SOFTWARE

The average person online today probably owns a Facebook, follows several Tweets, watches videos on YouTube, and finds their new apartment on Craigslist. If any of that applies to you, chances are you’ve probably felt overwhelmed by the Internet before. Have you ever gotten the feeling that there’s just too much to keep track of?

Samsung has announced a press event on Oct. 11, exactly a week after Apple's Let's talk iPhone program on Oct. 4. It is expected that Nexus Prime, the flagship smartphone for the Google Android platform, will be officially presented at the Samsung event.

Facebook faces regulatory scrutiny in Ireland, site of its European headquarters, over its handling of personal information, the Financial Times reported on Friday.

Kik Interactive, an instant messaging service startup against which Research In Motion launched a lawsuit last year, is testing a new version of software that can be used on RIM's BlackBerry smartphones, Kik's founder said on Thursday.

High-end retailer Neiman Marcus is teaming up with Foursquare for a special scavenger hunt on Saturday, Oct. 1. The company will hide 15 Nancy Gonzalez clutches at 15 of its 41 stores, and the first people who find them can keep them.

Executives continue to leave BlackBerry maker Research in Motion (RIM). Tyler Lessard, the company's vice president for global alliances and developer relations, is the latest to leave the smartphone maker.

Research in Motion is denying a report that the company is abandoning its BlackBerry PlayBook and getting out of the tablet market.

Research in Motion rebuffed speculation that it was following HP's footsteps in abandoning its poor performing Playbook tablet, but the move highlights its difficulties penetrating Apple's dominant market position.

Facebook's head of mobile marketing has joined the board of directors of eBay Inc, expanding the size of the board.

A day after rumors surfaced that Demi Moore and Ashton Kutcher were on the rocks, primarily due to allegations of his philandering with Sara Leal on his sixth wedding anniversary, the 33-year-old Two and a Half Men star broke his silence. In a way.

A man reportedly bought a new Samsung phone via eBay, only to discover the phone was running Google's unreleased Android upgrade Ice Cream Sandwich. But with the phone wiped remotely and only a video as proof, is this Ice Cream Sandwich leak just some elaborate hoax?

Third party Flickr apps have been in place for over a year and now Flickr takes on Instagram.

Apple will talk iPhone at its Oct. 4 media event, but sources say the company will kill two of its longest-standing music devices, the iPod Classic and the iPod Shuffle.

A day after Amazon's announcement of launching Kindle Fire, which will cost just $199, Best Buy announced a huge discount on BlackBerry PlayBook.

With Android devices in desperate need of an Instagram-esque app, Flickr decided to step up to the plate and deliver its own photo taking and sharing application for Android users.

Lawmakers are now urging the Federal Trade Commission to look into Facebook's use of cookies to track users, even after logging out.

Yahoo has unveiled the first official Android app on Flickr, which will allow users of its popular photo service to easily share pictures, in real time, with family and friends.

Groupon launched its online retail arm Groupon Goods for its American subscribers on Wednesday, moving beyond daily group discounts to compete with leaders like Amazon Inc.

The Is My Son Gay? app for Google's Android has may in the LGBT community outraged.

The new version of Facebook has plenty of new and exciting features, and enhanced privacy control is one of them. Here's how to control application and Timeline settings on your new Facebook profile.

This isn't rumors or speculation. While Apple is not letting any secrets out, one only has to look as far as its software -- iOS5 -- to understand how it will function.