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December 25, 2012, 12:50 AM

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Janko Roettgers / GigaOM:

Netflix is down: AWS outage takes down service on some devices — Updated: Netflix is inaccessible for users on some devices on Christmas Eve, thanks to an outage of Amazon's 9s AMZN) AWS cloud infrastructure. There is no word from Amazon when the issue will be fixed.

More: Engadget, The Verge, Wall Street Journal, TechCrunch, Web Host Industry Review, Electronista, VentureBeat, Forbes and Neowin

Tweets: @netflix, @awscloud and @adrianco

Dan Levine / Reuters:

Instagram furor triggers first class action lawsuit — (Reuters) - Facebook's Instagram photo sharing service has been hit with what appears to be the first civil lawsuit to result from changed service terms that prompted howls of protest last week. — In a proposed class action lawsuit filed …

More: CNET, TechCrunch, Mashable!, GigaOM, Betabeat, CNN, The Droid Guy, Forbes, The Next Web, VentureBeat, Examiner, Geek News Central, The Raw Story, AllThingsD and Gizmodo. Tweets: @reckless

Tom Warren / The Verge:

Nokia's Windows tablet to take on Surface with battery-equipped keyboard cover — Nokia is building its own Windows RT tablet that is set to debut in early 2013. Sources familiar with Nokia's plans have revealed to The Verge that Nokia's tablet will include HDMI and USB ports …

More: parislemon, Redmond Pie, MobileSyrup.com, WinBeta, PhoneArena, Softpedia News, CNET, Neowin, VentureBeat, Engadget, WMPoweruser, Gizmodo and My Nokia Blog

Gabe Rivera / Techmeme News:

Techmeme's top 20 headline terms of 2012, and what they signify — We can uncover a variety of patterns analyzing the data Techmeme has accumulated over the years, and given Techmeme's pan-industry focus, these findings can signal large-scale trends developing across the tech industry.

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Liz Gannes / AllThingsD:

Exclusive: Hailo Raising $30M at $140M Valuation for Epic NYC E-Taxi Throwdown With Uber — Hailo, the European taxi-hailing app, is raising a large round of funding as it prepares to do battle in the U.S. market, specifically in New York City. — The London-based company is poised to close …

More: TechCrunch, GigaOM and VentureBeat

Ina Fried / AllThingsD:

Longtime Microsoft Executive Craig Mundie Cedes Strategy Post, to Retire in 2014 — Microsoft has quietly shifted Craig Mundie — its former chief research and strategy officer — to a new, vaguely defined role as “Senior Advisor to the CEO.” — “In this role, he works on key strategic projects within …

More: GeekWire, Computerworld, Neowin, GigaOM, Reuters, Digits, The Next Web, CNET and Business Insider

Andrew Martonik / Android Central:

Original Droid RAZR and RAZR MAXX receiving Jelly Bean OTA update — It's a Christmas Eve miracle! Seemingly out of nowhere, the original Droid RAZR and RAZR MAXX are pulling down an OTA update to Android 4.1.2 Jelly Bean. Several different users in our forums are reporting that their handsets are …

More: Examiner, The Verge, PhoneArena and CNET

Eva Dou / Digits:

Acer Plans to Launch $99 Tablet — Acer Inc. is planning to launch an Android tablet priced around US$99 early next year, a person with direct knowledge of the project, said. — The world's fourth-largest PC maker by shipments hopes to be the first big-brand company to launch a tablet priced …

More: MobileSyrup.com, Engadget, TechSpot, VentureBeat, PhoneArena, HotHardware.com News, PC Magazine, LAPTOP Magazine, Pocket-lint, T3 News, Neowin, The Verge, Gizmodo, ZDNet, CNET, Electronista, Fudzilla, Business Insider and The Tech Report

Danny Sullivan / Search Engine Land:

Where's Santa Claus? The 2012 Santa Tracker List, From NORAD To Google, From The Web To Apps — It's Christmas Eve, and Santa Claus is on his annual trip delivering presents to all the good little boys and girls around the world. This year, not just one but two major organizations …

More: The Verge, Washington Post, TechCrunch, Computerworld, nbcnews.com, iPhone Hacks, IntoMobile, Los Angeles Times, iDownloadBlog.com, CNET, VentureBeat, Computerworld, Engadget, Gizmodo, Marketing Land and dailywireless.org

Enigmax / TorrentFreak:

PayPal Bans BitTorrent Friendly Hosting Provider PRQ — While most webhosts go about their day to day business without most people knowing they even exist, Sweden's PRQ has a habit of making international headlines a few times every year. — The ISP, created in 2004 by Gottfrid Svartholm …

Reuters:

Analysis: Amazon, Google on collision course in 2013 — (Reuters) - When Amazon.com Inc CEO Jeff Bezos got word of a project at Google Inc to scan and digitize product catalogs a decade ago, the seeds of a burgeoning rivalry were planted. — The news was a “wake-up” call to Bezos, an early investor in Google.

More: ReadWrite, SiliconANGLE, Forbes, parislemon, GeekWire, 9to5Google, The Verge and The CIO Report

Declan McCullagh / CNET:

Revealed: NSA targeting domestic computer systems in secret test — National Security Agency's Perfect Citizen program hunts for vulnerabilities in “large-scale” utilities, including power grid and gas pipeline controllers, newly released documents show. — Newly released files show …

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