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From Tech 3:42 pm

A post-IPO Facebook strategy

Try as they might, many retail investors won't be able to get shares of Facebook in its first hours of trading.

Facebook

From Companies 3:24 pm

Facebook IPO: Why Did Underwriters Boost Its Value?

A day before Facebook (Nasdaq: FB), the No. 1 social network holds its initial public offering, its 33 underwriters boosted the number of shares for sale by 25 percent, potentially valuing the deal as high as $19 billion.

From Tech 3:14 pm

Verizon sees revenue increase from shared plans

Verizon Wireless should see an increase in data revenue after it offers new shared data plans this summer, according to a top executive for parent company Verizon Communications Inc.

Micron Technology

From Companies 2:19 pm

Micron Shares Surge On Apple Japan Orders

Shares of Micron Technology (Nasdaq: MU), the only U.S. maker of memory chips, jumped as much as 9 percent Thursday on a report that Apple (Nasdaq: AAPL), the world's most valuable technology company, had placed a huge order in Japan.

Absinthe jailbreak

From Tech 12:28 pm

How to Jailbreak iPad 2 Using Absinthe for Mac and PC

How to jailbreak your iPad running iOS 5.0.1 using Absinthe on Mac and Windows.

The Pirate Bay

From Society 12:22 pm

Pirate Bay Down After Anonymous-Style DDoS Attack

The Pirate Bay, bane of content creators and love of downloaders, has endured a prolonged Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attack that has disabled the site for an unusually prolonged period of time, with many pointing to hacktivist group Anonymous as the source of the problem.

The Android Plan: Why Google Will Mimic Microsoft To Conquer Apple

From Companies 12:18 pm

The Android Plan: Why Google Will Mimic Microsoft To Conquer Apple

Google will reportedly work with up to five different manufacturers at once to offer a wide variety of Android devices, including both smartphones and tablets. The move is a big power play from Google in its efforts to surpass Apple, and it could absolutely work, mainly because it's worked before with Microsoft.

Facebook

From Tech 11:50 am

Facebook by Numbers: A Look Inside the Social Network Phenomenon

Facebook will float on the stock market this Friday, we look at the enormous numbers behind the company that has gone from zero to $100bn in eight years.

Carly Rae Jepsen

From Tech 11:49 am

SMU Rowing Team Calls Out Harvard Men's Baseball In 'Call Me Maybe' Parody Challenge [VIDEO]

The SMU women's rowing team is calling out the Harvard Men's Baseball team with a "Call Me Maybe" challenge. The SMU team was on its way to the airport in Knoxville, Tenn., after the Conference USA championships in Oak Ridge when they taped a choreographed dance to Carly Rae Jepsen's hit single, "Call Me Maybe.".

Lightbox Photos

From Companies 11:39 am

Facebook Acquiring Lightbox.com Staff, Technology

Facebook (Nasdaq: FB), the No. 1 social network, said it’s acquiring the staff and technology of startup Lightbox.com, developer of a photo app for mobile surfaces.