Smallest 3D Replicas Print Out in Four Minutes

Austrian researchers broke the world record for quickest printout of a three-dimensional object in the fast-evolving field of 3D printing.

Smaller than a grain of salt, 3D replicas of cathedrals, national landmarks and race cars were printed out layer by layer in about four minutes. Looking at the… read more

How Intel Wants to Replace Your Cable Box

The wait for Internet TV could finally be over.

Intel Corp. is preparing to dive into web-based cable TV, the Wall Street Journal reported on Tuesday. According to that report, Intel’s online TV subscription service may be available by the end of 2012.

Intel plans to offer online access to U.S…. read more

The $3.3 Million Kickstarter: Online Campaign Breaks Fundraising Records

In just one month, 87,000 backers have pledged $3.3 million on Kickstarter to help fund a a project that has broken fundraising records — and given hope to independent videogame creators everywhere.

The Double Fine Adventure Kickstarter, created by game legend Tim Schafer’s company Double Fine, landed on Kickstarter on Feb…. read more

Why the iPad 2 is Far More Likely to Break than the Original iPad [INFOGRAPHIC]

Are you planning to buy the new iPad when it launches on Friday, or pick up an iPad 2 now that it’s cheaper?

If so, you might want to think hard about getting an AppleCare+ protection plan. A new study shows that the tablet has gotten more breakable over the… read more

Forget Photos and Video. SpinCam App Captures 360-Degree ‘Spins’

A new iOS app called SpinCam attempts to blur the line between video and panoramic photos, claiming to create a new type of photographic media entirely –- Spins.

Unlike traditional photos, Spins capture a 360-degree image of a moment that can be experienced interactively. Spins are created by holding… read more

‘Bachelor’ Retweets Messages From Outraged Fans

@k_pallone

A tweet referencing the final two remaining contestants.

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The Bachelor‘s Ben Flajnik turned to… read more

SXSW Day 4: What’s Hot on Social Media [INFOGRAPHIC]

The parties may be coming to an end, but the chatter surrounding SXSW is still percolating on social media — the event is definitely ending with a bang.

Over the course of four days, Meltwater Group analyzed 483,000 conversations, mostly on Twitter. Overall, the event led to an average of 97,000… read more

Walmart Wants to Put Your DVDs in the Cloud

Walmart is partnering with five major film studios to make it easier for customers to gain cloud access to their existing physical library of DVD and Blu-ray discs.

Even as consumers move toward consuming more of their home entertainment online via subscription streaming services, optical discs still make up the majority… read more

Apple Subpoenaed By FTC in Google Antitrust Investigation [REPORT]

The U.S. Federal Trade Commission has subpoenaed Apple to gather more information for its investigation into Google’s business practices, according to a report by Bloomberg.

The agency is especially interested in the agreements that made Google the preferred search engine in Safari for iPhone and iPad, according to Bloomberg’s anonymous… read more

Pinterest to Release New Profile Pages This Week

Pinterest is planning to release redesigned profiles this week, according to CEO and co-founder Ben Silbermann.

“I’m so excited about it,” said Silbermann (pictured, left), who spoke at the South By Southwest conference in Austin, Texas, on Tuesday. “We wanted to make it more beautiful … to make your profile different… read more

Apple’s iTunes Match Update Restores Genius to iPhone — or Does It?

If you signed up for the $25-a-year Apple service iTunes Match, which lets you access your entire iTunes library on the fly from your iPhone or iPad, you may have noticed one major flaw: iTunes Match killed Genius.

Well rejoice, for Genius has been restored — kind of.

Genius is… read more

Hashtag Prompts Twitter Discussion of Unreported Sex Crimes

Be prepared to see some sobering tweets about rape and sexual assault this week on Twitter. The hashtag #ididnotreport began popping up in people’s feeds on Monday and Tuesday. A flood of tweets from people discussing unreported sexual crimes brought some somber reality to the Twitterverse.

An unknown blogger for… read more

What Would You Do as Apple CEO for a Day? [CONTEST]

Congratulations — you’ve been made CEO of Apple. What are you going to do on your first day?

But there’s a catch: you’re only the CEO for one day. You don’t have a lot of time before you go back to being just an average Apple consumer. This is your 15… read more

Crowmoor

Crowmoor is a dry English-style apple cider by Sinebrychoff. Sinebrychoff is the oldest industrially operating brewery in the Nordic countries and one of Europe’s most modern breweries.

I teamed up with Fake Graphics and advertising agency Taivas to create a dark and moody moor imitating… read more

A Fresh Look at Clean Cloud Sharing with Droplr

Last time we did a feature on the lightweight, cloud-based content-sharing app Droplr, it was in an early development phase. Since then, we haven’t looked very closely at it, despite the raging rivalry between fans of Droplr and it’s main competitor (which I’ll talk more about later). Well I aim… read more

Man Beats Machines In DNA Alignment Computer Game [VIDEO]

Here’s one instance when man triumphs over the visually-impaired machine. The online game Phylo lets gamers solve the multiple sequence alignment (MSA) problem by finding the best possible DNA sequence match between up to eight species at a time — and, amazingly, beating out a computer, according to a… read more

iPhone App Proves Your Musical Coolness

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: Tastemaker

Quick Pitch: Users place bets on undiscovered bands and their favorite artists in this social… read more

Council Created to Regulate Aggregation, Bloggers

Information hits the Web and just like that the news spreads like fire. Stories are frantically re-reported and some are missing an important detail — attribution.

David Carr, media reporter for The New York Times, wrote an article on Monday about a group of editors who plan to establish guidelines for… read more

March Madness Is Here! Twitter Reacts to Selection Sunday [CHARTS]

1. @ShaneBattier

Former Duke star and current NBA player Shane Battier saw a little too much coincidence in his… read more

Weekly Poll: What Do You Use To Browse The Web?

What Do You Primarily Use To Browse The Web?

During Apple’s recent announcement of the “New iPad,” Tim Cook dropped the term “post-PC” so much that it became distracting. One thing is for sure, Apple wants to drill this concept into your brain. They know where the future of the… read more

Austin’s Homeless Become Controversial Wi-Fi Hotspots During SXSW [VIDEO]

In what has become a highly controversial move, advertising agency BBH transformed some of Austin’s homeless people into mobile hotspots during SXSW Interactive. Thirteen homeless from Austin’s Front Steps shelter donning an “I’m a 4G hotspot” T-shirt and armed with a MiFi were strategically placed throughout SXSW and offered… read more

Jason Mraz Picks Instagram Contest’s Best Snapshots [PICS]

Jason Mraz’s Instagram Challenge

Singer-songwriter Jason Mraz gave a verbal thumbs-up to Instagram and printing services that bring the… read more

Analyst: Apple Will Sell 1 Million iPads on Launch Day

The new iPad isn’t even out yet, but that’s not stopping people from trying to guess how big a hit it will be. One industry analyst estimates it’ll best the original iPad launch by more than a factor of three.

Piper Jaffray’s Gene Munster said in a note to investors today… read more

Hudld Wants to Replace TweetDeck on Your iPhone

A new iPhone app called Hudld is looking to replace TweetDeck on your iPhone. Much like TweetDeck, which was acquired last year by Twitter, Hudld offers the ability to post to both Facebook and Twitter simultaneously and integrates your Facebook and Twitter feeds into a single timeline. Direct messaging… read more

Gmail SMS – (almost) Free SMS, Right Inside Gmail

Sometimes email and Facebook and Twitter and everything else isn’t enough. Sometimes, you need to send an SMS. For many of us, that sometimes is more often than we might think; no wonder unlimited SMS plans are still in vogue most places. When you send SMS messages that turn into a conversation,… read more

Pinterest’s iPad App Is on the Way

Pinterest is actively working to bring an iPad application to market, said one of the white-hot startup’s co-founders.

In an interview with The New York Times, Ben Silbermann said an app is in the works, but did not name a launch date. The two-year-old social bookmarking site, which has skyrocketed in… read more

AT&T Firing Up 4G LTE in 12 More Cities, Including Staten Island

When AT&T turned on its 4G LTE network in New York City in January, it finally gave Verizon some needed competition in the market for high-speed mobile broadband. There was one part of the Big Apple that was shut out of the party, however: Staten Island.

That’s changing soon, the company… read more

See the Best SXSW Panels, Illustrated [PICS]

“The Wars of Tech”

Speaker: Steven Levy
Artist: Nora

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Forget following a SXSW panel’s hashtag to… read more

Doctors Believe Using Health Apps Will Cut Down on Visits [INFOGRAPHIC]

Many doctors believe that using apps that keep track of your health will help cut down on doctor visits, a new infographic suggests.

According to data revealed by Float Mobile Learning, 40% of doctors believe that using mobile health technologies such as apps that monitor fitness and eating habits can reduce… read more

What Is Your All-Time Best Apple Story? [CONTEST]

Last week we asked you to predict Apple’s next game-changing innovation. We wanted you to think big, but also to be realistic. It’s highly unlikely, no matter how much we all wish for it, that the iHover is anywhere near done.

With iOS, the iPod, iPhone and iPad, Apple has innovated… read more

SXSW Documentary Explores the Human Side of Tech [EXCLUSIVE VIDEO]

When we live in a world of technology, what is the value of being a living, breathing thing? That’s one of the questions filmmaker Avi Zev Weider asks in his new documentary, Welcome to the Machine.

The film, which makes its world premiere at SXSW, follows Weider on his quest… read more

A Dad’s Plea To Developers Of iPad Apps For Children

I spend a lot of time buying and testing iPad apps for kids. To be more specific, I lovingly do this for a certain two-year-old girl who is currently on a very successful #OccupyiPad mission in my house. Through extensive observational research, I’ve discovered what works and doesn’t work for… read more

Take Smarter Screenshots with Voila

As a writer, and specifically one who reviews apps, a rock solid screenshot utility is absolutely essential. Sure, I could use the good old fashioned ⌘⇧3 or ⌘⇧4 keyboard shortcuts that are built into OS X, but sometimes “fullscreen” and “area” aren’t enough options. Also, those screenshots are saved to… read more

3 Ways to Woo a Startup Into Hiring You

With the unemployment rate hovering at 8.3%, there’s a lot of competition for jobs. You know you’ve got the right attitude, the right qualifications and the passion a young tech startup needs. So how can you convey that to a company? By standing out.

Engineer Loren Burton created a website to… read more

10 Awesome Accessories to Organize Your Office

1. LEGO Stationery Art Carousel

Add a colorful dash of blocky fun to your desk with this organizer. It… read more

49 New Digital Media Resources You May Have Missed

This has been quite a week in digital culture. Between Apple‘s revealing of the new iPad and the beginning of the 2012 SXSW Interactive Festival in Austin, Texas, Mashable has a multitude of new digital media resources for you. Don’t worry if you’ve fallen behind — here’s our weekly features… read more

Survey: Telecommuting Becoming More Prevalent [INFOGRAPHIC]

Working from home is on the rise, and more companies are trusting their employees to be more productive in their own home offices than they might be at the workplace.

Digging deeper, Wrike, a company that makes collaboration software (so it has a stake in this game), conducted a survey with… read more

Instagram Announces Android Version

Android users, the time has almost come. Instagram, the popular photo-filtering and sharing app, is on its way to Google’s mobile operating system.

Co-founder Kevin Systrom announced at SXSW Sunday that the long-awaited Android version of Instagram is nearly here. He teased the version on stage, but didn’t provide a… read more

Rainn Wilson Talks Altruism on the Web — And Then Smashes a Guitar at SXSW

Rainn Wilson is best known for playing the foolish villain Dwight Shrute on The Office. Dwight is constantly jockeying for position at Dunder Mifflin, confident in his skills and his alone.

In real life, Rainn Wilson is none of these things. Well, maybe he shares Dwight’s nerd-love of technology, but… read more

Pinterest’s First Investor Explains the Secret to the Startup’s Success

“I was Pinterest’s first investor.” That’s a sentence I bet you wish you could say. Here at SXSW, I find myself sitting opposite angel investor Brian Cohen who happily owns that distinction. In other words, he found, as he calls them, a couple of young guys from NYU (Ben Silbermann… read more

How Cut the Rope Made it to Windows 8 Consumer Preview Edition

Cut the Rope is one of those $0.99, ridiculously entertaining and addictive games/physics lessons on the iPad and iPhone. The app, which involves candy, a rope, a hungry green blob and your ability to both hit the floating stars and feed the blob, has been downloaded more than 60… read more

Tether For iPhone Returns For $30 a Year

iTether is back for the iPhone and iPad. But this time it comes with a new name — Tether for iPhone — and in the form of an HTML5 app that circumvents Apple’s App Store entirely.

iTether originally launched an iPhone app last November. The $14.99 app allowed you to tether… read more

Gowalla Is Officially Shut Down

Three months after its acquisition by Facebook, Gowalla has officially shut down.  Gowalla was a location-based check-in service that directly rivaled foursquare. Both Gowalla and foursquare launched at SXSW in 2009.  Three years later during SXSW 2012, the plug has officially been pulled on Gowalla’s service.

After Gowalla’s acquisition by Facebook, former CEO of Gowalla… read more

Skillshare Launches ‘Schools’ for Brands

Whether they’re teaching classes about authentic Moroccan tagine cooking or how to live rent-free in New York City, peer-to-peer learning startup Skillshare lets its users market their classes online.

Now it also wants to be a place where brands, small businesses, non-profits and other organizations can market classes taught by… read more

To Follow or Not To Follow: Should Small Businesses Follow Everyone Back on Twitter?

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

Marketers know that Twitter is a valuable tool used to reach out to thousands of customers. But it’s not just the output of content that’s valuable —… read more

Happy Birthday Chuck Norris: King of Internet Memes

What do you get the manliest man in the world for his birthday? A roundhouse kick roundup of Chuck Norris facts, that’s what.

Today, meme king Chuck Norris turns 72, and to celebrate, we’re tearing through lead with our teeth, wrestling grizzly bears and drinking whiskey for breakfast. Just kidding. (Or… read more

Entrepreneur Astronaut: Here’s How You’ll Get to Space

Richard Garriott, age 50, was the 483rd person to leave planet Earth — and he’d like you to be one of the first thousand.

Garriott, creator of the popular Ultima videogame series, spent a good chunk of his fortune visiting the International Space Station via Soyuz rocket in 2008 (with… read more

Daylight Saving Time: The Only Clock You’ll Need

Daylight Saving Time can make waking up the morning after “springing forward” or “falling back” the most confusing times of the year. Fortunately, the Internet is now home to an absurdly accurate clock that can instantly put any confusion to rest.

Time.is tells you whether your computer clock is… read more

Happstr, the App That Finds Your Happy Place … Literally

Looking for happiness? Now there’s a map for that.

Mobile web app Happstr lets users mark the locations at which they’re happy on a map and browse for happy spots left by others nearby.

It was built last week during a mobile hackathon called The Startup Bus. The team of six entrepreneurs… read more

Here’s What Happens When You Hate Your Job

Brent Daily is finally contributing to the GDP again as a founder of RoundPegg, a company culture intelligence platform that quantifies culture to help companies hire for culture fit and engage employees.

You’re really good at what you do, but you were just passed over for a job that you would… read more

Dog Blogs: 15 Adorable Tumblrs for Canine Connoisseurs

1. Dogs & Great Views

Canines + inspiring landscapes = win.

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Man’s best friend… read more

Best of the Week #213

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

Mousterpiece: Create a Piece of Art While You Work

Since the advent of the App Store for iDevices, there has been an influx of apps that serve a very particular niche and perform a single, basic function. This trend has started to move towards the Mac in a very noticeable way, and the Mac App Store has facilitated the… read more

TweetStarGame a Modern Database for Modern Sports

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.

Quick Pitch: A one-stop, constantly updating database of social media’s most influential athletes in different sports and… read more

Apple Patent Suggests ‘iWallet’ Is Headed To the iPhone

A new patent awarded to Apple this week hints that the company may be adding mobile payments to the next version of the iPhone.

The patent is called “Parental Controls,” and it deals specifically with controlling how children (who aren’t the ones paying the bills) and are able to use… read more

The iPad Is Now Available For Horses [VIDEO]

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

Have you ever wondered to yourself, “What kind of tablet would @horse_ebooks use?” Could there possibly be a device that’s equestrian-friendly? Consider your questions answered — horses love the iPad!

This week, the long-awaited unveiling of the… read more

Domain Names 101: How to Avoid Dot-Com Disasters [INFOGRAPHIC]

The overflow of quick and witty reaction tweets to the new iPad name proves a name is never just a name. This applies for domain names, too. Here are tips to help you avoid these classic dot-com disasters — poolife.com, therapistsfinder.com or IPallover.com.

DomainNameSales.com, a name registration and web hosting company,… read more

CardFlick Puts Your Instagram and Facebook Pictures On Virtual Business Cards

Virtual business card company CardFlick is giving its products a new look with the introduction of InstaCards, a web-based feature that now allows you to create virtual business cards using your Facebook and Instagram photos.

Cards created using the service can be shared — or “flicked” — to others who are… read more

10 Innovative Uses of Facebook Timeline for Brands

1. Fanta

The soda company’s branded Facebook Timeline page took advantage of the Leap Year by pretending that the… read more

How Windows 8 Tablets Could Seriously Challenge the iPad

Now that the new iPad has been revealed, everyone’s chiming in on whether it’s a disappointing incremental upgrade or a fantastic breakthrough. None of that matters to its success, of course. If every single previous iPhone and iPad product launch is any indication, Apple is going to sell truckloads of… read more

March Madness: 6 Sites for Creating Your Ultimate Bracket

Time to iron your favorite jersey, slap some war paint on and dust off that foam finger: March Madness is about to begin! Whether you’re an NCAA Basketball superfan or a casual bystander, everyone can get swept up in the magic and drama of the Big Dance. Of course, one… read more

Twitter Engineer Builds Tool for Event Backchannels

A new tool makes Twitter a better backchannel for events and panels.

Bill Couch, a software engineer at Twitter, demoed the new tool at SXSW on Friday during the “Design from the Gut” panel.

Panels often use a Twitter hashtag as a way to accept audience-submitted questions. The problem, however,… read more

Google+ Executive to Critic: ‘Make Sure You’re Using It Correctly’

Google+ has more than 100 million active users, as long as you count them correctly. In a fireside chat at SXSW, Google+ Lead Vic Gundotra said Google’s social network enjoys 50 million users who sign in once a day and 100 million who sign in once a month, calling it… read more

Crowdsourced Philanthropy: Is It Worth the Risk?

Kellie Clapper is an assistant vice president of public affairs at State Farm Insurance. She is helping State Farm launch Cause An Effect, the company’s first crowdsourced philanthropy program, which gives people a chance to bring home one of 40 $25,000 grants to their neighborhood.

As brands look for ways to… read more

Would You Subscribe To Your Own Cereal Creation?

Puffed quinoa? Mini cookies? Maybe throw in some blueberries, cinnamon or chia seeds? Whatever you want in your breakfast bowl, a newly hatched startup called Cerealize wants to sell you a subscription to it.

The startup’s eleven founders met at the start of an unusual hackathon called The Startup Bus… read more

Here’s How Apple Put a Retina Display in the iPad

The so-called “retina” display for the new iPad is by far its most obvious — and technologically remarkable — feature. After all, the upgraded screen crams more than 3 million pixels in an area smaller than a piece of paper. How did Apple do it? A display analysis company has… read more

Tips for Designing a Compact Website Layout

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It can take a lot of additional effort to build mobile-specific website templates. HTML and CSS have come a long way but there are still plenty of standards and loopholes to jump through. And with the mounting increase of various mobile devices there are more platforms… read more

Fashion Advice App Fashism Dives Into Ecommerce, Launches on Android

Fashism, a website and mobile app that lets users solicit community feedback on style, is diving into ecommerce with the launch of an accessories shop. Now, when users are told to “add a belt” or “toss in some bangles” to spruce up their outfits, they can act immediately on that… read more

Interactive Nike Fuel Station Opens in London [VIDEO]

British runners: on your mark, get set — shop! Nike fans in London can re-fuel at a new interactive pop-up shop designed to sync with the company’s latest high-tech product: the Nike+ Fuelband.

The wristband tracks your movements throughout the day. It records “your entire athletic life,” says Nike’s… read more

Predict Apple’s Next Game-Changing Innovation [CONTEST]

IPad launch day has come and gone. The flurry of excitement surrounding the big Apple product announcement has died down, at least until the new iPad releases on March 16.

The new device is an upgrade to the previous iPad 2, offering new features like the retina display, 4G LTE… read more

3 Tradeoffs Your Startup Should Consider Before Partnering

Omar H. Téllez is founder/CEO of SCHEDit, a “hyper-social” events calendar that recently partnered with Boston.com to launch My Events. Called “Twitter for events” by Mashable, SCHEDit helps users connect with the right people, the right places at the right time.

As entrepreneurs, we typically face more questions than answers. Then,… read more

HowAboutWe’s New Site Helps Couples Discover Outings

Online dating site HowAboutWe faces the same paradox as any matchmaker: “The better you do at your job,” explains co-founder Brian Schechter, “the more likely that your customers will never come back to you.”

The startup announced Friday it will launch a new site targeted at committed couples that could help… read more

BBC Planning iTunes Competitor for TV Shows [REPORT]

The BBC has plans to create an online hub where customers can download both new and old TV shows, a report is claiming. Such a service would be a direct competitor to the TV offerings from Apple iTunes, and the BBC is said to be offering content creators better incentives… read more

20 Impressively Inspirational Email Newsletter Designs

In this collection, you will find some inspiring email newsletter designs that we have collected by browsing through hundreds of websites to find out the cream of the crop. Email newsletters serve as an exceptionally excellent way that lets you stay connected with your customers, subscribers or community members. With… read more

Creative Freelancers Unite! Preview of Photoshop CS6

I’m going to tell you a little secret that causes me some embarrassment. I still use Photoshop CS3. I’m going to chalk it up to the fact that I am skeptical of constant software upgrades and the fact that I’m not a graphic designer. Still…I’m so behind the times…. read more

Book Suggestion – Color Design Workbook: A Real World Guide to Using Color in Graphic Design

The book suggestion of this week is about colors, one of the most important skills for any designer. The book is called Color Design Workbook: A Real World Guide to Using Color in Graphic Design and it’s not only a very useful book, it’s a very well designed one.

Since color… read more

MightyDeals Giveaway – The New iPad

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Once again it’s Friday and once again we have a great giveaway from MightyDeals.com for our readers. This time MightyDeals – a flash sales platform for digital goods aimed at web professionals – is offering one of our readers the brand new iPad that Apple launched… read more

Find My Mac and Sosumi: Keep Your Mac Secure

Even if you don’t have a portable Mac, you should be aware that stuff happens, and even if you think that it’s never going to happen to you, thefts are not as unusual as you might think. I’ve been there, and I can tell you it feels awful having no… read more

Apple’s 2012 Fiscal Year Rides on New iPad

Apple has a lot riding on the success of the new iPad. It’s the company’s only big launch this year until the iPhone 5 is expected to launch in October.

Apple’s quarters are different from most companies — its fourth quarter ends in September, so sales of the new iPad… read more

Pedestrian Airbag Just Might Save Your Life [VIDEO]

Volvo has introduced the world’s first-ever pedestrian airbag on a car.

Here’s how it works: When the Volvo V40‘s front bumper hits a pedestrian, sensors register the contact. The hood lifts slightly, and a U-shaped cushion pops out over the front windshield. So, if someone flips over the… read more

How Product Announcements Affect Apple’s Stock Price [CHARTS]

Much of Apple’s market value hinges on the reception of its products. Will people love the new iPad? Will the next iteration of the iPhone change the mobile game?

Product announcement events are so important to Apple’s marketing that they can really move the needle on the company’s stock price.

SEE ALSO:… read more

Path Adds Nike+ Integration, Lets You Share Running Data With Friends

Path released version 2.1 of its iPhone app Thursday, allowing you to sync your Nike+ account with the app for the first time.

Now, you can connect your Nike+ and Path accounts to share your runs automatically with your Path network. Friends will be able to see your time, distance, best… read more

Uberlife Makes Hanging Out Offline Easier

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: Uberlife

Quick Pitch: Uberlife lets users create real-world hangouts, share them instantly with their social networks and… read more

4 Ways Restaurants Should Use QR Codes

Hamilton Chan is CEO and founder of Paperlinks, which provides the leading QR code infrastructure for businesses. Codes generated through Paperlinks app can be scanned by the free Paperlinks iPhone app or by any QR code reader on any smartphone platform.

Despite criticism, the QR code continues to be a major… read more

Apple Quietly Rejects Google Maps in iPhoto for iPad

When Apple unveiled iPhoto for iPad, it demonstrated the many departures from the desktop version, including the the multi-touch editing, visual brush palette and AirPlay slideshow streaming. What Apple didn’t mention was that it wasn’t using Google Maps anymore.

When you check a photo’s location data in the OS X version… read more

Why Bands Need Better Mobile Websites Now [INFOGRAPHIC]

This year, about 2,000 bands will arrive in Austin to play SXSW, hoping to grab the attention of label execs, A&R reps, and most importantly, new fans.

Typically, bands play around four shows during the music portion of the festival, which is plenty of opportunity to get exposure. But what if… read more

Peyton Manning Fired, Fans React on Twitter [CHARTS]

One of the NFL’s star quarterbacks, Peyton Manning, was cut loose by the Indianapolis Colts after 14 seasons of signal-calling brilliance this week. And, as is the norm these days, the major piece of sports news made a huge splash on Twitter.

Manning fans used the social network to pay… read more

Top 5 Things You Can Learn from An Apple

Top 5 Things You Can Learn from An Apple

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5 Social Media Campaigns Rocking International Women’s Day

International Women’s Day, celebrated annually March 8, focuses on empowering women around the globe. It has has evolved into a massive day of social media activism, with campaigns popping up throughout the social web.

In many parts of the world, women are more likely to never receive an education, live… read more

Why Some Musicians May Not Own Their Social Media Followers

Max Blau is Paste Magazine‘s multimedia editor, where he oversees all audio, video and photo content on the website. He is also a freelance writer, photographer and videographer. Follow him at @MaxBlau or check out his blog.

When fans communicate with their favorite musicians on Twitter or Facebook, they rarely ask,… read more

How NFL Legend Warren Sapp Tackles Social Media

Warren Sapp spent 13 years as one of the NFL’s most talented, verbose and entertaining players. The intimidating mountain of a defensive tackle played in nearly 200 career games, registered nearly 100 regular season sacks and made seven Pro Bowls — numbers that may well lead to a Hall of… read more

New iPad: Is Your Content Ready for the HD Tablet Revolution?

David Clarke is CEO and Co-Founder of BGT Partners, a 2011 and 2010 Ad Age Best Place to Work in the U.S. BGT creates interactive marketing and technology solutions for global corporations that strengthen brands, develop more engaging relationships and transform businesses.

It’s time to take tablet design seriously and evaluate… read more

GE Wants You to Play With Power Tools at SXSW

Ever used a laser cutter? How about a cold saw, ironworker, injection molder or 3D printer? If not, do you want to?

No matter your power-tool qualifications (or lack thereof), GE wants to give you a chance to get some hands-on time with them.

The company is launching a series of pop-up… read more

SXSW Networking: 6 Ways to Up Your Game

Scott Gerber is the founder of the Young Entrepreneur Council, a nonprofit organization that promotes youth entrepreneurship as a solution to unemployment and underemployment. The YEC provides young entrepreneurs with access to tools, mentorship, and resources that support each stage of a business’s development and growth.

On Friday, the ultimate crossroads… read more

Sorry, New iPad, I’m Still Hunting for a Cheaper Old Model

Last week I insisted I wouldn’t drop $500 on the new iPad even if it shot laser beams and turned into a flying car.

Now we know the new iPad does have some neat features: a super-high resolution retina display (it’s “resolutionary,” according to Apple‘s oddly punning marketing), a new camera… read more

LinkedIn Announces Women-Only ‘DevelopHer’ Hackday

Thursday is International Women’s Day, and LinkedIn is celebrating by announcing the DevelopHer Hackday, a competition encouraging female engineers to collaborate on software projects.

Scheduled for June 30 and July 1 in Mountain View, Calif., LinkedIn’s 24-hour event is open to students, enthusiasts and professionals. The company has created a DevelopHer… read more

#MashSXSW: Show Off Your SXSWi Photos on Mashable

Chock full of people, panels and parties, SXSWi is an event to document. There’s no doubt attendees — some of the most digitally connected folks out there — will be fully loaded with the latest technology to do so.

We want to be a part of your favorite moments. Stop by… read more

Why Sprint Got Shut Out of Apple’s iPad Party

Apple threw its annual iPad-unveiling bash Wednesday, and it included a major milestone for the company. The new iPad is Apple’s very first 4G LTE product, with versions available that connect to either Verizon’s or AT&T’s LTE networks.

Notably absent from that list: Sprint.

The carrier became a partner of Apple’s… read more

New Site Helps You Control Google Search Results for Your Name

Potential employers, clients and dates are all Googling your name. BrandYourself, a new website launching Thursday, helps make sure they find what you want them to.

The website guides you in search optimizing the links you want to push up in Google results for your name.

Here’s how it works: You choose… read more

Half of Sports Fans Visit Bathroom to Check Scores on Mobile Device [STUDY]

At the game, in the car, at home and even in the bathroom, sports junkies need their fix. And mobile devices are always there to deliver. Nearly 80% of sports fans who own a smartphone or tablet have used it in the past year to augment their fandom, according to… read more