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Apple Loses German Court Bid To Block Sales of Samsung’s Nexus Phone, Galaxy Tab 10.1N

admin — Sun, 05 Feb 2012 09:05:19 +0000

Apple Loses German Court Bid To Block Sales of Samsung’s Nexus Phone, Galaxy Tab 10.1N

29 Meme-Inspired Movie Posters [PICS]

admin — Sun, 05 Feb 2012 05:20:27 +0000

If Internet memes were turned into movies, their promotional posters might resemble the designs London-based Stefan van Zoggel conjured up.

“I took the context of the usually short-lived internet memes and virals, and translated that to simple film poster designs,” says van Zoggel on his Meme Movie Posters blog.

He has… read more

2012 Grammys Embrace Digital, Mobile and Social Media

admin — Sun, 05 Feb 2012 04:39:55 +0000

The 54th Grammy Awards ceremony is only eight days away and the Recording Academy is kicking off the next phase of its digital and social campaign. Under the heading of “We Are Music” the Academy and its partners are harnessing the power of social, mobile and digital to make the… read more

15 of the Most Popular Pictures on Pinterest

admin — Sun, 05 Feb 2012 00:48:33 +0000

1. Hands

Pinterest via Edris Kim.

Click here to view this gallery.

If you’re like us, you’re obsessed with Pinterest. You… read more

3 Free iPhone Apps for Creating Your Own Stop-Motion Videos

admin — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 23:26:28 +0000

1. Created with the Stop-Motion Camera App

Best of the Week #208

admin — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 18:40:45 +0000

It’s time for our best news of this week. We have a lot of graphic and web design, a bit of architecture, ads, tech news, awesome reads and other crazy stuff! So take a look at the links we’ve selected for your inspiration and to keep you updated about what’s… read more

Hype: A Worthy Flash Alternative?

admin — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 12:00:04 +0000

Hype, by developers Tumult, seems to have a rather appropriate title. There has been a great deal of talk about this web animation app since its release some months ago, and that can hardly be a surprise, given that it claims to allow the user to create “beautiful HTML5 web… read more

Stylitics Is an Analytics Dashboard for Your Closet [INVITES]

admin — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 10:59:18 +0000

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 startup considered for inclusion, please see the details here.

Name: Stylitics

Quick Pitch: Mint.com for your closet.

Genius Idea: A new way to organize your wardrobe and track… read more

Like Testing New Apps? BetaBait Will Hook You Up

admin — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 09:25:38 +0000

Name: BetaBait

Quick Pitch: BetaBait connects startups with beta testers.

Genius Idea: Access to early adopters that doesn’t require… read more

4 Ways to Tweet as a Visual Brand

admin — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 08:06:00 +0000

This post originally appeared on the American Express OPEN Forum, where Mashable regularly contributes articles about leveraging social media and technology in small business.

Companies that rely on a visual or photographic web presence often find it difficult to convey their media on Twitter. Take, for instance, apparel brands that need… read more

Olapic’s Crowd-Sourced Photo Campaigns Becoming a Sports Trend

admin — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 07:45:31 +0000

Crowd-sourced social photo sharing appears to be the latest community engagement trend among professional sports teams, largely powered by the online startup Olapic.

Olapic’s service allows organizations to quickly and easily enable fans, readers or other types of audiences to submit photos of their own experiences at a game or… read more

The Strange and Epic Lifestyle of Megaupload’s Kim Dotcom

admin — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 07:27:11 +0000

If you’re not aware of Kim Dotcom, the man who changed his last name to pay homage to the World Wide Web, we offer you this brief history lesson. Born in Germany, Kim Schmitz (a.ka. King Kimble, a.k.a. King of the Kimpire, a.k.a. The Kim-pin), is a larger-than-life Internet hustler… read more

Travel Website Lets You Book Flights Featuring Wi-Fi, Live TV

admin — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 06:49:44 +0000

Travel is so much easier when you’re prepared and know what to expect. Airfare shopping website CheapAir.com now lets you find out which flights offer Wi-Fi, live TV and movies before you book.

Onboard technology can make flying a much more pleasurable and productive experience. But unless you book with… read more

Smartphone Sales Overtake PCs for the First Time [STUDY]

admin — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 06:07:38 +0000

If you bought a smartphone in 2011 — and didn’t buy a PC — you were part of a history-making trend.

For the first year ever, total PC sales around the world were outpaced by total smartphone sales, in units at least, according to data released Friday by market… read more

Stephen Colbert: Support NASA Space Station Research [VIDEO]

admin — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 05:32:01 +0000

Stephen Colbert asked his fans to share his passion for space by donating to NASA to support its work with the International Space Station.

Colbert rallied behind NASA’s efforts to create alternative vaccines to fight diseases — including salmonella and pneumonia —… read more

How Social Media Changed ESPN Audio’s Super Bowl Week

admin — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 05:21:44 +0000

Social and mobile technologies aren’t just important for guerilla marketing campaigns and grassroots outreach.

They’re also changing how the world’s biggest broadcast media companies do business.

Mashable recently spoke with top executives and personalities from the sports behemoth ESPN during the company’s biggest week of the year for Super Bowl… read more

How to Deliver a Killer Business Presentation

admin — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 05:18:25 +0000

Meaghan Edelstein has gained national media attention through her blog, I Kicked Cancer’s Ass, which she started to document her battle with end stage cancer. She is an attorney, the founder of the non-profit organization Spirit Jump, and works for the Global Strategic Management Institute.

Working with hundreds of speakers as… read more

Apple No Longer Claims to Own Your Content on iBooks

admin — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 05:00:38 +0000

Apple has updated the End User Licensing Agreement (EULA) for its iBooks Author app, clarifying its terms and ownership conditions.

Immediately after its release, the EULA for iBooks Author was torn apart by the tech press and copyright analysts. The original wording stated that authors would only be able to sell… read more

GE’s Beth Comstock: Social Media Redefines the Focus Group

admin — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 04:43:15 +0000

Mashable’s Davos coverage is presented by BMW i, a new concept dedicated to providing mobility solutions for the urban environment.

GE’s Chief Marketing Officer Beth Comstock sat down with Mashable founder and CEO Pete Cashmore to talk about her role leading business… read more

Red Bull Launches a Fitness Mission With Fitocracy

admin — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 02:35:02 +0000

Red Bull sponsors several extreme sports pros who produce videos with gnarly titles such as “Wakeboarding in the Swamps of Louisiana” and “Dust and Bones.” But through a partnership with online health startup Fitocracy, the company now wants to motivate average joes to submit decidedly non-extreme reports with names such… read more

Steve Appleton, CEO of Micron Technology, Dies in Plane Crash

admin — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 02:13:19 +0000

Steve Appleton, the chairman and CEO of Micron Technology, has died in a plane crash, the company confirmed Friday. He was 51.

Appleton was reportedly flying the small plane when something went wrong and the plane caught fire. He was the only person on board the experimental fixed-wing plane when it… read more

5 iPhone Twitter Apps that Do More Than Just Tweet

admin — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 01:59:15 +0000

Leo Widrich is the co-founder of Buffer, a new way to publish tweets and Facebook posts at better times for more impact. He writes more about social media tips and tools on the Buffer blog. Follow him on Twitter @LeoWid or subscribe to his Facebook updates.

When Twitter recently launched the… read more

Atari Assemble! Super-Team of Veteran Developers Embrace Mobile Gaming

admin — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 00:16:49 +0000

The good old 8-bit band is getting back together. Seamus Blackley, the co-creator of Microsoft’s Xbox, has assembled a super team of Atari’s original programmers to form a game studio meant to re-revolutionize the gaming industry.

Blackley grabbed 11 of Atari‘s game creators to form Innovative Leisure, a gaming company focused… read more

7 Tips for Planning a Wedding on Pinterest

admin — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 23:59:36 +0000

1. Join

If you haven’t already, sign up for a Pinterest account. There’s a waiting list to join now… read more

Can The Huffington Post Reinvent Cable News?

admin — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 23:31:55 +0000

The Huffington Post Media Group revealed more details about its upcoming online news channel, the Huffington Post Streaming Network.

The announcement takes place just days before Huffington Post celebrates its first anniversary since its acquisition by AOL. AOL purchased The Huffington Post on Feb. 2, 2011 for $315 million and made… read more

Publish Magazines and eBooks Quickly with Calaméo

admin — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 20:00:00 +0000

From Amazon’s runaway success with the Kindle platform to Apple’s new iBooks Author tool to help writers create interactive eBooks for their iPad iBooks store, eBooks are the story of the day for digital media. If you’ve ever considered writing a book or creating a new magazine, you’ll want to… read more

Meet the Developers: Dustin MacDonald of Acrylic Software

admin — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 16:00:26 +0000

Acrylic Software is known for their beautiful and useful apps for the Mac and iOS. We got a chance to speak with Dustin MacDonald, the company’s Founder, Designer & Engineer. In our interview, we touched on a number of topics ranging from the history of Acrylic Software to their view… read more

Google’s Bouncer For Android Shows Malware Apps the Door

admin — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 11:12:21 +0000

Bouncer scanning software, developed by Google, is designed to search the Android market for software that could be malicious, the company announced Thursday on its blog.

With the success of Android this year, the company says it wants to protect its many users and their devices from harm.

“Device activations… read more

Why Context Is King in the Future of Digital Marketing

admin — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 10:45:57 +0000

Jonathan Gardner is director of communications at ad company Vibrant Media. He has spent his career as an innovator at the nexus of media and technology, having worked in communications leadership roles and as a journalist around the world.

An avalanche of devices, platforms, channels, and information is crushing consumers as they go… read more

Facebook IPO Sends Tech Stocks Surging

admin — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 10:21:48 +0000

Facebook filing for IPO Wednesday did good for more than just the social network. Companies associated — even tangentially — saw their stocks soar in trading Thursday.

As the largest Internet IPO to date, read more

HBO and Miso Bring “Game of Thrones” Fans to the Second Screen

admin — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 10:07:26 +0000

HBO is partnering with Miso to bring Game of Thrones fans an awesome second screen experience.

Miso launched its new SideShow platform at the end of 2011. The idea is to allow fans or networks to create customizable, synchronized content to go alongside what airs on TV. This can include trivia,… read more

8 Things You Should Know Before Building a Mobile App

admin — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 09:49:20 +0000

Seth Porges is a magazine editor and the creator of Cloth, an iOS fashion app for iPhone and iPod Touch. His Twitter handle is @sethporges.

App appeal is obvious. The barrier to entry? So low! The upshot of producing the next Angry Birds or beer-chug simulator? So high! Heck, with just… read more

Is LoMoing the New Tebowing? [PICS]

admin — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 08:59:06 +0000

LoMoing

A new meme inspired by Miami Marlins outfielder Logan Morrison (pictured here) has emerged: LoMoing.

How do you LoMo?… read more

Facebook IPO: How Will the Social Network Be Affected? [POLL]

admin — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 08:38:57 +0000

Facebook‘s $5 billion IPO filing yesterday took the social media world by storm, but if you woke up today and logged into the social network, you probably noticed nothing’s changed — yet.

Yes, Facebook Timeline is in the process of rolling out to all users, so it may actually have… read more

ADzero Smartphone Is Carved Out of a Solid Block of Bamboo [VIDEO]

admin — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 08:12:07 +0000

Kieron-Scott Woodhouse was fed up with cellphones all looking alike, so he took the matter into his own hands, building his own brand of smartphone out of a solid block of organic bamboo.

The 23-year-old design student at Middlesex University… read more

Mac 101: Part 3, The Apple Ecosystem

admin — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 08:00:56 +0000

When you take the plunge and purchase a brand new Mac, you’re receiving far more than simply a beautiful computer wrapped in svelte packaging. The modern Apple computing experience is complemented by various online services, features and products which Apple offer exclusively to their customers, in the hope of compelling… read more

Social Media Has Turned Super Bowl XLVI Teams’ Marketing Upside Down

admin — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 07:50:10 +0000

The explosive growth of social media over the past four years has drastically changed how the Giants and Patriots market themselves and connect with fans compared to the two teams’ most recent Super Bowl trips.

“It’s a whole new world compared to last time,” Nilay Shah, the Giants’ director of digital… read more

Groundhog Phil Says ‘WTF’ to Groundhog Day [INTERVIEW]

admin — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 07:18:25 +0000

In a hard-hitting interview (sarcasm), I dug up some exclusive responses from Groundhog Day‘s world famous critter, Punxsutawney Phil.

Twitter account @GroundhogPhil, which has 4,400 followers, reveals how he really feels about the Feb. 2 holiday and even trash talks fellow Twitter animals, including Bronx Zoo Cobra and NYT Sexy… read more

Apple is Censoring Music on iTunes Match

admin — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 05:30:44 +0000

Apple is unintentionally censoring rap music and other explicit tracks downloaded using its iTunes Match service — by replacing them with the clean versions of the same songs.

According to a report in Cult of Mac — confirmed in tests by Mashable — songs uploaded to the service with explicit… read more

How LinkedIn Gave A Former Pro Athlete A New Career [VIDEO]

admin — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 05:08:08 +0000

While playing for the Tennessee Valley Vipers in the Arena Football League, and pursuing his dream of playing football professionally, Lewis Howes broke his wrist diving for a pass. He gutted out the rest of the season, playing through his… read more

Microsoft Has Huge Changes in Store for Windows Phone 8 [REPORT]

admin — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 04:42:32 +0000

Brace yourself, Windows Phone users, because everything’s going to change.

An internal Microsoft video that was supposedly leaked to a website reveals that the entire mobile operating system will be revamped later this year to better integrate it with the upcoming Windows 8. Many abilities will be added and some… read more

What to Do When Your Website Gets Hacked

admin — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 03:54:55 +0000

Dallas Lawrence is the chief global digital strategist for Burson-Marsteller, one of the world’s leading public relations and communications firms. He is a Mashable contributor on emerging media trends, online reputation management and digital issue advocacy. You can connect with him on Twitter @dallaslawrence.

If an individual or activist group broke… read more

Tumblr Hires an Editor-in-Chief

admin — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 03:01:58 +0000

Tumblr may have lost a fashion director, but it has now gained an editor-in-chief.

The blogging platform told The New York Times Thursday it brought on Chris Mohney, formerly Senior Vice President of content at BlackBook Media, to serve in the newly created role of editor-in-chief.

Mohney will be joined by… read more

Amazon Launches Sports Memorabilia Store [VIDEO]

admin — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 02:23:35 +0000

Amazon has expanded its sales reach into sports memorabilia, the company announced on Thursday.

Its new Sports Collectibles Store offers more than two million officially licensed items by the NFL, NBA, FIFA and Major League Baseball. Shoppers can search for collectibles by… read more

Apple Employee’s iPhone Messages Accidentally Broadcast to Bloggers [VIDEO]

admin — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 02:06:39 +0000

A glitch with an Apple store employee’s iPhone SIM card has allowed his personal life to be spied on by tech bloggers.

The incident happened after the employee inserted his personal SIM card into a customer’s broken iPhone to repair it. The… read more

Patriot or Giant, Whose Pre-Super Bowl XLVI Spotify Mix Is Better? [POLL]

admin — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 01:54:29 +0000

Super Bowl Sunday is right around the corner and players from both the New York Giants and New England Patriots are getting pumped for the game with their own big-game Spotify playlists.

On Monday, Mashable told you about Patriots rookie running back Stevan Ridley, who posted a 12-song Spotify playlist to… read more

Steve Jobs Mocked in Ad for Android Tablet [VIDEO]

admin — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 01:41:24 +0000

Steve Jobs, sporting a halo and wings, extols the virtues of an Android tablet in a Taiwanese ad that’s getting attention in the U.S. for its disrespectful treatment of the late Apple cofounder.

The 20-second ad, which hit YouTube this week, features Taiwanese comedian and impersonator Ah-Ken. Clad in… read more

What the Heck Is Groundhog Day? [VIDEO]

admin — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 01:25:05 +0000

Each day, Mashable highlights one noteworthy YouTube video. Check out all our viral video picks.

Punxsutawney Phil saw its shadow on Groundhog Day morning, which historically is a sign predicting six more weeks of winter. But what does it all really mean?

The Feb. 2 holiday — celebrated in the U.S…. read more

Snapseed – The Awesome iOS Image Editor Comes to the Mac

admin — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 12:00:13 +0000

A while ago I introduced Snapseed to the readers of iPhone.Appstorm and Apple honored the photo editing app with the App of Year 2011 award. For good reason: Snapseed took full leverage of the intuitive gestures on mobile devices and made editing a breeze.

Now Snapseed is available for the Mac… read more

How to Make Your Company More Social

admin — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 10:45:12 +0000

Mae Karwowski runs social media strategy and oversees community management at Gilt City, a subsidiary of the Gilt Groupe. She also consults for several startups.

Social networks are flooded with potential customers. Therefore, today’s companies need to foster a socially engaged culture within company walls.

A business becomes more inherently social… read more

Instagram Users Snap Spectacular Shots at Sailing’s Toughest Event [PICS]

admin — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 10:32:41 +0000

An AbuDhabi highway shot by Liam Goslett, a 19-year-old photographer from Toronto whose Tumblr blog is called Liam… read more

New Website Connects Language Newbies With Native Speakers

admin — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 10:05:08 +0000

Name: Verbling

Quick Pitch: Verbling is a web-based platform where individuals can pair up with native speakers… read more

Only About a Third of Tweets Are Worth Reading [STUDY]

admin — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 08:28:57 +0000

Do you ever wonder how people react when they see your Twitter updates? Odds are, most would fall under the category of “meh,” according to a new study.

Researchers at Carnegie Mellon, MIT and Georgia Tech joined forces to get a sense of how most tweets go over. They created a… read more

How 9 Tech Giants Traded After Going Public [INFOGRAPHIC]

admin — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 07:19:24 +0000

Now that Facebook has filed paperwork for its Initial Public Offering, the world will be watching the company’s value. Assuming the SEC approves the filing, stocks will likely begin trading in May.

The social network will be offering $5 billion in stock, and some estimates of market value place the… read more

Mark Zuckerberg Spent $700,000 Flying on Private Planes Last Year

admin — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 06:33:13 +0000

Ah, to live the luxurious life. Facebook announced on Wednesday via its filing for an initial public offering (IPO) how the company fared in 2011, and not surprisingly, its employees racked up (and spent) big money last year.

The Facebook IPO provided details about the base salary of the team, including… read more

Facebook: Zynga Generates 12% of Our Revenue and We Need Them

admin — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 04:55:09 +0000

Lots of interesting numbers emerged from Facebook’s IPO filing Wednesday — including that one client, game-maker Zynga, accounts for a full 12% of the company’s revenue.

Facebook generated $3.71 billion in sales last year; some $445 million of that came from its partnership with Zynga. Facebook made $1.97 billion in… read more

10 Giant Things Less Valuable Than Facebook

admin — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 04:44:33 +0000

Facebook filed for initial public offering today, and simultaneously announced that it is planning to raise $5 billion, a more conservative number than initially estimated. According market analyst estimates, however, Facebook’s total value has reached a staggering $100 billion.

That means if Facebook were to go on sale tomorrow (unlikely),… read more

OS X 10.7.3 Released, Featuring Safari 5.1.3 And More

admin — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 04:35:11 +0000

After spending the last couple of months in the testing stage, the third update to Mac OS X Lion has finally been released to the public through Apple Software Update. OS X 10.7.3 is a recommended update for all Lion users and features a small number of tweaks and fixes… read more

Super Bowl Viewers Will Check Phones 10 Times During the Game [STUDY]

admin — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 03:27:22 +0000

Nearly half of Super Bowl XLVI viewers will check their mobile device as many as 10 times during the game, and almost a third of viewers under age 45 will watch the game “with device in hand.”

More than 80% of viewers say they’ll use their mobile device during the… read more

30 Incredibly Useful Apps for Video Pros and Novices

admin — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 16:00:45 +0000

The Mac has long been the homestead for effective and easy video editing, graphic design, and video compressing for many professionals and novices alike. If you are at all interested in getting your creative juices flowing, video wise, you will absolutely love this roundup. Many people know the big video… read more

Project Unbreakable Gives Sexual Abuse Victims a Voice in Pictures

admin — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 10:05:01 +0000

Pictures can capture a moment, express a feeling or, with Project Unbreakable, help sexual abuse victims take control over the violence done to them.

Project Unbreakable was created in October of 2011 by Grace Brown, a 19-year-old studying at New York’s School of Visual Arts, as a way to address sexual… read more

Men Must be Graduates of Elite Universities to Join New Invite-Only Dating Site

admin — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 09:46:28 +0000

Name: Sparkology

Quick Pitch: Sparkology is an invite-only luxury dating site for young professionals.

Genius Idea: Sparkology members… read more

The 10 Most Blatant Design Ripoffs in Social Media

admin — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 08:24:46 +0000

Pinspire vs. Pinterest

It doesn’t get more blatant than this. Pinspire is pretty much a pixel-for-pixel Pinterest clone, created… read more

5,000 Pound Crab-Like Robot Can Walk On Asteroids

admin — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 07:21:44 +0000

Gravitational pull on most asteroids is pretty low. That’s why NASA’s rover ATHLETE (All Terrain Hex Limbed Extra Terrestrial Explorer) — with its dexterous arms and the ability to crawl across low-weight environments — could become useful in the future… read more

YouTube CEO: The Future of Content Is Niche Channels

admin — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 07:06:30 +0000

The way consumers access and consume media is changing rapidly, YouTube head Salar Kamangar believes, and YouTube is evolving to accommodate it.

“We’re entering the third wave of media,” Kamangar said during an on-stage interview with AllThingsD‘s Peter Kafka in Laguna Nigel, Calif., Tuesday. “The first wave was the broadcast networks…. read more

Vevo Made $150 Million Last Year

admin — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 06:50:36 +0000

Vevo generated $150 million in revenue last year, President and CEO Rio D. Caraeff revealed at AllThingsD‘s media conference on Tuesday.

The two-year-old music video platform, a joint venture between Sony Music Entertainment, Universal Music Group and Abu Dhabi Media, has paid out $100 million to content owners over the past… read more

Petitions Demand Apple Improve Foxconn Conditions

admin — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 06:10:16 +0000

Two online petitions beseech Apple to improve working conditions in the Chinese factories that make its products.

The petitions, both filed within the last two weeks, follow a renewed round of criticism directed at the company over labor practices at overseas facilities like the Foxconn factory in Shenzhen, China.

One petition, created… read more

You’ll Download Physical Objects Sooner Than You Think, Thanks to Kids Like These

admin — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 05:03:46 +0000

File-sharing site The Pirate Bay caused an Internet stir last week when it introduced a new content category called “Physibles,” essentially designed to allow people to pass one another physical objects for download. The term refers to data files that are actually able to become physical objects via 3D printing… read more

Facebook to File for $5 Billion IPO on Wednesday [REPORT]

admin — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 04:15:06 +0000

Facebook will file a preliminary prospectus for its long-awaited IPO Wednesday morning, but the company will raise less than expected — $5 billion — according to a report.

International Financing Review cites “sources close to the deal” who say the company is planning to raise half of the previously reported $10… read more

eBay CEO: NFC Payments Need Standardization to Succeed [VIDEO]

admin — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 03:53:21 +0000

Mashable’s Davos coverage is presented by BMW i, a new concept dedicated to providing mobility solutions for the urban environment.

eBay CEO John Donahoe sat down with Mashable CEO and founder Pete Cashmore to talk about the future of ecommerce and mobile… read more

RIM Backtracks After Twitter Users Hijack Hashtag

admin — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 03:42:51 +0000

Like McDonald’s before it, RIM has found there’s a reason open-ended Twitter campaigns are called “bashtags.”

The trouble started on New Year’s Eve, when the brand sponsored Dick Clark’s show and ran a billboard in New York’s Times Square: “Let’s #BeBold in 2012.” RIM claims it received more than 35,000… read more

Martha Stewart Considering Web-Only TV Show

admin — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 03:30:04 +0000

Martha Stewart is looking into producing web-only video programming, the TV personality and business magnate suggested on stage at AllThingsD‘s media conference Tuesday.

Stewart’s company, Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia, is looking for new outlets for Stewart’s daytime show now that her contract with the Hallmark Channel is coming to an end…. read more

Will the iPhone 5 Have NFC? MasterCard Exec Hints at an Answer [VIDEO]

admin — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 03:20:01 +0000

In a recent interview, MasterCard‘s chief emerging payments officer dropped a hint about the yet-to-be announced iPhone 5: the next smartphone from Apple might include near field communication technology.

Fast Company‘s Austin Carr chatted with Ed McLaughlin from MasterCard about when… read more

‘Mob Mentality’ Destroyed SOPA, Says Viacom CEO

admin — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 02:27:20 +0000

“Are you surprised at the speed [SOPA and PIPA] fell apart?” AllThingsD‘s Peter Kafka asked Viacom CEO Philippe Dauman at a gathering of several hundred media and technology professionals in Laguna Nigel, Calif., Tuesday morning.

“It became a mob mentality,” Dauman complained, referring to the week-long series of online protests… read more

Keeping Yourself Motivated Throughout the Workday

admin — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 18:36:10 +0000

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Centering your attention throughout the workday can be a difficult process. You need to truly love your work and cherish the time you spend. Unfortunately not all of us can feel this way 100% of the time.

Freelancers are often given tasks related to concepts they care… read more

Ten Things To Think About When Designing Your iPad App

admin — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 18:03:02 +0000

Like most well-designed things, the magic of an iPad app comes from a union of usefulness, usability and meaning. Games aside, the app must be useful by solving a problem that people actually have through the right set of functionality at the right time. It must be easy to use… read more

Help Wanted: Websites For Finding Design And Programming Jobs

admin — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 15:00:55 +0000

There are a lot of advantages to freelancing. You will have more flexibility over the hours you work, you won’t have to commute to work any more and best of all, you are your own boss. It can be hard work landing a job. Not to mention making sure a… read more

Another 11 Unmissable Games Available on the App Store

admin — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 12:00:13 +0000

Back when the Mac App Store launched we gave you a roundup with all the great games available in it. Things change pretty quickly, and tons of new games have been added since then to the App Store. So, we decided to give you a second iteration of the roundup…. read more

New Career Website Lets Job Seekers Upload Video Resumes

admin — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 10:26:33 +0000

A new career website that launched on Monday aims to be a one-stop shop for hiring managers and job seekers. GetHired.com was co-founded by Suki Shah, 28, who was inspired to create the integrated site after running his own medical diagnostics company and experiencing difficulties with the hiring process.

“We… read more

Twitter CEO: We’re Not Censoring the Web

admin — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 09:57:05 +0000

Twitter CEO Dick Costolo took the stage at AllThingsD‘s media conference in Laguna Nigel, CA, Monday evening to defend the company’s new censorship policies.

Twitter announced last week that it would begin censoring tweets in certain countries to comply with local laws. The move sparked outrage among many users, who gathered… read more

Giants? Patriots? Mobile and Social to Win Super Bowl XLVI

admin — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 09:32:09 +0000

The New York Giants and New England Patriots face off for gridiron glory this Sunday in Super Bowl XLVI. But the game’s real winners could be social networks and mobile technologies — as well as the marketers who best leverage those platforms.

A look back at how fans engaged with… read more

6 Ways to Give Your App a Leg Up on the Competition

admin — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 08:44:56 +0000

Paul Baldwin is the chief marketing officer of Outfit7 Inc., a subsidiary of Out Fit 7 Ltd, the leading entertainment app developer. Paul has more than 17 years of experience developing, marketing and monetizing digital entertainment content.

Spend a few minutes browsing through both the Android and Apple app stores and… read more

Prey: A Powerful Recovery Tool For Your Missing Laptop

admin — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 08:00:44 +0000

Our laptops are valuable devices. They connect us. Inform and entertain us. And yes, sometimes distract us. Dealing with a lost or stolen laptop is not typically a thought we ponder in our busy lives. The good news, there are some powerful tools out there to assist us in the… read more

Clear To Do App Has Some Surprising Design Inspirations

admin — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 07:51:51 +0000

It’s increasingly difficult to build buzz around new mobile application studios, especially when the first app on deck is something thousands of others have attempted, like a “To Do” app. Yet that’s exactly what Phill Ryu and David Lanham, the two masterminds behind Impending, Inc. have managed to do.

Ryu and… read more

When Apple’s Siri Met the Flaming Lips [AUDIO]

admin — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 07:07:06 +0000

Alt-rock band the Flaming Lips samples everyone’s favorite iPhone-based personal assistant, Siri, in its new song, “Now I Understand.”

The iPhone 4S’s personal assistant makes up one vocal track of the song, repeating “Wayne,” (Wayne Coyne, the band’s lead singer, isn’t featured), “I don’t understand” and “the moon, the stars and… read more

Codecademy is 1 Million Strong and Launching a Teacher Tool

admin — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 06:47:32 +0000

Codecademy hasn’t had much trouble attracting people who want to learn how to code — it has been used by more than 1 million people and signed up more than 100,000 people for its New Years resolution class alone, including the New York City mayor. Now it’s hoping to have… read more

How Mobile Games Leapt From Cult to Cultural Phenomenon

admin — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 05:37:09 +0000

Although they’re played on small devices, mobile games are becoming a huge deal — and they’re not just confined to smartphones anymore.

Games like Doodle Jump and Pocket God were some of the first to expand into multimedia and merchandise markets. And Angry Birds has become ubiquitous enough that retailer… read more

Apple Introduces New Reservation System for iPhone Purchases in China [VIDEO]

admin — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 05:24:04 +0000

When the iPhone 4S first became available at Apple stores in China earlier this month, pandemonium ensued. Now, Apple has revealed a new way of hopefully safely being able to sell Apple’s newest mobile phone in the country.

In mid-January, gangs… read more

Groupon is a Star in CBS Pilot — But in the Wrong City [VIDEO]

admin — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 05:03:02 +0000

Working at Groupon is now cliche enough to work as the setting of a TV pilot.

CBS picked up a pilot for a new sitcom called Friend Me. The conceit is about two twenty-something best friends who move from Illinois to… read more

Bill Would Make Cellphone Carriers Disclose Tracking Software

admin — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 04:49:49 +0000

Rep. Edward Markey (D-Mass.) released a draft of a cellphone privacy bill Monday that would require providers to tell subscribers if tracking software was installed on their mobile device.

The Mobile Device Privacy Act (MDPA) is a response to the Carrier IQ controversy that exploded at the end of 2011. Under… read more

The Swarm: Short Horror Film Made Entirely on Phones [VIDEO]

admin — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 04:08:41 +0000

Each day, Mashable highlights one noteworthy YouTube video. Check out all our viral video picks.

The Swarm is all about shallow breathing, heavy petting and Xperia smartphones. The short horror film, shot entirely on Sony’s Xperia Arc S phones, follows a group of (mostly) horny teenagers in London who come face… read more

Facebook’s Road to IPO

admin — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 03:06:51 +0000

2004: First Offers Turned Down

Facebook launches with humble beginnings that most people have seen dramatized in The Social… read more

Apple Could Sell 40 Million iPhones in China in 2013 [REPORT]

admin — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 02:49:03 +0000

Apple could move as many as 40 million iPhones in China in 2013, according to one analyst’s prediction.

As first reported by AppleInsider, Morgan Stanley’s Katy Huberty issued a note to investors Sunday that touches on the “vast untapped potential” for the iPhone in China.

As Apple CEO Tim Cook noted during… read more

Animated GIFs Plop Nigel Thornberry’s Face on Disney Princesses

admin — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 02:34:19 +0000

Nigel Thornberry-Disney GIF

GIF from Know Your Meme.

Click here to view this gallery.

Nigel Thornberry is back again. In what… read more

5 Ways for Photographers to use an iPad to Jumpstart their Business

admin — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 19:15:12 +0000

1. Editing On-the-Go

The iPad is never going to replace a desktop computer for photo editing. However, it does come in handy when you are looking to quickly edit a few pictures. I recently traveled home for the holidays. My parents wanted a picture for their Christmas card. I was able to… read more

The Future Of Screen Typography Is In Your Hands

admin — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 16:52:34 +0000

We do more reading on the screen today than we did even a year ago. If we are ever to have a golden age of reading on the screen, this might be the start of it.

Tablets, Nooks and Kindles make buying a book or magazine for the screen almost unavoidable…. read more

45 Latest Photo Manipulation Tutorials for Photoshop

admin — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 15:09:53 +0000

When we talk about image editing or photo enhancement, Adobe Photoshop is the first thing that comes to our minds. The software itself is hard to learn and harder to master though. Thanks to the many tutorials available though, even novices can learn the tricky tecniques used by… read more

DashExpander vs. xType: Which Free Snippet Expander is Better?

admin — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 12:00:26 +0000

As a writer, one utility that I simply can’t live without is some sort of text expansion app. These tools are simply invaluable to my workflow and save me hours of typing every month. I personally am a huge fan of TextExpander. It’s my go to text expansion app and… read more

Squad: Collaborative Code Editing in Your Browser

admin — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 09:17:36 +0000

Web development can be a sole or group task. For the former, it’s pretty simple to organise your workflow, having everything within your own hardware and your own software. However, if you’re working as part of a development group, it’s a little more difficult to organise and collaborate.

Introducing Squad, a… read more

How Evi Compares to Siri: Evi’s Clever, Too, But Slow [VIDEO]

admin — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 06:17:19 +0000

Getting Siri’s voice-recognition capabilities on your phone just became a possibility for Android users and a bit less expensive for iPhone users. Meet Evi — a $.99 app for iPhones and free for Android.

For such a nominal price, don’t expect Evi to be on par with Siri. There… read more

YouTube Cover Song Face-Off: Adele’s ‘Set Fire to the Rain’

admin — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 04:54:41 +0000

Each week, Mashable picks a popular song, finds 10 covers of it and asks you to vote for your favorite.

More than year after Adele’s mega popular 21 came out, the album’s third U.S. single — “Set Fire to the Rain” — claims the top spot on Billboard‘s Hot 100 this… read more

Pinterest Becomes Top Traffic Driver for Retailers [INFOGRAPHIC]

admin — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 04:22:14 +0000

Pinterest, a two-year-old social bookmarking site that lets users collect and share things they like on the web, is driving increasingly significant amounts of traffic to retailers’ websites.

The service enables users to create online bulletin boards, or “pinboards,” for popular categories such as home decor, food and wedding inspiration. Members… read more

Meme Machine: Top 5 Viral Hits of the Week

admin — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 04:03:03 +0000

The Mashable Meme Machine is a daily look at five hilarious viral topics spreading across the web right now.

The weekend is finally here, and if you’ve been too embarrassed to look at photos of cats and Ryan Goslin at the office, we’ve got you covered with this week’s roundup of… read more

How To Avoid Hiring The Wrong Person For Your Startup

admin — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 03:38:29 +0000

Chris Rickborn is the COO and co-founder for Unrabble, a cloud-computing hiring software company that helps busy startups make great hires.

In a startup, hiring a new employee can be a business-changing event. The smaller the organization, the more impact each employee has on its ultimate success.

Don’t get me wrong… read more

Megaupload’s Kim Dotcom Loses ‘Call of Duty’ Top Spot While in Prison [VIDEO]

admin — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 01:59:54 +0000

Megaupload founder Kim Dotcom can’t defend his top-spot score in the game Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 from behind bars — he was recently bumped to the no. 2 spot by a player named Azaros.

On Wednesday, a judge denied Dotcom bail, meaning he likely won’t be able… read more

Remarkable ‘Joy of Books’ Animation Brings Books to Life [VIRAL VIDEO]

admin — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 01:00:51 +0000

Each day, Mashable highlights one noteworthy YouTube video. Check out all our viral video picks.

Relax and enjoy the magic that ensues when you combine a bookstore full of books, skillful stop-motion animation, haunting music, a boatload of creativity and 28 volunteers: The Joy of Books is a brilliant video… read more

Tech Hiring Trends 2012: What You Need to Know [INFOGRAPHIC]

admin — Sun, 29 Jan 2012 23:45:34 +0000

Job trend reports are pointing to big things for the tech industry, including lots of openings and opportunities for growth. Here’s the lowdown on tech hiring trends.

In 2012, there will be increased demand for mobile app developers, data warehouse analysts and user experience designers.

Consider the number of people… read more

21 Must-Follow Pinterest Users

admin — Sun, 29 Jan 2012 23:05:05 +0000

1. Luce de Luce

Focus: Photography/Art

Boards: 49

Our Favorite Board: photography

Click here to view this gallery.

Looking to save some search… read more

Tweet Your Best Shot to Make NBA’s Curry Your Voicemail Assistant

admin — Sun, 29 Jan 2012 21:15:12 +0000

How would you like to put an NBA star to work as your own personal phone operator?

That’s more or less the idea behind a Twitter-driven contest by Golden State Warriors guard Stephen Curry. Curry has called for fans to tweet him video clips their best moves from the game H-O-R-S-E,… read more

What’s Hot: Pronunciation

admin — Sun, 29 Jan 2012 18:13:18 +0000

Sometimes the smallest things ignite the most heated arguments, this week we were all asking the question; how do you pronounce “Mac OS X”?

This is the second episode in feature series called ‘What’s Hot’ that will look to give you something interesting to chew on at the end of the… read more

Audio Hijack Pro: Take Control Of Your Mac’s Audio

admin — Sun, 29 Jan 2012 05:28:03 +0000

Rogue Amoeba’s Audio Hijack Pro is an application which promises to perform a seemingly simple function that’s actually more difficult to execute than one might imagine – to take complete control of your Mac audio card and capture any audio from any source, whether from applications like iTunes, Skype or… read more

Top 8 Comments on Mashable This Week

admin — Sun, 29 Jan 2012 04:43:38 +0000

We’re back again with another roundup of the top Mashable comments of the week.

In this weekly segment, we showcase the week’s best comments on our site. We’re always looking for thoughtful comments that engage the community and drive more conversation, as well as those that make us laugh.

This week, the… read more

Tech Companies Ramping Up the Green Jobs [INFOGRAPHIC]

admin — Sun, 29 Jan 2012 01:40:07 +0000

If you’re looking for a new job, but you’re also a friend of the environment, there could be a perfect position for you in the tech sector. More than ever before, tech companies are committed to sustainability — they’re developing greener devices, increasing the life cycle of products and developing… read more

What Apple Could Do With Its $100 Billion Cash Hoard [COMIC]

admin — Sun, 29 Jan 2012 00:26:18 +0000

Let’s face it: Apple is rich. So rich it could send a crowd of people to the moon to build a luxury hotel and hang out there for a few years. Here’s what else it could do, according to our friends at The Joy of Tech.

It’s not surprising Apple is… read more

Best of the Week #207

admin — Sun, 29 Jan 2012 00:00:08 +0000

6 Standout Apps Worth Downloading This Week

admin — Sat, 28 Jan 2012 23:39:04 +0000

Evi for Android and iPhone

Evi is like the iPhone 4S for Android and other iPhone devices running iOS… read more

Google Doodle Celebrates World’s Largest Snowflake [VIDEO]

admin — Sat, 28 Jan 2012 22:18:55 +0000

Google is at it again, creating yet another of its whimsical doodles. This time, the search giant’s Google Doodle on its main search page revels in the glories of midwinter, celebrating the 125th anniversary of the discovery of the world’s largest snowflake.

How large was it? How’s 15 inches (38 centimeters)… read more

10 Hilarious Animated GIFs that Took the Web by Storm

admin — Sat, 28 Jan 2012 21:11:20 +0000

1. Darth Raver

Adding a Star Wars reference almost always results in a viral sensation.

Click here to view… read more

15 Killer Quotes From ‘Sh*t People Say’ Videos

admin — Sat, 28 Jan 2012 10:46:10 +0000

This meme is certainly making a strong case to be one of the biggest of 2012. Sure, the first episode of “Sh*t Girls Say” was uploaded at the end of last year, but who’s counting really? The results that Google yields when you start typing “Sh*t People Say” are as… read more

Elaborate ‘It Gets Better’ Video Resembles ‘Glee’

admin — Sat, 28 Jan 2012 09:30:31 +0000

Each day, Mashable highlights one noteworthy YouTube video. Check out all our viral video picks.

An extensively choreographed “It Gets Better” music video — set to Lady Gaga‘s “Hair” — gained steam Friday after the mega pop star gave it her seal of approval on Twitter.

This is so AMAZING tinyurl.com/7jd638s #HairMusicVideo… read more

Meet Beckinfield, a YouTube Show With 4,000 Actors [PICS]

admin — Sat, 28 Jan 2012 08:59:08 +0000

The make-believe town of Beckinfield is the setting for the Mad Libs-style show of the same name, which uses crowd-sourced amateur actors from all over the world who create the show’s story by posting videos.

Writers outline the plot and email a “town happenings” newsletter to actors each week. Each… read more

Breaking Down Apple’s Billions [INFOGRAPHIC]

admin — Sat, 28 Jan 2012 07:48:44 +0000

It’s no secret Apple, one of the most valuable public companies in the world, is making major cash off today’s tech gadgets — but how much?

This week, the company reported a record net profit of more than $13.6 billion for its quarterly report lasting 14 weeks and ending Dec. 31,… read more

Twitter Users Rally to Boycott Country-by-Country Censorship [VIDEO]

admin — Sat, 28 Jan 2012 06:35:11 +0000

Twitter‘s new approach to censoring tweets has users rallying around the hashtag #TwitterBlackout — a call to boycott the microblogging service Saturday.

The change lets Twitter withhold content on a country-by-country basis, when a government deems the tweets inappropriate. Rather than wholly… read more

Sports Blogger Ousted Over False Paterno Tweet

admin — Sat, 28 Jan 2012 06:14:25 +0000

CBS has shown the door to the blogger who tweeted an erroneous report of legendary Penn State University football coach Joe Paterno’s death last weekend.

Blogger Adam Jacobi wrote on Friday, “I had an awesome 17 months with CBSSports.com. I’m sorry to everyone, most importantly the Paterno family, for how it… read more

Happy 2nd Birthday, iPad. What Will This Toddler Be When it Grows up?

admin — Sat, 28 Jan 2012 05:47:04 +0000

Two years ago Friday — Jan. 27, 2010 — Apple unveiled the iPad to the world. At the time, critics and analysts were quick to mock the name, criticize the devices shortcomings and predict that while the Apple name would sell the product, it wouldn’t create a new market.

Boy, were… read more

Newly Discovered Asteroid Narrowly Misses Earth

admin — Sat, 28 Jan 2012 05:25:10 +0000

It isn’t just the sun’s radiation storm getting all up in Earth’s face this week. An asteroid the size of a school bus, discovered mere days ago, came about five times closer to us than the moon Friday.

The good news is an asteroid that size would have burned up… read more

Angry Birds on Facebook Launching Your Way on Valentine’s Day

admin — Sat, 28 Jan 2012 03:45:50 +0000

What could be more romantic than playing Angry Birds on Facebook with your sweetheart or with a social network of relative strangers? The highly anticipated Facebook version of Angry Birds will officially be landing in a browser near you on Feb. 14, Valentine’s Day.

Rovio, the studio behind the game, has… read more

Can Regular Investors Buy a Piece of Facebook?

admin — Sat, 28 Jan 2012 03:23:27 +0000

Now that it looks like Facebook is (finally!) going to file for an IPO, plenty of potential investors want to know how they can get in on the action.

Mashable is not a financial publication, and we’re not in the business of giving stock market tips. But we can break down… read more

Ex-Palm Chief Says Goodbye to HP, WebOS

admin — Sat, 28 Jan 2012 03:09:41 +0000

Jon Rubinstein, the former CEO of Palm and co-developer of the Apple iPod, has left Hewlett-Packard, the company confirmed to Mashable. Rubinstein came to HP after the company acquired Palm in 2012.

The departure, which had been planned for some time, is symbolic of the trajectory of webOS, the mobile OS… read more

Seinfeld’s Kramer Reacts to Hearing Skrillex [VIDEOS]

admin — Sat, 28 Jan 2012 02:36:49 +0000

A familiar Seinfeld clip of “hipster doofus” Cosmo Kramer has been set to dubstep beats from electronic music producer Skrillex — continuing the [Person] Reacts to Dubstep meme bumping loud (see other videos below).

The altered footage shows Kramer driving and then entertainingly reacting to hearing dubstep. People have already watched… read more

College Sports League to Stream Its Own Content Online

admin — Sat, 28 Jan 2012 02:09:24 +0000

With television broadcast deals that reach into the billions of dollars, the delivery of college sports as entertainment has long been huge business.

Now the Pacific-12 Conference is aiming to create what would likely be college sports’ largest and most futuristic mode of digital distribution yet — a wholly league-owned… read more

7 Lead Generation Trends For 2012 — What You Need to Do Right Now [SPONSORED]

admin — Sat, 28 Jan 2012 02:03:28 +0000

This post is brought to you by HubSpot, an inbound marketing software company based in Cambridge, MA, that makes a full platform of marketing software, including marketing automation tools. For more information on sponsored posts, read here.

You decide. Is this 2012 AD or is it 0008 FB — the eighth… read more

Map of 10,000 Tweets Shows New York City at Work

admin — Sat, 28 Jan 2012 01:11:11 +0000

What does where we tweet say about how we live and work? That’s one of the questions Oakland-based programmer Eric Fischer hoped to answer with his latest mapping project.

Fischer, a mapping fanatic and artist, is used to displaying vast amounts of information in visually compelling ways. In his latest… read more

Google Music Finally Lets You Download Your Own Tunes [VIDEO]

admin — Sat, 28 Jan 2012 00:22:30 +0000

Google Music, Google’s cloud music service, has finally introduced a feature that lets users download their music to a computer with just a click of a button.

It’s been nearly a year since Google Music made it easy for users to add… read more

Google and Bing Searches Help Us Pirate Music?

admin — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 23:30:23 +0000

Of course the public is going to pirate music when 80% of our search results for music direct us to illegal sites. That’s the claim made by a coalition of entertainment industry groups in a private document sent to the U.K…. read more

Solar Storm Smacks the Earth — And We’ve Got Video

admin — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 23:16:10 +0000

A massive wave of charged particles exploded from the sun and hit Earth earlier this week in what NASA calls “the most intense solar energetic particle storm since 2005.”

The resulting magnificent light show has been making the rounds around the Internet through videos like the one below, taken… read more

10 Best Arcade Games for Android

admin — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 22:54:19 +0000

1. Hard Lines

This retro-style mashup of Tron and Snake puts players in control of a wisecracking yellow line… read more

Apple CEO Promises to ‘Dig Deeper’ on iPhone Factory Conditions

admin — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 22:13:43 +0000

Apple CEO Tim Cook has sent an email to employees that addresses allegations surrounding work conditions at its supplies factories, noting that the company “never turns a blind eye to problems in our supply chain.”

According to a report by 9to5mac.com, Cook sent an email to Apple employees following an article… read more

Nintendo Announces Online Gaming Network

admin — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 21:59:17 +0000

Nintendo users will finally soon have an online experience on par with Xbox Live and PlayStation Network. At least that’s the message from Nintendo president Satoru Iwata, who broke the news in a meeting with investors yesterday shortly after the company released its quarterly earnings.

Iwata’s presentation explained that the Nintendo… read more

15 Icon Design Photoshop Tutorials

admin — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 19:57:35 +0000

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Icons are a very important element of web design and play a big role in a website. Designing the perfect icon is definitely a challenge and is always good to have resources and tips in this matter. Today we decided to gather a few Icon Design… read more

Is iOS the Future of the Mac?

admin — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 16:00:21 +0000

When I used an iPad for the first time, I couldn’t help but think that it felt like the future of computing. The iPad not only impressed me with its beautiful interface, but also delighted me with an effortless user experience. No matter how much I used the device, it… read more

Useful CSS Snippets for Your Coding Arsenal

admin — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 15:01:17 +0000

CSS is a beautiful language but it can also be frustrating at times. Certain CSS solutions don’t work on certain browsers (cough Internet Explorer cough) and much of your time can be spent debugging code.

Thankfully there are lots of great CSS snippets available online that fix common problems and design… read more

Flashpoint Demo Day a Glimpse of How Entrepreneurs’ Dreams Come True

admin — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 11:19:57 +0000

A gathering of entrepreneurs in the Bay Area on Thursday offered a window into how ambitious techies’ visions become reality. It started with a presentation from a go-getter named Adam Ghetti.

Dressed casually in a dark tee-shirt, Ghetti stepped to the front a conference room at the Silicon Valley venture… read more

How Brands Can Manage Facebook Comment Overload

admin — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 10:56:53 +0000

Jason Keath is the CEO of Social Fresh, the leading social media education company for marketers. He works with industry leading brands, agencies and vendors to produce social media conferences and online social media training programs. Follow him on Twitter @jasonkeath.

Human beings are social by nature, and not surprisingly, we… read more

Super Bowl-Bound Ochocinco Calls Out Boehner on Twitter

admin — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 10:41:21 +0000

Social media is lauded for its ability to foster unlikely connections. This week, Twitter helped join two of the most unlikely public figures in conversation: outspoken (and Super Bowl-bound) NFL wide receiver with the New England Patriots Chad Ochocinco and Speaker of the House John Boehner.

While watching President Barack… read more

Collaborate On Multimedia Slideshows With Tumblecloud

admin — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 10:25:33 +0000

Name: Tumblecloud

Quick Pitch: Tumblecloud is a collaborative space for creating multimedia slideshows.

Genius Idea: Drag-and-drop collaboration.

The audio, video… read more

Size Matters: Clever Website Compares Smartphone Proportions

admin — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 08:28:56 +0000

If you’re smartphone fanatic like I am, you want to know the precise size of each one of these phones. Sure, that latest model may be super slim, but will it be too large for your pocket?

We found a site that answers those questions in the best way possible:… read more

Mac 101: Part 2, Organizing OS X

admin — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 08:00:42 +0000

Having discussed the very basics and some of the apps which come bundled with OS X Lion in part one of Mac 101, let’s now delve in a little deeper with the aim of getting a better idea of how to properly tweak and organise the latest and arguably greatest… read more

Who Has the Best Space Plan: Gingrich, Obama or Romney? [POLL]

admin — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 08:00:37 +0000

Forget about presidential politics for a moment. Forget left and right, Republican and Democrat. Forget the GOP primaries and the same tired old debates that have filled the opinion pages for the last four years.

Instead, to determine the next occupant of the White House, try this question on for size:… read more

Cable Networks Embrace Social TV, Creating New Social Apps

admin — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 07:47:07 +0000

As the mid-TV season continues to roll out, cable networks like FX and USA are doubling down on social TV campaigns and show integrations.

Using mobile apps and tablet apps, social networks such as Facebook and check-in services like GetGlue and Miso, cablers are focusing on connecting fans with show… read more

Twitter to Censor Content in Certain Countries

admin — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 05:22:04 +0000

Twitter is giving itself the right to withhold content in specific countries, while keeping that content available for the rest of the world, the company announced Thursday.

Until now, the only way for Twitter to censor content was to universally eliminate it from the site. This change means content deemed inappropriate… read more

Will Apple’s TV Have a Super-Smart Touchscreen Remote? [VIDEO]

admin — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 05:04:07 +0000

It could be the most direct evidence so far that Apple is developing a television set: the company filed for a patent on a new kind of touchscreen remote control last September, according to a report.

The patent, made public Thursday and… read more

YouTube Changes Again: Video Editor, Browse Page Updated

admin — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 04:48:25 +0000

Building off its homepage redesign in December, YouTube is rolling out design updates to other aspects of its site.

The changes include updates to the Browse page, Video Editor and Video Manager and align with the overall rebranding that Google has pushed out to the majority of its sites and products.

The… read more

50 Cent Bets Nude Twitter Shot on Giants Winning Super Bowl [UPDATED]

admin — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 04:32:47 +0000

The artist formerly known as Curtis Jackson may soon pull a Weiner and flash his johnson for all his followers to see.

Rapper 50 Cent has broadcast some reckless NFL bets on Twitter this week and is upping the ante for Super Bowl XLVI.

He claims to have won $500,000… read more

15 Best Magento Themes For eCommerce Websites

admin — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 04:30:43 +0000

Magento is the best platform for any e-commerce store or website because it comes with large numbers of terrific features that make it the preferred choice of many e-commerce website owners. On the other hand, finding out elegant or helpful Magento resources is rather difficult. Nearly all Magento extension and… read more

Is the Neo Geo About to Return as a Slick iPhone-Like Device? [VIDEO]

admin — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 04:19:42 +0000

The Neo Geo is said to be making a comeback with a flashy hand-held gaming device resembling an iPhone.

Neo Geo who? Don’t feel bad if you haven’t heard of the over-priced hand-held gaming device that flashed through the late-’90s — many haven’t…. read more

7 Ways to Follow ‘The Hunger Games’ Movie on Social Media

admin — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 03:51:44 +0000

1. Capitol Couture

The newly launched Capitol Couture blog is dedicated to the styles featured in the upcoming film…. read more

Nokia’s Windows Phones Rising Slowly, CEO Hints at Tablet

admin — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 03:39:19 +0000

The reinvention of Nokia is going slowly, if the last financial quarter is any indication. The Finnish cellphone giant lost nearly a billion euros in Q4 2011, or $1.3 billion. On top of that, Nokia sold 31% fewer smartphones than over the same period last year.

Despite those troubles, the company’s… read more

Which Oscar Nominees Got the Most Social Buzz [STATS]

admin — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 03:28:49 +0000

The nominees for the 84th annual Academy Awards were announced on Tuesday, and fans quickly hopped to social media to share their approval or distaste for those selected.

Our friends at NM Incite analyzed 120,000 messages across several social media platforms to reveal the most buzzed-about films and actors.

The study showed… read more

Meet the Man Behind the ‘Crazy Nastyass Honey Badger’ [VIDEO]

admin — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 03:16:47 +0000

Each day, Mashable highlights one noteworthy YouTube video. Check out all our viral video picks.

Randall, the elusive narrator of the mega sassy “Crazy Nastyass Honey Badger” viral video was recently caught on footage during a promotional tour for his book, Honey Badger Don’t Care: Ewwww! What the Hell is That?!

“This… read more

7 Key Tips for Leveraging Big Data

admin — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 02:51:07 +0000

Dan Kimball is the Chief Marketing Officer of Kontagent, and an advisory board member for AppNation. Follow Dan on Twitter at @dmkimball05.

One of my company’s clients, the CEO of a top social and mobile game publisher, recently commented: “When you’re learning how to ski, you learn pretty quickly that… read more

How One Entrepreneur Is Connecting Celebrities With Their Fans [VIDEO]

admin — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 02:50:54 +0000

After graduating from the famed Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania, Steve Ellis spent the next decade trying to make it in the music business, while tending bar on the side. According to Ellis, he was one of the… read more

Multi-Screen iPhone Game Expands Your Playing Space

admin — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 02:29:28 +0000

All of Apple’s iDevices — iPhones, iPads, iPod Touches — are a ton of fun, but for the most part that fun happens on a tiny screen (iPad excepted, we know).

Now one gaming app is expanding the view with some fancy Bluetooth technology that allows a shared-screen experience across… read more

20 Copies of MailTab Pro for Gmail Up for Grabs

admin — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 01:37:33 +0000

MailTab Pro for Gmail is an awesome app that allows you to enjoy the complete Gmail experience right from your menu bar. With MailTab Pro you can check your email, send and receive messages, and anything else that you would do from your browser. You can also choose between the… read more

Motorola (Along With Google) Sues Apple On Patent Infringement

admin — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 23:15:40 +0000

It seemed like 2011 was the year of lawsuits both for and against Apple however 2012 is looking to be no different. In a fresh wave of legal attacks against Apple from its restless competitors, it’s now Motorola that is suing the Cupertino-based company on 6 counts of patent infringement… read more

Keeping Your Books In Check With LessAccounting

admin — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 20:00:55 +0000

Accounting is one of those frustrating things that we all have to deal with in business. Recently, I looked at two web-based accounting systems, Crunch and Kashflow, both designed for small businesses with limited IT funds. These systems, along with having low maintenance costs (which usually come in the form… read more

Creative Uses for QR Codes

admin — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 14:29:17 +0000

Nowadays we look around and all over the places see QR codes embedded into the ads, buildings, billboards, newspapers, cups, clothes and even into the roads.

The usage of QR (Quick Response) codes in promotional marketing is a great idea and just one more awesome way to engage people… read more

iBooks Author: Multi-Touch Book Creation With a Big Catch

admin — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 12:00:14 +0000

While it’s no secret that iBooks hasn’t been a runaway success as Apple had hoped, the company is trying their hand at revolutionizing the book industry once more -but this time they’ve shifted their efforts towards the education market. Along with the new iBooks 2, Apple introduced iBooks Author, their… read more

5 Essential YouTube Channels for Gamers

admin — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 11:14:07 +0000

Sure, on YouTube, you’ve got your IGN and G4 videos that keep you updated with the latest in gaming news and technological eye candy. But what about the deep cuts lurking within the rest of the gaming section? The platform is full of speed runs, time trials, reviews and play-throughs… read more

Macworld Enters 3rd Year Post-Apple; Is it Still Relevant?

admin — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 10:38:44 +0000

The annual Macworld exposition begins on Thursday in San Francisco, and for the twenty-eighth consecutive year will bring together Apple fans, users and developers. But this installment adds a new twist — and a new name.

It’s now billed as Macworld | iWorld, which better captures “the essence of what… read more

Contactually Prioritizes Contacts and Communication in Email Network

admin — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 10:08:29 +0000

Name: Contactually

Quick Pitch: Contactually is a proactive personal assistant for your email contacts.

Genius Idea: Contactually automatically prompts… read more

HP’s Plan to Open-Source WebOS: What’s Taking So Long?

admin — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 08:31:25 +0000

Hewlett-Packard just announced it would fulfill its promise to make the code of its dormant mobile operating system, webOS, open-source … by September.

The company, which effectively stopped the webOS platform in its tracks when it killed the HP TouchPad tablet and Palm line of phones last summer, said in a… read more

Jailbreaking Exemption Law Could Expire Soon

admin — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 08:02:00 +0000

Protection granted by the U.S. Copyright Office for people who modify their iPhones and other iOS devices so they can install apps not authorized by Apple (known as “jailbreaking”) is set to expire soon. That’s why the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF)… read more

Get Your Game On With These 30 New and Classic Boardgames for Mac

admin — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 08:00:46 +0000

Are you looking for a good way to have fun on your Mac but don’t really consider yourself a gamer? Perhaps you’re nostalgic for the days when playing a game involved a couple of dice, a colorful board and some interestingly shaped pieces to move around that board.

Well you’re… read more

Comedian Crashes at iJustine’s and 12 Other Celebrities’ Homes [VIDEO]

admin — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 06:37:29 +0000

Each day, Mashable highlights one noteworthy YouTube video. Check out all our viral video picks.

The man who lived in an IKEA store for a week, hit up 171 Starbucks within 24 hours and even brought a goat to an Apple Store is back. This time, comedian Mark Malkoff embarks on… read more

NFL Will Allow Players to Tweet Inside the Pro Bowl

admin — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 05:18:47 +0000

The NFL is going to allow players to tweet during the game from this Sunday’s Pro Bowl.

As first reported by CNBC’s Darren Rovell, players will be allowed to tweet from a designated area on the sidelines.

The NFL, often called the “No Fun League,” famously disallowed in-game tweeting in July of… read more

Netflix Rebounds: Adds 220,000 Streaming Subscribers, Beats Street

admin — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 03:29:55 +0000

Netflix on Wednesday announced it added 220,000 streaming subscribers in the fourth quarter and posted earnings of $0.73 per share and revenues of $876 million, beating Wall Street forecasts.

The figures, which come in the first full quarter in which Netflix’s price increase took effect. The price hike did take… read more

iPhone 5 Will Have 4-Inch Screen, Launch in Summer [RUMOR]

admin — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 03:20:11 +0000

We know. We know. Everyone still hasn’t stopped talking about how many iPhone 4Ses Apple sold last quarter, and here we are reporting on new rumors about the next one. But this most recent iPhone 5 rumor has piqued our interest more than usual.

9to5 Mac reports that a Foxconn worker… read more

Boxee With Live TV Is a Cord Cutter’s Dream [REVIEW]

admin — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 02:35:51 +0000

Home

The home screen in Boxee 1.5 now has a new “Live TV” option when the Live TV dongle… read more

Microsoft’s New Xbox 720 Will Be 6x More Powerful [REPORT]

admin — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 01:36:30 +0000

“More power!” You can imagine Steve Ballmer yelling it through Microsoft’s halls but that’s exactly what is happening with the Xbox 720, according to reports from IGN.

The next Xbox — rumored to be the “Xbox 720″ — will ship to retailers… read more

Obama’s State of the Union: Where Was the Tech?

admin — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 01:17:11 +0000

From what I’ve heard, President Barack Obama is a bit of a gadget nerd. He likes his iPad and his BlackBerry, and fought to keep using the RIM device as he entered the White House in 2009.

Yet, as I listened to his State of the Union-cum-2012 presidential election… read more

Perfect Portrait 1

admin — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 01:14:10 +0000

Better Portraits in Less Time

Perfect Portrait 1 is a huge timesaver for portrait photographers. It automatically identifies faces and features, and with a press of a button, eyes become whiter and clearer, teeth become whiter, lips have greater definition, wrinkles are softened, and shine and blemishes are reduced. In… read more

6 Ways the Media Is Using Digital Tools to Cover the Election

admin — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 00:51:22 +0000

Politicians have been deploying digital tools in new and innovative ways this election season, and the media outlets and journalists covering them have been doing the same. Throughout the 2012 battle for the White House, media outlets have been designing web apps dedicated to political coverage, while individual journalists have… read more

Recycle Your Kid’s Clothing Through the Mail with ThredUp Bags

admin — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 00:33:12 +0000

Sure, there are parents who responsibly sort their children’s outgrown clothes into boxes for consignment and donations before driving them to appropriate locations. But there would probably be a lot more of them recycling clothes if the process instead involved throwing all items into one big garbage bag and setting… read more

Risultati eccezionali per Apple nel Q1 2012. Ma per i soliti detrattori: “è solo marketing senza sostanza”

admin — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 00:11:50 +0000

“Non riesco a capire come ci siano tante persone così ottuse che acquistino prodotti Apple”. E’ uno dei tanti messaggi che circolano su Twitter da qualche ora dopo che Apple ha reso noti i risultati relativi al Q1 2012 (ottobre-dicembre 2011).

Già, non si riesce a capire e a credere…. read more

Twitter Will Become Available in Right-to-Left Languages This Spring

admin — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 23:56:22 +0000

Twitter announced languages read right to left would be coming to the Twitter Translation Center, beginning with Arabic, Farsi, Hebrew and Urdu. Twitter will become fully available in those four languages later this spring, once volunteer translators have completed their work.

The company said in a blog post Wednesday it has… read more

Twitter’s Newest Impostor: Celebrity Chef Bobby Flay’s Wife

admin — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 23:41:39 +0000

Twitter has another celebrity impostor — someone pretending to be actress Stephanie March, wife of chef Bobby Flay.

On Tuesday morning, Flay addressed the many questions swirling around on Twitter regarding the @StephanieCMarch account, which launched Jan. 21 and racked up roughly 1,300 followers before Flay dubbed it inauthentic.

The impostor profile… read more

Why Gary Vaynerchuk Tells it Like it Is [VIDEO]

admin — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 23:33:15 +0000

Why is author, entrepreneur and social media expert Gary Vaynerchuk so successful? According to the man himself it is because he has out worked everyone else. Self-made success in today’s economy is all about what Vaynerchuk likes to call… read more

IMAX CEO: 3D Isn’t for All Movies [VIDEO]

admin — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 23:11:29 +0000

Mashable’s Davos coverage is presented by BMW i, a new concept dedicated to providing mobility solutions for the urban environment.

Mashable CEO and founder Pete Cashmore spoke with IMAX CEO Richard Gelfond about the growth of the company, the rise of 3D… read more

iPad to Kindle Fire: You’re Irrelevant

admin — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 23:01:09 +0000

Apple just had its best quarter ever. While it was expected to have a great holiday season, no one saw the unbelievable numbers coming: 37 million iPhones sold, 140 million downloads on Christmas Day, $97 billion in the bank. A good chunk of that success was fueled by the iPhone… read more

Find Your New Favorite Artist with Discovr Music

admin — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 16:00:06 +0000

Keeping up with music can sometimes feel like a chore, especially if you aren’t in your younger years of exploration anymore. Currently, with the Internet providing us with the opportunity to meet so many new artists from around the world, we have so much music at our disposal, and we’re… read more

Google Offers Expands to Five New Cities

admin — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 15:31:43 +0000

Google’s daily deals service, Google Offers, is coming to five new locales: Charlotte, Kansas City, Milwaukee, San Antonio and Tampa.

These five cities bring the total number of locales where Google Offers is available to 38.

Furthermore, this number will soon be 40, as two more cities – Oklahoma City and… read more

12 Apps That Should Be in the Apps Starter Kit

admin — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 12:00:31 +0000

If you are searching for good apps at the Mac App Store, chances are you’d take a look at the featured app categories on display.

I’m talking about the “Apps for Writers,” “Get Stuff Done,” “Better Together,” and “Great Free Apps” categories where apps similar to one another are grouped together… read more

How Fancloud Centralizes Sports Talk

admin — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 09:56:58 +0000

Name: Fancloud

Quick Pitch: Fancloud aggregates the Twitter feeds of more than 2,000 sportswriters from around the country… read more

Bill Gates Recalls Final Talks With Steve Jobs

admin — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 09:07:59 +0000

Bill Gates reflects on the death of his longtime friend and rival Steve Jobs in an upcoming interview with Nightline’s Bill Weir.

“You gotta pick important stuff because you only have a limited amount of time,” Gates says, reflecting on Jobs’ passing, mortality and his own philanthropic… read more

Drunk Hulk Discusses the Oscars Plus 4 More Viral Topics

admin — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 08:39:19 +0000

The Mashable Meme Machine is a daily look at five hilarious viral topics spreading across the web right now.

Day two of this week’s Meme Machine has churned out loads of funny content from your favorite websites — Twitter, YouTube, Reddit, Facebook and Google+.

Leading the pack is a tweet from spoof… read more

Facebook Timeline-ageddon: Why Now?

admin — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 08:01:54 +0000

Facebook’s steady march to global Timeline coverage just turned into a dash — and it’s really the users who are running.

By making Facebook Timelines the new de facto standard for all Facebook profiles, in effect, the company just held up a starter pistol and yelled “Go! You have seven… read more

Apple’s Best Quarter Ever: When Will its Run End?

admin — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 06:29:29 +0000

Somewhere, the spirit of Steve Jobs is smiling.

The company he so reluctantly left behind is in better shape than ever. Jobs’ hand-picked successor, Tim Cook, is a well-compensated, self-effacing steady hand on the tiller — exactly as advertised.

And every indicator of the company’s health you care to… read more

Google Changes Again, Launches One Privacy Policy to Rule Them All

admin — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 06:11:10 +0000

Offering users what it calls less “legal gloop to wade through,” Google announced a new master privacy policy and terms of service on Tuesday via the company’s blog.

Google began notifying users of the change coming to its terms of service and privacy policies, which will take effect on March… read more

Instagram Co-Founder, Jobs’ Widow Join Michelle Obama at State of Union

admin — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 05:44:01 +0000

The prom king and queen of Silicon Valley will be attending the State of the Union address tonight at the U.S. Capitol as guests of First Lady Michelle Obama.

We’re referring to Mike Krieger, co-founder of rapidly growing iPhotography app Instagram and Laurene Powell Jobs, widow of late Apple co-founder… read more