| Cat Battles With CD Drive, Lives to Tell the Story | | This cat is single-pawingly fighting on behalf of the technology revolution. Because like many of us, this kitty is so over the CD-Rom overlord and vows to end its evil dictatorship of computer-land. We get it, CDs are so 2001. Clearly this feline is all about the USB drive.
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| Outlook.com Officially Replaces Hotmail, Boasts 60M Users | | Outlook.com officially launched Tuesday, marking the demise of its predecessor, Hotmail. Nearly seven months after unveiling a preview of the email service last July, Microsoft announced the end of its beta run in a blog post. Microsoft, which acquired Hotmail in 1997, said it will switch users to the new service "soon," but won't force them to change their emails to an "outlook.com" address.
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| Extreme Free Runner Conquers Snow Obstacles With Ease | | Monday, February 18, 2013 11:55 PM | Neha Prakash |
| Sometimes snow flakes just gets in the way. Those slippery death traps will manage to land you on your butt every time. Unless you're Ronnie Shalvis, and you flip and glide over the icy tundra like a gymnastic Zamboni. Shalvis shows off how he jumps, slides, skates and sprints through frigid temperatures by free running, an art form evolved from parkour that uses acrobatics.
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| China Unseats U.S. to Become World's Top Smart Device Market | | Monday, February 18, 2013 10:54 PM | Anita Li |
| China now has the world's most active Android and iOS smart devices, surpassing the U.S. for the top spot, according to a new report. Flurry, a mobile-analytics firm, estimates that the East Asian country will have 246 million devices in its installed base by the end of February, compared to 230 million in the U.S. Just last month, China had only 221 million devices, while the U.S.
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| 10 Totally Geeky Keychains | | Monday, February 18, 2013 10:00 PM | Amy-Mae Elliott |
| Here at Mashable we're unashamedly geeky. Because of this, we like to sport as much geek "flair" as humanly possible. We have taken a look at some keychains perfect for nerds, featuring designs ranging from robots to retro gaming. SEE ALSO: 10 Unicorn Accessories to Sparkle Up Your Office Take a look through our gloriously geeky selection in the gallery above.
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| Watch Dubstep Kitties Save the Day | | Monday, February 18, 2013 8:55 PM | Anita Li |
| Ever wonder why your socks go missing? According to the video, above, covert sock-stealing soldiers rifle through your drawers during midnight raids. But if your room is equipped with Elite Feline Forces, there's no need for alarm, as the killer kitties will safeguard your hosiery. Watch the action go down, complete with slow-mo shots and mechanical meows courtesy of a dubstep soundtrack.
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| Man Orders World's Most Expensive Starbucks Drink at $47.30 | | Monday, February 18, 2013 6:57 PM | Neha Prakash |
| If you're feeling sluggish today, just head over to Starbucks and get yourself a Quadriginoctuple Frap. It'll give you 48 shots of pure caffeine, and will only cost you $47.50. A now, what we imagine, very buzzed Beau Chevassus created the drink at a Washington branch of the shop in an effort to set the world record for the most expensive coffee concoction.
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| No Two Web Pages Separated by More Than 19 Clicks, Study Says | | Monday, February 18, 2013 6:05 PM | Fran Berkman |
| If you're ever feeling lost in the vacuum of cyber space, don't despair. The web is woven tighter than you might expect — in fact, you're probably just a few clicks away from your homepage. Apparently, no two pages on the web are separated by more than 19 clicks. That's according to research recently published in The Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society.
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| Black Keys Drummer Thrashes Justin Bieber on Twitter | | Monday, February 18, 2013 4:50 PM | Neha Prakash |
| Black Keys drummer Patrick Carney is holding his own against an angry mob of Beliebers by, what else? Changing his Twitter name to Justin Bieber and mocking the pop idol mercilessly. And while Biebers' fans are outraged by the social networking prank (outraged is the understatement of the century in this case), the non-Beliebers have found the hilarity in the all-out Twitter feud.
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| Sex on Mars: A Dangerous Love Story | | Monday, February 18, 2013 4:27 PM | Amanda Wills |
| If a Mars colony is truly in our future, how will we fulfill one of the most basic human needs?
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| To Celebrate Presidents' Day, Here's Bill Clinton With a Cat | | Monday, February 18, 2013 3:35 PM | Annie Colbert |
| Happy Presidents' Day! You've probably already heard enough inspirational Abraham Lincoln quotes and read one too many scandalous stories about Andrew Jackson. Instead, let's celebrate this holiday about all things POTUS in true Internet style — with cats. Well, one cat. One really cool, White House hobnobbing kitty. SEE ALSO: 12 Weirdest Things That Look Like U.S.
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| Your Monday Brain Needs 6 Minutes of Cute Animals | | Monday, February 18, 2013 3:12 PM | Annie Colbert |
| What's up, Monday? Why you got to show up all surprise like? Even if you got to sleep in and catch up on The Price Is Right because it's Presidents' Day, it's still Monday and no amount of daytime television can fix that. Help your brain ease into the work week with more than six minutes of kittens, hedgehogs and other cute animals.
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| Inside Google's Top Secret Glass Foundry Event | | Monday, February 18, 2013 2:29 PM | Emily Price |
| Earlier this month Google held two top secret Glass Foundry events in NYC and San Francisco. Developers who attended the closed-door events were required to sign pretty extensive non-disclosure agreements promising to not share what went on inside, which left many wondering what happened – until now.
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| Hear the Oscars' All-Time 'Best Original Songs' | | Monday, February 18, 2013 2:01 PM | Nora Grenfell |
| We're in the final countdown to the Academy Awards, and everyone is making predictions about who will take home which golden statuette. There's no shortage of entertainment at the Oscars, from the Red Carpet fashion to the tearful acceptance speeches. Of course, there's also the musical entertainment: the songs nominated for the coveted prize of Best Original Song and performed onstage at the Academy Awards.
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| 7 Craigslist Alternatives to Try Out | | Monday, February 18, 2013 1:52 PM | Neha Prakash |
| While Craigslist offers a unique way to find goods and services online, there are several setbacks to the online classifieds platform: Scams run rampant, spam ads are frequent and the minimalist design lacks user-friendly appeal. Many still flock to Craigslist to post job listings or apartment rentals because of its large community, but the downfalls often outweigh the possible visibility of the ad.
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| The 10 McFunniest Reactions to Burger King Twitter Hack | | Monday, February 18, 2013 1:31 PM | Annie Colbert |
| Hackers pulling off a Hamburglar 2.0 move on Burger King's Twitter account livened up a ho-hum Presidents' Day for the Internet. Twitter reacted with its usual 140 character McBites of snappy commentary, turning a whopper of a social media oopsie turned into tasty treat of entertainment — unless you work for Burger King. Check out 10 of our favorite funny reactions below and add your picks in the comments.
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| Lakers Owner Jerry Buss Memorialized on Twitter | | Monday, February 18, 2013 1:18 PM | Fran Berkman |
| Los Angeles Lakers owner Jerry Buss passed away at the age of 80 Monday morning. He was hospitalized last week with an undisclosed form of cancer. Buss purchased the Lakers, along with the Los Angeles Kings in 1979. He later sold the NHL team, but maintained ownership of the Lakers until his death. Buss' Lakers brought 10 NBA Championships to Los Angeles in just over three decades.
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| Burger King Twitter Account Hacked | | Monday, February 18, 2013 12:40 PM | Annie Colbert |
| Hackers took over Burger King's Twitter account on Monday. The cyber tricksters changed the fast food company's avatar and name to "McDonalds" and sent a McFlurry of questionable and offensive tweets. The Twitter mishap isn't all bad news for Burger King though — the account added 5,000 new followers in the first 30 minutes since the hackers took over.
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| Sea World Seals Put Your 'Harlem Shake' to Shame | | Monday, February 18, 2013 12:34 PM | Neha Prakash |
| The "Harlem Shake" may be so two weeks ago, but this YouTube video gives you the opportunity to watch seals shaking their fins and a walrus doing rhythmic sit-ups. Now that's how you rejuvenate a dying viral trend — get some rump-shakin' sea mammals to participate. SEE ALSO: Watch Puppies 'Harlem Shake' Their Tails It's also great marketing by San Antonio's Sea World.
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| Readers Respond to Porn Ban and Submit Their Harlem Shake Videos | | Monday, February 18, 2013 11:48 AM | Jessica Fee |
| Last week on Mashable commenters discussed a potential country-wide ban on porn by Iceland. If the ban comes to fruition, Iceland will be the first Western country to censor the buying or downloading of porn online. Some of our readers argued that porn encourages violence against women and hoped to see similar bans such as this one in other countries in the future.
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| 10 Excellent Apps to Improve Your Commute | | Monday, February 18, 2013 11:07 AM | Matt Petronzio |
| Commuting can be an extremely stressful and frustrating experience. No matter how many times you travel to the same destination, there are often unexpected obstacles. Road delays, train traffic — even a crying baby in an overcrowded subway car can disrupt your trip.
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| Zombies Invade Classic Movies | | Monday, February 18, 2013 10:25 AM | Annie Colbert |
| Zombies invade classic films — noshing on the brains of E.T. and Dorothy Gale — at the hands of artist Matt Busch. The iconic movies rise from the undead to undergo a makeover that makes them hungry for brraaaaaiiiiiiins. Busch reimagines the posters for favorites like Star Wars and The Lord of the Rings, sketching new, more noggin-hungry versions.
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| Bungie's Destiny And Other News You Need to Know | | Monday, February 18, 2013 9:27 AM | Stan Schroeder |
| Welcome to this morning's edition of "First To Know," a series in which we keep you in the know on what's happening in the digital world. Today, we're looking at three particularly interesting stories. LG announced it will release the feature-packed Optimus G Pro in North America in the second quarter of 2013.
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| Dick Vitale Talks Internet, Baby! | | Monday, February 18, 2013 8:55 AM | Sam Laird |
| Dick Vitale -- better known as Dickie V to hoop-heads -- on Twitter, tech's impact on college basketball and an upcoming online auction for cancer research.
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| 10 Terrific Grumpy Cat Tributes on Etsy | | Monday, February 18, 2013 7:29 AM | Amy-Mae Elliott |
| Although we all know by now that "Grumpy Cat" actually isn't, we still can't get enough of that adorabley miserable furry face. We have scoured Etsy for the very best Grumpy Cat tributes. From clothing to coasters, you'll be surprised at the variety of gorgeous goods on offer. SEE ALSO: 10 Unicorn Accessories to Sparkle Up Your Office Take a look through our gallery of great finds.
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| LG Officially Announces Optimus G Pro | | Monday, February 18, 2013 4:44 AM | Stan Schroeder |
| LG's Optimus G Pro smartphone will be launching this week in Korea, LG has announced. The company's first full HD smartphone, LG Optimus Pro has a 5.5-inch 1080p display, a 1.7GHz quad-core Snapdragon 600 processor, a 13-megapixel camera, 2GB of DDR RAM, and 32 GB of storage memory, expandable via microSD memory cards. The device also has a huge 3,140mAh battery and runs Android 4.1.2 Jelly Bean.
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