Rounds. It’s an application for Facebook that allows you to do video chat, browse the Internet with friends and even play games. But it’s also an incredibly powerful API and now it’s a way to meet up with other random Rounds users, as well. The latest news from Rounds is that there is now a feature called Random Rounds in the video chat application. With over 350,000 active monthly users of the service, this is a hugely powerful way to meet new people and play games socially even when your friends aren’t around....

During a small period on Tuesday, internet data between AT&T broadband customers and Facebook was directed via Chinese ISP China Telecom, routed by hardware inside the country before reaching its destination,The Registerhas confirmed. The brief routing error was highlighted by security researcher Barrett Lyon,who identifiedthat AT&T customers, when requesting data from Facebook, were first sending their requests via China, then Korea, before completing the request on Facebook’s servers. Despite a momentary routing error, there was no evidence to suggest any sensitive information was compromised, but Lyon did highlight that Chinese authorities were likely to be monitoring unencrypted traffic being passed via servers on China Telecom networks, which are owned by the Chinese government....

One of the standards of influence over the years has been the naming of theTIME 100. The magazine’s listing of influential people from all walks of life has been a great honor for many, and this year’s list is no different. Rovio, maker of the ludicrously popularAngry Birds, has the pleasure of appearing on the list this year by way of the company’s CEO Peter Vesterbacka, along with a quote from Academy Award–nominated actressAnna Kendrick:...

Finnish gaming studio Roviohas announcedthat it has brought onboard David Maisel, executive producer of blockbuster hits Iron Man 2, Thor and Captain America: The First Avenger to help build the company’s entertainment business and produce its Angry Birds films. Maisel, the former Chairman of Marvel Studios and leader of Marvel’s acquisition by Disney, will serve as a special advisor to Rovio whilst transitioning the company from a gaming company to move into film and television....

Rovio Mobilehas partnered with China-based mobile gaming portal,DownJoy, to give Chinese players a new avenue to download official versions of the hit series: Angry Birds. PC Worldreports that free, ad-supported versions of Angry Birds Seasons, Angry Birds Rio, and the original Angry Birds will be offered via DownJoy’s special Angry Birds site:angrybirds.d.cn. Although the game has been available in Apple’s App Store already, Downjoy is the first authorized marketplace in China to distribute and market Angry Birds for Android devices, which can be downloaded directly from the site....