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• Thursday, 17-May-2012 19:24

  Merrill, Morgan Stanley doling out Facebook shares

  NEW YORK (Reuters) - Santa - or scrooge - has come early for advisers at Bank of America Merrill Lyn..

• Thursday, 17-May-2012 19:17

  Facebook share sale approaches

  Facebook shares will begin trading in New York on Friday in one of the most eagerly anticipated shar..

• Thursday, 17-May-2012 18:57

  DealBook: Ahead of Facebook I.P.O., a Skeptical Madison Ave.

  Despite overwhelming interest in its I.P.O., Facebook is facing concerns over its ability to attract..

• Thursday, 17-May-2012 18:57

  DealBook: Long Odds on a Big Facebook Payday

  If history offers any lesson, average investors may find they face steep odds if they hope to make b..

• Thursday, 17-May-2012 18:50

  Digital Domain: On Nextdoor.com, Social Networks for Neighbors

  Nextdoor.com provides social networks for neighborhoods, offering members a chance to exchange ideas..

• Thursday, 17-May-2012 18:49

  Microsoft awaits $250 million windfall from Facebook IPO

  Microsoft is all set to get a $250 million windfall when it sells 20 percent of its estimated 1.8 pe..

• Thursday, 17-May-2012 18:46

  Off the Shelf: In ‘iDisorder,’ a Look at Mobile-Device Addiction - Review

  A new book by a California psychologist examines obsessions with smartphones and other devices ..

• Thursday, 17-May-2012 18:46

  Prototype: An I.B.M. Computer Program Rewards Healthy Diets

  A computer program developed at I.B.M. uses game techniques and psychology to influence dieting: eat..

• Thursday, 17-May-2012 18:41

  Comcast to start charging heavy downloaders extra

  Comcast Corp., the country's largest Internet service provider, is going to start charging extra whe..

• Thursday, 17-May-2012 18:35

  DealBook: Pinterest Raises $100 Million

  Pinterest, which allows users to share photographs, recipes and other media on custom "pinboards," r..

• Thursday, 17-May-2012 18:18

  Netgear adds to its 802.11ac lineup

  Netgear's first 802.11ac router, the R6300, will go on sale next week for $200, the company ann..

• Thursday, 17-May-2012 18:16

  VMware envisions virtualization in post-PC, BYOD era

  VMware wasn't just looking to save money when it launched a BYOD plan with the mandate that all..

• Thursday, 17-May-2012 18:06

  Iomega Unveils NAS Appliance For SMBs

  StorCenter px12-450r networked attached storage appliance features Intel Ivy Bridge processor and in..

• Thursday, 17-May-2012 18:00

  SAP Builds Ecosystem To Boost Hana

  SAP forges closer ties with Intel, IBM, analytics vendors, and systems integrators to jump start its..

• Thursday, 17-May-2012 17:58

  Bits Blog: Twitter Implements Do Not Track Privacy Option

  Twitter said it will allow users to opt-out of cookies that collect personal information used for ad..

• Thursday, 17-May-2012 17:55

  Verizon Nixes Unlimited Data Grandfather Clause

  Verizon will reveal a new shared data policy this summer and end its unlimited data option, accordi..

• Thursday, 17-May-2012 17:52

  Fake Google Chrome Installer Steals Banking Details

  New polymorphic Android malware, meanwhile, disguises itself as a free virus scanner.

• Thursday, 17-May-2012 17:51

  Pinterest financing values company at $1.5 billion

  (Reuters) - Silicon Valley startup Pinterest raised $100 million from a group led by Japanese onlin..

• Thursday, 17-May-2012 17:35

  CloudBees BuildHive is Alive!

  GitHub users rejoice!  Today CloudBees announced the release of BuildHive, a continuous integration ..

• Thursday, 17-May-2012 17:30

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• Thursday, 17-May-2012 17:30

  Robotic Arm Holds Promise For Paralyzed Soldiers

  The Department of Defense and Veterans Affairs are involved in new research that demonstrates how an..

• Thursday, 17-May-2012 17:27

  Paralyzed, Moving a Robot With Their Minds

  Scientists said a tiny brain implant allowed two people who are virtually paralyzed below the neck t..

• Thursday, 17-May-2012 17:25

  Government may miss cloud targets

  The Government may miss its cloud computing targets because of a lack of enthusiasm from public sect..

• Thursday, 17-May-2012 17:21

  Universities that offer the elite to all

  Two Stanford professors hope to unlock profit as well as classes with a groundbreaking online learni..

• Thursday, 17-May-2012 17:20

  Met Police to extract phone data

  Mobile phone data of suspects in police custody is to be extracted and retained, regardless of wheth..

• Thursday, 17-May-2012 17:02

  DealBook: Spotify Is Raising Millions in a Deal That Would Value It at $4 Billion

  The lofty valuation for Spotify, a service that expanded into the United States only last year, unde..

• Thursday, 17-May-2012 17:00

  App Smart: Digital Guardians That Help Ease the Fears of Parents

  Two apps, FBI Child ID and Footprints, are worth downloading for any parent — even those who ..

• Thursday, 17-May-2012 17:00

  Senator Wants 55,000 Green Cards For Tech Grads

  Sen. John Cornyn proposes replacing visa lottery with program that allocates more permanent resident..

• Thursday, 17-May-2012 16:54

  Hybrid CIOs: The Future Of SMB IT?

  David Hemendinger is both COO and CIO of the midmarket firm Summer Infant--and likes it. Here's why ..

• Thursday, 17-May-2012 16:53

  A Computer User’s Guide to Cloud Storage

  Cloud storage, now offered by a number of companies in different price ranges, offers a substitute f..

• Thursday, 17-May-2012 16:43

  Why Google's Nexus Plan Makes Sense

  Google is preparing to revamp how "pure Android" smartphones are sold in a move that will surely app..

• Thursday, 17-May-2012 16:37

  Google's Knowledge Graph Answers Questions Searchers Haven't Yet Asked

  Google is extensively updating its search function with the rollout of a new Knowledge Graph. The h..

• Thursday, 17-May-2012 16:33

  Who Is Still Using IE6? the UK Government

  strawberryshakes writes "The death knell for IE6 was sounded a couple of years ago, but seems like s..

• Thursday, 17-May-2012 16:32

  Geena Davis wins major telecom award

  Actress Geena Davis, President of Argentina Cristina Fernández de Kirchner and Huawei Chairman Sun Y..

• Thursday, 17-May-2012 16:32

  Paging Mr. Phelps: This SSD will self-destruct....

  SSD maker RunCore's InVincible SSD can wipe your data using one of two methods: overwriting th..

• Thursday, 17-May-2012 16:11

  DreamHammer Wants To Corner the Drone OS Market

  nonprofiteer writes "The Pentagon is increasingly transforming the military into an unmanned force, ..

• Thursday, 17-May-2012 16:01

  SaaS EHR Model Gains Physician Support

  Many small practices like the software-as-a-service approach to electronic health records because it..

• Thursday, 17-May-2012 15:53

  AUDIO: Taxman targets online traders

  HMRC is targetting people who use sites such as eBay and Amazon to sell items online at a profit.

• Thursday, 17-May-2012 15:46

  Can Facebook crack China?

  Can Facebook crack the Chinese market?

• Thursday, 17-May-2012 15:43

  Re-Invent Software Delivery and Offer Your Business as a Service

  As business leaders focus on growth during 2012, they are identifying business expansion and transfo..

• Thursday, 17-May-2012 15:30

  How To Build The Right IT Skills

  Every IT pro, no matter how senior, must always be in learning mode, but especially in a lackluster ..

• Thursday, 17-May-2012 15:30

  Forensic Tool Grabs iPhone, iPad Data Remotely

  Commercial forensic software from ElcomSoft lets investigators download someone's iPhone or iPad dat..

• Thursday, 17-May-2012 15:25

  Steve Ballmer called 'Worst CEO' by Forbes

  Forbes says Ballmer wins "Worst CEO" award. True, or did Bill Gates hand over the keys at the right ..

• Thursday, 17-May-2012 15:14

  iZettle beats Square to European mobile credit card payments

  After 50,000 customers sign up in native Sweden, iZettle goes after the UK mobile payment market. re..

• Thursday, 17-May-2012 15:06

  RunCore Introduces Self-Destructable SSD

  jones_supa writes "RunCore announces the global launch of its InVincible solid state drive, designed..

• Thursday, 17-May-2012 15:05

  State of the Art: SoundLink and Big Jambox Speakers Go Wherever You Go - State of the Art

  Pump up the volume with either of two high-end wireless room speakers: Bose’s SoundLink Wirel..

• Thursday, 17-May-2012 15:00

  A Facebook Co-Founder Reflects on the Path Forward

  Eduardo Saverin, who left the company after two years, is assessing how best to manage the extraordi..

• Thursday, 17-May-2012 15:00

  6 Facebook Problems Need Fixing

  After the IPO hoopla, there's work to do. Facebook might have 845 million users, but that does not m..

• Thursday, 17-May-2012 14:52

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• Thursday, 17-May-2012 14:52

  Banner Health, Aetna Reach For ACO Gold

  Banner Health Network joins forces with the insurance giant, taking advantage of analytics tools nee..

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