| Apple Meets With Turkish Officials on Tablets for Schools | | Friday, February 01, 2013 11:54 PM | TabTimes |
| Apple Vice President for education John Couch is reportedly in talks with the Turkish government about the country’s goal to make tablets accessible to 15 million schoolchildren. Turkey’s presidential website posted a photo and video of Couch’s meeting with president Abdullah Gül. MacRumors reports (via local source Elma Dergisi) that the meeting concerned the country’s $4.5 billion tablet program.
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| Watch Students Send Hello Kitty to the Edge of Space | | Friday, February 01, 2013 11:21 PM | The Mary Sue |
| Well, this sure makes me want to do some science this weekend. Seventh graders at Cornerstone Christian School performed this experiment on "the effects of altitude on air pressure and temperature." And presumably also on a Hello Kitty doll inside a lovingly spray-painted rocket ship. [via Gizmodiva] Image courtesy of melody green via YouTube.
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| Durex App Promises Discreet Condom Delivery on Demand | | Friday, February 01, 2013 11:08 PM | Emily Banks |
| "Ever noticed you never seem to have a condom when you need one?" asks a new app from Durex that promises to save you from those awkward situations. The SOS Condoms iOS app claims to provide discreet delivery of the protection you're looking for.
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| Woman Finds Birth Parents Through Viral Facebook Photo | | Friday, February 01, 2013 9:59 PM | Camille Bautista |
| Never underestimate the power of social media. One woman in search of her biological parents found her apparent birth mother and father after posting a picture of herself on Facebook. On Jan. 27, Jenessa Simons shared a photo of herself holding a handwritten sign with her birth information. Two days later, her birth mother reached out to her.
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| Homeless People Anchor the Weather in Striking Awareness Campaign | | Friday, February 01, 2013 8:59 PM | Zoe Fox |
| It's been a very cold winter — especially for the homeless. In a new campaign called "Days of Hope," people who are homeless stand in place of TV weathermen to bring awareness to the harsh impact of the cold winter in Europe, Osocio reports. Real men and women are invited from the streets to read the weather. When they're done presenting, they can ask the audience to make donations to local charities.
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| 10 Valentine's Day Gifts for the Special Geek in Your Life | | Friday, February 01, 2013 8:39 PM | Amy-Mae Elliott |
| While it's traditional to ask someone "Be My Valentine" with flowers and chocolates, here at Mashable we prefer to make our affectionate declarations with unicorns, meme cats and 8-bit hearts. SEE ALSO: 8 Adorable Pixel Heart Gifts for Valentine's Day We have found 10 great geeky gifts for the special nerd in your life. Get your dork on and take a look through our superb selection of romantic geekery in the gallery above.
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| 38 Predictions About the Future | | Friday, February 01, 2013 7:59 PM | Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai |
| Have you ever wondered what the future of humanity holds? We know you have, we do it all the time here at Mashable. And frankly, looking ahead is pretty much an integral part of human nature. Our friends at Information Is Beautiful Studio have compiled 38 predictions about the future of tech, science, and humanity in general — with an educated guess as to their odds of actually becoming reality.
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| Twitter Attacked: Quarter-Million Accounts May Be Compromised | | Friday, February 01, 2013 7:24 PM | Emily Banks |
| Twitter issued a blog post late Friday announcing a possible security breach and live attack that may have given hackers access to 250,000 users' information. From the post: This week, we detected unusual access patterns that led to us identifying unauthorized access attempts to Twitter user data. We discovered one live attack and were able to shut it down in process moments later.
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| A Nerd's Guide to Football | | Friday, February 01, 2013 7:11 PM | Neha Prakash |
| Are you a fair-weather football fan? The type who jumps on the bandwagon when Super Bowl time comes around just to make sure you have plans on a Sunday night? Do you actually question the nacho-dipping, beer-chugging traditions? Well you can stop hiding that deep dark secret because this guy is blowing the roof off this thing we call the Super Bowl.
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| Bang With Friends Debuts Same-Sex Option, But Questions Remain | | Friday, February 01, 2013 6:48 PM | Anita Li |
| As promised, controversial app Bang With Friends unveiled an option for users to bed members of the same sex, after it received criticism for catering exclusively to heterosexuals. "We've had extraordinary feedback and requests to bring this to the gay community," C, one of the app's three California-based co-founders told Mashable over the phone.
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| Congresswoman Posts Revamped 'Aaron's Law' on Reddit | | Friday, February 01, 2013 6:14 PM | Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai |
| Rep. Zoe Lofgren (D-Calif.) has revised and expanded "Aaron's Law," her proposal to reform the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act in honor of Aaron Swartz. The congresswoman posted the revised bill on Reddit Friday afternoon.
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| The 10 Best Super Bowl Ads of All Time | | Friday, February 01, 2013 5:36 PM | Seth Fiegerman |
| Just like football teams need to bring their A-game on the field during the Super Bowl, advertisers need to bring their A-game for the commercial breaks — especially now, considering how costly the ads are this year. There have certainly been plenty of lousy ads over the years, but there have also been dozens and dozens of creative and entertaining commercials from brands big and small.
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| Path Settles With FTC Over Data Privacy 'Deception' | | Friday, February 01, 2013 4:40 PM | Anita Li |
| Social network Path has settled Federal Trade Commission charges that it "deceived users" — including children under 13 — by collecting their personal information without consent.
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| FTC Says You Should Be Able to Block Smartphone Tracking | | Friday, February 01, 2013 3:56 PM | Alex Fitzpatrick |
| The Federal Trade Commission suggested Apple, Google, app developers and advertising networks should implement mobile Do Not Track (DNT) features in new mobile privacy guidelines issued Friday. Do Not Track is designed to block third parties such as advertising networks from tracking your activity on the web.
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| Reddit Raises $10,000 for Taser-Happy Mall Manager | | Friday, February 01, 2013 3:01 PM | The Daily Dot |
| Users of the social news site Reddit have helped raise more than $10,000 in less than 24 hours for an Atlanta shopping mall manager turned Internet hero. Property manager Darien Long became an overnight Internet celebrity after an eight-month-old video of him dealing with two violent women collected more than 1 million views in less than three days.
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| Innovative Ways the Autism Community Uses iPads | | Friday, February 01, 2013 2:42 PM | Kate Freeman |
| The iPad has proven to be an especially useful communication tool for young people with autism. It provides a way to express themselves through words and images; it can be used to teach them about everyday scenarios and give them more independence. It's also far less bulky than some communication devices of the past. Autism Spectrum Disorders are developmental disabilities that affect about one in every 88 children, and one in 54 boys.
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| Mashable Google Hangout Takes Look at Super Bowl Ad Madness | | Friday, February 01, 2013 2:06 PM | Ryan Lytle |
| As the Baltimore Ravens and San Francisco 49ers prepare to battle at the Super Bowl, there is another competition taking place off the football field. Every year, millions of dollars are spent by brands to attract the attention of consumers 30-second ad spots at a time. One ad can change the fortunes of an organization for the better or for the worse.
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