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Russian Firm Investing Another $100 Million In Facebook
Tonight, it's almost certain that bars around Facebook's new headquarters in Stanford Research Park will be busy. Tomorrow, the offices of Facebook's employees may be full of new toys and gadgets. It seems that Russian investment firm Digital Sky Technologies wants to buy $100 million of common stock from employees.
Apple Tablet Coming in October?
The Apple tablet is much like the Loch ness Monster, frequently talked about with no real proof of its existence. Well, The China Times is now reporting that the oft-rumored Apple tablet isn't just coming out someday - but it'll be released this October... and it'll set you back a cool $800.
Smartphones Driving Mobile Banking
The adoption of mobile financial services is dependent on device technology and 3G networks, according to a new report from comScore. The study looked at how mobile users access their banking accounts and found mobile Web browsing to be the most popular way for both smartphone (44.1%) and 3G users (53.3%), followed by mobile applications (48.1 % of 3G users and 40.6% of smartphone users.
Matt Cutts Discusses “Google’s Microsoft Moment”
As just about everybody knows, Google takes great care of its employees, has been something of a media darling, and uses "don't be evil" as the first three words of its official Code of Conduct. However, Google's not perfect, and Matt Cutts recently discussed a few potential problems related to its image.
Google Warns Users Of Google Scams
Google is warning users about an increase of spammers promoting Google scams. "We're seeing disturbing cases in which websites, emails and advertisements claim that you can make large amounts of money from home with very little effort using Google products and services," the company said on the official Google Blog.
