Copyright 2012 http://www.nbcbayarea.com/news/tech en-us Wed, 16 May 2012 17:25:03 -0700 Wed, 16 May 2012 17:25:03 -0700 NBC Owned Television Stations http://www.nbcbayarea.com/blogs/press-here/Guess-Facebooks-Closing-Price-151752755.html Wed, 16 May 2012 13:34:22 -0700 http://media.nbcbayarea.com/images/198*120/mark-zuckerberg-young.jpg
The fact that Facebook's initial public offering is turning out to be a not so public affair after all has many sitting on the sidelines wondering how they can be involved.

]]> http://www.nbcbayarea.com/blogs/press-here/Apple-Working-on-Larger-iPhone-Smaller-iPad-Report-151741795.html Wed, 16 May 2012 11:56:51 -0700 http://media.nbcbayarea.com/images/191*120/ipad_rgb-thumb-550xauto-384881.jpg
Apple's long history of keeping its secrets locked behind the walls of 1 Infinite Loop has changed over recent years.

]]> http://www.nbcbayarea.com/video/#!/news/tech/A-Look-at-How-Facebook-Began/151733875 Wed, 16 May 2012 09:57:54 -0700 http://media.nbcbayarea.com/images/213*120/budmanfacebookliveforweb_65024941_722x406_2235549279.jpg
With Facebook's IPO coming on Friday, NBC Bay Area's Business and Tech Reporter Scott Budman takes a look back on how Mark Zuckerberg put the tech juggernaut together from his Harvard dorm room.

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Apple's dream of cutting the cable chord got a little bit of a boost Tuesday.

]]> http://www.nbcbayarea.com/news/tech/151597755.html Tue, 15 May 2012 15:03:35 -0700 http://media.nbcbayarea.com/images/160*120/moffett3.jpg
A Republican senator from Iowa is questioning Google use of Moffett Field following an NBC Bay Area investigative story last week.

]]> http://www.nbcbayarea.com/news/tech/NATL-RI-Gov-Trying-to-Keep-Schillings-Video-Game-Company-Solvent-151588115.html Tue, 15 May 2012 13:05:20 -0700 http://media.nbcbayarea.com/images/213*120/CurtSchilling.jpg
Rhode Island Governor Lincoln Chafee told WPRO-AM on Tuesday that state economical officials are doing "everything possible" to keep retired All-Star pitcher Curt Schilling's video game company, 38...

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]]> http://www.nbcbayarea.com/blogs/press-here/Rare-Woodside-Estate-Hits-Block-in-Time-for-Facebook-IPO-151580815.html Tue, 15 May 2012 17:19:37 -0700 http://media.nbcbayarea.com/images/213*120/woodside-estate.jpg
For those elite few desperately looking for ways to spend their new fortune, may we suggest buying a home built with old money.

]]> http://www.nbcbayarea.com/news/tech/Facial-Recognition-Technology-in-SF-Bars-Defended-Not-Too-Intrusive-151579195.html Tue, 15 May 2012 12:05:46 -0700 http://media.nbcbayarea.com/images/213*120/Bar-generic.jpg
The facial recognition technology to be rolled out in 25 San Francisco bars this weekend isn't all that creepy, the CEO behind the startup says. Handing your ID to the bouncer is more of a privacy...

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It’s taken 12 years for Blizzard Entertainment to release the latest sequel to their critically acclaimed “Diablo” series, but that hasn’t slowed down potential sales.

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]]> http://www.nbcbayarea.com/blogs/press-here/Google-Will-Not-Take-Over-Golds-Gym-151555075.html Tue, 15 May 2012 09:51:35 -0700 http://media.nbcbayarea.com/images/213*120/gold%27s-gym-venice.jpg
Google says it will not take over Gold's Gym's space despite reports saying it was a done deal.

]]> http://www.nbcbayarea.com/news/tech/Time-is-running-out-to-get-in-on-Facebook-stocks-151536745.html Tue, 15 May 2012 08:47:46 -0700 http://media.nbcbayarea.com/images/213*120/Facebook050712_722x406_2231887780.jpg
Time is running out to get in on Facebook stocks

]]> http://www.nbcbayarea.com/blogs/press-here/Facebook-IPO-Shares-Tough-Task-For-Small-Investors-151467065.html Tue, 15 May 2012 12:01:55 -0700 http://media.nbcbayarea.com/images/180*120/141311978.jpg
Hoping to get in on Facebook's hotly anticipated public stock offering? You'll need Facebook friends at very high levels or a lot of money.

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]]> http://www.nbcbayarea.com/news/tech/Apple-Cafe-Looks-To-Go-Organic-151396065.html Mon, 14 May 2012 13:51:22 -0700 http://media.nbcbayarea.com/images/189*120/apple.cafe.artists+rendering.jpg
Apple's planned Cupertino cafe could be very green

]]> http://www.nbcbayarea.com/news/tech/YahooCEO-151375365.html Mon, 14 May 2012 13:42:25 -0700 http://media.nbcbayarea.com/images/161*120/yahoo2.jpg
Yahoo! is looking for a new CEO after its current leader steps down. On Monday, its stocks were up.

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]]> http://www.nbcbayarea.com/news/tech/Yahoo-CEO-To-Step-Down-Report-151297515.html Mon, 14 May 2012 07:30:21 -0700 http://media.nbcbayarea.com/images/161*120/yahoo2.jpg
Yahoo CEO Scott Thompson will step down following a controversy over his college degree.

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]]> http://www.nbcbayarea.com/blogs/press-here/151179435.html Fri, 11 May 2012 14:13:26 -0700 http://media.nbcbayarea.com/images/213*120/social_media_facebook.jpg
Facebook is testing whether users will be willing to pay $2 to see one of their posts "highlighted" and assured of attention from their friends.

]]> http://ads.pheedo.com/click.phdo?s=3a3da756cc684c482e17943e8d858fa2&p=4 3a3da756cc684c482e17943e8d858fa2 ]]> Fri, 11 May 2012 14:13:26 -0700 http://www.nbcbayarea.com/blogs/press-here/Facebook-Co-Founder-Eduardo-Saverin-Renounces-Citizenship-151138555.html Fri, 11 May 2012 10:08:08 -0700 http://media.nbcbayarea.com/images/213*120/Eduardo+Saverin.jpg
Eduardo Saverin -- the guy you feel sorry for in the movie "The Social Network" -- has renounced his American citizenship in order to save money on taxes

]]> http://www.nbcbayarea.com/blogs/press-here/Facebook-Roadshow-Comes-to-Palo-Alto-151127495.html Fri, 11 May 2012 08:53:43 -0700 http://media.nbcbayarea.com/images/213*120/zuck-glasses.jpg
Facebook's national roadshow comes back home to the Bay Area Friday, just down the street from where the company got its start.

]]> http://www.nbcbayarea.com/news/tech/A-Lot-Riding-on-Twitter-Move-for-San-Francisco-151122295.html Fri, 11 May 2012 08:05:12 -0700 http://media.nbcbayarea.com/images/172*120/118327331.jpg
As San Francisco Mayor Ed Lee put on a hard hat to take a tour of what he helped create, somewhere in the Mid-Market area rents were skyrocketing.

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]]> http://www.nbcbayarea.com/video/#!/news/tech/Yahoo!-CEOs-Resume-Error/151093225 Fri, 11 May 2012 02:55:33 -0700 http://media.nbcbayarea.com/images/213*120/YAHOOCEORESUMEERRORPKG_6432359_722x406_2230662068__913156.jpg
Be careful what you put on your resume. The truth hurts. Tonight, Yahoo is practicing damage control after the accuracy of its CEO's resume was called into question. The company says it was...

]]> http://www.nbcbayarea.com/blogs/press-here/SEC-Releases-Facebook-Stock-Certificate-151018645.html Thu, 10 May 2012 14:44:37 -0700 http://media.nbcbayarea.com/images/197*120/facebook+stock+certificate.jpg
Thursday the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission released an image of what Facebook's stock will look like.

]]> http://www.nbcbayarea.com/blogs/press-here/FTC-Instagram-Probe-Could-Delay-Facebook-IPO-151007885.html Thu, 10 May 2012 14:38:29 -0700 http://media.nbcbayarea.com/images/176*120/142610766.jpg
A Federal Trade Commission investigation into Facebook's $1 billion acquisition of Instagram threatens to delay the social network's IPO date, according to a new report.

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]]> http://www.nbcbayarea.com/blogs/press-here/Facebook-Getting-Own-App-Store-150861635.html Thu, 10 May 2012 13:28:58 -0700 http://media.nbcbayarea.com/images/160*133/facebook-app-center.jpg
It will be a "place to find social web, desktop and mobile apps" -- meaning all apps, not just Facebook apps.

]]> http://www.nbcbayarea.com/news/tech/Yelp-to-Stay-in-San-Francisco-Through-2020-150978675.html Thu, 10 May 2012 10:56:31 -0700 http://media.nbcbayarea.com/images/213*120/yelp03.jpg
Yelp is giving San Francisco a good review.

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N.R. Narayana Murthy awarded 2012 Morgan Award from Tech Museum of Innovation

]]> http://www.nbcbayarea.com/news/tech/Tesla-Stock-Rallies-Behind-Model-S-Early-Release-150873975.html Wed, 09 May 2012 18:28:09 -0700 http://media.nbcbayarea.com/images/180*120/tesla-model-s.jpg
Tesla Motors' promise to deliver its Model S early excited Wall Street despite the company's revenue taking a dive.

]]> http://www.nbcbayarea.com/blogs/press-here/Apple-Employees-Get-Swag-150825595.html Wed, 09 May 2012 14:35:02 -0700 http://media.nbcbayarea.com/images/172*120/140802408.jpg
Apple has contracted with mobile app Pirq to create an Apple-only app to "procure the best restaurants and vendors for Apple employees."

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]]> http://www.nbcbayarea.com/blogs/press-here/150836175.html Wed, 09 May 2012 13:38:27 -0700 http://media.nbcbayarea.com/images/176*120/instagram+polaroid.jpg
A group of photo geeks has developed a camera that combines all the wonders of a Polaroid with the modern convenience of Photoshop filters.

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]]> http://www.nbcbayarea.com/blogs/press-here/Facebook-Aims-to-Reduce-Veteran-Suicides-150834645.html Wed, 09 May 2012 13:38:07 -0700 http://media.nbcbayarea.com/images/198*120/mark-zuckerberg-young.jpg
In a few weeks Facebook's Menlo Park campus is going to be crawling with millionaires looking for something to make them feel good about their new found fortune.

]]> http://www.nbcbayarea.com/news/tech/Rough-Start-to-Facebook-IPO-Tour-Zuckerberg-Video-Pulled-From-2nd-Stop-150682505.html Tue, 08 May 2012 17:09:23 -0700 http://media.nbcbayarea.com/images/171*120/126097400.jpg
The second stop on Facebook's coast-to-coast IPO tour was Boston -- where Mark Zuckerberg as well as an unpopular video did not make appearances.

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]]> http://www.nbcbayarea.com/news/tech/Yahoo-Board-Member-Involved-in-Sloppy-CEO-Search-to-Step-Down-150679065.html Tue, 08 May 2012 15:08:43 -0700 http://media.nbcbayarea.com/images/213*120/Yahoo%21-Hotel-Sign.jpg
A Yahoo board member accused of stretching the truth on her resume will depart, according to reports.

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]]> http://www.nbcbayarea.com/news/tech/App-Lets-Parents-Keep-an-Eye-on-Teen-Drivers-150679935.html Tue, 08 May 2012 16:35:49 -0700 http://media.nbcbayarea.com/images/213*120/car_generic1.jpg
The latest statistics are raising new concerns about the habits of young drivers, and now parents can use a distracting device to keep their teens' safe as the U.S. marks Teen Safe Driving Month.

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Twitter filed a motion to block a court order demanding it turn over user information in a battle that could shape the future of First Amendment and Fourth Amendment rights on the Internet.

]]> http://www.nbcbayarea.com/blogs/press-here/Apples-iPad-Catches-Murder-in-Progress-150649415.html Tue, 08 May 2012 12:47:32 -0700 http://media.nbcbayarea.com/images/213*120/ipad_classroom.jpg
Apple's wonder tablet is now officially a crime-solving machine.

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]]> http://www.nbcbayarea.com/news/tech/Bay-Area-Doesnt-Love-Porn-Study-150647615.html Tue, 08 May 2012 12:48:22 -0700 http://media.nbcbayarea.com/images/178*120/adultcon-expo-los-angeles.JPG
The Bay Area may be home to one of the largest populations of Internet-connected devices in the country but its tech-savvy residents are not big on porn.

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]]> http://www.nbcbayarea.com/blogs/press-here/Google-Driver-Less-Car-Gets-a-License----150638565.html Tue, 08 May 2012 21:38:17 -0700 http://media.nbcbayarea.com/images/201*120/googlecar1-thumb-550xauto-49020.jpg
While Google's Project Glass has being stealing most of the headlines lately, it's another once far-fetched project that is moving a step closer to becoming reality.

]]> http://www.nbcbayarea.com/video/#!/news/tech/Bees-Take-to-the-Roof-at-Oaklands-Blue-Bottle/150613475 Tue, 08 May 2012 09:15:31 -0700 http://media.nbcbayarea.com/images/213*120/N6PBLUEBOTTLEBEESPKGFINALOK_6454286_722x406_2232085538.jpg
Local bee keeper is helping the environment and a local business that already has some of the tastiest treats around.

]]> http://www.nbcbayarea.com/news/tech/Steve-Jobs-Channels-FDR-in-Bizarre-Apple-WWII-Epic-150597095.html Tue, 08 May 2012 07:42:04 -0700 http://media.nbcbayarea.com/images/180*120/stevejobsfdr-thumb-550xauto-90298.jpg
Most people are familiar with Apple's famous '1984' commercial that introduced the Macintosh, but hidden until now is this World War II style epic that was filmed later that same year for an Apple...

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