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Facebook Will Verify Celebs — And Let Them Use a Fake NameFacebook will today start offering some users the possibility to verify their accounts, TechCrunch reports. The feature will start as invite-only, allowing public figures (in the beginning, only users with high subscriber counts will be invited) to change their account to verified status. Once ... Klout + Gamification = Extra Perks for Influencers?Badgeville, a gamification platform used by Samsung, eBay and Dell, among others, is integrating data from Klout to help brands identify, reward and promote its most influential brand advocates. Formed in 2010, Badgeville provides a plug-and-play solution for brands who want to increase engagemen... Apple OS X Mountain Lion: Top 15 New Features1. Deeper Integration With iCloud Today, Apple's iCloud technology syncs media (music, photos) and some data among iPhones, iPads, iPod Touches and to a limited extent Macs. With OS X Mountain Lion, iCloud plays a greater role on the Mac side, syncing calendars,... FTC: Apps for Children Raise Privacy ConcernsMobile application marketplaces, developers and service providers need to do a better job of protecting children’s privacy, according to an Federal Trade Commission (FTC) report released Thursday. The report was based on an FTC survey that found mobile apps for children aren’t upfron... RIP iChat, 2002-2012Dear iChat, This isn’t really a eulogy. It isn’t goodbye. You’ve simply gone to a better place: iMessage for Mountain Lion. I know you’ll be happy there, watching on proudly as the kids (on iPhones) jabber back and forth in the translucent bubbles you passed down to them... Why AOL Ventures Is Targeting Early Stage Startups [VIDEO]AOL Venture, the venture capital arm of AOL, is one part early-stage investment firm and one part incubator of new and unique AOL products. The focus on seed and series A rounds is unusual among corporate investors, and founding partner Mike Brown, Jr. says it is because the fund is focuse... New Robotic Arm Looks Nothing Like Our Own [VIDEO]Will our robot overlords one day have appendages with five digits like us humans? We’d have to guess otherwise — could that really be the most efficient method? A new robotic arm from Cornell and the University of Chicago shows off a technique that might be more dexterous and dan... Hate Sticky Screen Protectors? Roll-On Shield Is Foolproof [REVIEW]So long, air bubbles. When we heard about a fool-proof screen protector kit for the iPhone — with promises that even those with the clumsiest of hands could magically glide the sticky coating onto devices with ease — we had to give it a try. The PureTek Roll-On Screen Shield Kit kit by ... Inside the First Missions of Prototype 2 [Preview]Prototype 2 Screenshot The new protagonist, Sgt. James Heller.Click here to view this gallery.The opening scenes of Prototype 2 have got a lot of blood in them. The sequel to Radical Entertainment’s open-world, anti-superhero video game, Prototype, promise to... Kate Upton Teaches ‘Finger Mechanics’ in Latest 2K Sports Ad [VIDEO]Supermodel Kate Upton lends her good looks and apparent video game expertise to the latest spot for the popular 2K series of sports games. In the ad for MLB 2K12 — titled “Finger Mechanics with Kate Upton” — the curvaceous blonde is shown teaching a group of four major leag... |