Our pre-caffeine roundup is a collection of the hottest, strangest, and most amusing stories of the morning. Here's everything that you need to know before taking that first sip of coffee today.
When they spotted a free app called "Siri for Android" in the Android Market, many folks must've thought they were getting a lovely New Year's gift. The only problem? The app's nothing like Siri, the personal assistant built into Apple's iPhone 4S.
Speaking of Apple, expect a press event announcing something or other later this month.
Also, yet another Steve Jobs action figure in the works.
While the political focus of the country is trained on Iowa, eyes trained on Facebook will find Mitt Romney with the most fans, but Rick Santorum with the most recent uptick in fans, up 22.6 percent.
Citing "content that was not just pornographic but also gruesome and at times threatening," PostSecret founder Frank Warren made a new year's decision to close the popular iPhone app, which allowed users to anonymously post and peruse secrets of every variety.
If you use Wikipedia — and please, don't try to tell us that you don't — you probably noticed those annoying fundraising banners with personal messages from volunteers begging you to donate to keep the Internet-based community alive. Well, they're gone. Here's why.
So you know how piracy is a serious problem in the Gulf of Aden and the Indian Ocean? This one firm, International Maritime Security Network, markets an expensive defense package called the "Triton Shield Anti-Piracy System."
Twitter greeted the new year with lots and lots and lots of maintenance.
Speaking of Twitter, Rupert Murdoch's on it now.
Just in time for a happy new year: 25 Heartbreaking Photos Of Christmas Trees Discarded On The Sidewalk.
— compiled by Helen A.S. Popkin, who invites you to join her on Twitter and/or Facebook. Also, Google+.
