Facebook to acquire Instagram photo app for $1 billion

http://techland.time.com/2012/04/09/facebook-to-acquire-instagram/?iid=tl-main-lede

And what the users think:

http://blogs.wsj.com/digits/2012/04/09/facegram-users-react-to-facebooks-1-billion-instagram-deal/

How PSN Is toughening security

http://www.gizmodo.com.au/2012/03/how-psn-is-toughening-security/

Connect with your creation through a real-time editor

http://www.webmonkey.com/2012/03/connect-with-your-creation-through-a-real-time-editor/

Mac developers: Gatekeeper is a concern, but still gives power users control

http://arstechnica.com/apple/news/2012/02/developers-gatekeeper-a-concern-but-still-gives-power-users-control.ars

How to fix HandBrake DVD ripping if you've installed VLC 2.0

http://www.macworld.com/article/165549/2012/02/fix_handbrake_dvd_ripping_if_youve_installed_vlc_2_0.html

/ 2.0 rip ripping lib /

Jailbreak apps leak private data less than Apple-approved apps, study shows

http://m.bgr.com/2012/02/16/jailbreak-apps-leak-private-data-less-than-apple-approved-apps-study-shows/

/ approved invading /

Instagram now automatically beautifies your snapshots

http://www.gizmodo.com.au/2012/02/instagram-now-automatically-beautifies-your-snapshots/

/ Instagram brighten sharpen HDR /

Firefox 10 arrives with new developer tools & full-screen API

http://www.webmonkey.com/2012/02/firefox-10-arrives-with-new-dev-tools-and-full-screen-api/

 / cycle improvements /

Sleek BlackBerry London smartphone could challenge the iPhone

A more competitive smartphone market would be very welcome, but I'll believe it when I see it.

http://m.zdnet.com/blog/cell-phones/sleek-blackberry-london-smartphone-could-challenge-the-iphone/7219

/ QNX /

The world's first computer password? It was useless, too

http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/news/2012/01/the-worlds-first-computer-password-it-was-useless-too.ars

/ Massachusetts Institute of Technology Compatible Time-Sharing System CTSS Sabre ticketing system knowledge based system /

Rethinking iPhone UI & getting things done with Clear to-do app (video)

http://arstechnica.com/apple/news/2012/01/rethinking-iphone-ui-getting-things-done-with-clear-to-do-app.ars

 / to do list Realmac GTD Macworld iWorld /

An argument against the new secure boot feature in Windows 8

http://www.techrepublic.com/blog/window-on-windows/an-argument-against-the-new-secure-boot-feature-in-windows-8/5607?tag=content;selector-fd-river

/ locked-down loaders end-user walled garden walled-garden /

Five persistent Web application myths

http://www.techrepublic.com/blog/programming-and-development/five-persistent-web-application-myths/4977?tag=content;selector-fd-river

Apple’s game-changing TV set – all the rumors

http://www.wired.com/gadgetlab/2011/12/rumor-roundup-apple-television/

The 10 hottest tip lists of 2011

http://www.techrepublic.com/blog/10things/the-10-hottest-tip-lists-of-2011/2950?tag=content;selector-fd-river

Hundreds of shortcuts to make you a better Internet user

http://m.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2011/08/hundreds-of-shortcuts-to-make-you-a-better-internet-user/244009/

62 things to do in DropBox

Lots of good ideas.  Wording is Mac-centric, but the ideas are applicable to all platforms.

http://www.macworld.com.au/help/62-things-to-do-in-dropbox-35405/?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=HP+dumps+its+tablet+iPhone+5+leaks+62+Dropbox+tips+and+more&utm_content=HP+dumps+its+tablet+iPhone+5+leaks+62+Dropbox+tips+and+more+CID_7d49c1c9e2b8e886000e958e84e78d4e&utm_source=Email+marketing+software&utm_term=See+the+full+list+here