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Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg speaks during a news conference at Facebook's headquarters in Palo Alto

Facebook to Delay IPO Until Late 2012: Report

Facebook will delay its initial public offering until the end of next year so employees can focus on developing products for the No. 1 social networking website, the Financial Times reported on Wednesday.

Facebook to Friend Wall Street with IPO in 2012: Report

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Facebook won't friend Wall Street late next year by launching its anticipated blockbuster IPO, according to a report. Expected to be one of the largest IPO's in U.S. history, if not the largest, considering recent share share sales of Facebook's private stock have valued the company at more than $60 billion. The world's largest social network, which made friend a household word in terms of Web connectivity, has a reported 750 million global users or more.
Apple Dominance Questioned: Microsoft Open New Front in Anti-iPad Campaign

Windows 8 Heralds Era of Microsoft Tablet

Apple opened up what it called the post-PC era with the iPad and iPad 2, pressuring the PC-dependent Microsoft, but industry watchers believe Windows 8 may not only keep the company relevant, but may propel it into a tablet leader.
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Apple Dominance Questioned: Microsoft Open New Front in Anti-iPad Campaign

Top 10 Features of Windows 8: Will Microsoft Outshine Apple?

When Microsoft Windows Division President, Steven Sinofsky, gave an audience of developers a full preview of its imminent Windows 8 operating system at the company's Build 2011 conference on Tuesday, the mix of new features came as a surprise.
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Windows 8: Has Microsoft Outdone Apple?

Microsoft unveiled Windows 8 at its Build conference in Anaheim today, demonstrating its operating system on PCs, laptops, and tablets. Will Microsoft finally be able to compete with Apple in the tablet space?
People take pictures in the Intel booth at the Computex 2010 computer fair in Taipei

Intel Capital Gambles Small Cloud Stakes Add Up to Huge Future Gains

Intel Capital, the in-house arm of the world’s biggest chipmaker, has seeded seven small companies in hopes they will swell into profitable ventures. The move comes a month after Intel announced its $300 million Ultrabook initiative for tablets and ultralight products.
A man plays with the Nintendo 3DS portable game at an electronics shop in Tokyo

Nintendo Unveils Raft of Software in Bid to Rescue 3DS

Nintendo announced a raft of new software in an attempt to prop up disappointing sales of its latest handheld games gadget, the 3DS, but there was no sign of the add-on accessory that games blogs have said is in the works.
Steven Sinofsky, president of Windows and Windows Live Division at Microsoft, talks at Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas

What Does Windows 8 Mean to Microsoft? Maybe Everything

Microsoft is expected to release Windows 8 in 2012 and the software giant has big hopes tied around the next iteration of the Windows operating system as it would be the biggest software overhaul to the operating system since Windows 95.
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iOS 5 Release Date: Speech-to-Text Feature Likely? [VIDEO]

9to5Mac reported that it got word that Apple's most prominent carrier partners have been seeded near-final builds of iOS 5 for final testing. The build the partners received is said to be newer than the betas seeded to developers and includes some unique features.
Google buys Zagat to vie with OpenTable, Yelp

This Table Isn't Cheap: Google Acquires Zagat for $125M

About three years ago, Zagat put itself out there for anyone who wanted a taste at an estimated value at $200 million. But there was no bite. Google eventually sampled Zagat and like what they had and made an offer close to the asking price.
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Netflix App Updated; Now Works on Froyo, Gingerbread Androids

Netflix subscribers or hopefuls who want to watch movies and shows on certain smartphones are now in luck -- considering the streaming video service has updated its app to work on smartphones that run the Froyo and Gingerbread versions of the Android operating system.

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