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Megan Berry is an evangelist for Mobclix, the industry's largest mobile ad exchange, working on social media and marketing. She also blogs at The Huffington Post and the Mobclix blog. You can follow her on Twitter as @meganberry, or through the @Mobc...
In just a few hours the 96th Rose Bowl Game will be taking place between Ohio State and the University of Oregon. However, before the "Granddaddy of Them All" bowl game kicks off, an even older tradition will be taking place: The Tournament of Roses ...
Brian Solis is a principal at new media agency FutureWorks. You can connect with him on Twitter or Facebook. In 2009, influence emerged as a source of filtering and focus, especially when Twitter released its new “lists†feature to empower users to o...
When Google's Android platform first launched in late October of 2008, ShopSavvy from Big in Japan was easily one of the most impressive apps available for the platform. Using the phone's built-in camera, ShopSavvy scans barcodes of any product and t...
Update: PayPal was only used as an illustration and not a specific usable example. The basic Cyrillic keyboard does not contain a character that appears as a Latin "l" (and the character that exists in the extended set is apparently not useable when ...
In the wake of last Friday's unsuccessful attempt to blow up a Northwest Airlines flight, the U.S. Transportation Security Administration (TSA) began to impose some temporary security screening measures, including thorough pat downs and limitations o...
The next few weeks are going to be extremely busy for gadget fans. Reports indicate that the Nexus One -- also known as the Google Phone -- may be officially unveiled on January 5, 2010 at a Google press event. Android not striking your fancy? Well A...
Apple expects to sell 10 million tablet computers in the product's first year, according to a former Google executive. Lee Kai-fu, founding president of Google China until September 2009, says in a blog post he heard the numbers from a friend. He add...
It's January 1 2010, and Google is celebrating in its customary fashion: a shiny Google logo to mark the occasion. Today's Google doodle features a clock tower and fireworks; we happen to think it's one of their better attempts (better, certainly, th...
Every New Year, Sydney, Australia wows crowds with a massive fireworks display. In a smart marketing move, that extravaganza is now available uncut, online, courtesy of Tourism NSW's Sydney.com. The 12 minute video is simply breathtaking, and it curr...
We're just a week away from the annual gadget-lover's dream event, otherwise known as CES. One company that everyone will have their eyes on this year is Mophie. Mophie, a popular retailer of Apple iPhone and iPod accessories, is set to debut their i...
Google doesn't just have a new logo today: the creative web company has also hidden a surprise on its homepage. Go to Google.com today and click "I'm Feeling Lucky" (without entering a search term) to get an unexpected treat. Google is increasingly d...
2009 saw its share of stories about the Chinese government's attempt to "filter" the internet for its citizens, including blocking popular social sites, mandating blocking software on all PCs sold in the country, petitioning Google to remove content ...
Police have been known to use social media like Facebook and Twitter to track down thieves (the IRS, too), and careless Facebooking can quickly get you arrested. But if you're on the run from the law, there's another online territory you might want t...
It's still in the rumor stages with no official word yet from the organization, but the blog software platform WordPress has set up a blog at the android.wordpress.org domain, Blog Herald notes. They did the same for the existing mobile WordPress ver...
The Internet uses vast amounts of energy -- one Google search reportedly requires enough energy to boil a cup of water. However, the web is slowly but steadily "going green." The trouble is this means different things to different people. As more way...
Imagine being able to control your computer or video game without needing to use a mouse or controller. Microsoft researchers have filed a patent for a muscle-based control scheme that does just that, and more -- simple hand gestures could be used to...
This post is part of Mashable’s Spark of Genius series, which highlights a unique feature of startups. If you would like to have your startup considered for inclusion, please see the details here. The series is made possible by Microsoft BizSpark. Na...
This week, we asked you to make a choice about the web's oldest form of communication: email. We pitted Microsoft's Outlook, standard-bearer of desktop e-mail software and businesses worldwide, against Google's Gmail, the webmail software that contin...
It's a new year, which means it's time to make resolutions, take on fresh challenges, learn new things and change our lives for the better. Perhaps you want to lose 10 pounds, travel more, or get the job you really want? Mashable has been building a ...
Google is working on a tablet computer with HTC, the company that built the hardware for the Nexus One "Google Phone", according to a report. The report claims that HTC has "been working closely with Google for the past 18 months" on "several working...
Apple has filed a patent for the sharing of location-based data between devices and plotting your friends' location on a map. The patent application also appears to (yet again) show a front-facing camera on the iPhone, increasing speculation that thi...
Palm Pre users rejoice: Location-sharing service Foursquare just launched a beta app for Palm Pre and Palm Pixi phones. The native application joins those for the iPhone, BlackBerry (beta) and Android phones. The app is simple, straightforward and (w...
With the Google Nexus One launch and the gadget show CES both taking place next week, it's shaping up to be a weekend of hardware rumors. The latest requires the usual cautions: It's a single anonymous source, and the parties involved have not commen...
If you've been paying attention to Mashable, you got an early heads-up on this in mid-December: Google's Chrome browser overtook Apple's Safari in the final month of 2009 to become the third-place browser behind Internet Explorer and Firefox. Our fir...
Pups aren't the only furry pals that get love on the iPhone. Our feline friends are well looked after in the App Store, as well, with a wealth of kitty-themed widgets available for download. Narrowing down the best cat-friendly apps can be a challeng...
As we begin 2010, there are over 100,000 iPhone apps available for download -- an overwhelming array of choices, but plenty of gems if you know where to look. To help you out, we've compiled all of Mashable's iPhone app reviews in a definitive list t...
Since Michael Jackson's untimely death, there has been a great deal of interest in his unreleased work, including collaborations with some of the world's best-known artists. This weekend, one of those songs has leaked onto the web and spread like wil...
Washington, D.C. has filed a lawsuit against AT&T claiming that the telecom company should turn over unused calling card balances. The attorney general's office argues: "AT&T's prepaid calling cards must be treated as unclaimed property under distric...
