Today Facebook announced it had acquired Oculus VR for $2 billion and during the acquisition conference call, CEO Mark Zuckerberg revealed some numbers for reporters to soak up. Facebook’s monthly active mobile users have hit 1 billion as of last week, a jump from 945 million as of its most recent quarter.
As for their other darling Instagram, the photo sharing network has reached 200 million monthly active users, a jump of 50 million in six months. As for images, Instagram proudly announced over 20 billion photos have been shared to date.
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[caption id="attachment_389886" align="aligncenter" width="1200"] Image: LCG Auctions[/caption] A rare, factory-sealed original iPhone from 2007 in mint condition is up for bidding at New Orleans-based LCG Auctions' 2023 Winter Premier Auction, which will run through February 19 at LCGAuctions.com. According to LCG Auctions, the item could ultimately fetch more than $50,000 USD. The same auction house...
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