One Year After IPO, Facebook’s Biggest Bets Could Take a Long Time to Pay Off

The products that could do well for Facebook’s bottom line still have a long way to go. Will Wall Street stay patient?
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Facebook Gift Event Also Gets Blown Out of NYC by Hurricane Sandy

An early lump of coal, courtesy of Frankenstorm.
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By the Big Numbers: The Apple iPhone, Five Years Later (Infographic)

“Siri, what type of cake do smartphones eat?” One with a lot of candles. The iPhone’s fifth birthday, by the numbers.
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Turing, Interrupted

He was a complex man and much loved by many. Had he been better understood when he was young — and if I, among others, had treated him with more consideration — he might be alive today.

– Alan Turing’s late older brother, John, in an essay begun a few years after his brother’s death in 1955 and published this year, the 100th anniversary of Turing’s birth

As Fab.com Hits Year One, It Enters the U.K. Through Acquisition

Within the past year, Fab.com has hit a lot of milestones: 1.8 million products sold, 4.75 million members and, now, three acquisitions.
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Viral Video: “Rebirth” at Ground Zero

The terrorist attack on the World Trade Center in New York happened 10 years ago this fall. So, what’s the best way to remember?
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Viral Video: James Bond As a Lady

This is perhaps the oddest video in honor of the 100th anniversary of International Women’s Day, in which James Bond–played by actor Daniel Craig–puts on a dress. No, really.

Dispatches From the Supply Line Stoke iPad, iPhone Chatter

With the first-year anniversaries of the iPad and iPhone 4 fast approaching, and both devices destined for an update per Apple’s annual mobile device refresh cycle, the Apple rumor mill is undergoing a refresh of its own.

Kobo Turns One

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