Zuckerberg joins Giving Pledge with many others

The Giving Pledge led by Bill Gates and Warren Buffett has been joined by another 17 richest Americans.  And, Facebook's Founder, Mark Zuckerberg is one of them.  This is Zuckerberg's 2nd large donation in the past year, as he gave 100 million dollars to help schools only months ago.

 The Giving Pledge, requires people who pledge to say so publicly, since there is no formal-contract, and requires them to give away at least of their wealth.  So far Bill Gates and Warren Buffett have managed to sign up 57 of the richest American's and their Families to the pledge.

Dual-Camera iPad to come soon?

The biggest downfall of the Apple iPad since its release has been the lack of any cameras.  Well Apple is supposedly getting ready for a dual-camera iPad release, early in 2011.  This will ensure the iPads survival as newer tablets come out, especially even since it has led the pack without any cameras.

These are just rumors unfortunately, and some say the new model may not have any cameras, and will only feature a slimmer, lighter design.  Hopefully we will know which rumors are true by the beginning of 2011.  So make sure to check back, as we will keep you updated with the new Apple iPad rumors and facts.

PayPal finally cuts off WikiLeaks

The popular money-transfer site, PayPal, shut out the account used for fundraising by the notorious website, WikiLeaks.  PayPal posted the following, on their blog Friday.

"PayPal has permanently restricted the account used by WikiLeaks due to a violation of the PayPal Acceptable Use Policy, which states that our payment service cannot be used for any activities that encourage, promote, facilitate or instruct others to engage in illegal activity. We've notified the account holder of this action."

The WikiLeaks site has been very controversial since it released more than 250,000 confidential U.S. documents.  Within the previous weeks, especially the past week, WikiLeaks has been trying to stay afloat as the U.S. government has made efforts to shut them down. 




Right now, WikiLeaks founder, Julian Assange, is in the process of being arrested due to non-WikiLeaks charges.  Since the site has been under heavy fire from the U.S. it has found new homes under the domain names, http://wikileaks.ch/, http://wikileaks.de, and wikileaks.fi.  Even though the majority of things WikiLeaks have posted are actually just embarassing, there are still some documents which could pose a threat to peoples lives.  Which, is the most controversial part of what they have done.


Stay tuned to MyTechUpdater, as this story will undoubtedly grow in the coming weeks.  And, make sure to leave a comment, Do You think that what WkiLeaks is doing is right?

Google may be buying Groupon? For $6 Billion!

To start off, the rumors stating that Google bought Groupon for $2.5 billion, is indeed false.  According to multiple sources, Google is working on a deal to buy the company for something between the low $5 billions and $6 billion.   Yahoo! tried to acquire Groupon, early in the year but did not succeed.

This will be the most expensive deal to date for Google, with the previous being DoubleClick.  This deal reportedly could go through by the end of this week, though there are still many things that could happen to keep this deal from occurring. Google has originally proposed $3 to $4 billion dollars but that offer was refused.

If this deal goes through it will not only be the most expensive but also a very strategic move on Google's part.  Groupon has not only become a billion dollar company but would also bring something amazing to Google, that they currently lack.  This is local company ads, which is not really seen at all with Google.  So, we should know soon what will be happening with the Google/Groupon deal.

Make sure to check back for updates on this Google proposal.

Apple is finally making things affordable!

Starting today, Apple has finally given customers a big break, by lowering their prices on many of the main Apple devices.

Here are some examples -
    

Device	Price Reduction
Apple iPad	($41)
iPod Touch	($41)
iPod Nano	($21)
MacBook's	($101)

Even though most of these are not big changes in price, it still shows that Apple is finally working towards making things affordable.  This is surprising since Apple has rarely ever lowered prices on their devices.  So, hopefully they will continue to lower prices, which will help us all out.

$89 Kindle 2 Deal - A Scam?

If you were many of the people(including me) that were waiting until 9AM PST or Noon EST, to get the amazing $89 Kindle on Amazon, then you felt scammed.  It seemed this way because even if you clicked right when the  deal became available, then you were out of luck.  It seemed as if they had to have had only three devices available, because going by how long it took their other "lightning deals" to sell out, which was normally a couple hours, it was ridiculous.

Not only did most of us not get the Kindle 2, but many had to wait on one of their "waiting lists" that resulted in still, empty hands.  Well, even though that deal was an upset, I still give props to Amazon for competing nicely with other retailers.

Best way to get the most out of Black Friday 2010

When most people think of Black Friday they think of the madness of sitting in front of stores over night, and then the massive mobs in the morning.  Well, this year that thought has stayed the same when it really shouldn't be, this is because most retailers are giving the same deals online!  But as we are all already seeing, people do not know ( or don't care about ) the deals online.

So, when tomorrow morning comes, do not, I repeat DO NOT go and deal with the pushing and shoving of the massive mobs.  And, for most stores you don't even need to wait any longer, you can go on the computer right now and get the same deals people will be fighting over tomorrow.

Amazon, the giant online retailer, is also getting in on these deals.  They have decided to match some of the best Black Friday deals on there website.  Some of the deals are starting today and others start tomorrow morning.