| Tweeting Truck Lands on Mars, Internet Explodes With Joy | |  | Overcoming its "seven minutes of terror" -- and winning the hearts of geeks worldwide -- the 2,000 lb. NASA Curiosity Rover landed on Mars at 1:32am, early Monday morning EST. "We're on Mars again," said the exhilirated NASA chief, Charles...
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| First Look: 'Architectural Digest' on the iPad | |  | Architectural Digest released its first digital edition last week, alongside fellow Conde Nast publication Lucky. The magazines are launching simultaneously on the iPad, Kindle Fire and Nook Color. I spent some time with the September issue on my...
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| Underemployed? Social Networking Can Help | |  | Sudy Bharadwaj is a co-founder and the CEO of Jackalope Jobs, a web-based platform that combines search, social networking, and the overall user's experience to provide relevant job openings. Learn how Sudy and Jackalope Jobs obsess over job...
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| Have Fun Destroying Web Pages with Font Bomb | |  | The next time an annoying commentator leaves a poorly-worded response on your blog, or tweets something offensive at you, don't get mad. Just use Font Bomb. Developer Philippe-Antoine Lehoux created the browser plug-in, which uses a combination...
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| Meet Nina: Siri's Cousin for Apps | |  | Siri may have her critics, but Apple's talkative virtual assistant is definitely useful for some functions, like checking the weather and texting. Nuance, which works with Apple on voice control, now plans to take Siri-like abilities to more...
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| Ice Cream Shop Releases Pair of Creepy Ads You Must See | | Sunday, August 05, 2012 11:33 PM | |
|  | It's the eternal summertime quandary: If you were made of ice cream, would you eat yourself? Ok maybe not, but for one Philadelphia ice cream shop at least, the answer seems to be yes. Little Baby's Ice Cream has released two bizarre ads...
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| Watch the Mars Curiosity Landing Live [VIDEO] | | Sunday, August 05, 2012 10:59 PM | |
|  | All eyes will be on the red planet Sunday night, as NASA's rover, Curiosity, lands on Mars. It's expected to touch down at 1:31 a.m. ET (10:31 p.m. PT). NASA launched the rover last November from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida. As...
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| Landing Might Be Just One of Mars Rover Curiosity's Hurdles [COMIC] | | Sunday, August 05, 2012 9:50 PM | |
|  | What if NASA's Mars rover, Curiosity, makes it through tonight's "seven minutes of terror" only to face another unanticipated obstacle? Unlikely? Sure, but if you've read enough Ray Bradbury, you know where this is going. The red planet looks...
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| 11 Deep Student Discounts on Back-to-School Tech | | Sunday, August 05, 2012 9:36 PM | |
|  | It's August, which means you're already thinking about back-to-school preparation. A big part of that process is shopping for the gadgets and software that will help prepare your student for a serious education. We've collected a list of sites...
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| eBay Testing Same-Day Delivery Service in San Francisco | | Sunday, August 05, 2012 8:55 PM | |
|  | eBay is testing a same-day delivery service called eBay Now, the company announced in an email to users on Sunday. The iOS app, currently only available in San Francisco, will let users order and receive products from local stores, usually within...
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| Why This Haptic Steering Wheel Could Save Your Life | | Sunday, August 05, 2012 8:15 PM | |
|  | The car world's best hope for fighting in-car distractions can be summed up with one word: Haptics. Haptics is the study of touch, and haptic feedback is when a device directs a sensation at you. You've felt this form of feedback every time your...
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| National Zoo Live Streams Cute Critters to Your Phone | | Sunday, August 05, 2012 7:29 PM | |
|  | Lions and tigers and pandas -- oh my -- are now available round-the-clock, thanks to a new app for Smithsonian's National Zoo. Released on Aug. 1, the app features maps, guided tours and information on daily activities. It also includes an...
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| Synchronized Swimmers in Unlikely Waters | | Sunday, August 05, 2012 6:42 PM | |
|  | Here at Mashable we just can't get enough of the Olympics. There's one event we're particularly excited about: synchronized swimming. In honor of the event, we thought it would be interesting to see some synchronized swimmers take a dip in...
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| Two Cats, Mice and an iPad Result in Digital Magic [VIDEO] | | Sunday, August 05, 2012 6:10 PM | |
|  | See what happens when a master magician plays a few magic tricks on two seven-month-old Maine Coon cats. The elegant prestidigitation is courtesy of our friend Simon Pierro, an ace magician who does all kinds of tricks, but lately has...
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| Smooth-Talking Hacker Remote-Wipes Reporter's iPad, MacBook | | Sunday, August 05, 2012 5:24 PM | |
|  | We've heard it before: Make sure to secure your online accounts with a strong, distinct password to avoid being hacked. But what if hackers can simply circumvent the need for your password to gain access to your information? That's what happened...
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