So many people have posted such embarrassing photos on the internet, and come to regret it, that researchers at Saarland University have developed software to tag photos with an expiration date. X-Pire is a two-part program, a free browser add-on for viewing tagged photos, and a subscription service to encrypt and tag the photos.

Quora is something like Twitter but also somewhat like Wikipedia. On Quora you can ask questions and get answers, often from the experts.

Intel and AMD have released some new processors. And. The marketing departments have apparently decided to confuse things. The names for many products are frequently more confusing than enlightening.

A fake security program called “Security Shield” is being “marketed” through Twitter using a URL shortener to mask the real address. This article includes a link to directions for un-installing the fake anti-virus program.

Interested in building a Windows, Mac, or Linux app in 23 hours or less? OpenCandy is hosting a Hackathon in San Diego, California on February 18th and 19th. Registration is limited to 50 people.

The HTC Flyer is a 7-inch tablet, expected in March. Two more tablets are expected to be release in June. All three will use Android 2.3 until Android 3.0 is available.

Automated Clearing House fraud (AHC) has taken a new twist with “prospective employees” sending malware laden job applications to companies. The malware includes Trojan software to identify and access financial transactions.

An estimated 10 million user IDs and passwords are affected by this hack. The Trapster app, for tagging police speed traps, works on Apple iOS devices, Android phones, BlackBerrys, and GPS devices.

Endgadget has posted some nice pictures of HP’s WebOS tablet(s). It appears there will be two tablets, a 7-inch model named Opal and a 9-inch called Topaz.

Facebook is tagging photos with the names of people in them. Even if you don’t have a Facebook account, but your friends do, your picture will get tagged.