Flurry Analytics: 17.4 Million New Portable Devices Activated Worldwide on Christmas Day\n\nDistimo: App Store Downloads Up 87% on Christmas Day; App Store Revenues Up 70%\n\nBuzzfeed: First Tweets from iPads Rule Tablets on Christmas Day\n\nRW Baird Analyst Says Holiday Sales of Surface RT Seemed Weak at Best Buy and Staples\n\nFortune Runs Pictures of Packed Apple Store and Practically Empty Microsoft and Sony Stores from one Mall on Christmas Eve\n\nMicrosoft Announces Six New Retail Locations to Start 2013\n\nSesame Workshop Publishes \u201cBest Practices Guide for Children\u2019s App Development\u201d\n\nApple Device Thefts Leas to First Rise in Overall Crime in Two-Decades in NYC\n\nApple Wins Patent for Creating Curved Glass without the Use of Chemicals\n\nApple Announces Lucky Bag Promotion for Japan for 2 January\n\nSamsung Suing Apple for Alleged Patent Infringement Related to Notification Center for iOS