Glorious. Gift. Gently. Goes. Glittering. Grand. Glaring. Gasp. Gently. Given. Gone. Gloved. Goth. Grandkids. Gravelly. Greeting. Gnome. Groups. Groovy.

Stories of the day:

• Microsoft said to be planning next-gen Surface announcement for June
• Taxi hailing apps come to NYC, but judge immediately blocks them
• Instagram launches photo tagging feature on iPhone and Android

Today's 90 Seconds on The Verge was written by Bryan Bishop. All production magic is credited to Christian Mazza and Regina Dellea.