In a continued effort to get users to provide star ratings for apps they’ve recently connected to, Facebook has implemented a new “rate apps” sidebar module and redesigned similar module that appears on canvas pages.

So, in case you haven’t heard, Apple is doing pretty well. Things are different now without Steve at the helm , but change isn’t always bad

Don’t copy that pole vault! According to the London 2012 Olympic “conditions for ticket holders,” you are not allowed to take pictures or video of the events nor are you allowed to “exploit” any video on social networks. Images, video and sound recordings of the Games taken by a Ticket Holder cannot be used for any purpose other than for private and domestic purposes and a Ticket Holder may not license, broadcast or publish video and/or sound recordings, including on social networking websites and the internet more generally, and may not exploit images, video and/or sound recordings for commercial purposes under any circumstances, whether on the internet or otherwise, or make them available to third parties for commercial purposes.

Old movie buffs (and older readers) may remember a time when beer was sold in steel cans that were opened with a “ church key .” Entourage star Adrian Grenier is tapping into that nostalgia, with a new beer startup he’s cofounding, Churchkey Can Co  – with the support of some tech industry leaders. The cans are the old-timey variety that you probably haven’t seen since the 60s

He stole Facebook’s source code, but never copied, published, or sold it. Then he was arrested and imprisoned.

Amazon just wrapped up its earnings call for the first quarter fo the year , and the most common phrase may have been, “I probably can’t help you.” To be fair, earnings calls are always a dance, where analysts try to pry more financial details and future plans out of executives, while executives don’t want to give anything away. But today’s call felt like a particularly egregious example — anytime anything interesting was asked, CFO Tom Szkutak would say he couldn’t help, then maybe offer an extremely vague answer

If, for whatever reason, you need to cover your tracks while you are browsing the web on your desktop, you have plenty of options to keep anonymous. Thanks to Orbot , Android users, too, have the option to use the Tor network to anonymize their web browsing sessions and avoid being monitored.

Divya Gugnani is the co-founder of Send the Trend , a New York based startup that was recently acquired by QVC , just a year-and-a half after launching in 2010. Gugnani, whose founding team includes Project Runway winner Christian Siriano , describes Send the Trend as “an online destination that offers curated and customized woman’s fashion accessories and beauty.” Items are priced at $29.95, and every month users have the option to purchase everything from earrings to bracelets specifically tailored to their taste

We have always built and destroyed monopolies. Companies often start out good but slowly turn, for lack of a better word, evil

Facebook added mobile and data center jobs, among others to its  Careers  page this week.