Internet & Media

It would certainly be an interesting development if an app that lets people dress up their Facebook profiles to make them look more like My Space pages somehow led to Facebook's downfall.

That's probably unlikely. But The Wall Street Journal's Emily Steel is reporting that profile-modification app PageRage is causing Facebook some angst.

That's because the free version of PageRage includes ads--ads that Facebook makes no money from, and that, in some cases, apparently obscure the ads from which Facebook does profit.

The PageRage advertisements are reportedly big and splashy and push products from major companies … Read more

Calling all Instagram users!

Yesterday, Apple named Instagram its iPhone App of the Year, and with more than 14 million users worldwide, we're guessing a number of you Crave readers are included in the mix. With the app being a photo-sharing service and all, we thought it would be nice to highlight some of your favorite Instagram creations.

If you'd like to submit a picture, send it to crave@cnet.com with "Instagram photo" in the subject line (you can e-mail it directly from the app or send a link). Please include your name (first name and first initial of your last name) and Instagram username and a short description of the photo, as well as any filters used. Also, if you're up for it, tell us where you live. Next week, we'll publish a gallery of our top picks.

I've posted one of my favorite photos above to get things started. Now, it's your turn!

Updated at December 12, 10 a.m., PT: The submission window is now closed. Check back later today for our first gallery, and thanks to everyone who sent in photos. … Read more

YouTube has acquired RightsFlow, a company that helps songwriters, recording artists, labels, distributors, and online music services set up licensing and royalties arrangements.

"By combining RightsFlow's expertise and technology with YouTube's platform, we hope to more rapidly and efficiently license music on YouTube, meaning more music for you all to enjoy, and more money for the talented people producing the music," YouTube said in a statement on its blog today.

YouTube and parent company Google have been involved in several copyright-related altercations over the years. In August, YouTube reached a settlement in a class-action suit involving … Read more

As Yahoo's board mulls bids for some or all of the company, at least one thing has finally become clear: browser pioneer and venture capitalist Marc Andreessen won't be running the struggling Web giant.

Andreessen posted a note on his blog that neither he nor his partner at Andreessen Horowitz, former OpenTable chief executive Jeff Jordan, have any interest in leading Yahoo.

"To be crystal clear, neither Jeff, nor I, nor any of our partners at Andreessen Horowitz, are in the running for, or would accept, any operating role at Yahoo, including CEO, acting CEO, chairman, or … Read more

Beatles fans who dug the classic 1968 "Yellow Submarine" cartoon can now hop aboard their iPhones and iPads to revisit the adventure.

Now available as an e-book through Apple's iBooks store, "Yellow Submarine" tries to recapture the fun and whimsy of the movie by taking you on a journey through the magical paradise of Pepperland.

Much more than just another static e-book, "Yellow Submarine" is an interactive ride complete with full-color illustrations, animations, video clips, and music from the film.

Viewing the book page by page reveals many of the familiar scenes and … Read more

The Kindle Fire is still a hot commodity among tablet buyers, according to new data from ad network Chitika.

Measuring the amount of online activity through impressions on its ad network, Chitika found that the Fire jumped in use even after a strong Black Friday and Cyber Monday. Earlier data had indicated a slowdown for Amazon's tablet after November 26. But the latest stats show online activity for the Fire at a record high, a trend that Chitika doesn't believe will slow down.

Specifically, the network discovered a dramatic surge in Fire activity from the end of November … Read more

It's been a great week to be a news junkie with an iPhone. On Tuesday, iPad darling Flipboard finally appeared on Apple's smart phone. Yesterday, Google launched its aggregator, Currents. And today, completing the trifecta, Zite unveiled its all-new iPhone app.

Previously, Zite had been available solely for the iPad. It established its place in the increasingly crowded aggregator field by focusing on personalization--giving users something of a Pandora-like experience with news: Like something and want to see more from a specific publication or writer? No problem.

Now, the company--which was bought by CNN in August for a … Read more

Toshiba's new Excite tablet will just miss the holiday season, reaching consumers sometime in January.

The Excite's product page on Toshiba Canada's Web site is promoting the new tablet as a holiday gift even though it won't arrive until sometime next month.

As the follow-up to Toshiba's 7-inch and 10-inch Thrive tablets, the Excite will offer a 10.1-inch 1280x800 LCD display with LED backlighting. Powered by a Texas Instruments OMAP 4430 1.2 gigahertz processor, the Excite will be equipped with Android 3.2 Honeycomb.

A 2-megapixel Webcam will face front, while a 5-megapixel … Read more

PARIS--Power users have criticized Twitter's new design, but the company made its choices carefully about what to spotlight and what to hide in the new interface.

"When you're trying to simplify a product, you have to make some tough decisions," said Ryan Sarver, Twitter's director of platform, at the LeWeb conference here today. Thus, direct access to direct messages and Twitter user lists got pushed deeper into the interface.

"They are still one click away and part of the product," Sarver said. "We wanted to focus on the main timeline, the ability … Read more