Monthly Archives: December 2010

Microsoft tried to buy Facebook (a years ago)

14th

Dec. × ’10

By Venu Thomas

The rumor came from the publication of “The Facebook effect” by David Kirkpatrick. In it, the author reveals the attempts made by Steve Ballmer to buy Facebook in 2007. Clearly attempts were unsuccessful. But since there was only a rumor, this week at the conference “How to be acquired” in France, was asked to Fritz [...]

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The end is near for analog VGA ports elderly AMD and Intel

10th

Dec. × ’10

By Venu Thomas

A group of major electronics manufacturers including AMD, Dell, Intel, Lenovo, Samsung and LG have announced they plan to focus on putting on their computers digital HDMI and DisplayPort connectors, so that the stone would the elderly analog ports VGA (among others) in all products with AMD and Intel processors by 2015. The bill explains [...]

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