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Facebook at 99 Times Profit Exceeds 99% of S&P 500 Index: Tech
BusinessWeek By Lee Spears and Sarah Frier on May 04, 2012 Facebook Inc. (FB) (FB) is betting its growth prospects will persuade investors to pay 99 times earnings for its initial public offering, a higher multiple than 99 percent of companies in the Standard … Zuckerberg's Facebook IPO Will Make Him Richer Than Ballmer Facebook valuing itself at up to $ 96 billion in IPO Facebook plans to raise $ 10.6 billion in mega IPO |
May 03 2012
Facebook at 99 Times Profit Exceeds 99% of S&P 500 Index: Tech – BusinessWeek
Apr 20 2012
US STOCKS-Wall St up on earnings but tech, banks weigh – Reuters
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US STOCKS-Wall St up on earnings but tech, banks weigh
Reuters * GE, Microsoft, McDonald's get lift from results * Caution ahead of Chinese manufacturing data * SanDisk tumbles after another revenue warning * Dow up 0.5 pct, S&P up 0.12 pct, Nasdaq off 0.24 pct By Rodrigo Campos NEW YORK, April 20 (Reuters) – US … Stocks End Mostly Higher, But Nasdaq Ends Red Stocks push higher with stronger earnings First winning week of April for stocks |
Apr 16 2012
Apple shares lead tech sector lower – Los Angeles Times
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Apple shares lead tech sector lower
Los Angeles Times Apple shares fall for a fifth-straight session as the Dow rebounds from its worst week of the year. In an about-face from its role leading the market up for most of the year, the tech sector's decline weighed on the Standard & Poor's 500 index and the … The Day on the Dow: Tech Tanked and Apple Sank Apple Shares Lose Shine Apple drags down Nasdaq |
Apr 16 2012
Apple shares lead tech sector lower – News & Observer
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Apple shares lead tech sector lower
News & Observer By WALTER HAMILTON – Los Angeles Times The technology behemoth suffered its fifth-straight losing session Monday, the first time it has endured that fate since early October. On a bad day for tech stocks but a solid one for the rest of the market, … All About Apple? Dow Leaves S&P And Nasdaq In The Dust Blue-chips hold gains, but tech sector lags US Stocks Mixed; Dow Rises Amid Upbeat Retail Sales Data; Apple Lags |
Apr 16 2012
Blue-chips hold gains, but tech sector lags – CNN
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Blue-chips hold gains, but tech sector lags
CNN By Ben Rooney @CNNMoneyMarkets April 16, 2012: 4:50 PM ET NEW YORK (CNNMoney) — US stocks closed mixed Monday, with blue-chips gaining and tech shares falling, as investors weighed an upbeat report on retail sales, corporate earnings and renewed … Why the Dow Rose on a Mixed Day Dow gains on retail sales but Apple bites Nasdaq US Stocks Mixed; Dow Rises Amid Upbeat Retail Sales Data; Apple Lags |
Apr 09 2012
Tech Patents Soar in Value – Wall Street Journal
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Tech Patents Soar in Value
Wall Street Journal By SHIRA OVIDE And JOHN LETZING Microsoft Corp.'s agreement to spend nearly $ 1.1 billion buying and licensing about 1100 patents covering some of the Internet's basic plumbing from AOL Inc. spotlights the ongoing boom in spending among tech titans for … AOL surges 43% on $ 1 billion patent deal AOL stock soars after $ 1.06B patent deal with Microsoft Microsoft deal with AOL part of patent scramble |
Apr 05 2012
Facebook picks Nasdaq, cementing exchange operator’s position as tech hub – Washington Post
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Facebook picks Nasdaq, cementing exchange operator's position as tech hub
Washington Post April 5 (Bloomberg) — Facebook Inc. plans to list its shares on the Nasdaq Stock Market, further cementing the exchange operator's position as the favored venue for the biggest US technology companies, according to a person with knowledge of the … Facebook reportedly chooses Nasdaq over NYSE Facebook Will List Shares On Nasdaq Facebook Is Said to Pick Nasdaq for IPO |
Dec 28 2011
Utah’s bowl success challenges Tech – Atlanta Journal Constitution
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Utah's bowl success challenges Tech
Atlanta Journal Constitution Utah's bowl success, highlighted by BCS bowl wins over Pittsburgh and Alabama, stands in contrast to the postseason desert that Georgia Tech has wandered. The Yellow Jackets, Utah's opponent in Saturday's Sun Bowl, have lost their past six bowl games, … Georgia Tech suspends O-lineman for bowl game vs. Utes Utes' Star Lotulelei moving up but not to pros yet; will be key vs. Ga. Tech … Cory McCartney: Georgia Tech-Utah Sun Bowl preview |
Dec 28 2011
Notable tech products of 2011, from iPhone 4S to Spotify – USA TODAY
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Notable tech products of 2011, from iPhone 4S to Spotify
USA TODAY Think back to the tech products you were anticipating in 2011: fresh tablets, smartphones, screaming-fast 4G service and more. By Edward C. Baig Now consider which products made a major impact, which fell short, and which frankly came out of nowhere. … |
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Former Tech star Kevin Cone added to 53-man roster
Atlanta Journal Constitution (blog) FLOWERY BRANCH — Former Georgia Tech standout Kevin Cone, who's been on the Falcons' practice squad, was added to the 53-man roster on Wednesday. Also, linebacker Robert James was added to the roster. The Falcons had room after placing linebacker Mike … |
Dec 28 2011
How Cornell Beat Stanford (And Everybody Else) For NYC Tech Campus – Wired News
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How Cornell Beat Stanford (And Everybody Else) For NYC Tech Campus
Wired News Kim knows Boston's tech scene well, having started Next Jump in his dorm room at Tufts. After settling in New York, he resisted pressure to take Next Jump out of the city for easy venture capital money in California through two different tech booms in … |
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Promise for 2012: Kinder, gentler tech coverage
ZDNet (blog) By James Kendrick | December 28, 2011, 1:19pm PST Summary: My resolution for next year is provide kind, gentle coverage of the mobile tech space. Oh, who am I kidding? I confess I can sometimes be hard on mobile tech companies. … |
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Sensor tech targets parking rogues
Stuff.co.nz While such residential developments are still a year away, the disabled parking technology is now being tested in Britain by the City of Edinburgh and supermarket chain Sainsbury's. And the company, whose chairman is the Computershare founder Chris … |
Dec 28 2011
Tech Trends That’ll Kill It In 2012 – Forbes
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Tech Trends That'll Kill It In 2012
Forbes Of course, there's a lot more to the tech space than just social media. What are some other trends we can expect to play a big role in 2012? Here's a look at what some CEOs had to say on the matter: Kris Duggan, CEO of Badgeville: “Gamification … |
Dec 28 2011
Virginia Tech gets set to face a much-improved Michigan defense – Washington Post (blog)
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Virginia Tech gets set to face a much-improved Michigan defense
Washington Post (blog) By Mark Giannotto As Virginia Tech offensive coordinator Bryan Stinespring and play-caller Mike O'Cain sat down to formulate a game plan against Michigan's much-improved defense for the Sugar Bowl, the two were confronted with a dilemma. … Hokies still looking for elite status Keys to the Game: Sugar Bowl Peter Warrick, Florida State Beat Virginia Tech in 2000 Sugar Bowl, Win … |
Dec 28 2011
Virginia Tech place kicker Cody Journell released from jail – Washington Post (blog)
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Virginia Tech place kicker Cody Journell released from jail
Washington Post (blog) By Mark Giannotto After spending almost a week in jail, Virginia Tech place kicker Cody Journell was released Wednesday morning on a $ 100000 secured bond, the Montgomery County (Va.) circuit court clerk's office confirmed. Journell had been denied bond … |
Dec 28 2011
2011 Tech Rewind: This year in Apple – The Next Web
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2011 Tech Rewind: This year in Apple
The Next Web As part of our retrospective on everything tech, we'll outline the biggest things that happened at Apple over the past year and comment on the products and services it has delivered to ensure its revenues continued to climb and consumers switched to … |
Dec 28 2011
Tech Travel: Why All Gadgets Should Be Banned on Flights – Fox News
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Tech Travel: Why All Gadgets Should Be Banned on Flights
Fox News By John R. Quain If you ask Alec Baldwin, he'll probably tell you that flying isn't fun. After the actor was kicked off a flight for playing with his electronic device, plenty of people were sympathetic to his plight: They want to use their e-readers … |
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The Top 10 Tech Stories of 2011
PC Magazine By Chloe Albanesius From the TouchPad to the iPad, Steve Jobs to the fictional "iPhone 5," 2011 had its share of major tech stories. We lost an icon, debated the merits of Android vs. iOS, saw a few notable companies struggle through major PR snafus, … |
Dec 28 2011
Best Tech Predictions Of 2012 – InformationWeek
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Best Tech Predictions Of 2012
InformationWeek I take on four big tech predictions for 2012, from mobile to social–and dish up three of my own. By Eric Lundquist InformationWeek The start of the new year also marks the start of prediction season and 2012 is no different. … |
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Five tech trends to watch in 2012
USA TODAY Tablets dominate the tech conversation, but that doesn't mean the PC is dead. No, it's alive and well, but in a form that will closely mimic some of the best features of tablets. I don't have numbers yet, but I'm betting Desktop PCs were not big … |
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Global Water Technologies Supports Water Tech Summit 2012
MarketWatch (press release) 28, 2011 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ — Global Water Technologies, Inc. (otc markets:GWTR) is a supporting organization for the 3rd Annual Water Tech Summit that will be held in Santa Clara, California on February 7-9, 2012. "This event connects some of … |
Dec 28 2011
High Tech Home Gadgets for Winter – Fox News
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High Tech Home Gadgets for Winter
Fox News Fortunately, while the unrelenting cold tries to wear us down, technology offers a warming respite from the ravages of Old Man Winter. There are tons of great gadgets on the market this year that promise not only to keep us warm at home, … |
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Tech ticker: Solazyme CEO resigns; China launches navigation system; Google+ grows
Contra Costa Times Solazyme Chief Operating Officer Jeffrey Webster resigned from the biofuels maker, effective immediately, for health and personal reasons. Webster joined the South San Francisco-based company Sept. 12, it said today in a securities filing. … Satellite navigation system launched Chinese Satellite Navigation System Goes Live |
Dec 28 2011
Stealth Tech, Facebook Revolutions, Shadow Wars: The Most Dangerous Year Ever – Wired News (blog)
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Stealth Tech, Facebook Revolutions, Shadow Wars: The Most Dangerous Year Ever
Wired News (blog) Tahrir Square became a DIY tech hub. But Mubarak found that trolling the square's de facto Facebook page couldn't stop the movement. That's where his traditional, low tech solutions — arrests, even camel-borne cavalry assaults — came in. … |
Dec 28 2011
Top tech successes and failures of 2011 – Sydney Morning Herald
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Top tech successes and failures of 2011
Sydney Morning Herald Investment in Australian tech startups boomed in 2011, with several receiving funding from some of the biggest venture capital firms in the US. Perhaps a strong indication US investment will continue to boom well into 2012 is the fact US venture … |
Dec 28 2011
Academy Tech Council adds members: Clairmont, Hora, Lambert and Shefter join … – Chicago Tribune
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Academy Tech Council adds members: Clairmont, Hora, Lambert and Shefter join …
Chicago Tribune Denny Clairmont, John Hora, Bob Lambert and Milt Shefter have accepted invitations to join the Science and Technology Council of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, bringing the Council's 2011-2012 membership roster to 24. … |
Dec 28 2011
Tevin Washington seeks strong finish for Georgia Tech – Atlanta Journal Constitution
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Tevin Washington seeks strong finish for Georgia Tech
Atlanta Journal Constitution By Ken Sugiura EL PASO, Texas — After Georgia Tech's season ends Saturday at the Sun Bowl, quarterback Tevin Washington knows how he'll push himself and his teammates in the offseason. “Make sure [that] everything we do, we concentrate on finishing,” … |
Dec 28 2011
Tolbert scores 27 as Texas Tech beats Cal State Bakersfield 74-58 – Washington Post
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Tolbert scores 27 as Texas Tech beats Cal State Bakersfield 74-58
Washington Post LUBBOCK, Texas — Jordan Tolbert scored 27 points, all from the paint and free-throw line, to lead Texas Tech past Cal State Bakersfield 74-58 on Tuesday night. Tolbert, a freshman, has scored at least 20 points in his last four games, … |
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Looking forward to the next year in tech
The Japan Times By RICK MARTIN If you can manage to look past the bummer of Mayan doomsday prophecies, 2012 looks pretty promising from a tech geek's point of view. Touch up: If Samsung releases a Nexus tablet running Android 4.0 in 2012 it could be a winner for … 10 biggest tech stories of 2011 Losses abound for tech world in 2011 Apple dominates Google's Zeitgeist 2011 |
Dec 27 2011
Texas Tech 74, CS Bakersfield 58 – ESPN
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Texas Tech 74, CS Bakersfield 58
ESPN AP LUBBOCK, Texas — Jordan Tolbert scored 27 points, all from the paint and free-throw line, to lead Texas Tech past Cal State Bakersfield 74-58 on Tuesday night. Tolbert, a freshman, has scored at least 20 points in his last four games, … |
Dec 27 2011
Ga. Tech notes: Sun Bowl appearance ‘a big deal’ – Atlanta Journal Constitution
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Ga. Tech notes: Sun Bowl appearance 'a big deal'
Atlanta Journal Constitution By Ken Sugiura EL PASO, Texas — Georgia Tech's players will give themselves a chance in the Sun Bowl. The Yellow Jackets have shown enthusiasm about playing Utah in the Sun Bowl and being in El Paso, which will give them more of an opportunity to end … Utah, Georgia Tech focused on the run Utes' Star Lotulelei moving up but not to pros yet; will be key vs. Ga. Tech … Cory McCartney: Georgia Tech-Utah Sun Bowl preview |
Dec 27 2011
Tech firms to pay $553 million in settlement over alleged LCD price fixing – Los Angeles Times
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Tech firms to pay $ 553 million in settlement over alleged LCD price fixing
Los Angeles Times Separately, five of the tech companies agreed to pay more than $ 14 million to settle other claims brought by the states in their law enforcement capacities. The corporations also agreed to engage in antitrust compliance programs and to cooperate with … Samsung, Others to Pay Out $ 553 Million Over LCD Price-Fixing |
Dec 27 2011
Technology Civil War? South’s Tech Sector Thrives – Fox News
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Technology Civil War? South's Tech Sector Thrives
Fox News By Sasha Bogursky A growing tech startup scene in the South threatens to unseat the traditional tech meccas of Boston, New York and San Francisco. Meet the next generation of entrepreneurs behind three Atlanta-based companies who come at tech from a … |
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CEA: Confidence Rose Again in December
Dealerscope The CEA Index of Consumer Technology Expectations (ICTE) reached 93.6, which represented both a yearly high and a two-point gain over November. Meanwhile, the CEA Index of Consumer Expectations (ICE), which measures the overall economy, … Consumer Confidence in Economy, Technology Increase in December, According to CEA Consumer confidence measures rise |
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Tech That Should Be on Your Company's Radar for 2012
PCWorld (blog) By Logan G. Harbaugh, PCWorld There are a variety of new technologies advancing in 2012 that you should investigate, if you aren't already doing so, to give your small business a leg up on the competition. These recent technologies are beginning to be … |
Dec 27 2011
6 Stocks to Gain From 2012′s Tech Battle – Forbes
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6 Stocks to Gain From 2012's Tech Battle
Forbes The information technology industry is in the early stages of a transformative shift, and a handful of companies are likely to benefit over the next decade. Cloud computing, software as a service and big data are buzz words for IT's change. … |
Dec 27 2011
Utes’ Star Lotulelei moving up but not to pros yet; will be key vs. Ga. Tech … – Washington Post
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Utes' Star Lotulelei moving up but not to pros yet; will be key vs. Ga. Tech …
Washington Post Now, the mountainous man will be asked to help carry Utah's defense when it faces Georgia Tech's triple-option attack in the Sun Bowl on New Year's Eve. Some thought it might be Lotulelei's last collegiate game, especially after he won the Morris … |
Dec 27 2011
Top 10 most bizarre tech stories of 2011 – CNN
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Top 10 most bizarre tech stories of 2011
CNN By Lilly Workneh, Special to CNN Japan's "kissing machine" — along with other loony inventions — has made this year's list of the most bizarre tech news. (CNN) — In 2011, the tech world saw the release of game-changing gadgets including the iPhone … |
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5 Japanese Tech Companies (And Samsung) Set Up LTE Mobile Chip Venture
TechCrunch Big news from Asia's mobile market today: Japan's biggest mobile carrier NTT Docomo (55 million customers, over US$ 50 billion in sales per year) is teaming up with five other tech powerhouses to develop chips for next-generation mobile devices. … |
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Colleges And Suicide Threats: When To Call Home?
Huffington Post JUSTIN POPE 12/26/11 05:48 PM ET AP The email that arrived at Virginia Tech's health center in November 2007 was detailed and unmistakably ominous. It concerned a Tech senior named Daniel Kim and came from an acquaintance at another college. … Colleges and suicide threats: when to call home? |
Dec 27 2011
Brooklyn tech entrepreneur Eric Alterman plans to hire hundreds for his DUMBO … – New York Daily News
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Brooklyn tech entrepreneur Eric Alterman plans to hire hundreds for his DUMBO …
New York Daily News BY Lore Croghan A tech company that's taking root in DUMBO plans to hire hundreds of skilled workers over the next few years. “Nine workers to 900 is not a pipe dream; it's a five-year plan,” said Flow CEO and founder Eric Alterman. … |
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Big 2011 Tech Stories About People, Not Products
Huffington Post His impact on tech, as well as on movies and music, is likely to be remembered for centuries. He's already an icon, right up there with Thomas Edison, Alexander Graham Bell and Henry Ford. Jobs' legacy is not just the Apple II, the Mac, the iPod, … |
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High-tech holidays and Titanic trips will be hot in 2012
Sydney Morning Herald JWT predicts one of the biggest emerging tech-trends will be smartphone apps that break through the language barrier by translating conversations. An app called Vocre can translate what each speaker is saying, almost in real time and in nine languages. … |
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