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Mobile Credit Card Reader Square Now Open for Business
Square, the new mobile payment venture from Twitter Co-founder Jack Dorsey, has officially opened its doors.This means that anyone who downloads the the Square mobile app can now order a Square reader....
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Ustream to Roll Out Pay-Per-View and Ad-Free Options
Live-streaming website Ustream will be adding some new features in coming weeks: the Ustream Open Pay-Per-View (PPV) program and ad-free broadcasting.Open PPV — currently available to only a small,...
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Amazon: 14-Day Lending Coming to Kindle “Later This Year”
Amazon will allow Kindle users to lend books to each other for 14-day periods, the company announced this afternoon.The lending feature has been one of the primary selling points of Barnes &...
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Parrot AR Drone Review [VIDEO]
Part hovercraft and part flying video game, Parrot’s new AR Drone is an aircraft that is controlled over Wi-Fi with an iOS app for iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch.By placing your left and right thumbs on...
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Biggest Military Leak in History: WikiLeaks Releases 390,000 Iraq War Documents
WikiLeaks has once again captured international headlines with the release of 391,832 secret Iraq War documents that reveal new information about detainee treatment, civilian deaths, and the...
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Android Gingerbread Confirmed, Mascot Arrives on Google Campus
Although Gingerbread (Google’s codename for the next iteration of its popular Android platform) has yet to be officially announced, its mascot, a gigantic gingerbread man, has just arrived on Google’s...
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How iPad Magazine Sales Stack Up [REPORT]
More and more publishers are jumping on the iPad bandwagon — we’ve even discussed why we think this is the reinvention of print — but what are the sales stats for the first crop of iPad magazines?Ad...
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“Auto-Tune the News” Curates: Our Favorite YouTube Videos This Week
This week, dearest cubicle commandos, we have chosen The Gregory Brothers of “Auto-Tune the News” fame to head up our YouTube roundup.Their theme of choice: “As-Yet Undiscovered, Idealistic Rock-Gods.”...
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Citibank First to Test Revolutionary Credit Card System, Card 2.0
Next month, Citibank will begin testing Card 2.0, a groundbreaking new credit and debit card device that securely links multiple accounts.These futuristic cards stole the show at the DEMO startup...
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Weekend Gaming: “Vanquish” and “Killzone 3″ Beta Invites [OPEN THREAD]
Fallout: New Vegas was one of my most anticipated games of the year. I bought it Tuesday and I haven’t even opened it yet. I will, I promise, but right now there is an unexpected love in my life.Based...
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Top 10 Twitter Trends This Week [CHART]
By most accounts, there wasn’t much excitement in the Twitterverse this week. As some of last week’s epic trends and news stories subsided, international sports rose back to the top of the charts, with...
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5 Ways to Get a Job Through YouTube
Not only is it possible to use YouTube to get a job, but it’s becoming a more popular option, especially for the current crop of would-be-employees that grew up with web video.Some argue that video is...
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It’s Not Just Facebook: MySpace Transmitted Personal Data
Last week, it was discovered that numerous Facebook apps were leaking user data to third-party companies, prompting the social network’s engineers to draft a proposal for encrypting user IDs. Now we’re...
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10 Wonderful Wildlife iPhone Photographs
We’re inviting you to take a walk on the wild side with our latest iPhone photo gallery that highlights some amazing captures in the world of wildlife photography.From close-ups of creepy-crawlies, to...
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Netflix Tests Streaming-Only Subscriptions in the U.S.
Netflix just added a streaming-only subscription plan for some U.S. customers. It costs at least $7.99 per month and it gives you all the Watch Instantly content you can handle, but it doesn’t include...
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Groupon Adds Self-Serve Deal Platform, Says It’s the “Future”
Groupon is testing a new feature called Groupon Stores, which allows local businesses to create Facebook-like pages where fans can follow them and access deals. The businesses can add their own deals,...
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Work from Anywhere: 9 Handy Portable Offices
It doesn’t matter how comfortable your bed usually is; it will become distressing the minute you try to prop yourself up into a work-accomplishing position. Same goes for airport terminals, most guest...
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Facebook to Raise Series E Funding with Apple as Investor [DEBUNKED]
Update: We’ve had detailed conversations with Facebook, and its representatives have discredited our tipster, who didn’t have his facts straight.The tipster’s claims about a new round of funding at...
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5 Innovative Uses of an API [Mashable Awards]
As part of the upcoming Mashable Awards, we’re taking a closer look at each of the nomination categories. This is “Best Use of an API.” Be sure to nominate your favorites and join us for the Gala in...
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Sony Retires the Cassette Walkman After 30 Years
After retiring the floppy disk in March, Sony has halted the manufacture and distribution of another now-obsolete technology: the cassette Walkman, the first low-cost, portable music player.The final...
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