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1.    New York police get X-ray vision. NYPD Commissioner Ray Kelly says officers are in the advanced stages of testing a futuristic new weapon in their war against gun-toting residents: a device that can detect the presence of hidden metal from a distance. The device measures terahertz, the natural energy emitted by people and objects. The boxy machine can be hidden in a vehicle, allowing officers to discreetly scan their target

2.    Santander gets smart. Santander, in the north of Spain, is looking to the future and is styling itself

1. iPhone wins 51 percent of U.S. smartphone sales. Apple's iOS continues to outshine Android, at least in the United States, according to data released today by Kantar Worldpanel ComTech. For the final quarter of 2012, the iPhone won 51.2 percent of all U.S. smartphone sales. In second place, Android soaked up around 44.8 percent of U.S. sales, leaving Microsoft's Windows Phone with 2.6 percent.

2. GeeksPhone reveals Firefox OS phones for developers. A small Spanish startup called GeeksPhone has started selling phones that let developers

1.  Asian markets mixed, eyes on Bank of Japan meeting. Asian markets were mixed Monday, with Tokyo’s Nikkei hit by a stronger yen and profit-taking after last week’s rally, while dealers await the outcome of a policy meeting at the Bank of Japan. Wall Street provided a strong lead, with the Dow and S&P 500 hitting more than five-year highs Friday after Republicans proposed a three-month increase to the US debt ceiling in order to agree a budget and long-term spending cuts. Tokyo’s Nikkei, which hit a 33-month high Friday, fell 1.52 percent, shedding 165.56 points to 10,747.74. Sydney closed up 0.13 percent, or 6.3 points, at 4,777.5.

2.  Yen In Focus Before Bank Of Japan Meeting. The yen was in focus on foreign-exchange markets Monday as it recovered in Europe

1.  Henderson settles John Laing legal case. Henderson Global Investors has reached a final settlement with 22 of its pension fund clients which sued the fund manager over an ill-fated acquisition of infrastructure company John Laing. Henderson has agreed to meet its clients' court costs in return for them withdrawing their claims, according to a joint statement to the London Stock Exchange.

2.  Which bank is missing from the Moscow Exchange IPO? The Moscow Exchange is moving towards an IPO over the coming months,

1. European leaders headlining annual forum in Davos. Promoting measures to get the global economy out of its crisis mode will be the focal point of next week's annual gathering of world leaders and power brokers in the Swiss ski resort of Davos, organizers said Wednesday. Four European leaders — Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev, British Prime Minister David Cameron, German Chancellor Angela Merkel and Italian Premier Mario Monti — will deliver speeches on how to push forward the global economic revival, according to officials from the World Economic Forum.

2. U.S. Industrial Production Rises 0.3% on Equipment Demand. Industrial production in the U.S. climbed for a second month in December as demand picked up for capital equipment, showing factories