Mashable: Latest 29 News Updates - including “First Grader Becomes Youngest Person to Ever Develop a Mobile Game” |
- First Grader Becomes Youngest Person to Ever Develop a Mobile Game
- NHL GameCenter App Is a Hockey Fan’s Best Friend
- Hands On With Facebook Messenger’s New Calling Feature
- 11 Pets With Real-Life Careers
- Carbon Fiber: The Secret of the 2014 Corvette Stingray
- Pandora Listeners Created 1.6 Billion Stations in 2012
- Never Forget This Naked Privacy Violation
- Armstrong Says Infamous Yellow Jersey Tweet Was a ‘Mistake’
- Instagram Is About to Start Sharing Your Data With Facebook
- Google+ Communities: A Beginner’s Guide
- Nike+ FuelBand Integrates With Lose It! App
- This Is How Astronauts Clip Their Fingernails in Space
- Wi-Fi Smart Scale Lets Parents Monitor Weight of Infants and Kids
- Musician Literally Wins Fight for Your Right to Party
- Stream Radio Stations From Around the World
- Watch First Trailer for ‘Twilight’ Competitor ‘Beautiful Creatures’
- Windows 8 Will Cost You $120 After Jan. 31
- Funny or Die Takes on Te’o in eHarmony Ad Parody
- Go Home, Folks — Joe Biden Won the Internet Today
- NHL + Muppets Make New ‘SportsCenter’ Ad One Big Win
- Alicia Keys Will Perform National Anthem at Super Bowl
- Kim Dotcom’s Mega Begins Early Rollout
- Te’o'd: Baseball Star Shares His Own Catfishing Tale
- Take an Incredible Bird’s-Eye Tour of Manhattan
- Did ‘Glee’ Rip Off Web Musician Jonathan Coulton?
- Lawrence Lessig Responds to Aaron Swartz’s Prosecutor
- Seamless Shares Bizarre Special Requests From Flu Sufferers
- Winter Warmers: 10 Gadgets to Keep You Cozy
- What Is Internet Freedom Day?
- A Log-in Finger Ring? Google Working on Password Alternatives
| First Grader Becomes Youngest Person to Ever Develop a Mobile Game Posted: 18 Jan 2013 08:48 PM PST  
Zora used the Bootstrap programming language, and lest you think her older brother Trace, who was a STEM scholar of the year at Zora's charter school, did the work for her, she reconfigured her app on the fly when asked, according to the Pittsburgh Courier. This could be the beginning of a long career as a programmer and developer for Ball. But first she has to get through first grade. Homepage image courtesy of iStockphoto, Dean Mitchell More About: game developers, mash, Video |
| NHL GameCenter App Is a Hockey Fan’s Best Friend Posted: 18 Jan 2013 08:32 PM PST |
| Hands On With Facebook Messenger’s New Calling Feature Posted: 18 Jan 2013 08:21 PM PST
While the feature is definitely good news for Facebook users who use the app, Facebook isn't the first company to offer free voice calls over data networks using your iPhone. Check out the video above for a closer look at how to make calls using Facebook Messenger, as well as a look at some of the competition. Will you use Facebook Messenger to place calls, or do you have another favorite app? Let us know your thoughts in the commen… More About: App, Facebook, Facebook Messenger, iphone |
| 11 Pets With Real-Life Careers Posted: 18 Jan 2013 08:06 PM PST 1. Monkey Waiters Kayabukiya Tavern, a restaurant in Japan, employs macaques, certified by authorities to work as waiters. Aside from wearing little outfits, they serve drinks and give customers hot towels. How much do you tip these guys? A handful of soya beans. Photo courtesy of Flickr, Anton Novoselov Click here to view this gallery.
Animals have long been trained to carry out tasks, acting as beasts of burden or herders. But you might be seeing them more around the workplace these days -- then who knows who'll be getting that next promotion? SEE ALSO: 12 Animals That Ran for Political Office [WOOF] At the risk of being spit on, you can get a llama to carry your golf clubs, or ask that a monkey serves your lunch. From Navy dolphins to a cheetah ambassador, check out our gallery of pets with careers (that are probably cooler than yours). Photo courte… More About: animals, cute animals, features, gallery, Jobs, pets, Watercooler |
| Carbon Fiber: The Secret of the 2014 Corvette Stingray Posted: 18 Jan 2013 07:44 PM PST
By using carbon fiber and replacing its steel frame with aluminum, the 2014 Corvette managed to shave 100 pounds off its weight, says Tadge Juechter, the executive chief engineer in charge of Corvette. The car is also 60% stiffer, he says. Carbon fiber makes up both the car's hood and roof panel, but composite materials also reduce the weight of the fenders, doors, rear quarter and und… More About: 2014 Corvette, car tech, Carbon Fiber, Corvette |
| Pandora Listeners Created 1.6 Billion Stations in 2012 Posted: 18 Jan 2013 07:27 PM PST
Pandora users created over 1.6 billion stations over the course of 2012, and listened to over 1 million different songs by over 100,000 different artists. All that added up to an astounding 13 billion hours of songs listened to throughout the year by a pretty amazing amount of people -- 10,000 of the artists who have songs on Pandora had more than 25,000 unique listeners. "When we created the Music Genome Project thirteen years ago, we had a dual purpose: connect people with music they love and help talented artists find their audiences," Pandora CEO Tim Westergren said in a blog post announcing the numbers. "We knew if we could get the first part rig… More About: pandora |
| Never Forget This Naked Privacy Violation Posted: 18 Jan 2013 07:02 PM PST
Farewell, then, Rapiscan machines at airports. It's been genuinely horrible to know you (or rather to not know you, hidden TSA agents in back rooms). If we see invasive public technology of your kind in a hundred years, it'll be too soon. After quietly removing many Rapiscans late last year, the TSA admitted Friday it was junking all 174 of them, $40 million worth of machinery, from airports around the U.S. The agency made it clear it wasn't doing so voluntarily. Rapiscan was set to miss a deadline to turn all its scanners into ones that use generic cartoon images of bodies, a deadline mandated by Congress. (No, that isn't a typo: Congress did something right.) |
| Armstrong Says Infamous Yellow Jersey Tweet Was a ‘Mistake’ Posted: 18 Jan 2013 06:49 PM PST
After the USADA stripped the seven-time Tour de France winner of all his titles and banned him from sports for life over charges of taking banned performance-enhancing drugs and blood doping, Armstrong tweeted to his followers a phot of him lying on the couch in his basement, surrounded by the framed yellow jerseys from his seven wins (shown below). Winfrey asked him if that was the "cocky, arrogant jerk self" that Armstrong described in Part 1 of the interview. Armstrong, wincing at the question, said the tweet was "more defiance" and "… More About: lance armstrong, Twitter |
| Instagram Is About to Start Sharing Your Data With Facebook Posted: 18 Jan 2013 06:10 PM PST
The only major change for users? Instagram is now allowed to start sharing their data with its parent company, Facebook. "Our updated privacy policy helps Instagram function more easily as part of Facebook by being able to share info between the two groups," the company wrote on an unsigned blog post. "This means we can do things like fight spam more effectively, detect system and reliability problems more quickly, and build better features for ever… More About: Facebook, instagram |
| Google+ Communities: A Beginner’s Guide Posted: 18 Jan 2013 05:39 PM PST
This is where Google+ Communities come in, Google's version of a group or forum, built to bring people together around particular topics. Launched in December, the types of Communities available to the Google+ audience seem endless -- ranging from science, animals, development and more. Communities are places where users can share specific questions, comments or content relating to a particular topic with other users who are just as interested in the c… More About: community, features, Google, How-To, Social Media |
| Nike+ FuelBand Integrates With Lose It! App Posted: 18 Jan 2013 05:06 PM PST
Now, people who wear the Nike+ FuelBand can see their activity on the Lose It! app. This way users can access both the calorie-tracking abilities of Lose It! and the fitness-tracking data of their Nike+ FuelBand for a more comprehensive fitness and health profile. You can learn about how to sync your Nike+ FuelBand to Lose It! on the company's support page. SEE ALSO: How Everyday Tools Can Help You Lose Weight The fitness-tracking space is packed full of apps and gadgets that compliment each other well. It seems developers have realized it's best to let consumers share their… More About: fitness, fitness trackers, Gadgets, health & fitness, Nike+ FuelBand, running |
| This Is How Astronauts Clip Their Fingernails in Space Posted: 18 Jan 2013 04:58 PM PST
More About: diy, International Space Station, space, videos, Watercooler |
| Wi-Fi Smart Scale Lets Parents Monitor Weight of Infants and Kids Posted: 18 Jan 2013 04:27 PM PST
One way you can make sure your children have a healthy start from infancy is to monitor their weight. A new scale from Withings, for babies and children, features Bluetooth and Wi-Fi technology so you can keep a record of all your child's weigh-ins. The Smart Kid Scale can be used from infancy to eight years old, and sends all weight information to an app on your smartphone. You can keep track of you child's growth and share that information with doctors. The app also allows you to enter your child's h… More About: baby, Childhood obesity, healthy, parenting, scale, Withings |
| Musician Literally Wins Fight for Your Right to Party Posted: 18 Jan 2013 04:08 PM PST
Or for legal use of the term "power hour," anyway. It's commonly known as a drinking game, during which players take one shot of beer every minute for an hour. The term was actually trademarked in 2010 by realtor Steve Roose, who markets a DVD game named "Power Hour." Musician and party enthusiast Ali Spagnola has spent the past three years battling Roose over use of the term. Spagnola has an album titled Power Hour, that doubles as a drinking game. She developed and manufactured a shot glass USB as a way to distribute it. SEE ALSO: Check Out This Keyboard Made of Beer Cans In a very lengthy blog … More About: Beer, indiegogo, Music |
| Stream Radio Stations From Around the World Posted: 18 Jan 2013 03:46 PM PST
More About: internet radio, startup, valleygirltv |
| Watch First Trailer for ‘Twilight’ Competitor ‘Beautiful Creatures’ Posted: 18 Jan 2013 03:28 PM PST
More About: Entertainment, films, Movies |
| Windows 8 Will Cost You $120 After Jan. 31 Posted: 18 Jan 2013 03:13 PM PST
After the promotional upgrade offer ends on Jan. 31, anyone running an older version of Windows will have to pay $119.99 for the privilege of running Windows 8, a Microsoft blog post reveals. And that's just the basic edition; if you want Windows 8 Pro, it'll cost you $199.99. While it's a steep increase, jacking the price up on Windows 8 upgrades makes some sense. Although Microsoft has provided few details about how many machines are actually now running Windows 8, reports suggest the platform isn't performing as well as expe… More About: microsoft, Windows, Windows 8, Windows 8 Pro |
| Funny or Die Takes on Te’o in eHarmony Ad Parody Posted: 18 Jan 2013 02:43 PM PST
Piggybagging on the Teoing trend, Funny or Die has posted its own parody video to the tune of those hokey eHarmony ads. An actor playing Te'o pretends to feed his imaginary girlfriend strawberries, gives her flowers and discusses their love. It was revealed earlier this week that the linebacker's girlfriend Lennay Kekua, who of leukemia after being severely injured in a car accident, never existed. Their story of love and loss captivated Americans' hearts this pas… More About: catfish, funny or die, Manti Te'o |
| Go Home, Folks — Joe Biden Won the Internet Today Posted: 18 Jan 2013 02:20 PM PST
More About: Joe Biden, reddit, Watercooler |
| NHL + Muppets Make New ‘SportsCenter’ Ad One Big Win Posted: 18 Jan 2013 02:06 PM PST |
| Alicia Keys Will Perform National Anthem at Super Bowl Posted: 18 Jan 2013 01:54 PM PST
Her pre-game performance will be broadcast globally, marking the third time Keys has lent her voice to Super Bowl festivities. Keys helped ring in Super Bowl games in 2005 and 2008. Kelly Clarkson sang the national anthem in 2012, a year after Christina Aguilera flubbed the song's lyrics at the previous Super Bowl (watch below). Other past performers include Whitney Houston, Garth Brooks, Mariah Carey, Faith Hill, Neil Diamond, Diana Ross, Billy Joel, Jewel, Harry Connick Jr., Dixie Chicks and Cher. SEE ALSO: Alicia Keys Unleashes I… More About: alicia keys, Entertainment, Music, National Anthem, Super Bowl, TV |
| Kim Dotcom’s Mega Begins Early Rollout Posted: 18 Jan 2013 01:35 PM PST
Mega is the new venture of the founder of the now defunct Megaupload, which was seized by the U.S. government almost a year ago. The service will launch to the general public over the weekend, but it's already available to some beta users. The features already available, among others, are mobile access, instant messaging and word-processing. Ingrid Lunden of TechCrunch explains that the site basically looks like a "simplified version of Dropbox." SEE ALSO: Kim Dotcom Chooses New Zealand as Home for His '… More About: Kim Dotcom, Mega, megaupload |
| Te’o'd: Baseball Star Shares His Own Catfishing Tale Posted: 18 Jan 2013 01:24 PM PST
More About: Sports |
| Take an Incredible Bird’s-Eye Tour of Manhattan Posted: 18 Jan 2013 01:23 PM PST
More About: 360 panorama, new york city, photography, videos, websites |
| Did ‘Glee’ Rip Off Web Musician Jonathan Coulton? Posted: 18 Jan 2013 01:15 PM PST
Coulton, famous for releasing geeky songs online under a Creative Commons license, debuted an acoustic cover of '90s rap hit "Baby Got Back" in 2005. Friday morning, Coulton tweeted that Glee had a version that sounded much like his. Hey look, @gleeonfox ripped off my cover of Baby Got Back: bit.ly/WME9Ho. Never even contacted me. Classy.— Jonathan Coulton (@jonathancoulton) January 18, 2013 The tweet points to a YouTube link for "Baby Got Back," presumably to be included in next week's episode of Glee, titled "Sadie Hawkins… More About: GLEE, intellectual property, Music |
| Lawrence Lessig Responds to Aaron Swartz’s Prosecutor Posted: 18 Jan 2013 01:09 PM PST
"Why was he being charged with 13 felonies?" Lessig asked. In an emotional post, Lessig confesses that he hasn't slept since finding out about his friend's death. "I have been frantically trying to explain, to connect, and to make sense of all of this," he wrote. And even though there have been smiles in the midst of these sad times, that hasn't been enough. "But these smiles have been drowned by endless sadness, and even greater disappointment -- and none more pronounced than the utterly profound disappointment in… More About: Aaron-Swartz, Lawrence Lessig |
| Seamless Shares Bizarre Special Requests From Flu Sufferers Posted: 18 Jan 2013 12:46 PM PST
While calling a city home means more people are randomly sneezing on your face, it also gives you access to certain services, like food delivery at all hours of the day. This little perk comes in handy when you're stuck in a tiny apartment hacking up mysterious green substances and wiping boogers off your face. Food delivery service Seamless knows about cold and flu season. Since 2013 began -- and flu germs really started flying -- Seamless has seen a 35 percent increase in chicken noodle soup orders compared to January 2012. Orde… More About: humor, Seamless, Watercooler |
| Winter Warmers: 10 Gadgets to Keep You Cozy Posted: 18 Jan 2013 12:31 PM PST 1. Marshmallow Out USB Foot Warmers We can't imagine a cuter way to warm your tootsies than these fun slippers. Cost: $34.99 Image courtesy of Mod Cloth Click here to view this gallery.
Whether you want to keep snug on the sofa or stay warm at your workplace, we think you'll find something to suit in our selection. SEE ALSO: 10 Wicked Cool Snow Toys to Kick Winter's Butt Take a look through our toasty-tastic selection of winter warmers in the gallery above. Let us know in the comments below how you stay warm when the cold weather hits. Photo courtesy of Mod Cloth More About: accessories, fashion, features, Gadgets, health and fitness, home, Lifestyle, Tech |
| Posted: 18 Jan 2013 11:54 AM PST
The story of SOPA's demise has become such an integral part of the Internet advocacy canon that some opponents of the bill decided the date of the blackout deserves to be documented with a holiday: Internet Freedom Day. Internet Freedom Day was first proposed by lawyer Marvin Ammori… More About: Politics, stop online piracy act, US |
| A Log-in Finger Ring? Google Working on Password Alternatives Posted: 18 Jan 2013 11:22 AM PST |
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