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Facebook is worth $75-$100 billion . If we broke that down by user, it would mean that each individual is worth $118.34. Or, if we’re looking at it in terms of revenue from 2011 – $3.71 billion – each user is worth $4.39 in revenue per user per year.

The Super Bowl is this weekend, but not all of us have the privilege of making some snacks and sitting in front of the couch all evening to make sure we catch the game (assuming you want to see the matchup, or the commercials, even.) Thankfully there are a number of products and web services that make it easy to stream live television to a computer or mobile device when you’re away from home. This week, we’d like to hear your picks for the best services to help you watch the game, even when you’re away from your TV. More??

For the last year and a half I’ve been learning Spanish. I grew up around Spanish and took some in high school and although I would say I’ve had an advantage in that regard, I really only started learning it functionally a year and a half ago (and I could have worked a lot faster than I did). As far as my proficiency, I’d say by now I officially “speak Spanish” and can carry on a conversation pretty comfortably

The leaking of Microsoft’s Windows phone 8, The Android Marketplace now has a bouncer, and Mint has a flashy new app for Android tablets More??

A customer satisfaction survey of Kindle Fire owners shows that while the vast majority are satisfied with their purchase, it is mainly the low price fueling their happiness. ChangeWave Research asked a sample of new Kindle Fire owners how they were enjoying their device so far; slightly more than half reported being “very satisfied,” and 59 percent said the $199 price of the Kindle Fire was what they liked best about it.

The Infinity Puzzle ?sounds like one of those wooden gadgets that you can play with for a few minutes before wanting to hurl it across the room in frustration, but the infinity puzzle of this book’s title actually refers to a mathematical quandary that stumped particle physicists for the first half of this century. The story of how physics moved beyond this roadblock has now been told by?Frank Close, a distinguished theoretical physicist as well as a very apt storyteller. Read the comments on this post

NXP Semiconductors has unveiled its new generation UTMI+ Low-Pin Interface (ULPI) Hi-Speed USB transceivers for mobile phones. The size of the smallest USB transceiver is 2.2?2.25?0.6 mm, which fulfills the specific needs of ultra-slim handset designs and other portable devices. NXP’s transceivers consumes only 0.5 ?A current only in power down mode to avoid battery drain. The NXP’s transceiver contains four members, including ISP1504x1, ISP1508, ISP1702 and ISP1703 with industry specifications, including ULPI Rev