| Scout Security System Wirelessly Protects Your Home | | Saturday, March 02, 2013 11:00 PM | Camille Bautista |
| Home security systems can be costly, complicated and oftentimes require time-consuming installation. A new system seeks to get rid of these inconveniences by letting users wirelessly monitor their homes. With the Scout system, users can watch over their home for free from a smartphone, tablet or computer via Wi-Fi, or pay for professional monitoring.
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| Here's Where Gearheads Can Find Discounted Gadgets in One Place | | Saturday, March 02, 2013 8:57 PM | Anita Li |
| For the gadget-obsessed, online marketplace Grand St. gives members access to the latest in "creative technology." The exclusive service, whose memberships are only available by invitation, acts as a one-stop shop by curating new products, then letting users view and buy them all in one place. Much like Gilt, which provides members-only shopping for fashion and lifestyle items, Grand St.
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| Watch This Robot Figure Out How to Fly By Crashing | | Saturday, March 02, 2013 7:59 PM | Anita Li |
| "If at first you don't succeed, try, try again" seems to be the motto of a flying robot that picks itself back up after crashing into surrounding objects. Called the AirBurr, the bot is equipped with a unique "Active Recovery System," enabling it to withstand collisions, relaunch and continue flying. Researchers at EPFL, a Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, were inspired to create the AirBurr after observing the way insects move.
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| How the Internet Has Changed the World | | Saturday, March 02, 2013 6:15 PM | Camille Bautista |
| From hactivism to the flipped classroom, the Internet has sparked an online revolution with digital tools. Classified documents on Wikileaks helped spark the Arab Spring, and protestors organized through Facebook. Daily tweets about the Egyptian revolution increased 100% after the overthrow of the country, showcasing the power of trending.
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| Viral Video Shows the Extent of U.S. Wealth Inequality | | Saturday, March 02, 2013 5:31 PM | Charlie White |
| The issue of wealth inequality across the United States is well known, but this video shows you the extent of that imbalance in dramatic and graphic fashion. The video, which started going viral on Friday and whose traffic continues to climb on YouTube — reflects the facts as seen from many different sources. We present it without comment, letting you, our readers, be the judge.
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| Evernote Resets All User Passwords After Security Breach | | Saturday, March 02, 2013 4:12 PM | Camille Bautista |
| Evernote implemented a service-wide password reset Saturday after the company discovered suspicious activity on its network. The note-taking service issued a statement on its site, saying that no stored user content or financial data was changed or lost, but that hackers gained personal information including usernames, passwords and email addresses.
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| Apple Keeps Top Spot on Fortune's 'Most Admired Company' List | | Saturday, March 02, 2013 3:01 PM | Camille Bautista |
| Apple secured the top spot for the sixth year in a row in Fortune's Top 50 World's Most Admired Companies list. The company beat out Google and Amazon, which came in second and third on the international list. The top ten positions are all held by American companies, with businesses like Coca-Cola, Starbucks and Walt Disney joining the ranks. Apple was voted number one by 3,800 company directors and executives.
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| 7 Apps You Don't Want To Miss | | Saturday, March 02, 2013 2:19 PM | Emily Price |
| It can be tough to keep up with all the new apps released every week. But you're in luck — Mashable takes care of that for you, creating a roundup each weekend of our favorite new and updated apps. This week a Disney favorite launched a new game for iOS, and a popular social network updated its Windows Phone app. A new Android app helps you be part of YouTube's latest craze, and a popular racing game is back with a brand new update.
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| If 'The Shining' Took Place in 2013 | | Saturday, March 02, 2013 1:39 PM | Matt Petronzio |
| "All work and no Wi-Fi makes Jack a dull boy." It doesn't have quite the same ring to it, but it's an adage fit for most members of the connected generation.
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| TimeRabbit Measures How Long You're on Facebook | | Saturday, March 02, 2013 1:13 PM | Camille Bautista |
| Facebook can be an never-ending vacuum of time. How many hours do you spend mindlessly scrolling and stalking through your friends list? If you've ever wondered how much you browse on the social network, a new service measures your daily, weekly and monthly use. TimeRabbit, created by Breakpoint Software Development, works as a stand-alone Windows application to monitor your Facebook usage.
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| The Reaction to Yahoo's Ban on Working From Home | | Saturday, March 02, 2013 10:08 AM | Jessica Fee |
| This week at Mashable, our readers had a lot to say about Yahoo's response to the company's controversial ban on working from home. Since Marissa Mayer became CEO of Yahoo in July of 2012, she's already made moves such as the development of a mobile strategy, the acquisition of mobile app Stamped and free food at meetings. The working from home ban is arguably the biggest change yet.
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