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Trickle-down Zuckonomics and the IPO hackathon

Trickle-down Zuckonomics and the IPO hackathon

As Mark Zuckerberg prepares to ring a bell tomorrow ushering in the company's $100 billion IPO, employees are readying a night of coding, and possibly months of spending.
Facebook to raise $16B in record tech IPO
Photos: The big winners of Facebook IPO
Live blog Friday: Facebook going public
Full coverage: Facebook IPO

May 17, 2012 3:36 PM PDT

Should angry Verizon subscribers defect?

Should angry Verizon subscribers defect?

Verizon Wireless subscribers are hopping mad about losing their unlimited data plans. But what are their options, and is there any way to keep those unlimited plans? Ask Maggie offers some advice.
Verizon: You can have unlimited data...just no device subsidies
Verizon to kill unlimited data plans for existing subscribers

May 18, 2012 12:00 AM PDT

Every iPad mini rumor there's ever been

Every iPad mini rumor there's ever been

A smaller version of the iPad is coming, you say? What is this 2009? No really. We've heard this before.

May 18, 2012 4:00 AM PDT

Top Technology News

  1. Steve Jobs involved in design of future iPhone, says report

    The late Apple co-founder is still leaving his mark on the company's future designs.
    Woz hired as an adviser on Steve Jobs biopic
    Forget the iTV, Steve Jobs wanted an iCar

  2. You can't deny Eduardo Saverin a visa for being a jerk

    The outrage directed at Facebook's co-founder has led some to demand that Uncle Sam deny him a U.S. visa. Good luck with that.
    U.S. senators take aim at Saverin over citizenship move
    Facebook's Saverin: I'm a 'global citizen,' not a tax dodger

  3. Google, Microsoft said to be creating new cloud services

    The two rivaling software giants are rumored to be in a run-off to introduce new Infrastructure as a Service platforms for the cloud, which could mean trouble for Amazon.

  4. Pirate Bay, WikiLeaks fight off crippling attacks

    Tables turn as hacker favorites are targeted in DDoS attacks.

  5. Comcast ditches 250GB data cap, tests tiered pricing

    Comcast is suspending its 250GB data cap for broadband customers while it tests a new tiered data cap option in certain parts of the U.S.
    Pay-per-use bandwidth? Not without some ground rules

  1. Verizon to kill unlimited data plans for existing subscribers

    At an investor conference, an exec says the carrier is killing the plan for "grandfathered" customers and will force existing and new customers to sign up for a tiered "data share" plan on its 4G LTE network.

  2. 5 lessons from a lost iPhone

    Sree Sreenivasan chronicles the lessons he's learned midway through 48 hours without a smartphone. Welcome back to the early '90s!

  3. Stunning iPhone app is our first taste of the new Google

    The bold new design of the Google+ iPhone app has major implications for the future of Google's social network, and the trajectory of the company.

  4. Solar eclipse blazes a 'ring of fire' this weekend

    For the first time in 18 years, millions of people can watch the moon pass in front of the sun, exposing a brilliant scorching halo for up to 4.5 minutes in an annular solar eclipse.

  5. Nokia: Apple rigged Siri to name iPhone best phone

    The Finnish phone maker is accusing Apple of intentionally altering Siri to change its pick for the best phone from the Lumia 900 to the iPhone.

  1. Solar eclipse blazes a 'ring of fire' this weekend

    For the first time in 18 years, millions of people can watch the moon pass in front of the sun, exposing a brilliant scorching halo for up to 4.5 minutes in an annular solar eclipse.

  2. Paralyzed woman moves robotic arm using thought alone

    Using the BrainGate neural interface system, a woman paralyzed by a brainstem stroke serves herself coffee for the first time in 15 years.

  3. Study: You're not clicking on Facebook ads -- and you never will

    Greenlight, a digital-marketing agency, says that 44 percent of survey respondents said they "never" click on ads on the social network.

  4. Facebook vs. Google: The epic battle

    The Facebook IPO will embolden the social network company to up its fight with Google for the online advertising market. Don't expect Google to back down.

  5. Here's what Android fragmentation really looks like

    Data reveals thousands of devices running wild in the global Android jungle.

  1. Verizon to kill unlimited data plans for existing subscribers

    296 comments

    At an investor conference, an exec says the carrier is killing the plan for "grandfathered" customers and will force existing and new customers to sign up for a tiered "data share" plan on its 4G LTE network.

  2. Nokia: Apple rigged Siri to name iPhone best phone

    164 comments

    The Finnish phone maker is accusing Apple of intentionally altering Siri to change its pick for the best phone from the Lumia 900 to the iPhone.

  3. Comcast ditches 250GB data cap, tests tiered pricing

    93 comments

    Comcast is suspending its 250GB data cap for broadband customers while it tests a new tiered data cap option in certain parts of the U.S.

  4. Verizon: You can have unlimited data... just no device subsidies

    80 comments

    After a day of taking heat for its plan to kill off unlimited wireless-data plans entirely, Verizon says users can keep them after all. But there's a catch.

  5. Facebook's Saverin: I'm a 'global citizen,' not a tax dodger

    74 comments

    Company co-founder who, it was recently revealed, renounced his U.S. citizenship says the decision had nothing to do with the blockbuster IPO and taxes.

  1. Facebook Close to $38 IPO Price

    Facebook is close to pricing its IPO at $38 a share, which would value the company at $104 billion. The company tried floating higher numbers to investors but was rebuffed.

    from The Wall Street Journal.

  2. HP's Whitman to Announce Restructuring Plan Wednesday; 30,000 Jobs Targeted

    The plan is simple: Cut here, reinvest there.

    from AllThingsD

  3. Pinterest Valued at $1.5 Billion

    Pinterest, the online scrapbooking website that has become the latest Silicon Valley darling, has raised $100 million in a financing round that values the start-up at $1.5 billion.

    from WSJ.com: WSJ India

  4. Netflix to Comcast: Raising the cap is not enough

    Netflix isn't satisfied with Comcast's announcement that the broadband provider is going to raise its bandwidth cap from 250GB to 300GB per month. The real issue, the video service said, is Comcast's unwillingness to count its own Xfinity.tv service

    from Video

  5. Apple Censoring 'Jailbreak' in U.S. iTunes Store Listings [Update: Fixed]

    Exploring an observation initially made by iOS hacker @planetbeing, Shoutpedia notes that Apple has mysteriously begun censoring the word "jailbreak" in the U.S. iTunes Store. While not all mentions of the word are affected, the vast majority of them

    from MacRumors: Mac News and Rumors - Front Page

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