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Saturday, November 17, 2012

Startup Takes the Legwork out of Giving a Helping Hand
Friday, November 16, 2012 11:56 PM
With Thanksgiving less than a week away, food banks are struggling to figure out how to keep up with the need for donations this time of year. In some areas of New York and New Jersey thousands of people remain out of their homes in the aftermath...



Social Video App Vodio Rolls Out Deeper Social Integration
Friday, November 16, 2012 10:45 PM
Video discovery app Vodio has rolled out a new iOS design which turns any Facebook Page or Twitter profile into a video channel, and adds in more content from YouTube along the way. The platform -- which is like Flipboard for videos -- now allows...



Traverie Crowdsources Your Facebook Photos for Travel Planning
Friday, November 16, 2012 9:49 PM
Traverie, a new site launched this week, wants to turn your friends' Facebook photos into your next vacation. The virtual travel magazine compiles photos from friends' albums to suggest places to visit and sights to see. The Traverie team is made...



This iPhone App Rewards You for Photos of Your Favorite Brands
Friday, November 16, 2012 7:35 PM
Name: Kapture One-Line Pitch: Kapture is an iPhone app that connects users with brands and businesses in New York City through photos. Why It's Taking Off: Users earn rewards instantly for taking photos of the brands they love and sharing them on...



The World's Most Expensive Scrabble Set
Friday, November 16, 2012 6:54 PM
The world's most advanced Scrabble board comes complete with LEDs, RFID chips and software that transmits the game to the Internet in real time. It's also the world's most expensive. Worth $30,000, the board -- clad in carbon fiber -- was created...



Wii U Will Launch With 24 Games This Sunday
Friday, November 16, 2012 6:20 PM
Nintendo's newest console is out this Sunday, and there are already people lining up outside retailers to get one. There are 24 games available for the Wii U at launch. Some are highly anticipated Nintendo staples, like New Super Mario Brothers...



Why Rich Countries Can't Have $20 Tablets -- Yet
Friday, November 16, 2012 5:56 PM
Students in India can now buy a fully-functional 7-inch tablet, the Aakash 2, for about $20 after a government subsidy, or about $45 retail. These are prices that could bring computing to hundreds of millions in the developing world, and their...



Justin Timberlake Brings Sexy Back to Myspace [VIDEO]
Friday, November 16, 2012 4:38 PM
Myspace is going musical, and it hopes Justin Timberlake's vocal cords will put some sexy back in the social network. On Thursday, the pop-star revealed the new and improved site that now focuses on being a platform for artists and exposing music...



Does Facebook Drive Sales? New Tool Helps Advertisers Find Out
Friday, November 16, 2012 4:23 PM
Does Facebook drive sales? That's a question posed by many an online retailer active on the social network -- and one Facebook is looking to answer with a new conversion tracking tool for advertisers. Here's how it works: Under Ads Manager,...



Apple Patents the Virtual Page Turn
Friday, November 16, 2012 3:51 PM
Apple is now the proud owner of the page turn. In a patent approved this week by the United States Patent Office Apple was awarded a design patent for "Display screen or portion thereof with animated graphical user interface." The patent...



Skype Interview Interrupted by Gaza Bomb Blast [VIDEO]
Friday, November 16, 2012 3:34 PM
A Skype interview between CNN's Isha Sesay, Israeli citizen and Ashkelon resident Nissim Nahoom, and Mohammed Sulaiman, a Palestinian resident of Gaza, was suddenly interrupted by repeated bomb blasts. The two interviewees live on the two sides...



How Much Is the Internet's Electric Bill? [INFOGRAPHIC]
Friday, November 16, 2012 2:25 PM
While surfing the web, you're probably more concerned with the charge left on your laptop's battery. But how much power does it require to keep the Internet itself running? Powering worldwide data centers for major web companies like Google and...



Living With Lumia, Day 3: Battery Woes
Friday, November 16, 2012 1:55 PM
I'm now in my fourth day of using the Lumia 920 and Windows Phone 8 in lieu of the iPhone 5 in our Living With Lumia challenge. So why is this post/video delayed? I'm glad you asked! Yesterday, we had a Google+ Hangout (sorry about the technical...



Starting Ebay Bid for a Single Twinkie Is $5,000
Friday, November 16, 2012 1:30 PM
Snackcakepocalypse is nigh. With the sad news today that Hostess is closing came even more sad tidings: America's favorite golden-hued snack food -- the plastic-wrapped cylinder that has inspired everyone from scientists to ghostbusters to...



40 Essential Mashable Stories You May Have Missed in 2012
Friday, November 16, 2012 12:41 PM
Now that the year is nearing a close, it's an appropriate time to reflect on the prodigious growth of digital culture in 2012. Social media is more popular than ever. Facebook has more than one billion users. The number of active smartphones also...



 
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