Mac OS Ken: 12.28.2012

Flurry Analytics: 17.4 Million New Portable Devices Activated Worldwide on Christmas Day Distimo: App Store Downloads Up 87% on Christmas Day; App Store Revenues Up 70% Buzzfeed: First Tweets from iPads Rule Tablets on Christmas Day RW Baird Analyst Says Holiday Sales of Surface RT Seemed Weak at Best Buy and Staples Fortune Runs Pictures of Packed Apple Store and Practically Empty Microsoft and Sony Stores from one Mall on Christmas Eve Microsoft Announces Six New Retail Locations to Start 2013 Sesame Workshop Publishes “Best Practices Guide for Children’s App Development” Apple Device Thefts Leas to First Rise in Overall Crime in Two-Decades in NYC Apple Wins Patent for Creating Curved Glass without the Use of Chemicals Apple Announces Lucky Bag Promotion for Japan for 2 January Samsung Suing Apple for Alleged Patent Infringement Related to Notification Center for iOS