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Facebook’s Stock Price Is the Least Important Thing About Facebook

Facebook’s disappointing IPO and sluggish stock price don’t tell us a thing about the company’s signficance — or even its …

Google Play Game Services Is Just What Android Needs, but Who Will Use It?

By Jared NewmanMay 17, 20130

Google’s answer to Xbox Live is useful even if game developers do nothing but support cloud saves, but its Google+ branding could scare people away.

If You Expect Jaw-Dropping Things from Nintendo Direct, You’re Missing the Point

By Matt PeckhamMay 17, 20130

Nintendo’s latest video state-of-the-union is another relatively sedate update, and that’s a good thing.

Google Opens Up About Glass Privacy, Zombification

By Jared NewmanMay 17, 20130

During a “fireside chat” about Glass at Google’s I/O conference, Google employees opened up.

EA Isn’t Making Wii U Games: Do You Care?

By Matt PeckhamMay 17, 20130

Electronic Arts just confirmed that it’s not designing games for Nintendo’s Wii U.

Twitter Data Maps Show How Interconnected Our World Really Is

By Techlicious / Fox Van AllenMay 17, 20130

To create the maps, researchers analyzed the 46.7 million tweets posted between October 23 and November 30, 2012, looking specifically at those with a tagged geographic location.

Apple Says App Store Hit 50 Billion Downloads

By Associated PressMay 17, 20130

Apple says its customers have downloaded more than 50 billon applications from its App Store since its launch in 2008.

Google’s New Hangouts App Has an AT&T Caveat

By Jared NewmanMay 16, 20130

When Google announced its new Hangouts app on Wednesday, it didn’t mention an exception for AT&T customers: the app’s free video calling won’t work on AT&T’s network.