Timeline is now available to everyone on Facebook. You have a 7-day period “review” period before your timeline is made public. Be prepared to see old posts resurface on the timeline so don’t forget to check your privacy settings.

If you had hopes for smooth, timely updates to your Android devices, you may be disappointed. The Google Update Alliance was supposed to help everyone keep in step on updates but members don’t seem to be communicating.

W3 Mobile is finishing up its Live Gooroo App for a January release. The mobile app for iPhone and Android has routines for diagnosing and repairing computers, including manufacturer’s diagnostic programs.

A beta version of Format 8 for the Kindle e-reader is now being tested. If you want to see what it will do for your new Kindle Fire, this page has some demo files you can download.

If your iPhone is stolen, even if you’ve remotely wiped the device, iMessage will continue to communicate with the device using your ID. The thief is even able to send out new messages using your ID.

Google appears to be getting ready to challenge Apple’s Siri assistant with Clever Sense’s Alfred. The purchase will allow Google to integrate the Clever Sense Platform with Android.

The “SOS Rescue Me” App will send alerts to your friends or relatives, using SMS and Facebook, at the click of a button. The message will include your location and a photo, snapped automatically.

The Handheld Group produces a line of ruggedized notebooks, tablets, and PDAs for extreme environments. They recently received the Red Herring Global 100 award recognizing their innovative solutions.

Android 4.0, Ice Cream Sandwich, offers better HTML5 browser performance than earlier versions of the operating system but Apple’s iOS 5 remains the quickest. The test was done using a Galaxy Nexus.

The latest version of Chrome includes a number of bug fixes and some enhancements. One new feature is multi-user synchronization of bookmarks, passwords, and apps.