與摩斯拉公司（Mozilla）最近續簽的合同可謂“錢”景喜人。這樁交易將使谷歌繼續成為火狐（Firefox）瀏覽器的默認搜索引擎。據科技博客All Things D報道，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）虛擬超級計算機（它也是“地球上第42臺速度最快的超級計算機”）。它依托于該公司的“彈性計算云”（Elastic Compute Cloud）打造而成。【《連線》雜志（Wired）】

????*《華爾街日報》的沃爾特?莫斯伯格對過去一年來消費技術的發展做了回顧。（科技博客All Things D）

????* Pinterest是一家需要通過邀請才能使用的創業網站。它的服務允許用戶按主題創建并管理圖片集。過去6個月來，它的流量激增了4,000%。（科技博客網站TheNextWebTheNextWeb）

????* 社交網絡擊潰電子郵件的原因。【路透社（Reuters）】

????* 很顯然，歐洲人對iPhone 4S并不怎么熱衷。因為歐洲經濟疲軟，且各種競爭款手機價格低廉。（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)