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Weekend tech reading: Facebook to buy Opera for its own browser?
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Facebook browser that would allow you keep up to date with your social life from in-built plug-ins and features on the menu bar could be on the cards. Pocket-lint has heard from one of its trusted sources that the social networking giant is looking to buy Opera Software...
After five days, Facebook ranks as worst IPO flop of the decade
- Facebook’s introduction on the Nasdaq certainly hasn’t lived up to the hype leading up to last Friday and the current forecast isn’t looking much better. The stock is down 16 percent from its IPO price, prompting Bloomberg to declare it…
Facebook launches dedicated camera app for iOS
- Facebook has released a dedicated camera app that’s designed to make it faster and easier to upload photos to the social network in addition to editing your pics and browsing those uploaded by your friends.
Facebook, underwriters sued over "secret" changes to revenue forecast
- Facebook’s record-setting IPO was the talk of the town leading up to last Friday when shares were made available for purchase on the NASDAQ. To say that the process went smoothly would be the understatement of the century. The IPO…
Facebook IPO affected by Nasdaq technical issues
- Nasdaq OMX Group Inc. faces scrutiny after shares of Facebook Inc. were plagued by delays and mishandled orders on its very first day of trading. Apparently computers used to drive the auctions were overwhelmed by order cancellations and updates in…
Weekend tech reading: Facebook from inception to IPO
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Just over eight years after Mark Zuckerberg launched thefacebook in a Harvard dorm room, Facebook has officially gone public today. And, what better time to dig back into the company's history, as documented by everyone from The Harvard Crimson and The New Yorker to Zuckerberg himself?
Facebook sued for $15 billion over alleged privacy violations
- While it may be a joyous day for Facebook over on Wall Street, things aren’t looking as peachy in the courtroom as the social network has been hit with a lawsuit to the tune of $15 billion. Levied by law…
Senators introduce legislation to penalize Facebook co-founder
- A pair of Democratic Senators have introduced legislation that would punish anyone who renounces their American citizenship with the intent to avoid taxes. The bill comes shortly after Facebook co-founder Eduardo Saverin allegedly did just that, relocating to Singapore and…
60 percent of Americans don't trust Facebook to keep their data private
- A recent poll conducted by the Associated Press-CNBC shows that Facebook has a long way to go in earning the trust of their users. Nearly 60 percent of people questioned had little or no trust in Facebook’s ability to keep…
Bing goes social with Facebook, Twitter integration
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In what it claims to be the largest update ever, Microsoft will introduce social results to its search engine -- not unlike the "Search, Plus Your World" initiative Google shared in January. However, instead of showing only Google+ data, Bing will incorporate info from relevant contacts...
Congress aims to outlaw employers from requiring Facebook passwords
- In response to a recent (and dubious) phenomenon where employers require employees to fork over the proverbial keys to their online accounts, U.S. House Democrats are working to pass legislation which will prohibit this practice all together.
Gmail gets better Google+ notifications on desktop, mobile
- On the Official Gmail Blog, software engineer Zohair Hyder has announced that Google is introducing improved Google+ notifications in Gmail. Users will now be able to reply to Google+ notifications directly from their Gmail accounts and +1 posts, further intertwining the…
Facebook encouraging members to share organ donor status
- Facebook is hoping to use their massive member pool for something besides keeping in touch with friends. The social network has announced a plan that will encourage users to share organ donor status on their Facebook page in an effort…
Facebook pads IP portfolio, buys AOL patents from Microsoft
- Patent portfolios are trading hands faster than ever as Facebook has agreed to purchase a large number of patents from Microsoft. The social network is handing over $550 million in cash for a selection of patents that Microsoft obtained from…
Buy stock in your favorite companies without leaving Facebook
- Shortly after Facebook goes public next month, the company will be launching a program that will allow other public companies to sell stock to customers right from their Facebook page. Facebook users will be able to purchase shares in as…
Facebook set to go public on May 17, valued at $100 billion
- Facebook is planning to go public on May 17 according to multiple sources, granted the social network is able to get all of the necessary paperwork through the Securities and Exchange Commission in time. There’s little doubt that Zuckerberg’s company…
Facebook integrates Listen button for artists, bands and musicians
- Facebook has added a new button to pages belonging to artists, bands and musicians. The Listen button allows users to play a selection of music from a band or musician while visiting their page using one of several streaming apps…
Facebook to acquire Instagram for $1 billion in cash and stock
- Social networking giant Facebook, which is in the process of going public with a record IPO that could value the company at about $100 billion, has just announced it is buying Instagram for about $1 billion in cash and stock.…
NY purges sex offenders from online gaming with "Operation: Game Over"
- New York state Attorney General, Eric Schneiderman, announced that over 3,580 state registered sex offenders have been "purged" from various online gaming networks. The effort to keep sex offenders away from youthful gamers is part of a state initiative coined…
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