NEW YORK - Facebook collects 1.5 billion dollars, the currency of 50 billion dollars. The social network has not yet decided how to invest the funds. It states: before April 30, 2012 will be launched in the demand for the IPO. The raised funds also include the investment by Goldman Sachs, for which requests from customers outside the U.S.were higher bid. "We are pleased to be able to strengthen our liquidity position - said David Ebersman, chief financial officer of Facebook -. We now have greater financial flexibility that allows us to assess the opportunities that present themselves." Facebook will exceed quota by the year 500 shareholders or investors.
In the field of new Tehnologies, young shoots of South Africa are beginning to whet the appetite of foreign behemoths.
Hugh Hefner, the Playboy founder, announced Wednesday the launch in March of an edition of the famous magazine iPad. In a message posted on his Twitter account, the sprightly octogenarian also reveals that older editions of Playboy will be available for viewing through the tablet from Apple. "Great news! Old and new editions of Playboy will be available on iPad from the month of March," writes Mr.
The group of Internet distribution eBay announced Wednesday, January 19, the results (. Pdf) exceeded expectations despite 25% drop in net income for 2010, 1.801 billion dollars (1.34 billion euros). The market had largely anticipated because the decline due to a difficult comparison from one year to another, PayPal end of 2009 had benefited from the sale of 70% of internet telephony group Skype, which had reported more than 1 billion dollars (743 million).
The Canadian manufacturer of BlackBerry announced Thursday it had blocked access to pornographic websites on its smartphones in Indonesia, as required by the government which had set an ultimatum Friday. Research In Motion (RIM) was under the threat of a partial suspension of its services if it did not stop before January 21, access to sites "pornographic".
Are you tired of the annoying fluff that bar our mouse when using it on the bed or couch? Then the new Logitech Wireless Mouse M515 is what you need for your PC or laptop. The new Logitech wireless model presented has a totally enclosed housing that improves the performance on uneven surfaces like clothing, has also incorporated a special sensor detects human contact so that it does not move unless we want and .
Apple is implicated in a report released Thursday by Chinese NGOs to protect the environment for failures in the chain of manufacture of certain components of the iPad and iPhone. According to these NGOs, Apple came in last place, out of 29 multinational companies in the technology sector, a survey targeting the health risks at work and problems of industrial pollution in China.