3 Things Facebook Does Very Well
In recent months, Facebook and its young CEO have received a bevy of criticism from users and press following the company’s decision to automatically opt all users into its Open Graph initiative. In...
View ArticleVevo Launches New Music Channel to Discover Emerging Artists
Music video website VEVO, a joint venture between three major record labels and YouTube, is looking to expand its reach beyond Lady Gaga and other established singers with a new music channel...
View ArticleiPad + Sonos = A Music Junkie’s Gadget Heaven [VIDEO]
Today, Sonos brought over one of its brand-new S5 audio monitors along with an iPad to demo the pre-beta version of every music lover’s wildest dream: A superior controller that enables users to play...
View ArticleWhere NOT to Get the iPhone 4 on Thursday: AT&T Stores
Unless you pre-ordered your iPhone 4, AT&T stores will not be the place to go in the wee hours of Thursday morning in hopes of obtaining a device. In a statement issued this afternoon, the company...
View ArticleNewspapers Are Still Dying, But the News Is Not Going Anywhere
Despite newspaper share prices seeing a 380% increase in the last year, don’t be swayed by the perceived recovery. The only way for newspapers to survive is by investing resources into innovation...
View ArticleGoogle Building Music Download Service with an Android Twist [REPORT]
The Wall Street Journal reported some new details about the long-rumored Google music service, this time with a tasty Android twist.Google’s plan, it seems, is to launch a download service first — one...
View ArticleCondé Nast Revives Gourmet — As An App
Nine months after shuttering lifestyle and cooking magazine Gourmet, Condé Nast President and CEO Charles H. Townsend unveiled Gourmet Live, an HTML5-based “immersive and interactive content...
View ArticleFamous Line-Sitter Already Waiting for iPhone 4 at NYC Apple Store [VIDEO]
Texas may have New York beat when it comes to waiting in line for the iPhone 4, but that doesn’t mean the plaza outside the 5th Avenue Apple Store is bereft of customers/campers. As per usual, Greg...
View ArticleFirefox 3.6.4 Released: Flash No Longer Crashes Your Browser
After some delays, Mozilla has released Firefox 3.6.4, the newest version of the popular web browser. It comes with one big addition: protection against crashing due to third-party plugins, most...
View Article“FrontierVille” Already Has 5 Million Players
Apparently FarmVille meets Oregon Trail is a winning combination — Zynga’s FrontierVille game has reached five million active daily players on Facebook in less than two weeks.FrontierVille launched on...
View ArticleiPhone 4 Units Arrive Early [VIDEO]
Earlier today, we reported that iPhone 4 units were shipping out to customers a day early; well, they’ve already arrived at the addresses of some customers. Twitter and Facebook are abuzz with reports...
View ArticleEA Drops Prices on iPhone Games Including Madden, FIFA and SimCity to $1
Game-maker Electronic Arts (EA) is selling a big chunk of its iPhone game library for just $0.99 per game for the next 48 hours — a steep discount for many of its titles which include Madden NFL 2010,...
View ArticleBing Dives Into Entertainment With New Search Vertical
Microsoft’s search engine just got a whole lot more media-focused with the launch of Bing Entertainment, a new vertical centering on music, movies, TV and games. The goal behind the new destination at...
View ArticleCreate Your Own Awesomely Weird Chocolate Bars
This post is part of Mashable’s Spark of Genius series, which highlights a unique feature of startups. If you would like to have your startup considered for inclusion, please see the details here. The...
View ArticleEventbrite Grows from Birthdays to Bonnaroo [VIDEO]
Eventbrite has done something few startups truly manage to do in their first years of operation: It has succeeded. It has also grown — in personnel, in revenue, even in the physical size of the space...
View ArticleTwitter for iPhone Now Supports iOS4 Multitasking
Twitter for iPhone – a piece of software formerly known as Tweetie – has a new version out, and it brings support for iOS4 multitasking as well as the iPhone 4’s Retina Display.Although we assume most...
View ArticleEvery Little Bit Can Help
This post is presented by Members Project® from American Express and TakePart.One by one, we can make a difference… that’s the goal of Members Project® from American Express and TakePart. Members...
View Article26% of iPhones Break Within 2 Years [REPORT]
According to SquareTrade, the warranty provider for the iPhone and other electronic devices, 25.6% of iPhone owners experienced a failure in the first two years of use.It sounds like a lot, but it’s...
View ArticleHOW TO: Use QR Codes for Small Business Marketing
This post originally appeared on the American Express OPEN Forum, where Mashable regularly contributes articles about leveraging social media and technology in small business.A Quick Response (QR)...
View Article1 in 5 Android Apps Pose Potential Privacy Threat [REPORT]
Mobile security company SMobile has looked into the potential privacy and security issues in more than 48,000 apps in the Android Market. The company’s findings are alarming for Android owners, since...
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