Google CEO Larry Page was interviewed by Charlie Rose of PBS last night to discuss various topics. One of the topics was regarding the Facebook IPO. Page wished Facebook well, but decided to focus more on Facebook being a closed environment.
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WATCH: Larry Page Talks About Facebook Being Closed With Their Data
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Why Was The Apple Logo Upside Down On Earlier Laptop Models?
Former Apple employee Joe Moreno said that the company has an internal system called “Can We Talk?” Any employee can raise questions on almost any subject. Moreno asked the forum “Why is the Apple logo upside down on laptops when the lid is open?” on earlier models.
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Samsung Galaxy S III Pre-Orders On Amazon Available For $799.99
The official phone of the London 2012 Olympics known as the Samsung Galaxy S III is now up for pre-order at Amazon.com. The Galaxy S III is selling an international version of the phone for $799.99 in either blue
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Are You A Human Launches PlayThru To Replace CAPTCHA With Games
Are You A Human is a Detroit-based startup company that is working on ways to replace CAPTCHA, the security feature on websites where you have to re-write gibberish text to prove that you are a human and not a spammer bot. Are You A Human has just launched a cloud-based game called PlayThru. PlayThru involves playing a mini game to prove that you are a human. For example, you may have to drag food items into a fridge or drag a motorcycle into an empty parking spot. I’d much prefer doing this than filling out text that is often times unreadable.
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Dennis Woodside Becomes CEO Of Motorola Mobility
Google CEO Larry Page has confirmed that Google has officially acquired Motorola Mobility. “Sanjay Jha, who was responsible for building the company and placing that big bet on Android, has stepped down as CEO. I would like to thank him for his efforts and am tremendously pleased that he will be working to ensure a smooth transition as long-time Googler Dennis Woodside takes over as CEO of Motorola Mobility,” said Page. Woodside expanded Google’s business across the Middle East, Africa, Eastern Europe, and Russia. Woodside also helped Google’s revenue increase from $10.8 billion to $17.5 billion in under three years as the President of the Americas region.
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Morgan Stanley Cut Facebook’s Revenue Estimates Right Before IPO
During Facebook’s investor roadshow before the company IPO, lead underwriter Morgan Stanley delivered the news to clients that revenue forecasts were being reduced by the company. This could have been one of the reasons for the weak performance of Facebook shares between Friday and today. The $38 per share value valued Facebook at $104 billion.
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TOP 80 FUNNY SIRI RESPONSES
Siri (Speech Interpretation and Recognition Interface) is an intelligent personal assistant. The application uses a natural language user interface, but it is not 100% accurate. Siri responses have become a meme, but Apple is currently dealing with a lawsuit over the inaccuracy of the service. Below is a gallery of over 80 of funny Siri responses:
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Michael Moritz Of Sequoia Capital To Step Back Daily Work To Focus On Investments [UPDATED]
Michael Moritz of Sequoia Capital is one of the most legendary deal-makers. Through Sequoia, he led investments into Google, Yahoo!, Flextronics, A123 Systems, Zappos.com, Kayak.com, ITA, Gamefly, and PayPal. Moritz will now be stepping back from the daily work at the company, but he will still be deeply involved in the company and will be spending more time on investments.
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Motorola Mobility Acquisition Will Close This Week
Over the weekend, Google was given clearance from the Chinese government to acquire Motorola Mobility for $12.5 billion. Today Motorola Mobility filed an 8-K form that says the deal will be closed in the next couple of business days. Next a “listening tour” will take place where new management will visit the whole operation. They will see what everyone does and make decisions. One of the biggest decisions could be headcount reduction, which would effect as high as 30% of Motorola’s staff.
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