| Apple Lets Online Buyers in China Pay in Two-Year Installments | | Apple started offering installment payment plans in its China web shop, letting buyers pay for iPhones, iPads and Macbooks over the course of 2 years, Bloomberg reported. The deal is valid for owners of China Merchants Bank credit cards and for purchases ranging from 300 yuan ($48) to 30,000 yuan ($4,800). Buyers can split payments into three, six, 12, 18 or 24 installments, with additional fees being applied for the last two options.
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| Waldo Who? Instagram Dog Makes it All About Finding Momo | | Instagram users have their noses pressed up to their smartphone screens trying to spot the app's most elusive dog. Momo the border collie and his talent for blending in to scenery has made #FindMomo the real-life version of Where's Waldo? Ontario-based graphic designer and Momo's best human friend, Andrew Knapp, discovered the dog's knack for hiding in plain sight while playing fetch.
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| Bird Singing Dubstep Is Feathered Skrillex | | Move over, Skrillex. One bird is giving the dubstep king some competition with his fat, feathery beats. In a 45-second YouTube video, Harvey the cockatiel tweets out heavy bass and energetic whirrs that wouldn't sound out of place in a club. In our humble opinion, the yellow-and-grey bird demonstrates such musical prowess that he could be an honorary nightingale.
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| Pokki's Start Button for Windows 8 Gets Even Better | | When Windows 8 launched last year, Pokki came out with an app that brought the familiar Start menu back to the operating system. Now that Windows 8 has been out for a while, Pokki is updating the Pokki Start menu for Windows 8, updating the user interface and adding a number of customization features for users to make it their own. Pokki’s original app brought the traditional Start menu back to Windows 8, with an added twist.
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| 'Temple Run 2' Swings Onto App Store | | The sequel to the explosively popular Temple Run is out Thursday morning for iPhone and iPad. Temple Run took players on a jungle adventure as they attempted to escape from a horde of demonic monkeys with a stolen idol from a ancient temple. Players had to jump, dodge and duck under obstacles with swipes on the touch screen as they ran for their lives.
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| Russian Railways Sues Apple for Trademark Infringement | | Wednesday, January 16, 2013 11:02 PM | Zoe Fox |
| Apple has been slammed with another suit, this time by Russian Railways, which claims the hardware giant has infringed on its trademark. The Russian company is seeking $65,000 compensation for use of its logo in a third party app, "Railway Tariff," sold in the App Store, RT reports. Railway Tariff lets users track cargo-delivery costs and times across the country.
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| This App Turns Your Phone Into a Virtual Urgent Care Center | | Wednesday, January 16, 2013 9:57 PM | Andrea Smith |
| It's flu season and chances are you know someone who's coughing and sneezing their way through it right now. For many people, especially those who are away from their regular doctor for whatever reason, diagnosing symptoms can become a scary thing. We know many people self diagnose using the Internet. A recent Pew research report found eight in 10 online health inquiries start at a search engine.
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| AT&T Allows More FaceTime — Except for Unlimited Customers | | Wednesday, January 16, 2013 8:51 PM | Emily Price |
| AT&T is allowing more iOS users to place FaceTime calls over its network for no additional charge. Previously only available for customers with Mobile Share plans and those using an LTE device on a tiered plan, now AT&T customers with non-LTE tiered plans can also make FaceTime calls over AT&T’s network for no additional charge. AT&T customers on unlimited data plans are still unable to make FaceTime calls over the network.
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| Could Online Education Be the End of the Typical College Experience? | | Wednesday, January 16, 2013 8:22 PM | Kate Freeman |
| No one ever recalls their online education experience with as much fondness as those remembering their college dorm years. San Jose State University in San Jose, Calif., is piloting a new program to offer remedial classes online. The university is partnering with Silicon Valley start-up Udacity, an online education platform.
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| Create a Fake Girlfriend on Facebook for Just $39.99 | | Wednesday, January 16, 2013 8:14 PM | Neha Prakash |
| Valentine's Day is approaching and it's just not the time of year that you want to be alone. And, sure, you could bring back that made-up gal-pal you bragged about around space camp back in the day, but technology has really screwed with your ability to fib. A quick Google search can reveal the truth. So let technology fix the problem that it created; sign up for NamoroFake.com.
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| Top Apps for College Students Studying Abroad | | Wednesday, January 16, 2013 7:38 PM | Kate Freeman |
| As spring semester begins at colleges across the country, students are boarding planes for study abroad programs. Spring is the most popular semester for study abroad, according to GoAbroad.com. And the number of students in study abroad programs has never been higher. And while having a few semesters of language classes under your belt is a great start, living in a new country can take some adjusting.
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| See the Coolest Feature of the 2014 Corvette Stingray | | Wednesday, January 16, 2013 7:04 PM | Pete Pachal |
| The 2014 Corvette brings many new features to the design of the iconic sports car: muscular lines, carbon-fiber parts and redesigned tail lights to name a few. But the most head-turning feature may be the dashboard's retracting LCD screen.
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| KUBI Tablet Stand Makes Video Calls Less Awkward | | Wednesday, January 16, 2013 6:22 PM | Camille Bautista |
| Telepresence allows people to connect and communicate with others around the world. If you're using a tablet, you know the difficulties of maneuvering and angling to squeeze everyone in on the conference call or show off your new pup to Mom. Revolve Robotics, a San Francisco-based start-up company, created a robot to take away all that awkwardness.
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| 250,000 Social Media Users in U.S. Said They Got the Flu | | Wednesday, January 16, 2013 6:17 PM | Chris Taylor |
| If you came down with the flu in the last six weeks — and mentioned the fact on Twitter or Facebook — you're not alone. Since the beginning of December, there have been 626,379 mentions of flu on those two services, according to sentiment analysis firm Crimson Hexagon. That's a 2,336% increase on the previous month, with flu mentions spiking in early January.
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| Hottest Buzzwords of 2013 Get Illustrated on This Tumblr | | Wednesday, January 16, 2013 6:03 PM | Todd Wasserman |
| Quick quiz: Are you familiar with the term "SoLoMo"? How about "the Internet of things"? Collaborative consumption? If at this point you're asking WTF, then check out Behind the Buzzwords, a Tumblr with illustrations of some of 2013's hottest terminology. In addition to the charming illos, there are some cogent explanations from people in these industries.
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| This Is CES 2013 in 50 Seconds | | Wednesday, January 16, 2013 5:49 PM | Lance Ulanoff |
| The trade show was big, loud, crazy, fun, star-studded and, surprisingly, can all be squished down into just under one minute.
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| Twitter Opening Office in Brazil to Compete With Facebook and Google | | Wednesday, January 16, 2013 5:42 PM | Alex Fitzpatrick |
| Brazil is social media-obsessed: It's home to more than 65 million Facebook users, more than 40 million Twitter users and 29 million users on Orkut, a Google-owned service that predates Google Plus. Facebook and Google have already planted their flag by setting up offices in the country — and now Twitter is joining the fray by opening an office in Sao Paulo, the country's largest city, according to Reuters.
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| Samuel L. Jackson Covers a Taylor Swift Song | | Wednesday, January 16, 2013 5:30 PM | Neha Prakash |
| Ever wonder what it would be like to be broken up with by Samuel L. Jackson? It would hurt, but it would sound great, as witnessed by Jackson's on-air cover of Taylor Swift's "We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together." Jackson has more edge than Swift (who doesn't?), but his voice is just so damn intoxicating — It's like hot fudge telling you to get lost.
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| Can a Parental Notification App End Distracted Teen Driving? | | Wednesday, January 16, 2013 5:27 PM | Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai |
| Texting and driving is a serious problem among teenagers in the United States. In fact, according to a study, one in four teens respond to texts at their wheels, and 30 percent read messages while on the road. A new app hopes to change that by giving parents a tool to track their children while they are in their cars.
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| Call Friends for Free With Facebook's Messenger App | | Wednesday, January 16, 2013 5:16 PM | Emily Price |
| Now you can call your Facebook friends for free — if you’re an iPhone user, that is. The company has rolled out a new feature in the U.S. that allows Facebook Messenger app users to place voice calls with friends over the social network using their data connection or Wi-Fi. The feature started rolling out in the United States Wednesday, and comes as a simple “free calling” button in the existing app.
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| Afghan Students Sneak Prank Names Into Apple Maps | | Wednesday, January 16, 2013 5:10 PM | Zoe Fox |
| We've all seen that Apple Maps is a far cry from perfect, but the Wall Street Journal's Kabul bureau chief may have just discovered some of its most amusing glitches while browsing on his iPad. Yaroslav Trofimov discovered a street named "Bad Monkey" and another named "MoJo Way." After discovering these unlikely streets on Apple Maps, he shared his findings to Twitter, UN Dispatch reports.
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| New York City Parking Signs Take a Cue From Twitter | | Wednesday, January 16, 2013 5:08 PM | Camille Bautista |
| Parallel parking is no easy feat, let alone doing it in New York City. Anyone who's tried to park in Manhattan can attest to the impossibly narrow lanes and no-nonsense pedestrians. Design firm Pentagram is trying to make the ordeal a little less stressful by creating clearer parking signs. Taking a cue from Twitter, the 6,300 new signs give drivers information in no more than 140 characters.
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| 21 Amazingly Nerdy Nail Art Designs | | Wednesday, January 16, 2013 4:50 PM | Christine Erickson |
| Nail art has been around for centuries, but the trend has gained widespread popularity over the past couple years. However, today's manis are far from the prim and proper French classic. Reddit users of the nail art community RedditLacqueristas, among other web users, have turned stereotypical genres of nerd into elegant works of art.
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| Obama Calls Out Video Games in Gun Violence Address | | Wednesday, January 16, 2013 4:40 PM | Chelsea Stark |
| President Barack Obama suggested more research needed to be done on the affect of video games and other "violent media" on children during his Wednesday morning address detailing his plan for lowering gun violence in the United States. "Congress will fund research into the effects that violent video games have on young minds," he said. "We don’t benefit from ignorance.
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| Still Wondering What Adaptive Design is? This Website Will Help | | Wednesday, January 16, 2013 4:32 PM | Todd Wasserman |
| Adaptive design. It's one of the big buzzwords in digital media right now, but what does it mean? Nick Davison, director of web development for ad firm Digitaria, has come up with the quickest explanation we've ever seen, not only for adaptive design, but for static, liquid and responsive designs as well. Best of all, it's almost completely visual. Still confused? Then check out Mashable CTO Robyn Peterson's explanation here.
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| Dad Uses Vacuum to Create Daughter's Perfect Ponytail | | Wednesday, January 16, 2013 4:04 PM | Christine Erickson |
| Getting yourself ready is challenging enough sometimes. For families on the go, making sure everyone is dressed and ready can feel nearly impossible. Luckily, one very clever father has figured out a way to clean the house and do his daughter's hair with the same device. SEE ALSO: 4 Minutes of Dad Jokes Is Surprisingly Hysterical Watch this guy create the perfect ponytail with a simple flick of the vacuum cleaner switch.
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