Facebook, Phone Home

April 3, 2013 Subscribe · Forward Everything We Expect To See At Thursday's 'Facebook Phone' Event Put this on your timeline, Facebook watchers: Rumors are rampant that Facebook will announce its own smartphone on Thursday, an "fPhone" to compete with the likes of the iPhone and the Galaxy S 4. This Facebook phone rumor has been bandied about by journalists and speculation-mongers for several years now, and it appears that on the Thursday following April Fools' Day, the mythical FacePhone will finally arrive for real. What can we expect? Below, we've collected all the rumors and speculation in one place, for your convenience. Get ready, friends: Facebook's about to poke the smartphone business with something special. Continue reading... Now There'll Be Ads That Talk Back To You HAPPY 40TH BIRTHDAY, CELL PHONES! These Aren't Your Normal Google Maps And You Thought Netflix Had Crazy Categories Before WANTED: Treasure-Seeking Adventurers Google Glass Is Getting Some Competition Student Suspended For Tweeting 'YOLO' WATCH OUT: The New BlackBerry Will Share Your Porn Activity Student Suspended For Tweeting 'YOLO' Facebook Explains Why A 'Dislike' Button Isn't Happening Prepare For The Hadouken Meme To Take Over The Internet ADAM LEVIN 5 Places Where You Should Never Give Your Social Security Number Every time you go to a new doctor or dentist and they give you a clipboard brimming with documents to fill out and sign, notice how they always ask for your Social Security number? Do you dutifully give it up? Did you ever wonder if they really need it? Continue reading... NORMAN SOLOMON Digital Grab: Corporate Power Has Seized the Internet We have a profound, far-reaching fight on our hands, at a crossroads leading toward democracy or corporate monopoly. The future of humanity is at stake. Continue reading... DR. SASHA GALBRAITH CEO Series: Female Tech Executive Talks About Her Rise to the Top "You've got to develop the courage of your convictions. I think you have to be willing to take some risks and some gambles, and to maybe take an unpopular position because you really think it's the right thing to do. I'm very willing to have open, frank conversations that other people just aren't willing to have. " Continue reading... MICHELLE FINNERAN DENNEDY Protecting Your Privacy During the Sharing Revolution As people continue to share increasingly personal information online, it's easy to miss the dangers presented by sharing information with many websites they visit. Continue reading... FOODBEAST Beer Pong Arcade Machine Is a Real Thing, Coming to a Dive Bar Near You It's called Beer Pong Master, and while there is no drinking directly tied to the game, there are many different ways patrons and bar owners can tie in drinking benefits. Continue reading... Received this from a friend? Sign up for alerts from The Huffington Post here. Unsubscribe here. Huffington Post, 770 Broadway, New York, NY 10003