| How Facebook Updates Would Look in Real Life | | What would Facebook updates look like in real life? According to the video, above, it would involve an annoying person surprising you with changes made to your home — without your knowledge or consent. Many users of the social-network giant can likely relate to the video's frustrated protagonist, as Facebook is often criticized for automatically resetting privacy settings and sharing personal information with third-party apps.
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| 'Man of Steel' Unveils New Video Spots and Posters | | Saturday, May 11, 2013 11:51 PM | Anita Li |
| New video spots and posters for Man of Steel, Warner Bros.' reboot of the Superman film series, have surfaced online. The 40-second promo, above, features Superman (played by Henry Cavill), his father Jor-El (Russell Crowe) and Lois Lane (Amy Adams) in various dramatic scenes from the movie, while Jor-El speaks — apparently giving advice to his son — in a voiceover.
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| Online 'Driver's Ed' Course Preps Kids for the Social Web | | Saturday, May 11, 2013 10:56 PM | Kate Sommers-Dawes |
| The pitfalls for teens who are encountering the social web for the first time are myriad and well-documented. The issue is underscored by this public-service announcement from a Vancouver-based organization warning teens of the dangers of sexting, not to mention the much-discussed scourge of cyberbullying and general oversharing.
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| Kid President Sends Heartfelt Mother's Day Salute to Moms | | Saturday, May 11, 2013 10:12 PM | Kate Sommers-Dawes |
| Kid President, the youthful powerhouse in a power suit who knows how to give one heck of a motivational pep talk, has taken his inspirational talents to Mother's Day. The video message, sent "on behalf of all the kids in the world," shows Kid President, whose given name is Robbie Novak, spelling out the ten things moms need to know in his typical, exuberant fashion.
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| Puppycam Features Future Service Dogs for Disabled Veterans | | Saturday, May 11, 2013 8:58 PM | Kate Sommers-Dawes |
| On the night of May 5, a golden retriever named Gucci gave birth, live and online via puppycam, to a healthy litter of adorable puppies, each one with an important task ahead. The eight pups, who are visible via live stream (below) courtesy of Explore.org, will grow up to assist wounded veterans and others with disabilities as service dogs.
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| 6 Apps You Don't Want to Miss | | Saturday, May 11, 2013 7:59 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, Disney released an app that lets you instantly create a digital storybook of your adventures to share with friends, and Zynga released a new, addictive game as part of its "With Friends" series.
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| Windows 8 Releases Kooky Ads in Asia — But in What Language? | | Saturday, May 11, 2013 6:59 PM | Anita Li |
| Microsoft released a series of off-the-wall ads in Asia that promote its Windows 8 operating system using kooky visual analogies. "Beautiful and Fast," above, shows three bare-faced women racing to apply a full face of makeup in 10 seconds. The final woman, apparently representing Windows 8's attractive and efficient interface, succeeds.
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| Top 10 Tech This Week | | Saturday, May 11, 2013 6:14 PM | Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai |
| It was a big week in tech, and chances are, you probably missed one or two big stories. Lucky you — we were here, closely following the world of tech for Top 10 Tech This Week. The biggest story of the week was the world's first 3D-printed gun, caught on camera firing for the first time, just as Cody Wilson, the world's most famous 3D-printing gunsmith, promised two weeks ago.
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| Should I Wait to Buy My Next iPhone? | | Saturday, May 11, 2013 4:59 PM | Lance Ulanoff |
| Back in the summer of 2011, I bought an iPhone 4. Yup, that’s right, just three months before Apple unveiled iPhone 4S and Siri, I plunked down $200 for yesterday’s technology. In my defense, I was changing jobs and needed a phone ASAP. iPhone was my first choice. Fast-forward to today and I’m now eligible for an iPhone 5 upgrade. That’s good news, since I’ve tested the iPhone 5 and am impressed.
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| Eerie Pics Show Tunisia's Abandoned 'Star Wars' Sets | | Saturday, May 11, 2013 4:12 PM | Sam Laird |
| Little known fact: Tatooine isn't actually located in a galaxy far, far away. It's right here on Earth — Tunisia, to be precise. The North African country was where many of the most iconic Stars Wars scenes were shot decades ago. Its dramatic, desolate landscape provided an ideal setting to help bring George Lucas' imagination to life.
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| Smartphone Does Nothing for Your Six-Pack | | Saturday, May 11, 2013 3:57 PM | Annie Colbert |
| Do you even lift, smartphone addicts? All that time spent fiddling with your iPhone has done little to improve your physique. Well, unless you count those killer thumb muscles you've built up. SEE ALSO: More Comics on Mashable In this comic, Krishna Sadasivam of PC Weenies proves that smartphones won't give you a body like Vin Diesel, but they may help you kick at least one annoying habit.
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| 9 Touching Mother's Day Portraits | | Saturday, May 11, 2013 2:52 PM | Amy-Mae Elliott |
| To mark this year's Mother's Day, we gathered some lovely portraits of moms from all around the world, as taken by their talented offspring. We are highlighting nine photographs that caught our eye, accompanied by a comment from the photographer explaining what makes his or her mom so very special. SEE ALSO: 6 Mother's Day Gifts You Can Make [VIDEOS] Take a look through our selection in the image gallery above.
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| Telecommuting: The Risks and Rewards | | Saturday, May 11, 2013 2:04 PM | Sam Laird |
| Telecommuting is on the rise. This infographic shares some interesting stats on how many people telecommute and just what they do while working at home.
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| How to Invoke the Goddess of Creativity | | Saturday, May 11, 2013 1:41 PM | Matt Petronzio |
| Sometimes we need some otherworldly force to shine down and grant us divine inspiration, especially when we're experiencing blocks in creativity. SEE ALSO: More Comics on Mashable But in this comic, Josh Mecouch of Formal Sweatpants shows us that it's not all that easy — even the goddess of creativity needs us to make some sacrifices. Comic illustration by Josh Mecouch, Formal Sweatpants.
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| 17 Supermoms Who Dominate the Digital World | | Saturday, May 11, 2013 1:23 PM | Zoe Fox |
| Sometimes we wonder how moms can accomplish all that they do. From traveling to outer space to running some of the world's most powerful companies to raising us, moms are unstoppable. While these incredible ladies deserve to be recognized every day of the year, Mother's Day is the special time for singing their praises.
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| A Terrifying Upgrade: Doctor Who's Cybermen Get a New Look | | Saturday, May 11, 2013 12:39 PM | Pete Pachal |
| If Doctor Who has anything to say about the dark side of technology, the show speaks loudest through its recurring cybernetic monsters, the Cybermen. Once human, the Cybermen have replaced their body parts with mechanical components. The only exception is the brain, which undergoes a slight modification: all emotions are purged.
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| Unplanned Spacewalk a 'Precedent-Setting' Move for Space Station Crew | | Saturday, May 11, 2013 12:25 PM | Space.com |
| HOUSTON — Astronaut Tom Marshburn was planning to spend Saturday (May 11) packing for home. After five months in space, his ride back to Earth is set to leave the International Space Station in just a couple of days. But instead of getting ready for his return, Marshburn and his fellow flight engineer Chris Cassidy are making a last-minute spacewalk in hopes of finding and fixing a coolant leak in the orbiting outpost's main power system.
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| 15 Digital Media Resources You May Have Missed | | Saturday, May 11, 2013 12:02 PM | Elisha Hartwig |
| With graduation and Mother's Day quickly approaching, it would be easy to miss out on the latest updates in tech and social media — but don't worry, we've got you covered. As always, we at Mashable have rounded up the most noteworthy features to keep you informed, so read on to learn how to send your mom some last-minute Mother's Day presents and what the world looks like through Google Glass.
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| Flash Mob of 40 Bald Eagles Gather for Free Lunch | | Saturday, May 11, 2013 11:30 AM | Charlie White |
| You've probably never seen so many bald eagles in one place. Bald eagles might be scarce in the lower 48 of the United States, but the noble national bird is in abundance in the unusually named and lovely town of Unalaska, Alaska. Typically depicted as noble lone hunters, bald eagles will be happy to accept a free lunch just like the rest of us would. This flash mob of angry birds apparently couldn't pass up their favorite food.
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| KPI: What Is a Key Performance Indicator? | | Saturday, May 11, 2013 11:00 AM | Todd Wasserman |
| KPIs are often seen as a cure to what ails the online ad industry. During AOL's first-quarter earnings call in 2012, CEO Tim Armstrong discussed how he was trying to convince more advertisers to use them: "The majority of our ad customers are running their display budgets off of KPIs (key performance measures like brand lift)," Armstrong told Adweek. "We need to reconnect brands to KPIs.
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