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05/18/2012

Facebook shares fall flat on IPO debut

Facebook Inc. barely moved the needle on its first day of trading, ending up essentially flat near its IPO price of $38 a share. (ZNGA) (YELP) (FB)
05/18/2012

ITC sides with Microsoft in Motorola patent infringement case

Motorola will have to modify its Android smartphones or pay Microsoft a licensing fee if it wants to continue selling them in the United States.
05/18/2012

For tech companies, holding onto prized patents can be expensive

While most people’s eyes glaze over when you mention patents and intellectual property law, they can have a significant impact on a company’s bottom line — both in revenues and legal fees.
05/18/2012

Social media stocks hit by Facebook IPO

Facebook Inc.’s initial public offering appears to be taking a toll on other social networking-related stocks Friday, with gaming company Zynga Inc. hardest hit. (ZNGA) (FB) (LNKD)
05/18/2012

Who are tech's rising stars? It's '40 Under 40' time

Know an exceptional tech-business leader who is under 40 and deserves recognition?
05/18/2012

Facebook: Tech's biggest IPO ever

IPO investors on Thursday set a price of $38 a share for Facebook Inc.’s stock, raising $16 billion for the social networking company and its insiders.
05/18/2012

Missing Microsoft computer scientist officially declared dead

Jim Gray, a Microsoft Corp. computer scientist who vanished while sailing off the coast of San Francisco five years ago, has officially been declared dead.
05/17/2012

Ask.com grants Seattle 3 wishes

Online Q&A search service Ask.com is granting Seattle three wishes: funding wading pools at a few local parks, handing out free coffee and travel mugs to commuters at park-and-rides the day after Memorial Day and ferrying Mariners fans around in free pedicabs before and after games this summer.
05/17/2012

Seattle ranks No. 1 in tech sector job growth

The Seattle area has seen the most growth in technology jobs in the country — significantly more than Silicon Valley.
05/17/2012

Want to buy Bill Gates' old Porsche?

Want to buy Bill Gates’ old Porsche 911 that he bought a few years after he started Microsoft Corp.?