| A Password You Wear on Your Wrist | | Thursday, February 28, 2013 11:57 PM | MIT Technology Review |
| Mobile security startup PassBan offers smartphone owners a slew of authentication options—including one you can wear.
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| Portable Bluetooth Speaker Lets You Listen to Emojis | | Thursday, February 28, 2013 11:37 PM | Camille Bautista |
| Sometimes a smiley just isn't enough. If you've ever wanted to send a sound to express anger or delight — or you just love cat noises — the creators of TeleSound have got you covered. TeleSound, a portable sound messenger, allows people to send more than 1,000 sounds from a smartphone or tablet. The device connects wirelessly via Bluetooth and uses a free iPhone or Android app to send emojis.
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| Damon Lindelof Goes on Hysterical Twitter Rant Against Bieber's Hat | | Thursday, February 28, 2013 11:30 PM | Neha Prakash |
| Justin Bieber was photographed leaving his London hotel room in a yellow spiky hat, thus providing fodder for a millennium's worth of Bieber jokes. And while there are plenty of Bieber haters to call out the pop idol for his hideous life choices, the last person we expected to take a swing was Damon Lindelof, of Lost fame.
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| Online Gaming Giant to Buy Atlantic City Casino | | Thursday, February 28, 2013 11:12 PM | The Daily Dot |
| After being drummed out of the U.S. two years ago, the parent company of several of the internet's biggest online gaming sites is looking to reestablish itself with a brick-and-mortar toehold on the Jersey shore. Even before New Jersey Gov.
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| Like, You Will: Star Wars Nesting Dolls | | Thursday, February 28, 2013 10:33 PM | Neha Prakash |
| J.J. Abrams might have been tasked with bringing the Star Wars characters back to life on the silver screen, but artist Andy Stattmiller is trying to shrink the whole franchise. Stattmiller has created an entire set of nesting dolls replicating the galaxy far, far away. Everyone, from Han Solo to Obi Wan, C3PO to Vader, makes an appearance — just much smaller than we've seen them before.
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| Take a Look at Facebook's Redesigned Timeline | | Thursday, February 28, 2013 9:13 PM | Emily Price |
| Facebook is testing a new Timeline design. Currently live in New Zealand, the new look brings a slimmed down toolbar to the top of profile pages and repositions other content. First spotted by The Next Web, we had a friend in New Zealand grab some screenshots of the update for us so we could take a closer look. Check out the two photos below.
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| The Evolution of a Coffee Addict | | Thursday, February 28, 2013 9:01 PM | Matt Petronzio |
| It started with one cup when you were 17 years old. You probably didn't like the bitter taste, but you just needed a boost to finish that sociology paper before your 8 a.m. class. Nowadays, you finish your second cup of coffee before even stepping foot into the office. (Or maybe you're on a whole new level, like this this guy who ordered a $50 Starbucks drink.) SEE ALSO: More Comics on Mashable In the comic below, H.
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| Where Was the Orchestra During the Oscars? Not Where You Think | | Thursday, February 28, 2013 7:38 PM | Brian Anthony Hernandez |
| The Jaws theme song reminded Oscar winners on Sunday to hurry up and end their acceptance speeches during the 85th Academy Awards broadcast on Sunday. The orchestra played the ominous music as a forthright cue that inspired significant — and hilarious — banter on social media. But while TV viewers could hear the song, they couldn't see the orchestra in the Dolby Theatre.
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| Baby Elephant Playing in the Mud Redefines Cute | | Thursday, February 28, 2013 7:04 PM | Neha Prakash |
| Baby elephant Navann here is just having the time of his life. No cares, no worries, he's just a little kid and wants to play in some mud. The energetic pachyderm does more slipping and sliding than actual standing in those mud baths but seems to be living by the Hakuna Matata school of thought. SEE ALSO: Sledding Pugs Will Make You Appreciate Winter Navann lives with his mom and nanny at the Elephant Nature Park in northern Thailand.
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| Ricky Gervais Returns as David Brent From the Original 'Office' | | Thursday, February 28, 2013 6:57 PM | Todd Wasserman |
| Some good news for fans of the original and best version of The Office: Ricky Gervais is coming back as antihero David Brent. Gervais, who looks remarkably unchanged in 10 years down to his Van Dyke beard, has evolved the character somewhat. Brent, shown in this trailer — the video above is a teaser — is now moonlighting as a manager of musical acts. Yet he still lacks self awareness.
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| 'Deception' Star Mocks Beyoncé's Twitter Use | | Thursday, February 28, 2013 6:22 PM | Camille Bautista |
| Victor Garber, star of the NBC drama Deception, jokingly compares himself to Beyoncé. Just like Queen B, the actor takes to the big screen, sings and even busts some moves. But Garber is referring to his presence, or lack thereof, on Twitter. On Thursday in New York City, he said he doesn't use the social network but quipped that he could take a cue from Beyoncé, get a verified account and not post any messages.
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| Tweeting Bikes Coming to South by Southwest | | Thursday, February 28, 2013 5:37 PM | Todd Wasserman |
| Digital ad agency Razorfish will peddle its services at South by Southwest via some 20 self-tweeting bicycles. The bikes, which will be planted strategically or "bike bombed" at events during the Interactive portion of the festival, will include GPS devices that will transmit location data to Razorfish's social media team. Each of the 20 bikes will have its own Twitter ID ("PennyTheBike" is one) and will tweet in its own personality.
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| Making a Harlem Shake Video? There's an App for That | | Thursday, February 28, 2013 5:13 PM | Emily Price |
| A new Android app promises to help make your Harlem Shake video dreams come true. Called Harlem Shake Video Creator, the app offers step-by-step directions for creating your own Harlem Shake clip, as well as a built-in music track for making the magic happen. Once your masterpiece is complete, you can upload your creation directly to YouTube from the app.
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| Carly Fiorina: Workers Need Flexibility, Not 'Edicts' | | Thursday, February 28, 2013 5:07 PM | Andrea Smith |
| There are far more female CEO's today than when Carly Fiorina first took over the top job at Hewlett-Packard in 1999. In fact, when Marissa Mayer took over as CEO at Yahoo in July of 2012, there were 20 women on the Fortune 500 CEO list — a new record. Today Fiorina is a former CEO, as well as a former political candidate, after an unsuccessful run for Barbara Boxer's seat in the U.S.
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| Groupon Fires CEO Andrew Mason | | Thursday, February 28, 2013 4:48 PM | Lauren Indvik |
| Twenty-four hours after reporting disappointing first-quarter earnings (a move that sent its stock down more than 25% in after-hours), Groupon announced Thursday afternoon that co-founder and CEO Andrew Mason will no longer hold the top post at the company.
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| A Musical Tribute to the Adult Onesie | | Thursday, February 28, 2013 4:41 PM | Neha Prakash |
| Remember this morning when you had to get dressed? First the pants, then the shirt, then the socks, jacket, hat, belt. Sheesh, it's enough work to send someone straight back to bed. Enter the adult onesie. SEE ALSO: Your Tumblr Dashboard Sings the Hilarious Truth There's a style for everyone, some even come with hoods. No need to shed those last 10 pounds, the magical onesie's fit will mask that winter flesh.
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| Dunkin' Donuts Now Accepts Passbook Payments | | Thursday, February 28, 2013 4:34 PM | AppAdvice |
| The next time you visit Dunkin’ Donuts, you’ll be able to use Passbook on your iPhone to pay your bill. This new feature is available via the company’s latest app update. First released in August, the free Dunkin’ Donuts app gives customers the option to purchase items via their DD Card or through the Passbook app. Both work through a barcode system and are usable at any of Dunkin’ Donuts’ 7,000 U.S.
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| Pope Benedict XVI's Tweets Have Been Removed | | Thursday, February 28, 2013 4:24 PM | Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai |
| After tweeting his farewell, the entire Twitter history of Pope Benedict XVI has been deleted today from the @Pontifex account. No official statement has yet explained why Benedict's past tweets were deleted. The name on the account has also been changed to "Sede Vacante," which in Italian means "vacant seat." To read the old tweets, there's a link to the Vatican's official news website, where they are all stored.
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| The Tech That Makes the Pebble Watch Tick | | Thursday, February 28, 2013 4:09 PM | Christina Warren |
| The Pebble smart watch is the most successful Kickstarter project in history, raising more than $10 million from more than 69,000 backers. At CES 2013, the company revealed final details of the device, and showed off the shipping device to the public.
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| YouTube Updates iOS App, Adds Send-to-TV Feature | | Thursday, February 28, 2013 3:36 PM | Emily Price |
| YouTube updated its iOS app Thursday, adding the Send-to-TV feature it introduced for Android in November of last year. With the update you can use your iOS device to send YouTube clips to Google TV, Xbox or PlayStation 3 and watch them on the big screen. In January, we spoke to YouTube reps about the company's plans for TV, a future it feels will be smartphone-oriented, with your phone replacing your television remote.
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