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Live coverage of Facebook's IPO

Globe Top Technology - Fri, 18/05/2012 - 6:55am
Globe reporters and industry experts report live on the initial public offering

Online forums save longboard maker's sale from going downhill

Globe Top Technology - Fri, 18/05/2012 - 6:00am
When Rayne Longboards faced a backlash on international shipping costs, it quickly learned Facebook was the wrong platform to reach groups of customers

Twitter hashtag #mybcfd gives public its say on B.C.'s Family Day

Globe Top Technology - Thu, 17/05/2012 - 7:32pm
The new holiday will take place on the second or third Monday of February

Scratching the surface - with new technology

Globe Top Technology - Thu, 17/05/2012 - 4:58pm
Remote sensing and computer imaging are helping prospectors find big deposits

Facebook's $6.8-billion problem

Globe Top Technology - Thu, 17/05/2012 - 4:48pm
After pricing its IPO at $38 a share, the social media giant is expected to deploy its new war chest in a flurry of acquisitions

Chip makers rushing to add capacity: Applied Materials

Globe Top Technology - Thu, 17/05/2012 - 4:19pm
Manufacturers underestimated demand for smartphone semiconductors, gear maker says

New 'Max Payne' a bullet-time bender in balmy Brazil

Globe Top Technology - Thu, 17/05/2012 - 4:00pm
Rockstar rolls out a more fragile, boozy but still bad-ass version of our hero in the third edition of the shooting franchise

Facebook prices IPO at $38 a share

Globe Top Technology - Thu, 17/05/2012 - 3:30pm
Third-largest offering in U.S. history will raise up to $18.4-billion and value social media company at $104-billion

HP weighing up to 30,000 job cuts: sources

Globe Top Technology - Thu, 17/05/2012 - 3:17pm
Move by new CEO Meg Whitman comes as more people switch from PCs to smartphones, tablets

Apple to power main data centre with solar farms

Globe Top Technology - Thu, 17/05/2012 - 2:51pm
Apple moves forward on coal-free renewable energy strategy with help from SunPower Corp, Bloom Energy

Twitter-WikiLeaks case a test of press and privacy rights online

Globe Top Technology - Thu, 17/05/2012 - 11:45am
Icelandic MP and WikiLeaker Birgitta Jonsdottir’s battle with the U.S. government lies at the nexus of security laws, press freedom and the future of democracy

Crafty mother turns children's scribbles into toys

Globe Top Technology - Thu, 17/05/2012 - 11:05am
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Meet the Facebook refuseniks: Millions say 'no like'

Globe Top Technology - Thu, 17/05/2012 - 10:38am
‘I don't need to share triviality with someone that I might have known for six months 12 years ago’

World's most unique laboratory celebrates official opening

Queen's news - Thu, 17/05/2012 - 8:55am
SNOLAB, an international underground laboratory located in Sudbury, Ontario, opens its doors to the world.

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Pinterest worth $1.5-billion in Valley's latest sky-high valuation

Globe Top Technology - Thu, 17/05/2012 - 8:16am
Online scrapbook/social network raises $100-million in round featuring Japanese retail giant Rakuten

Video: Apple plays catch-up

Globe Top Technology - Thu, 17/05/2012 - 7:00am
Apple is changing things up with its iPhone 5 design, opting for a larger screen to compete against Samsung's supersized handsets.

Crowdfunding: the equity divide between borders

Globe Top Technology - Thu, 17/05/2012 - 6:00am
While Canadian entrepreneurs are free to offer many different types of rewards to supporters, there’s one thing they can’t offer: equity. That’s one big difference that results from new U.S. law

Social media plays growing role in online retailing

Globe Top Technology - Thu, 17/05/2012 - 6:00am
Many companies no longer consider social media and e-commerce as separate strategies, but look to social networks to help open doors to a new era of online retailing

Facebook investors gamble on a company where user loyalty means everything

Globe Top Technology - Wed, 16/05/2012 - 11:11pm
As the Internet giant goes public, it is being held up as the poster child for a new era in networking and advertising. Yet it might not prove a bellwether for either

Canadian fund managers lining up for piece of Facebook

Globe Top Technology - Wed, 16/05/2012 - 7:15pm
They are ignoring critics who suggest the stock could be an expensive bust

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