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- Six-Year-Old Girl Demolishes Her Older Breakdancing Competition
- The Pirate Bay Claims to Move Its Servers to North Korea
- The iPhone Could Have Been Called ‘TriPod’ or ‘Mobi’
- LG Unveils Quick Cover for Optimus G Pro
- ‘Kony 2012′ One Year Later: Success or Failure?
- 10 Essential Accessories for Your iPad Mini
- Google Debuts ‘Art Talks’ Series to Reveal Stories Behind Masterpieces
- 4 Steps to Landing an Interview With a Startup
- This Mediocre House Party Will Have You Screaming ‘Meh’
- Twitter vs. Instagram: The Showdown in an Infographic
- Cooking App Picks the Perfect Spices for Your Meal
- Twitter Killing TweetDeck for iPhone and Android
- Stream Random Nicholas Cage Movies With This Website
- What Happened Inside the Investigation of Aaron Swartz
- Polar Bear Cub Will Melt Your Heart
- 20 Awful Grammar Mishaps to Make You Feel Smarter
- CryFace iPhone App Is Grumpy Cat Approved
- Text Your Song Requests to This Band
- Netflix Still Has No Plans for BlackBerry 10
- Surreal Interview Caps Dennis Rodman’s Bizarre North Korea Trip
- Free Digital Workshops Help Teens Design Robots and Apps
- Pew: Twitter Not a Reliable Indicator of Public Opinion
- 5 Ways You Pay More for Google Clicks
- Vine Your Startup’s Mission For a Chance at Fame
- Wickr: Can the Snapchat for Grown-Ups Save You From Spies?
- Why Can’t Johnny Write? Don’t Blame Social Media
- This Is What Venus Looks Like From Saturn
- From Grumpy Cat to Hackathons: Brands Ready SXSW Assault
- Five-Year-Old Spends $2500 on Apps in Under 10 Minutes
- PGA Stars’ New ‘Golf Boys’ Rap Parody Is Sports Gold
| Six-Year-Old Girl Demolishes Her Older Breakdancing Competition Posted: 05 Mar 2013 02:23 AM PST  
Boasting more flow in her tiny pinky than most adults have in their entire bodies, 6-year-old Terra of the London-based Soul Maverick Crew out-flares and out-spins her older male opponent as the crowd goes wild. With plenty of attitude to spare, Terra soundly defeats the competition. Watch it all go down in the video, above; then, tell us what you think of her performance in the comments. [via Jezebel] Screenshot image courtesy of YouTube, MoBo1982 More About: breakdancing |
| The Pirate Bay Claims to Move Its Servers to North Korea Posted: 05 Mar 2013 01:48 AM PST
Originally hosted by the Swedish Pirate Party, the website was ejected from Sweden following legal threats from a local anti-piracy group, and has since sought bandwidth from Norway and Spain. The Pirate Bay has attracted much ire for hosting magnet links and torrent files, which can be used for illegal downloading of copyrighted material. Now, according to a Sunday blog post that numerous reports say is likely satirical, North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has invited the site to "fight our battles from their network." "This is truly an ironic situation. We have been fighting for a free… More About: North Korea, the pirate bay |
| The iPhone Could Have Been Called ‘TriPod’ or ‘Mobi’ Posted: 05 Mar 2013 12:49 AM PST
Other names that Apple considered calling its iconic phone were TelePod and iPad, 9to5Mac reports. Segall explains the reasoning behind each name that was considered -- Tripod is a play on the iPhone's triple functionality (iPhone, iPod and internet access), and Mobi is a simple play on the word "mobile". The iPad was another possible choice (remember, there was no iPad tablet back then, and the name was up for grabs), and TelePod simpl… More About: iphone, Mobi, Tripod |
| LG Unveils Quick Cover for Optimus G Pro Posted: 04 Mar 2013 11:58 PM PST
The Quick Cover takes inspiration from Apple's Smart Cover: The Optimus G Pro's screen automatically turns on when the cover is lifted, but shuts down when the cover is placed on top. What's more, the cover doesn't get in the way of the phone's wireless charging or NFC capabilities. It comes in seven different designs, and costs $36 or $40, depending on whether you choose a patterned or solid color version. The Quick Cover is currently available in South Korea, but there's no word on when it might appear in U.S. stores. More About: LG, Quick Cover |
| ‘Kony 2012′ One Year Later: Success or Failure? Posted: 04 Mar 2013 10:58 PM PST
Kony, the leader of the Lord's Resistance Army, was made famous by the record-setting YouTube documentary, as was the film's explicit goal. Although Kony is responsible for enlisting child soldiers, sacking villages and raping women, he was never a household name in the U.S. until the release of Invisible Children's film. The wanted war criminal is, however, s… More About: Invisible Children, kony 2012, non-profits, Social Good |
| 10 Essential Accessories for Your iPad Mini Posted: 04 Mar 2013 09:58 PM PST 1. ZAGGkeys MINI 7 Still like the feel of real keys for longer typing tasks? This case gives the mini a compact Bluetooth keyboard. Cost: $89.99 Image courtesy of ZAGG Click here to view this gallery.
Whether you're looking for stands, speakers or a stylus, we have found 10 top gadgets, gizmos and other oojamaflips designed to work with your iPad mini. SEE ALSO: 6 Superb Retro Gaming Accessories for the iPad Take a look through the options available to you in the gallery above. Let us know any other accessories you consider essential for iPad mini owners in the comments below. Image courtesy of Flickr, Scott Hill More About: features, Gadgets, gallery, home, ipad, ipad mini, Lifestyle, Tech, work and play |
| Google Debuts ‘Art Talks’ Series to Reveal Stories Behind Masterpieces Posted: 04 Mar 2013 09:07 PM PST
The Internet giant announced its creative venture, which viewers can access via Hangouts on Air on Google Art Project's Google+ page, Monday. Art Talks will feature curators, museum directors, historians and educators who will effectively act as gallery guides, providing an in-depth view of various artworks. Following its launch on March 6 at 8 p.m. ET from New York City's Museum of Modern Art, the series will continue taking place every month. For its inaugural talk, Deborah Howes, MoMA's director of d… More About: Google |
| 4 Steps to Landing an Interview With a Startup Posted: 04 Mar 2013 07:56 PM PST
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| This Mediocre House Party Will Have You Screaming ‘Meh’ Posted: 04 Mar 2013 07:06 PM PST
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| Twitter vs. Instagram: The Showdown in an Infographic Posted: 04 Mar 2013 05:59 PM PST |
| Cooking App Picks the Perfect Spices for Your Meal Posted: 04 Mar 2013 05:19 PM PST
For years, grandson B.P. Storn, of Cincinnati, Ohio, used an herb wheel his late grandma gave him. The wheel matches the best herbs to season a dish you might be cooking up for breakfast, lunch or dinner -- making for quite the handy cooking companion. For example, if you're preparing chicken, the wheel might recommend using rosemary, oregano, garlic, basil and tarragon. Now Storn wants to make the wheel mobile, by raising funds on Kickstarter to create a smartphone app. The cooking app… More About: apps, cooking, kickstarter |
| Twitter Killing TweetDeck for iPhone and Android Posted: 04 Mar 2013 04:43 PM PST |
| Stream Random Nicholas Cage Movies With This Website Posted: 04 Mar 2013 04:16 PM PST |
| What Happened Inside the Investigation of Aaron Swartz Posted: 04 Mar 2013 03:59 PM PST
In a long and at times harrowing essay published in The Atlantic, journalist Quinn Norton recounts what happend to her life with Swartz after his arrest, revealing that the government subpoenaed her for information about the case. Norton, a freelance writer and Wired contributor, was Swartz's partner at the time. Perha… More About: Aaron-Swartz, computer fraud and abuse act, open access |
| Polar Bear Cub Will Melt Your Heart Posted: 04 Mar 2013 03:52 PM PST
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| 20 Awful Grammar Mishaps to Make You Feel Smarter Posted: 04 Mar 2013 03:11 PM PST  Image courtesy of Flickr, Sammy0716 Click here to view this gallery.
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| CryFace iPhone App Is Grumpy Cat Approved Posted: 04 Mar 2013 02:54 PM PST The CryFace iPhone app is simple in concept -- upload a picture of someone, and the app will alter it to make it look like that person just found out Twinkies died all over again. Once you have the app downloaded, you can use it offline, as long as you have the desired picture stored somewhere on your phone. It's a pretty short process between uploading the picture and slapping on a rich, weighty stream of tears. Next time the endless stream of excuses come in after (another) defeat in (game you've mastered), you can offer a nice visual response, presented without comment.
You can also add a comment and make the edited picture look like a meme, but that is an extra feature tha… More About: grumpy cat, humor, iphone app |
| Text Your Song Requests to This Band Posted: 04 Mar 2013 02:49 PM PST
Throughout their career, which has spanned South Bend, Ind., to massive festivals such as Bonnaroo, the band has consistently found ways to include fans in their live experience. Recently, the band announced the return of their signature UMBowl, a live concert in which fans control the direction of the show via SMS. SEE ALSO: 12 Goats Destined to Become Pop Stars Mashable caught up with the band before their recent New York's Beacon Theatre concert, which the band released as a live album. Check out the interview above, and stream the album below on Spotif… More About: Entertainment, features, Music, Video |
| Netflix Still Has No Plans for BlackBerry 10 Posted: 04 Mar 2013 02:30 PM PST
The company confirmed to AllThingsD that it has no plans to develop a native or Android-ported version of its mobile phone app for BlackBerry 10 smartphones. This shouldn't come as much of a surprise. More than a year ago, Netflix confirmed that it would not support BlackBerry devices, including the then newly-updated PlayBook tablet. At the time, the decision was largely about resources. Investing time in creating an app for a platform with a very small user base -- especially in the U.S. -- just didn't make sense for the streaming video company. However, because BlackBerry 10 can run Android apps in a special app player -- de… More About: BlackBerry 10, netflix |
| Surreal Interview Caps Dennis Rodman’s Bizarre North Korea Trip Posted: 04 Mar 2013 02:25 PM PST |
| Free Digital Workshops Help Teens Design Robots and Apps Posted: 04 Mar 2013 02:21 PM PST
AIGA, the professional association for design, launched a series of free tech and design workshops for teenagers. The first Inspire/Make program in Harlem drew inspiration from the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Participants created drawing machines, Android apps and posters based off a previous field trip to the museum. The three workshops, "Making a Mobile App," "Be a Graphic Designer" and "Electronics Prototyping with littleBits" catered to high school students, with the latter also open to young children. Though there are similar programs avail… More About: family & parenting, Kids, Lifestyle, Tech, teens |
| Pew: Twitter Not a Reliable Indicator of Public Opinion Posted: 04 Mar 2013 02:04 PM PST
Pew compared traditional public poll results with Twitter sentiment data around eight of the most significant political events over the last year, often finding significantly divergent results. According to Pew, in some instances -- Barack Obama's reelection, the first presidential debate and a federal court ruling on California's same-sex marriage ban -- the reaction on Twit… More About: Politics, Twitter, US |
| 5 Ways You Pay More for Google Clicks Posted: 04 Mar 2013 01:54 PM PST
1. Enhanced Campaigns' Influence on CPC Inflation The strategic decision as to whether or not to accept a blended average conversion rate and/or influence/micro-conversions across the mixed stream of clicks as your basis for bids will often have to do with the elasticity of the marketplace. For example, let's assume that your CMO has asked you to… More About: Google, google ads, marketing campaigns, online advertising |
| Vine Your Startup’s Mission For a Chance at Fame Posted: 04 Mar 2013 01:52 PM PST
Mashable is teaming with NowThisNews for a contest that challenges you to explain what your startup does and why anyone should care in a mere 6 seconds. We will choose five winners in the contest -- the three most-shared and two wild card picks. The grand prize winner will get face time with a partner at Lerer Ventures and be featured in a post on Mashable produced by NTN. Entrants in the contest, which will run through South by Southwest Interactive (SXSWi), will be judged primarily on two factors: How well they get the pitch across and how creatively they do so. Meanwhile, spreading the word is up to you. Just use t… More About: Startups, sxsw 2013 |
| Wickr: Can the Snapchat for Grown-Ups Save You From Spies? Posted: 04 Mar 2013 01:38 PM PST
Web users are coming to terms with ever-increasing storage, both physical and in the cloud. As a result, data retention has become just too easy. Sometimes it's just an embarrassing picture. Other times, in places where there's a war or an uprising, people would like remove their sensitive messages, which could be used against them by oppressive regimes getting better at monitoring digital communications. That's where Wickr comes in. The app, which could best be described as a Snapchat for grown-ups, is only available for iOS right now. Launched in June 201… More About: apps, data encryption, encryption, features, privacy, snapchat, Social Media, wickr |
| Why Can’t Johnny Write? Don’t Blame Social Media Posted: 04 Mar 2013 01:32 PM PST |
| This Is What Venus Looks Like From Saturn Posted: 04 Mar 2013 01:21 PM PST
Venus gleams over Saturn's enormous shoulder in two stunning new photos captured by NASA's Cassini spacecraft, which is orbiting the ringed planet. Earth's hellishly hot "sister planet" peeks through Saturn's iconic rings in one image, which Cassini took last November when it was in Saturn's shadow. Because of the vast gulf between the two worlds, the Earth-size Venus appears as a bright white dot, just above and to the right of the picture's center. When it took the photo, Cassini was about 498,000 miles from Saturn and looking toward the unlit side of the rings from slightly below the ring plane, researchers said. Each pixel in the image covers about 28 miles. Cassini cap… More About: NASA, pics, saturn, space, venus |
| From Grumpy Cat to Hackathons: Brands Ready SXSW Assault Posted: 04 Mar 2013 01:17 PM PST
Hence the stampede of brands heading down to Austin this year ranging from Miller Lite to Oreo. Of course, to impress such cutting edge types, you have to go beyond billboard and tchotchkes. The following brands are embracing hacker culture, Internet memes and, when all else fails, providing weary attendees with a way to recharge or catch a free ride: Friskies: Internet sensation Grumpy Cat,… More About: grumpy cat, Marketing, sxsw 2013 |
| Five-Year-Old Spends $2500 on Apps in Under 10 Minutes Posted: 04 Mar 2013 01:15 PM PST
The 5-year-old asked his parents for the password to the family iPad to download a free game, only to accidentally rack up more than $2,500 in add-on purchases on his mother's credit card. Danny downloaded Zombies vs. Ninjas, a free game, from Apple's App Store. His parents, who gave permission to play to game, left their son with the iPad while they tended to guests in their U.K home. Little did they know, young Danny ordered additional "darts" and "bombs" to battle the zombies, weapons that can cost up to $99.99. His mother, Sharon, remained unaware of the purchases until she received 19 iTunes emails the following morning. Thinki… More About: apple, apps, family & parenting, parenting |
| PGA Stars’ New ‘Golf Boys’ Rap Parody Is Sports Gold Posted: 04 Mar 2013 01:04 PM PST |
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