Facebook has been long rumored to be getting all its ducks in a row, ready for its Initial Public Offering, or IPO. On Wednesday, the social network flicked the switch, instantly making itself a target for those looking to make money off its huge popularity.
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Oliver Haslam has written about technology for over a decade. His work has been published in print at Macworld and online pretty much everywhere else. If it plugs in or has a battery, it's fair game.
The Mac isn’t usually known for its gaming prowess, but if you're the lucky owner of a top of the range iMac then you're actually using a machine that would make a pretty awesome gaming computer.
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