Tuesday, January 31, 2012

Will Facebook deliver an IPO surprise? (AP)

Will Facebook deliver an IPO surprise? (AP)

Will Facebook deliver an IPO surprise? (AP)

Posted: 31 Jan 2012 06:07 PM PST

FILE - In this May, 26, 2010 file photo, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg talks about the social network site's new privacy settings in Palo Alto, Calif. Zuckerberg turns up at business conventions in a hoodie. “Cocky” is the word used to describe him most often, after “billionaire.” He was Time's person of the year at 26. So when he takes Facebook public, why would he follow the Wall Street rules? The company is expected to file as early as Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2012 to sell stock on the open market in what will be the most talked-about initial public offering since Google in 2004, maybe since the go-go 1990s. Around the nation, regular investors and IPO watchers are anticipating some kind of twist - perhaps a provision for the 800 million users of Facebook, a company that promotes itself as all about personal connections, to get in on the action. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez, File)AP - Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg turns up at business conventions in a hoodie. "Cocky" is the word used to describe him most often, after "billionaire." He was Time's person of the year at 26.

Amazon 4Q results, outlook sends stock lower (AP)

Posted: 31 Jan 2012 05:21 PM PST

This Jan. 26, 2012 photo, shows a webpage on Amazon.com featuring Kindle e-book readers on a computer screen in Miami. Amazon.com Inc., reports quarterly financial results Tuesday, Jan. 31, 2012, after the market close.(AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee)AP - Shoppers spent more money online this holiday season than ever before, and yet, Amazon _the world's largest Internet retailer_ failed to meet Wall Street's sales expectations with its latest financial results.

VC firm Andreessen Horowitz raises $1.5B to invest (AP)

Posted: 31 Jan 2012 02:12 PM PST

AP - Silicon Valley entrepreneur-turned-venture capitalist Marc Andreessen and his partners have raised another $1.5 billion to invest in technology startups as they prepare to profit from a previous bet on Internet social network Facebook.

Just Show Me: 3 great football apps for your iPhone (Yahoo! News)

Posted: 31 Jan 2012 06:03 PM PST

Yahoo! News - Welcome to Just Show Me on Tecca TV, where we show you tips and tricks for getting the most out of the gadgets in your life. In today's episode we'll show you three apps for your iPhone that'll help you stay on top of …

Could “smart paint” warn of future disasters before they happen? (Yahoo! News)

Posted: 31 Jan 2012 05:57 PM PST

Yahoo! News - Could a simple coat of paint save lives? Researchers at the University of Strathcylde in Glasgow, Scotland believe so: They've developed a smart paint capable of finding structural defects and the potential for disaster long before any issues arise. The environmentally-friendly paint consists of …

Twitter Is Not a Media Company, CEO Says (Mashable)

Posted: 30 Jan 2012 05:21 PM PST

Mashable - "Twitter is not a media company," Twitter CEO Dick Costolo declared on stage at AllThingsD's media conference in Laguna Nigel, CA, Monday evening. The statement was surprising given Twitter's well-publicized role as a platform for breaking news, entertainment and other communications. "You [even] sell advertising," AllThingsD's Peter Kafka pointed out.

Mexico broadband project stuck in stalemate (Reuters)

Posted: 31 Jan 2012 04:00 PM PST

Reuters - An ambitious private project to unlock wireless access across Mexico appears to be stuck in a stalemate with the developer and the government unable to agree on terms.

Hackers attack large Brazilian bank (AP)

Posted: 31 Jan 2012 11:48 AM PST

AP - A group of Internet hackers said Tuesday it took down the website of Brazil's second largest private sector bank, one day after it did the same with the country's largest private bank.

Mel Gibson's "Get the Gringo" to debut on DirecTV (Reuters)

Posted: 31 Jan 2012 08:00 PM PST

Reuters - Mel Gibson's next movie, "Get the Gringo," will debut on DirecTV, Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment, DirecTV and Gibson's Icon Productions said Tuesday.

Toilet-Time Cellphone Habits Make for Interesting Survey (ContributorNetwork)

Posted: 31 Jan 2012 03:46 PM PST

ContributorNetwork - COMMENTARY | I have often wondered where researchers come up with the subjects of their surveys. Here's one to beat them all. According to the New York Times, a survey by 11mark shows three-quarters of the populace have used a cellphone while on the toilet. 91 percent of respondents ages 28 to 35 have done it, but fewer than half of respondents over 65 have.

Anti-Wall Street protester's Twitter posts subpoenaed (Reuters)

Posted: 31 Jan 2012 04:46 PM PST

Reuters - Prosecutors have subpoenaed the Twitter records of an Occupy Wall Street protester who was arrested in October during a mass protest on the Brooklyn Bridge.

Humble Indie Bundle Now on Android with Nearly Free Games (ContributorNetwork)

Posted: 31 Jan 2012 03:14 PM PST

ContributorNetwork - The Humble Indie Bundle is a promotion that started in May 2010 and has reappeared several times since then. It's a collection of games from indie developers, that's sold as a download with no DRM (meaning you can copy it as much as you want). What sets it apart is that you can name your own price, or even donate the money to charity instead. And all of the games are cross-platform, meaning they work on Windows, Mac OS X, and Linux.

TouchPal Keyboard Tablet offers another great input alternative (Appolicious)

Posted: 31 Jan 2012 03:15 PM PST

Appolicious - There are already a wealth of alternatives to the stock keyboard which comes with your Android tablet, so how does TouchPal Keyboard Tablet stack up? Well, with a little more development and work, this is sure to be a contender. Even as a free beta right now, it's still worth a shot for sure.

Phone + tablet merge: Asus to show redesigned PadFone at MWC in February (Digital Trends)

Posted: 31 Jan 2012 08:02 AM PST

Digital Trends - Asus has been one of the leaders in innovative tablet designs. We were saddened that it did not announce any new products at the Consumer Electronics Show in January, but it looks like Feb. 26 or 27 may be its time to shine. Asus has confirmed with MoDaCo (via PocketNow) that it intends to unveil a newly designed PadPhone tablet + phone at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Spain. 

CEO: Vevo made $150 million in revenue last year (AP)

Posted: 31 Jan 2012 06:11 PM PST

AP - Vevo, the online music video service launched by Universal Music Group and Sony Music Entertainment in late 2009, pulled in $150 million in revenue last year, chief executive Rio Caraeff revealed on Tuesday.

EU probes Samsung, Germany blocks its tablets (AP)

Posted: 31 Jan 2012 03:51 PM PST

FILE - In this Aug. 25, 2011 file photo a lawyer holds an Apple iPad and a Samsung Tablet-PC at a court in Duesseldorf, Germany. The Duesseldorf state court ruled Tuesday, Jan. 31, 2012, that neither the South Korean company's Galaxy Tab 10.1 nor the Galaxy Tab 8.9 could be sold in Germany because they were in violation of unfair competition laws. A German appeals court has upheld a decision prohibiting Samsung Electronics Co. from selling two of its tablet computers in Germany, agreeing with Apple Inc. that they too closely resemble the iPad2. (AP Photo/dapd, Sascha Schuermann, file)AP - Samsung took a double-hit in its battle against archrival Apple when the European Union announced it would investigate whether it was illegally trying to hinder competitors and Germany blocked sales of some of its tablet computers.

Apple engineers ‘heavy into’ near-field communication for iPhone 5, rumor says (Appolicious)

Posted: 31 Jan 2012 10:52 AM PST

Appolicious - Near-field communication seems poised to be the next major technology to sweep the smartphone market. Already there are smartphones running Google's Android operating system that contain the technology, and we recently heard about a chip embedded in a smartphone case that brings the capability to any current iPhone.

Megaupload users: EFF wants to help you recover lost files (Digital Trends)

Posted: 31 Jan 2012 11:16 AM PST

Digital Trends - As of Monday, it seemed all but guaranteed that the files stored on the servers used by Megaupload, which was seized by the US government on January 19, were gone for good. This includes the data of people who used Megaupload for legitimate purposes, like distributing work documents, or their own photo and video creations. But thanks to a collaborative effort between the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) and Carpathia Hosting, which owns and operates many of the servers used by Mega in the US, users who lost their files may now have a way to get them back.
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