Use Facebook Places
Facebook's new Places feature lets you share your current location by "checking in" from your smartphone. Whether you never really got into earlier location-based social networking services like Gowalla or Foursquare or just want to know what it is (and how to turn it off), read on for everything you need to know about Facebook Places.
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Facebook buys social site Hot Potato
Facebook has acquired Hot Potato in a move that could help further its move into location-based services.
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ICANN asks Demand Media for answers after report
The group responsible for managing the Internet's domain name system is asking Demand Media's eNom division for answers, following complaints from Internet security groups.
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Intel does security, US broadband not so fast
Intel surprised the IT community this week with its plans to buy McAfee. Intel justified the multibillion-dollar purchase price by citing the importance of securing mobile devices, a growing need. Facebook users can now share even more information thanks to the site's Places service, which allows people to publish their location on their profiles. U.S. broadband user complaints about slow service could be valid, according to a government study that says service providers are skimping on bandwidth. This week brought more private network neutrality talks, further frustrating open Internet advocates who were already miffed by Google and Verizon Communication's negotiations.
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Unclear future for Oracle's Beehive after initial buzz
Oracle gave its Beehive collaboration platform a splashy debut during OpenWorld 2008, featuring it in a keynote by co-President Charles Phillips.
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IT execs release guidebook on e-health records implementation
The College of Healthcare Information Management Executives released a guidebook for IT managers with tips on implementing electronic health records in order to meet the federal government's 'meaningful use' standards.
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Canonical tool set could boost adoption of Ubuntu-based tablets
Canonical this week released a software framework that brings multitouch interaction to the open-source Ubuntu OS, which could accelerate adoption of the OS on tablets.
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Google makes Chrome devs dig into pockets
Google announced it would require new Chrome extension developers to pay a one-time $5 registration fee as a way to stymie malicious add-ons for its browser.
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Apple seeks to patent tech that photographs, records iPhone thieves
Sure, if someone steals your iPhone, you might be able to remotely wipe it in order to protect sensitive data. But what about catching the thief? An Apple patent application, filed earlier this year but posted online Thursday, describes sophisticated ways to do just that.
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