Ski lovers, start your engines! Snow and Ski Report by REI for the iPhone and iPod touch -- an app that offers up snow and ski conditions for winter sports fans -- has just received a major update. The app , which has been a big hit in the past two y...
As anyone interested in the recent U.S. midterm elections can attest, arguing with people who'll never agree with you is an exhausting hobby. At least one developer has found a way to answer his would-be debaters without having to engage in a tiring,...
The latest version of Google's 3D map application, Google Earth, now has the ability to display real-time rain and snow in certain parts of the world. To see it, you must first enable the clouds layer, and then zoom in to a location where it's rainin...
Today is the third annual Blog Action Day, a yearly event in which thousands of blogs around the web pledge to write about a single global issue in an effort to focus global attention. Two years ago, the inaugural Blog Action Day tackled the environm...
Felicia is fading, but Bill is building. Forming early Monday, Hurricane Bill sustained winds of 90 mph which are expected to climb to 110 mph -- putting it in the running to become a major hurricane in the next couple of days. The first official hur...
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There are already plenty of ways to get the weather online, on your desktop, or as a browser extension, but nonetheless, AccuWeather’s new Adobe AIR app is worth a look if you want something more lightweight and always-on. Once downloaded, AccuWeathe...
OfficeMax had a hit with ElfYourself, the dancing elves winter promotion, but a lesser known viral campaign of years gone by is equally novel: My Holiday Sweater lets you create your own holiday sweater and email it to your friends, personalized with...
We told you Umbrella Today is the simplest weather site ever made. We were wrong. Now that ingenious idea - entering a zip code to find out whether you'll need an umbrella today - has been one-upped. Or, one-downed. going to rain is a new site that t...
This post is part of Mashable's Startup Review series, which highlights great unsung startups. The series is made possible by Sun Startup Essentials. Company Name Fuelstart 20-Word Description Free all in one home energy site for fuel companies and h...
