| Ridley Scott and Machinima Team Up to Produce 12 Sci-Fi Short FIlms | | Director Ridley Scott (Blade Runner) and video entertainment network Machinima have partnered up to produce 12 science fiction short films. The shorts will not be directed by Scott himself; he and Machinima will choose directors from Ridley Scott's production company — RSA.
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| Apple Shows Off iPhone 5's Features in Two New Ads | | Apple unveiled two new television ads Monday that flaunt the iPhone 5's new features. One 30-second spot, called "Brilliant," demonstrates how users can pay for Starbucks items using Passbook, an iOS app that stores all types of tickets (e.g. boarding passes, hotel confirmations, film stubs, vouchers, loyalty cars) without having to print them. Passbook support for Starbucks became available in early October.
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| This Time-Saving Plugin Distils Webpages Into Concise Summaries | | On any given day, you'll likely scroll through dozens of webpages, and experience information overload. In the Internet age, it's a term that most people are all too familiar with, as daily emails, articles and websites bombard our screens. One desktop plugin aims to distil all the online chaos into concise, digestible synopses.
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| Virtual Library Brings Books to NYC Subway | | 12:30:39 AM | Discovery News |
| The New York City subway might be the last place you’d expect to check out a library book, but that could soon change if some students from Miami Ad School have their way. SEE ALSO: Tweet This Paintball Gun, Pull Its Trigger Max Pilwat, Keri Tan and Ferdi Rodriguez have an idea to that would turn NYC’s metro cars into virtual libraries as a way of encouraging the public to visit the physical branches of the New York Public Library.
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| Equala's App Plays Your Friends’ Favorite Songs | | Monday, March 11, 2013 11:30 PM | Veena Bissram |
| Name: EQuala One-Liner Pitch: EQuala is a music app that plays the songs your friends listen to. Why It's Taking Off: The free social music app lets you to create a customized station of the music your friends listen to and share your favorite tracks.
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| Samsung Gives Sneak Peek at Galaxy S IV | | Monday, March 11, 2013 11:13 PM | Anita Li |
| Samsung gave a sneak peek at its upcoming flagship phone, the Galaxy S IV, on Monday. The Korean electronics giant tweeted a photo that shows a front view of the Android smartphone, although it is mostly obscured by a shadowy foreground. While Samsung doesn't identify the S IV by name, it mentions the device's launch date. The company is set to formally unveil its next-generation Galaxy phone on March 14 in New York City.
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| Video Imagines Shopping With Google Glass | | Monday, March 11, 2013 10:03 PM | Lauren Indvik |
| What would it be like to shop with Google Glass? Omaha-based ConAgra Foods, which owns popular frozen food brands like Healthy Choice and Marie Callender's, worked with Google's newly created shopper marketing division to develop the above video, illustrating how consumers might use technologies like Google's to shop for groceries.
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| Fake Fire Prank Is Amusingly Cruel | | Monday, March 11, 2013 9:32 PM | Neha Prakash |
| We've found the simultaneously funniest and meanest friends in existence. These two pranksters teamed up to convince their friend Tom that the house was on fire in the middle of the night. With some excellent and elaborate planning — which involved full-fledged firefighter suits — they planted cameras in his room to watch his reaction as they trapped him in a "fiery" room.
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| 30 Artists to Watch at the 2013 SXSW Music Festival | | Monday, March 11, 2013 8:38 PM | Jessica Fee |
| SXSW is that time of the year where everyone who isn't in Austin, Texas, at the beginning of March suffers from major bouts of fomo. Those who are there have enjoyed memerific entertainment, from taking pictures with Grumpy Cat to meeting the designer who created Nyan Cat. SEE ALSO: 21 Completely Unconventional Cover Songs SXSW is part conference, part music festival and runs from March 8 to 17.
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| Avert Disaster With This Self-Powered Emergency Smartphone Charger | | Monday, March 11, 2013 8:33 PM | Vignesh Ramachandran |
| You could have all the apps in the world to prepare you for survival when disaster strikes — flashlight, emergency contacts, GPS and first aid tips — but they'll be entirely useless when you run out of battery juice on your phone. If you're camping in the boondocks or preparing a disaster survival kit, you might want to consider a low-tech emergency smartphone charger.
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| Arduino-Compatible Board Brings Wireless Sensors to Your iPhone | | Monday, March 11, 2013 7:30 PM | Vignesh Ramachandran |
| The creator behind a new coin-sized, Arduino-compatible board says the possibilities are endless with this microcomputer that can wirelessly connect to your smartphone. The “RFduino” is an open-source, standalone board that's small enough to fit inside your projects, whether you’re a hobbyist or a professional engineer.
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| Sea Lion Stows Away on Diver's Boat | | Monday, March 11, 2013 6:56 PM | Neha Prakash |
| Professional diver Rick Coleman returned to his boat post-night dive to discover an adorable and unexpected stow away. A sea lion had flopped its way aboard his kayak and made itself completely at home. Coleman, who was at first a little startled by the new passenger, tried to shoo the pup away. But the sea lion was clearly trying to recreate Life of Pi and wasn't willing to move.
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| This Weekend's Top 5 Trending Terms at SXSW | | Monday, March 11, 2013 6:31 PM | Bob Al-Greene |
| It was a busy weekend at South by Southwest, and we had our ear to the ground to determine where the chatter was coming from. If you haven't checked out the Trendspotter yet, give it a gander. SEE ALSO: Banjo Helps You Track Events Around the Globe, Including SXSW Our friends at Topsy compiled a nice, clean list of the most popular trending terms from Saturday and Sunday.
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| SXSWi Day 4: Leap Motion, Much Ado About Nothing and More Highlights | | Monday, March 11, 2013 6:01 PM | Dani Fankhauser |
| AUSTIN — Today was yet another day of mixing with famous people and cats at South by Southwest. The Trendspotter by Mashable and Topsy revealed buzz about the screening of Much Ado About Nothing, a film that was shot in 12 days using Shakespeare's original text. The posts on Twitter with hashtag #muchadoaboutnothing were overwhelmingly positive.
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| WebMD Launches New Personalized Pregnancy App | | Monday, March 11, 2013 5:50 PM | Camille Bautista |
| Cataloging your baby's firsts is just as important in utero. WebMD, the health information (and self-diagnosis go-to) site, launched WebMD Pregnancy, a free iPhone app to help expectant mothers keep track of their journey. The app offers physician-reviewed pregnancy information and customizable features that change week by week for each user based on her due date.
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| Pope's Job Listed on LinkedIn | | Monday, March 11, 2013 5:49 PM | Neha Prakash |
| So here you are, unsatisfied with that current position as regional assistant to the director of blah blah and ready for a career change. And while career counselors may discourage you from changing job trajectories this late in life, finding this LinkedIn listing is like a sign from God.
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| Report: LinkedIn Will Buy Pulse App for $50 to $100 Million | | Monday, March 11, 2013 5:31 PM | Seth Fiegerman |
| LinkedIn is close to acquiring Pulse, a popular news reading app, for as much as $100 million, according to a new report. Citing unnamed sources, AllThingsD reported that Pulse had been in acquisition talks with several big companies, including Yahoo and Microsoft, but that LinkedIn won out.
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| How Rovio Evolves From Game Maker to Entertainment Juggernaut | | Monday, March 11, 2013 5:23 PM | Christina Warren |
| AUSTIN — Rovio announced Monday it is bringing its Angry Birds cartoon series to smartphones, tablets and connected devices. Rovio's distribution strategy for Angry Birds Toons is unique because rather than simply targeting the web or even cable partnerships, the company is using its reach of more than 1.7 billion downloads as a direct way to reach potential viewers.
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| LikeBright Lets You Play Matchmaker With Your Friends Online | | Monday, March 11, 2013 5:15 PM | Emily Price |
| AUSTIN — Meeting new people to date is tough. If you’re over the bar scene and not quite comfortable with online dating sites, then your options are pretty limited. 2013 SXSW Accelerator Finalist LikeBright understands those challenges, and is offering a new way for people to meet potential dates: through online introductions from their friends.
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| Ermahgerd! Memes Invade Art Masterpieces and School Photos | | Monday, March 11, 2013 5:06 PM | Annie Colbert |
| Grumpy Cat puts on her finest flannel for school picture day. Ermahgerd Girl channels her inner Girl With a Pearl Earring — or Grrl Werth er Perrl Errin. Memes class it up with starring roles in artwork worthy of the Louvre, or at least the eLouvre.
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| Timberlake Sends 'SNL' Soaring on Social | | Monday, March 11, 2013 5:04 PM | Bob Al-Greene |
| Saturday Night Live saw a boost of almost 80% on the social scales this week, as Justin Timberlake took hosting and crooning duties for the night. A plethora of special guests buoyed Timberlake's fifth turn as host, including Andy Samberg, Jay-Z and other five-timers like Steve Martin and Tom Hanks. The former *NSYNC member has ventured deeper into the social realm lately with a popular account on Instagram.
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| Tweet This Paintball Gun to Pull Its Trigger | | Monday, March 11, 2013 4:35 PM | Discovery News |
| If you feel like your Twitter rage falls on deaf ears, why not punctuate your next tweet by virtually squeezing the trigger of a paintball gun? SEE ALSO: News Anchor Avatar Hosts Your Internet Feed Just include the hashtag #ISLPaint on your next tweet and IStrategyLabs’ PaintBot will rip off a shot in your honor.
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| SXSW Day 3: The Top Social Buzz | | Monday, March 11, 2013 4:22 PM | Bob Al-Greene |
| A huge majority of the chatter about South by Southwest took place on Twitter yet again Sunday, with a SXSW-related tweet dropping every four seconds. Tina Roth Eisenberg, who gave one of the two interactive keynote addresses over the weekend, trended highly — drawing three times as much chatter as Rachel Maddow and Nate Silver.
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| Kids React to the 'Harlem Shake' | | Monday, March 11, 2013 4:05 PM | Neha Prakash |
| Now that the "Harlem Shake" has effectively ended (or, more accurately speaking, been beaten to its death), it's time to examine the cultural and historical impact the meme has had on society.
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