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Ad industry says IE10's Do-Not-Track implemenation hurts web

Ad industry says IE10
  • Posted October 3, 2012, 6:00 PM by Rick Burgess | Filed in Industry News, The Web
  • Recently, Microsoft's decision to equip Internet Explorer 10 with Do-Not-Track and enable it by default has raised quite a few eyebrows. Unsurprisingly, the Association of National Advertisers is the latest organization to express its "profound disappointment" regarding Microsoft's choice. The…

Ex-Yahoo exec, ex-hedge fund manager plead guilty to insider trading

Ex-Yahoo exec, ex-hedge fund manager plead guilty to insider trading
  • Posted May 22, 2012, 9:30 AM by Shawn Knight | Filed in Industry News
  • A former Yahoo executive and a former mutual fund manager for Ameriprise Financial have both pleaded guilty to insider trading charges, according to the US Securities and Exchange Commission.

Over $175 million pledged with Kickstarter in just three years

Over $175 million pledged with Kickstarter in just three years
  • Posted May 1, 2012, 8:30 AM by Shawn Knight | Filed in The Web With Video
  • Kickstarter, a crowd funding website where individuals pitch their ideas to the masses and ask for funding, just celebrated its three year anniversary. The site opened on April 28, 2009 and since then, nearly 50,000 projects have sought financing with…

Facebook's long rumored IPO is imminent

Facebook
  • Posted January 30, 2012, 7:30 AM by Julio Franco | Filed in The Web, Industry News
  • In the past few years Facebook has grown far beyond its somewhat humble roots. There used to be a time when it played second place in the social networking space to that other website no one even cares to visit…

Groupon becomes largest Internet IPO since Google, raises $700 million

Groupon becomes largest Internet IPO since Google, raises $700 million
  • Posted November 4, 2011, 12:00 PM by Shawn Knight | Filed in Industry News, The Web
  • Groupon has raised $700 million in its initial public offering and is currently trading much higher than the original $20 per share asking price. The daily deals company managed to sell 35 million shares at $20 each, thus becoming the…

Ultrabook makers pushing Intel for 50% discount on CPUs

Ultrabook makers pushing Intel for 50% discount on CPUs
  • Posted August 16, 2011, 4:00 PM by Jose Vilches | Filed in Hardware, Mobile Computing
  • Intel is pushing hard to make "Ultrabooks" hot-selling items in the upcoming holiday season, investing in manufacturers that innovate on hardware design and providing a bill of materials to show that the $1,000 price point can be reached. Many of…

The ultrabooks are coming, Intel pushes forward with $300 million fund

The ultrabooks are coming, Intel pushes forward with $300 million fund
  • Posted August 11, 2011, 9:30 AM by Julio Franco | Filed in Mobile Computing, Industry News With Video
  • Intel is getting more serious on their intent to drive sales of "Ultrabooks" in the upcoming holiday season and beyond. We had reported earlier on rumors that the chip giant was paying first-tier notebook vendors to develop Ultrabooks, but with…

Apple has more money than the US government

Apple has more money than the US government
  • Posted July 29, 2011, 1:26 PM by Shawn Knight | Filed in Apple
  • Apple now has more liquid cash and marketable securities on hand than the US government, according to financial statements released by the US Treasury on Wednesday. Last week Apple posted their best-ever quarter with $28.57 billion in revenue and a net profit of $7.31 billion.

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