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The latest technology news on Facebook is that the company is pushing back the date of its much anticipated IPO to late 2012. The IPO will be held back until at least September 2012, although the company has said that the delay has noting to do with the difficult stock market conditions. Instead, Mark Zuckerberg is trying to keep employees focused on rolling out new products rather than getting a huge IPO payday.
The company's latest offering is a Twitter-like update which will enable Facebook members to subscribe to public postings of user on other social networks. In other tech news, Google Ad sales growth is being challenged by rivals as Yahoo, Microsoft and AOL have joined forces to counter the search engine giants display advertising push. However, industry analysts are skeptical that this partnership will be able to put a dent in Google's ad business.
My dad was a great photographer. Unfortunately, with his hands no longer being as nimble as they once were, he basically had to let go of this activity that he loved so dearly. Well, he recently surprised me with some gorgeous shots he took while on a day trip with my mum! I couldn't believe it when I opened my email from him. Turns out, he had taken it to heart when I recently showed him the video clip about how Fatsarazzi uses the Samsung Galaxy Tab. I wanted him to see it as an example of how convenient and easy tablets can be, hoping he could see himself using one too! I don't yet know which tablet he got, but I see he's certainly gotten the hang of it! I'm so proud of him for not hesitating to let new technology help him engage with a lifelong creative passion again. He said he's also using it to listen to music. My dad is a good example of how technology really can change people's lives.
Next I'm going to work on my mum! I want her to see how useful this could be for reading recipes, for example, while she's cooking…she can enlarge the font and stand the tablet up. For selfish reasons, I'd like her, or my dad!, to take pictures of her flowers and send them to me, in case I can't get there when a particularly beautiful bloom is in its prime. I think she'll appreciate the ease of use in the fact that with a pad, taking the photo and sending it are done on the same device. I think she'll get inspired, like my dad, to let a tablet enhance her life!
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BMW is making current technology news headlines in the auto industry with its latest self driving technology. This technology is ideal for those times and traffic conditions when you just do not feel like driving. BMW recently showcased the latest self driving standard by equipping their 5 Series sedan with an autonomous system and allowing to drive a long a freeway.
Braking, accelerating and passing were all controlled by the car itself. It was also able to account for merging vehicles by changing lanes or easing off the gas depending on the situation, all while traveling at speeds over 80 mph which is typical on European freeways. The technology to control these basic maneuvers is actually quite complex, as it requires the car to accurately pinpoint its position within its lane and recognize its surroundings.