Apple investigating new iPad WiFi issues, tells AppleCare to replace affected units  —  According to an internal AppleCare document, Apple is actively investigating a series of WiFi-related issues affecting the third-generation iPad.  Since the new iPad's launch, many users have been complaining …

Facebook Picks Nasdaq for I.P.O.  —  Facebook, which is preparing for its highly anticipated initial public offering, has picked a home.  —  The social network will list its shares on the Nasdaq under ticker symbol “FB,” according a person familiar with the matter, who demanded anonymity because the discussions were private.

Actually, Arianna Huffington Has Been Demoted  —  Despite a story in today's New York Times headlined: “Huffington Gains More Control in AOL Revamping,” Arianna Huffington has in recent weeks seen a “narrowing” of her job at AOL, a source close to AOL tells us.

PSA: Apple patches Flashback trojan affecting 600,000 Macs globally  —  Apple released a Java 1.6.0_31 update for OS X on Tuesday that claims to deliver “improved compatibility, security, and reliability.”  The patch closes multiple vulnerabilities found in Java 1.6.0_29 …

Apple has a 7.85-inch iPad prototype in its labs, according to John Gruber  —  Apple has been working on a smaller version of the iPad in its Cupertino labs, according to Daring Fireball's John Gruber.  On an episode of The Talk Show podcast, Gruber said that he's heard details …

The rise of e-reading  —  21% of Americans have read an e-book.  The increasing availability of e-content is prompting some to read more than in the past and to prefer buying books to borrowing them.  —  Summary of findings  —  One-fifth of American adults (21%) report that they have read …

Google's YouTube Must Defend Viacom Suit, Appeals Court Says  —  Google Inc. (GOOG)'s YouTube must defend a lawsuit claiming it violated Viacom Inc. (VIAB)'s copyrights by letting its users post videos from shows including “The Colbert Report” without authorization, an appeals court ruled.

Just how big are porn sites?  —  It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a person in possession of a fast internet connection must be in want of some porn.  —  While it's difficult domain to penetrate — hard numbers are few and far between — we know for a fact that porn sites …

Facebook e-commerce: the next big thing?  —  (Reuters) - A group of e-commerce start-ups, backed by some of the tech world's most pedigreed financiers, are betting that Facebook Inc can become an e-commerce powerhouse to rival Amazon.com Inc and eBay Inc.  —  As the world's largest social …

2012 Update from the CEO  —  Velocity, execution and focus Sergey and I founded Google because we believed that building a great search experience would improve people's lives and, hopefully, the world.  And in the decade-plus that's followed, we've been constantly delighted by the ways …

Apple Holds Out as E-Book Pricing Settlement Nears  —  Talks to resolve U.S. and European price-fixing probes into e-books are heating up, with three international publishers inclined to settle the matter, according to people familiar with the matter.  —  Apple Inc., another target of the investigation …

JOBS Act: 5 things to look forward to (and 5 to dread)  —  As Obama signs the JOBS Act into law, crowdfunding becomes legal and companies get more flexibility in going public.  Here's the good and the bad.  Today, President Obama passes the JOBS (Jumpstart Our Business Startups) Act …

More people using TV and tablets at same time  —  Do you check e-mail while you watch TV?  If so, you're far from alone.  —  Nielsen's fourth-quarter poll of mobile users in the U.S., U.K., Germany, and Italy discovered that people are increasingly checking e-mail or searching for program …

Tim O'Reilly on the Future of Location: “The Guy with the Most Data Wins”  —  O'Reilly Media founder and Silicon Valley oracle Tim O'Reilly was kind enough to chat with me on camera at O'Reilly Where, his company's conference on “the business of location.”  We talked about the history …

Dell buys Make Technologies: Three acquisitions in four days  —  Summary: Dell is making a big bet that companies are going to have to modernize legacy applications, re-host them and make them cloud friendly.  —  Dell is shopping like a teenager just handed a credit card.

New York State Attorney General Announces Purge of Sex Offenders From Online Games  —  New York State Attorney General Erik Schneiderman announced a sweeping purge of registered sex offenders from online worlds Thursday.  In what's being called Operation: Game Over, his office is cooperating …

LulzSec hacker pleads guilty in Sony Pictures security breach case  —  An accused member of Anonymous offshoot LulzSec has pleaded guilty to participating in an extensive hack of Sony Pictures Entertainment in 2011.  Reuters has reported that in a deal with prosecutors …

Google: No more e-books for indie booksellers  —  Google is ending the program that allows independent booksellers to sell Google e-books through their websites.  It is a big blow for small bookstores seeking to compete against Amazon and Barnes & Noble.  —  The full letter that the American …

Smart thermostat Nest gets smarter with AirWave, robust Energy History, simpler setup  —  The Nest Learning Thermostat was plenty smart when it was first released five months ago, but even genius products sometimes need a bit of tutoring.  —  Today Nest users will receive the first major update …

16M Users Strong, TwitchTV Takes Live-Streamed Gaming Portal Mobile With iPad And Android Apps  —  TwitchTV, a live-streamed video game portal and community for gamers that was spawned last June from live video platform Justin.tv, has been booming in terms of growth and revenue.

Anonymous hacks hundreds of Chinese government sites  —  Summary: Anonymous has hacked hundreds of Chinese government websites.  Some sites were just defaced, but others have had administrator accounts, phone numbers, and e-mail addresses leaked.  —  The hacktivist group Anonymous now has a Chinese branch.

Spotify's subscriber growth disappoints  —  Spotify's US performance has been less than rocking, according to sources who say the digital music service has been under-delivering in terms of subscribers.  —  It has been nine months since Spotify debuted in the US and was hailed as a coming music revolution …

Yandex debuts cloud storage service ahead of Google Drive's arrival, offers 10GB  —  It should come as no surprise that Yandex, the dominant search engine in Russia, is closely watching Google to try and stay one step ahead of the global search giant.  —  The company really only needs to own …