Neowin News Feed for: Mark zuckerberg

Bill Gates and Steve Ballmer join FWD.us immigration reform group

John Callaham — Fri, 26 Apr 2013 18:54:30 +0100

Microsoft chairman Bill Gates and CEO Steve Ballmer have reportedly joined as supporters of FWD.us, a new political action group formed by Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg to push for immigration reform. Read more...

Facebook Home TV ad has Mark Zuckerberg, a goat and go-karts

John Callaham — Sat, 13 Apr 2013 07:39:35 +0100

Facebook Home's new launch TV commercial features Mark Zuckerberg, with a Facebook employee that seems to be more interested in a goat, go-karts and more on his HTC First phone. Read more...

Mark Zuckerberg unveils "Home," a new Android skin

Max Slater-Robins — Thu, 04 Apr 2013 18:36:25 +0100

Facebook have unveiled a new skin for Android, which includes new features such as "CoverFeed" and Chat Heads. While there is no dedicated phone, the software is available for all Android phones. Read more...

Invites go out for Facebook-Android event on April 4th

Steven Parker — Fri, 29 Mar 2013 10:05:39 +0000

Certain members of the press have received an invite from Facebook to "come see our new home on Android", could it be they're launching a smartphone, or simply an update to their app? Read more...

Apparently Mark Zuckerberg's hoodie no longer worries analyst Michael Pachter

Anthony Tosie — Mon, 18 Mar 2013 14:58:15 +0000

Following Mark Zuckerberg being named Glassdoor's top CEO, it appears Michael Pachter, managing director and analyst for Wedbush Securities, is eating crow for his previous comments about Zuckerberg. Read more...

Facebook reportedly adding hashtag support

Ben Buffone — Fri, 15 Mar 2013 04:39:16 +0000

Facebook is working to incorporate hashtag functionality into its own service. Those familiar with the matter are unaware of how long exactly the Palo Alto-based have been building the functionality. Read more...

Facebook will pay no tax on $1.1 billion profit; gets refund instead

Max Slater-Robins — Mon, 18 Feb 2013 12:28:05 +0000

It has been revealed that Facebook will get a refund of $500 million on tax payments, despite making $1.1 billion profit in 2012, according to a report by the Citizens for Tax Justice. Read more...

Zuck: No, seriously, we're not building a Facebook phone

Andy Weir — Thu, 31 Jan 2013 13:24:16 +0000

A rumour that seems destined to never EVER die is that Facebook is developing its own smartphone. CEO Mark Zuckerberg again explicitly denied this, saying it would make little sense for the company. Read more...

Editorial: Mark Zuckerberg, please code the Windows 8 Facebook app

John Callaham — Thu, 22 Nov 2012 00:05:34 +0000

In our humble opinion, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg should personally code the Facebook app for Windows 8 to show that the company is serious about supporting other platforms. Read more...

The Facebook phone is coming, but delayed, claims report

Andy Weir — Sat, 03 Nov 2012 11:45:04 +0000

A "very reliable source" claims that the infamous 'Facebook phone' is being built by HTC, under the development name 'Opera UL', but don't expect it anytime soon: "Apparently, it's been delayed." Read more...

Zuckerberg: Facebook will build a search engine

John Callaham — Wed, 12 Sep 2012 00:17:31 +0100

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg confirmed today in an interview that the company has a team that's working on some kind of search engine software, but details were not announced. Read more...

Mark Zuckerberg confirms native Android application, says HTML5 was a mistake

Owen Williams — Tue, 11 Sep 2012 22:31:46 +0100

Today at Techcrunch Disrupt, Mark Zuckerberg confirmed that Android would also be getting a native application for their social network. This follows in the steps of the iOS app a few weeks ago. Read more...

Facebook stock hits another low; Zuckerberg not selling out

John Callaham — Wed, 05 Sep 2012 13:17:36 +0100

Facebook's stock price hit yet another new low on Tuesday, but its founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg has pledged not to sell any of his own stock in the company for at least a year. Read more...

Facebook shares reach all-time low

Paul Ferson — Wed, 01 Aug 2012 15:54:27 +0100

Facebook's stock prices reached an all-time low on Tuesday's trading, having declined 43% since their initial availability in May. Stocks were trading at just over $20 on the markets during the day. Read more...

Zuckerberg shoots down Facebook phone rumors

John Callaham — Fri, 27 Jul 2012 03:17:57 +0100

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg seemed to shut down all the previous rumors of a Facebook phone project, claiming today that making such a product "wouldn't make much sense for us to do." Read more...

Zuckerberg sued for insider trading

Tyler Holman — Mon, 04 Jun 2012 22:11:06 +0100

Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg is facing a class action suit from disgruntled Facebook investors who claim that he dumped $1 billion of stock on insider knowledge that it was grossly overvalued. Read more...

Mark Zuckerberg marries longtime girlfriend

Tyler Holman — Sun, 20 May 2012 08:44:43 +0100

What a week for Mark Zuckerberg! The Facebook founder saw his company go public, turned 28, and got married! Yep, that's right: the Zuck has tied the knot with his longtime girlfriend, Priscilla Chan. Read more...

Facebook co-founder will save millions from renounced citizenship

Anthony Tosie — Thu, 17 May 2012 07:58:20 +0100

Mark Zuckerberg's former business partner at The Facebook, Eduardo Saverin, will save millions of dollars later this week, as he renounced his United States citizenship before Facebook's IPO. Read more...

Facebook to ring opening NASDAQ bell from home

John Callaham — Tue, 15 May 2012 03:28:50 +0100

Facebook representatives are reportedly going to "ring" the opening bell on its NASDAQ IPO launch date remotely from the company's Menlo Park, California headquarters. Read more...

Analyst most worried about Zuckerberg's hoodie for Facebook IPO

Anthony Tosie — Thu, 10 May 2012 00:38:27 +0100

What worries Wall Street investors more than anything? Apparently it's Mark Zuckerberg's hoodie, which he wore to a meeting with potential investors. Read more...