Facebook’s revamped news feeds that highlighted more important stories got — like many of Facebook’s prior revamps — a cold reception from users. Some readers even suggested ways to revert back to the old Facebook design, such as setting the account language to English...

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10.  Microsoft acquires Hotmail for $400 million in 1998 The previous year Yahoo! had acquired Four11 for $92 million, by countering with a $400 million acquisition for Hotmail, Microsoft bought its way into the first truly viral application: email. Not only did Hotmail users lead one another...

If the iPhone 4S has one standout feature, it is the Siri personal assistant. You ask Siri to do things by speaking to it, and it can call anyone in your contact list, send them a text message or email, set up a meeting, play a song, set up a reminder for yourself, get directions, or just ask...

Accel And Monashees Capital Back The Etsy For Brazil Elo7 Elo7, a marketplace for buying and selling handcrafted goods in Brazil, has received Series A funding from Accel Partners and Brazilian venture firm Monashees Capital. Elo7 is similar in theory to Etsy, a U.S.-based marketplace...