| Franciscan Friars Want You to Text them Your Prayer Intentions | | Just a month after Pope Benedict XVI launched his official Twitter account, other representatives of the Catholic faith are giving new meaning to the term, "religious text." The Holy Name Province, self-described as the largest group of friars in the U.S., announced that they are now accepting prayer intentions via text.
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| Find Your Child, Pet or Suitcase With 'I'm Here' GPS Tracker | | Saturday, January 12, 2013 11:31 PM | Emily Price |
| LAS VEGAS – The CES show floor was home to several GPS trackers this year. One of the most interesting was I’m Here, a tracker developed by the same company that created an Android smart watch called I’m Watch. Unveiled during the company’s CES press conference, I’m Here is a pint-sized tracker designed to help you keep up with everything from your suitcase to your kindergartener.
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| Samsung Smart Fridge Dishes Up Recipe Ideas and Coupons | | Saturday, January 12, 2013 10:28 PM | Andrea Smith |
| Technology has helped solve many problems for us. We make phone calls and read emails from wherever we are (most of the time) using cellphones, and record our favorite TV shows and movies to watch later. But it hasn't helped solve the age-old dilemma of figuring out what’s for dinner — until now.
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| Suspected Thief Posts His Photo on Victim's Facebook Page | | Saturday, January 12, 2013 9:27 PM | Anita Li |
| One alleged tablet thief in South Africa may be the newest addition to our list of dumb criminals caught through Facebook. James and Barbara McCall experienced a recent spate of burglaries at their guesthouse in Hillcrest, KwaZula-Natal, and found their Samsung tablet missing after the latest incident, South Africa-based IOL News reported.
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| Disguise Your iPad Mini with this Holy Bible Case | | Saturday, January 12, 2013 7:30 PM | Nina Frazier |
| LAS VEGAS — We saw quite a few eccentric items at CES this year: an iPad man, the Direct TV kangaroo starting a impromptu dance mob, and even sumo wrestlers — but one of our favorites was this iPad mini case by Japanese brand Ozaki. It looks like a Bible. Genius. This takes the "disguise your dirty magazine in a textbook" idea to a whole new level.
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| How to Create a Winning Meme | | Saturday, January 12, 2013 6:28 PM | Anita Li |
| What's the recipe for a winning meme? While you may prefer grumpy cat videos, there are a wide variety of memes that have seen viral success. Compiled by Pelican PR, one infographic looks at patterns in 100 memes from 1980 to today, and determines the necessary ingredients for a video or photo to take off. Entitled "How to Cook up a Winning Meme," it reveals that the ideal equation for the perfect meme = picture + cat + Reddit.
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| Tina Fey Thinks Most People Are Too Boring to Use Twitter | | Saturday, January 12, 2013 5:36 PM | Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai |
| Tina Fey doesn't like Twitter. In fact, she thinks most Twitter users are downright boring. That's what the comedian said in a short video, answering a question from a fan who wanted to know if she used Twitter. "I have never used it," she said.
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| Our Favorite Photos from CES 2013 | | Saturday, January 12, 2013 5:00 PM | Nina Frazier |
| LAS VEGAS— This year's CES was a whirlwind ride through a techie kaleidoscope. We didn't miss a thing, (except for that exclusive ride on the Albatross One which was supposed to land on Lake Mead, because of high winds— rats!) Cameras in hand, our team got some spectacular shots on the ground in Las Vegas.
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| Liar, Liar? How to Know if Your Client is Telling the Truth | | Saturday, January 12, 2013 4:25 PM | The Daily Muse |
| Ever think a client is saying one thing ("Sure, I think it's a good idea, but I'll need to run it by the team") but thinking another? Hint: They do it all the time. But by understanding a few simple facial cues, you'll be able to match people's words to their actions, and see who's telling the truth every time. Check out this visual guide to what your client is really saying.
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| 42 Digital Media Resources You May Have Missed | | Saturday, January 12, 2013 3:41 PM | Fran Berkman |
| It's the weekend. Time to kick back, relax and catch up with all the reading you were too busy to do during the week. If technology and social media is your thing, you've come to the right place. The reporters and editors at Mashable spent the week buzzing around the Internet like digital bees, checking out all the best new apps and gadgets. To help you get up to speed in a hurry, we gathered all our most usable stories into this one post.
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| Things Get Weird and Wonderful at CES 2013's International Pavilion | | Saturday, January 12, 2013 3:05 PM | Lance Ulanoff |
| I'm not immune to charms of giant ultra HD screens, glowing white booths filled with futuristic sports cars and celebrities sporting the latest headphones, but my favorite part of CES 2013, by far, is the back alleys — especially the tiny booths in the International Pavilion. They're kind of off the beaten path.
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| Top 10 Tech This Week, CES 2013 Edition | | Saturday, January 12, 2013 2:30 PM | Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai |
| The long-anticipated 2013 International CES came and went in a flurry of techno-goodness. Luckily, Mashable's team was in Las Vegas so that nothing that happened at this year's CES stayed there. And there was definitely a lot to remember and report on at this year's gadget bonanza. It was really hard to narrow down all the tech stories that came out of CES to just 10, but we think these are the 10 biggest ones.
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| uNu iPhone 5 Battery Case Doubles Your Battery Life | | Saturday, January 12, 2013 1:47 PM | AppAdvice |
| The uNu DX Protective Battery Case for iPhone 5 doubles your talk time, letting most iPhones last for two days on one charge. While that's still far from what feature phones can manage, it's a significant improvement and would come in handy in many situations. The great thing about this case is how little bulk it adds. It's 15mm thick and actually looks quite good.
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| Facebook Reveals Which NFL Teams Are Getting the Most Chatter During Playoffs | | Saturday, January 12, 2013 1:15 PM | Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai |
| The NFL playoffs are back this weekend with four thrilling divisional matchups, and the U.S. is abuzz, waiting to see who's going to survive these games and advance to the conference championships. Now, thanks to a powerful new tool on Facebook, you'll be able to see what everyone's talking about before, during and after the big games.
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| Turns Out Apple Might Still Be Considering a Cheap iPhone | | Saturday, January 12, 2013 11:37 AM | Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai |
| There's been some confusion around the rumors indicating that Apple is considering a cheaper version of the iPhone. As of today, no one really knows what's going on. So much so that even Reuters misfired, pulling a story based on comments made by Apple marketing chief Phil Schiller to a Chinese daily that appeared to debunk the rumors. As it turns out, Schiller didn't really mean it.
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| 5 Ways to Avoid Being a Costly, Bad Hire | | Saturday, January 12, 2013 11:11 AM | Sudy Bharadwaj |
| New research shows the effects of a bad hire go beyond a minimum cost; 41% of employers estimated the costs of a bad hire to be more than $25,00.
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| 10 Top News Stories This Week | | Saturday, January 12, 2013 10:21 AM | Emily Banks |
| It was another busy week at Mashable and in tech news, as our staff literally ran around Las Vegas testing and viewing some of the newest gadgets at CES 2013. In case you missed any of our top stories out of Vegas or the other news stories happening elsewhere, we've got you covered. Here are some of the top news stories published on Mashable this week.
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| Internet Activist Aaron Swartz Commits Suicide | | Saturday, January 12, 2013 5:52 AM | Stan Schroeder |
| Aaron Swartz, online activist and founder of Infogami, a service later merged with Reddit, committed suicide in New York City on Jan. 11, the Tech reports. The news was revealed to the Tech by Swartz's uncle Michael Wolf and confirmed by Swartz’s attorney, Elliot R. Peters. “The tragic and heartbreaking information you received is, regrettably, true,” said Peters.
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| Obama's Death Star Response is Best Star Wars Tribute in History | | Saturday, January 12, 2013 4:59 AM | Chris Taylor |
| Sometimes, you just have to use a little Force. When a petition calling on the Obama Administration to begin building a Death Star by 2016 blasted past the 25,000 signatures necessary for an official response late last year, the White House could have gone any number of ways. It wasn't required to reply in a timely fashion; it could have stuck the whole thing in a drawer.
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