Articles by Mashable from April 2012

In our social entrepreneurship series, The World at Work, Mashable interviews the faces behind the startups and projects that are working to mak…...

Who wants a self driving car? Researchers at J.D. Power and Associates conducted a study to find out who would be willing to buy a car with such…...

The New York Times accused Apple of evading billions of dollars in taxes by setting up subsidiary companies in tax-free or low-tax states and co…...

The New York Times accused Apple of “sidestepping” billions of dollars in taxes by setting up subsidiary companies in tax-free or lo…...

Could Pinterest be the silver bullet for retailers on social media? This infographic explains why Pinterest users are such good consumers....

The House of Representatives changed, then passed, the controversial Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act, better known as CISPA, late…...

Few activities are more frustrating than staring at your old computer, helplessly willing it to move faster. In business, and especially when i…...

“Gotta catch ‘em all!” Well, in a real-life game of Pokmon, Alyssa Nassner and Bryan Ische did just that. The Minnesota illustrat…...

Keeping up with all the new apps to hit the scene is a tough job. But youre in luck: You dont have to, because each week we round up our favorit…...

Researchers have discovered a way to make glass that is not only glare-free, but is also anti-fogging and can clean itself.The glass is created…...

Have you spent the past week studying the nuts and bolts of the new Gmail interface? Or have you been preoccupied with the space shuttle Enterp…...

Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss, the twins who claimed to have played a big part in starting up Facebook and sued CEO Mark Zuckerberg for their sha…...

Even though there was no shortage of notable events going on this week, the top 10 Twitter pics were more eclectic than ever. The tremendous volume of…...

Apple’s iconic iPhone was almost released with a physical keyboard. Apple reportedly considered the phone design before finally deciding o…...

Cinematography has advanced considerably in the decade since Peter Jackson ceased filming The Lord of the Rings, a three-part epic based on the…...

Since paper applications are going the way of the dinosaur in favor of digital job postings, it only seems logical to have more automated recru…...

Google Maps lovers, the object of your affection has just been further improved. Take a look at this video that shows you how Google has applied…...

One of the hottest stories on Mashable this week was the news that a Marine had been discharged criticizing President Obama on Facebook. Sgt. G…...

As rumors continue to run rampant about the alleged Apple HDTV set, now there’s a tantalizing clue about programming Apple might use to en…...

This weekend kicks off one of Washington D.C.’s biggest events: the White House Correspondents’ Dinner. Think of it as the equivale…...

You’ve heard the buzz word — curation — being thrown around like it’s a gadget we all know how to work. In reality, goo…...

Had enough of machine-based online translation services such as Babelfish or Google Translate? Ackuna is a crowdsourced translation project, co…...

As part of Skype’s latest marketing campaign, the video call service has launched a Facebook app geared at making our interactions more hu…...

HelloFax got one step closer to its goal of eliminating the fax machine this week with the service’s integration into Google Drive.HelloF…...

George Zimmerman, Trayvon Martin’s killer, has collected more than $204,000 in supporter contributions online, his attorney Mark O’…...

.If you have a Facebook page, you likely know how important it is to get likes and comments. Without those, your EdgeRank suffers, and your pos…...

When the Space Shuttle Enterprise made its final landing at New York’s John F. Kennedy Airport, it was greeted by a special guest: Leonard…...

Fans of White Stripes rocker Jack White and his newly released solo album, Blunderbuss, will get to revel in an interactive live streamed concer…...

Mats for bear falling from Will Vill tree provided by CU Rec Center twitter.com/cuindependent/— CU Independent (@cuindependent) April 26, 20…...

Yahoo just took its war of lawsuits with Facebook to the next level, adding two more patent-infringement claims to the 10 it filed for back in M…...

Deciding to leave your full-time job for your startup isn’t easy. But what happens when one founder is on board and the other would rath…...

As AMC prepares for the premiere for its new original series The Pitch, the network faced a unique challenge — how to develop an ad campai…...

Microsoft has been making hardware for a long time. Thats right — the company best known for its world-dominating operating system, Windows,…...

Ethan W. is on his way to YouTube stardom. A few new videos of the smiley six-year-old playing classic piano pop songs have been uploaded, and one o…...

Three photo-loving engineers want to simplify digital photography with a simple cord-and-phone-app combo that’s gaining immense support on…...

New Gmail launched to all users on April 23, and a lot people are still getting used to the new look. If you don’t have the time or energy to in…...

The Space Shuttle Enterprise was transported to New Yorks John F. Kennedy Airport Friday morning on the back of a Boeing 747. The retired vessel wi…...

A new Facebook app, Circle of Support, provides a rare support community for people living with metastatic breast cancer (MBC). This secure Fac…...

Players are expressing their woes online after failing to pitch a perfect game on the recently-released MLB 2K12. Gamers who successfully pitc…...

A new app called FaceVault brings facial recognition and pattern-based unlocking to iOS. It works just like Facial Unlock on Android’s Ic…...

Sure, you can watch movies on your couch, but where's the fun in that? WowWee's Cinemin Slice pico projector lets you display everything from your favorite films to your favorite video games anywhere ...

The Space Shuttle Enterprise arrived at New York’s John F. Kennedy Airport Friday morning. Mashable was on the scene for a special event celebra…...

Mark Cuban, the “Shark” in Shark Tank, had a giggly time with us while he told us about one of his investments coming out in Wal…...

When it comes to pictures, we just cant snap enough of them. And we love adding filters, playing with tilt-shifts, and uploading our creations to s…...

The NBA’s lockout-shortened regular season has come to a close and the 2012 playoffs tip-off Saturday. It was a pretty remarkable season on the…...

The Amazon Kindle offers you an entire digital library in the palm of your hand. Therefore, it makes perfect sense that you can get book-themed cases…...

Dan Bull, an English rapper, is attempting to glom on to the hype around Facebook with a rap questioning, among other things, why our profile pics l…...

Whether you love or hate Klout, you’ll get a kick out of Klouchebag. The website went live Friday morning and pokes fun at what Klout is trying…...

Lunch is a part of our daily routine.Whether you spend the time at your desk cramming in some extra work, or you’re at home relaxing in front…...

Google is giving us another reason to goof off on a Friday with an Easter egg related to the popular game StarCraft. If you type “Zerg R…...

If youre all about the sharing economy and have ever dreamt of getting hitched in Central Park, here’s a contest for you.Done., a mark…...

Today’s kids are more tech-savvy than ever. In fact, you probably see your precocious children tinkering with your mobile devices on a regular…...

Kraft Mac & Cheese on Friday rolled out a special thanks for Facebook fans — a nearly seven-minute song that namechecks people who “…...

In celebration of Arbor Day, you can plant a tree in Haiti simply by taking a quiz on Facebook. Clothing retailer Timberland is encouraging peo…...

Jerry the Bear is a fully interactive robotic teddy bear with type 1 diabetes....

Brian Solis is the award-winning author of The End of Business as Usual, as well as a principal analyst at Altimeter Group, a prominent blogger…...

Computational knowledge engine Wolfram Alpha has launched its first Windows desktop app through Intel’s AppUp store. Aimed primarily at l…...

The second of NASA’s now-retired Space Shuttles will be flying to its permanent home today. NASAs Space Shuttle Enterprise is set to f…...

Samsung became the world’s top handset maker by units, ousting Nokia, which had held that title for the past 14 years, according to a rese…...

One of the questions marketers get asked most often starts like this. I think I get content marketing, but what kind of content works best?…...

Federal Trade Commission Chairman Jon Leibowitz believes that, while most people don’t know what happens to their personal data online and…...

The NBA is expanding its social reach for the 2012 playoffs by launching official Pinterest and Tumblr accounts and inviting fans around the wo…...

LG Optimus True HD LTE is coming to several new markets across Europe and Asia: Germany, Portugal, Sweden, Hong Kong and Singapore.The device h…...

Welcome to this morning’s edition of ‘First To Know,’ a series in which we keep you in the know on what’s happening in t…...

Twitter, Facebook and other social media platforms are having a tremendous impact on the sports world for fans, players, teams and sponsors alike. We…...

Meet Amun 3554. Doesn’t look like much, right? Little more than a mile wide, it’s one of the smallest M-class (metal-bearing) aster…...

When the poet Dylan Thomas wrote of growing old, “do not go gently into that good night,” it’s a safe bet he didn’t have…...

Wreck-It Ralph, a 3D computer-animated Disney movie due out Nov. 2, will feature cameos from the gaming world’s most-beloved bad guys. Al…...

.When you have evangelists for your product or service, you have the best possible kind of customer. Your evangelists are passionate, loyal, an…...

Airbnb users may have booked 4 million nights of accommodation in 2011, but the room-renting startup didn’t make it easy until now.The co…...

Apple announced its 2012 Worldwide Developers Conference on Wednesday, to be held at San Francisco’s Moscone West from June 11 to 15. The compan…...

You may soon be able to shoot 3D video with your cellphone — even if that phone doesn’t have a 3D camera.Fujitsu is working on a ne…...

Text messaging may be the best approach to encourage people — especially in low-income communities — to get flu vaccines. A report…...

From digital advertising conferences to programming hackathons and everything in between, you’ll definitely find a swanky locale to suit…...

Few people have the kind of clout that their off-the-cuff asides qualify as world news. Apple CEO Tim Cook is such a person. His ad-libbed com…...

When does an Internet joke go too far?Years ago, a photo of a baby with down syndrome was taken from a support group website and turned into a…...

The Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act, better known as CISPA, cleared the House of Representatives on a 248-168 vote late Thursday a…...

StumbleUpon passed the 25 million user mark earlier this week — that’s one million users every month since it announced it had reach…...

SAN FRANCISCO — The Federal Trade Commission has hired an outside litigator to lead its antitrust probe of Google, FTC Chairman Jon Leibow…...

Thursday is “Take Our Daughters and Sons to Work” day. And at Mashable we celebrated in style: with puppies.Several Mashable sons and dau…...

Internet retailer Amazon beat analysts’ estimates for its first quarter on Thursday, prompting a 15% surge in its stock price in after-hou…...

Groupon CEO Andrew Mason told company employees during a town hall meeting Wednesday that the daily deal site needs to grow up — right aft…...

Google announced Thursday that it was selling 3D modelling tool SketchUp — an unusual event for the tech giant known for aqcuiring compani…...

Amazon’s Kindle Fire has taken 54.4% of the Android tablet market, leaving the number two in the category — Samsung Galaxy Tab ̵…...

There’s no question about it: people love to play Zynga games. The company’s latest financial report reflects its growing fan base.…...

Sunday, April 22 marked the 42nd annual Earth Day, and more than 500 million people in 175 countries took the time to focus on the environment. In the…...

A new report indicates that Comcast, Disney and News Corp. will soon own even more of the streaming television service Hulu.According to Bloomb…...

Mashableis very excited to be nominated for a Webby Awardin the business category! Today is the final dayto voteand we’d greatly appre…...

Twitter has updated its iPhone and Android apps, tweaking the design and adding a number of improvements to the mobile version of the service. A…...

Kickstarter, the crowd-sourced project funding platform, is now officially a thing. Its being actively parodied by comediennes all over the…...

Sure, Etsy‘s been around since 2005, but not everyone is hip to the ecommerce site. No worries, we’ve provided an overview of all the grea…...

Platforms like YouTube have created opportunities for the sketch comedians of the world. Before, it would have been nearly impossible for anyone just…...

Yahoo has released a hilarious video that pokes of crowd-funding platform Kickstarter, featuring a guy named Nick asking the public to help find his…...

Google announced on Thursday that its popular language translator service Google Translate now boasts 200 million monthly users, and many of wh…...

Google Maps is an incredible resource for virtual sightseeing, but it’s also home to some quirky and mysterious finds, from shipwrecked boats to…...

Advertisers are beginning to realize that a viral video may be a short-term goal, but it takes an entire successful social campaign to slug a ho…...

The sometimes clich photographs popping up in Instagram feeds have inspired a clever 22-year-old to create Twitter’s latest parody accou…...

A judge in Illinois has ruled against a law that would enable the state to collect tax on online sales from out-of-state companies. The ruling i…...

Facebook is testing a smaller, less invasive version of the “Trending Articles” insert that began appearing in some users’ New…...

Spotify is planning to launch a radio service similar to Pandora, according to reports.The startup has started reaching out to potential conten…...

Fans anxiously waiting for Sacha Baron Cohen’s upcoming parody film The Dictator to hit theaters this summer now have something to keep th…...

Nearly Newlywed is a newly launched startup that lets women rent gowns and bridal wear by highly coveted designers, including Vera Wang, Oscar d…...

Nearly Newlywed is a recent startup that aims to shake up the resale market for designer bridal gowns.The social media-powered online boutique…...

Amazon’s advantage in the daily deal market could be its shopping cart.Last quarter, consumers purchased $17.43 billion of products from…...

Zaarly is a marketplace for anything -- whether you want to send your wife flowers, have someone bring you dinner or need someone to mow your lawn....

Sometime you’ve leave the house knowing you plan on spending the night in a hotel, and other times you discover while you’re out and…...

Molly Ringwald has kept a low social media profile over the last few years, but suddenly she’s embracing it in a big way. She joined Twitt…...

Best Buy’s Geek Squad and AARP have announced a new program, designed to help seniors make the most of their technology. The Geek Squad t…...

A group of black-clad protesters recently gathered outside an Apple store in Sydney, Australia, and shouted — apparently to the customers insid…...

We came across a visualization of Pi you won’t believe. Pi represents the ratio of a circle’s circumference to its diameter, and is an irr…...

The Facebook Marketing Series is presented by Webtrends, enabling real-time relevance across digital channels for more effective marketing. Lear…...

In a pro football first, the presumed top two picks in this week’s NFL Draft will hold Google+ Hangouts with fans of their new teams.The…...

YouTube personalities Rhett and Link are known for their outstanding commercials, and their most recent endeavor is no exception — and hey, get…...

If your organization needs help figuring out what to do in mobile, Google wants to help you out in the form of a “playbook” for the…...

Marine Corps Sgt. Gary Stein received an “other-than-honorable” discharge on Wednesday after he criticized United States President B…...

Welcome to this morning’s edition of ‘First To Know,’ a series in which we keep you in the know on what’s happening in t…...

The Spark of Genius Series highlights a unique feature of startups and is made possible by Microsoft BizSpark. If you would like to have your st…...

We still have no idea what Samsung’s next-generation Galaxy smartphone will look like, but we now know what processor will power it: Samsu…...

A new iPad case is attempting to blur the lines between laptop and tablet. Called Brydge, the special case has a built-in keyboard that transfor…...

“Welcome to the Anthropocene,” a new video made for the Planet Under Pressure conference, maps every land and water transportation route…...

To build online buzz around the signing of a new brand spokesmodel, Maybelline New York released a video this week starring Patrick Pope, also known…...

The Avengers movie, which arrives in theaters on May 4, is going to be big. It has almost enough super heroes to field a baseball team and is already…...

The world’s largest professional social network just got a wider reach — and it wants to be in front of your face for more of the…...

The world’s largest professional social network just got a wider reach — and it wants to be in front of your face for more of the…...

The Spark of Genius Series highlights a unique feature of startups and is made possible by Microsoft BizSpark. If you would like to have your st…...

Microsoft just signed a deal with one of the biggest electronics makers in the world to license technologies related to Android and Chrome. The…...

Recently, someone posted a list of 5,012 websites on a hacker forum that were vulnerable to a SQL injection — the most common method of e…...

Every company should run a quick social media audit each quarter to make sure content is properly optimized and every aspect of their social pr…...

When Denise Abbott’s 13-year-old daughter Ava wouldn’t stop talking smack and stirring up drama on Facebook, the Ohio mother decided…...

It’s a play straight out of a video game, movie or dream: A college football running back catches a pass out of the backfield, sizes up an onru…...

If you live in the Seattle area and are in the market for a new set of wheels, have we got a Craigslist deal for you. Sporting tires, doors, a steerin…...

If you live in the Seattle area and are in the market for a new set of wheels, have we got a Craigslist deal for you. Sporting tires, doors, a steerin…...

Former NBA star Steve Francis is “used to the finer things” and don’t you forget it. An awesomely bad YouTube rap video took Twitte…...

Name a chef who wears green eyeshadow, sequined purple sweaters and leather pants with a zip-out crotch. Chances are, you’re still searchi…...

One New York City artist has transformed celebrity actors into cartoon characters in a method that resembles scenes from 1988 comedy Who Framed Roger …...

In honor of World Malaria Day, April 25, advocates for the end of the disease are campaigning on the social web with the hashtag #endmalaria —…...

Ecommerce site Roozt is trying to become the go-to hub for socially conscious consumers. With Roozt, shoppers can browse products based on cause…...

Autism Awareness Month may be coming to a close, but by using the social network MyAutismTeam, parents of children with autism spectrum disord…...

If the Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act, better known as CISPA, reached President Obama’s desk in its current form, he would…...

A surveillance video in Xi’an, China captured footage of a teenage girl falling into a 20-foot-deep sinkhole while she was walking and loo…...

Walt Disney Studios announced it will developing a sequel to its wildly successful film The Muppets, during the CinemaCon convention in Las Veg…...

Apple announced on Tuesday another blockbuster quarter due largely to strong iPhone sales. Our friends at Statista put together an infographic that ma…...

Upload your travel photos to Picasa or Panaromio? Those images might now be used in Google photo tours — a new feature that turns dozens o…...

The Daily Dot, an online news startup launched in August that bills itself as the hometown newspaper of the World Wide Web,” is no lon…...

Internet and entertainment mogul Mark Cuban may be most well known for owning the Dallas Mavericks and his roles on Shark Tank, Entourage and…...

We’ve seen some incredible 3D-printed designs on the market, but these printed Spider and Scarab electric guitars have officially blown us away.…...

Is the Connected Generation actually the Alienated Generation? Nearly 40% of Americans spend more time socializing via the Internet than in rea…...

Love that Facebook status update from last Monday or summer and want to use it again? Honest Tea wants you to recycle your Facebook status R…...

Pulling your phone out of your pocket to see who's calling or to read text messages is so 2011. Check out the Pebble Smart Watch....

Although it’s still early in 2012, the importance of visual storytelling is clearly one of the years breakout trends. Facebook Timelin…...

Nearly four months after confirming plans to build a mobile app, Klout has just released an iPhone version and assured Android users that an app…...

Tabletop gamers from Wichita, Kan., are hoping to change the world of online tabletop games with their Kickstarter-backed project called “…...

If you recently picked up one of the new Windows Phones like the Nokia Lumia 900 or HTC Titan II, Facebook just gave you some good news. A new v…...

If you recently picked up one of the new Windows Phones like the Nokia Lumia 900 or HTC Titan II, get ready for some good news. A new version of…...

TED launched a new online tool on Wednesday that turns any YouTube video into a lesson.The conference series is calling the process “flip…...

Facebook is making sure its 900 million users are protected from malicious URLs in addition to spam, phishing and viruses. The company announced…...

Women represent 58% of Facebook’s user base, yet no women sit on its board of directors — and 58,000 people have a problem with that…...

The saying “the apple doesn’t fall far from the tree” especially applies to geeks. If you want your little geekling to pick up some…...

Every time Love With Food sends a sweet-tooth care package, the company contributes an equal amount of money to a local food bank of the vendor's choice....

Dirk Vander Kooij’s furniture is attracting a lot of attention. The 28-year-old Dutch interior artist and his 3D-printing robot have been…...

How many animated images can a person browse through before going cross-eyed? Challenge accepted.The Tumblr “GIF” tag is filled with enou…...

President Obama made television history last night by becoming the first sitting president to slow jam the news with Jimmy Fallon and The Roots on NB…...

Apple is such an influential brand today that just calling it “iconic” doesn’t really do it justice. The company’s rea…...

Apple’s Worldwide Developers Conference will be held at San Franciscos Moscone West June 11 to 15, the company has announced. Just li…...

The Global Innovation Series is presented by BMW i, a new concept dedicated to providing mobility solutions for the urban environment. It delive…...

Striiv launched on Wednesday its new touchscreen smart pedometer that not only tracks your steps and motivates you to walk, but also allows you…...

Cloud storage service Box is bringing a number of updates to its service Wednesday. Updates include a new API for its open platform, 15 new OneC…...

Billionaire Elon Musk’s private space company SpaceX is, it seems, no more immune to mission delays than our former space ferry captain, N…...

Welcome to this morning’s edition of ‘First To Know‘, a series in which we keep you in the know on what’s happening in t…...

NASA is planning to test a GPS-based system that could rapidly pinpoint the location and magnitude of earthquakes across the western U.S.The Re…...

If something’s cutting edge or contains an element of hipster culture, chances are the comedy show Portlandia will incorporate it into its sket…...

Empire, a new Facebook game from Jay-Z, wants your virtual self to “go from hustler, to entrepreneur, to business mogul.” If that life pat…...

Everyone agrees: Gamification is hot. So hot that the market is expected to hit $2.8 billion in revenue by 2016. Naturally, companies are takin…...

Lost amid the hysteria over Google‘s powerful new Drive cloud-storage service was another product introduced by the Mountain View tech gia…...

The Spark of Genius Series highlights a unique feature of startups and is made possible by Microsoft BizSpark. If you would like to have your st…...

Draw Something, the Pictionary-like game for iOS and Android whose parent company was recently aquired by Zynga, is the addiction that keeps on givin…...

Rep. Mike Rogers (R-Mich), author of the Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act, better known as CISPA, is confident the bill has enough…...

Do you love your grub? Then why not get an iPhone cover that celebrates your favorite foodstuff? We have found 20 cases, covers and skins that offer &…...

Innovative digital journalism played a starring role in the wake of a massive document release during an inquiry into British media ethics.The…...

While Google’s Drive’s feature list is making headlines, one feature many may not be aware of is Drive’s integration with self…...

The first ever non-stop flight from Tokyo to Boston, via Japan Airlines, took place on April 22 using the 787-8 Dreamliner. As a result, the Eas…...

James Bond who? As badass as retinal scanners and fingerprint IDs are in movies, the next generation of password technology is even more advanc…...

KONY 2012, the most viral video of all time, took the web by storm in March. Yet KONY 2012 couldn’t sustain its momentous social buzz unti…...

Fascinated by their girlfriends’ obsessions with Pinterest, two friends have created a mobile app that turns your Pinterest boards into a…...

Wouldn’t it be amazing to sit aboard the International Space Station, watching Earth’s continents and oceans pass by as you orbit the pla…...

Brian McKnight is known for the R&B music he has recorded over the past 20 years. His hits “Anytime” and “Back to One̶…...

Now that Google Drive is finally a reality, how does it stack up against the cloud competition?Google’s new cloud-based document and storage so…...

It’s primary day up and down the Eastern Seaboard. Voters are headed to the polls in Connecticut, Delaware, New York, Pennsylvania and Rhode Isl…...

Despite the gloom surrounding its stock price of late, Apple delivered another blowout quarter on Tuesday, thanks in large part to iPhone sales…...

What’s orange, furry, adorable and can teach your kids Spanish? Meet the new plush toy Ubooly. It combines teddy bear cuteness with a voic…...

The death of a British runner during Sunday’s London Marathon has inspired over $825,000 in online donations for Samaritans, the charity s…...

Apple on Tuesday announced it sold 35.1 iPhones and 11.8 iPads in its fiscal second quarter. Analysts had expected Apple would sell about 30.5 m…...

Apple on Tuesday announced it sold 35.1 iPhones and 11.8 iPads in its fiscal second quarter. Analysts had expected Apple would sell about 30.5 m…...

Zor Gorelov, CEO of Speech Cycle, recently wrote an article in which he suggested that the call center will cease to be the primary channe…...

An unexpected social media byproduct has risen from the “War on Women” debate between Democrats and Republicans: Mitt Romney’s…...

There’s a trojan out there that tricks computers — both PCs and Macs — into redirecting all their Internet traffic through mal…...

Over the last few months you may have noticed more video appearing on Mashable. Were currently producing original content to complement our…...

After weeks of rumors, Google has finally launched its cloud-storage service, Drive.Like Microsoft SkyDrive, Dropbox and Amazon Cloud Drive, the serv…...

The members of Canadian indie band Metric want you to rock out with them. In anticipation for the May 1 release of their “Youth Without Yo…...

It’s for real: Planetary Resources, the world’s newest and most audacious space company, is set to start prospecting near-Earth aster…...

It’s for real: Planetary Resources, the world’s newest and most audacious space company, is set to start prospecting near-Earth asteroids…...

Zidisha is the world’s first direct peer-to-peer micro-lending platform, providing Internet users the chance to directly loan money to ent…...

Mashable has been nominated for a Webby Award in the Websites category for best business blog. There are only two more days left to vote! You…...

Sometimes you just want to read. Digitals best answer for that simple urge is the now venerable E Ink e-reader. These monochromatic devices are not…...

Tumblr isn’t just for cat pictures and grainy animated vignettes.OK, it is mostly for those things, but that doesn’t mean we can’t…...

A man is trapped in the cabin of a floating boat. He says he’s been abducted and needs your help.You tell him to stick his camera phone o…...

We’ve heard the rumors for weeks now, and today Google Drive, Google’s rumored cloud-storage service, is official. Announced on the…...

Indiegogo relies on "user democracy" -- anybody can raise money for anything, and the power of the funders help dictate what catches fire and ends up on the website's homepage......

When it comes to getting its voice heard on legislation in Congress, Google isn’t taking any chances. Indeed, Google, which has been unde…...

When it comes to getting its voice heard on legislation in Congress, Google isn’t taking any chances. Indeed, Google, which has been unde…...

When is the last time you gave a complete stranger a compliment? What about a whole bunch of strangers? That’s what Timothy DeLaGhetto set out…...

Apple investors are “jittery.” The company’s stock is “plummeting.” Meanwhile, iPhone sales “continue to fal…...

When it comes to deciding where to work, you don’t want LinkedIn – you want eHarmony.At least that’s the idea behind Path.to,…...

It didn’t take long for the Pinterest craze to reach China. Internet users behind the Great Firewall of China have already created Pintere…...

The beauty of film is the ability to create whatever you want, without having to worry about whether it’s realistic or not. Toys can talk, robot…...

The Leaders in Design Series is presented by Volvo.Patrick Buckley grew up in a family of publishers, and he was always tinkering with Legos i…...

Asana’s founders left the hottest of startups — Facebook — for a space that makes most people yawn and change the subject. The…...

Tired of sporting the same iPhone case as your mom, your BFF and everyone else on the planet? If you’re itching to make a statement with your Ap…...

Internet portal Terra has found an innovative way to reward conscientious dog owners: free Wi-Fi for those that clean up after their pooch.The comp…...

Microsoft’s Windows 8 Release Preview will become available in the first week of June, the company revealed at its Windows Developer Days…...

In a challenge to the prevailing belief that Apple computers are immune to the sort of cyberattacks that plague WIndows-based machines, research firm…...

For all the technology we have, it doesn’t seem to be bringing us much happiness, at least according to a recent survey by Euro RSCG Worldwide,…...

Hootsuite is expanding its App Directory, adding support for MailChimp, Chime.in, Identi.ca, Vision Critical Surveys, and RSS Reader. The new ap…...

Sure, you can use that smartphone to create an emotionally stirring Instagram of the waffles you had for brunch in mere seconds. But that same device…...

Welcome to this morning’s edition of ‘First To Know,’ a series in which we keep you in the know on what’s happening in t…...

Google has a very interesting Doodle today – a giant zipper lets you “unzip” the logo and see the search results for Gideon Su…...

The Internet was awarded its own Hall of Fame on Monday — with a slew of inductees that have had a profound impact on the early stages of the we…...

The Spark of Genius Series highlights a unique feature of startups and is made possible by Microsoft BizSpark. If you would like to have your st…...

video platformvideo managementvideo solutionsvideo playerIn what Internet users are labeling The Hangover come to life, three allegedly inebria…...

Here’s a hobby you’ve probably never considered — making a million edits on Wikipedia.That’s how Justin Knapp, 29, of I…...

Yet another reason to push for stand-up desks: A recent study by Australia’s Sax Institute says sitting down for several hours a day could…...

Which newly-legal, facial hair-challenged pop star made an appearance on The Voice last Tuesday, launching the show to the top of this week’s so…...

The Cyber Intelligence Security and Protection Act, better known as CISPA, is headed to the House floor this week amid a flurry of amendments a…...

Brazilian soccer star Kaka is on the verge of becoming the world’s first athlete to amass 10 million followers on Twitter.The midfielder,…...

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Netflix added close to 3 million streaming subscribers in its first quarter for a total of 26 million, but lost 1 million DVD subscribers and po…...

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Apple may be dropping the 17-inch MacBook Pro from its products lineup this year, according to an industry analyst. KGI Securities research ana…...

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Facebook’s updated S-1 filing has offered some new details on its recent Instagram purchase, including structure of the payment.The socia…...

Facebook released an amendment to its S-1 filing Monday, showing a drop in advertising revenue for the quarter. Total advertising revenue amount…...

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Google officially opened up its AdWords for video product to all businesses on Monday with a new program offering $50 million in free advertisin…...

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Skype has officially made its way to Windows Phone. The app landed in the Windows Phone Marketplace Monday morning. In a blog post announcing t…...

Happy 30th birthday to the ZX Spectrum — U.K.’s bestselling personal computer of the 1980s. Monday’s 8-bit style Google Doodl…...

The world around us is constantly changing, either due to changes in the climate, urbanization or just the power of nature. A new app called Fra…...

Since Pinterest was founded in 2008, it’s proven one thing: People love their visuals. And it looks like the site is becoming a hot spa…...

Amazon unveiled Monday an online store focused on the parts and supplies business — think drill bits, automatic hand dryers, laboratory ce…...

Although it’s been nearly six months since Justin Bieber was falsely accused of impregnating a fan backstage at a concert, the pop supers…...

Facebook has signed an agreement to acquire $550 million in patents from Microsoft, the companies announced jointly Monday. The patents were par…...

A manic time-lapse video on Vimeo shows a boy’s growth from his birth to age 9 — and many a nose pick, missing tooth and funny face in b…...

Four cybersecurity bills are scheduled for a vote in the House of Representatives this week — dubbed “cyber week” by some lawm…...

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Skillshare, an online marketplace for learning and teaching, is entering its second year with momentum....

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May 3, the date for Samsung’s Galaxy event, is nearing, so Samsung is amping up the anticipation with a new teaser site for the next-gene…...

Seven years ago Monday, YouTube loaded its first video, the 19-second “Me At the Zoo.” The video, which features YouTube co-founder Jaw…...

Over the weekend, students at MIT hacked a building on campus and made it play Tetris — a seemingly novel idea, but one that is actually close…...

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College students: Do you want the newest commercial for ESPN‘s wildly popular College GameDay football show to be shot on your campus? If…...

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Bubbly T-Mobile spokeswoman Carly recently traded in her pink sundress for a black leather look in the company’s latest ad to promote its…...

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Eighteen months after thousands of volunteer filmmakers in every country on the planet shot 3,000 hours of footage in one day, One Day on Earth…...

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Robots are slowly taking over many human jobs — even those in the sex industry. Two researchers from Victoria University in Wellington, N…...

Nyan Cat has just gotten its paws on a belated birthday gift: music tailor-made for the 8-bit animated feline.The Nyan Cat Adventure Soundtra…...

Bad news, New York City-based space enthusiasts: You’ll have to wait a few more days before Space Shuttle Enterprise takes to the skies ov…...

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The Twitter universe was lit up by the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival this week, taking the top two spots in our Top 10 Twitter Pics list. A…...

Following William Shatner on Twitter has its perks, at least if you’re the Star Trek star’s millionth follower. Troy Pound from Sou…...

This week Mashable readers posted thoughtful comments on a variety of articles. One of the posts that sparked a discussion was Tupac ShakurR…...

Imagine moving an object by simply thinking about that action. It’s not telepathy, but a recent development by researchers might give hope…...

Have you been preparing for a successful Earth Day this whole week? Take a short break from planting trees and spreading awareness to catch up…...

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Cadillac took a step closer to the self-driving car, showing off Super Cruise, encompassing way-cool features that edge ever-so-closer to automa…...

The UFC 145 combat contest happens Saturday night — and is one of the mixed martial arts company’s most-hyped fights since it was founded…...

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Google CEO Larry Page and the company’s executive chairman Eric Schmidt have joined forces with Avatar director James Cameron for a space…...

When it comes to digital advertising, small business owners (SMBs) must wade through a lot of industry jargon. Today, they have to make sense…...

If you’re wondering why #420 isn’t lighting up Twitter‘s trending topics on Friday, don’t blame the social media giant.…...

Verizon is publicly getting behind Microsoft in the smartphone war. During the company’s earnings conference call Thursday Verizon CFO Fr…...

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The war for the White House is being waged on an unlikely battlefield — Wikipedia.Mitt Romney’s Wikipedia page alone has been edited hund…...

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Cannabis culture has steadily emerged from the underground, especially as efforts to reform marijuana legislation amp up. On April 20 (commonly referr…...

Japan will see its first major solar eclipse in 25 years on May 20. Panasonic — one of Japan’s largest electronics producers —…...

Actor and Internet sensation George Takei turned 75 on Friday.For nearly 50 years, George Takei has been famous for his portrayal of Hikaru Sul…...

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Twizgrid is a new app that lets you look at Twitter a little differently — visually. Rather than show individual text tweets, Twizgrid ins…...

Diablo III has entered an open beta period as of 12:01 p.m. PDT, according to a post on Blizzard Entertainment’s website. Anyone with a…...

When Things Fall Apart, an experimental campaign launching Friday, deconstructs and reconstructs your Twitter avatar over three days when you do…...

Shazam wants to give you another way to sing along with your favorite songs. On Friday, a version of the popular music-recognition app was annou…...

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Social media storytelling tool Storify is adding GetGlue to its list of social media tools to help TV networks engage with viewers and build sto…...

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Comedian Mark Malkoff has slept with celebrities, brought a goat into an Apple store, and moved himself into IKEA. Now he wants to make the mos…...

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North Korea spent about $850 million on its failed April 13 satellite launch — it looks like they freed up that cash by skimping on their…...

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Remember that monster 41-megapixel camera on Nokia 808, revealed at this year’s Mobile World Congress in Barcelona? Well, Nokia now shot a video…...

Atlanta Falcons star Roddy White found himself on the defensive recently after an offensive series of Twitter posts that turned many fans agains…...

Ever taken a shot with Instagram and wanted to put the lo-fi border on the Earlybird filter? A photo app called Pixlr-o-matic can do it, and the…...

Aliph boldly describes its Jawbone Jambox as "the smallest, best sounding wireless speaker and speakerphone on the planet." It can pair with your Bluetooth-enabled phone or laptop to stream music, oth...

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The long-awaited sequel to the Crysis series, Crysis 3, is due to hit the stores in spring 2013, and today we get a first glimpse into the game with…...

Forget former Speaker of the House Tip O’Neill’s oft-repeated maxim, “all politics is local.” In the 2012 race for the White H…...

The $1 billion photo-sharing app Instagram — once named “app of the year” by Apple — has now “jumped the shark,&#…...

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What if everyone across the globe used his or her social media influence to help the planet?The impact would be huge, according to a recent infograph…...

What if everyone across the globe used his or her social media influence to help the planet?The impact would be huge, according to a recent infograph…...

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Leading a sustainable life is a matter of choice, but it can be hard to visualize what effect your choices are actually making on the world R…...

As we all know, the spike in smartphone adoption is changing the way users interact with their mobile devices. For instance, phone calls are n…...

How many times have you actually paid attention to the model in stock photos? Yes, you know they’re good looking, but could you pick them out o…...

The Republican primary process has mercifully come to an end. Now that we are gearing up for the general election, President Barack Obama and…...

In the long-running tradition of cute kids narrating things on YouTube, BBC America presented this gem Thursday: children supposedly auditioning to r…...

If the latest rumors are true, Apple’s next iPhone will be available in October, according to Gene Munster, analyst for Piper Jaffray. Mu…...

Microsoft reported record revenues of $17.41 billion for the past quarter, but profits slipped 2.4% from the same period a year earlier, down fr…...

Ever wished that long, scrolling Facebook Timeline was somehow easier to manage — like, say, a Pinterest board?Brand-new Facebook app P…...

Dyson may have branched out recently into fans and hand dryers, the company’s name is synonymous with vacuum cleaners. On that score, its…...

At Mashable, we believe that our community is our biggest asset. We love it when you tell us your success stories. Part of our mission is to emp…...

Tupac — at least the holographic version — seems to be everywhere these days, even in a galaxy far, far away.Still, it might be a good…...

This year’s Olympics are being branded by organizers as the world’s “first social Games,” and it’s not hard to see why.…...

A bill recently passed in the U.S. Senate and expected to be approved by the House would require all new cars sold in the U.S. to contain a blac…...

The movie posters starring viral Internet sensations that we introduced to you in February are now yours to own.London-based designer Stefan va…...

What does it mean to “Google bomb” something — or someone? For starters, a Google bomb isn’t as sudden and life-threaten…...

Building block giant Lego has released a new iOS app that allows you to create your own stop-motion videos using your iPhone. Called Lego Super…...

Like Apple, new product releases from Nike generate a lot of hype among fans. Customers will line up in front of a Nike store for days ahead of…...

A pilot’s preoccupation with his cellphone caused his crew to forget to lower the landing gear just 500 feet above ground, according to a…...

Sometimes, growing up sucks. “We’re Not Young” — a depressing but funny viral video that turns indie pop band Fun’s …...

The day has finally come: April 19 is your last chance to use online photo editor Picnik. In January, Google announced that it would be shuttering its…...

Want Google to analyze your email habits? The search engine giant has launched a new stats program called Google Meter that allows Gmail users to lea…...

Want Google to analyze your email habits? The search engine giant highlighted on its Official Blog on Thursday a program called Google Meter that all…...

This is clear hack of the Matrix if we’ve ever seen one.In the video above, YouTube user Brusspup shares an experiment with sound and water.…...

Anders Behring Breivik, the shooter behind Norway’s July 2011 massacre, told the court during the fourth day of his trial that he practice…...

Tuesday we heard rumors that Google will soon be launching Google Drive — its own cloud service — and now we have an exclusive scr…...

Several tech leaders including Apple CEO Tim Cook and Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg landed on Time‘s 100 Most Influential People in the Wo…...

The Modern Media Agency Series is presented by IDG. CDW added humor to its video marketing campaign and it led to one million video views. In an…...

Soon you may be able to control some of your favorite apps using your voice thanks to AT&T. For decades AT&T researchers have been wo…...

What do you get when you combine everyday household objects, mass destruction and a really cool camera? This video features highlights from the Dani…...

Payment startup Dwolla wants you to be able to buy things from web pages as easily as you can tweet and “Like” from them. The compan…...

Up till now, pretty much ever smartphone on the market has been based on the same chip technology: the power-efficient designs from U.K.-based...

The state of New York sued Sprint on Thursday for more than $300 million for failing to charge and pay millions of dollars in taxes for its cell…...

By designing and implementing housing improvements, ARCHIVE can bring down rates of tuberculosis, HIV and AIDS. A healthier community means a healthier economy....

This little girl has committed a crime! We hold her guilty for being way too cute.These otters at the Philadelphia Zoo must feel threatened by how a…...

For public figures, the digital age means one thing: a 24-7 rolling press conference. Think about it. We have around-the-clock cable news stati…...

For public figures, the digital age means one thing: a 24-7 rolling press conference. Think about it. We have around-the-clock cable news stati…...

Enjoy sending sexy pictures and texts to your significant other? Just make sure it goes to the appropriate person — a mistake made by 11% of sex…...

Tony Hawk is one of the most recognized pro athletes in the world, with a successful video game franchise, premium Youtube channel, apparel line…...

We’ve all seen local news reports in which people in the background stare at the camera or occasionally pull a funny face, but this guy takes…...

A Kentucky man landed in jail after posting a picture of himself on Facebook siphoning gas from a police car. The photo shows Michael Baker, 20…...

YouTube has updated the audio editing capabilities it offers users, with several important improvements including an extended library of more…...

Earth Day is coming up this Sunday, April 22. The purpose of the day is to raise awareness for environmental issues. With this in mind, the theme for…...

The Customer Experience Series is presented by Webtrends, helping brands acquire, engage, nurture and optimize Facebook fans. Get the Social Med…...

Cybercriminals are capitalizing on the success of Instagram with a fake version of the app for Android that attempts to wring money from users v…...

Cybercriminals are capitalizing on the success of Instagram with a fake version of the app for Android that attempts to wring money from users v…...

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Two years and 25 million registered users after launching its professional network for Facebook, BranchOut is LinkedIn’s biggest competito…...

Spotify is on fire with announcements these days. Fresh off of the news that the music-streaming service is partnering with companies such Coca…...

Facebook is looking at the May 17 date for its initial public offering, TechCrunch reports citing several source familiar with the matter. Thes…...

Social networks such as Twitter and Facebook have been a boon to pro athletes’ marketing and fan engagement abilities. But even those mega…...

It looks like Superman’s X-Ray vision might not just be for Superman anymore. Thanks to new research coming out of the University of Texa…...

It looks like Superman’s X-Ray vision might not just be for Superman anymore. Thanks to new research coming out of the University of Texa…...

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When you think of hackathons, you might think of coding, right? Thats certainly where the concept came from, but its taking on new meanin…...

You can be a part of history as 360,000 iPhone users are asked to take images to create a single digital mosaic to represent today’s mobil…...

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Sure, Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time was amazing, and easily one of the greatest games ever, but what did it really lack?Broadway!Composer Michae…...

Need your daily dose of Bubble Witch Saga on Facebook? So do about 6.5 million other daily active users on the social network. King.com, the ga…...

Instagram has had a hot couple of weeks: a new Android app and Facebook’s acquisition. Some have expressed concern about the changes, whil…...

Newsweek reporter Scott Johnson just returned from a trip to Africa, where he traveled with the Ugandan army and went hunting for Joseph Kony.Kony, t…...

The author of the Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act, or CISPA, admits the bill isn’t perfect. But he believes he’s makin…...

Netflix is planning to simultaneously release the entire fourth season of Arrested Development “sometime next year,” the company ann…...

After seven surgeries, 52-year-old Jan Christian can speak again thanks to procedures inspired by jet engine technology. When Christian was…...

Tumblr founder and CEO David Karp announced that advertisers will be able to buy ad units on the ‘Featured’ section of Tumblr’…...

Dubstep master and YouTube sensation Marquese Scott is back with another jaw-dropping routine. His 2011 YouTube dance video gained more than 43 milli…...

The auto industrys philosophy towards fighting distracted driving, summed up: If its on the dash, it must be safe.Car designers s…...

Inmates: Harassing this guard will only get you in trouble. Three robotic prison guards are being tested at a prison in the South Korean city of Poha…...

No matter what industry you’re in, so much of any business depends on networking. But keeping track of business contacts, back-to-back me…...

Ever stared at your closet in the morning, fraught with indecision over what to wear? A new web app can make sure that never happens again.Euro…...

Consummate television host and broadcast pioneer Dick Clark has died at the age of 82.Clark’s storied career included era-defining television,…...

Apps for Good, a London-based tech course, announced it’s teaming up with Facebook to offer unemployed youth a free training course on how…...

In an alternate universe, the HTC One S would the manufacturer’s top-of-the-line smartphone. The phone is HTC’s thinnest handset eve…...

Among Facebook‘s motives for buying Instagram, the photo-sharing app’s success on mobile was clearly a big draw. In the short year-…...

Question: How do you make a video guaranteed to be a viral hit?Start with cats, obviously.But what then? Dastoli Digital hit the mark by marrying k…...

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In a few weeks, Facebook will introduce a feature within its ads management platform that will allow marketers to see exactly how their Pages…...

When Zynga purchased Draw Something from creator OMGPOP a few weeks ago, the two companies promised that the acquisition would bring new feature…...

A new app called Ourcast aims to replace the weatherman with statistics and crowdsourcing.“If you were able to watch what the weather did…...

IPhone cases and covers are an affordable and fun way to give your handset a makeover. Rather than just decorative decals, we’re looking at skin…...

You say traffic hazard, Domino’s says “branding opportunity.”Domino’s in the Netherlands appears to be experimenting with a…...

Can you really learn everything you need to know about topics ranging from healthcare to global affairs in five-minute online videos? That’s th…...

Every boy dreams of becoming his superhero for a day, and 7-year-old Kyle is no exception. Except Kyle’s wish to be Batman came true thanks to…...

Strong growth in display, video and mobile-based advertising prompted a banner year for U.S. online advertising as revenues topped $31 billion,…...

What sits between photos and videos? Some might say the now-popular gif animations: two, three or more static images looped over and over again,…...

Spotify CEO Daniel Ek announced on Wednesday during an Ad Age Digital conference in New York City that it is partnering with companies such Coca…...

Facebook is testing a “Trending Articles” placement in the Newsfeed, screenshots sent in by multiple sources suggest.“Trendin…...

Facebook is testing a “Trending Articles” placement in the Newsfeed, screenshots sent in by multiple sources suggest.“Trendin…...

Getting into a top startup accelerator program can make the difference between a company making it big and being lost in the ether. Starting tod…...

Mifos is an open-source, back-end accounting system to track the many loans and payments involved in microfinance....

Attention, Draw Something addicts: think you’ve drawn everything in the game?Draw Something maker Zynga added more than two dozen new cel…...

Venture capitalists plowed $5.9 billion into startups in the first quarter of 2012, a 22% drop from the previous quarter and the lowest level of…...

If you’re concerned about the Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act (better known as CISPA), you’re not alone: the White Hou…...

Google co-founder Sergey Brin responded Wednesday to criticism thrown his way regarding a recent Guardian article outlining his views on Intern…...

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With 100 days left before the Games begin in London, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) launched an online athletes’ headquarters d…...

Attempting to move the industry behind click-throughs and impressions, Google on Wednesday introduced a plan to measure online advertising that…...

More than ever, people are using Twitter, Facebook and other social media sources to learn about what’s happening in the world as traditional ne…...

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Nokia’s current lineup of Lumia devices – Lumia 900, 800 and 710 – will not be upgradeable to the next major version of Window…...

On average, it will cost $55,600 to attend Princeton, Penn, Michigan or Stanford next year. But now you can enroll in online courses at all four…...

Rule number one of Facebook’s Hackathon: If you’re new, you must hack! Facebook in Menlo Park, Calif. staged another Hackathon on T…...

By the end of the year, there may be more people Googling the word “Tumblr” than “blog.” The very language of content creation…...

Lawyer Dog, a new meme that has popped up in recent days, is taking over the Internet one lawsuit at a time (see photos in the gallery above).Althoug…...

Twitter’s 140 character limit can be perfect for sending out short bursts of information, but is it also perfect for helping us gauge the…...

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Mobile platform company Appcelerator launched the latest version of its popular Titanium platform Tuesday, with cloud-based tools to help devel…...

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Pinocchio, Madeline, the Three Blind Mice, Little Red Riding Hood and a dozen other beloved storybook characters star in Reading Is Fundamental’…...

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Elle has launched a shoppable trend guide on Facebook in the latest of several ecommerce initiatives within the magazine industry.The guide,…...

Wedding bells are on the horizon for Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt, after a seven-year relationship. But if you thought the Hollywood power couple were…...

America’s largest 4G network is getting a little larger this Thursday. Verizon has announced it will bring its 4G LTE network into 27 new…...

Twitter announced an internal patent agreement on Tuesday that it says will empower designers and engineers — as well as hopefully begin a…...

In case you had any doubt, the recent flap over Google’s Street View cars has made it clear that private data transmitted over Wi-Fi can quickl…...

Ben Lashes is a meme manager — and as far as we know, he is the first and only of his kind.Consider him an agent for the stars of the Int…...

Ever wonder how Google employees get around their Mountain View, California campus? While it would be amazing, and very Google, to travel by tube, it…...

Chicago police are monitoring food trucks on social media, and it’s not because they want a juicy burger. Instead, police are asking the…...

For an event being hyped by organizers as the world’s “first social media Olympics,” the summer 2012 games in London have some…...

Google’s augmented reality glasses haven’t yet hit the market, but they already have some potential competition. Sunglass maker Oakl…...

When a young man in a purple button-down shirt and khakis creates a rap song to tell you what it’s like to be 24 years old, gosh darnit, you li…...

When it comes to Facebook’s $1 billion acquisition of Instagram, details are still coming into focus. In a public statement, Facebook CE…...

Among personal-computer enthusiasts, there are many rare and desirable models from years’ past. The Apple Lisa. Steve Jobs’s NeXT computer…...

The Business Software Alliance, a group of top technology companies including Intel and Microsoft, met with Internet privacy advocacy group Cent…...

Citelighter, a browser extension for collecting notes online, is teaming up with Cengage Learning to turn paid research databases such as Questi…...

Fans of auto brands have three times the average amount of friends than the average user, according to a new study by Facebook.The social netwo…...

Ikea has offered a glimpse into its latest foray into consumer electronics, an all-in-one TV called Uppleva.The system, which will go on sale in fi…...

Winning the talent war is a priority for every organization. Now, more than ever, it’s crucial that companies get a head start in the rec…...

To the list of essential utilities we can’t live without — electricity, gas, water — you’d better add one more: Gmail.The fr…...

Facebook added on Tuesday a “Listen” button to its band and artist pages that give users an easy way to listen to their favorite so…...

In just three weeks, Duane Bray, partner and head of IDEO’s global digital business, will take the stage at Mashable’s Connect confe…...

Bethesda released the first trailer for Dishonored Tuesday, a game being developed by minds behind Deus Ex and Dark Messiah of Might and Magic.…...

More than 2 million people are now paying for Hulu’s premium content subscription service Hulu Plus, CEO Jason Kilar revealed on stage at…...

A married firefighter couple are setting out to redefine the firefighter calendar. Instead of featuring half-naked men, this calendar will show that…...

Microsoft just announced the names for its suite of Windows 8 products. In an attempt to simplify things, the company opted for just three majo…...

Carly Foulkes, T-Mobile‘s genteel spokeswoman, trades her pink summer dress for a black leather motorcycle outfit in a new ad from the company…...

Read It Later’s latest redesign removes the “read” from its name. Once literally a tool for saving online articles to read lat…...

Klout unleashed Brand Squads, its version of brand pages, into beta on Tuesday with Red Bull as its sole launch partner. The startup — wh…...

Google‘s foray into personal cloud storage, Google Drive, is about to launch next week, according to a report from The Next Web. Citing a…...

What do you have in common with Olympic athletes? Maybe you and a future star went to the same college, or maybe a world-class competitor in a l…...

I used to think hands-free driving meant you keep your hands off your smartphone when hitting the open road. A brief spin in Fords new 2013 Ford Es…...

Aside from the requisite reality shows, cartoons and sitcoms, every so often a more layered comedy sneaks into the the top 20 list. New to the charts…...

Following Pinterest’s new design, we’ve discovered an exciting new way to “hack” your boards.Inspired by our previous Pintere…...

The Spark of Genius Series highlights a unique feature of startups and is made possible by Microsoft BizSpark. If you would like to have your st…...

Microsoft just told the world what it’s going to call the next version of Windows, and — shocker — the official name will be &…...

Event ticketing service ScoreBig took a significant step Monday toward expanding its Priceline-style business model for live shows and sports ga…...

Zeddie Little knew how Reddit worked, and liked memes. He just never thought he would become one.Little, more commonly known of late as Ridicu…...

The FCC is fining Google $25,000 for impeding an investigation into personal e-mails and other data collected via the company’s Street Vie…...

YouTube is infusing its 15-month-old movie rental service with more than 600 MGM titles including Rain Man, Robocop, West Side Story, The Termin…...

Within days of Facebooks official launch of Timeline for brands, social strategists and brand marketers turned their Facebook strategies up…...

Have you ever thought about the privacy concerns associated with smartphone apps?Researchers at Queen Mary University in London certainly have.…...

The 2012 Pulitzer Prize winners reflect the rising role of social media and the Internet in today’s news coverage.Online news sites The H…...

Want to make the most of the social web? It’s more complicated than just posting status updates at random and seeing what sticks. When is Faceb…...

A study comparing Millennials with non-Millennials sheds light on some of the key behaviors and attitudes of the generation. Currently numbered…...

We all love to download apps, and scoring free apps is like winning a fluffy animal from one of those arcade claw machines. The “freemium”…...

Seriously, how much would it suck to be Michael Jordan? No, not that Michael Jordan, the greatest basketball player of all time. We’re talking…...

When disaster hits, many people break the news on Twitter or Facebook, often to inform loved ones that they’re okay. During a crisis, soci…...

Canon has a message for everyone in pro video: 1080p is over. The next big thing is 4K, a video format that pumps up the number of pixels to 4,…...

Holographic storage, once a pipe dream, may be headed to the market soon. A company called HVault has plans to turn the high-tech concept into r…...

Conferences, large and small, remain great opportunities to meet prospective clients and partners. In fact, according to one study, more than h…...

Have you ever wanted to turn someone into a meme? Do you know someone who would look perfect with a rage comic for a face? The Memefier App mi…...

Saroo Brierly was separated from his older brother in a train station in India in 1986. For most of his life, he thought he would never see his…...

Voters checking out a politician’s website want a clean, easy-to-use interface that establishes an emotional connection with visitors and teache…...

Are memes art?To Mike Rugnetta at PBS Idea Channel, memes are people “creating images and sharing them with strangers for the purpose of commu…...

A new Kickstarter project aims to bring touchscreen-friendly control to your favorite gloves.If you’ve ever tried to use the touchscreen…...

The Huffington Post won its first Pulitzer Prize Monday — becoming the first online-only daily news website to do so. The prize, in the n…...

This week is your last chance to get a pass to Mashable’s biggest conference of the year, Mashable Connect. This three-day conference is…...

By its own measure, Telsa Motors has sold around 2,100 of its electric motor Telsa Roadsters. At $100,000 a pop, thats probably a pretty dece…...

Matchmaking service Tawkify now considers users’ Klout scores when pairing them with each other for phone dates.Tawkify rolled out in Jan…...

A woman’s place in the modern workforce is a hotly debated issue these days. Most likely that’s because the figures surrounding female pay…...

Now that every major league team has already played its home opener, baseball season is officially in full swing. The days are getting longer, the nig…...

Google has been slapped with a $25,000 fine by the Federal Communications Commission for impeding an investigation into allegations that the com…...

DirecTV is adding Starz content to its upcoming TV Everywhere service.The two companies announced an extension to their distribution agreement…...

An ad for the launch of the cable channel TNT promoting the “drama” of its programming had a pretty dramatic debut.TNT’s ad has be…...

Google‘s office building in New York City is undergoing routine inspection, but the company couldn’t let just any old scaffolding c…...

The older brother of a child with autism has released an iPad app designed to be a communication and therapy tool for people with autism.AutisM…...

A new site called Dog Vacay helps traveling dog owners find local homes for their pets while they’re away by providing Airbnb-type listing…...

The late rapper Tupac Shakur returned to the stage as a hologram Sunday night, leaving Coachella attendees and fans worldwide with mixed reviews.Some…...

Facebook snapped up photo-sharing app Instagram last week for $1 billion, but word on the street is that the social network wasn’t the onl…...

Internet advocacy groups have launched an online “Stop Cyber Spying Week of Action” to raise awareness of the Cyber Intelligence Sha…...

Two tech heavyweights are about to start the legal fight of the century in a California courtroom: Google and Oracle‘s high-profile battle…...

Coachella attendees received an unexpected shout out from the late rapper Tupac Shakur Sunday night during a performance with Snoop Dogg and Dr. Dre.…...

Fresh off the news that more than 650,000 Mac computers have been infected with a nasty Trojan horse virus called Flashback, another Appl…...

KONY 2012 was the most-viral video of all time. Its sequel? Not so much. More than a week after KONY 2012: Part II – Beyond Famous hit Yo…...

We love photography apps here at Mashable and Nevercenter’s CameraBag is one of the originals. As well as basic editing tools, it offers a selec…...

Foursquare has added five million registered users in the last 16 months, bringing its total user base to 20 million.The three-year-old startup…...

Facebook defended its support for the Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act (CISPA), a controversial cyber security bill critics often…...

During New York Fashion Week last September, Oscar de la Renta generated a flurry of press and consumer engagement when the fashion house used T…...

Elon Musk has probably done more in his first 40 years than most people accomplish in a lifetime. He’s chief designer and CTO of SpaceX, t…...

MAMA works with low-income and at-risk mothers and families to provide vital health information through SMS text messaging and simple voice messages....

Following the blog-to-TV success of Sh*t My Dad Says, another blogger has gotten a TV deal, this time from Comedy Central. The cable network is…...

A month after Apple delivered its new iPad, rumors are heating up about a new iteration of the tablet designed to compete with Amazon’s Ki…...

Apple’s new iPad is coming to 12 additional countries on Friday, the company has announced. Countries in which new iPad will be available…...

Crytek has released the latest update for its CryEngine 3 SDK, which is now at version 3.4. It also launched a nifty trailer showing off some of th…...

Nobody wants to collect cash at the door of their dinner party, but feeding a group of friends can be expensive. A new startup wants to stop thi…...

Engagement with Facebook ads in the U.S. dropped eight percent between the final quarter of 2011 and the first quarter of 2012. Meanwhile, the…...

To say the weekend social media and tech news was eclectic would be an understatement. We figuratively traveled from the icy clouds of Uranus to…...

When you clock out of work, do you leave your email behind as well? If so, you’re definitely in the minority.A recent survey of 543 business ex…...

Google co-founder Sergey Brin is worried about the future of the internet. There are “very powerful forces that have lined up against the…...

Samsung has started sending out invites for the launch of the next Galaxy smartphone, which is slated for May 3 in London.The invite doesn̵…...

Now that the Department of Justice is officially probing the alleged price-fixing conspiracy on ebooks between Apple and many of the major publ…...

Brands should be wary of attaching price tags to the products they pin on Pinterest, a new study from analytics startup Pinreach and Joshua Yang…...

Drool, sticky fingers, crushed Goldfish crackers. If you’re a parent, chances are your digital devices have been affected by one or more of thes…...

If you’re going to talk the tech talk, you better walk the tech walk — or at least dress like it, anyway.There are tons of clever tees ta…...

Over the past few years, indie gaming has exploded from a hobby of few to a viable business for those with great game ideas. Thanks to distribution s…...

In todays digital world, your job search has to be as much online as it is on paper. Social media platforms such as LinkedIn, Twitter and Fa…...

For the Global Innovation Series, presented by BMW, we’re focused on one simple question: In what ways is technology drastically changing…...

The Titanic hit an iceberg and sank 100 years ago today, ending up in a watery grave 12,600 feet below the surface of the sea. But that was 100…...

Do mobile phones make you suspicious? Do texters have something to hide? That’s what a couple of recent studies suggest. College students trust…...

The social web lit up with photos recently as another summer at the ballpark got underway.For fans and players, Opening Day (or night) is always a sp…...

Who can forget their first computer game? It wasn’t just kind of awesome, it’s what took up most evenings and every weekend. If you&…...

If you’ve never lost a cellphone, you’re either very lucky or a big ol’ liar. With $30 billion worth of phones lost in the U.S. ever…...

Apple CEO Tim Cook might want to consider sneaking around in disguise, because when he was spotted meeting with game developer Valve at the gami…...

With the books and movies all finished, are you suffering from Harry Potter withdrawal? Maybe it’s time to head over to Pottermore, an on…...

More than 34 million Americans work at home at least occasionally, according to the research firm Forrester. By 2016, that number is expected t…...

The upgraded version of the classic Titanic, now in 3D, has received mixed reviews — some of nostalgia, and others were delighted and disappoint…...

In our new series, The World at Work, Mashable interviews the people behind the startups and projects that are working to make a global impact.…...

Big things have happened this week in the world of tech and social media — Facebook acquired Instagram, Google redesigned Google+ and You…...

Slava Rubin, co-founder and CEO of crowdfunding website IndieGoGo, has an ambitious plan to plant the seeds of entrepreneurship in the minds of…...

Conditions are bizarre on the peculiar seventh planet in our solar system, Uranus. Much is different from our planet, including auroras, which w…...

The number of photos on Twitter keeps up its explosive growth, with this week’s humongous batch numbering 56 million pics from which to choose.…...

Out of all the stories from this past week, none drew a bigger response from our readers than Facebook acquisition ofInstagram. The Monday an…...

Putting our reviewers’ hats on this week, we got our hands on four exaggerated examples of state-of-the-art tech, including a laughably enormous…...

World-famous French designer Philippe Starck told a French radio station on Friday that he’s working on a “revolutionary” secr…...

The U.S. House Intelligence Committee has released a new draft of the Cybersecurity Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act (CISPA), narrowing t…...

Today’s Google Doodle features photographs from the famed French photographer Robert Doisneau on his 100th birthday.Born April 14, 1912,…...

This post originally appeared on the American Express OPEN Forum, where Mashable regularly contributes articles about leveraging social media an…...

Social media connectivity and the digitization of news have not squashed American fervor for local news, a Pew study says. Nearly three quarters…...

Contact lens wearers can get a new perspective on their environment with the latest vision technology — contact lenses that let the wearer…...

Aside from the time you purposefully waste at work — checking Facebook or playing Draw Something, as the kids do — there’s a lot of…...

Ever wonder what those planets orbiting far away stars are like? Well, now there’s an app for that.The free Kepler Explorer app for iPho…...

Back in 2003, when blogs were just catching on with the mainstream, college student Matthew Cerrone started a GeoCities site called MetsBlog.com…...

The worlds population reached 7 billion in Oct. 2011, and according to an IDC report, one in every seven of those people owns a smart devic…...

The HTC Titan II is HTC’s first LTE Windows Phone, and one of just two LTE Windows Phones currently on the market. Debuting alongside the…...

No, this isn’t the latest Google Doodle celebrating the anniversary of DOS. Instead, it’s an imagining of what Google would look…...

No, this isn’t the latest Google Doodle celebrating the anniversary of DOS. Instead, it’s an imagining of what Google would look…...

Move over, Feminist Ryan Gosling — there’s a new Tumblr battling sexism.On Wednesday, 16 undergraduate students at Duke University…...

Even the most LOL-worthy text message is not worth risking your life to read while driving. That’s the message of National Distracted Driv…...

The world has fallen in love with Pinterest, the social network with beautiful images at its core. Now Pinterest users get to decide where they most l…...

News of Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt’s engagement rocked the interwebs Friday — and briefly nabbed the top trending spot on Twitter.…...

Are you based in San Francisco and looking for your next career opportunity? If so, there may be a place for you on Mashable‘s growing sa…...

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has completed filming episodes for his upcoming TV show “The World Tomorrow,” which will air on Tuesday,…...

This is Geronimo — a dog who is not only able to jump rope, but can jump double-dutch.Considering that a large majority of the staff at Mashab…...

Right now, the Curiosity Rover is sailing through space en route to the Red Planet. The one-ton, car-sized beast should hopefully land intact…...

Meet the Digital Bolex D16, a small hand-held video camera inspired by the cinema-quality Bolex cameras popular in the 1960s and ’70s. Th…...

Research in Motion was on the verge of adopting a strategy that would have opened the company’s BlackBerry network to competing phones bef…...

Apple has issued a new software update that also serves to remove the most common variant of the Flashback Trojan.The update, which was release…...

Lee Hirsch, the director of the documentary Bully, has taken to Reddit to do one of the site’s famous ‘Ask Me Anything’ crowds…...

A group of over-exuberant fans banging on a pane of glass knocked the section of spectator protection onto an unsuspecting NHL player Thursday night.…...

Netflix employees have one less things to keep track of: the amount of vacation days they take. Co-founder Reed Hastings recently told Bloomberg…...

With April showers, come May flowers and for many, May flowers also come with itchy eyes, runny noses, sneezing, and general pollen-induced misery. Se…...

On the anniversary of the biggest shakeup in the online gaming world, poker in the digital age is a far cry from what it was just one year ago. But a…...

Do you code for a living? Then congratulations, you have the best job in America right now, according to a new survey. CareerCast, a site for j…...

Confused — a U.K. insurance comparison website — has started a Pinterest campaign to steer people away from driving in platforms and…...

We’re pleased to announce that Mashable has been nominated for a Webby Award in the Websites category for best business blog.Business co…...

Google may not be the new kid on the block anymore, but it’s still growing like one. As this infographic from Statista shows, the company conti…...

At the National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) Show, digital media professionals will present, educate and collaborate on the industrys la…...

It is fascinating how clever editing and a fresh soundtrack can dramatically change your perception of existing footage. Previously, we’ve coll…...

Elon Musk is a very busy man. He runs Tesla Motors, designs spaceships and oversees the burgeoning privatized space program at SpaceX and someho…...

Cory Booker, the mayor of Newark, N.J, saved a woman from a burning house late Thursday night. The mayor is a highly active Twitter user, and commonl…...

More than one billion people live without access to electricity. An often overlooked natural resource, with the help of green technology, is connecting people with a stable power source and lifting th...

A federal judge was scheduled to hear arguments Friday morning about what to do with users’ files that were seized in the U.S. government&…...

There’s a fake version of Angry Birds Space in Google Play (formerly known as the Android Marketplace), containing infectious malware. Rov…...

Newark Mayor Cory Booker returned to his Upper Clinton Hill home Thursday night to see his neighbor’s house engulfed in flames. Booker ran…...

Android-toting Jon Stewart fans have finally received an app for The Daily Show, allowing users to further their experience after the show. It i…...

Apple rejected the Department of Justice’s claim that it colluded with publishers to raise ebook prices, according to multiple reports.An…...

Justin Palmer of Palmer Web Marketing has run dozens of social media contests for his clients, and gaining likes and followers is s…...

Facebook has introduced a new initiative that automatically syncs your Timeline address and your Facebook email address.The program, which will…...

The Spark of Genius Series highlights a unique feature of startups and is made possible by Microsoft BizSpark. If you would like to have your st…...

If you were the right age in the late 90s, movies left a real impression on you. Think The Matrix; it was the first introduction to bullet-timin…...

If you were the right age in the late 90s, movies left a real impression on you. Think The Matrix; it was the first introduction to bullet-timin…...

Welcome to this mornings edition of First To Know, a series in which we keep you in the know on whats happening in the digital world…...

Welcome to this mornings edition of First To Know, a series in which we keep you in the know on whats happening in the digital world…...

YouTube‘s Partner Program, previously opened only to producers of very popular content, is now open to all content creators from the 20 co…...

Trying to gain attention in the tech industry can be daunting. If you don’t make a booming first impression or raise millions in your first VC r…...

Remember when the Pebble, the watch that talks to your iPhone or Android device via an array of open-source apps, was asking for a mere $100,00…...

The Spark of Genius Series highlights a unique feature of startups and is made possible by Microsoft BizSpark. If you would like to have your st…...

Ridiculously Photogenic Guy was so two days ago. (Literally.)Internet, make room for the pooch that should probably be Zeddie Little‘s best fri…...

Harry Potter author J.K. Rowling released details of her forthcoming adult novel, The Casual Vacancy, alongside her newly redesigned website T…...

International relief and development organization Oxfam American has released Food Games, a Hunger Games-inspired satire video featuring a food fight…...

We can’t always hit the road in the wheels we’d like to. A new app called XLR8, however, can at least make your family sedan sound l…...

If two left feet keep you from Dancing with the Stars, or the thought of visiting the Jersey Shore makes you break out in hives, then listen up. Ther…...

The Fox News mole that Gawker found inside the conservative cable TV station has been outed and fired. He posted his termination letter to Twitt…...

Creating mobile app for your brand can be quite the endeavor. A new product from mobile app builder Cabana attempts to help you cross that hurdl…...

Creating mobile app for your brand can be quite the endeavor. A new product from mobile app builder Cabana attempts to help you cross that hurdl…...

Earlier this week it was reported that aerospace and defense firm Boeing is developing its own mobile phone for the James Bonds of the world &#…...

Thomas Elliot is a “famous” dude who has Virginia shoppers going nuts over him — for doing nothing at all.Along with his team at C…...

Last week in the MashablePhoto Challengewe were happy to see you explore the idea of firsts.A gallery of our featured photos can be found inth…...

If all goes well on April 30, Elon Musks Dragon spaceship will become the first private space vehicle to rocket off into space and dock…...

National Football League wide receiver Jabar Gaffney offered a lesson in how not to use Twitter — by posting a train wreck-like series of…...

National Football League wide receiver Jabar Gaffney offered a lesson in how not to use Twitter — by posting a train wreck-like series of…...

Google is planning a two-for-one stock split that will take effect sometime after June 21. The split, which investors have been requesting for s…...

This week, pages upon pages of commentary have been written about Facebook’s acquisition of Instagram, the astronomical valuation applie…...

In a darkened room, on a bed no less, Barnes & Noble today introduced us to its latest E Ink innovation: in-screen lighting. Called GlowLight, th…...

California’s most famous music festival, Coachella, is back and ready to take on the throngs of hip, dance-crazed fans. For the first time ever…...

Casey Neistat tricked Nike. The sporting giant hired the film director and editor Max Joseph to create a commercial for the Nike FuelBand featuring…...

If you feel akin to a bear awaking from hibernation in the morning or find yourself shouting at your alarm clock, “Just five more minutes!…...

Had Facebook been built today, it would be mobile. That was a casual statement made last Thursday by James Pearce, head of mobile devel…...

IWearYourShirt.com’s chief t-shirt wearer, Jason Sadler, decided to he wanted to get paid to wear t-shirts for a living in the fall of 2008.…...

From digital advertising conferences to programming hackathons and everything in between, you’ll definitely find a swanky locale to suit…...

It’s common knowledge that dreams reflect our subconscious thoughts and feelings. But is it possible to actually manipulate our subconscio…...

Former Republican presidential candidate Herman Cain has recently been peppering YouTube with a series of provocative Internet ads which attempt to b…...

Back in 2010, Tipp-Ex, makers of a brand of white-out tape, became a YouTube sensation with an innovative video. Viewers were able to control the pl…...

Back in 2010, Tipp-Ex, makers of a brand of white-out tape, became a YouTube sensation with an innovative video. Viewers were able to control the pl…...

The same patent lawyer who defended iPad, iPod and iPhone technology is now defending thermostat tech for Nest Labs. Nest Labs announced on Thu…...

Pinterest has been heralded as one of the fastest-growing social networks to ever grace the web, bringing in more referral traffic than YouTube…...

In the wake of the Department of Justice lawsuit against Apple and book publishers over ebook pricing, Amazon is in a renewed position of streng…...

New York Tech Meetup mobilizes Silicon Alley's eco-system into a powerful social and political force -- and it's one that's getting governments' attention......

Just about everyone has heard of the elevator pitch that succinct summation of what you do that piques the interest of a potential custome…...

With Rick Santorum out of the race, political pundits are labeling Mitt Romney the presumptive Republican presidential nominee — and both the Ro…...

You may know him as Dwight Schrute, the hilarious, narcissistic, competitive know-it-all from NBCs hit show The Office. But TV and film actor…...

Free apps and webcam-based streaming services make putting live video on the Internet accessible to just about anyone with a connected device. S…...

Bonobos, an online retailer that first built its reputation on better-fitting pants for men, has raised $16.4 million in a new round of fundin…...

Iron Mike. Kid Dynamite. The Baddest Man on the Planet. Whatever nickname you know him by, you’re probably familiar with the ex-heavyweig…...

Facebook has upgraded its “Download Your Information” feature with several new categories of information. The feature, which can be…...

There’s been considerable press lately about the disconnect between Apple‘s uplifting brand image and the soul-crushing way in which iOS…...

The Customer Experience Series is presented by Webtrends, providing the unified, customer intelligence to deliver real time relevance in every m…...

Google initiated a bold redesign of Google+ on Wednesday that has already drawn some criticism for its whitespace-heavy design.But that’s…...

Global sales of smartphones will top 1 billion units in 2014, according to one analyst’s estimate.Credit Suisse predicts sales of the de…...

Global sales of smartphones will top 1 billion units in 2014, according to one analyst’s estimate.Credit Suisse predicts sales of the de…...

Welcome to this mornings edition of First To Know, a series in which we keep you in the know on whats happening in the digital world…...

Confirming the report from earlier this week, Sony president and CEO Kazuo Hirai said the company will cut 10,000 jobs globally as part of a big…...

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A new project called PhoneSoap is attempting to start a clean phone revolution with a device that both charges and simultaneously sanitize…...

The Spark of Genius Series highlights a unique feature of startups and is made possible by Microsoft BizSpark. If you would like to have your st…...

Hey iPhone users: how many times a day do you take your beloved device out of your pocket just to check the time, change the tune, check email…...

Thanks to tablet technology, creating a music video has become as simple as swiping a finger — well, sort of.Art Decade, a band consisting of…...

The technology we cover at Mashable is usually pretty high tech. It takes some true ingenuity to make a low-tech machine that will catch our eye. But…...

As many iPad and Kindle Fire owners know, when you get a tablet, your habits change. Some start reading their email or doing most of their shopp…...

Lately, it’s impossible to open a newsletter, check Google alerts, or visit any news sites without reading something on the benefits of…...

Many CEOs forbid use of social media at work, but recent research shows that web surfing leads to increased productivity.This Keas infographic explor…...

Social media-savvy fans of politics are about to add a new set of Foursquare badges to their collection, thanks to NBC Politics. The badges come in t…...

The Internet quickly seized on a perceived design flaw in the Google+ redesign Wednesday suggested several uses for the site’s new field of whit…...

Last week we introduced a new Mashable Photo Challenge: We asked you to send us a photo that embodied your idea of a first. We wanted to give y…...

Samsung just officially launched its Galaxy Tab 2 products, the latest additions to the company’s line of multi-sized Android tablets. The…...

George Zimmerman has been charged with second degree murder in Februarys shooting death of Florida teenager Trayvon Martin.Florida special p…...

The new Samsung Galaxy Player 3.6 looks strikingly similar to an Android smartphone, but the device is actually the latest media player to grac…...

Thanks to the power of music, Henry, an elderly Alzheimer’s patient described by his doctors as “inert, maybe depressed, unresponsive and…...

Calling all robot-makers! The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) is calling on anyone who can advance current robot technology pa…...

Gleereturned Tuesday night after a six-week hiatus. But the FOX show’s struggling ratings didn’t keep devoted fans from making the ̶…...

Caine Monroy has proven there’s no limit to what you can create from a big pile of cardboard and an even bigger imagination.The 9-year-old f…...

Google’s social network got a redesign on Wednesday that makes it prettier and easier to navigate.“It accelerates our efforts to cr…...

“Going viral” is a distinct phenomenon particular to today’s Internet culture. But if you think about it, viral movements ha…...

The United States military is using technology to its advantage, and now, the latest breakthroughs in neuroscience might also provide the gover…...

Disconnecting in the digital age seems like a virtue and a sin. The reality is, it’s hard to unplug. So much of daily life, particularly…...

TNT, according to the cable network’s catchphrase, knows drama. So, when it needed to promote its channel launch in Belgium, it brought the dr…...

When the dead come back to life to feast on the living, will you be prepared? Will you have guns? Food? A map? Didn’t think so. Thankfull…...

Google+ overhauled its interface Wednesday, which meant an entirely different profile design. One of the most striking differences is the addition of…...

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In a throwback to its college-only days, Facebook has launched a new type of group for schools that requires an active .edu email address…...

Mashable Editor-in-Chief Lance Ulanoff was a guest on Anderson, CNN anchor Anderson Cooper’s syndicated talk show Wednesday. His topic? Highlig…...

In the course of announcing a facelift for Google+ on Wednesday, Google dropped a notable status update: The social network now has 170 million…...

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News that more than 650,000 Mac computers were infected with a nasty Trojan horse virus called Flashback” circulated the web last week…...

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The sponsors of the Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act (CISPA), a new cybersecurity bill in the House, assured a group of technology…...

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When the National Hockey League’s Stanley Cup playoffs start Wednesday evening, the on-ice action will have more social complements than ever be…...

Hot on the heels of its surprise acquisition by Facebook, Instagram has leapt to the number one spot in the iOS App Store. It’s the first…...

Hot on the heels of its surprise acquisition by Facebook, Instagram has leapt to the number one spot in the iOS App Store. It’s the first…...

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Emmy Award winner Anthony LaPaglia will play a detective tracking a young Julian Assange in an upcoming film that focuses on the WikiLeaks found…...

Online retailers have become a growing threat to lifestyle magazines over the past few years, hiring away influential editors and building their…...

In January CloudOn launched its iPad app allowing you to access and work with Microsoft Office documents directly on your iPad by saving those…...

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There may have been champagne and celebration at Instagram and Facebook early Monday when their $1 billion acquisition deal was announced. But…...

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Violence is no laughing matter, especially because it seems to happen often in New York City subways. YouTube user EITANNOYZE uploaded this video, s…...

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Rick Santorum may be dropping out of the presidential campaign, but there’s one thing he’ll leave behind in perpetuity — and it̵…...

Manager Ozzie Guillen was suspended for five games by the Miami Marlins on Tuesday following comments he made praising Fidel Castro. In a recent inte…...

The City of New York asked city dwellers to submit their best snapshots of the Big Apple in its first Facebook photo contest, #lovenyc. Now the city…...

Texts From Hillary, a hot new Tumblr featuring a sunglasses-clad, all business Hillary Clinton checking her cellphone on a military plane, got a guest…...

Theres no mistaking it: Columbus, Ohio is a sports town. Drive through the city streets and youll see Ohio State University bumper sticke…...

Pirates seeking plunder on the high seas might soon be caught by the U.S. Navy’s autonomous “robocopters,” equipped with 3D im…...

Rick Santorum, former senator from Pennsylvania, has dropped out of the 2012 presidential race, but his campaign’s impact on the social we…...

Reports that Iran was planning to shut off Internet access and replace it with a national intranet this summer were lies perpetrated by “…...

Elon Musk, co-founder of Tesla Motors, PayPal andSpaceX is dropping by Mashable for an interview today — and we want to ask him your que…...

Anonymous, a global, loosely knit hacker collective made infamous by a series of high-profile data breaches, information leaks and website taked…...

Apple CEO Tim Cook will be the opening night speaker for the D10 Conference, hosted by the Wall Street Journal‘s All Things D. Cook is sch…...

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Along with our weekly chart of television chatter, the folks at Trendrr have provided some fascinating social TV statistics. In March, three-quarters…...

Besides the world’s biggest tablet, Toshiba today also debuted a new all-in-one PC. Toshiba claims it’s the first all-in-one model t…...

Ever wondered what people look like when they’re eating sushi? YouTube user TheMrDavidPatrick captured the world from the point of view of a tu…...

Intel has launched the latest device in its line of classroom computers: a tablet, Intel studybook.The Intel studybook is built to be both a ri…...

Admit it: As you’re reading this, you have tunnel vision — that feeling that the world is closing in on you after surfing the Internet for…...

After a relatively short test period, Amazon announced Tuesday that developers can now set up in-app purchases within apps offered in the Amazon…...

One day after Facebook acquired Instagram for $1 billion, the photo-sharing startup doesn’t really need another excuse for celebration. Bu…...

George Zimmerman, who shot and killed Trayvon Martin last month, has launched a website petitioning supporters to send donations via PayPal.Vis…...

Electronics retailer Best Buy announced on Tuesday that its CEO and director Brian Dunn has resigned after 28 years at the company. The news c…...

On the heels of putting on a free Nicki Minaj concert in Times Square on Friday, the big marketing push behind the Lumia 900 smartphone went into high…...

When Paul Rieckhoff came home after a tour of duty in Iraq, he realized that the services for recent veterans didn't meet the his needs or or the needs of his military peers....

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A few days ago, I was walking around the George Eastman Mansion in Rochester, NY, blissfully unaware that Facebook was preparing to buy Instagr…...

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Doubling its previous estimate of a $2.9 billion loss for the fiscal 2011, Sony now forecasts a record $6.4 billion loss. The additional losses…...

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If you’re a resident of Maryland, you no longer have to fear a potential employer asking you to hand over the keys to your Facebook or Twi…...

Earlier this year, Microsoft brought in an acapella group to sing tweets from CES 2012 and last month Skype had a hilarious town crier reading …...

For Facebook, buying Instagram looks like one of the smartest acquisitions the company has ever made. But when the news first broke that Facebo…...

On April 6, a Navy F-18 fighter jet crashed into the Virginia apartment of Reddit user DevinJet. Yesterday, she posted her and her brothers story to Reddit, and turned to the community there for advic...

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The not-yet-released electric version of the iconic DeLorean sports car featured in the Back to the Future films has arrived at the 2012 New York Inte…...

Facebook’s arsenal of services will soon get a little flashier with the $1 billion acquisition of trendy photo-sharing Instagram — and use…...

Deciding what to make for dinner just got a little easier with Allrecipies’ updated Dinner Spinner app. The updated app now allows you to…...

If you’re watching NBC’s Smash, odds are you are annoyed by Ellis, the slimy assistant who will do whatever he can to further his c…...

Experience is the enemy of thinking big. So is fear, caution, politics and perfection. The problem is these issues make up the very rungs of ne…...

Now that Facebook has purchased Instagram, third-party services that offer access to photos and feeds are getting hammered by users.Although In…...

No doubt you’ll hear or read this phrase a hundred times Monday: Instagram is over. Facebook bought it and now it’s going to ruin…...

New York City’s dilapidated phone booths are getting a high-tech makeover. Hundreds of phone booths will soon be outfitted with iPad-like…...

Facebook is buying Instagram — and some Instagram users aren’t happy about it. Whether unhappy users will actually follow through w…...

Facebook co-founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced the social network’s acquisition of Instagram on his Facebook Timeline Monday. In h…...

At $200 per computer, One Laptop Per Child (OLPC) has sold or facilitated donations of about 2.5 million laptops to classrooms in 42 different c…...

Windows Phone just got a big boost from the Nokia Lumia 900, the first phone on the platform to boast an ultra-fast LTE network connection ̵…...

Tiger Electronics’ Talkboy was the height of tech pranks in 1993. After figuring prominently in the plot of Home Alone 2: Lost in New York, ev…...

Facebook snapped up the hugely popular photo-sharing app Instagram Monday, for roughly $1 billion in a combination of cash and stock. Facebook…...

Facebook snapped up the hugely popular photo-sharing app Instagram Monday, for roughly $1 billion in a combination of cash and stock. Facebook…...

Joel McHale, star of TV comedy Community, takes jabs at the often mocked “viral video industry” in Nintendo’s latest commercial fo…...

As part of its global “Open Happiness” campaign, Coca-Cola has set up a vending machine at the National University of Singapore that tra…...

Wish you could take pictures and videos with your iPhone while submerged under 20 feet of water? A new waterproof swimsuit for the iPhone 4 and…...

More than 66% of adult online users are now connected to one or more social media platforms. And it’s not just about keeping in touch with…...

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If you signed up for email updates from any of the Republican presidential candidates, your inbox is probably getting bombarded by Mitt Romney, Rick S…...

AOL just sold the majority of its patent portfolio to Microsoft. The price: about a billion dollars.The sale marks an end to AOL’s very p…...

Birchbox, a two-year-old service that delivers boxes of beauty samples to subscribers once per month, is now launching an equivalent service for…...

Twitter may host the most sports chatter, but it’s not the only place online where sports fans can connect and conversate. Some sites are dedic…...

Today’s Google Doodle celebrates the 182nd anniversary of the birth of photographer Eadweard J. Muybridge.Muybridge was born April 9, 183…...

Lenovo has revealed a new 9.7-inch tablet called the IdeaTab S2109. The device sports a unibody, 8.9mm-thick case and a 9.7-inch 1024 x 768 IPS…...

During Labor Day weekend in 2011, Activision drew more than 10,000 gamers to a massive debut event for their latest installment in the Call of …...

As the holiday brought out the best in people, reveling in their Easter eggs and double feasts this weekend, there was still plenty of digital,…...

Sony plans to cut 10,000 jobs, or about 6 percent of its global workforce, Nikkei reports. The layoffs will most likely happen in Sony’s…...

Sephora is getting a little more digital. Today the beauty chain rolled out an completely updated website with Pinterest and Instagram integrat…...

The facts are clear and indisputable — women make 77.5 cents for every dollar a man makes, and four in ten companies have no women in seni…...

In our new series, The World at Work, Mashable interviews the faces behind the startups and projects that are working to make a global impact.…...

Does your cat show an interest in the images and sounds coming from your computer? Did you know you can take that a step further with videos tai…...

For the Startup Spaces Series, Mashable got to scope out the spaces of some of the hottest startups around.Unsurprisingly, the offices of these comp…...

Ever since Google announced Project Glass, people have wondered what place the augmented reality glasses could have in everyday life. Some were excite…...

April is National Poetry Month, when thousands of publishers, booksellers, non-profits and schools celebrate poetry and its cultural influence through…...

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Using a new computer-generated animation, James Cameron and fellow researchers fine-tune their theory of how the Titanic looked as it sank into the…...

Meme machine Ryan Gosling (or someone pretending to be the heartthrob actor) has set up a Twitter account that encourages people to hunt for 2…...

Mashable’sEaster egg hunt doesn’t involve colored eggs or chocolate. Instead, we’ve compiled some of the best Easter eggs…...

If you thought corporate titans spent all their time ensconced in ivory towers — too important to engage in social media — think again. He…...

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Could you imagine a job interview during which your interviewer asks you for your Facebook password? Well folks, it’s happening and you s…...

Around the world, chocolate is a symbol of romance. On the other hand, the sweet, sugary mess can be pretty funny, too.The top 10 chocolate ads on Yo…...

Famed 60 Minutes broadcaster Mike Wallace died Saturday night at age 93, CBS News announced Sunday, and fans and fellow journalists quickly took…...

Famed 60 Minutes broadcaster Mike Wallace died Saturday night at age 93, CBS News announced Sunday, and fans and fellow journalists quickly took…...

Happy Easter! Here at Mashable we’re celebrating the holiday with bunnies! We have scoured the web for the very best in rabbit-themed gadget cas…...

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Tom Winter, 68-year-old University of Nebraska classics professor, rose to Internet stardom after a picture of him riding his skateboard, with a…...

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Gadget lovers have been speculating about the 2012 release of the Google Tablet for months. Now, sources close to the project say the iPad compe…...

Well hello there, Android Instagram users! You had quite an impact on the pictorial portion of Twitter this week, as evidenced by the huge influx of p…...

Wondering why AT&T’s new iPhone unlocking policy, in effect starting Sunday, is important? If you have an iPhone that’s out of…...

It’s been a little more than a year since Facebook bought a 57-acre campus on the outskirts of Menlo Park in Silicon Valley, and started the slo…...

Just when we were thinking of how delightful it was that electric cars were so nice and quiet, Audi adds sound effects to its R8 e-tron electro-…...

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The Bravo reality TV show entitled Silicon Valley is ruffling a few feathers throughout the tech world, and now the show’s executive produ…...

We’re back with our weekly top comments from the Mashable community.In this column, we showcase the best comments we see from our readers…...

The simple one-page profile platform About.me is now available on iPhones.Since its 2010 launch and acquisition by AOL, around 1.5 million peo…...

From recycling, to personal health, to corporate culture, gamification is seeping into all aspects of everyday life. The practice of applying ga…...

Playing on your phone might be taboo while out to dinner, but more people are pulling out their mobile devices to snap and share pictures of meals and…...

A Windows application called Instagrille is bringing Instagram to your Windows computer. Able to do most of the same things you can do with the…...

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Whether you’re sick of getting fingerprints all over your iPad or you want to get seriously creative, try a stylus for your tablet. The above s…...

In just a few short weeks, Draw Something has become a major hit. How major? Fifty million downloads in 50 days. That’s so huge that Zyng…...

Behind strong pushes on Twitter and YouTube, WWE Wrestlemania XXVIII laid the smack down on social media last weekend, teaching a digital engage…...

Gunshots were fired at a Georgia Waffle House Friday morning over a Facebook post. The fight broke out at the late-night eatery around 5 a.m. lo…...

Every year, for the last ten years, someone has proclaimed that the press release is dying. While the rumors of its demise are exaggerated, th…...

Stock traders are used to seeing important numbers in cluttered market tickers. The new StockTouch app allows you to visualize the stocks of 1,3…...

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Etsy, the handmade goods marketplace fueling the online community of crafty entrepreneurs, wants to give women in technology a boost. The ecomm…...

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Countering perceptions that Google+ is a ghost town few actually visit, total visits to the social network actually grew to 61 million in March, up 27…...

Behold The Hipster Games where the saying goes, “May the trends be ever in your favor.” This nearly three-minute clip shows what the hit…...

People are up in arms about reports of companies firing their employees over Facebook posts — but what if someone makes derogatory commen…...

Oprah may have retired from her daytime talk show nearly a year ago, but she’s hardly out of sight from her fan base. In fact, her latest…...

Does your job suck? Do you just wish you had a job to begin with? Social media can play a major role in finding that first gig or hopping to a better…...

A survey commissioned by ABC News and Washington Post shows that Google is the most popular company in the U.S. — above Apple, Facebook an…...

Social media is all about user/customer interaction — that much we know. But many businesses value staff engagement as well. PinterestR…...

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Anonymous, the loosely knit hacker collective that has taken credit for a range of data breaches, information leaks and website takedowns over t…...

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If you’re fed up with the less-than-eloquent dialogue in the comments threads of political news stories around the web, then popular onlin…...

Pinterest is now the number three most-popular social network in the U.S., behind Facebook and Twitter, according to Experian Hitwise.A new rep…...

Is the fight over the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) over? Not even close, according to Internet law expert Lawrence Lessig.Lessig is the Roy L.…...

If equestrians were ever wondering when Xzibit would pimp their ride, the wait is now over. YouTube user freddiew — or “F Dubs,” as…...

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The Daily Show‘s Jon Stewart is fed up with President Barack Obama’s constant tweeting, checking in and, most of all, his emails asking fo…...

Looks like the Google Glasses are real after all. Google co-founder Sergey Brin was spotted wearing them in San Francisco by a prominent tech wr…...

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Photo-sharing and filter app Instagram, which brought on more than 1 million new users after releasing an Android version this week, might be ab…...

Ridiculously Photogenic Guy has a name: Zeddie Little.The 25-year-old Charleston, S.C., native and current New York City resident achieved fa…...

The San Francisco Giants are introducing a powerful custom tablet app that should give them the most advanced stadium tour in professional sport…...

Technology gets more advanced as years pass, but what if today’s great ideas originated back in the ’80s or ’90s? YouTube users fro…...

Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg recently revealed that she leaves work every day at 5:30 p.m. and is home for dinner at 6 with her kids.Sandberg s…...

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It’s come to this: Even marketers of trash bags have a social media marketing strategy.One of the top players in the category, Glad, launched…...

Intel and Nissan have revealed an in-car infotainment system that will bring an interesting array of features to some Infiniti vehicles. The sy…...

One in five Americans read an ebook in the past year, according to a 3,000-person survey released Wednesday by the Pew Research Center. Of those…...

You’ve got your glove, you’ve got your hat, you’ve got your tickets. But where to park? Driving in circles around crowded lots…...

MIT is the most-buzzed about university on the Internet, beating out its Massachusetts neighbor Harvard for the top spot.The Global Language Mo…...

Waygoz, a new social network targeted at gamers, encourages them to play more used games, but it wants to cut out the middleman of the used-game…...

Ever veer out of your lane while driving, only to be jolted into noticing by the loud honk of the car you’re about to hit? What if your ca…...

Creating an account on YouTube is simple, and building a channel for your brand is quick and easy. But at a time when most brand managers know…...

Can your iPad do this? Perhaps someday. Atmel, which makes hardware used in devices from Samsung, Acer and LG, this week introduced XSense, a…...

“Texts From Hillary” is the latest Tumblr blog making waves on the political web, and for good reason — it’s downright hilario…...

We’ve already met New York City’s so-called taxi of the future, the Nissan NV200. However, there’s a dark horse contender for…...

The Sunlight Foundation is a non-partisan, non-profit organization with one simple goal: publishing the government's public data in an easy-to-access location at no cost to users....

Steve Jobs passed into legend a little more than six months ago. Now it seems the arguments over his intentions for Apple are just getting star…...

James Cameron’s blockbuster film,Titanic, is back — and this time you can see all of the tragic, iceberg-induced action in 3D. Ti…...

Twitter’s had it with spammers and wants to send a message with the help of law enforcement. On Thursday, the company filed a suit against…...

On Major League Baseball’s Opening Day, the MLB Fan Cave was alive with energy. Nine baseball uber-fans, still pleasantly reeling from the…...

Following reports that some employers around the U.S. have solicited social media access and/or passwords from potential hires, both Facebook and gove…...

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Nyan Cat, the Internet’s favorite 8-bit animated feline, turns one year old today after surviving a whirlwind 12 months as a Pop-Tart-s…...

Can Major League Baseball pitch a perfect season with social media? The league is taking impressive steps to beef up its social presence and eng…...

Pinterest released Thursday a much-requested feature: the ability to choose the pin that appears on the cover of your boards. The update gives…...

President Obama called the Jumpstart Our Business Startups (JOBS) Act a “game-changing” bill moments before singing it into law Th…...

Anonymous is claiming responsibility for a cyberattack against Chinese websites — one that may also be having an impact on Internet speeds…...

Mega-hot mobile game Draw Something has been downloaded 50 million times in the 50 days since its launch.Zynga calls the Pictionary-esque Draw …...

Google’s blog publishing platform, Blogger, rolled out a feature on Thursday that allows users to add webcam images into posts. “Th…...

High school students at more than 18,000 schools are preparing for May’s Advanced Placement exams, which bestow college credit upon high s…...

According to a report Thursday, more than 600,000 Macs could be infected with the nasty Flashback trojan.We’ve already detailed how to ch…...

Facebook will be traded on Nasdaq under the ticker symbol “FB,” according to a report.Citing “a person familiar with the matt…...

Score a big victory for flying cars. The Terrafugia Transition — the first serious flying car, or more accurately, drivable plane —…...

The Modern Media Agency Series is presented by IDG. CenturyLink thought an online game would engage IT professionals. In eight months, 90,000 pe…...

Were delighted to announce the launch of a new Events Board, which aims to bring together event organizers and the Mashable community. We ha…...

A group of Reddit users think that Rep. Lamar Smith (R-TX.), author of the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA), has got to go — and they’ve for…...

In the latest reality show with a tech spin, Bravo will follow young Silicon Valley entrepreneurs as they break into the world’s greatest…...

Apple computer users may think they have nothing to worry about when it comes to contracting viruses and malware online, but a Russian antiviru…...

A new 3D-viewing option on YouTube‘s video player ensures classic movies like The Lion King and Titanic won’t be the only videos get…...

Google announced its futuristic glasses are in the works, which may seem like another one of the company’s April Fool’s Day jokes, but th…...

The online presence of global pop star Beyonce Knowles looks drastically different than it did 24 hours ago. The @Beyonce verified Twitter acco…...

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Videos like this make fools of those who try to break virality down to a formula. This is a nearly two-minute shot of a dog (breed uncertain) with…...

Six months after launching a French-language Kindle and ebook store, Amazon has launched a Spanish-language section within the Amazon.com Kindle…...

Popular Facebook game CityVille is expanding today into CityVille Downtown. The expansion takes all of the fun from CityVille, and adds a secon…...

Two thousand people losing their jobs is just the worst kind of news and for Yahoo, its a culmination of years of decline. The company is no…...

Harry Potter fan site Pottermore sold more than $1.59 million worth of ebooks in the first three days after the books became available, Pottermo…...

The MashablePhoto Challengethis week is all about firsts.After more than a year of anticipation, Instagram is finally available for Android. With…...

Invisible Children on Thursday released the sequel to what has become the most-viral video of all time, KONY 2012.“KONY 2012: Part II –…...

The Customer Experience Series is presented by Webtrends, enabling customer intelligence that helps brands deliver real-time relevance across di…...

A Russian antivirus company claims that some 600,000 Macs — most in the U.S. and Canada — are infected with a trojan horse virus…...

President Barack Obama is expected to sign the JOBS Act today, officially opening up a new source of funding for small companies and startups.…...

Startup travel search engine Hipmunk already takes price, flight duration and number of stopovers into account when ranking flight search result…...

The iPod of thermostats is getting its first update. While the jewel-shaped Nest thermostat, which launched in October, was already well-equipp…...

The iPod of thermostats is getting its first update. While the jewel-shaped Nest thermostat, which launched in October, was already well-equipp…...

Instead of individually signing up for a handful of daily deals sites, Bitehunter now lets you use one account to buy from 12 different Daily De…...

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Apple is investigating several issues with iPad‘s Wi-Fi connectivity, according to an internal AppleCare document unearthed by MacRumors.…...

The Spark of Genius Series highlights a unique feature of startups and is made possible by Microsoft BizSpark. If you would like to have your st…...

What if you could invest in your favorite sports stars the way you invest in stocks? That’s the premise behind the Boston-based startup St…...

Technology is changing the way people think and operate, but is it also degrading humanity?That’s the premise behind Skype’s new $1…...

Users aren’t completely ditching pay-TV subscriptions, but a new report says 3.58 million people in the U.S. will have cut the TV cord by…...

Spring is in the air and Major League Baseball season is officially underway. Hot dogs, beer and lazy days at the ballpark are on tap for the next sev…...

In last week’s Mashable Photo Challenge, we asked you to send us pictures of your candy creations. Our community members got crafty and sent u…...

As the web falls back in love with the animated GIF, an app called Flixel has launched for people to create moving images with speed and ease.F…...

Flash back to the final week of March: Reddit programmer Max Goodman and engineer Logan Hanks are furiously tinkering with code and “never…...

At the 2012 New York International Auto Show on Tuesday, Nissan showed off the New York taxi of the future. The new cab features electrical outl…...

Following a three-month audit by Ireland’s Office of the Data Protection Commissioner (DPC), Facebook promised at the end of last year to…...

On the surface iBrain may look like nothing more than a simple headband, however, the device can actually be used to read your thoughts. When wo…...

Google+ arrived last summer armed and ready to compete with Facebook. Yet despite more than 100 million users, the network has failed to slo…...

Last month Microsoft announced plans to create a concept car to inspire developers to build apps and automotive technologies for the future. Now…...

Is your Wednesday full of fail? If so, it could be because today is April 4 — otherwise known as 4/04, the calendar’s answer to the infam…...

Sprint and HTC just unveiled an LTE version of the popular Evo smartphone that helped put HTC on the map in the U.S. Officially called the HTC E…...

BMW’s much-hyped i8 Spyder may not be at the 2012 New York International Auto Show after all, but that doesn’t mean the event isn’t…...

Simon Fuller’s XIX Entertainment has partnered with yap.TV to create an immersive second-screen experience around the multilingual interna…...

Buddy Holly, John Lennon, Woody Allen, Bono, Tina Fey: the list of celebrities who made a specific style of glasses famous is surprisingly small. And…...

Facebook users in South Dakota, Tennessee and Colorado click through ads on Facebook at record rates. In South Dakota, Facebook users click on a…...

Online clothing retailer Ssense has debuted what appears to be the first music video you can make purchases in, featuring Australian rapper Iggy Aza…...

The snake is back and it’s ready to bite. Chrysler unveiled during the 2012 New York International Auto Show its new ultra-sleek, super f…...

At the Monday practice round at Augusta National, Martin Kaymer — a German golfer ranked No. 6 in the World Golf Rankings — skipped his b…...

The latest version of the Shazam iPhone app will recognize music, TV and advertisements “in as little as a second,” according to its…...

There has never been more opportunity for marketers to generate creative video campaigns that go viral. YouTube recently noted that more than 5…...

Wednesday PayPal announced the next move in its revamp of its product line: PayPal Payments, which lets you take customers’ money in perso…...

Do you daydream about the future? We thought so. But rather than bore you with our frivolous wish lists (which are mostly comprised of hoverboards and…...

We’re more than a quarter of the way through 2012, and as you may have noticed, we have failed to acquire silver jumpsuits or jetpacks. I…...

MIT has received a $10 million grant from the National Science Foundation to streamline the process of building robots — meaning any aspir…...

According to various reports and studies, Pinterest is driving a serious amount of traffic. It’s an exciting tool, not just for connected…...

The web version of a feature in this weekend’s upcoming New York Times Magazine article on “stupid games” features a very cl…...

As the famous quote by Leroy “Satchel” Paige states: “Age is a question of mind over matter. If you don’t mind, it doesn̵…...

After college, software engineer Dustin Byrne hopped from job to job, moving about once per year for several years straight. Each time, he says, "I found I had a whole bunch of stuff......

Conferences, weddings and parties often have their own websites, but the founders of a new app builder called Yapp want to replace those online…...

App developers love to get picked for the Featured section in Apple’s App Store. Getting a spot can turn a struggling app into a sensation…...

Is President Obama the first Geek-in-Chief? Star Trek’s Nichelle Nichols was in Washington, D.C., late last month for a visit to NASA’s G…...

YouTube is working hard to transition for an amateur video sharing site into a full-blown TV network and first-run movie-consumption destination…...

Twitter opened a new office in downtown Detroit on Wednesday to serve marketers — including automakers — and ad agencies in the regi…...

Content-discovery tablet app Zite on Wednesday announced a twist on its wildly successful algorithm-driven platform that company executives say…...

Jon Ferrara has a passion for social media, but he saw a weakness in it. For sales people building relationships, there wasn’t an easy too…...

The Global Innovation Series is supported by BMW i, a new concept dedicated to providing mobility solutions for the urban environment. It delive…...

Yahoo on Wednesday confirmed that it was laying off 2,000 employees in an effort to make the company “smaller, nimbler, more profitable an…...

Attention ladies: This handsome fellow is apparently edging out Scumbag Steve and Futurama‘s Philip J. Fry as the meme du jour. “Ri…...

You’ll soon be able to rent nearly 500 Paramount Pictures films via YouTube and Google Play, thanks to a newly signed licensing agreement…...

Android‘s share of the U.S. smartphone market topped 50% for the first time in February, according to comScore’s MobiLens.The figur…...

As expected, the long-awaited Instagram for Android has proved to be a big hit, netting more than 1 million downloads before the app had been…...

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Fisker has unveiled a new electric hybrid car at the New York Auto Show, the Fisker Atlantic luxury sedan. Unlike Fisker’s all-electric s…...

“just woke up. lets do this Q&A before i get on my video games lol”That’s how famed basketball star Jeremy Lin began his…...

Social media platforms have motivated users to compete in a variety of ways, but can Facebook motivate users to battle with friends to earn the…...

Ahead of the 2012 New York International Auto Show, Porsche introduced on Tuesday its first diesel-powered vehicle to the U.S. market, as well as the…...

The Spark of Genius Series highlights a unique feature of startups and is made possible by Microsoft BizSpark. If you would like to have your st…...

It’s a beard! It’s a plane! It’s Brian Wilson’s beard on a plane!A Virgin America aircraft that began regularly scheduled fl…...

For the typical land-locked folk, all one needs to learn about surfing can be found on the Wikipedia entry for surfing. The page is filled with…...

From SOPA to Trayvon Martin, KONY 2012 to the ‘Bully’ movie, causes are all the rage in the social space this year.Yet many people would…...

There’s a lot riding on the Nokia Lumia 900. While Windows Phones until now have generally been capable if not outstanding devices, the Lu…...

Amid the fashion inspiration, advice and bookmarking apps that have wrangled for the attention of shoppers over the past two years, a few leader…...

Rumors that the Beatles would reform tantalized music fans for years after the Fab Four’s breakup in 1970. Now get ready for a new round…...

A new case hitting the market soon will help owners protect a little more than their iPhone. Called Playa case, the iPhone case has a spec…...

It’s primary day in Wisconsin, Maryland and Washington, D.C, as the four Republican candidates for president struggle for the 95 delegates…...

When the Xbox Kinect came out in 2010, most people drooled over its ability to read gesture-based commands. Matterport founder Matt Bell, howev…...

As several tornadoes caused significant damage Tuesday afternoon near Dallas and Fort Worth local authorities turned to Twitter to help minimize…...

Now you can carry a digital version of Alvin from Alvin and the Chipmunks in your pocket. A new app for iPhone, iPad and iPod touch called i…...

Instagram for Android is finally here — which is welcome news for Android smartphone owners who waited patiently as Instagram’s iOS…...

Morgan Spurlock’s latest film may not have the mass appeal of a flick like Hunger Games — but he still wants fans to have the chance…...

The Startup Spaces Series is supported by Turnstone, a Steelcase brand. Running a small business is hard enough, having a great space to work in…...

A couple of design students in Paris have created jello that makes music — or at least, something close to it. They’re calling it &#…...

The Facebook-Yahoo grudge match continues. Now Facebook is countersuing Yahoo, denying Yahoo’s allegations that Facebook infringed on the…...

Android users are rejoicing over their long-awaited admittance into the Instagram community. The app became available Tuesday for a free download in G…...

According to a Foxconn recruiter, we’ll see a new iPhone in June of this year. The recruiter suggested the iPhone would be headed our way…...

The LG Viper will be Sprint’s first LTE handset. Sprint announced Tuesday that pre-orders for the handset will officially begin on April 1…...

After last night’s championship win, it shouldn’t be too big of a surprise that the University of Kentucky was the most mentioned team on…...

Two separate complaints filed by Apple and Microsoft accuse Motorola Mobility of overcharging for its products in Europe.The European UnionR…...

Students approaching graduation are chasing after the companies they want to work for directly, a new survey shows. Applying directly to a company out…...

It’s official: The world is obsessed with Draw Something.The game, which asks you to sketch objects and pop culture references on your sm…...

A White House annual report on Intellectual Property reaffirmed President Obama’s stance on the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA): American in…...

A White House annual report on Intellectual Property reaffirmed President Obama’s stance on the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA): American in…...

With increased competition for ad dollars, Twitter is making a big push this year to become more attractive to advertisers. It has invested in…...

After Justin Bieber was presented with the prize for “Favorite Male Singer” at the Nickelodeon Kids’ Choice Awards on Saturday, he w…...

A video which morphs 25 years of Lindsay Lohan’s life in a little over a minute has been swirling the Internet for about a week and already has…...

Reading this on an iPhone? You’re more than twice as likely to be doing so via Wi-Fi than that guy with the Android phone next to you, acc…...

Since Instagram’s iPhone app hit the App Store in October 2010, Android users have been patiently — and in some cases, not so patien…...

Starbucks is planning to offer $5 off a $10 Starbucks gift cards through Google Offers Wednesday in what is sure to be a very popular deal.In m…...

Firefighters in China rescued a two-year-old baby trapped in a well with the help of an unusual tool: the Apple iPhone.Rescuers were called to the s…...

Adding LinkedIn’s social features to your company website is a great way to tap into both a large-scale recruitment platform and a target…...

Google unveiled on Tuesday a massive update to its year-old Google Art Project initiative, expanding it to more than 30,000 works of art from m…...

Can you imagine what life would be like without social media? In order to find out, Mashable selected five brave readers to disconnect from all…...

"Capital is always a problem," says investment professional John Walker, adding that "the first thing any entrepreneur thinks about is raising money." That's where Echoing Green comes in -- it's a see...

Imagine if Facebook had come to the World Wide Web back in the 1990s. Think of all the fun you could have pointing your Netscape browser to it and u…...

Grandma did not have Facebook. If you want to see mom’s baby photos, your best bet is likely to wade through a cluttered closet in search…...

I look at my Twitter feed on a variety of system: desktop, tablets and smartphones. So it took me a little while to notice that the Connect tab…...

A large majority of active Android devices run Android 2.3 or Gingerbread, while the latest version of Android, 4.0 or Ice Cream Sandwich, is st…...

Path, which drew criticism in February over privacy breaches, upgraded the security for its mobile app on Monday.The iOS and Android upgrade to…...

Convio, a leading provider of engagement solutions that helps non-profits fundraise and do more for their missions, announced today the results of its…...

If you use email as a marketing tool, but don’t have a ton of money to invest in design and analytics, BrandMyMail offers a way to send ou…...

Skateboarders, meet Brick Harbor. The site launched Tuesday and is aiming to carve out a niche as a go-to digital destination for skaters. It…...

The Securities and Exchange Commission is investigating Groupon‘s restatement of its fourth-quarter results, according to a report.The Wa…...

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Pepsi is taking Facebook-based narcissism to a new level with a campaign that gets comics to impersonate you based on your profile on the social net…...

Amazon is testing a service that lets tablet users buy subscriptions and individual items via apps, according to a report.Bloomberg quotes Mari…...

A perfect storm of celebration, violence and voyeurism hit Twitter late Monday night after the University of Kentucky won the March Madness crown. Fo…...

A perfect storm of celebration, violence and voyeurism hit Twitter late Monday night after the University of Kentucky won the March Madness crown. Fo…...

We did not expect to see footage of BMW’s latest hybrid concept car, the i8 Spyder, so fast after its official unveiling, but this seems to be…...

YouTube has revolutionized advertising, that’s for sure. Nowadays ads can be long-form, interactive and often film-like. The platform adds a val…...

Draw Something has been the success that just won’t quit. The game has earned millions of downloads, and is the number one app in many countries…...

Megaupload founder Kim Dotcom is back online. A New Zealand judge on Monday granted the file-sharing demigod Internet access and swimming privi…...

The Spark of Genius Series highlights a unique feature of startups and is made possible by Microsoft BizSpark. If you would like to have your st…...

Crazy about Internet memes? If you’re the type that scours sites like Reddit and Know Your Meme to get your Advice Animal fix, you can get a dee…...

British military uniforms may soon be made out of yarn that can transfer electricity and data, eliminating the need for toting around additional…...

The White House has a request for app developers around the country: help young people find summer jobs.It’s the administration’s f…...

If you have a brand or a business to market chances are you’re using a social media management application to monitor online mentions, sc…...

When it’s 70 degrees out and the sun is beaming, you just might be in the mood for a day-long bike ride. Online bicycle renting hub SpinLi…...

An anonymous undercover reporter for Al Jazeera has captured the Syrian uprising in a first-of-its-kind-documentary — recorded on an iPhon…...

The new season of Mad Men is off to a strong start on social media — it’s already the most talked-about premiere of 2012. Twitter users we…...

Kinect Star Wars isn’t released until Tuesday — but fans of the George Lucas franchise are already horrified by what they’re seeing…...

With the price of gas topping $4 a gallon in many parts of the U.S., drivers are once again ditching their gas guzzlers in favor of fuel-efficient ele…...

Grammy-nominated singer Christina Milian, who has elevated The Voice‘s online clout as season two’s new social media correspondent,…...

Several fun third-party sites and services have piggybacked on Pinterest‘s impressive success, some of which can help you get more out of the pi…...

Tumblr is joining the Facebook Timeline integration bandwagon.The social blog announced today that sharing posts to Facebook would get “…...

Microsoft is showing off the power of HTML5 and Internet Explorer with an interactive music video for teen star Jasmine Villegas.The IE team wo…...

Monday’s NCAA championship game will likely be a bittersweet moment for Kentucky basketball fans. Their Wildcats are favored to beat Kansas for…...

Entertainment company Nerdist Industries will be providing fans with even more ways to consume its nerdy content with its new YouTube Partner Ch…...

Google‘s Chinese landing page is great if you’re looking to make some waves. But if you’re looking to actually do some searche…...

It’s getting to be that time of year, when high school guys and girls prepare for the most important night of the year: prom.But when you’…...

Autism Speaks has been illuminating iconic landmarks around the world with blue light for World Autism Day for the last three years, as part of…...

Our biggest conference of the year, Mashable Connect, is returning to Orlando, FL from May 3-5, and this year we will explore the future of digital w…...

At least five people were killed today when a gunman opened fire inside Oikos University, a private university in Oakland, Calif.According to Oakland…...

Forget smart cars, smart appliances and smartphones. MIT researchers are taking intelligent inanimate objects to a more granular level: smart sand.…...

Just in case you weren’t obsessively checking Mashable throughout the weekend, we wanted to give you the full picture of one of Mashable‘s…...

BlackBerryowners on Monday got a Twitter app update that offers some parity to Twitter’s iOS and Android apps.The new Twitter for BlackB…...

The National Archives and Records released its 1940 U.S. Census online Monday, making searching for family history even easier. The public now has f…...

The season 2 premiere of HBO’s popular TV show Game of Thrones had so many social media users buzzing last night that it caused the socia…...

MyCityWay Now app aims to be your one-stop urban guide for directions to Wi-Fi hotspot locations, and everything in between.The app was announ…...

Google Maps transformed into a gamer’s paradise Sunday, adding an 8-bit layer filled with landmarks and gaming characters to its virtual globe.…...

Use Facebook on your new iPad? Then you’ll be glad of its latest incremental update, version 4.11, built for the third generation tablet&…...

Non-profit Invisible Children announced it would release a sequel to KONY 2012, the most viral video in Internet history, later this week.The o…...

Ministers in the United Kingdom are planning to introduce new laws allowing police to step up their monitoring of citizens’ email and soci…...

HBO has just launched the first trailer for the new Aaron Sorkin series, The Newsroom. HBO describes the series as “a behind-the-scenes look a…...

We’re excited to announce two new and inspiring speakers joining Mashable Connect, our largest conference of the year, which returns to O…...

In terms of sheer athletic brilliance, it’s not going to beat Michael Jordan taking off from the foul line or a Dominique Wilkins windmill. But…...

Apple CEO Tim Cook has been traveling through China in an apparent attempt to better acquaint himself with the company’s suppliers. But th…...

In the early days of daily deals, shoppers often had to band together in groups to “unlock” a deal. It was a strategy that proved ef…...

Fix Young America, a digitally-crowdfunded campaign to encourage youth entrepreneurship, has graduated from the Internet to nationwide action.…...

Despite its promise to turn anyone into a computer programmer through interactive online tutorials — and its more than 1 million registere…...

Director James Cameron has re-edited a scene for the upcoming theatrical release of Titanic 3D after an astrophysicist informed him that the st…...

Pinterest isn’t just driving record levels of traffic to the websites of retailers and publishers — it’s also driving sales, s…...

Bob Dylan. Ludwig van Beethoven. William Shakespeare. Steve Jobs. These are historical figures of staggering creative genius that we often th…...

The developer of the controversial iPhone app “Girls Around Me” defended its use of Foursquare data, claiming the geolocation socia…...

Flash deal sites like Groupon and LivingSocial have caught on with consumers in a big way, offering discounts on everything from food to facials…...

There are thousands of non-profit organizations, government programs, charities and other services across the United States specifically working for people in need. But finding a program that fits a u...

Nokia is coming out swinging in an attempted comeback into the U.S. market. The mobile device manufacturer, which is introducing its Windows Phone-…...

Today’s tech culture is obsessed with mashups. So, why not have a little mashup fun with your gadgets, too? Check out these 10 gadgets which ha…...

William Stokkebroe is only 2 years old, but is probably a better dancer than you’ll ever be.At least we can all agree that the kid has chutzp…...

Ashton Kutcher will play Steve Jobs in the indie biographical movie about Apple’s charismatic CEO, Variety reports. Matt Whiteley will…...

New York City is launching a better map for its 50 million annual tourists — or at least one that makes it easier to patronize city busine…...

It was a weekend where it was hard to tell what was real, if anything. In this time of springtime tomfoolery, we had to keep our wits about us h…...

BMW has unveiled the third concept car from its i8 series of electric-gas hybrids: the i8 Spyder. The i8 Spyder is based on the i8 concept car…...

If you’re looking for cash for school, then you may not have to look any further than your fellow alumni. Meet SoFi, a social lending serv…...

There’s a massive telescope on the drawing board that hasn’t even started construction yet, but when it’s finished in 2024, it…...

Conan O’Brien has learned that, due to an unfortunate misunderstanding, he did not buy Mashable and oust CEO Pete Cashmore. Instead, he purchas…...

Apple — a small company based in Cupertino, CA that makes technological devices — is often featured on YouTube, a website that features ma…...

Twitter is slow and it doesn’t work on paper. What if you could change all that? Mashable’s new CEO Conan O’Brien has developed a…...

In our new series, The World at Work, Mashable interviews the faces behind the companies that are working to make a global impact. Using the po…...

If imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, then Apple’s definitely the most popular girl at school.Fans and haters alike have created spoo…...

When Fahim Saleh bought the domain name “prankdial.com,” he fit the demographic one might expect: a high school boy in a small town,…...

Have a look at some of the top Mashable comments from this past week.Each week the community team at Mashableis on the lookout for thoughtful…...

Since tablets have burst into the ecommerce space in the last few years, they’ve drastically altered the online shopping experience.That’…...

Glasses for dogs? Just picture it. Or watch this video, where it will be brought to you in living color, showing off the latest fashion accesso…...

It was yet another rip-roaring week in the tech world, with a huge batch of compelling innovations from which to choose.Undaunted, we narrowed it dow…...

Where did that Facebook default profile picture come from, anyway? Mashable’s Editor-in-Chief and Director of Cartoons Lance Ulanoff tr…...

Who doesn’t love a little April Fool’s Day fun? Apparently, not Google News. The algorithmic aggregator of the web’s top brea…...

Is Flickr taking the Instagram concept a step further? If you visit the photo sharing site today, you might think your photos have been tossed b…...

Everyone can use a little help with their resume, especially if they’re pursuing a career in a highly technical field. These ten tips can…...

Did you really think Googles 8-Bit Google Maps “upgrade” was the only trick the company was going to pull for April Fools Day?…...

You’ve probably thought long and hard about how to prank your best friend this April Fools’ Day, but have you ever thought about where th…...

Google has cooked up an idea it calls Gmail Tap, reinventing the QWERTY keyboard as we know it.The new text input system, announced in a blog post o…...

Social media has given us a voice we never could have imagined 20 years ago. We can easily share content online, free — from inspiring ima…...

Conan O’Brien has succeeded where others, especially Pete Cashmore, have failed: Conan has stolen the upcoming Apple iTV so he can bring it to…...

We love kids, we really do. We even have a few of our own. But that love is stretched awfully thin when they’re kicking our seats on a redeye f…...

People love a good trolling, whether it’s online or not, and there’s nothing like a company having a bit of harmless fun at the expense of…...

Hello, fellow Mashables. Its Conan OBrien, and Ive got big news. Two hours ago, I purchased Mashable.com. Ive taken it over. Why did I ta…...

A new Kickstarter project is aiming to redefine how you shoot video with your iPhone. The Galileo is an iOS-controlled robotic iPhone platform t…...

Google is setting the record straight about a court’s demands that Google stop automatically completing its searches in Japan. Google sea…...

So you’re a big Kevin Durant fan. You watch his games, you wear his jersey — but do you have his Twitter-handle T-shirt? In what…...

Whether youre new to podcasts or just tired of syncing the latest episodes to your MP3 player, there are plenty of podcast catchers for Andro…...

Journey to the center of the earth? Virgin CEO Sir Richard Branson would like you to think the famous Jules Verne novel could be a reality. On A…...

Are you a graphic designer with a portfolio full of impressive, high-quality work? If so, you’re in the right place. Mashable is adding…...

Research in Motion‘s latest quarter almost doesn’t need commentary. With revenues down 19% and posting its first loss in seven year…...

Did you spend this week buying lottery tickets and following the Mega Millions jackpot? Well, now that you know you didn’t win, it’s…...

Following a year-long effort, the Nelson Mandela Digital Archive Project is now available online. The new interactive multimedia archive documen…...

Old school flashback! Google couldn’t wait for April Fools’ Day to prank the web with its 8-bit version of Google Maps, temporarily…...

This week brought tons of great new apps. From a long-distance relationship app that allows you to thumb kiss your partner from far away, to a n…...

Have you checked your company’s mobile job offerings recently?While there are many people already using mobile to find their dream jobs, don…...

This flea is quite a bit more powerful than the ones on mangy mutts. Robotics company Boston Dynamics created an 11-pound robot called the “Sa…...

In the bustling world of Twitter pictures, this week one topic stood far above all others: the tragic shooting of Trayvon Martin. Tributes poured in f…...

Can the crowdfunding-focused Jumpstart Our Business Startups (JOBS) Act really spark entrepreneurship, economic growth and hiring?Rep. Patrick…...

The Limited Liability Company (LLC) is a hot business structure for startups right now — and for good reason. It offers all the personal…...

When Google launched Google Instant in 2010, it claimed that providing results as users type and removing the need to hit the “enter”…...

Time to get wordy! In these iPhone word games, wrangle words and lasso letters to challenge friends, and even yourself. So, go pick up a dictionary an…...

The Spark of Genius Series highlights a unique feature of startups and is made possible by Microsoft BizSpark. If you would like to have your st…...

Meet Austin Schindel, sports fans. You’re going to wish you had his new job. For the next year, he’ll travel around the country to…...

YouTube is launching a new platform called “I Will If You Will” for Earth Hour 2012, which lets users challenge others to take an en…...

Fans of NBC’s The Voice can now vote for their favorite contestants via a new app for Facebook Timeline.Facebook Timeline users can begi…...

Facebook Timeline for businesses is officially here, and companies large and small are anticipating how the new changes will affect their exis…...

Researchers at the Institute of Advanced Media Arts and Sciences have created a prototype for a new type of camera called Ubi-Camera that lets y…...

As AMC gears up for season two of The Killing, the network has launched an online interactive case file so that fans can participate in figuring…...

Guy Kawasaki is arguably one of the most recognized names in social media. He is a former Apple evangelist and currently a best-selling author,…...

Struggling with body weight issues? Facebook may be partially to blame, a new study suggests.A new study conducted by The Center for Eating Di…...

What would you buy if you won Friday’s world-record $640 million Mega Millions jackpot? That’s this week’s thought-provoking questio…...

Twitter has shut down access to TweetDeck after a bug appeared to give users access to accounts that are not their own. The TweetDeck web app i…...

Update: As of 9pm PST Friday, TweetDeck service has been restored. Twitter issued the following statement regarding the outage:As soon as we le…...

Michael McFaul, the U.S. ambassador to Russia, took to Twitter Thursday night to accuse Russian media organization NTV of hacking his cell phone…...

Keith Olbermann’s latest fallout with his employer is playing out all over social media. The news came out Friday afternoon that Olbermann has b…...

Here’s a hypothetical situation: You’re offered a lot of money — say, $640 million, give or take — and you can do anyth…...

Groupon on Friday cited an unexpected number of refunds in the latter part of 2011 for a surprise revision in its fourth quarter results. The an…...

That precocious Charlie is more than a finger-biter — he’s a moneymaker. The family that created the most viewed amateur YouTube vi…...

Are the days of fake IDs over? That may be so, thanks to new face-scanning software. The Face.com API, used by photo apps, can now detect the a…...

Beloved Project Runway mentor Tim Gunn joined Twitter Friday. His first tweets are humble and friendly, like his real-world personality. Since…...

Add one more thing to the list of fun stuff you can do directly from Google‘s search box: 3D Graph Plotting. And these arent just stil…...

The personal data of thousands of customers — from all major credit card brands — has been leaked from a third-party processing comp…...