Facebook continues to dominate the tech news with stories about its IPO and falling stock prices. Today, it closed $2 higher than it was on Tuesday, but still $5 below its initial public offering of $38 per share. I think it will hover around this price for a while…but who knows. Our first story tells you why this story isn’t going away any time soon.
In another story about a a different troubled tech company, Yahoo has released its first attempt at a Web browser. And like many of their latest ventures, it may flop. I will give the company credit for trying, but releasing a Web browser, of all things, doesn’t seem real smart…and it may have some serious security issues right out of the gate. I won’t be getting it any time soon…if for no other reason than I don’t need it. Who does?
Well, I will let you read the rest on your own. - JRC
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Here comes Yahoo's own Web browser -- Axis
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