Windows 8 Release

Windows 8 will be with us in 2012, according to Microsoft roadmaps apparently revealed at last week's Professional Developers' Conference (PDC). Although microsoft has yet to officially discuss plans for Windows 8,a 2012 release would be consistent with previous Microsoft pledges to release a new desktop operating system every three years. Windows 7 was released a month ago. The latest speculation suggesting a 2012 release has been credited to Microsoft Kitchen, a blog with the tagline "Serving up some seriously tasty Microsoft." Despite showing roadmaps apparently picked up at PDC, the blog has little else to reveal about Windows 8. However, a Microsoft employee may have inadvertently spilled the beans on one key Windows 8 feature last...

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Zuckerberg IPO Haul Could Top $28 Billion

Facebook Inc.'s impending initial public offering of stock could yield 27-year-old founder Mark Zuckerberg's a fortune valued at $21 billion to $28 billion. According to IPO paperwork Facebook filed Wednesday, Mr. Zuckerberg owns about 28% of the soon-to-be-public company, and is its single largest shareholder. If Facebook raises money at a high-end valuation of $100 billion, Mr. Zuckerberg's stock would be worth $28 billion. On top of his stock, last year Mr. Zuckerberg was paid $1.49 million in salary, bonus and other compensation for his role as chief executive, according to the regulatory filing. Facebook's filing added that Mr. Zuckerberg will sell shares in the IPO, but didn't stipulate how many. It said that he will use the proceeds...

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Audi Q1 under consideration

According to a recent report, Audi is considering additional variants based on the A1. As one source told What Car, "You've seen how our SUVs have been getting smaller - Q7, Q5, Q3 - and the A1 platform could go in that direction, but nothing is planned for the near future." The latter comment is interesting, but previous rumors have suggested the crossover could be launched anywhere from 2013 to 2016. Regardless, the insider said an A1 Cabriolet is unlikely because it would be positioned to close to the A3 Cabriolet. Source : http://www.worldcarfans....

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