Facebook now lets ads target you based on what you do outside Facebook

Facebook's "partner categories" add data from outside its network, so advertisers can target you based on what you buy and do outside Facebook, even including offline purchases.

WhatsApp confirms Google isn’t buying it — but you can bet someone will soon

You can write off the latest rumor about a potential suitor for the popular messaging app WhatsApp.

IMVU continues to retain engaged fans for its virtual chat rooms

The online social-entertainment service has 3.3M monthly participants and a $55 million revenue run rate.

Early Facebook Home app leaks out — works on Nexus 4, Nexus 7 (updated)

Can't wait until April 12 to get your hands on Facebook Home? If you don't mind braving beta software, you can get Home up and running today, thanks to a leaked version of the app.

Facebook Home is following Microsoft in putting you and your friends first

The idea of putting the information you care about most onto your phone's home screen and lock screen doesn't originate with Facebook Home. It comes from Microsoft.

How Facebook got into the mobile OS game without actually building a mobile OS

Facebook Home isn’t a mobile operating system. But normal users who buy or download the Home experience won’t know or care. They’ll suddenly have Facebook phones that look, feel, and behave totally different from Android phones.

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Why Facebook picked a drag queen to be the official face of Home

Halleloo! Drag queen Shangela made an appearance in today's Facebook Home launch. But this isn't Facebook's first foray into LGBT-friendly waters.

If Home becomes popular, non-Facebook Android devs will get slaughtered

Facebook has said for years that it intends to become the very best distribution platform for mobile developers;. Today, it's turning that promise into a threat.

Mark Zuckerberg: The great thing about Android is that it’s so open (unlike iOS)

Facebook Home is in the house, and it's taking over Android. But what about Apple's iOS?

Facebook Home’s killer app: Big, pretty advertisements

As Mark Zuckerberg confirmed today, Facebook Home will eventually become home to advertisements from Facebook's partners. But you knew that already.

Facebook Home coming April 12 for recent Samsung, HTC Android phones

Facebook Home may be a bold ploy to help Facebook take over all Android phones -- but for now, the company is focusing on the above devices.

HTC First, the first Android phone to run Facebook Home, hits stores April 12 for $100

After many leaks, the first "Facebook phone" is finally here, and it's fittingly called the HTC First.

California lawmaker introduces ‘Right to Know Act’ to give citizens access to their data

California Assembly Member Bonnie Lowenthal has introduced the "Right to Know Act 2013," which would force businesses to tell consumers what personal data they have and where it is being shared.