| Microsoft Reportedly Working on a 7-Inch Surface | | Microsoft is looking to shrink its Surface tablet to 7 inches, if you trust a recent report from the Wall Street Journal. The new, 7-inch Surface should launch later this year, but no details about the device have been given. Microsoft building a smaller version of the Surface — originally a 10.6-inch device — is hardly a surprise, given that Apple, Google and Samsung have launched tablets around that size.
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| Capture and Share Your Life Story Online With StoryPress App | | Because stories are traditionally told through word of mouth, they are at risk of getting lost from one generation to the next. A new app called StoryPress seeks to safeguard these personal tales by letting people capture and share them online. Users can record their stories by either freely talking into the app, or choosing a preset topic to get interviewed by StoryPress, according to its Kickstarter page.
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| Why You Should Care Cybersecurity Lobbying Doubled | | Lest you doubt we are entering the age of a cybersecurity industrial complex—and that such a system doesn't necessarily have the average Internet user in mind—take look at the numbers. According to a new study by the lobbying group Center for Responsive Politics, lobbying reports that referenced "cybersecurity" more than doubled last year. Mentions jumped from 990 in 2011 to 1,968 in 2012.
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| 'Iron Man 3' Cast Gives Behind-the-Scenes Look in Featurette | | Hankering for more details on Iron Man 3? A new behind-the-scenes featurette reveals some tantalizing tidbits on what fans can expect for Tony Stark and his foes this time around. Posted to YouTube on Wednesday, it includes interviews with the film's actors, alongside clips of explosive action scenes, including one in which Pepper Potts (played by Gwyneth Paltrow) saves Iron Man himself (Robert Downey Jr.) by donning his armored suit.
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| SimCity to Bring Mac and PC Gamers Together | | Wednesday, April 10, 2013 10:21 PM | Chris Taylor |
| Mac users who can't wait to get their hands on the rebooted city-building game SimCity finally have a release date to look forward to: June 11. And there's more good news. Not only do the server issues that have plagued the game since its PC release last month appear to be largely resolved, but the upcoming release will be cross-platform.
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| This Case Adds Four Extra Camera Lenses to Your iPhone | | Wednesday, April 10, 2013 9:59 PM | Emily Price |
| Smartphone cameras are quickly replacing point-and-shoots in pockets, everywhere. While users can definitely take some impressive shots with an iPhone camera, they're limited by its built-in lens. One accessory-maker is trying to expand lens options for cellphone cameras by offering a protective case with five additional lenses.
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| Have Your Fill With 'Feast' Online Community Cooking Classes | | Wednesday, April 10, 2013 8:56 PM | Camille Bautista |
| We're not all cut out to be master chefs, and culinary school isn't for everyone. But if you're tired of making mac and cheese in the microwave, taking an online cooking course might just be your kitchen savior. David Spinks ate McDonald's and not much else for most of his life, then decided to make a change. His solution: founding an online cooking school.
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| Newspaper Issues Yoda-Inspired Correction | | Wednesday, April 10, 2013 8:28 PM | Neha Prakash |
| We all make mistakes, but when newspapers do it, they can't just let it slide. The correction must follow, placing an irreversible black mark on the publication. The Tampa Bay Times figured if they were going down in the name of journalism, they'd have a little Star Wars fun with it.
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| Fiber Optic Safety Vest Makes Night Running Safer | | Wednesday, April 10, 2013 8:07 PM | Camille Bautista |
| Staying visible at dusk or dawn is a key concern for cyclists and runners on the road. One Kickstarter project brings eye-catching illumination to the streets with fiber optic safety vests designed to alert drivers. The Noxgear Tracer360 lights up wearers in 360-degree pops, bursts and blinking modes with a reflective core and flexible cable straps. Check out the video, above, for more.
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| 9 Disgusting Bug Videos That Will Make You Squirm | | Wednesday, April 10, 2013 7:36 PM | Bob Al-Greene |
| Warning: Graphic, potentially disturbing content. Proceed with caution. Want to get in shape before swimsuit season, but paleo just isn't doing the trick? We guarantee you'll lose your appetite immediately after watching these videos. YouTube can be an amazing and inspiring place full of educational and hilarious videos. But it also houses some pretty dark corners.
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| Redditor Confesses Murder, Then Disappears | | Wednesday, April 10, 2013 7:02 PM | Eric Larson |
| A Redditor, under the username "Naratto," confessed to an apparent murder using the "Confession Bear" meme over the weekend.
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| Lagoa Puts Pro-Level 3D Image Tools in the Cloud | | Wednesday, April 10, 2013 6:29 PM | Lance Ulanoff |
| 3D imagery, the kind that gives depth and, sometimes, artificial reality to static images is often astonishing and almost always hard to create. Every time you see another Apple iWatch or iPhone 6 concept design, you might want to stop for a moment and think about what it took to build that hyper-realistic JPEG. 3D image creation requires expertise and expensive hardware and software.
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| 'Game of Thrones:' The Facebook Edition | | Wednesday, April 10, 2013 6:08 PM | Neha Prakash |
| Game of Thrones characters spend half their time getting from point A to point B. Messages get lost, signals get crossed, ravens get killed and eventually no one knows who is alive, who is king and who is on whose side.
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| 'StoryWorth' Records Family Memories to Connect Generations | | Wednesday, April 10, 2013 5:58 PM | Camille Bautista |
| The art of storytelling is timeless. There's nothing like hearing old tales of your grandparent's teenage days — but the narrative connection often loses its spark when Grandma lives across the country and you can only keep in touch through Facebook. To help collect family history and create deeper relationships between generations, Nick Baum created StoryWorth, an online platform that archives personal stories, both spoken and written.
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| IDC: Windows 8 'Exacerbated' PC Shipment Slowdown | | Wednesday, April 10, 2013 5:21 PM | Todd Wasserman |
| Worldwide PC shipments plunged 13.9% in the first quarter according to IDC, which noted that Microsoft's introduction of Windows 8 hurt overall sales by confusing consumers. "At this point, unfortunately, it seems clear that the Windows 8 launch not only failed to provide a positive boost to the PC market, but appears to have slowed the market," Bob O’Donnell, IDC Program VP Clients and Displays, said in a statement.
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| Hands On With the New Foursquare | | Wednesday, April 10, 2013 5:07 PM | Emily Price |
| Foursquare launched a major update to its iOS app Wednesday, now with more focus on what’s around you rather than who. While the app is certainly all about checking in — and has a new larger check-in button front and center on the app’s home screen — it’s also about helping you find things to do around you.
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| Twitter Shuts Down Ribbon's In-Stream Payment Option Hours After Launch | | Wednesday, April 10, 2013 5:02 PM | Seth Fiegerman |
| Ribbon, a San Francisco payments company, made headlines early Wednesday with the launch of a new in-stream payment option for Twitter that lets users buy and sell items directly through the news feed on the social network. Now, just a couple hours later, Twitter has killed off the feature. Hany Rashwan, the co-founder and CEO of Ribbon, told Mashable that the feature was pulled without warning in less than two hours.
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| Obama Seeks $17.7 Billion to Lasso Asteroid, Explore Space | | Wednesday, April 10, 2013 4:24 PM | Space.com |
| NASA unveiled a $17.7 billion spending plan for 2014 today that continues major ongoing space exploration projects, while including funds to kick-start an audacious new mission to capture a small asteroid and park it near the moon so astronauts can explore it by 2025. The proposed NASA budget is part of President Barack Obama's 2014 federal budget request and would restore the U.S.
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| How Gmail Has Evolved Over the Years | | Wednesday, April 10, 2013 4:22 PM | Samantha Murphy |
| Gmail turns 9 this month, and before we know it, it will be heading off to middle school. Here's a look at how it has evolved over the years.
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| Self-Healing Hydrogen Leaf Could Power the World | | Wednesday, April 10, 2013 4:21 PM | Chris Taylor |
| There are plenty of scientists out there trying to solve our impending energy crisis. Many of their creations never leave the lab. Here's one that is on its way to commercialization — and just fixed one of its biggest problems. Veteran biochemist Daniel Nocera has been working for decades on an "artificial leaf" — a silicon wafer that can create energy from sunlight and water the way real leaves do.
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| Orphaned Tumblr Storyboard Posts Find New Home on Mashable | | Wednesday, April 10, 2013 4:08 PM | Josh Catone |
| In early 2012, Tumblr hired an editorial team to cover the "ideas, themes and people" of the vast blogging community. That team launched Storyboard, which produced hundreds of fascinating stories on everything from Hurricane Sandy relief to One Direction fandom. Along the way, Storyboard became a daily read for many of us at Mashable. We even co-produced a story in February about cancer support communities on Tumblr.
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| What if Disney Created 'Game of Thrones'? | | Wednesday, April 10, 2013 4:05 PM | Neha Prakash |
| The Game of Thrones we all know and love is a product of HBO, which means we get lots of blood, guts, cursing and nudity. Like tons of nudity. But what if George R.R. Martin sold the rights to the show to Disney instead of HBO? Would the end result be much different? Maybe not. In the case of Daenerys Targaryen, she is already a princess who has an uncommon bond with some mythical creatures.
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| Apple Bans Comic From App Store for Depicting Gay Sex | | Wednesday, April 10, 2013 3:49 PM | The Atlantic |
| Since it debuted in March 2012, the popular comic book Saga has illustrated the following: robot sex, a giant with five-story-tall sagging testicles, a child prostitution ring on a brothel planet called Sextillion, blow jobs, fisting, interspecies erotica and enough bloody viscera to make a butcher squirm. But none of these are why Apple banned the most recent issue of the comic book from its App Store this week.
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| 'Sports Balls Replaced With Cats' Is the Purrfect Tumblr | | Wednesday, April 10, 2013 3:40 PM | Annie Colbert |
| Do you know what would make sports 84% more awesome? Cats. Sure, you'd have to clean up hairballs on the court and scoop poop off the pitch, but all the extra litter and tuna costs would be totally worth it. Your new favorite Tumblr, Sports Balls Replaced With Cats, axes footballs, soccer balls and most other types of balls in favor of furry felines.
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| Bitcoin Just Took a Major Nosedive - But Why? | | Wednesday, April 10, 2013 3:33 PM | The Daily Dot |
| Bitcoin, the world’s most popular virtual currency, dropped from a high of $265 to a low of $156 in a period of six hours Wednesday afternoon. Pretty much everyone the Daily Dot has spoken to recently involved in Bitcoin — buyers, entrepreneurs, venture capitalists and others — believed a “downward correction” was coming. It’s come. It is tempting to look for a dramatic reason for a decline like this.
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