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Facebook is announcing a service that will sync Facebook Timeline usernames with Facebook email usernames.

Bobby Petrino is a perfect example of the power of FOIA requests.

Microsoft's Windows 8 Release Candidate -- the early release of its new operating system that succeeds the beta version and precedes its commercial release -- might be released sooner than originally thought, but it may be holding back the release of Internet Explorer 10.

As many as 600,000 Macs worldwide have been infested by the sudden attack of Flashback Trojan.

Apple is reportedly building the next version of its iTunes platform, iTunes 11, and the next version of the new music and media application will reportedly feature many more under-the-hood changes, as opposed to simple cosmetic differences.

Spotify users are now able to embed playlists and songs using the Spotify Play Button.

Betty White, everyone's favorite 90-year-old actress from Golden Girls, is now on Twitter, and has garnered over 100,000 followers overnight, including Ryan Seacrest, whom she sent quite a flirty tweet to.

Google Plus is undergoing a major redesign that will make the social network look more like Facebook Timeline.

Research In Motion said it will shortly release a slew of updates for its BlackBerry apps, making it easier for users to stay connected with their messenger community.

Facebook buys Instagram for $1 billion in cash and stock. For those who don't want to use Instagram anymore, we've found the 5 best alternatives to Instagram that will allow you to edit and share your photos while maintaining your privacy.

In the wake of announcing Facebook will be acquiring Instagram in a billion-dollar deal, Instagram’s new Android app surged to 5 million downloads little more than 5 days.

Netflix announced a multiyear deal with Hasbro Tuesday that will bring some of your favorite childhood cartoons right to your computer screen.

Yahoo Inc CEO Scott Thompson unveiled details of how the struggling Internet company will be reorganized, addressing employees just days after unveiling the deepest round of job cuts in years.

Instagram users have revolted after the company first released an Android version of its software, then sold to Facebook for $1 billion.

The Facebook-Instagram deal announced on Monday is just one in a long succession of ill-advised tech company acquisitions.

Dataminr, a social media software developer that detected the attack on Osama Bin Laden’s compound and reported it first, said it established an alliance with Twitter.

Earlier this week, the online streaming media company, Netflix, filed a statement with the federal government to create it's very own political action committee: FLIXPAC. The new PAC will allow Netflix to directly contribute to federal campaigns, thus boosting the media company's Washington profile. More specifically, A PAC can give $5,000 to a candidate per election (primary, general or special) and up to $15,000 annually to a national political party.

Twitter may be known as one of the most prominent social media tools to hit the web. However, the social networking service may be useful for more than keeping in touch with friends and sharing information.

Splunk Inc., a developer of software that helps companies analyze data, plans to sell 13.5 million shares for $8 to $10 in its initial public offering.

“Hi Zeddie, If you were a pancake, would you be a chocolate chip, banana, or blueberry pancake?”Oh yes! “Ridiculously photogenic guy” Zeddie Little’s frenzied Internet fans have literally asked him such inane, crazy questions on Tumblr and his new Facebook page and, surprisingly, the extremely flattered runner has answered all modestly.

Proceeds of initial public offerings listed in the United States were relatively light in the first quarter, but they are likely to get absolutely heavier in the second quarter -- especially should Facebook Inc. conduct its anticipated $5 billion IPO in May.