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Northern lights: more sky shows coming from solar storms
We'll likely see solar storm sequels, about one a month, say solar physics experts, for the next year or two.

Picking your perfect computer mouse
What mouse you choose depends mostly on how you will hold it.

Save money with an energy audit
Knowing how much energy your gadgets use can help save money and cut your carbon footprint.

Apple makes move into offices
Younger workers and those near or at the top of the corporate ladder were more likely to use Apple products.

New products: Earbuds 'take a bath'
A look at the practical and sometimes quirky aspects of tech products.

Scientists try to bring back ladybugs
Research has yielded three different theories on the disappearance of the nine-spotted ladybugs.

Report: Facebook may file for IPO next week
The six-year-old company is expected to raise $10 billion, with a valuation of between $75 billion and $100 billion.

You tell us: Questions for Adam Carolla
We're going to talk tech with the host of 'The Adam Carolla Show' and want your questions.

Macworld shows off gadgets and more
It's not as big as CES, but there's plenty of cool stuff at Macworld.

Video: Pac-Man joins 'Street Fighter X Tekken'
Video game icon will make appearance in fighting game crossover.

Talking Your Tech: Still writing letters?
E-mail and texts are quick, but there's nothing like a real letter for a personal touch.

Twitter's new censorship plan rouses global furor
Critics propose a Twitter boycott and demand that the censorship initiative be scrapped.

Weekend Game Hunting: Reckoning edition
Readers, tell us what video games you're planning to play this weekend.

Trailer Park: 'Mass Effect 3' multiplayer
Studio BioWare has released a new video with the first look at the cooperative multiplayer component to its role-playing epic Mass Effect 3.

Hands-on with 'The Darkness II'
First-person shooter from 2K Games introduces world of 'quad-wielding.'

Yahoo News : Technology

Facebook IPO could value it among top companies (AP)

AP - When Facebook makes its long-expected debut as a public company this spring, the social-networking company will likely vault into the ranks of the largest public companies in the world, alongside McDonald's, Amazon.com and Bank of America.

British police arrest 5 in tabloid bribery probe (AP)

AP - The criminal investigation into British tabloid skullduggery turned full force on a second Rupert Murdoch publication Saturday, with the arrest of four current and former journalists from The Sun on suspicion of bribing police.

Twitter's new censorship plan rouses global furor (AP)

AP - Twitter, a tool of choice for dissidents and activists around the world, found itself the target of global outrage Friday after unveiling plans to allow country-specific censorship of tweets that might break local laws.

Jobless man builds a house out of $1.82 billion worth of shredded money (Yahoo! News)
Yahoo! News - What would you do with $1.82 billion worth of shredded money? In Ireland, people buildÂ houses out of itÂ â at least that's what Dublin-based artist Frank Buckley did. The unemployed artist originally wanted to create a gallery for his series of …

Apple CEO responds to allegations of Chinese worker abuse (Yahoo! News)
Yahoo! News - Is Apple finally getting tough on their abusive Chinese suppliers? Maybe.Â Intent on stemming the increasing complaints from the public and investors alike,Â Apple CEO Tim Cook fired off an email yesterday to combat claims from "people questioning Apple's values," detailing what …

15 Killer Quotes From 'Sh*t People Say' Videos (Mashable)
Mashable - This meme is certainly making a strong case to be one of the biggest of 2012. Sure, the first episode of "Sh*t Girls Say" was uploaded at the end of last year, but who's counting really? The results that Google yields when you start typing "Sh*t People Say" are as far-ranging in quality as they are in topic. SEE ALSO: 15 Best âSh*t People Sayâ Videos

Romney widens lead over Gingrich in Florida: Reuters/Ipsos poll (Reuters)

Reuters - White House hopeful Mitt Romney widened his lead over rival Newt Gingrich to 11 percentage points in Florida, according to Reuters/Ipsos online poll results on Saturday, up from 8 points a day earlier, as he cemented his front-runner status in the Republican nomination race.

Twitter's new censorship rules face opposition (Reuters)
Reuters - It was only two weeks ago that Twitter was protesting online censorship in the form of anti-piracy bills SOPA and PIPA. Now the social networking site faces a surge of opposition to its own censorship practices.

Amazon merchant caught bribing customers for five-star reviews (Digital Trends)
Digital Trends - As reported by the New York Times earlier today, an Amazon merchantÂ known asÂ VIP Deals issued a letter to all customers that purchased the Vipertek black leather, case folio coverÂ designed for the newly released Kindle Fire. As detailed in the correspondence here, the merchantÂ offered a full refund of the $10 case in exchange for a review on Amazon. While the letter didnât specifically ask for a positive review, it stated âPlease share your experience to help others learn more about the specific features and qualities of the product, what you liked about it and the benefits to owning the product.â Later in the document, the seller went on to state âPlease also rate your 5-star experience, we strive to earn 100% perfect perfect âFIVE-STARâ scores from you!â The letter was dated December 16, 2011.

New Motorola Droid RAZR MAXX released on Verizon (Appolicious)
Appolicious - Battery life has been an issue for smartphones from the very beginning. Motorola hopes to stand out from the crowded smartphone market with its newest Droid Razr Maxx, combining an extended battery life with a sleek design for a truly new-age phone. LG's also debuting a CES treat on Verizon, marking a 4G first for the Android manufacturer, while Inspiration Works delivers an Android tablet just for kids. Here are this week's top Android devices.

Battered but still breathing, LiveJournal soldiers on (Digital Trends)
Digital Trends - Try as you might to avoid it, the âblogging is deadâ narrative is inescapable. The debate rages on, with both sides refusing to let it go: Opponents of the blog argue that Internet readers have gotten savvy enough to pick the real experts from the crowd and prefer connecting with them on social sites â and that Web marketing has ruined the medium. Defenders say that more than ever the Internet has put tools into our hands, and that the blog is our personal showcase for displaying them.

RIM CEO eyes "significant" plans for BlackBerry (Reuters)
Reuters - Research in Motion's Thorsten Heins plans to waste no time in his new job. The BlackBerry maker's chief executive said he will present the board with his plan for company's future in just a matter of weeks.

Buy and sell your used items with these iPhone apps (Appolicious)
Appolicious - Barcode scanner app ShopSavvy has been around for a few years now, but it's about to receive a major upgrade. The ShopSavvy developers are integrating a feature into the app to allow users to scan an item's barcode and then list that item for sale to other ShopSavvy users, creating a sort of instant Craigslist that they're calling SavvyListings.

Can online activists eliminate politicians that don't understand the Internet? (Digital Trends)
Digital Trends - On the heels of the failed Stop Online Piracy ActÂ (SOPA) and Protect IP Act (PIPA) bill, Democratic Rep. John Mizuno of Oahu, Hawaii recently introduced a new bill (H.B. 2288) that would require Internet service providers to track allÂ âInternet destination history informationâ as well asÂ âsubscriberâs name and addressâ for a period of two years. Due to the vague language of the bill, the law would have required all businesses in Hawaii that provide a Wi-Fi network to track user activity. While this change would certainly effect any Hawaii resident that subscribes to Internet service, the six million tourists that visit the state each year would be subject to online tracking through hotels, coffee shops and other public Wi-Fi areas.Â

How Will Google's New Privacy Rules Affect You? (ContributorNetwork)
ContributorNetwork - COMMENTARY | Imagine you sign up for an account on YouTube, and the next day when you go to show your kids kitten videos your YouTube page is full of links to stuff based on the "provocative," "edgy" new TV series you looked up last night on Google. Or even videos with names related to the more ... interesting things that you said to your significant other, over Gmail or Google Talk.

Apple-fan cop uses app to catch iPhone thief (Digital Trends)
Digital Trends - A quick-thinking cop used his knowledge of Apple products to lead him to an iPhone thief within 30 minutes of the device being stolen.

DoCoMo to ask for changes in Android -Nikkei (Reuters)
Reuters - NTT DoCoMo Inc (9437.T) will ask Google Inc to modify its Android operating system so that smartphones using it would put less pressure on networks, a move that could spark wider protests against the leading mobile software platform, the Nikkei reported.

Ubuntu moves beyond the desktop with new TV interface, menu-killing navigation system (Digital Trends)
Digital Trends - Late last year, Ubuntu announced it would bring the open source operating system to mobile devices. Canonical founder Mark Shuttleworth said Ubuntu will soon be found on âtablets, phones, TVs and smart screens from the car to the office kitchen, and it will connect those devices cleanly and seamlessly to the desktop, the server and the cloud.â

New York Times : Technology

Barnes & Noble, Taking On Amazon in the Fight of Its Life
As Barnes & Noble fights for its future, the publishing industry is holding its breath.

BlackBerry, Aiming to Avoid the Hall of Fallen Giants
Some tech gadgets that once seemed indispensable have been mercilessly superseded over the years, and Research in Motion is trying to avoid that fate for its BlackBerry.

Unboxed: The Yin and the Yang of Corporate Innovation
Apple and Google take very different paths to innovation, but the gap between their approaches may be closing a bit.

Twitter Is a Critical Tool in Republican Campaigns
The candidates’ teams can reach voters, gather data and respond to charges immediately, but the brief posts also carry danger.

When Twitter Blocks Tweets, It’s #Outrage
Twitter’s announcement that it would agree to block certain messages in countries where they were deemed illegal prompted outcry, argument and even calls for a boycott.

DealBook: Buzz on a Facebook I.P.O. Grows Louder
Facebook may file a prospectus as early as next week, according to people with knowledge of the matter, who demanded anonymity because discussions are private. But the company is still hammering out a final date.

How to Catch iPhone Thief? Officer Knows Buttons to Push
A quick-witted policeman who is an Apple aficionado proved more than a match for a man who fled after taking a woman’s iPhone in Manhattan on Thursday.

For $2 a Star, a Retailer Gets 5-Star Reviews
Agencies like the Federal Trade Commission have been trying to crack down on online product reviews that do not disclose the connection between a merchant and the person doling out the praise.

Victory on Antipiracy Issue Buoys Internet Lobby
With their success against antipiracy legislation in Congress, the Internet industry and its allies are weighing their future as a political force.

AT&T Posts $6.7 Billion Loss on Failure of T-Mobile Deal
AT&T posted a substantial $6.68 billion loss for the fourth quarter, primarily from the breakup fees incurred after the company’s failed bid to buy T-Mobile USA.

Nokia Reports a One-Billion-Euro Loss but Its Shares Rise
Nokia said it lost almost 1.1 billion euros ($1.4 billion) in the fourth quarter, compared with a profit of 745 million euros a year earlier.

Clean Energy Projects Face Waning Subsidies
Wind and solar companies say they need more government support to be competitive. But in Washington, there’s little enthusiasm for more subsidies.

The iEconomy: Apple’s iPad and the Human Costs for Workers in China
A staggering manufacturing system in China has made it possible for Apple and other companies to make devices almost as quickly as they can be dreamed up, but for workers, it can be dangerous.

Poll on iPhone and iPad Finds Consumer Confusion on Apple’s Manufacturing
Two-thirds of Americans want domestic companies to shoulder a lot of responsibility to keep manufacturing jobs in the United States.

Nanomaterials’ Effects on Health and Environment Unclear, Panel Says
A National Academy of Sciences committee called for further study of the minuscule substances, which are found in products from makeup to paint and drive a $225 billion market.

Drive to Tax Internet Sales Harms Affiliate Marketers
Moves by states to collect sales taxes from retailers that use affiliate marketers, which direct Internet traffic to the retailers, are costing marketers heavily.

Entrepreneurial Spirit Awaits Its Moment in the Middle East
Joichi Ito, the new head of the Media Laboratory at M.I.T., says that the Middle East and North Africa are on the cusp of creating their own Silicon Valley experience.

Riff: The Dilemma of Being a Cyborg
Many of the keepsakes we used to hold in our hands now exist as data on digital devices. What happens when the data disappears?

Opinion: In the GPS Case, Issues of Privacy and Technology
Focusing on public expectations of privacy means that our rights change when technology does.

State of the Art: Financing the Stuff of Dreams Through Kickstarter - State of the Art
Kickstarter is a site where creative people solicit start-up money for various projects. And people actually pledge money to help the projects in return for, maybe, a T-shirt or a CD.