Facebook’s next big buy could be browser maker Opera

Source: VentureBeat

Facebook may be looking to buy browser maker Opera Software, according to a new report. Opera is a Norway-based public company traded on the Oslo Stock Exchange. The company reported revenue of $46.9 million in t ...
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Facebook Is Looking At Another Big Acquisition: It Might Buy Web Browser Opera (FB)

Source: Silicon Alley Insider

Opera has both a mobile web browsing app and a desktop browser, and it's an alternative to Internet Explorer, Mozilla's Firefox browser, Google's Chrome browser and the Apple Safari browser. Opera says it has more ...
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Facebook battles malicious click-fraud worm

Source: Metro News Toronto

As Facebook Inc. nears the end of its rocky first week as a public company, the embattled social networking giant is faced with not just lawsuits over its botched public offering, but also a click-fraud worm that reportedly earned hackers some $250,000 ...
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Pinguy OS 2012 Beta LTS Available for Testing

Source: Softpedia

Pinguy OS, an out-of-the-box working operating system that can be used by people that have never seen Linux before or for people that just want an out-of-the-box working OS without doing all the tweaks and enhancements, is now at version ...
Full article at: Softpedia  More like this  12 hours ago

In-App Ads: Balancing the Needs of Advertisers and Publishers

Source: Mashable

Like Tweet +1 Share Pin It Share Watch previous episodes of Behind the Launch here ! In Mashable ‘s new video series, Behind the Launch , we’re taking cameras behind the scenes at Vungle , an in-app video advertising startup. New ...
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What Yahoo Founder Jerry Yang Should've Learned From Firefox In 2005

Source: Fast Company

Last night, Yahoo unveiled Axis, its first foray into the browser wars. The once-glorious Internet company, which has struggled to define its identity, stabilize its management, and revive its reputation, is trying to prove ...
Full article at: Fast Company  More like this  22 hours ago, 5:41pm CDT

IE9 Says Yahoo Axis Slows Down the Browser

Source: PC World

After installing the Axis search extension in IE9 on Windows 7 today, Computerworld found that the next time the browser launched, it popped up a message asking if the user wanted to disable Axis and other add ...
Full article at: PC World  More like this  22 hours ago, 5:26pm CDT

IE9 says Yahoo Axis slows down browser by .07 seconds

Source: Neowin

Computerworld reports that, according to a message generated by the IE9 Add-on Performance Adviser, installing and using Yahoo Axis will slow down the launching of IE9 by 0.07 seconds. The Add-on Performance Adviser has been a ...
Full article at: Neowin  More like this  23 hours ago, 4:59pm CDT

AirDroid's Web Component Works With App To Control Android from Your Browser

Source: PC World

Today's smartphones have bigger and better screens than ever before. But, while a 4- or 5-inch screen may feel roomy on your mobile device, it's probably less than a quarter the size of to the screen that your laptop or desktop boasts. If you'd like t ...
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