And just like that, Facebook is officially a publicly tradable stock after the company sold over 420 million shares at $38 a pop yesterday to raise $16 billion for its IPO. Also “just like that,” the company’s been sued by some …
Report: Amazon to Sell Ads on Kindle Fire Welcome Screen for $600K
Kindle Fire owners could soon be seeing something new when they turn their tablets on — ads. According to Ad Age, Amazon is looking to profit even more off its most popular product by offering up the welcome screen as ad …
Facebook IPO Pops Early, Then Drops in Disappointing Debut
Facebook shares jumped 13% to hit $43 just minutes after the company went public in the largest Internet IPO in history.
via Facebook IPO Pops 13% in Early Trading Before Falling Flat | Business | TIME.com
PC in Your Pocket: $74 Android Stick Goes on Sale
If you need a dirt-cheap desktop PC and don’t mind Android, $74 will get you one that fits in your pocket.
The MK802 “Android 4.0 Mini PC” just popped up at online retailer AliExpress. It has a single-core 1.5 GHz processor, …
Diablo III and Always-Online Gaming: Bad for Us and Here to Stay?
I’d rather talk about playing Diablo III, but since I’m working on a poky-band smartphone connection that makes playing much of anything online a lurching debacle, let’s talk about Diablo III‘s always-on requirement, or digital …
How to Play Diablo III on Your iPad
Diablo III is a PC and Mac exclusive, but thanks to remote desktop software, you can easily take the game with you on an iPad.
All you need to play Diablo III your the iPad is Splashtop’s Remote Desktop app, which is currently …
Who Needs Walking When Honda’s ‘Personal Mobility Device’ Exists?
Walking! It takes so much effort, lifting one foot after the other. That’s why the good people of Honda have developed the Uni-Cub.
Think of it as a Segway but smaller, perfect for navigating the halls of your office or moving …
Review: The Weather Channel’s Slick New (and Free) iPhone App
Cracks about meteorological accuracy aside, I’ve morphed into my family’s weatherman in recent years — partly because I’m the only one with a smartphone, partly because I’m obsessed with severe weather-watching. My wife has the …
Sick of Hearing About Facebook? You’re Not Alone
With the much-heralded Facebook IPO almost upon us, a backlash is growing amongst those weary of the endless hype. Some are skeptical of the company’s lofty valuation; others are just sick of all the attention being given to a site they see as little more than a frivolous time-sink.
Netflix Gets Fancy New Web Video Player, Lures Old Subscribers Back
It seems like the last time we checked in on Netflix, it wasn’t doing too well. Its shares were plunging, competitors were popping up everywhere and Qwikster was shorthand for corporate cluelessness. Today, however, things are …
10 Quick Tech Links: Verizon Kills Unlimited Data, Facebook vs. Google and More
Here’s a handful of interesting tech stories from around the web for Thursday, May 17.
Facebook vs. Google: The epic battle [CNET]
The Facebook IPO will embolden the social network company to up its fight with Google for the
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How to Stop Sleeping with Your Smartphone
In her new book, Sleeping with Your Smartphone, Harvard Business School professor Leslie Perlow details her years-long research project with The Boston Consulting Group, an attempt to improve the work-life balance at the hard-driving firm with incremental but meaningful changes in attitude and behavior.