| Curiosity Rover Snaps Stunning Self-Portrait on Mars | | Friday, November 02, 2012 10:31 PM | |
|  | Like a tourist who snaps a photo of himself in front of the Eiffel Tower, NASA's Mars rover Curiosity has stretched out its arm and captured a high-resolution self-portrait in spectacular surroundings. The 1-ton Curiosity rover took 55 hi-res...
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| How Windows Phone Is Turning Its Slim App Selection Into a Strength | | Friday, November 02, 2012 9:20 PM | |
|  | REDMOND, Wash. -- Any mobile developer who wants to make money (read: every one of them) targets Apple's iOS platform first since the user base is massive, representing the greatest potential for profit. Windows Phone, by comparison, has feeble...
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| Techie Volunteers Get New Yorkers Online After Sandy | | Friday, November 02, 2012 8:20 PM | |
|  | The days of techies hiding in their basements or thinking only about stock options and foosball tables are long gone in New York City. Instead, they are organizing en masse to help small businesses, schools and nonprofit organizations get up and...
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| Did Nate Silver Let Twitter Get Under His Skin? | | Friday, November 02, 2012 7:43 PM | |
|  | It was shaping up to be a classic 'Revenge of the Nerds' scenario. In one corner, we had Nate Silver, the stats whiz whose algorithmic models have correctly called everything from baseball rankings to the 2008 and 2010 elections. In the other, a...
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| Twitter to Add Photo Filters, Compete With Instagram [REPORT] | | Friday, November 02, 2012 6:28 PM | |
|  | Twitter, which once tried to buy Instagram, is set to launch a service that competes with it, according to one report. The company is preparing a range of photo filters users can add to pictures uploaded to Twitter, several sources within the...
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| NYC Marathon Canceled Amid Online Backlash | | Friday, November 02, 2012 5:39 PM | |
|  | The New York City Marathon has been canceled. This about-face turn of events comes just hours after New York City mayor Michael Bloomberg defended his decision to keep the marathon going. Bloomberg and race officials have faced criticism --...
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| 13 Gadgets to Prepare You for a Natural Disaster | | Friday, November 02, 2012 5:17 PM | |
|  | Earlier this week, Hurricane Sandy hit the East Coast of the United States as well as Caribbean countries, leaving tremendous disaster in its wake. People have gone without power for days, and the elderly and disabled -- especially those in...
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| Samsung Opens Solar-Powered Internet Schools in Africa [VIDEO] | | Friday, November 02, 2012 4:13 PM | |
|  | Old shipping containers repurposed into solar-powered classrooms are giving students in the most remote parts of Africa access to education and innovation. Samsung's Solar-Powered Internet Schools Initiative brings mobile classrooms filled with...
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| How a Facebook Page Became a Leading Source for Hurricane News | | Friday, November 02, 2012 3:32 PM | |
|  | In Hurricane Sandy's destructive wake, it's a Facebook page that is providing essential information to those affected in New Jersey. Created by N.J. resident Justin Auciello, "Jersey Shore Hurricane News" is aggregating updates, providing shelter...
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| The Top 250 Movies of All Time in Less Than 3 Minutes [VIDEO] | | Friday, November 02, 2012 2:43 PM | |
|  | Gladiator, The Big Lebowski, Toy Story, Forrest Gump, The Matrix -- see how many of the very best movies in cinema history you can spot during this amazing video mashup. YouTube user Jonathan Keogh drew from the Internet Movie Database's top 250...
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| Watch the Internet Go Down as Superstorm Sandy Makes Landfall | | Friday, November 02, 2012 1:11 PM | |
|  | Superstorm Sandy ripped through the Eastern Seaboard earlier this week, bringing record storm surges and long-term power outages in several cities. Servers from Manhattan to Virginia were flooded, affecting Internet service for hundreds of...
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| 10 Sex and Dating Experts to Follow on Twitter | | Friday, November 02, 2012 12:30 PM | |
|  | This week Mashable premiered Love in the Time of Robots, the all-new dating and sex advice show for the connected generation. In celebration, we've put together a list of the web's most interesting sex and dating experts. These folks are defining...
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| Apple Loses Rights to Sell iPhone Brand in Mexico | | Friday, November 02, 2012 11:28 AM | |
|  | Apple can no longer continue selling iPhone-branded products in Mexico, as of a Thursday ruling by courts in Mexico City. The court ruled against an injunction by Apple requesting that a Mexican company with the registered name iFone cease using...
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