Facebook's new Places service opens up an even more complex and interconnected world of location-based social media in addition to a huge can of worms around privacy. Just another day in the life of Facebook, then.

For years critics of Facebook have blamed the social networking service for making its users less, well, social. Why go out when you can just sit at home and tend to a virtual farm, muse on someone el...

Father's Day is right around the corner, and it's time to show him the love. Forget about golf club covers or singing fish; what he really wants is a gadget or two (or three) that makes work and play more fun.

Of all the major corporations Facebook could have hooked up with to create an app for their new its location-based services, I would not have guessed it would be McDonald's. Two reasons:.

You just bought or received a shiny, brand-new gadget. Hooray! But what are you going to do with your old cell phone, MP3 player, PDA, or GPS? Not to mention the old mice, keyboards, monitors and othe...

According to this BBC News article, our sun is about to enter a period of maximum activity on its surface, meaning more solar flares, meaning more disruption in the upper parts of the Earth's atmosphe...

In an obvious swipe at Google's Android platform, Nokia today announced that it will provide free maps and turn-by-turn navigation. Its Ovi Maps are available today for 10 phones; beginning in March, ...

These innovative mobile products are the cream of the CES crop.

iPod Touch owners enjoy almost all of the benefits of the iPhone like great apps and games. Though users don't necessarily need phone capabilities on the Touch (though it is possible) one big feature missing is GPS capability.