| ZTE's Upcoming 5-Inch Smartphone Will Be World's Thinnest | | China's ZTE plans to break some records at CES 2013, among them being the one for the thinnest 5-inch smartphone. The ZTE Grand S sports a 5-inch, 1920x1080 pixel screen and a 13-megapixel camera while being just 6.9mm thin. Other specifications haven't been officially revealed, but Unwired View reports the device is likely to have a 1.5 GHz quad-core Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 processor, 2GB of RAM, a 2,500 mAh battery and a ceramic case.
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| See MTV's Video Tribute to Amazing Spider-Man | | Get More: MTV Shows MTV Geek has put together this video tribute to Amazing Spider-Man #700, featuring several people involved in the comic (including writer Dan Slott), Stan Lee (of course), Norman Reedus and several of the cast members of Jersey Shore. Well… they are on an MTV show, so that makes sense. Fair warning: Do not watch this if you have not already read Amazing Spider-Man #700.
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| Curiosity Rover Spends Holidays at 'Grandma's House' | | NASA's Curiosity rover worked through the holiday season on Mars by taking a close look at an intriguing bit of Martian terrain, a region scientists have lovingly nicknamed "Grandma's House." The Curiosity rover is currently parked inside Yellowknife Bay, a shallow depression of odd terrain nestled inside the rover's vast Gale crater landing site.
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| Tesla Unveils East Coast Supercharger Stations | | Thursday, December 27, 2012 10:52 PM | Kenneth Rosen |
| Feeling low on power? Need a charge? Or maybe your Tesla Model S is just out of juice? Fret not. Tesla has now installed three of its 480-volt charging stations on the East Coast. This will allow Model S drivers to drive between Washington, D.C. and Boston. Until recently, the chargers were only available on the West Coast -- there are six in California. The Supercharger station tops up a Model S in about 30 minutes.
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| Gift-Giving Bot Picks Presents For You, From Amazon | | Thursday, December 27, 2012 10:20 PM | Kate Freeman |
| From the toy store grab-bags you opened with delight as a child to receiving a "free gift" with purchase at the department store, the excitement of unwrapping a present never gets old. That's why Darius Kazemi, a game developer from Massachusetts, devised a program -- a "bot" if you will -- called "Random Shopper," that selects a gift for him every month on Amazon.com based on keywords he pre-selected pertaining to his interests.
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| Our 15 Favorite Photos of the 2012 Mashable Photo Challenge | | Thursday, December 27, 2012 10:15 PM | Nora Grenfell |
| This week marks the end of the Mashable Photo Challenge Series presented by Panasonic Lumix. To honor the amazing photographers who have submitted their photographs over the past nine weeks, we've collected our favorite 15 photographs from the challenge. In the carousel above, you'll find the best photos of the Mashable Photo Challenge Series.
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| Will Apple Launch an iPhone Smartwatch in 2013? | | Thursday, December 27, 2012 9:22 PM | Emily Price |
| Apple and Intel are working together to create a Bluetooth-equipped smartwatch in 2013, according to one Chinese technology news source.Tech site TGbus says the watch would connect to the iPhone, allowing you to remotely operate the phone from your wrist. That means you could send out text messages, answer calls, or even update your Facebook status on the device while your iPhone is in a pocket or charging nearby.
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| Blogger Sued Over Rape Story Reaches Settlement | | Thursday, December 27, 2012 8:48 PM | Alex Fitzpatrick |
| Alexandra Goddard, a 45-year-old crime blogger who covered a rape case and was subsequently sued for defamation, has reached a settlement in her case, the details of which were released Thursday. Under the settlement, the lawsuit against Goddard will come to an end, no statements will be retracted and no money was exchanged, according to WCPO. The lawsuit targeted both Goddard and anonymous commenters posting on her blog.
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| Mr. Android, Meet Ms. Mac | | Thursday, December 27, 2012 7:35 PM | Chris Taylor |
| Those of you with long memories might recall an infographic we ran last December -- "Mr. Android." It was a composite picture of the average Android smartphone user, based on the Facebook fans of a startup called BlueStacks, which lets you run Android apps on PCs. Its average Android fan was a male American decked out in T-shirts, jeans and sneakers. Mr. Android was mostly partnered up (well, 63% of him had a significant other).
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| Snow Art Puts Crop Circles to Shame | | Thursday, December 27, 2012 7:16 PM | Amanda Wills |
| It takes about 10 hours for Simon Beck to create his breathtaking snow art. But you won't find him in a snow mobile, or even a sled. Beck wears snowshoes to trek through the icy terrain on foot. Since his perspective is from the ground, Beck is armed with a handheld compass and uses measuring tape or good ol' fashioned pace counting to determine his distance.
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| Google Picks 12 Top Android Apps of 2012 | | Thursday, December 27, 2012 6:14 PM | Emily Price |
| Google has released its list of the top Android apps of 2012. This year’s list includes not only apps that were released this year, such as Pinterest’s Android app, but also apps that saw significant updates during the past calendar year.
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| 'Twitterverse' is 5th Most Annoying Word of 2012 | | Thursday, December 27, 2012 5:38 PM | Seth Fiegerman |
| As the year draws to a close, one well-known Twitter term is trending -- but not in a good way. "Twitterverse" made its first appearance on Marist's fourth annual list of the most annoying words or phrases used in conversation. The Marist Institute for Public Opinion surveyed more than 1,200 adults nationwide and found that 9% consider Twitterverse to be the most obnoxious word of the year.
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| 5 Change.org Petitions That Worked | | Thursday, December 27, 2012 5:04 PM | BusinessNewsDaily |
| If you think the little guy can't make a difference, you may want to think again. The past year proved numerous times that regular people can bring about major changes, just by gathering signatures. Change.org, the world's largest petition platform, says its users started 300,000 petitions in 2012, and several of those have led to significant changes within organizations.
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| Is Your Healthcare Data Vulnerable to Hacks? | | Thursday, December 27, 2012 5:03 PM | Kate Freeman |
| Is healthcare information the next major target for hackers? A year-long investigation by the Washington Post asserts that online healthcare data is susceptible to hacks, especially considering the increasing number of ways patients and doctors can access health information these days.
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| EA Removes Links to Weapons Makers From 'Medal of Honor' Website | | Thursday, December 27, 2012 4:23 PM | Kenneth Rosen |
| Until recently, players of EA Games' first-person shooter title "Medal of Honor" were able to browse and buy real weapons by following links from the game's website. Now, in the wake of criticism following the shootings at Sandy Hook Elementary School, the company has removed these links, though its partnerships with weapons manufacturers are still highlighted.
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| The Nintendo 64 Kids Are All Grown Up | | Thursday, December 27, 2012 3:49 PM | Christine Erickson |
| One of the greatest things about the holidays is surprising loved ones. Parents especially want to win cool points with the No. 1 item on their kid's wishlist -- and the Kuzma kids gave the ultimate seal of approval during Christmas 1998. Brandon Kuzma is better known to the Internet as Nintendo 64 Kid, thanks to a video of him at age 9 -- and his sister, Rachel, at age 6 -- going ballistic over the game console on Christmas morning.
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| How the Internet IPOs of 2012 Fared | | Thursday, December 27, 2012 3:49 PM | Seth Fiegerman |
| This was a mixed year for tech IPOs, but overall, the Internet companies who went public in 2012 fared better than those who did in 2011. Some 59% of the Internet companies who went public this year were trading above their IPO price as of midday Wednesday and 47% were trading above the price of their first actual trade, according to data compiled for Mashable by Kevin Pleines, an analyst with Birinyi Associates.
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| The Year in Finance, in Twitter Hashtags | | Thursday, December 27, 2012 3:13 PM | Quartz |
| In 2012, journalists and investors took to Twitter to express their feelings and frustrations about the financial world. We wracked our brains to pick out some of the best, most hilarious hashtags of the year. #FedValentines It began with a silly tweet, and it turned into a meme. University of Michigan professor and economist Justin Wolfers started the hashtag #FedValentines on Feb.
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| Print Book Reading Wanes as E-reader Usage Surges | | Thursday, December 27, 2012 3:13 PM | Joann Pan |
| Bookworms are choosing e-readers over hardcovers and softcovers more than ever, says a recent Pew Research Center study. A month-long study found more Americans readers, ages 16 and older, are embracing e-readers. The number of traditional readers dropped from 72% to 67% from last year, while digital bookworms jumped from 16% to 23%.
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| 8 Ways to Keep Your Screens Looking Brand New | | Thursday, December 27, 2012 2:49 PM | Kenneth Rosen |
| Holding your shiny new device in your hand -- the one you've been cooing over since its release date was announced before the holidays -- you're giddy with excitement. All your shiny new toys have plastic factory screen protectors that you'll soon discard, but no matter -- you just can't help but slide and swipe your fingers across your screens.
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| Senator Scott Brown's Facebook Post Sparks Fiscal Cliff Rumor | | Thursday, December 27, 2012 2:20 PM | Alex Fitzpatrick |
| After Massachusetts Senator Scott Brown wrote on Facebook and Twitter early Thursday afternoon that he had "just learned that the Pres. reached out to Senate GOP leadership with a proposal," several media outlets reported that President Obama indeed sent a modified fiscal cliff deal to Congress, based primarily on Brown's posts. Getting on place to DC to review plan from Pres.We will see.
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| First 'Alien Earth' Will Be Found in 2013 | | Thursday, December 27, 2012 1:56 PM | Space.com |
| The first truly Earth-like alien planet is likely to be spotted next year, an epic discovery that would cause humanity to reassess its place in the universe. While astronomers have found a number of exoplanets over the last few years that share one or two key traits with our own world — such as size or inferred surface temperature — they have yet to bag a bona fide "alien Earth." But that should change in 2013, scientists say.
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| 10 Bizarre New Year's Resolutions on YouTube | | Thursday, December 27, 2012 12:57 PM | Fran Berkman |
| Usually one makes a new year's resolution in earnest, and it only becomes funny a few days into January — when it fails miserably. These YouTube users decided to get right to the point. Scroll through the gallery above for 10 videos of people discussing their resolutions from years past. Are they serious or satirical? You can make that decision.
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