Facebook seeks $5bn initial public offering on Wall Street
Facebook has filed to go public and is seeking a $5-billion initial public offering — the largest flotation by a Wall Street-listed internet company.
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HP surrenders as post-PC era beckons
The surest sign the post-PC era is here is the announcement by the world’s top personal computer maker that it is taking steps to exit the business.
Obama makes history in 140 characters
Barack Obama replied to a barrage of questions about the economy from Twitter users in the social media-savvy president’s first "Twitter Town Hall".
Net giants join next-gen address stress test
Facebook, Google and other tech giants have taken part in a global test of a new system designed to replace the dwindling pool of Internet addresses.
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Apple denies tracking iPhones
Apple on Wednesday denied claims it was tracking iPhone users but said it would fix software "bugs" that resulted in location data being unencrypted.
Murdoch’s Wall Street Journal takes on New York Times
The two newspaper heavyweights are poised to do battle as Rupert Murdoch’s <i>Journal</i> challenges Arthur Sulzberger’s <i>Times</i>.
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2009: The Year of Twitter and Facebook
Twitter, fuelled by smartphones and online bursts of 140 characters, soared to lofty heights over the past year while Facebook eclipsed MySpace.
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Curtain falling on ‘digital decade’
While it got off to a rocky start with the Y2K bug and dotcom bubble, the era dubbed the "Digital Decade" has turned out to be a dizzying period of in
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Hearst looks to digital readers of the future
With an eye on the readers of the future, US publisher Hearst announced plans on Friday to launch a digital newsstand.
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All eyes on Murdoch as papers ponder digital future
Is Rupert Murdoch bluffing? Making a bold high-stakes gamble that will save the troubled newspaper industry?