• In a dramatic development, the RIAA has stopped suing people. In short, the music industry will no longer pursue legal action against people it suspects of pirating digital music files, instead opting to focus on trying to curb the Internet use of overactive file-sharers.
• CrunchGear names its best gadgets for 2008.
• Dataopedia.com compiles loads of relevant data about websites, including Alexa, Compete and Quantcast rankings, all in one interface.
• Skype has unveiled a new Facebook application that lets users send instant holiday cards. In a similar spirit, Giftd.com is a new virtual gift store, meaning that it's a store for virtual gifts.
• Is there a new generation Google phone on the way from T-Mobile?
• Instant messaging aggregator Meebo now passes IMs between Facebook and MySpace.
• A new iPhone application may come in handy during meetings: a lie detector.
• MacBlogz speculates about what a next-generation, multitouch Apple mouse might look like.
• WorldTV joins the likes of Blinkx in its efforts to aggregate all online video content.
• Adult industry professionals who have the fortitude to follow the stock market can do so using this new iPhone application.
• Google's much-maligned SearchWiki now has sound effects.
• BackType.com lets users build a Google alert that tracks blog comments.
• Gizmodo has a review of Blockbuster's new streaming video TV box, as well as a list of tips for how to survive the winter in high-tech style.
• Vuzix offers cutting-edge new technology for personal virtual reality entertainment.
• Wazabee has engineered a new add-on to the iPhone that purportedly gives it 3D capability.