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Facebook friends the NASDAQ
Before a raucous crowd at its campus in Menlo Park, Calif., Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg rang the NASDAQ opening bell, marking the social network’s debut on Wall Street.
Flanked by chief operating officer Sheryl Sandberg and other employees, Zuckerberg sported a wide smile as his company officially starts trading shares on the NASDAQ for the first time.
Trading under the symbol “FB,” shares will be available at $38 a pop, potentially valuing the company at $16 billion.
Eduardo Saverin used the social network he helped found to congratulate Mark Zuckerberg on Facebook’s IPO.
“Congrats to everyone involved in the project from day one till today, and I especially wanted to congratulate Mark Zuckerberg on keeping tremendous stead-fast focus, however hard that was, on making the world a more open and connected place,” Saverin writes in a Facebook post (hat tip to the Los Article source: http://rssfeeds.usatoday.com/~r/usatoday-TechTopStories/~3/QMi6jJOIuVs/1
Dish’s Auto Hop skips commercials in recorded shows
Today, Dish will announce a potentially controversial — but for most viewers welcome — feature for PrimeTime Anytime that will let you play recorded shows seamlessly without any of the commercials. It’s called Auto Hop, and it performed well enough in my tests to make it seem as though commercials were never even part of the mix.
I’ve been given exclusive early access to try the feature, which does have certain limits.
For starters, Auto Hop works only with your PrimeTime Anytime recordings, defined as all the programs automatically captured on ABC, CBS, Fox and NBC from 8 to 11 p.m. ET Monday through Saturday and 7 to 11 p.m. on Sunday. If you record shows on any other channel during prime time
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Samsung unveils Galaxy S III
The rumors were true. At a press event in London, Samsung unveiled the Galaxy S III, the latest device in its line of smartphones and tablets.
The S III feature a 4.8-inch H-D Super Amoled screen, an 8-megapixel camera and up to 64 gigabytes of storage.
The smartphone will also run on Google’s “Ice Cream Sandwich” operating system, Android 4.0.
Available in blue or white, the S III will make its debut in Europe on May 29 before hitting other locations. Samsung did not say when the S III will land in the U.S.
Scroll down for our live recap of the London event:
2:55 p.m.: The S III will run on Google’s Android 4.0 operating system, code-named “Ice Cream Sandwich.” The phone will be available with either 16 GB, 32 GB or 64 GB of storage, with an SD slot for users who want to expand.
The
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Facebook users can share organ donor status
Social network Facebook is allowing its 900 million users to share their organ donor status in an effort to spread awareness.
The update will appear on an user’s Timeline and in the About section of their profile. Users can also control whom can view their organ donor status.
“Medical experts believe that broader awareness about organ donation could go a long way toward solving this crisis,” reads a statement from Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg and Chief Operating Officer Sheryl Sandberg. “And we believe that by simply telling people that you’re an organ donor, the power of sharing and connection can play an important role.”
Facebook says the initiative was inspired by recent disasters such as last year’s earthquake and tsunami in Japan, and the social network’s role in keeping people connected.
“We never could have anticipated that what started as a small network would evolve into
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‘Diablo III’ has open beta weekend
Players with a valid Battle.net account can dive into Diablo III this weekend during an open beta period. Blizzard Entertainment is running a three-day stress test to prepare for the action role-playing game’s May 15 release.
Those without an account can get one by signing up at Battle.net. From Friday, April 20 at 3:01 p.m. ET/12:01 p.m. PDT (noon) until Monday, April 23 at 1 p.m. ET/10 a.m. PT players can try out each of the five classes — barbarian, witch doctor, wizard, monk and demon hunter — in the fight to prevent a demonic invasion.
For more information on Diablo III and to download the beta client go to the official site.
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