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Facebook stock opens with a thud

Facebook stock opens with a thud

The world's largest social network is watching its share price drop today and is currently below its $38 IPO price, hanging between $33 and $34 a share.
Full coverage: Facebook IPO
Nasdaq acknowledges trading problems with Facebook's IPO

May 21, 2012 6:52 AM PDT

Cable companies expand free Wi-Fi

Cable companies expand free Wi-Fi

Five of the nation's largest cable companies are partnering to allow their subscribers free access to each others' Wi-Fi hot spots in cities across the U.S.

May 21, 2012 3:00 AM PDT

Leap Motion: 3D hands-free motion control, unbound

Leap Motion: 3D hands-free motion control, unbound

Startup's tech puts sub-millimeter accuracy at your fingertips, offers control gestures like pinch-to-zoom, and promises advances that make the Kinect and its kin look like yesterday's news.
Photos: Leap bounds ahead with 3D
For VC, a Leap from great advice to big rewards

May 20, 2012 9:06 PM PDT

Top Technology News

  1. Zuckerberg's married status gets 1M likes

    Once word got out that Facebook's CEO had married Priscilla Chan in a secret ceremony, the rush began to Mark Zuckerberg's Facebook status update.
    Zuckerberg weds in secret ceremony

  2. Volkswagen tries to conquer the world with tech

    The German automaker wants to be the biggest in the world by 2018, and that ambition will require great tech from an unlikely outpost in Silicon Valley. As part of CNET Conversations, Brian Cooley visits its Electronics Research Lab.
    Video: Driving into the future with VW

  3. Microsoft quietly launches So.cl social network

    Software giant's "experiment in open search" is designed to be a research tool in which students share information on a variety of topics of interest.

  4. Hulu unveils lineup of original, exclusive shows

    The online video site continues to expand its library of original content with three original shows and seven exclusive ones.

  5. Pakistan blocks Twitter over 'blasphemous' images, report says

    The country implements the ban over concerns about a promotion involving posting images of the prophet Muhammad. Facebook has taken a more conciliatory approach.

  1. Should angry Verizon subscribers ditch Big Red?

    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.

  2. How Zuckerberg's wedding reveals Facebook's problem

    On visiting the Facebook announcement of its CEO's wedding, I was served ads for insurance and heart attack prevention. Slightly inappropriate?

  3. Mark Zuckerberg gets married at surprise wedding

    Fewer than 100 people arrived at the Facebook CEO's Palo Alto, Calif., home Saturday thinking they were there for his girlfriend's graduation celebration. Instead, the two shared their vows.

  4. Microsoft opines: Vista was 'cheesy'; drops Aero

    Microsoft has ditched Aero Glass for the Windows 8 desktop.

  5. Fiat brilliantly punks VW on Google Street View

    Fiat workers notice a Street View car filming in their area. So one staff member decides to drive right up to the door of VW's nearby headquarters and park a Fiat 500 there. The Street View car photographs it.

  1. 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.

  2. Five things to know about the new Facebook

    Facebook is getting major changes within the next few weeks that will alter the way you socialize online with friends. Here's what the new Facebook interface will look like.

  3. Darth Vader's personal Lego spaceship flies Sept. 1

    The popular toy maker says that on September 1 it will start selling an all-new set, Darth Vader's personal spacecraft, the Super Star Destroyer Executor. The set will cost $400.

  4. What Facebook announced at F8 today

    At its annual developers conference, the world's largest social network unveils Timeline and a new Open Graph, two major features that seem likely to change the way people interact with the service.

  5. How bad is the Mac malware scare? (FAQ)

    Windows users are familiar with the fake anti-malware ruse, but this is the first time it's been targeted at the smaller Mac market. CNET tells you what MacDefender is and what it means for Macintosh users.

  1. Should angry Verizon subscribers ditch Big Red?

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    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.

  2. Microsoft opines: Vista was 'cheesy'; drops Aero

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    Microsoft has ditched Aero Glass for the Windows 8 desktop.

  3. Samsung grabs 9 million pre-orders for Galaxy S III

    84 comments

    The Korean phone maker's next-generation Galaxy S phone is off to a hot start -- before its actual release later this month.

  4. Friday Poll: Verizon killing unlimited data, what are you going to do?

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    The death knell is ringing for unlimited data plans on Verizon. Is leaving Verizon among your plans for mourning their passing?

  5. Here's how desperately cities want Apple stores

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    According to a report, Apple gets hugely preferential leases just to open its stores in certain cities and locations. Why is anyone surprised?

  1. Nasdaq Acknowledges Troubles With Facebook Deal

    Nasdaq OMX's Chief Robert Greifeld acknowledged design problems with Nasdaq's technology after the exchange operator was widely seen as bungling the landmark listing of shares of Facebook Friday.

    from The Wall Street Journal.

  2. Samsung, Apple to Sit at the Table

    Chief executives of Apple and Samsung Electronics will meet in Monday in a court-directed session aimed at settling their smartphone patent war. But a deal seems unlikely.

    from The Wall Street Journal.

  3. Exclusive: Why Glenn Beck is selling pillows, salsa and purses

    Glenn Beck is launching an online marketplace that sells goods from small businesses and describes its business model as "real-world trickle-down economics." "I strongly believe in the power of small businesses," Beck says. "Their stories, their prod

    from GigaOM

  4. Gestures Control Computers

    The race is on to liberate computer users from the mouse. Some technology innovators are developing ways in which hand gestures can be used to control computers.

    from The Wall Street Journal.

  5. Nasdaq's Facebook Problem

    The Nasdaq Stock Market said on Sunday it bungled Facebook's initial public offering, acknowledging that technology problems affected trading in millions of shares.

    from The Wall Street Journal.

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  2. Scenes from Facebook's IPO (photos)
  3. Digital foreplay, virtual houseflies among Carnegie Mellon work (videos)
  4. Scenes from Facebook's all-night hackathon (photos)
  5. The big winners of Facebook IPO (photos)
  6. The Top 10 Web IPOs of all time -- pre-Facebook, that is (images)
  7. These 'Alpha Geeks' are already living in the future (photos)
  8. Google's walk-through of Knowledge Graph

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