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iPhones bigger?; Cisco battle; Lenovo's India surge; Fab likes Pinterest; Groupon boost

Inside the Bulldog Blog: Bigger iPhone screens may be coming; is Cisco CEO purging rivals?; Lenovo No. 1 in India; Fab dumps Google+; Group profits boost shares.

Aaron Sorkin to write, direct movie about Steve Jobs

The screenwriter won an Academy Award for his adaptation of "The Social Network," the film that chronicled the early years of Facebook Inc. under founder Mark Zuckerberg.

Lots to like: Facebook ups its stock offering price

In a regulatory filing Tuesday, Facebook upped the price range for its initial stock offering to between $34 and $38 from the original target of $28 to $34. Facebook could raise as much as $12.8 billion.

Buffett, Munger won't buy Facebook

Facebook kicks off its highly anticipated IPO road show Monday, but two high-profile investors won't be taking the pitch.

Cybersquatting gold rush to strike with new Internet domains

"All these new domains will possibly open up vast new spaces for cybersquatters," the U.N. says. "The cost of surveillance and enforcement will go up. That's a big risk for businesses."

Week in review: WRAL Tech Wire headlines

A look back at technology, life science and other related news as reported in WRAL Tech Wire for the week of May 6-13.

Valley buying frenzy; Apple's new maps; Apple co-founder wants Facebook shares; Linux creator hits GitHub; LightSquare woes

In the Bulldog blog: A frenzy of buying startups is driving up valuations for emerging companies; Apple is dumping Google Maps, report says; Apple's co-founder will buy Facebook shares regardless of price; Linus Torvalds doesn't care for GitHub - he invented Git; LightSquared nears bankruptcy.

Some investors have doubts about Facebook as IPO nears

Facebook said last week that growth in advertising sales isn't keeping pace with gains in users, many of them logging on from handheld devices, while some institutional investors have balked at buying Facebook stock, people with knowledge of the matter said. That adds to pressure on company executives to articulate their mobile strategy ahead of the IPO, due this week.

Ouster of Yahoo CEO is a victory for activist investor

Third Point, which owns about 5.8 percent of Yahoo, stepped up pressure on Yahoo since flagging discrepancies in Scott Thompson's resume on May 3. The departure of Yahoo's third CEO in just over three years adds to upheaval at a company that was once a leader in Web search and online information.

Yahoo's new CEO Ross Levinsohn

Life science news in review: MedCity News headlines

A look back at headlines from MedCity news for the week of May 7-13.

Digital 'wallets' proliferate at cellphone show

Cash, coins and credit cards are so 20th century. At least, that's the opinion of the electronics manufacturers, phone companies, banks and credit card issuers that expect cellphones to be the main way consumers pay for purchases in the not-so-distant future.

FDA panel backs first pill to block HIV infection

The first drug shown to prevent HIV infection won the endorsement of a panel of federal advisers Thursday, clearing the way for a landmark approval in the 30-year fight against the virus that causes AIDS.

FDA HIV DRUG

Latest news on Bing, Google, TV, BlackBerry, e-commerce

Bing redesign has social focus; Google report says search results protected by First Amendment; TV stations explore broadcasting to phone, tablets; BlackBerry 7 smartphones get DoD approval; Online sales per user continue to climb in North America

Take-Two delays 'BioShock Infinite' to February

One of the most anticipated video game titles of 2012 is now one of the most anticipated games for 2013.

Latest news on Google, Facebook, Symantec, Blackbaud, Big Data

Google moves for mistrial in Oracle case; Facebook announces App Center; Symantec leapfrogs McAfee in mobile security; Blackbaud merges with Convio; Is big data just a fad, or something much more profound?