May 16 2012

DDoS attack sidelines The Pirate Bay, Anonymous to blame? – TechSpot

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Daily Mail
DDoS attack sidelines The Pirate Bay, Anonymous to blame?
TechSpot
By Shawn Knight In what can only be described as a bit ironic, The Pirate Bay has been taken down not by court order of ISP blockades but by a DDoS attack of unknown origin. The popular torrent sharing site has been sidelined for the better part of 24
The Pirate Bay hit by DDoS attackBBC News
Pirate Bay Under DDoS Attack From Unknown EnemyTorrentFreak
Wikileaks has been under DDoS attack for the last three daysZDNet (blog)
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Globe and Mail
Saverin: I'm a 'global citizen,' not a tax dodger
CNET
Facebook's co-founder, who recently renounced his US citizenship, says the decision had nothing to do with the blockbuster IPO and taxes. by Steven Musil May 16, 2012 4:25 PM PDT Follow @stevenmusil Facebook co-founder Eduardo Saverin,
Facebook Co-Founder Saverin Denies Tax-Dodging TalkPC Magazine
The Facebook Founder Who Unfriended AmericaBloomberg
A Facebook Co-Founder Reflects on the Path ForwardNew York Times
Sydney Morning Herald -The Republic -Los Angeles Times
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USA TODAY
Do Facebook ads work? IPO, GM spotlight issue
USA TODAY
By Laura Petrecca, Gary Strauss, and Hadley Malcolm Just as Facebook prepares for its highly anticipated initial public offering of stock, the effectiveness of advertising on the site is under scrutiny, thanks to General Motors' decision to pull its
Here Are 10 Reasons Not to Buy Facebook Before You Buy It AnywayWall Street Journal
Will others follow General Motors and drop Facebook?Washington Post
Will Facebook adapt to mobile or will mobile adapt to Facebook?GigaOM
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May 16 2012

The Pirate Bay hit by DDoS attack – BBC News

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BBC News
The Pirate Bay hit by DDoS attack
BBC News
File-sharing website The Pirate Bay (TPB) has been hit by a Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attack. The site has been largely inaccessible for the last 24 hours, and the service is intermittent in the UK. The Pirate Bay has confirmed the attack on
Pirate Bay Under DDoS Attack From Unknown EnemyTorrentFreak
The Pirate Bay Taken Down by Cyber AttackeSecurity Planet
The Pirate Bay Taken Down by DDoS AttackPC Magazine
Ars Technica -CNET (blog) -Register
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IBNLive.com
General Motor's defection makes it harder for Facebook to make a bull case for
Washington Post
May 16 (Bloomberg) — General Motors Co., the world's biggest automaker, no longer intends to advertise on Facebook Inc. as the social network prepares for an initial public offering. “Currently we have no plans to continue advertising with Facebook,”
Biz Break: Facebook's IPO, Apple's iPhone and Google's search results all may San Jose Mercury News
Hey, doomsayers, Facebook will do much better than you thinkVentureBeat
Companies ask: Does advertising on Facebook pay? The Associated Press
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msnbc.com
Verizon Wireless to scrap unlimited plans for 4G users
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For now, Verizon Wireless customers who move to the company's highest-speed fourth generation (4G) network from its older network can still use the company's unlimited wireless data plan for a flat monthly fee. By Sinead Carew NEW YORK — Verizon
Verizon ending unlimited data plans, upsets customers on TwitterLos Angeles Times
Verizon Wireless Sees End To Unlimited-Data Plans On New NetworkWall Street Journal
Existing unlimited data plans' days are numbered, Verizon saysArs Technica
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May 16 2012

Biz Break: Facebook’s IPO, Apple’s iPhone and Google’s search results all may … – San Jose Mercury News

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The Guardian
Biz Break: Facebook's IPO, Apple's iPhone and Google's search results all may
San Jose Mercury News
By Jeremy C. Owens Today: Facebook upsizes its IPO, Apple (AAPL) reportedly will make the iPhone bigger, and Google (GOOG) will offer more in its search results. Another day closer to Facebook's initial public offering, another updated filing from the
Companies ask: Does advertising on Facebook pay? The Associated Press
GM Kiss-off Screams Need For Facebook Ads That Follow Users Around The WebForbes
Betting on Facebook's futureMarketWatch
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Gadget Review
Verizon to end unlimited data for upgraders
CNNMoney
By David Goldman @CNNMoneyTech May 16, 2012: 5:13 PM ET NEW YORK (CNNMoney) — Verizon Wireless is planning this summer to begin forcing smartphone customers with unlimited data plans to switch to tiered plans when they upgrade, the company's chief
Verizon Wireless Sees End To Unlimited-Data Plans On New NetworkWall Street Journal
Verizon to kill unlimited data plans in transition to 4G LTEApple Insider
Verizon to kill unlimited data plans for existing subscribersCNET
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USA TODAY
Google unveils search overhaul
USA TODAY
By Jon Swartz, USA TODAY Google on Wednesday ratcheted up its search service as Facebook steamrolls to its gargantuan IPO on Friday. Google's next generation of search, called Knowledge Graph, has been anticipated within high-tech circles for months.
Google makes search 'more human'BBC News
Google adds factoids to search resultsCNET
Google revamps search, tries to think more like a personCNN
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May 16 2012

New MacBook Pro Retina display will cost Apple, consumer too? – Los Angeles Times

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TIME
New MacBook Pro Retina display will cost Apple, consumer too?
Los Angeles Times
By Salvador Rodriguez Apple Retina displays are reportedly already in the supply channel for the rumored redesigned MacBook Pros, but they are not going to come cheap. Retina displays for the revamped MacBook Pros could cost Apple almost $ 100 more per
Apple Said to Prepare Thinner Mac Laptops Sporting Intel ChipsBloomberg
Retina MacBook screens: Already here — and priceyCNET (blog)
The MacBook Pro's Mystery MixTechNewsWorld
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BBC News
Apple's Patent Win Delays Shipments of Two HTC Smartphones
Wired News
By Nathan Olivarez-Giles Shipments of the HTC One X have been blocked by US Customs enforcement. Photo: Ariel Zambelich/Wired If you're looking to buy an HTC One X or Evo 4G LTE smartphone, you might have to wait awhile.
HTC One X, Evo 4G LTE held up in US Customs because of patent issueWashington Post
Why the One X Holdup Hurts HTCPC Magazine
HTC One X, Evo 4G LTE imports blocked by patent disputeMacworld
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IBNLive.com
We may not trust Facebook, but we don't quit it either, shows poll
msnbc.com
We've long known more than a few Facebook users don't trust the social network to keep their personal information private. We know this because each and every time a new Facebook privacy kerfuffle hits the news, that's all we talk about in our status
Google exec to Facebook: Uh, your users aren't really shoppersCNET
Why GM May Regret Dumping Facebook AdsForbes
GM Had 1999 Reasons to Crash Facebook's IPO PartyDailyFinance
NASDAQ -MLive.com
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May 16 2012

Google exec to Facebook: Uh, your users aren’t really shoppers – CNET

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Forbes
Google exec to Facebook: Uh, your users aren't really shoppers
CNET
Following GM's decision to drop its Facebook ads, a Google advertising guy tweaks-by-tweet, noting that Facebook users aren't, y'know, really there to go shopping. He's got a point — but maybe not for long. by David Hamilton May 16, 2012 11:48 AM PDT
GM Doesn't "Like" Facebook, Drops AdsForbes
GM Had 1999 Reasons to Crash Facebook's IPO PartyDailyFinance
Infographic: After GM Loss, Can Facebook Compete in the Ad Game?PC Magazine
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USA TODAY
Google revamps search, tries to think more like a person
CNN
By Doug Gross, CNN (CNN) — So, let's say you're doing a Google search for "Kings." Did you mean the LA hockey team or the Sacramento basketball team? Maybe the TV show? Or maybe you actually wanted to know something about monarchs.
Google overhauls search with new knowledge graphSlashGear
Google Fires Back at Bing With 'Knowledge Graph'PC Magazine
Google revamps US searchReuters
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ABC News
Facebook Boosts IPO Size As More Holders Sell Stock
Wall Street Journal
(Updates with quotes from professor beginning in paragraph four as well as more information about Zuckerberg's voting control.) By Lynn Cowan and Rolfe Winkler Facebook Inc. boosted the size of its initial public offering to more than 400 million
Facebook IPO Gets a Boost: 84 Million More Shares For SaleMashable
Facebook IPO date has tax implicationsFortune
Facebook IPO triggers retail investor crazeReuters
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May 16 2012

Facebook investors to cash out more shares – msnbc.com

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CBC.ca
Facebook investors to cash out more shares
msnbc.com
NEW YORK — Insiders and early Facebook investors will be unloading more of their shares in the initial public offering, the company said Wednesday, as they take advantage of investor demand. Facebook said in a regulatory filing that 84 million shares,
Retail demand could inflate Facebook IPO priceFinancial Times
Who is Mark Zuckerberg, the boy genius behind Facebook?Fox News
Zuckerberg's Facebook story is study in contrastsDaily Caller
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Globe and Mail
Next iPhone will have 4-inch screen: report
msnbc.com
Apple plans to use a larger screen on the next-generation iPhone and has begun to place orders for the new displays from suppliers in South Korea and Japan, people familiar with the situation said on Wednesday. The new iPhone screens will measure 4
Lastest iPhone Rumor Points to 4-Inch Screen (Again)PC Magazine
Apple Moves Toward Larger iPhone ScreensWall Street Journal
IPhone to get larger screen: A report to take with a grain of salt?Los Angeles Times
Reuters -CNET -Washington Post
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Computerworld
HTC Smartphone Blockade Racks Up Victims
InformationWeek
Certain HTC smartphones have been blocked at US Customs, putting the hurt on AT&T and Sprint. Does Apple care that its patent war is damaging its own customers? The raging smartphone patent war appears to have claimed its first true victim: HTC.
US Customs is blocking shipments of HTC One X and Evo 4G LTE "indefinitely"DailyTech
HTC smartphones blocked by US customsAFP
Sprint's Evo 4G LTE: The Best Phone You Can't Buy?Discovery News
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May 16 2012

Why Facebook ads are different – Washington Post

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BBC News
Why Facebook ads are different
Washington Post
Facebook's road to its market debut hit a bump Tuesday when General Motors said it will stop paid advertising on the social network. According to Forrester analyst Melissa Parrish, the move should be a wake-up call for the social network.
Why Facebook Marketing Doesn't Work for GMPCWorld
How much are you worth to Facebook?Fox News
Is there life after ads for St Zuck?Register
InformationWeek -Digitaltrends.com -CNET
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Moneycontrol.com
Lastest iPhone Rumor Points to 4-Inch Screen (Again)
PC Magazine
By Angela Moscaritolo For those wondering if Apple plans to give its next iPhone a larger screen, a report from the Wall Street Journal just added more fuel to the fire. The newspaper reported that Apple has ordered screens from its Asian suppliers
IPhone to get larger screen: A report to take with a grain of salt?Los Angeles Times
Apple Moves Toward Larger iPhone ScreensWall Street Journal
New iPhone to have larger screen, WSJ reportsWashington Post
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Globe and Mail
Facebook Expands IPO as Accel, Goldman Sachs Sell More Stock
San Francisco Chronicle
(Updates with investor's comment in third paragraph.) May 16 (Bloomberg) — Facebook Inc. investors such as Accel Partners and Goldman Sachs Group Inc. increased the number of shares they're selling in the social network's initial public offering,
Who is Mark Zuckerberg, the boy genius behind Facebook?Fox News
Half of Americans Predict That Facebook is Just a FadTom’s Guide
CORRECT: 2nd UPDATE: Facebook Boosts Size Of IPO To 421.2M SharesWall Street Journal
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