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• Historic Facebook debut falls flat May 19, 2012
  SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - The historic initial public offering of Facebook Inc did not go as planned on Friday, as the social networking company's sky-high valuation combined with trading glitches left the stock languishing near its offering price at the market close.
• Mexico's Slim eyeing Telekom Austria stake: report May 18, 2012
  VIENNA (Reuters) - Mexican billionaire Carlos Slim is eyeing a stake in Telekom Austria and is believed to have held initial talks with its two biggest investor groups, Austrian magazine Format reported, without citing sources.
• U.S. says will bar some Motorola Mobility phones May 18, 2012
  WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Some Motorola Mobility smartphones infringe on a Microsoft patent and will be barred from importation to the United States, a U.S. trade panel said on Friday.
• Worries mount as Nokia burns through cash May 18, 2012
  LONDON/HELSINKI, May 18 (IFR/Reuters) - Nokia Oyj is tearing through its cash reserves at an unsustainable rate, raising what some analysts say are serious questions about the struggling Finnish phone maker's ability to stabilize its finances in the months ahead.
• Intelsat Global files for $1.75 billion IPO May 18, 2012
  (Reuters) - Intelsat Global Holdings S.A., the world's biggest operator of satellite services, filed with U.S. regulators on Friday to raise up to $1.75 billion in an initial public offering of its common stock.
• Verizon data fans to pay more in service or phones May 18, 2012
  NEW YORK (Reuters) - Verizon Wireless plans to make its data-hungry customers pay a lot more, either in service fees or smartphone prices, as it tries to cut costs and boost revenue from data services.
• ZTE confirms security hole in U.S. phone May 18, 2012
  (Reuters) - ZTE Corp, the world's No.4 handset vendor and one of two Chinese companies under U.S. scrutiny over security concerns, said one of its mobile phone models sold in the United States contains a vulnerability that researchers say could allow others to control the device.
• Ex-Yahoo CEO Thompson leaves F5 Networks' board May 18, 2012
  (Reuters) - Networking gear maker F5 Networks said former Yahoo Inc CEO Scott Thompson has resigned from its board of directors, effective immediately.
• GM ad move followed failed Facebook pitch: sources May 18, 2012
  DETROIT/NEW YORK (Reuters) - Facebook may only have itself to blame for why General Motors rained on its IPO parade this week.
• Iran threatens to sue Google over dropping Persian Gulf May 17, 2012
  DUBAI (Reuters) - Iran's Foreign Ministry threatened on Thursday to take legal action against Google for dropping the name Persian Gulf from its Google Maps and leaving the waterway between Iran and Arab states nameless, state television reported.

• Facebook stock closes nearly flat in debut May 18, 2012
  Facebook stock closes nearly flat in debut Associated Press - 18 May 2012 19:35-04:00 Copyright 2012 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.
• Sudden wealth part of Silicon Valley's everyday May 18, 2012
  Sudden wealth part of Silicon Valley's everyday Associated Press - 18 May 2012 18:09-04:00 Copyright 2012 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.
• FACEBOOK IPO LIVE: The social network goes public May 18, 2012
  FACEBOOK IPO LIVE: The social network goes public Associated Press - 18 May 2012 17:22-04:00 Copyright 2012 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.
• Nasdaq glitch confuses investors of Facebook IPO May 18, 2012
  Nasdaq glitch confuses investors of Facebook IPO Associated Press - 18 May 2012 18:06-04:00 Copyright 2012 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.
• Ultra-Orthodox plan huge NYC meeting on Net risks May 18, 2012
  Ultra-Orthodox plan huge NYC meeting on Net risks Associated Press - 18 May 2012 20:54-04:00 Copyright 2012 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.
• Reports: HP poised to eliminate up to 30,000 jobs May 17, 2012
  Reports: HP poised to eliminate up to 30,000 jobs Associated Press - 17 May 2012 21:27-04:00 Copyright 2012 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.
• As Facebook grows, millions say, 'no, thanks' May 17, 2012
  As Facebook grows, millions say, 'no, thanks' Associated Press - 17 May 2012 13:47-04:00 Copyright 2012 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.
• Gov. mistakenly says Facebook invented in Calif. May 18, 2012
  Gov. mistakenly says Facebook invented in Calif. Associated Press - 18 May 2012 15:58-04:00 Copyright 2012 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.
• Yahoo's new boss revamps recently created division May 17, 2012
  Yahoo's new boss revamps recently created division Associated Press - 17 May 2012 22:16-04:00 Copyright 2012 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.
• Buffett's Berkshire to buy Media General papers May 17, 2012
  Buffett's Berkshire to buy Media General papers Associated Press - 17 May 2012 14:43-04:00 Copyright 2012 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.

• Facebook stock closes nearly flat in debut May 18, 2012
  It was barely a "like" and definitely not a "love" from Facebook investors as the online social network's stock failed to live up to the hype in its trading debut Friday.
• Sudden wealth part of Silicon Valley's everyday May 18, 2012
  In Silicon Valley, where sudden wealth is hardly something new and CEOs favor hoodies over bespoke blazers, Facebook's IPO on Friday didn't bring everyday life to a halt.
• The next digital image revolution? May 9, 2012
  Despite the explosive innovation around digital picture-taking, the end result has actually changed very little. A photo is still a photo. And a poorly focused photo is still as bad as ever. Ren Ng aims to fix that.
• A 112-megapixel consumer camera concept needs your social love May 18, 2012
  Spectral Instruments may be a small company, but it has already designed several impressive cameras, including one called 1110 series that can capture the stars and the sun even in the middle of the day. The company's products have been designed … Continue reading →
• What the Friday: Watch this man open a bottle of beer… with a chainsaw May 18, 2012
  It's Friday again — hooray! Time to make plans for  the weekend over a few bottles of beer like the man in the video above. But while you probably use a bottle opener to get to your fizzy liquor, this man uses … Continue reading →
• English Premier League: The Social Media Season May 18, 2012
  The English Premier League is arguably the world's most popular sports organization, and this season saw explosive growth off the pitch in the realm of social media.
• FACEBOOK IPO LIVE: The social network goes public May 18, 2012
  It's Facebook's big day.
• Nasdaq glitch confuses investors of Facebook IPO May 18, 2012
  Some investors who thought they had bought Facebook shares at the opening of trading were left without knowing for hours whether they had received the shares.
• Ultra-Orthodox plan huge NYC meeting on Net risks May 19, 2012
  Ultra-Orthodox Jews who believe that the Internet threatens their way of life have rented the New York Mets' stadium for an unprecedented gathering on how to use modern technology in a religiously appropriate way.
• Reports: HP poised to eliminate up to 30,000 jobs May 18, 2012
  Hewlett-Packard is poised to eliminate as many as 30,000 jobs to compensate for dwindling demand for personal computers as more people connect to the Internet on smartphones and tablets, according to reports published Thursday.
• Android App Video Review: Songify May 18, 2012
  All you have to do to become an amateur singer is tap the big record button, read your shopping list out loud, and then hit the button again. Now, your shopping list will be "songified" with the help of speech recognition software and auto-tune. I mean, this isn't Katy Perry level auto-tune, but it's enough to be tons of fun. You can re-songify any recording using a huge variety of pre-set songs, although you'll only have access to four at first. The rest must be purchased using special tokens. ...
• Ultra-Orthodox plan huge NYC meeting on Net risks May 19, 2012
  Ultra-Orthodox Jews who believe that the Internet threatens their way of life have rented the New York Mets' stadium for an unprecedented gathering on how to use modern technology in a religiously appropriate way.
• Historic Facebook debut falls flat May 19, 2012
  SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - The historic initial public offering of Facebook Inc did not go as planned on Friday, as the social networking company's sky-high valuation combined with trading glitches left the stock languishing near its offering price at the market close. Facebook shares began trading late Friday morning and opened 11 percent above the $38 offering price, but after peaking at about $45 slid rapidly at the end of the day to close at $38.23. The IPO was the third-largest in U.S. history and valued eight-year-old Facebook at $104 billion. ...
• Gateway co-founder bankrolls PAC for independents May 18, 2012
  Gateway Inc. co-founder Ted Waitt is financing a SuperPAC to support independent candidates across the country in the 2012 elections, the committee announced Friday.
• Facebook stock closes nearly flat in debut May 18, 2012
  It was barely a "like" and definitely not a "love" from Facebook investors as the online social network's stock failed to live up to the hype in its trading debut Friday.

• Tell us about your tech problems -- we'll try to help May 17, 2012
  Do you have a gadget that’s full of trouble? Are there computer issues that annoy you and your family daily? Tell us about your tech problems and we may answer your question on-air this weekend on TODAY. Hit the comments section on this post and share your woes.
• Avast and ahoy: Google's student doodle contest winner named! May 17, 2012
  A 7-year-old Wisconsin boy's drawing of his dream visit to the time of pirates, ships and treasure has won him the annual Doodle 4 Google competition, which means he'll get quite a bounty for it, including a $30,000 college scholarship and the drawing itself featured on Google's U.S. home page Friday.
• Reddit users shower gravely ill man with letters and gifts ... for over a month May 16, 2012
  Even though the Internet, as a whole, is notorious for having a short attention span, a large group of strangers have been showering a man in hospice care with countless letters, drawings, stuffed animals, DVDs and other gifts for over a month.
• Look out, kids: Windows 8 gives parents a computer-use report card May 17, 2012
  Gearing up for the “Release Preview” of the new operating system next month, Microsoft this week detailed its plans for Windows 8′s family safety settings. One of the features lets parents receive a weekly email report that summarizes a child’s activities on the computer.
• Video: Hugging toddler’s unrequited love goes viral May 17, 2012
  Every time a little boy in Russia tries to hug a little girl, she shoves him to the ground in a video that has already topped 1.2 million hits on YouTube. (TODAY)
• Privacy concerns? Why are you still on Facebook? May 16, 2012
  Facebook. It's like every hinky relationship you've ever had — you sense something is up, but ultimately, you're doing going to do a thing about it (until maybe it's too late).
• The five best fitness tracking appliances May 16, 2012
  If you're thinking about heading outside or to the gym to get some exercise now that the weather is turning warm, you may benefit from an appliance you can wear on your wrist or in your pocket that keeps an eye on your activity level and gives you feedback on how well you're doing. Here are five of the best.
• Etiquette expert: No phone calls in bathroom — and stop shouting! May 15, 2012
  Like her great-great-grandmother and etiquette expert Emily Post, Anna Post strives to make the world politer. She speaks with msnbc.com's Rosa Golijan about smartphone etiquette — and rude phone users.
• Facebook mom trolled so badly she sues to stop the madness May 14, 2012
  A mom who dared to share words of encouragement on Facebook to an unpopular reality-show contestant found herself as the target of a hate campaign that's raged for six months.
• Google's Mother's Day doodle: hugs, kisses May 13, 2012
  Google's Mother's Day gift to moms everywhere is a sweet, short animation on its search home page.
• 3 in 4 American moms visit Facebook: Nielsen May 11, 2012
  You've seen her, or maybe you are her: The mother with a phone in one hand, kid in another, and run, run, running to keep up with the demands of work, family, friends. Nearly 75 percent of those U.S. moms visited Facebook in March, and 54 percent of them have smartphones, higher than the national average, according to Nielsen.
• 12 percent of moms use cellphones during sex May 10, 2012
  Some moms are more into romancing the phone than romancing their mates: 12 percent use their phones during sex, according to a survey.
• Study identifies 4 types of cafe Wi-Fi hogs May 10, 2012
  It's no surprise to walk into a café and find dozens of people hunched over their laptops, drinks empty, possessions spread liberally about. Many of us have had our share of prolonged coffee shop hangouts, after all. Now researchers at the University of North Carolina have taken a closer look, and identified four different "territorial behaviors" of these Wi-Fi-slurping nomads.
• Facebook launches self-harm prevention program for veterans, military families May 9, 2012
  On Wednesday, Facebook announced that it will augment its suicide prevention tools by adding customized services for veterans, active duty military service members, and their families.
• Video: Raising children in a digital world May 9, 2012
  On average, kids now spend more time using some form of technology than they do with their parents or teachers on any given day. Jim Steyer, author of “Talking Back to Facebook,” shares his advice on parenting in the digital age, including when to let your kids use social media sites and how to send the right message by putting down your own gadgets. (TODAY)

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