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: Mon.ki Quick Pitch: Mon.ki is a Chrome ...
Mashable is proud to announce it has won a Webby for best business coverage (blog) of the year. Other winners chosen by the International Academy of Digital Arts and Sciences include Pinterest, which gets the Webby for social media website, and Googl...
Ever since Jawbone introduced the first Jambox wireless speaker, people have wondered when they would introduce a larger model -- one that could pick up with audio where the diminutive Jambox leaves off. Jawbone heard that steady drumbeat and has ans...
A new trailer for the upcoming Dark Knight Rises movie, the third installment in Christopher Nolan's Batman series, is now available for your viewing pleasure. Fans were able to "unlock" the trailer early by participating in an elaborate viral campai...
President Obama launched his 2012 pitch to voters with this 7-minute video that introduced a new slogan, "Forward." The ad unveils what is likely the narrative of Obama's reelection campaign: A president who was handed a tough situation, but saved th...
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. Today, we’re looking at three particularly interesting stories. IDC: Samsung Is the Biggest Phone Maker by Shipm...
The 16th annual Webby Awards are upon us, and Mashable has an exclusive list of all the winners. Considered by many to be the Internet's Academy Awards, the Webbys honors online media in four categories: websites; interactive advertising and media; o...
Frommer's, the market leader in travel guides, and Inkling, the publisher behind interactive digital textbooks, have launched Monday what they call "the first-ever truly interactive travel guides for iPhone and iPad." They're Frommer's traditional "D...
Facebook on Tuesday unveiled an organ donor status option for Timeline, a move designed to help more than 114,000 people in the U.S. and millions more around the world who are waiting for a live-saving heart, kidney or liver transplant. "Many of thos...
News aggregation site Digg's technology team may soon become part of The Washington Post's media empire, according to reports. The newspaper giant is "in the process of buying" Digg's tech team, according to AllThingsD. The team will work with the pe...
The long wait is over -- sort of. Research in Motion just reached a major milestone in finally getting its long-awaited BlackBerry 10 platform off the ground: The company has officially given developers the essential tools for creating BB10 apps, inc...
Name: Movember Big Idea: Every November, men around the world grow a mustache -- a "Mo" -- to raise funds and awareness for men's health issues, such as prostate cancer. The global campaign is driven largely by social media, online awareness platform...
A new listing at Best Buy has unveiled -- perhaps prematurely -- a very interesting gadget: A solar-powered iPad case by Logitech. This confirms a recent rumor that Logitech is working on such a case, though Logitech itself hasn't officially said a w...
In an unusual move, Republican presidential candidate Newt Gingrich announced he will be suspending his campaign Wednesday in a YouTube video addressed to his supporters and released early Tuesday morning. "I want to take this opportunity to give you...
Facebook is using its 901-million-strong following for good, offering organ donors and transplant recipients a way to link up. That's one way to look at it. Another is that Facebook needs to do all it can to deflect concerns about privacy and users' ...
Kickstarter has raised more than $200 million from 2 million backers, cofounder Yancey Strickler said on stage at Wired's business conference in Manhattan Tuesday morning. That money has funded more than 22,000 projects in the three years the crowdfu...
At a rate of 30 million a day, downloading apps is a popular hobby among consumers. So, too, is developing ideas for great new ones. The trouble often lies in taking an app from conception to high-tech reality — but experts agree anyone can develop a...
As guitarist and co-founder of the Smashing Pumpkins, Billy Corgan was at the forefront of one of the most important music movements in recent history. And he’s not finished. The Pumpkins have a new album coming out in June, and Corgan is splitting t...
The video above tells the story of a blind, homeless dog that has been given a second chance, thanks to the friendship of another stray puppy. Tanner, a 2-year-old Golden Retriever, was born blind with a slight seizure problem. After his owner died, ...
You and your Facebook friends can now join the ranks of Scumbag Steve, Philosoraptor, Angry Ass Wolf, College Freshman, Annoying Facebook Girl and other memes. A new website lets you create text-over-image memes using Facebook content. MemeKit combin...
Nellie Akalp is the CEO of CorpNet.com, an online legal document filing service, where she helps entrepreneurs incorporate or form an LLC for their new businesses. Connect with Nellie on Twitter or visit her free resource center. Spring is in full bl...
Many a parent has angrily warned their children "Don't push my buttons!" and of course what they are implying is that the children know exactly what to do to create a certain response, or reaction, from Mom or Dad. When you think about it, isn't it f...
Just days after releasing significant updates to its iPhone and Android apps, Twitter announced Tuesday its plan to upgrade its 'Discover' tab on both Twitter.com and its mobile apps. Twitter introduced Discover in December as part of an overhaul to ...
Research In Motion just gave developers access to its upcoming smartphone platform, BlackBerry 10, but clearly the conversation started long before today. Several developers were on hand at BlackBerry World in Orlando to highlight their commitment to...
What can a tablet magazine do that a real magazine can't? One new publication launched on the iPad Tuesday is one of the best examples yet -- and its staff of hilarious, talented writers is just the icing on the cake. The magazine, Blackline, is an e...
At the end of March, we learned members of the United States Congress were looking into drafting a bill that would bar employers from asking potential hires for private login information for their Facebook accounts. States had been instituting laws o...
Text message spam promising free iPads or cash rewards may be obnoxious and unwanted, but they also carry a greater danger: clicking on texts can install malware that collects personal data from your phone. They're also booming faster than any other ...
Update: Twitter CEO Dick Costolo took to Twitter to clarify his comments at the Wired conference: Here's a transcript of the exchange that led to this story: Eli Langer, CNBC: Similar to how we see brands have the ability to pin tweets, go into analy...
The Best of Instagram Series is presented by T-Mobile. Its 4G Tweet Race, a week-long campaign launching May 3, pits Twitter users against one another in a daily, frantic race for retweets. There are 7 races, and the winners of each heat wins a new H...
When it comes to social media, the oft-heard narrative of the 2012 election season is that the Democrats are the "social party," and are more adept at using platforms such as Facebook, Twitter and Foursquare. The Republicans, however, are trying to t...
