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A huge draw of FrontierVille is the Sims-like potential to get married and start a family -- but we were instantly curious how far the game takes life simulation. Today we found out FrontierVille allows gay marriage.  read more »

Despite growing privacy concerns, an astonishing 540 million Internet users worldwide visited Facebook in April 2010, according to data from Google.  read more »

Yahoo Mail and Messenger will power Nokia's mobile mail and chat services starting later this year, the companies said during a press conference on Monday.  read more »

The U.S. Federal Trade Commission won't block Google's US$750 million acquisition of mobile advertising vendor AdMob because the deal isn't likely to harm competition in the emerging mobile advertising market, the agency said Friday.  read more »

About 60% of Facebook users are considering quitting the social network due to concerns over whether the site adequately protects the privacy of their posts.  read more »

All gloves are off between Google and Apple, after the search giant unveiled a host of products to compete with the Cupertino company. Following Google TV and Flash on Android, Google will also take on Apple's iTunes through the acquisition of music streaming service Simplify Media, and a music store in the Android Market.  read more »

The clock is ticking on the demise of some downgrade rights for Windows 7, an analyst said Thursday.  read more »

Intel will soon release new low-power processors for a class of thin and light laptops that bridge the gap between netbooks and mainstream laptops, a company spokeswoman confirmed on Friday.  read more »

Facebook is opening up new and interesting ways for you to share information, links and other items online with new features like its universal like button and Instant Personalization. But at the same time, Facebook's tendency to make more and more of your previously private information public continues to be a troubling habit of the popular social network. Concerns over Facebook's treatment of user privacy recently led the Electronic Privacy Information Center and 14 other consumer advocacy groups to file a complaint with the Federal Trade Commission over Facebook's stance on privacy.  read more »

So is Federal Communications Commission really going to place common carrier restrictions on Internet service providers? Well, yes, but not too many of them.  read more »