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1. Facebook, Dead or Alive - Wall Street Journal
Globe and Mail Facebook, Dead or Alive Wall Street Journal By AL LEWIS I will not make the same mistake I made in 2004 when I panned the initial public stock offering of Google. "A bet on Google is a bet on a company that makes 95% of its revenues on Internet advertising," I wrote, before I came to work for ... Why Facebook may not be a wise investmentWashington Post IPO Euphoria, Without Much MemoryNew York Times Advice to new Facebook millionaires: take a breathReuters BusinessWeek -eWeek -PC Magazine all 283 news articles »
2. Facebook's Sheryl Sandberg Goes Public on Parenting - Forbes
Forbes Facebook's Sheryl Sandberg Goes Public on Parenting Forbes Would it surprise you to hear that a future CEO had the following background? She enjoyed weekly manicures with her mother starting at age four, spent her days playing princess dress-up, was not regularly around professional women, and was not told she ... The $1.6 Billion Woman, Staying on MessageNew York Times Facebook board of directors lacks diversityWashington Post Facebook COO Poised to Enter Billionaire Boys ClubThe Atlantic Wire all 33 news articles »
3. Zuckerberg's 2012 personal income tax bill: $1.5 billion - Register
Telegraph.co.uk Zuckerberg's 2012 personal income tax bill: $1.5 billion Register If all goes according to plan, Facebook founder, chairman, and CEO Mark Zuckerberg's share of the profit in his company's upcoming initial public offering will result in him facing a tax bill of around $1.5bn for 2012. What's more, the Financial Times ... Facebook Readies IPO FilingWall Street Journal Zuckerberg May Sell $1.67B in Facebook StockBloomberg Wealthy Investors Shrug at Facebook IPOBusinessWeek New York Times -Washington Post -Apple Insider all 8,132 news articles »
4. Anonymous hacks call between FBI and Scotland Yard about hackers - Digitaltrends.com
Digitaltrends.com Anonymous hacks call between FBI and Scotland Yard about hackers Digitaltrends.com A recent trans-Atlantic call between the FBI and the UK's Scotland Yard in which operatives from the two law enforcement agencies discussed ongoing cases regarding a number of alleged hackers was intercepted and recorded—by hackers. Anonymous gain access to FBI and Scotland Yard hacking callBBC News FBI Admits Hacker Group's EavesdroppingNew York Times Hacker Group Anonymous Intercepted US Call Over InvestigationBusinessWeek Wall Street Journal -TODAYonline all 1,822 news articles »
5. Microsoft Windows Phone 8 Details Leak - News Quench
News Quench Microsoft Windows Phone 8 Details Leak News Quench Rumors surfaced this week concerning Microsoft's upcoming mobile operating system, Windows Phone 8. The rumors come from a leaked video featuring Joe Belfiore, a Microsoft senior vice president and manager of the Windows Phone project, and include a ... Microsoft testing Skype Windows Phone client, expected at MWCThe Verge Windows Phone 8: Great, But Still Too Late?PC Magazine Amazon's Latest Hire Could Mean More Apps For KindleGizmodo IntoMobile -Tom's Guide -Mashable all 94 news articles »
6. Does Mars have life? New study says it's unlikely on the surface - The State Column
Telegraph.co.uk Does Mars have life? New study says it's unlikely on the surface The State Column If there is life on Mars it is likely it is found far under the surface of the arid Red Planet, according to a study released Friday. A research team led by London's Imperial College has concluded that the surface of Mars has been arid for hundreds of ... Space voyages shouldn't become politically incorrectmsnbc.com Life on Mars? Not on the surfaceTG Daily Mars too dry for lifeTelegraph.co.uk Discovery News -RedOrbit -UPI.com all 39 news articles »
7. Smartphone Shipments Top PCs For The First Time Ever - Forbes
Forbes Smartphone Shipments Top PCs For The First Time Ever Forbes Smartphone shipments topped PCs for the first time ever last year, by 73 million units, according to figures published by research firm Canalys on Friday. Last year a total of 487.7 million smartphones were shipped. Only 414.6 million PCs, ... Smartphone sales exceed those of PCs for first time, Apple smashes recordDigitaltrends.com Report: Smartphone Shipments Overtake PCs in 2011PC Magazine Smartphone shipments outpaced PCs in 2011 for first timeComputerworld Apple Insider -CNET -Register all 55 news articles »
8. NASA releases HD Earth image - KPRC Houston
Daily Mail NASA releases HD Earth image KPRC Houston A satellite orbiting the Earth took six of pictures over an eight hour time span. The images were then combined, creating Blue Marble 2012, a companion to the 'Blue Marble' image NASA released last month. The image gives a viewer the perspective of ... Spectacular High-Res Image of Earth: The Other SideWired News Second 'Blue Marble' NASA sat pic apes Apollo 17's stunnerRegister NASA releases 2nd 'Blue Marble' Earth photoUSA TODAY My Fabulous Style -Discovery News -CBS News all 76 news articles »
9. AMD's CEO prepares chipmaker for a fight - Reuters
ITBusiness.ca AMD's CEO prepares chipmaker for a fight Reuters By Noel Randewich | SUNNYVALE, California (Reuters) - Advanced Micro Devices' new chief executive delivered an enthusiastic pitch in his debut before Wall Street analysts, saying he was getting the struggling PC chipmaker "fit to fight" in a ... AMD's tablet strategy: Hondo chip, Windows 8ZDNet (blog) AMD Will Incorporate Others' Technology in Its ChipsWall Street Journal AMD Eyes ARM Alliance In War on IntelWired News PCWorld -eWeek all 121 news articles »
10. Firefox 10 Now Available for Download - PC Magazine
Sci-Tech Today Firefox 10 Now Available for Download PC Magazine By Michael Muchmore Mozilla today made the latest update of its open-source Web browser, Firefox 10, available for download in Windows, Mac, and Linux editions. The update, the latest in the organization's "rapid release" program, improves the way the ... Mozilla works on 'silent updates' for FirefoxGMA News Firefox 11 to get add-on syncCNET Firefox 10 Arrives Today with Extended Support for BusinessesComputerworld ZDNet -InformationWeek -eWeek all 65 news articles »