CES 2012 Coverage – Held in Las Vegas, the International CES is the world’s largest consumer technology tradeshow and basically showcases every single gadget you could ever imagine. Now that we’re all into tech toys and iPhones and iPods, with bluetooth coming out of our ears – this is basically heaven. Wired covered it nicely. [wired]

Investors Scramble To Buy R1.5 Billion SA Bonds – SA HAS sold $1,5bn of 12-year international bonds in a deal that was twice oversubscribed, underlining investor confidence in the government’s economic policies, the Treasury said yesterday. The sale came at a significantly lower cost than the sovereign debt of cash-strapped southern European countries. [businessday]

North Korea Frees Prisoners For Kim Jong Il’s Birthday – North Korea said on Tuesday it will issue special pardons for convicts, a rare move that appeared to be aimed at boosting the popularity of young new leader Kim Jong-un as he attempts to fill his late father’s shoes. What a legend. [telegraph]

Mitt Romney Celebrates New Hampshire Primary Victory – Mitt Romney’s victory in New Hampshire’s Republican presidential primary strengthens his standing before the South Carolina and Florida votes. More conservative candidates falter as libertarian Ron Paul and moderate Jon Huntsman Jr. place second and third. [latimes]

Before Blue Ivy, Beyoncé Had a Miscarriage, Jay-Z Reveals in ‘Glory’ – The superstar couple is celebrating the birth of new daughter Blue Ivy Carter, but in a new song dedicated to the baby, Jay-Z reveals Beyoncé lost an earlier pregnancy. It’s a stunning disclosure from the famously private couple. [dailybeast]

Moderate Weed Smoking Might Be Good For You – Research published Tuesday afternoon in the Journal of the American Medical Association confirmed that tobacco smoking reduced lung capacity, but regular use of marijuana actually appeared to improve lung capacity. [washpo]

Facebook And Mercedes-Benz Get Together – Facebook, Yelp and Google will be incorporated into Mercedes-Benz’s 2013 line, the car maker announced at CES Tuesday. The features will be standard in the MY13 SL-Class, in a features package known as Mbrace 2, which launch in the spring. [mashable]

Rolls-Royce 107-Year Sales Record – Rolls-Royce announced Monday that sales rocketed to an all-time high in 2011, driven by demand from China and the United States. The group, which is owned by German auto giant BMW, said in a statement that production leapt 31 percent to 3,538 cars in 2011. That was the highest-ever output in the 107-year history of Rolls-Royce. The 2011 performance beat the previous record of 3,347 cars set in 1978. [luxuo]

Alaska Town Hit With 4.5m Meters Of Snow – An Alaska community blitzed by nearly 15 feet of snow was hit by another storm Tuesday and a new problem — a shortage of shovels. A spokesman for the city of Cordova said officials had tried Anchorage, Fairbanks and other cities and finally turned to a manufacturer for a special order. [washpo]

The Curious Case Of Tim Tebow – If you’re not an American football follower, you may not be familiar with the name Tim Tebow. But the young quarterback is rapidly becoming as much of a cultural phenomenon in the States as a sportsman. [dailymaverick]

No New Evidence In Natalie Wood Case – Nearly two months after they began a controversial new investigation into Natalie Wood’s death while sailing off Santa Catalina Island in 1981, Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department detectives have found no evidence to suggest that the cause was anything but accidental. Although the case has not been closed, a top Sheriff’s Department official said it’s highly unlikely any new ground will be broken on how the actress died. [latimes]

Divorced People May Die Sooner – Be careful. Your health could plummet as if you had taken up smoking, become overweight or started drinking excessively. A new review by the University of Arizona of more than 30 published studies found divorced adults have a significantly higher risk of early death compared with married adults. [azcentral]

90210 Actress Tweets Nipple By Mistake – It wasn’t her pretty pose or fashion-forward necklace that caught the attention of AnnaLynne McCord’s Twitter following when she posted a self-portrait last week. The 90210 star accidentally showed a little too much skin – her nipple, apparently – in a Twitpic she dedicated to a fan, in which she makes a sexy statement for the camera. [people]

How to Stop Smoking For Real – Just as you suspected, nicotine gum and nicotine patches are a crock, a sham, a mockery, a sucker’s bet, a shuck and jive, a switcheroo, and a false hope. They do not work. A new study confirms that they are for shit, unless your goal is to make the inside of your lip taste like a Kool soaked in Listerine. Want to really stop smoking? We have done it. More or less. Here’s how. [gawker]

Yes, You CAN Die Of A Broken Heart – In a large new study, scientists have confirmed what the medical world has long suspected: The so-called broken-heart syndrome is real. The study, published on Monday in Circulation: Journal of the American Heart Association, found that a person’s heart attack risk is 21 times higher than normal the day after a loved one dies. [nytimes]