Facebookers have one week to vote to protect their right to vote
A scant few days remain for Facebook users to vote on a new privacy-eroding policy.
iTunes accidentally serves up porn in Russia on launch day
When you fire up iTunes to listen to a little music or make a purchase, you expect to see thumbnails of album covers and what’s hot. You’d never expect to see what some Russian users did when they installed iTunes for the first time.
Free app puts your face on the cover of magazines
More than one million people are faking out their friends with Faker$, a free app that lets you put yourself – or friends and family members – on the cover of famous magazines, newspapers, movie posters, and more.
Wibbitz: Create a broadcast-like video from your website
One of the innovative start-ups I visited while in Israel was a company that turns websites and articles into a 90-second video summary. Check it out.
JAM with Chrome turns your browser into a rock n’ roll jam space
Google’s latest experimental web app lets you jam with real friends on virtual instruments.
Sony’s Reader app on iOS: Better late than never?
iPad owners have no shortage of ebook apps to choose from, be it Apple’s own iBooks, Kobo, Amazon’s Kindle and dozens of others. Curiously missing was Sony’s Reader app. Until now.
AMBER Alerts for missing children added to Google Searches and Maps
Google joins the fight to bring missing children home safe and sound by adding AMBER Alerts to their searches and maps.
‘Apparent’ app helps parents manage kids play-dates
Parents of young kids know it can be tricky to manage their busy social schedules. A new app aims to help you out.
Google Chrome browser extension lets you see which sites are cashing in on your privacy
This easy-to-use browser extension shows you how much money sites are making by invading your privacy and helps you stop them.
May The Pork Be With You: Angry Birds goes Star Wars?
If Rovio’s new website is any indication, we might soon see George Lucas’s influence on the next Angry Birds.

