It's time to update your Facebook iPhone app — some new features are waiting for you. The newly released update includes the addition of a Places map view, which allows you to see all of your friends' locations on a map (similar to MeMap, which we discussed last week), the ability to check in to an event you're attending, and one that you should think very hard about before using — mobile Read more

About a month ago, Twitter gave its iPhone app a major makeover, including the addition of a QuickBar that prominently displayed trending topics. Almost immediately, the Internet was up in arms over the bar (then dubbed it the #D*ckBar), which was seen as intrusive and to many, useless. Almost immediately, Twitter issued an update to the app, acknowledging that it was at times intrusive and Read more

Flipboard was a hot ticket item in 2010, acting as the iPad's first social magazine. Tonight, Flipboard adds even more personal features with the addition of Instagram and a social search function. In addition to your Facebook, Twitter, photo albums, and favorite blogs, your Instagram feed will now be added to the Flipboard lineup, while the social search function allows you to search keywords Read more

After a few rumored false starts yesterday, the iOS 4.3 update is now available to download on your iPhone, iPad, and iPod Touch via iTunes. We got an idea of what to expect in the update during last week's iPad 2 event, but in case you missed it, here's the rundown on what it's packing: Safari performance — The new Nitro JavaScript engine inside Safari will make it twice as fast and Read more

Later tonight, Foursquare will launch its newest version, Foursquare 3.0, just two years after its initial launch in 2009. The revamped Foursquare for Android and iPhone aims to make the experience even more fun, containing functionality designed to help you discover new places, search out places of special interest to you, and get rewarded for checking into locations with friends. Check out Read more

I've been mulling a switch from my iPhone to a white BlackBerry Torch, but one of my top concerns was apps. If nothing else, at least I can count on a full-featured Twitter app. The newly-updated beta Twitter for BlackBerry app is available for downloading now and comes with lots of the features you already enjoy on other devices. New features include geotagging, mention push notifications, Read more

The Google Docs Viewer used in conjunction with Gmail is a great way to view attachments without having to save them to your computer's hard drive. Now, it supports more file formats. Additions include common file types like Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, and more technical types like .EPS and .PSD files. The newest additions round out support for all major Microsoft files and also what Google Read more

Google launched a social search option in 2009 and now has introduced some improvements aimed at better integrating search results and recommendations from your social circle into Google's search results. Instead of appearing at the bottom of the page, social search results will be mixed into the regular search results, based on relevance. Additionally, notes below search results will show Read more