| Infomatic App Provides Fun Social Stats in a Beautiful Package | | Monday, December 24, 2012 7:47 PM | AppAdvice |
| Infomatic - Facebook and Twitter statistics ($1.99) [iTunes link] by Saturized is a beautiful way to get the stats on your social media profile right on your iPhone, consolidated in a single app. I’m not really the type of person to obsess over every aspect of my social media (think of those Klout people), but it is nice to get an analysis of what my online presence consists of.
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| 10 Talented Dogs Playing the Piano | | Monday, December 24, 2012 7:10 PM | Amy-Mae Elliott |
| Forget Keyboard Cat, piano-playing dogs are the new black. We have scoured YouTube to find the 10 best canines tickling the ivories -- we think you'll just love our selection. SEE ALSO: 10 Adorable Animals Feeding Other Animals Take a look through our slightly out-of-tune video gallery above. Link us in the comments below to any other musical animals you've seen online that make you smile.
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| 'Twas the Night Before Christmas: Tracy Morgan Style | | Monday, December 24, 2012 6:33 PM | Zoe Fox |
| Earlier this month, Tracy Morgan was a guest on Late Night With Jimmy Fallon for an unconventional reading of 'Twas the Night Before Christmas. The 30 Rock star, predictably, had his own colorful commentary to add to Clement C. Moore's holiday classic. In Tracy Morgan's world, the reindeer go by their nicknames: Pork Chop, Captain Freak and Joe Frazier.
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| 5 Free iOS Games for the Holidays | | Monday, December 24, 2012 5:41 PM | TechNewsDaily |
| The holidays are here, and you're probably exhausted from all the frantic shopping, ready to kick back, relax and maybe take a break from the relatives. With these five free apps you can have a good time on the house.
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| Still Down on Instagram? You Can Have 3 Months of Flickr Pro Free | | Monday, December 24, 2012 4:58 PM | Zoe Fox |
| Flickr has a Christmas gift for all of you disgruntled Instagram users: three free months of its Pro service. While each month of Pro is worth just over $2 (or $24.95 per year), the offer still has its perks. You don't need to enter your credit card information to enroll, so it's a commitment-free trial. Flickr Pro lets you store images of up to 50 MB each, download high-resolution images, and upload and play HD videos.
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| New Year’s Live App Offers Celebration Coverage From Around the World | | Monday, December 24, 2012 2:44 PM | AppAdvice |
| One week from tonight, Dec. 31, the world will begin celebrating the start of 2013. To watch the new year begin in different locations around the world, consider the EarthCam's New Year's Live [iTunes link] app for the iPhone/iPod touch and iPad. Available for $2.99, the app features exclusive webcams of locations in New York City, plus elsewhere in the U.S.
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| Instagram Slammed With Class Action Lawsuit | | Monday, December 24, 2012 2:18 PM | Zoe Fox |
| A class action lawsuit was filed against Instagram in San Francisco federal court Friday, following user outrage regarding the mobile photo sharing app's changed Terms of Service. This appears to be the first civil lawsuit filed as a result of Instagram's service term changes, Reuters reports. Lucy Funes, a California Instagram user, claimed breach of contract, among other things, on behalf of herself and others similarly affected.
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| Space X Shows Off Its Grasshopper Test Flight | | Monday, December 24, 2012 1:46 PM | Geekosystem |
| Since NASA retired its space shuttle program, there has been a big, rocket-sized hole in our hearts. Several private companies like Virgin Galactic are trying to fill that void, but Elon Musk's Space X is really leading the way right now.
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| Transparent Speaker Shows Off Sustainable, Minimalist Design | | Monday, December 24, 2012 1:19 PM | Anita Li |
| It's tough to find speakers that blend with the decor in every room of a house, but one sound system aims to do just that. The Transparent Speaker, designed by Swedish-based company People People, is a see-through glass box that highlights its black drivers -- one 6.5-inch subwoofer and two 3-inch drivers. To adjust bass, treble and volume, simply turn the knobs on an aluminum control panel.
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| HuffPost Live Is Reinventing Cable News for the Web | | Monday, December 24, 2012 12:45 PM | Lauren Indvik |
| Earlier this month, Mashable readers named HuffPost Live the most innovative media product to emerge in 2012. The web-only video news service beat out five other contenders nominated by Sree Sreenivasan, chief digital officer of Columbia University, including Dark Sky, Flipboard, Timehop and RebelMouse. HuffPost Live launched in mid-August, and immediately began serving up 12 hours of live video, from 10 a.m.
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| 8 Heartwarming Holiday Campaigns That Give Back | | Monday, December 24, 2012 12:45 PM | Zoe Fox |
| The holiday spirit is contagious, so it's no surprise tech companies, non-profits and other organizations have embraced giving back this winter. While volunteering time and donating money have long been holiday staples, digital tools and online communities have opened up new doors for social good. We've rounded up the best uses of social media to help you help others this holiday season.
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| Liquid Metal Wire Stretches 8 Times Its Normal Length | | Monday, December 24, 2012 12:17 PM | Amanda Wills |
| Ever try to plug in your phone for the evening, but the cord just won't reach the nightstand? We may soon have a cure to one of tech's most common problems. Researchers at North Carolina State University developed wires that can stretch up to eight times their original length, while still maintaining functionality.
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| How Ex-RIM Employees Are Fueling Ontario's Startup Scene | | Monday, December 24, 2012 11:27 AM | Alex Fitzpatrick |
| Mashable's Anita Li contributed to this report from Toronto. Research in Motion, maker of the once-treasured but now beleaguered BlackBerry, is in trouble. RIM cut 5,000 jobs -- 30% of its workforce -- this past summer. Its most recent earnings report beat expectations but still isn't much to celebrate, as subscriber numbers are down and the report shows nearly a 50% drop off in sales since the same quarter last year.
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| Flashy Christmas Tree Entertains With LED Lights Synced to Festive Music | | Monday, December 24, 2012 10:19 AM | Anita Li |
| While most other Christmas trees sit placidly in a corner, the evergreen decorated by Olivier St. Martin Cormier will blow your Santa hat off. It features 404 LED lights synchronized to flash in time to festive music (in this instance, Mykola Leontovych's epic "Carol of the Bells"). Cormier controls the lights using an STM32 microcontroller, and connects them via Bluetooth to his computer, which manages the music.
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| Next iPad Rumored to Have iPad Mini Design Elements | | Monday, December 24, 2012 9:26 AM | Stan Schroeder |
| Apple is preparing to launch a new iPad in March 2013, claims Japanese blog Macotakara, citing an "inside source". This new iPad will be thinner and lighter than the current one, with iPad mini design elements, the report claims. The upcoming iPad will reportedly trim 4mm in height, 17mm in width and 2mm in depth from the current one. In comparison, the fourth-gen iPad's dimensions are 241.2 x 185.7 x 9.4mm.
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| 13 Last-Minute Gift Ideas | | Monday, December 24, 2012 8:59 AM | Christine Erickson |
| It's down to the final days for holiday shopping -- are you sweating yet? If you've dragged your feet or lost track of time, don't worry. There are still plenty of options for quick (and quality) gift-giving. Most online shopping is past its final days to ship before Christmas. But that doesn't mean you're totally screwed. You might not even have to go to the mall.
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| Google's Santa Tracker Gets New Games and More | | Monday, December 24, 2012 7:21 AM | Stan Schroeder |
| Google has proven in the last couple of years it's very serious when it comes to tracking Santa, and this year is no exception. Besides letting you track Santa's whereabouts on an interactive map, Google has launched a couple of new games to keep you entertained while you await the holiday dinner.
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| WomenWeb Is the Newest Female-Only Social Hub | | Monday, December 24, 2012 7:13 AM | Kate Freeman |
| If you want access to a females-only club where you can make friends and share stories, a new website called WomenWeb.com may be your new favorite place. Launched on Monday, WomenWeb.com connects all your social networks onto one dashboard, including Twitter, Instagram, Pintrest, Google+, YouTube and Facebook accounts. With this information, you can see notifications and other users’ likes.
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| The Parenting App You'll Never Download | | Monday, December 24, 2012 4:55 AM | Amanda Wills |
| When the evening news anchor said "Big Brother is watching," little Jake thought that meant something totally different.
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