| Watch Overly Attached Girlfriend Deliver a Creepy Valentine Poem | | In a new YouTube video, Overly Attached Girlfriend delivers a Valentine's Day poem sure to give you goosebumps in the worst possible way. "Roses are red, violets are blue, be my Valentine, I'm waiting for you. Blood is red, bruises are blue, don't say no," she says in the video, which went online Monday.
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| Could This Be the iPhone 5S? | | Photos of what may be Apple's next iPhone surfaced online Monday. Posted by a Chinese technology site, the images allegedly show the iPhone 5S already going into production. Nearly identical to the iPhone 5, the handset shown in the photos has an updated vibration motor (some have complained the iPhone 5's is too noisy). Beyond that minor difference, however, it looks identical to the model currently on the market.
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| Zuckerbergs Are Among 'Most Generous' Donors of 2012 | | Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg and wife Priscilla Chan are among the 50 "most generous" donors of 2012, according to a new list. The Chronicle of Philanthropy revealed that Zuckerberg, 28, and Chan, 27, donated nearly $500 million to the Silicon Valley Community Foundation, a nonprofit organization that works with donors to manage their contributions.
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| 8 Pro Tips for Online Dating | | Online dating is about more than simply meeting someone — it's about marketing yourself. Without a clear, honest profile, you might be looking forever. In honor of Valentine’s Day and its impending dating anxiety, we asked experts for their top tips to help you succeed online — if not this week, at least soon. 1. Get an Outside Perspective Be sure that your profile makes sense to others.
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| Barbie Digital Mirror Lets Kids Try on Makeup Using Augmented Reality | | Monday, February 11, 2013 11:38 PM | Andrea Smith |
| NEW YORK — Smearing red lipstick all over their faces and fingers, little kids like to try on mommy's makeup — it's a mess, but also a rite of passage. Mattel has transformed that traditional play pattern with the Barbie Digital Makeover Mirror, which Mashable saw at the 110th American International Toy Fair this week. Using an iPad and a separately purchased vanity frame, girls get to "try on" eye shadow, lipstick and glitter.
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| Here's a Cute Cat Watching Hockey | | Monday, February 11, 2013 10:57 PM | Neha Prakash |
| Yeah, so it's really just a cat watching hockey, but this video is bound to make a lot of Canadian cat lovers very happy. SEE ALSO: 5 Rejected Animal Planet Super Bowl Show Ideas And we're also really working towards dispelling the stereotype that only dogs are advocates of athleticism — clearly Dave the cat isn't afraid to show his hockey-loving roots.
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| Rihanna Disrobes Completely in 'Stay' Music Video | | Monday, February 11, 2013 10:06 PM | Brian Anthony Hernandez |
| Hours after Facebook users ranked Rihanna as best dressed at the Grammys, the 24-year-old singer disrobes completely in an emotional music video that debuted Monday night. "Stay" featuring crooner Mikky Ekko, who performed the song with Rihanna at Sunday's 55th Grammy Awards, primarily shows Rihanna's body submerged in bathtub water. The official "Stay" video is available to watch only on E! News, where it premiered.
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| Microsoft Staffs Up LA Studio to Develop Original Content for Xbox | | Monday, February 11, 2013 9:32 PM | Lauren Indvik |
| Microsoft's Xbox 360 console is more than a gaming device. In fact, owners are spending more time playing video and music than games on the device, Yusuf Mehdl, senior vice president of Microsoft's interactive entertainment business, disclosed on stage at AllThingsD's media conference Monday night.
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| Hearst Hosts Its First Fashion Hackathon | | Monday, February 11, 2013 8:57 PM | Camille Bautista |
| Hearst hosted its first-ever "Fashion Hack," teaming designers with developers for a 24-hour competition. The collaboration of the fashion and tech industries brought more than 150 developers to New York City to create innovative, fashion-focused apps using Hearst brands' APIs. The international media company launched the weekend event in an effort to tap into the quick growth of the mobile market and redefine reader interaction.
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| Upcoming State of the Union Will Be Interactive | | Monday, February 11, 2013 8:42 PM | Nextgov |
| The White House is planning a series of digital follow-ons to Tuesday night's State of the Union address, including a tool called Citizen Response that people can use to share specific parts of the speech through social media. People using Citizen Response will also be able to send the Obama administration messages describing how specific parts of the address affect them, according to a White House blog post Monday.
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| Justin Timberlake Joins Instagram With Spurt of Intimate Photos | | Monday, February 11, 2013 8:09 PM | Brian Anthony Hernandez |
| Justin Timberlake joined photo-sharing service Instagram on Grammy Sunday, rapidly attracting more than 100,000 followers as of last count on Monday night. Meanwhile, fellow Grammy attendee Kelly Clarkson entered the Instagram world last week and gained nearly 35,000 followers. Madonna, who wasn't a nominee at the 55th Grammy Awards, also relaunched her account; one snap is a close-up of her breasts.
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| Cat Walks Runway at New York Fashion Week | | Monday, February 11, 2013 7:24 PM | Neha Prakash |
| New York Fashion Week took the term "cat walk" to a new level this year, hiring a real live kitty to strut down the runway. Lily, a certified supermeowdel (had to go there), is a 4-year-old blue point Siamese rescue cat — with a natural ability to smize — and the first feline to be a part of a New York Fashion Week show. She premiered her fierce (and controversial) head-to-paw fur look on Feb.
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| US Is Victim of Massive Cyber Espionage Campaign | | Monday, February 11, 2013 7:11 PM | Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai |
| The U.S. is a victim of a massive and sustained campaign of cyber espionage, according to a classified intelligence assessment revealed by the Washington Post on Monday. These periodic assessments, officially called National Intelligence Estimates (NIE), are issued by the Director of National Intelligence to express the general consensus of the intelligence community and to inform policymakers.
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| Bluetooth Mercedes Has the Coolest Doors Ever | | Monday, February 11, 2013 7:02 PM | Lance Ulanoff |
| The only thing that's cooler than a luxury sports car you can control through your phone is one with "gullwing" doors and a built-in speaker.
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| 'Florida Man' Is Twitter's Worst Superhero Ever | | Monday, February 11, 2013 6:29 PM | Eric Larson |
| A new Twitter parody account, called Florida Man, compiles all the best headlines from the Sunshine State to represent a hybrid, trouble-causing 'superhero.'
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| Nexus 4 Wireless Charger Orders Begin at Last | | Monday, February 11, 2013 6:21 PM | Christina Warren |
| Google is finally taking orders for its Nexus 4 wireless charging accessory. The Nexus 4 uses Qi wireless charging technology — the same stuff used by the Lumia 920. This means that users can just set their device on a compatible charging mat (or in this case, an orb) and have the device charge by induction.
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| Taylor Swift Gets Twitter Death Threats After 'Dissing' Ex at Grammys | | Monday, February 11, 2013 6:14 PM | Brian Anthony Hernandez |
| Furious One Direction fans hurled death threats at Taylor Swift on Twitter after her sassy performance of "We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together" at Sunday's 55th Grammy Awards. The harsh threats continued to roll in well into late Monday. The angry fans think Swift mocked her ex-boyfriend — 19-year-old One Direction member and British heartthrob Harry Styles — during her Grammy set.
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| American Express Lets You Buy Stuff on Twitter by Using a Hashtag | | Monday, February 11, 2013 6:03 PM | Todd Wasserman |
| American Express is upgrading its Sync program with Twitter to let cardholders buy stuff by using a hashtag. Starting Monday, AmEx customers who sync their cards can buy items if they use the right hashtag. The first such item is a $25 AmEx gift card, which will go for $15 if you tweet #BuyAmexGiftCard25. Other offers will be rolled out on Wednesday Feb.
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| Facebook Being Sued Over Like Button | | Monday, February 11, 2013 5:57 PM | Emily Price |
| You can bet Facebook doesn’t like this. The social network is currently being sued for its use of the Like button, a feature which was patented by Dutch programmer Joannes Jozef Everardus van Der Meer in 1998, five years before Facebook’s launch. The patents were granted as part of the functionality of Surfbook, a social diary created by Van Der Meer that allowed users to “like” each other’s content.
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| CISPA Cybersecurity Bill Is Coming Back Wednesday | | Monday, February 11, 2013 5:51 PM | Alex Fitzpatrick |
| The Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Information Act, more commonly known as CISPA, will be reintroduced to the House of Representatives Wednesday, its authors announced Monday. CISPA, a controversial cybersecurity bill, first passed the Republican-controlled House on a vote of 248-168 last April despite a veto threat from the White House.
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| 5 Things Bill Gates Revealed on Reddit | | Monday, February 11, 2013 5:35 PM | Pete Pachal |
| Bill Gates hosted a Reddit AMA ("Ask Me Anything") this afternoon, covering a wide range of topics including his leadership of Microsoft, the activities of his foundation and who his favorite band is (U2, if you were wondering). While much of the discussion went over old material (Gates at one point defended his and his wife's decision to leave only $10 million to each of their three children), he also revealed a few new insights.
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| HBO Teases 'Game of Thrones' Season 3 | | Monday, February 11, 2013 5:29 PM | Neha Prakash |
| Brace yourself. Your favorite citizens of Westeros and Essos are back on March 31. And HBO knows you've been waiting with bated breath to be whisked away to a world where morally ambiguous, backstabbing, political social climbers are commonplace. So it's giving you just a peek at what season three has in store, with this maddeningly short 41-second clip.
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| Obama's Executive Order on Cybersecurity May Be Imminent | | Monday, February 11, 2013 5:26 PM | Alex Fitzpatrick |
| President Barack Obama's long-expected executive order on cybersecurity will be announced Wednesday, according to a report. The order is expected to be revealed at an early morning event at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, reported The Hill, citing "two people familiar with the matter." Mashable has reached out to the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy for comment and will update this post with any response.
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| 23 Worst Romantic Comedies in History | | Monday, February 11, 2013 5:18 PM | Christine Erickson |
| There's nothing worse than spending Valentine's Day with a heartbreakingly bad movie. Sure, most romantic comedies are predictable, unrealistic and corny. But some films are so bad, they're actually good. These are not those kind of flicks; their screenwriting, acting and "plot twists" are so unforgivable, they leave you more embarrassed than entertained. In fact, you might not even make it through the whole thing.
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| Shape-Shifting GIFs of Sculptures Will Make You Appreciate Art | | Monday, February 11, 2013 5:11 PM | Neha Prakash |
| Tumblr user HatePlow blurs the lines between classical sculptures and modern-day computer graphics with this set of shape shifting GIFs. The GIFs flash into pixelated versions of themselves and later reform, providing the viewer with an avant-garde and contemporary perspective of the well-known works of art.
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| More Than 100,000 Vine Videos Were Posted to Twitter This Weekend | | Monday, February 11, 2013 5:01 PM | Seth Fiegerman |
| If it felt like there were a lot of Vine videos in your Twitter feed this weekend, here's why. Vine users shared 113,897 videos on Twitter on Saturday and Sunday, or 2,324 videos every hour, according to data from SimplyMeasured, a social media analytics company. Much of that was due to a combination of three big events: the Grammys, New York Fashion Week and the snowstorm that hit the Northeast.
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