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2012-03-05 08:31:41

Abu Dhabi gets full ownership of chip manufacturer

The Abu Dhabi government on Monday agreed to acquire full control of Advanced Micro Devices Inc.'s former microchip manufacturing unit, though AMD will remain a key customer.
Source: Associated Press
2012-03-05 16:06:23

US prosecutors file for extradition of Kim Dotcom

Federal prosecutors in the United States have filed papers in New Zealand seeking the extradition of Megaupload founder Kim Dotcom and three of his colleagues, whom they accuse of making a fortune by helping Internet users share files illegally.
Source: Associated Press
2012-03-05 20:56:30

2 UK accused of stealing Jackson music from Sony

Two men have been charged in Britain with hacking into Sony Music's computers and stealing music, the company and British police said Monday. A person familiar with the situation said the hackers had obtained unreleased Michael Jackson tracks.
Source: Associated Press
2012-03-05 21:23:34

Activision Blizzard names Dennis Durkin as CFO

Video game publisher Activision Blizzard Inc. has hired Microsoft veteran Dennis Durkin as chief financial officer to replace Thomas Tippl, who had been serving in the post on an interim basis since being promoted to chief operating officer.
Source: Associated Press
2012-03-05 21:29:12

Forget the iPad 3 -- Apple is Launching the iPad HD

As an editor, I'm pretty much contractually obliged to be cautious. So many rumors are constantly swirling around the next hot Apple gadget that one has to keep an open mind about all of them -- every last one could be wrong. The company could teach the NSA a thing or two about secrecy, so there's never any official denial or confirmation.
Source: Mashable
2012-03-05 21:39:57

Anonymous blocks Peru's high-tech police website

Police officers stand guard in Peru in 2010The vigilante Internet hackers called Anonymous blocked the website of Peru's police who fight against computer crime, a officials said Monday.



Source: AFP
2012-03-05 21:45:38

NY man brings on 5 more lawyers against Facebook

An upstate New York man who says he's entitled to half ownership of Facebook has added five attorneys to his legal team.
Source: Associated Press
2012-03-05 21:46:09

Apple's rumored iTV 'the biggest thing since the smartphone,' says analyst

Apple's rumored iTV 'the biggest thing since the smartphone,' says analystFew people on this planet currently know whether Apple plans to release its own television set. And Piper Jaffray’s in-house Apple analyst Gene Munster claims to be one of them. During a recent interview with Bloomberg Radio, Muster said that an Apple television is not only real, it will be “the biggest thing… since the smartphone.”



Source: Digital Trends
2012-03-05 22:11:18

10 Biggest Internet IPOs of the Last 10 Years [INFOGRAPHIC]

Until we hear otherwise, it's assumed that Facebook is well on its way to the trading floor. The social networking behemoth filed paperwork to go public at the beginning of February, and is on track to be the most valuable public Internet company in the universe.
Source: Mashable
2012-03-05 22:24:43

A look at how some IPO stocks have fared

Facebook has filed paperwork for an initial public offering of stock. Its public debut will be the most anticipated tech IPO since Google went public in August 2004. Meanwhile, online reviews site Yelp Inc. began trading publicly last week.
Source: Associated Press

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