Add a touch of the 90s to your text messages

Sure, iPhone whales are fun to make, but what happens when you (inevitably) get tired of them? If you don't decide to completely abandon the practice of texting in favor of contacting your friends exclusively via Facebook, then consider this app for your next texting trick. Color Text Messages+ puts in your hand the power to send colorful text messages — even extremely gaudy ones that look like they came right out of the 1990s.

So how does this wondrous app work? Upon launching it, you'll see an interface where you can customize a message balloon completely. Choose from dozens of background patterns or colors, text font colors, and even the font itself. Once you're done customizing a message bubble, you still have to paste it into the Message app.

In the Message app, press on the text box long enough for the Paste command to appear so you can send your colorful, hopefully easy-on-the-eyes text. Don't worry — your friends will see your festive message even if they don't have the app

Does this new feature worry you about getting flooded with attention-seeking status updates?

A small number of Facebook users have recently been handed a weapon that enables them to post status updates that stand out from the crowd. It's called Highlight, and it guarantees that most of your friends will see your post by displaying it high up in their news feeds for a longer span of time than usual. The catch? You may have to pony up some cash to give your update its time in the spotlight.

We say may because the feature is at its early testing phase, and Facebook reportedly slapped different price tags on it, from free to a couple of bucks. In an interview with Stuff.co.nz, one of the first to report the feature's initial rollout, Facebook spokesperson Mia Garlick said: "This particular test is simply to gauge people's interest in this method of sharing with their friends."

While it may end up as a free service, Highlight could very well become one the ways Facebook earns money directly from its 900 million users, which is something that would benefit the social network in the

How much is your U.S. citizenship worth to you?

For most immigrants, the day they achieve U.S. citizenship is one of the most momentous in their lives. It's a long, arduous process to get there, involving years of residency, study of our nation's history, and the swearing an oath of allegiance. It's an honor that many would-be Americans have given up their lives for. But for 30-year-old Facebook co-founder Eduardo Saverin, U.S. citizenship has its price: Rather than pay his fair share of taxes on the upcoming Facebook IPO, Saverin has renounced his U.S. citizenship to save some money.

The Brazilian-born Saverin became a U.S. citizen in 1998 after moving here in 1992. Saverin surrendered that citizenship last year, becoming a resident of Singapore, a nation that lacks a capital gains tax. The move could mean a massive tax savings considering that Saverin's 4% stake in Facebook is valued in the range of $3-4 billion.

Saverin won't escape scot-free — giving up his citizenship requires him to pay an "exit tax" on his shares of