Facebook reportedly acquires Gowalla

Gowalla is reportedly being acquired by Facebook. Facebook has acquired Gowalla, which makes a location-based social-networking app for mobile devices, CNN reported tonight. Some Gowalla employees will move to Facebook's Palo Alto, Calif., offices and work on Facebook's Timeline feature, an unidentified source close to Gowalla said. Representatives for both Facebook and Gowalla provided statements to CNET via e-mail that said the companies "don't comment on rumors and speculation." Austin-based...

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2D snowboarding games for iOS

(Credit: CNET) This week I've gathered up some 2D snowboarding games that are not as good as being in the actual snow, but might be the perfect time waster while we wait for winter to settle in. As we get closer to the winter months in the northern hemisphere, many are gearing up for another great season of winter sports. While there's probably nothing I can offer on the iPhone that will give you the feeling of snowboarding on powder-covered slopes, maybe these time-wasters will make...

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Microsoft Flight Beta Registration Opens

Take Microsoft's reimagined sim for a test flight. Microsoft Flight Simulator holds a special place in the hearts of many a PC gamer, and fans of the sim now have the opportunity to get their foot in the door for the franchise's rebirth. Registration for the Microsoft Flight beta, scheduled for take off in January 2012, is now open.Posting on the game's official website, Microsoft Game Studios announced the upcoming beta and provided information for those interested in registering...

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World of Warcraft Patch 4.3 Impressions

It's rather fitting that the story arc of the new raid and two of the three new five-man dungeons in World of Warcraft's Patch 4.3 focus so heavily on Northrend. While the supporting characters you encounter consist of a warchief turned hippie and a dragon with anger management issues instead of a madman with a cool sword, the ease with which you can clear the content and snatch up rewards leaves a distinct aftertaste of Wrath of the Lich King. In fact, if anything, it's easier. Already the mad...

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Verizon's big plans for 4G next year

Verizon Wireless Chief Marketing Officer Marni Walden surveys the carrier's lineup of 4G devices. (Credit: Roger Cheng/CNET) Verizon Wireless is keeping its foot firmly planted on the pedal when it comes to 4G LTE. Verizon has an aggressive slate of 4G products in the works for next year--including the vast majority of its smartphones. The carrier also plans to make more 4G devices affordable, further driving adoption. That'll be key to Verizon's effort to further extend its edge over...

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Majority of young people online for no reason, study says

Young people, when asked to justify so many of their actions, often offer: "No reason." So why could anyone raise their arms and cant calamity merely because of a new Pew Research Center study revealing that on any given day 53 percent of young people (aged 18-29) say they go online for absolutely no identifiable reason whatsoever? I am unaccountably grateful to the Associated Press for unearthing this educative gem. The study delved as deeply as one can into the minds of these...

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