SOCIAL NETWORKS

Nokia 808 PureView with its 41 MP camera is great competition for Lumia 900, another great Nokia smartphone. Check out the features of both Nokia phones and see how they stack up against each other.

Mercedes Benz unveiled plans on Monday to use Siri, Apple's virtual personal assistant exclusive to the iPhone 4S, to power its electronics system called Drive Kit Plus, which will essentially let drivers access their iPhone apps while driving using voice commands.

Facebook is accused of accessing text messages of its users but the company has denied the charge by stating that it does not read the content and that the report is misleading.

Business networking site LinkedIn has acquired Rapportive, a Gmail add-on that provides information about your social contacts as you e-mail them. The deal was reportedly already in place by Dec. 8, but Rapportive confirmed the acquisition on Wednesday on its company blog.

Android users are flat-out demanding the release of popular smart phone game Temple Run on the Android market, taking to online forums and social networks to pressure Imangi Studios into releasing the game. Imangi responded to their frenzied fans on Twitter with the unfortunate news that there was no scheduled release date as of yet, and that until one was posted on the company's Facebook page all other rumors should be ignored.

Research In Motion Ltd has launched the much-awaited and the most-expected software upgrade of BlackBerry PlayBook Tuesday. The launch of PlayBook 2.0 OS will be able to silence its critics, believes the company.

After spending years in the pop culture scene, former NBA super star Magic Johnson and rap sensation P. Diddy are familiar with appearing on television. But now, the two are crossing the platform from TV stars to network owners, thanks to a deal with Comcast.

Half of American adults know someone who found love online, and while the Internet plays a more important role than before in starting relationships it is also a forum for cheating and lies that ends them, according to a survey released on Monday.

Facebook may have created a buzz with its public offering, but professionals in the Internet sphere shouldn’t forget about LinkedIn. Referred to as the “professional network,” a new study from Bullhorn Reach shows that 48 percent of job recruiters are using LinkedIn exclusively. Although 21 percent are present on all three major social networks (Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn), only one percent are using the other two social media sites exclusively.

Pinterest--the new social network based off of photo-sharing--recently became one of the top five social networks on the Internet. As it continues to close in on the type of traffic that brands such as Twitter and Facebook have, Pinterest is becoming popular among celebrities and large companies. With that in mind, we've created a list of the most important celebrities, brands and other pinners on Pinterest that you must follow:

A privacy debate surrounding fledgling social network Path went viral this week, triggering discussions on blogs and on Twitter about how far social networks can go in using members' private data.

Business networking site LinkedIn will reportedly acquire Rapportive, a Gmail add-on that provides information about your social contacts as you e-mail them. Sources close to the situation say LinkedIn offered the browser plug-in a figure in the low teens in millions of dollars.

When it comes to China, Facebook should consider itself forewarned. People who want to access Facebook and other blocked sites must use special VPN software to get around China's firewall to do so.

Facebook realized it needed to strike a more cooperative tone with Madison Avenue ahead of its initial public offering and the accompanying intense scrutiny on profit growth.

It's the year's hottest initial public offering, but some wealth managers find themselves having a hard time recommending Facebook to their clients.

Only a day old, it didn't take long for imposters to attempt to scam shares of the social network's stock. According to The Northwestern, a woman from Oshkosh, Wis., was caught selling fake Facebook shares the same day the company officially filed its IPO.

Facebook aims to connect all two billion Internet users. So far it has captured 845 million of them. Of the rest, nearly 60 percent live in Asia and hooking them is going to be a daunting challenge.

Facebook aims to connect all two billion Internet users. So far it has captured 845 million of them. Of the rest, nearly 60 percent live in Asia and hooking them is going to be a daunting challenge.

It is hailed as the most important stock market event of the decade. Rumors of Facebook's highly anticipated IPO filing on Wednesday excited stock watchers around the world as the California-based company moves to raise as much as $10 billion - valuing the company at a staggering $100 billion.

Just because people love shiny electronic gizmos doesn't mean they should be kept in the dark about some technology firms' practices, and the recent spate of suicides among Chinese factory workers in Apple's supply chain are only one example. While many factories, even in the U.S., expose their workers to dangerous conditions and poor salaries, the tech world is now inundated with stories about Amazon scammers, Facebook clickjackers, SOPA, PIPA and Google+ privacy concerns.

Many don't like Facebook's new changes in Timeline, and luckily, there are a slew of solutions to revert the social network to the way it was. Delete your News Ticker, revert your News Feed, and get your old chat back with these great add-ons and extensions.