Discover New Tunes on Tumblr, Facebook & Twitter With Exfm
About six months ago, we wrote about ExtensionFM, an extension for Google Chrome that helps index the MP3s you run across while surfing the web. Yesterday, the company introduced a brand new version of...
View ArticleWrap Your Gifts in Viral Videos With QRapping Paper
I’ll admit it, I tend to give rather dull and predictable gifts: books, perfume, framed photographs (hi Mom and Dad), and the like. Which is why I was pretty excited to come across QRAPPING PAPER, a...
View ArticleInstagram Now Seeing Two to Three Photo Uploads Per Second
The popular mobile photo-sharing app Instagram is now seeing two to three photo uploads per second, according to co-founder Kevin Systrom.The application is just barely two months old and is still...
View ArticleOnline Bingo Board Does the Impossible — Makes Conference Calls Fun
Every business has them: Monotonous, jumbled travesties during which at least one — if not three or four — employees ramble at length in order to stave off the crushing oppression of the remaining...
View ArticleLimeWire Prepares to Close Its Doors
So long, LimeWire, it’s been fun. Seven months after the peer-to-peer file-sharing service was defeated in federal court, its company is preparing to shut down.In October, LimeWire stopped distributing...
View ArticleGoogle to Unveil Chrome OS December 7?
Google’s Chrome team has sent out invites to a press event in San Francisco, “where we plan to share some exciting news about Chrome,” the invitation reads.The event will be hosted at DogPatch Labs’...
View ArticleFacebookers Changing Profile Pics to Cartoon Characters to Fight Child Abuse
Why is Rocko, that one-dimensional wallaby from the ’90s cartoon series, now a friend of mine on Facebook? And Charlie Brown? And Chip ‘n’ Dale?Other Facebook users — if they haven’t jumped on the...
View ArticleOur Favorite YouTube Videos This Week: The Dogs Edition
In the war for Internet fame, cats most certainly have canines beat, sending those poor puppies scampering off with their tails between their legs. That’s why this week, we’ve decided to let the pups...
View ArticleGoogle Acquires Some Powerful Video Streaming and DRM Technology
Google has announced that it has acquired Widevine, an on-demand video service known for its multiplatform DRM and adaptive streaming technologies. The acquisition price was not disclosed.Widevine...
View ArticleGetGlue Raises $6 Million to Build Social Entertainment Platform
Entertainment checkin service GetGlue has closed a $6 million Series C round of financing led by Time Warner Investments with participation from previous investors RRE Ventures and Union Square...
View ArticleGroupon Turns Down Google’s $6 Billion Offer [REPORT]
Groupon has reportedly rejected Google’s massive $6 billion acquisition offer and intends to stay independent.The group-buying giant has been the center of the tech world this week after it was...
View ArticleYour iPad Should Be in An Incase Magazine Jacket [GIVEAWAY]
We’ve seen some interesting cases in our ongoing pursuit for perfect iPad protection, but the Incase Convertible Magazine Jacket could be a definite frontrunner. It builds on the Incase Book Jacket by...
View ArticleThe PlayStation Phone in Action [VIDEOS]
Sony has yet to confirm the existence of the PlayStation Phone, but the highly anticipated device has now hit YouTube in a series of videos showing off the gaming phone and its Android interface.The...
View ArticleNetflix Talks HTML5 in its Device Apps
On its new Tech Blog, Netflix VP of Personalization Technology John Ciancutti discusses why Netflix has opted for HTML5 when building the user experiences on its Netflix Ready Devices.In October, the...
View ArticlePayPal Permanently Restricts WikiLeaks Account
The list of organizations banning WikiLeaks is growing; now PayPal has made it clear that the whistleblower website is no longer welcome through its virtual doors.The move closes the primary online...
View ArticleTop 10 Twitter Trends This Week [CHART]
Brazil takes home the top Twitter trend this past week, though not for its sports upsets, celebrity gossip, or heated political discussions as we’ve seen in the past. This week, news of escalating...
View Article37 New Social Media Resources You May Have Missed
The holidays are coming, and there’s nothing that’ll quite get you in the spirit like a big ol’ list of tools and resources from your friendly neighborhood Mashable HQ.Our Social Media section provides...
View ArticleIf You Were Groupon, Would You Have Taken Google’s Offer? [POLL]
The Internet is abuzz with speculation and opinions about the reported rejection of a $5.3 billion acquisition offer Google made to Groupon, a successful startup in the location/group buying space.This...
View ArticleRock Your Next Party With Djay for iPad
We’ve already seen what a DJ can do with an iPad, but what about the rest of us?If you’ve long held the dream of rocking a crowd from a pair of decks but haven’t been able to muster the scratch for the...
View ArticleWeekend Gaming [OPEN THREAD]
Epic Mickey was the biggest title to come out over the past week and the first big Wii title to come out in some time. Development was overseen by veteran designer Warren Spector, the creator of games...
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