Sources: Windows 10's Spartan browser will feature Cortana integration, stylus support for annotating webpages  —  Windows 10's new browser will have the most advanced features ever  —  Microsoft is planning to radically overhaul its web browser in Windows 10.

In the last year Google's share of US search traffic fell 4.1% to 75.2% in biggest drop since 2009; Yahoo's share grew 4% to 10.4%  —  Google Loses Most U.S. Search Share Since 2009 While Yahoo Gains  —  Google Inc. (GOOG)'s dominance of the U.S. Internet search market slipped last month …

Facebook's latest post on video growth shows intent to demote publishers to producers, with uncertain benefits  —  Territory Annexed  —  Here is an update from Facebook about what “the shift to video”—that is, the sudden prevalence of auto-playing clips posted directly to the site—means to “creators.”

Two “Cluetrain Manifesto” authors present 121 “New Clues” to take on threats to the Internet of 2015  —  New Clues  —  Hear, O Internet.  It has been sixteen years since our previous communication.  In that time the People of the Internet — you and me and all our friends …

Apple Hires HP Veteran to Head Corporate Sales  —  Apple has hired a longtime Hewlett-Packard executive to run sales of its products to large corporations, and he may take on a role involving international sales of the forthcoming Apple Watch.  —  Via LinkedIn John Solomon

Senior Democrat on the House Intelligence Committee will reintroduce controversial cybersecurity information sharing bill, CISPA, on Friday  —  House Dem revives major cyber bill  —  A senior Democrat on the House Intelligence Committee on Friday will reintroduce a controversial bill …

Sony to delay sale of PlayStation 4 in China  —  (Reuters) - Sony Corp will delay sales of the PlayStation 4 gaming console in China, originally scheduled for Jan. 11, due to “various factors”, according to a statement on Thursday.  —  Sony Computer Entertainment said in the statement that a new sale date had not yet been determined.

Sling TV, Withings Activité Pop, Dell XPS 13, and more among this year's top CES announcements  —  Things We Like for 2015: A Realist's Guide to CES  —  We took a team of experienced editors and writers to the biggest electronics show of the year: CES 2015.

Philips announces noise-canceling headphones powered by Apple's Lightning port, coming in spring for $300  —  These Philips noise-cancelling headphones are powered by Apple's Lightning port  —  Your iPhone's battery life shouldn't take a noticeable hit  —  Philips already got out in front …

The EFF's New App Is Android-Only, As Organization Calls Out Apple For “Outrageous” Developer Terms  —  Non-profit digital rights organization EFF rolled out a new mobile application this morning, which allows users to more easily access the group's “action center” from their smartphone.

Uber's Latest Experiment Is Uber Cargo, A Logistics Service In Hong Kong  —  Uber is often talked about for its potential to develop into a global logistics service, and customers in Hong Kong are getting a glimpse at what that might look like after a new service called Uber Cargo launched in the city-state.

Activist hedge fund Starboard again suggests Yahoo merge with AOL, warns against big acquisitions  —  Activist Hedge Fund Again Warns Yahoo Against Making a Big Acquisition  —  With speculation picking up among investors about Yahoo going on a shopping spree, an activist hedge fund …

Apple: App Store sales grew 50% and generated $10B+ for developers in 2014, responsible for creating 1M+ US jobs  —  Apple Touts U.S. Job Creation, Says App Store Sales Rose 50%  —  Apple Inc. (AAPL), which has faced criticism for manufacturing its computing devices overseas instead of in the U.S. …

Holiday sales of Nook hardware and accessories dropped 67.9% year-over-year  —  Nook sales hit new low as Barnes & Noble reports holiday results  —  This is what an Amazon victory looks like.  Barnes & Noble this morning reported its 2014 holiday sales numbers, including a decline …

LG shows off a functional Open webOS-based smartwatch with Audi car integration at CES  —  Exclusive: The hottest smartwatch of CES isn't running Android Wear — it's Open webOS  —  We bring you the inside look at the most mysterious timepiece of CES 2015

KitKat is now on almost 40% of Android devices - but Lollipop is still stuck under 0.1%  —  Google announced Android 5.0 Lollipop back in mid-October - but by early December, almost seven weeks after that announcement, less than 0.1% of Android devices had actually received the update.

Facebook buys QuickFire Networks for video infrastructure gear, expertise  —  Summary:QuickFire Networks' technology includes T-Video, an appliance that is designed to sit in a 1U rack and do nothing but process and transcode video.  Welcome to Facebook's data centers.  —  QuickFire's T-Video appliance.

Samsung unveils its smart home strategy at CES, plans to develop open Internet of Things platform for developers  —  Samsung's Smart-Home Master Plan: Leave the Door Open for Others  —  The most important product at the 2015 Consumer Electronics Show may not actually be a product at all.