LG Begins Global Rollout of Optimus L5II | | LG has launched its Optimus L5II smartphone in Brazil, followed by a rollout in South and Central America, Europe, Asia, Russia, the Middle East and Africa. Showcased at this year's Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, the Optimus L5II is a mid-to-low-range smartphone, designed for those who deem the company's Optimus G and Optimus G Pro too big and pricey.
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Interactive Doodle Pays Tribute to Douglas Adams' 'Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy' | | Today's Google Doodle is an interactive tribute to one of the funniest sci-fi novels ever — Douglas Adams' "Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy." Douglas Adams, who was born on March 11, 1952, was an English writer who started the "Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy" as a radio play on BBC, and later developed it into a trilogy (though the novel actually consists of five books).
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Father Helps Daughter Play as Pauline by Hacking 'Donkey Kong' | | As Donkey Kong's resident damsel-in-distress, Pauline usually awaits rescue from hero, Mario. But one father turned the tables by hacking the classic arcade game, and creating "Donkey Kong: Pauline Edition." At his 3-year-old daughter's request, Mike Mika designed a progressive version of the game, which features heroine Pauline trying to liberate Mario from the grips of gorilla villain, DK.
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Cat Adorably Hides From Camera to Finish Dinner | | Here's how the story goes: Cat wants to eat. Cat can't eat in front of cameras. Cat figures out a solution. It's a cautionary tale about how intrusive paparazzi are getting in the daily life of celebs like this cat. SEE ALSO: 10 Cats Channeling Their Inner Richard Simmons Too bad those of us in the media can make a good story out of just about anything.
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'Click With Me Now' Lets You Share Your Screen, Help Others Online | Sunday, March 10, 2013 11:02 PM | Emily Price |
| Let’s face it: Explaining to your mom how to book a hotel room on Expedia, or trying to help your dad sort through all the cameras for sale on Best Buy’s website is a bit of a challenge if you’re not sitting in front of the computer with them. A new service called Click With Me Now attempts to make that process a bit more manageable with a one-click, no-download solution that instantly lets you share a web session with someone else.
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Pheed: The Next Social Craze for Teens? | Sunday, March 10, 2013 6:28 PM | Amy-Mae Elliott |
| Have you sent your first "Pheed" yet? Launched late last year, Pheed is a new social media platform that lets you share text, photos, videos and audio. Propelled by teenage users, Pheed topped the App Store's social networking category in late February. Though the company says the app is not just for teens, Pheed told Mashable the user base is 81% between age 14 and 25.
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SimpleWash, the Easiest Way to Clean Up Your Facebook Page | Sunday, March 10, 2013 4:45 PM | The Daily Muse |
| Whether you're job searching or have a pending friend request from your boss, it's a good idea to clean up your social media profiles every once in a while. After all, even if you're pretty militant about what gets posted publicly, things can slip through the cracks (i.e., that Throwback Thursday photo from freshman year you didn't realize you were tagged in).
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Why 'Hater' App's Founder Wanted a Negative Alternative to Social Media | Sunday, March 10, 2013 3:32 PM | Seth Fiegerman |
| Social networks like Facebook and Instagram are intended to help users share their lives, but Jake Banks believes the language of "likes" used on these services forces us to be overly positive and restricts our ability to be ourselves. That's why he decided to develop an alternative social networking app called Hater, which is intended for sharing all the things you don't like.
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Elon Musk at SXSW: "I Would Like to Die on Mars, Just Not on Impact" | Sunday, March 10, 2013 1:19 PM | Bob Al-Greene |
| AUSTIN — The most popular name on Twitter during day two of South by Southwest was Elon Musk, the founder and CEO of SpaceX. During his keynote address at the conference, Musk said he would one day like to set foot on Mars, but only if he knew his company could carry on without him and the technology could get him there safely. The old joke, Musk told NowThisNews, was that he would like to die on Mars, just not on impact.
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Google Experiment Creates Web Magic for 'Oz the Great and Powerful' | Sunday, March 10, 2013 1:12 PM | Brian Anthony Hernandez |
| AUSTIN — Like a magician pulling a rabbit out of a hat, a Google Chrome experiment wondrously appeared for Oz the Great and Powerful to serve as an interactive trailer. The masterminds behind the "Find Your Way to Oz" experience revealed their sleight of hand, so to speak, during a quick discussion before a screening at South by Southwest.
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Facebook Is So Uncool | Sunday, March 10, 2013 12:38 PM | Matt Petronzio |
| Facebook is losing its grip on kids. How are parents dealing with this shift in demographic?
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7 Pinterest Boards to Follow for Your Career | Sunday, March 10, 2013 10:18 AM | Brie Weiler Reynolds |
| Brie Weiler Reynolds is the content and social media director at FlexJobs, the award-winning site for telecommuting and flexible job listings, and a former career advisor. At FlexJobs, Brie offers job seekers career and work-life balance advice through the FlexJobs Blog and social media, including Pinterest. Is it possible to get anything but hours of casual fun out of the popular pinboard site, Pinterest? As it turns out, yes.
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