| #StandWithWendy Trends Online During Texas Senator's Abortion Filibuster | | UPDATE: Wendy Davis and the Texas Democratic Party confirmed that Senate Bill 5 is dead. #SB5 failed to pass the Senate. — TX Democratic Party (@TXDemParty) June 26, 2013 This afternoon, as the viewers gradually trickled in to the Texas Tribune's YouTube livestream of State Senator Wendy Davis' attempt at a 13-hour-long filibuster, many people wondered why they'd seen so little news coverage of the event.
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| Digg Reader: Requiem For a Newshound [HANDS-ON] | | 2:37:31 AM | Christina Warren |
| With the impending demise of Google Reader, dozens of companies are hoping to fill the void of the near-ubiquitous RSS reader and syncing service. One of the most promising alternatives — at least for power users — is the new Digg Reader, which is opening up in beta to all users on June 26.
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| Interactive Bike Brings Studio Cycling Classes Into Your Home | | Forget working out — dragging yourself to the gym after a long day at work is a feat in itself. One New York-based company seeks to eliminate this time-consuming commute by developing an at-home exercise bike that maintains the interactivity of a group setting through technology.
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| LED Flashlight Doubles as Battery Pack for Any USB Device | | From emergencies and blackouts to sleepovers and camping, flashlights are useful in a variety of scenarios. Now, smartphone-charger can be added to that list. It's an unexpected benefit of ChargeLight, a rechargeable, dockable and portable LED flashlight that doubles as a battery pack for any USB device. The device's creators claim that it charges "just about anything," including smartphones, tablets, cameras and music players.
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| 'Street Fighter' Cat Parody Is Purrfect | | Tuesday, June 25, 2013 11:59 PM | Quenton Narcisse |
| There are not many animal games that I'd play the hell out of, but this is one of them. The Pet Collective created Cat Fighter: The Feline Warrior, a parody of the legendary video game series Street Fighter. The creators have honored the original game by duplicating the layout and character screen. However, instead of fighters Blanka, Ken and Ryu, you're greeted with Ren, Kyu and Grub Grub.
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| Dash is Like a Fitbit For Your Car | | Tuesday, June 25, 2013 10:58 PM | sfiegerman |
| Dash automatically tracks data about your driving habits and your car's wear and tear to keep you safe and save you money.
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| 11 Ways To Cool Off, As Told By Overheated Dogs | | Tuesday, June 25, 2013 10:20 PM | Molly Horan |
| Summer means it's sticky hot. So hot you might be tempted to dissolve into a pool of sweat without doing a thing to help yourself. Fight the urge and grab some ice, because only you can prevent death by melting. SEE ALSO: Ermahgerd! The 12 Best Memes of 2012 If your brain feels too sizzling to think of cool off solutions, follow the example of these industrious dogs.
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| Take a Look at Michael Bay's New Toy For 'Transformers 4' | | Tuesday, June 25, 2013 9:31 PM | Sean Fitz-Gerald |
| The mechanical magic and special effects firepower of the Transformers saga are about to get a whole lot prettier, as Paramount Pictures and Michael Bay announced on Tuesday that a Pagani Huayra will be joining the fourth installment's roster.
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| A Homeless Man and His BlackBerry | | Tuesday, June 25, 2013 9:00 PM | Mobiledia |
| You could tell he was different the moment he walked in the coffee shop. It wasn't his appearance. He looked presentable, if a little rough around the edges, clutching an old BlackBerry to his barrel chest. It was how he moved: warily, shoulders hunched over and eyes darting.
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| Microsoft Makes a Multi-Screen Pitch to Advertisers at Cannes | | Tuesday, June 25, 2013 8:24 PM | Todd Wasserman |
| CANNES, FRANCE — Microsoft is one of the biggest advertising spenders in the world, but the company isn't just an advertiser. It's also a media firm and an enormous one at that. SEE ALSO: How Microsoft Could Rebrand Itself [PICS] The software giant attempted to woo advertisers gathered at the Cannes Lions advertising festival with a large installation on the beach that displayed Windows 8's ability to sync across PCs and tablets.
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| 10 Irresistibly Indulgent Photos | | Tuesday, June 25, 2013 8:04 PM | Annie Park |
| For many of us, it's the little things that make our day a whole lot better. Chocolate, perhaps. Perfect weather. A long nap. Some might be guilty pleasures, but who doesn’t love to indulge in things that make them feel good? For the Mashable Photo Challenge this week, we asked you to submit your favorite indulgent photos. Submissions ranged from soft-serve cones and crepe cakes to sunsets and beach trips.
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| Nike Maps Out 'Game of Thrones'-Inspired Running Paths | | Tuesday, June 25, 2013 7:52 PM | PSFK |
| It seems like every brand is trying to harness the popularity of HBO's Game of Thrones and use it to its own advantage. Piquing the interest of George R. R. Martin's fan following, Nike and R/GA Senior Designer Gene Lu created Run of Thrones — running paths on Google Maps that are shaped like the family crests of the ruling houses in Game of Thrones. House Greyjoy route (New York, NY).
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| Miley Cyrus' 'We Can't Stop' Music Video Breaks Vevo Record | | Tuesday, June 25, 2013 7:26 PM | Sean Fitz-Gerald |
| The peculiar "We Can’t Stop" music video from Miley Cyrus has officially broken the record for most views on VEVO in 24 hours. The former Disney star's newest song bagged 10.7 million views in the daylong period following its June 19 premiere, beating out Justin Bieber's "Beauty and the Beat," which had logged 10.6 million views.
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| This Account Is Tweeting Every NYPD Stop-and-Frisk | | Tuesday, June 25, 2013 6:54 PM | Alex Fitzpatrick |
| Millions of New Yorkers have been subject to a New York Police Department stop-and-frisk — and one Twitter account is telling their story, 140 characters at a time. The account, @StopAndFrisk, was created last month by New York-based developer Simon Lawrence and journalist Michele Lent Hirsch to put a social spotlight on the controversial NYPD practice.
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| Paraplegic Mom Learns to Surf in Inspiring Video | | Tuesday, June 25, 2013 6:28 PM | Brie Hiramine |
| Pascale Honore's mobility was mostly confined to a wheelchair after a car accident left her unable to use her legs. But the 50-year-old mother from Australia has found a unique way of catching waves — by duct-taping herself to her son's friend, surfer Tyron Swan. “Both my sons surf, so I always have gone along to watch and I’ve always loved the water," she said in a video posted to Vimeo.
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| Check In Your Friends With Foursquare Update | | Tuesday, June 25, 2013 5:29 PM | Emily Price |
| Foursquare is built around connecting with your friends and, starting Tuesday, you’ll be able to interact even more closely with them when you check in, by checking them in as well. To check in a friend, simply tap the “I’m with…” button while you’re checking yourself in and add your friend's name. She will then receive a push notification asking her permission to let you check her in.
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| Not Even Will Smith Can Save This 'Independence Day' Takedown | | Tuesday, June 25, 2013 5:20 PM | Allison Reiber |
| Twelve years after Will Smith's Captain Steven Hiller hit the big screen with his guns (and one-liners) blazing in Independence Day, the movie remains a summer favorite. The announcement of a 2015 sequel inspired Screen Junkies, the home of Honest Trailers, to take a serious look at the blockbuster. The guys behind their YouTube channel compiled all the transgressions into a painfully honest trailer.
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| The Future of Car Radio: Embeddable Apps | | Tuesday, June 25, 2013 4:15 PM | Samantha Murphy |
| Industry experts believe the future of radio lies within embeddable apps, bringing more content directly to the car and eyes away from smartphones.
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| Yammer Partners With Klout to Highlight Employee Influence | | Tuesday, June 25, 2013 4:03 PM | Vignesh Ramachandran |
| Yammer, the social networking tool for businesses owned by Microsoft, announced a partnership on Tuesday with online influence measurement tool Klout that will integrate Klout scores onto Yammer profiles. The partnership means Yammer users can publish public Klout scores onto their Yammer profiles. Yammer wrote in a blog post that this will showcase employees' influence in the office social sphere.
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| 3 Super-Earth Planets Discovered | | Tuesday, June 25, 2013 3:34 PM | Space.com |
| The habitable zone of a nearby star is filled to the brim with planets that could support alien life, scientists announced Tuesday. An international team of scientists found three potentially habitable planets around the star Gliese 667C, a star 22 light-years from Earth that is orbited by at least six planets, and possibly as many as seven, researchers said.
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| Announcing a 'Call to Hacktion' for DIY Enthusiasts | | Tuesday, June 25, 2013 3:23 PM | Lauren Drell |
| We know Pinterest has brought out your crafty side. And with summer officially commenced, we think it’s high-time you channel your inner Tim “The Toolman” Taylor and whip out your hammer, nails and screwdrivers to build something cool. Really cool. Mashable and The Home Depot are teaming up to issue a "call to hacktion.” Because we know you can make a meat smoker out of a terracotta flower pot.
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| 10 Ways Pandas Are Just Like Us | | Tuesday, June 25, 2013 3:20 PM | Laura Vitto |
| Of all the cutest animals that are illegal to own as pets, pandas certainly top the list. That's a fact. Seriously, don't you wish you could start and end each day with a panda hug? Pandas are more than just cute faces though. You might not believe it, but humans have more in common with these cute creatures than you might think. In fact, it's possible that you and these fuzzy animals share some of the same hobbies.
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| Apple Doubles Down on California Focus in Print Ad | | Tuesday, June 25, 2013 3:01 PM | Todd Wasserman |
| It looks like we're going to be hearing more this summer about how Apple's products are designed in California. 9to5Mac spotted the two-page print ad above in the Toronto Star. The ad features a paean to Apple's famously exacting team of engineers and designers. "We don't believe in coincidence. Or dumb luck," it reads.
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| Best-Selling Authors Discuss the Future of E-Books | | Tuesday, June 25, 2013 2:41 PM | Brian Anthony Hernandez |
| Today at 3 p.m. ET, Mashable is moderating a Google+ Hangout with best-selling authors Mitch Albom, Dave Barry, Greg Iles, Sam Barry and Ridley Pearson, as well as Lisa Rutherford and Jen Lou from digital publisher Coliloquy. Together, we'll discuss the future of e-books, the changing role of printed books in today's digital world and a new interactive e-book called Hard Listening: The Greatest Rock Band Ever (of Authors) Tells All.
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| Grey Poupon Gives a Shout Out to Pride Month | | Tuesday, June 25, 2013 2:39 PM | Todd Wasserman |
| Mustard brand Grey Poupon may not be the first brand you would connect to gay rights, but the Kraft Foods condiment has taken to Facebook to announce it's all in — with predictable consequences. The image above, a play on the classic "Pardon Me" ad from the 1980s, has gotten more than 11,000 Likes since it was posted on Monday, but among the 800 or so comments are some disenfranchised former fans.
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| 'Exploding Actresses' Takes Classic Actresses and Blows Their Heads Off | | Tuesday, June 25, 2013 2:12 PM | Allison Reiber |
| In Exploding Actresses, Italian filmmaker Simone Rovellini takes some of film's most beloved heroines and, well, blows their noggins to smithereens. A word of warning to the skittish: those moments when you're waiting for a gussied-up head to explode can be a little nerve racking. Once you get past the initial gasp, it's pretty hilarious (and very impressive film editing, indeed).
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