Dev shop Azork launched Monday Drund, a broad, agnostic development and management platform for apps across all connected devices and browsers. The platform also has an aspect for users, allowing them to "manage their online life from any Internet co...
Samsung has announced a special March 22 event where it's very likely to unveil a new, 8.9-inch version of its Galaxy Tab tablet. The Mobile Unpacked event, announced on Samsung's official Facebook page, is set during CTIA in Orlando, Fla., under the...
The Spark of Genius Series highlights a unique feature of startups and is made possible by Microsoft BizSpark. If you would like to have your startup considered for inclusion, please see the details here. Name: Artsicle Quick Pitch: Artsicle is a Net...
Welcome to this morning’s edition of “First To Know,†a series in which we keep you in the know on what’s happening in the digital world. We’re keeping our eyes on three particular stories of interest today. Apple Has Sold 1 Million Verizon iPhones, ...
Google is promising Gmail users whose accounts reset this weekend that they will have their lost data restored. In an official blog post, Google claims the problem affected less than 0.02% of Gmail's user base, but it was a particularly nasty one as ...
This post originally appeared on the American Express OPEN Forum, where Mashable regularly contributes articles about leveraging social media and technology in small business. When a large brand like Pepsi or Old Spice decides to use video, there are...
Group chat app GroupMe is out Tuesday with a bevy of updates to its iPhone and Android offerings, including location- and photo-sharing. GroupMe launched to much buzz back in October as a way to easily create an instant SMS chatroom on one's phone. T...
Thumbplay has yet to reach its one-year anniversary in the music subscription space -- and it now it seems that it will never do so, as the company is selling the service to Clear Channel Radio. A release that hit the wires last night did not disclos...
Hulu will hit $500 million in advertising and subscription revenues this year, nearly doubling last year's take, CEO Jason Kilar said Monday. Kilar, who spoke at the Internet Advertising Bureau's 2011 Annual Leadership Meeting in Palm Springs, Califo...
Looking for a luxury electric car, with utter disregard for the price? Rolls-Royce has got something for you: the Phantom 102EX, an electric version of the company's top-of-the-line model. The car is powered by the world's largest electric car batter...
The team at Evernote released Tuesday a brand new version of Evernote for iPhone and iPod touch. Evernote 4 is available in the App Store and it sports a complete redesign. The new design retains all the functionality of the old app while presenting ...
On Tuesday, seed fund and startup accelerator 500 Startups is announcing a batch of seven SMS and voice-focused applications selected to its Twilio Fund. Each is being awarded $10,000 in funding; one will receive an additional $50,000 and a spot in t...
Foodspotting, the popular mobile app for foodies, has finally come to Android. The app is available now on the Android Market for your food-finding pleasure and convenience. In addition to letting you find good food near you, the app also lets you ph...
Facebook released its updated Comments plugin today, which includes a robust set of new features. The social networking site also announced a set of publisher partners that will now integrate the plugin as their commenting platform of choice. The rob...
Comments that you make on an Examiner.com story will also show up in your Facebook News Feed, thanks to a deal between the two companies. Examiner.com is one of several launch partners — including Discovery.com, The Economist, SportingNews.com, Redbo...
Facebook will continue a plan to share users' home addresses and cellphone numbers with third-party developers despite criticism from privacy advocates, users and members of Congress. The social network announced an update to its platform in a Januar...
Micromobs, a consumer-focused startup attempting to solve group communication challenges, is upgrading its product offering Tuesday. Users can now export entire group e-mail threads to Micromobs to start group discussions and, in a perfect world, fre...
WikiLeaks is among the 241 Nobel Peace Prize nominees this year. The nominees come from 53 organizations and are greater in number than in any previous year. Other nominees include the European Union, former German Chancellor Helmut Kohl, Cuban dissi...
Connected TV startup Boxee announced Tuesday that it has a closed a $16.5 million round of funding. The round was led by Pitango and Softbank, and included previous investors General Catalyst, Spark Capital and Union Square Ventures. Boxee raised $6 ...
Y Combinator-backed startup Hipmunk has added an oft-requested feature to its service: hotel search. Now, in addition to searching for affordable and convenient flights through the site's visually stimulating interface, users can also tack on a hotel...
Facebook has snapped up yet another tech startup. Tuesday's acquisition is Beluga, a startup that allows users to send instant group messages, photos and location information across multiple platforms. The startup's offering is comparable to other ap...
The Social Gaming Development Series is supported by Level 3 Communications, an international provider of fiber-based communications services. Level 3 is committed to carrying digital media from anywhere to anywhere, in whatever format needed. The ki...
Starting Tuesday, music lovers can sign up for 60 days of free access to music subscription service Rhapsody, thanks to a promotion with MTV. Usually, trial periods for music subscription services are about seven to 14 days, so this is a pretty big o...
Coca-Cola will help Maroon 5 crowdsource material in a program that gives the band 24 hours to come up with a new song. The session, set for March 22, live from London, will use an interactive project technology to let fans interact with the band at ...
We recently brought you some best practices for working with others in coworking spaces. But there's another side to the coworking coin. In this post we offer advice for those involved in the management of such premises. We have spoken to experienced...
The location-based service Loopt is introducing a new feature that will alert users of nearby deals or rewards, and it's launching at SXSW Interactive. The feature, called Rewards Alerts, combines elements of the Loopt Rewards system with the app's p...
The web is a big, constantly changing place that — for many — requires instructions. Startup Grovo launched a site in October that offers these instructions with high-quality, free videos about popular web apps like Mint, Amazon and Twitter. On Tuesd...
Best Picture loser The Social Network may have spawned its share of parodies, but has it, pray tell, inspired a truly epic remix? That's an area (aside from the obvious) where Oscar winner The King's Speech has the "Facebook Movie" beat. Bonus: This ...
Bank of America customers are unable to log in to their online bank accounts Tuesday. The site has been slow since Monday, and sometime today made its online banking services "temporarily unavailable." Update: One Mashable reader found a work-around....
Jani Penttinen is a founder and CEO of PremiumFanPage, a service that helps brands connect with their fans in any language, and Xiha, a multilingual social network with users in more than 200 countries speaking 140 languages. He blogs at janipenttine...
