By Joe Wilcox, Betanews Exxon is king no more. Now that Apple is the world’s largest company as measured by market cap, when is someone going to hold it accountable like one?

The Original Post is Located Here: It’s official: Apple is the world’s most valuable company

By Ed Oswald, Betanews Bloggers with Gizmodo will escape prosecution surrounding the receipt of an iPhone 4 prototype last year, although two others will be charged in conjunction with the sale to the blog.

The Original Post is Located Here: Gizmodo won’t be charged in iPhone 4 prototype case

Facebook has launched a new mobile application this week called Facebook Messenger, which allows users to send short SMS-like messages to one another, similar to popular apps such as GroupMe or WhatsApp. According to Mashable, it’s already the top selling application on iTunes and many online commentators have been questioning whether it will give Facebook [...]

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It was only a matter of time before someone created a piece of clothing based on a Facebook profile, what with the Follow Me on Twitter tights being sold on Etsy a few months ago. The dress speaks for itself really, a Facebook profile made into a flimsy looking dress all in the name of… [...]

The Original Post is Located Here: Would you wear your Facebook profile as a dress?

It didn't take long. The "flash mob" phenomenon, in which virtual strangers used social media to come together unexpectedly in dance routines or zombie stumbles in public places, had just become fodder for a wireless carrier television commercial and a short lived reality show when something more sinister began happening.

Is This Thing On?, or ITTO, is our Wednesday column showing how...

Visa is taking steps to increase mobile credit card security as it accelerates its push for a prominent place in the burgeoning mobile payments market.

The San Francisco-based credit card company Tuesday announced plans to adopt dual-interface chips technology in the U.S., a move it says will help build the necessary infrastructure for securing NFC-based mobile payments.

Cards with EMV chip technology, with a gold-toned chip on the front, contains information specific to that...