Report: Facebook IPO Filing Could Come Next Week

The Wall Street Journal says Facebook could file regulatory papers for its initial public offering of stock as early as next week.

Move Over PSN and Xbox LIVE: Here Comes the Nintendo Network

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Nintendo says it's finally going to get with the program and release an honest-to-goodness online gaming service, dubbed "Nintendo Network," that'll cover both the Wii U and 3DS. Hooray, I think.

Amazon Merchant Offers Free Kindle Fire Cases for Five-Star Reviews

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Looking for a discount on Amazon? Try a little underhanded quid pro quo with a shady merchant.

FTC Calls for Better Transparency, Warns Google About Latest Changes

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Federal Trade Commissioner Julie Brill has a simple message for companies that violate user privacy: We took care of Facebook, we took care of Google, and we'll take care of you, too. Even bolder, her remarks came during an event that was livestreamed via Facebook itself.

“Any suggestion that we don’t care is patently false and offensive to us.”

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In an e-mail reportedly sent to employees, Apple CEO Tim Cook responds to the recent New York Times piece titled "In China, Human Costs Are Built Into an iPad."

Nintendo Chief Promises to Do Wii U Launch Right

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Nintendo's chief is determined to get right the launch of its next game machine, Wii U, set for this year's holiday shopping season, and acknowledged Friday some mistakes with selling its 3DS handheld. But Nintendo Co. President Satoru Iwata warned earnings for the fiscal year set to begin April will be the toughest ever for the Japanese manufacturer behind the Super Mario and Pokemon games.

A Physics Professor Asks: Are No-Name Batteries a Better Value Than Major Brands?

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Duracell? Energizer? The cheapie packages of AAs at the dollar store? Tired of dumping money blindly on batteries for Wii remote controllers, flashlights, Nerf guns, and the like, a physicist decides it’s time to investigate which batteries truly give the most bang for the buck.

Add Old Photos Directly to Facebook Timeline with Shoebox for iPhone

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If you're looking to add old photos to Facebook Timeline, which displays your life story in reverse-chronological order, Shoebox for iPhone is worth checking out.

Twitter May Censor Tweets in Individual Countries

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Twitter has refined its technology so it can censor messages on a country-by-country basis. The additional flexibility announced Thursday is likely to raise fears that Twitter's commitment to free speech may be weakening as the short-messaging company expands into new countries in an attempt to broaden its audience and make more money.

Will the World Ever See Fair Trade iPads?

The truth is that consumers don't really have a good option when it comes to buying "ethical" smartphones and tablets. Why is that? Why is there Fair Trade coffee but no Fair Trade electronics?

Two Minute Video: Getting Started with Facebook Timeline

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We're all getting Facebook's new Timeline profile and we're all going to have to do some work to get it set up. You can either do like I do and crumple your anger into a little tiny ball and stuff it waaaaay down into the pit of your stomach, hoping against hope that it never comes back up, or you can bite the bullet and take a quick look at these fancy tips I've put together for you. Or both!