Day: October 3, 2013

Twitter vs. Facebook, by the numbers

Twitter filed to go public today. Now, for the first time, it’s possible to see how its financials and user numbers stack up to those of its chief rival…….


Allphones pushes on after ‘tough’ Optus cutoff

Allphones CEO Shaun Colligan said Optus’ decision to cut the mobile retail reseller out was “tough” but the company is pushing for a comeback…….


Twitter formally files for IPO, looks to raise $1 billion

The microblogging giant, founded in 2006, files its initial public offering with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, as it makes a move to go public…….


SSHDs Debut On the Desktop With Mixed Results

crookedvulture writes “Seagate’s solid-state hybrid drives have finally made it to the desktop. The latest generation of SSHDs debuted with a 2.5” notebook model that was ultimately hampered by its slow 5,400-RPM spindle speed. The Desktop SSHD has the same 8GB flash payload and Adaptive Memory caching scheme. However, it’s equipped with 2TB of much…


Humanity fights jellyfish invasion with hunter-killer robots

Korean researchers are developing seafaring robots that can shred jellyfish, which have interfered with nuclear power plants around the world…….


Hasheesh: JC Penney offers discount if you say ‘hashtag’

Trying to be modern, or something, the struggling retailer will give you $10 off $25 for being as silly as a recent Justin Timberlake-Jimmy Fallon skit…….


The largest tech IPOs ever

Twitter has just made its IPO filing public. Where might it land on the list of the largest Internet public offerings of all time?……


Adobe hacked, 3 million accounts compromised

The attack compromised customer names, encrypted credit or debit card numbers, expiration dates, and other information relating to customer orders…….


Twitter formally files for IPO

In 2013’s most highly anticipated tech filing, Twitter offers the public a first detailed look at its financials. An IPO could happen within weeks…….


Adobe hit by ‘sophisticated’ hack targeting customers, source code

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