| As It Happened: Tweets from Police Manhunt in Watertown | | Confusion reigned in Watertown, Mass. late Thursday night after a campus police officer was shot and killed at MIT in nearby Cambridge. A carjacking followed by a massive police operation ensued in Watertown, with multiple reports of gunfire and explosions in several locations. At least one suspect is said by police to still be at large, armed and extremely dangerous.
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| Never Seen Star Wars? Find the Force at This Special Screening | | Thursday, April 18, 2013 11:25 PM | Chris Taylor |
| There's at least one in every family, every workplace, every social circle. They may be your best friends. You may know their secret, or they may be firmly in the closet. We're talking, of course, about people who have never seen the original Star Wars. (Let's not confuse matters by calling it Episode IV or A New Hope just yet.) Yes, as surprising as it may be to the average geek, there are still people who fall into this camp.
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| Most Earth-Like Alien Planet Discovered | | Thursday, April 18, 2013 10:46 PM | Space.com |
| NASA's Kepler space telescope has discovered three exoplanets that may be capable of supporting life, and one of them is perhaps the most Earth-like alien world spotted to date, scientists announced Thursday. That most intriguing one is called Kepler-62f, a rocky world just 1.4 times bigger than Earth that circles a star smaller and dimmer than the sun.
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| How to Make Awesome GIFs | | Thursday, April 18, 2013 10:10 PM | Christine Erickson |
| We've all been there: searched for the perfect animated response to a Gchat conversation, only to realize that GIF you had in mind is now MIA. What gives, Tumblr? Perhaps it's time you step up your game and start making your own GIFs. Creating your own animation is not hard and actually kind of fun. OK, so now what? Now that GIFs are more popular than YOLO, you might feel overwhelmed by all the search results on how to make your own.
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| Kenneth Cole Draws Ire Over Gun Control Tweet | | Thursday, April 18, 2013 9:34 PM | Lauren Indvik |
| Perhaps fashion designer Kenneth Cole should stay off Twitter during sensitive political moments — or at least, his social media manager should. After provoking harsh criticism for a February 2011 tweet, in which the designer used the protests in Cairo to promote his spring collection, Cole was at it again Thursday.
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| Forget Google Reader. Here's Star Wars Reader | | Thursday, April 18, 2013 8:55 PM | Chris Taylor |
| Still bummed about the fact that Google is killing its RSS feed service, Google Reader, on July 1? Us too. But there are other ways to read the headlines from your favorite websites. We've covered a bunch of Google Reader replacements — including Feedly, which now says it has gained 3 million new users since the Google Reader shutdown was announced in March.
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| Gadget Turns Your Car's Steering Wheel Into an Electronic Drum Set | | Thursday, April 18, 2013 8:40 PM | Charlie White |
| Bored with driving? Now there's "Reinventing the Wheel (RITW)," a steering wheel cover that lets you entertain yourself by playing a drum set along with whatever you're listening to on your car stereo. And no, this is not a late April Fools' Day joke.
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| Mercedes GLA Concept's Laser Headlights Double as Video Projectors | | Thursday, April 18, 2013 7:56 PM | Stan Schroeder |
| Mercedes-Benz's new concept SUV, announced for the Shanghai auto show (April 21-29), is a highly capable and modern-looking vehicle, but where it really shines is in the area of laser headlights, which are so bold they could redefine in-car entertainment. The Concept GLA's headlights are both fitted with a laser-beam projector. The Concept GLA's headlights are both fitted with a laser-beam projector.
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| Knotch Lets You Express Your Opinion in Full Color | | Thursday, April 18, 2013 7:03 PM | Emily Price |
| Chances are you've given something you've enjoyed online a thumbs-up before, or rated your latest purchase or Netflix movie a 3 out of 5 stars, but have you ever expressed your opinion in color? Knotch is an app that offers a different take on expressing your opinion.
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| FBI Criticizes Internet Vigilantes in Boston Case | | Thursday, April 18, 2013 6:51 PM | Alex Fitzpatrick |
| Federal Bureau of Investigation Special Agent Richard DesLauriers said during a press conference Thursday that the footage the FBI released showing its two suspects in the Boston bombing case is the only legitimate footage available. "Other photos should not be deemed credible," he added.
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| Brighten Your Day With These 21 Natural Light Photos | | Thursday, April 18, 2013 6:26 PM | Nora Grenfell |
| When it feels like all the photos in your social feeds have been altered by a filter or perfected with editing software, a moment illuminated by completely natural light can be a welcome change of scene. We asked for your best photos taken using only natural light as part of the Mashable Photo Challenge. We received just under 900 submissions, a new record for the Photo Challenge, making it difficult to narrow it down to these 21.
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| FBI: These Are Our Boston Bombing Suspects | | Thursday, April 18, 2013 5:57 PM | Alex Fitzpatrick |
| The Federal Bureau of Investigation posted to YouTube Thursday surveillance camera footage which it says shows the bureau's two suspects in its investigation of Monday's attack on the Boston Marathon. The bureau is requesting the public's help in identifying the suspects, but said the two men are considered armed and extremely dangerous. It urged the public not to approach them.
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| 3D Ultrasound Reveals Baby in Color | | Thursday, April 18, 2013 5:31 PM | Discovery News |
| GE's new HDlive ultrasound creates a clear and colorful 3D image of a fetus in utero. Parents get an excellent view of their child-to-be and doctors are able to see details that let them more accurately assess the fetus's health. The technology creates a moveable virtual light source and uses advanced skin rendering techniques to create realistic color.
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| Iran: A Case Study on How Not to Break News Online | | Thursday, April 18, 2013 5:11 PM | Adam Popescu |
| First it was doctored photos of missiles. Then came a fake stealth fighter and claims of sending monkeys into space. Now Iran has bent the laws of physics and created a time machine that can predict the future. H.G. Wells is rolling over, six feet under. Doc Emmet Brown just crashed his DeLorean. Bruce Willis and Joseph Gordon-Levitt are going loopy.
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| Watch: LG's Men's Room Experiment Prompts 'Stage Fright' | | Thursday, April 18, 2013 5:01 PM | Todd Wasserman |
| LG, last seen terrorizing elevator riders (or at least pretending to), has moved on to the men's room to make the case that its monitors are "so real it's scary." To test the theory, the company installed its LG IPS 21:9 UltraWide monitors above urinals in Amsterdam. The monitor showed images of attractive women waving, blowing kisses and occasionally laughing.
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| Google Now Has $50 Billion in Cash for Acquisitions and Investments | | Thursday, April 18, 2013 4:54 PM | Seth Fiegerman |
| Next time you wonder how Google can afford to buy dozens of startups every year, consider just how much money it has on hand. The search giant's cash pile grew to just more than $50 billion in the March quarter, up from $48.1 billion at the end of 2012, the company revealed in its first quarter earnings report on Thursday.
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| Microsoft Announces Q3 Revenue of $20.49 Billion, CFO Departure | | Thursday, April 18, 2013 4:52 PM | Emily Price |
| Despite reports that Windows 8 has been torpedoing PC sales, Microsoft's third quarter wasn't too bad. The company's revenues of $20.49 billion were just under what analysts were expecting and its earnings per share of .72 beat expectations.
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| This 'Goodnight Moon' Remake Will Ruin Your Favorite Children's Book | | Thursday, April 18, 2013 4:39 PM | Neha Prakash |
| Remember when your mom used to tuck you into bed? You'd be all snuggly and warm and she'd read to you that sweet story "Goodnight Moon." There would be red balloons and cows jumping over the moon, mice and mittens and hushing old ladies. You would drift off to a blissful sleep dreaming of candy and ponies and rainbows, all because of that amazing little bedtime tale.
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| Sexy Curved OLED TVs Coming Later This Year From LG | | Thursday, April 18, 2013 4:14 PM | Charlie White |
| Those ultrathin, super-contrasty and tack-sharp OLED screens are one of the new darlings of the television world. Some of the newest curved OLED TVs debuted at CES 2013 in January, but so far, when it comes to buying such a rounded screen for your own living room, there's been a boatload of talk and no delivery dates ... until now, in a vague sort of way.
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| Dove Experiment, Parodied: How Men See Themselves | | Thursday, April 18, 2013 3:48 PM | Stan Schroeder |
| We learned from the recent Ogilvy ad campaign for Dove that, when it comes to physical features, women tend to give themselves less credit than they deserve. But what about men? How would an average guy describe himself? Try ... "My mom said I have the most beautiful teeth.""I have a balanced face, almost like a white Denzel Washington." Of course, when girls describe these same guys, the results are ...
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| ACLU: Carriers Leaving Android Users Susceptible to Malware | | Thursday, April 18, 2013 3:31 PM | Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai |
| In a world where malware targeting Android phones is used more and more everyday, security updates are fundamental to keep users away from malware and hackers. That's why the American Civil Liberties Union has filed a complaint on Tuesday, accusing mobile carriers of failing to distribute updates and fixes to their Android phones.
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| Hiring Experts Reveal Resume Pet Peeves | | Thursday, April 18, 2013 3:24 PM | BusinessNewsDaily |
| Crafting a resume that is unique and impressive is the goal of every job seeker. However, there is no one blueprint to follow in this process. Despite that lack of guidance, one surefire way to prevent your resume from making the circular file is to avoid some of these most common resume pet peeves of hiring managers.
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| Twitter Music Is a Discovery Powerhouse for Your iPhone | | Thursday, April 18, 2013 3:19 PM | Pete Pachal |
| While there are a plethora of music services, they differentiate by focusing on various aspects of how we interact with music. Pandora is great for creating instant playlists and background music. Spotify is better when you want to hear something specific. iTunes is still there for à la carte downloading. And on and on it goes (Rdio, Xbox Music, Grooveshark, Turntable.fm, etc.), filling seemingly every niche of music culture.
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| 'Fish Out of Water' Is an Adorably Addictive iOS Game | | Thursday, April 18, 2013 3:03 PM | Chelsea Stark |
| Full disclosure: Jetpack Joyride is still one of my favorite iOS games. It was simple enough to figure out and play a game while waiting for a train, but the achievements, power-ups and depth meant I probably spent, over time, a dozen hours playing. So when I learned creator Halfbrick's newest game was out this week, I had high expectations.
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