| Rare 'Dolphin Stampede' Captured in Breathtaking Viral Video | | In a rare display, 1,000 common dolphins stampeded off the coast of California, captivating onlookers on a whale-watching boat. Footage of the stampede, captured by tour company Dolphin Safari, has attracted nearly 200,000 views since going online Sunday. It features the dolphin pod swimming near a boat of whale-watchers who ooh and ahh at the breathtaking sight.
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| That Flat Screen TV May Cost More Than You Think | | LAS VEGAS – Running your electronics can get pricey. You already know about Vampire energy and how simply having your TV or DVR plugged in can cost you money. But do you have any idea how much it actually costs to run those devices? A new gadget being shown at the International CES – MeterPlug — will not only tell you how much your new flat screen TV costs to run, it will send the data to your smartphone via Bluetooth.
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| Your Landline Could Get a Second Life With 'The Home Phone' | | 2:58:36 AM | Camille Bautista |
| Dust off that landline — household phones may be making a comeback with a new Kickstarter project. The Home Phone, designed by French husband and wife team UrbanHello, is a smartphone for the whole family, allowing shared conversations with its automatic hands-free mode. When placed on a surface, the 360-degree loudspeaker activates, and its use reduces electromagnetic wave exposure by 99%.
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| Microsoft Officially Ditching Messenger, Switching Users to Skype in March | | Windows Live Messenger will officially retire this March, Microsoft announced Tuesday in a mass email to the chat service's users. On March 15, all users will be switched over to Skype, which the software giant acquired for $8.5 billion in October 2011. "We are retiring the existing Messenger service globally ...
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| You Can Now Apply to Be a Mars Colony Pioneer | | If you think you have the right stuff to help colonize Mars, you'll soon get your chance to prove it. The Netherlands-based nonprofit Mars One, which hopes to put the first boots on the Red Planet in 2023, released its basic astronaut requirements on Jan. 8, setting the stage for a televised global selection process that will begin later this year.
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| DanceDance Revolution Comes to the Classroom | | It won't be long before students are playing video games at school. A new interactive fitness game announced at International CES 2013 brings at-home fitness video games to school. DanceDance Revolution Classroom Edition was made with school physical education class in mind. With the DanceDance Revolution games, users follow steps to dance choreography while listening to hit songs.
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| The Football Helmet That Could Save Your Kid's Brain | | Violent collisions in the NFL are getting more attention from players, journalists and medical professionals — and for good reason. We're just beginning to grasp the effects that repeated big hits can have on the brain, and a troubling series of violent deaths of current and former pros has only raised the stakes for trying to understand how to manage the damage players do to themselves and one another.
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| Woof! These 15 Slush Puppies Are Crazy About Snow | | Tuesday, January 08, 2013 11:25 PM | Annie Colbert |
| Humans often greet cold weather with grumbles and gripes, but us two-legged creatures could learn something from our best furry friends. Dogs skip the snow complaints, and lick Jack Frost's face. (Or, lift their leg on him.) SEE ALSO: 12 Animals With Hangovers Worse Than Yours Barking about the enjoyable side of snowfall might do little to persuade warm-weather worshippers.
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| Artist Looks for Drone Pilots on Craigslist, Gets Threatened by FBI | | Tuesday, January 08, 2013 9:45 PM | Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai |
| An Israeli filmmaker attracted the attention of the FBI when he posted an ad on Craigslist, looking for U.S. drone pilots. While doing some research for his short film about drone strikes, 5,000 Feet Is The Best, Omer Fast posted an anonymous ad looking to talk to pilots based at Creech Air Force Base, one of the main bases where pilots remotely operate the flying bots from ground control stations (see the picture below).
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| Samsung Shows Off Curved OLED TV | | Tuesday, January 08, 2013 9:11 PM | Pete Pachal |
| LAS VEGAS — You're not seeing things: This TV from Samsung has a slight curve to it. The company claims it's the world's first curved OLED TV, and we don't doubt it. What advantage does a curved TV have over flat panels? Samsung says the curves gives panoramic images such as nature scenes a more life-like viewing experience.
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| T-Mobile to Expand Value Plans and Let You Upgrade Early | | Tuesday, January 08, 2013 8:48 PM | Emily Price |
| LAS VEGAS — T-Mobile originally launched its value plans in September 2011 and Tuesday it announced plans to move all of its devices to the Value plan model. Most phones you purchase at a carrier are subsidized by that carrier. What that means is you might get a $600 phone for $200, with the carrier picking up the tab for the leftover $400 of the device's purchase price.
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| T-Mobile Brings Free Data to Windows 8 Laptops and Tablets | | Tuesday, January 08, 2013 8:29 PM | Emily Price |
| T-Mobile announced 4G Connect Tuesday, a new program that gives customers a free 4G data connection with the purchase of select notebooks, tablets, and Ultrabooks. With the program, customers will be able to access the web from their device, straight out of the box, for free.
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| Apply for Scholarships in a Flash With 'Personal for Education' App | | Tuesday, January 08, 2013 7:59 PM | Kate Freeman |
| Filling out scholarship forms is easier when you don't have to write your basic information over and over again. "Personal for Education" is a web and mobile app that lets you store all of your basic information and populate online applications, making the process faster. Personal.com can store and share all kinds of personal information — your birth certificate, passport, passwords, driver's license number and more.
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| 'Star Trek Into Darkness' Mobile App Will Blast off During Super Bowl | | Tuesday, January 08, 2013 7:39 PM | Christina Warren |
| Movie studio Paramount has teamed up with Qualcomm to create a new app for the upcoming film Star Trek Into Darkness. Announced at CES 2013, the app uses context-aware technologies to bring specific information to users at specific times. When the app launches at the end of January, fans will be able to get special Star Trek Into Darkness content, such as videos, photos and wallpaper delivered directly to the mobile device.
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| Ro Marley Talks Sustainable Tech at CES 2013 | | Tuesday, January 08, 2013 7:31 PM | Ryan Lytle |
| The CES 2013 showroom opened for business Tuesday, and Vegas is buzzing with innovation, new gadgets and devices. Ro Marley, the son of late reggae artist Bob Marley and head of audio and accessory company House of Marley, stepped away from the excitement to join Mashable for a Google+ Hangout.
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| FunTab Kids' Tablets Provide Safe Online Experience | | Tuesday, January 08, 2013 6:57 PM | Kate Freeman |
| Your kids can't keep their hands off your tablet. And they are certainly entertaining while playing around with the devices. But as parents of children in the digital age, you probably wonder how to keep them safe from inappropriate content or from clicking on links that download viruses or spyware. You've also likely worried about the little tykes dropping your pricey device.
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| Does App Store Lack Educational Games for Preteens? | | Tuesday, January 08, 2013 6:43 PM | Kate Freeman |
| It's true — kids love tablets and laptop games and apps. At Mashable we've seen a ton of tablets made just for kids, and more and more developers are creating apps just for kids. Some of these apps offer pure entertainment (the tablet babysitter) while others are educational. But what developers are missing out on, according to a company called OutThink Inc., is the opportunity to make educational games for children ages 8-13.
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| Race for First Tightens on Day 2 of CES Challenge | | Tuesday, January 08, 2013 6:22 PM | Nora Grenfell |
| The Mashable team has spent its second day at CES 2013. Thanks to the FuelBands team members were wearing, we were able to track their physical activity and fitness throughout the day. The team member to log the most miles will win our CES Mashable Challenge. Over the course of one day in the Las Vegas convention center, they collectively logged almost 30 miles in about 100 hours.
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| 20 TV Shows With the Most Social Buzz This Week | | Tuesday, January 08, 2013 6:13 PM | Bob Al-Greene |
| Sports scored big in the first week of 2013, inspiring activity across a range of social networks. Thirteen of the top 20 most discussed programs on broadcast and cable were sports-related. Not very surprising in a week that held six NCAA bowl games and three NFL playoffs.
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| Feast Your Eyes on the Epic Panasonic 4K OLED TV | | Tuesday, January 08, 2013 5:57 PM | Samantha Murphy |
| LAS VEGAS — Just one day after Sony introduced its 4K OLED TV at the 2013 International CES, Panasonic unveiled its own 56-inch prototype. And, in a word, it's stunning. Panasonic's 4K OLED TV is set off to the side of the manufacturer's booth at the week-long event in Las Vegas, but it's hardly out of sight. The TV is attracting droves of eyes and for good reason.
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| Is Apple Developing a Cheaper iPhone? | | Tuesday, January 08, 2013 5:45 PM | Christina Warren |
| Apple is reportedly working on a lower-cost iPhone and it could arrive as soon as this year. This rumor is courtesy of the Wall Street Journal, which cites "people briefed on the matter." The Journal's report comes just hours after a similar post from the usually unreliable Digitimes, which posited that a lower-cost iPhone targeted at China and other emerging markets is on its way.
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| 8 Successful Companies That Changed Domain Names | | Tuesday, January 08, 2013 5:43 PM | Amy Burke |
| Rebranding, re-launching, brand confusion, vagueness: factors that contribute to the decision to rename a website. More often than not, creators shell out big money to purchase already existing domain names not only to simplify traffic flow (just ask Facebook founder Mark Zuckerburg), but to make sure they match perfectly with the brand. Here are a few brands that have not only survived the switch but have thrived ever since.
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| Even Your Toilet Seat Will Be Intuitive With Smart Home Tech | | Tuesday, January 08, 2013 5:39 PM | Kate Freeman |
| Before we know it, our homes will be equal parts shelter and computer. Dropcam has created the inforgraphic below that shows where the future of smart home technology is headed. And 2013 promises to be a big year. While most people don't have refrigerators that remind them they're out of milk, smart kitchen appliances like that have been available for some time.
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