Mashable: Latest 29 News Updates - including “Google’s Birthday Reminders and Two Other Stories You Need to Know” |
- Google’s Birthday Reminders and Two Other Stories You Need to Know
- Next-Gen Fitness Gadgets Will Sync to Bluetooth-Enabled Devices
- LG Unveils Optimus L9 With 4.7-Inch Screen, 1 GHz Dual-Core CPU
- Kids Go Gaga Over Tablets [INFOGRAPHIC]
- Choose a Winner in Mortal Kombat vs. Street Fighter YouTube Video
- Grab Your Hairbrush Microphone for 10 YouTube Sing-Alongs
- Students, Here’s How to Kick-Start Your Personal Brand Online
- Car Dealership Challenges You to Tweet Your Way to a New Audi
- Does This Mobile App Prove Vincent Van Gogh Was Colorblind? [VIDEO]
- Obama, Comedians Top Tuesday’s Republican Convention Tweets
- Success Kid Will Answer Your Questions Live
- Michael Jordan or Kobe Bryant? YouTube Mashup Shows Uncanny Symmetry [VIDEO]
- Facebook and Twitter: A No-No for Federal Jurors
- Accused High School Shooter Posted Clues on Facebook. Who Was Listening?
- This Android Robot Is Controlled by Your Phone [VIDEO]
- ESPN Who? iPhone and Facebook Nab NFL Star’s First Interview
- Send Us Your Hurricane Isaac Photos
- Watch NASA Play the First Song Ever on Mars [VIDEO]
- Barbie and Ken Say ‘I Do’ to Wedding Photo Clichés [PICS]
- Should You Break Up With Pinterest for LoveIt?
- What You Need to Know About Hiring a Contractor
- Fun With Anagrams in Romney, Obama Rap Battle [VIDEO]
- OneRepublic’s ‘Feel Again’ Uses Real and Social Media Heartbeats
- Remix the Old Spice Guy With New Interactive Video
- 1 Terabyte of Data Will Be Sent Daily During Conventions
- Where Does Consumer Tech Go to Die?
- RunKeeper Partners With GymPact, Now You’ll Pay For Missed Workouts
- Flipboard Quadruples User Base to 20 Million in 8 Months [INFOGRAPHIC]
- How You’re Using Your iPad [INFOGRAPHIC]
- Did Google Just Jump the Shark?
| Google’s Birthday Reminders and Two Other Stories You Need to Know Posted: 29 Aug 2012 04:42 AM PDT  
Google Starts Displaying Birthday Reminders on Front Page Google has started displaying birthday reminders on its Google Search front page, proving once again that it's serious about integrating social features into its core products. Starting today, users will see a reminder on Google.com when someone in their circles has a birthday. The feature will initially work only if you're searching in English on Google.com, and it will be rolled out gradually over the "next few day… More About: apple, features, first to know series, grooveshark, mashable
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| Next-Gen Fitness Gadgets Will Sync to Bluetooth-Enabled Devices Posted: 29 Aug 2012 04:29 AM PDT 
The Bluetooth Special Interest Group (SIG), that manages the Bluetooth technology, has set standards for the next generation of fitness gadgets. Since manufactures will now use standards-based protocols for their products, rather than develop proprietary solutions and forge partnerships, fitness gadget makers can create products that are more likely to sync with the Bluetooth-enabled gadgets in your home. Up until now, products such as Nike+ iPod only connected to select Apple devices,… More About: bluetooth, fitness
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| LG Unveils Optimus L9 With 4.7-Inch Screen, 1 GHz Dual-Core CPU Posted: 29 Aug 2012 03:07 AM PDT  LG has unveiled Optimus L9, its most powerful L-series smartphone so far. Though L-series devices are essentially stylish smartphones for consumers on a budget, the L9 has some pretty solid specifications, including a 4.7-inch IPS screen, 1 GB of RAM and a dual-core, 1 GHz processor. The device, which runs on Android 4.9 or Ice Cream Sandwich, has a 5-megapixel rear camera, and a VGA one on the front. LG also points out some of the device's software features, such as instant translation with the QTranslator. Another notable feature is My Style Keypad, which adjusts the keypad depending on whether you're using one or two hands to text. All of these features will likely app… More About: LG, Optimus L9
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| Kids Go Gaga Over Tablets [INFOGRAPHIC] Posted: 29 Aug 2012 02:45 AM PDT 
Humans are becoming familiar with digital technology and devices earlier than ever. In fact, more than half of children between the ages of five and eight have already used tablets to play or learn, according to some research. For kids between the ages of six and 12, the iPad was the most coveted gadget last Christmas. Tablets are permeating family life, too; in households that own a device, kids 12 and under get their hands on it more often than not. The iPad, especially, is becoming prevalent… More About: infographics, ipad, tablets, trending
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| Choose a Winner in Mortal Kombat vs. Street Fighter YouTube Video Posted: 29 Aug 2012 01:38 AM PDT 
A new YouTube video pits Mortal Kombat's Scorpion against Street Fighter's Ryu in a no-holds-barred fight. Since being posted on Tuesday, it has gained almost 20,000 views. Created by Start, an entertainment channel for gamers, the interactive video begins with martial artist Ryu practicing punches on a tree, when he is approached by Scorpion. The undead ninja initiates the brawl, yelling, "Get over here!" before unleashing his chained kunai on Ryu. Emulating the one-on-one style of both classic fighting games, Scorpion and Ryu put on an impressive display of martial-arts fighting that bring the characters from Mortal… More About: Mortal Kombat, Street Fighter, YouTube, trending
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| Grab Your Hairbrush Microphone for 10 YouTube Sing-Alongs Posted: 29 Aug 2012 12:59 AM PDT 1. Bedford Ave Subway LoveLate night on the L train platform in Williamsburg, Brooklyn a sing-along moment of Whitney Houston's "I Wanna Dance With Somebody" broke out. Click here to view this gallery. 
In the gallery above, we've compiled ten of our favorite YouTube sing-alongs. Some are impromptu, others are planned down to the finest detail, but all will make you want to bust out in song. SEE ALSO: XKCD Sing-Along: Every Major's Terrible Did we miss your favorite? Let us know in the comments below. More About: Watercooler, trending, viral video
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| Students, Here’s How to Kick-Start Your Personal Brand Online Posted: 29 Aug 2012 12:13 AM PDT 
These days, an impressive resume might get you noticed, but it won't necessarily land you a job interview on its own. You'll need a well-rounded web presence, as well. "The first thing an employer is going to do is Google you," Alexandra Levit, generational speaker and author of Blind Spots: 10 Business Myths You Can't Afford to Believe on Your New Path to Success tells Mashable. "The worst thing is to have something negative pop up. In the absence of anything negative, having nothing come up really doesn't say much about your level of seriousness in terms of bei… More About: Business, Social Media, back to school, career, education, features, students, trending, work
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| Car Dealership Challenges You to Tweet Your Way to a New Audi Posted: 28 Aug 2012 10:47 PM PDT  A Canadian car dealership is challenging consumers to tweet their way to a new Audi. Pfaff Automotive launched a campaign that asks people to register for a "Tweet Race" by signing up for a new Twitter account or signing in with an existing one. Starting from Monday, when the campaign began, the first 10 people to reach 2,500 followers will win a key; one of those keys will unlock the door of a new 2013 Audi A4. The grand prize comes with a free tuning package valued at $5,000 and a year-long lease, according to the campaign, which is only available for residents in the Canadian province of Ontario. Those who register will have to authorize the third-party application, PFAFF Twe… More About: Twitter, audi, cars, trending
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| Does This Mobile App Prove Vincent Van Gogh Was Colorblind? [VIDEO] Posted: 28 Aug 2012 09:58 PM PDT  Art lovers have gazed amorously at the works of Dutch painter Vincent van Gogh for the past century. Now, thanks to a tool developed by Japanese vision expert Kazunori Asada, we all might start looking at his famous paintings a bit differently. Asada created the Chromatic Vision Simulator for iOS and Android to show what images look like for people with one or more defective sets of cones, the structures in the eye used to see color. When examining the works of van Gogh, Asada was shocked to discover that the works appeared the same -- if not better -- when cast under the Chromatic Vision Simulator. "This painter has a somewhat strange way t… More About: Mobile, apps, art, mashable video, trending
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| Obama, Comedians Top Tuesday’s Republican Convention Tweets Posted: 28 Aug 2012 09:08 PM PDT  Twitter has had a major impact on this year's presidential election, and the Republican National Convention is no exception to the phenomenon. There were more tweets about the event on its first day, than during the entire 2008 convention. Several prominent Republicans, including Mitt Romney's wife Ann and Gov. Chris Christie of New Jersey, took the stage in Tampa, Florida Tuesday night to deliver speeches. The most-tweeted moment of the night? Twitter reported 6,195 tweets per minute when Mitt joined Ann on stage. Nearly every word was live-tweeted and fact-checked by journalists, mocked by comedians and rebutted by Democrats. Unfortunately for the Romney campaign, the top 10 mos… More About: 2012 presidential campaign, Mitt Romney, Politics, Social Media, Twitter, US, barack obama, republican national convention, trending
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| Success Kid Will Answer Your Questions Live Posted: 28 Aug 2012 08:47 PM PDT  Dreading summer's end? To get you in the back-to-school spirit, we'll be chatting live with a very special student who's just experienced his first days of kindergarten. Sam Griner — a.k.a. "Success Kid" -- became an Internet meme associated with personal achievement when a candid photo of him at the beach caught fire on the web. SEE ALSO: What to Expect When Your Kid Becomes a Meme We'll chat live with Sam Wednesday at 4:00 p.m. EST about his first day of school, what it's like to be a meme and what his biggest moment of success has been so far. Has he found success on the playground? Tune in to find out. More About: Live Chat, Success Kid, Watercooler, internet memes
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| Michael Jordan or Kobe Bryant? YouTube Mashup Shows Uncanny Symmetry [VIDEO] Posted: 28 Aug 2012 07:39 PM PDT 
The video has gone viral in sports circles online, gaining over 72,000 views since Sunday. On Tuesday, NBA.com even picked it up and marveled at the mirror-image moves. But in a twist that reflects the global reach of both the NBA and social media… More About: NBA, Sports, YouTube, trending, viral videos
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| Facebook and Twitter: A No-No for Federal Jurors Posted: 28 Aug 2012 07:00 PM PDT  Were you hoping to waste away your hours of jury duty on Facebook or Twitter? Federal judges are hoping you won't, and have a new list of instructions from the Federal Judicial Conference Committee on how to discourage social networking in the courthouse throughout cases. While you may just be browsing breaking news or your friends' updates, judges are concerned you'll engage in external research or leak details about the case. The new guidelines, drafted in June and issued Friday, instruct judges how to best deter jurors from using Twitter, LinkedIn, Facebook or YouTube to research and communicate about the cases for which they're serving. Judges are told to review these instructi… More About: Social Media, US, court
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| Accused High School Shooter Posted Clues on Facebook. Who Was Listening? Posted: 28 Aug 2012 06:17 PM PDT 
Police have charged 15-year-old Robert Wayne Gladden Jr. with attempted first degree murder and first degree assault. He's being charged as an adult and held without bail. Luckily, a school official was able to wrestle the gun from the shooter before he was able to hurt anyone else. But where were officials, adults, even friends, before the shooting? Gladden, a sophomore at the school, posted "First day of school, last day of my life" on his Facebook page before heading to school on Monday. Surely a r… More About: facebook privacy, school violence, social media rules
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| This Android Robot Is Controlled by Your Phone [VIDEO] Posted: 28 Aug 2012 05:18 PM PDT  Love robots? Have an Android phone? Have we got the thing for you. Meet BERO, and Google Android-inspired robot that is controlled by an app on your Android phone or tablet. Originally inspired by the Google Bug Droid at Maker Faire, the open-source robot can be programmed to do virtually anything you want, with a fully programmable and customizable interface. Robots can be voice activated, and can be programmed to react to smartphone notifications. Out of the box BERO comes with software so it can play your favorite tunes, and dance to the music with "realistic" dance moves such as head turns, arm waves, and side-to-side poses. Headphones on the… More About: Robot, kickstarter
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| ESPN Who? iPhone and Facebook Nab NFL Star’s First Interview Posted: 28 Aug 2012 04:52 PM PDT 
But Wallace's first interview of the 2012 season didn't go to ESPN or the hometown Pittsburgh Post-Gazette newspaper. It didn't air on the news or land on any of a number of high-profile Steelers or NFL blogs. No, Wallace's first interview after rejoining the squad was an iPhone video Q-and-A (embedded above) with teammate James Harrison, which Harrison posted to his Fac… More About: Facebook, Sports, mike wallace, nfl
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| Send Us Your Hurricane Isaac Photos Posted: 28 Aug 2012 04:26 PM PDT  Seven years after Hurricane Katrina devastated New Orleans, Gulf Coast residents are bracing themselves for Hurricane Isaac. Forecasters predict up to 20 inches of water after the slow-moving storm makes landfall, which is expected to be in southeast Louisiana Tuesday night. Although the storm is not expected to make as much of an impact as Katrina, government officials in New Orleans suspended public transport and enforced mandatory evacuations in low-lying areas. Gulf Coast residents started sharing snapshots of choppy waves, though the storm has yet reach its full strength. Instagram user Tracy Killen posted a photo of surf breaking on a beach, saying, "WOW - we are not even… More About: Hurricane Isaac
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| Watch NASA Play the First Song Ever on Mars [VIDEO] Posted: 28 Aug 2012 03:53 PM PDT  Mars: a great place to visit if you like rocks, red sunsets, giant dormant volcanoes and 300-mile-an-hour winds. But if you're looking for a little music? Not so great. Not until Tuesday afternoon, when the Curiosity Rover broadcast a song by former Black Eyed Peas frontman and CNN hologram will.i.am -- the first song, so far as we know, ever played on an alien planet. The tune, entitled "Reach For the Stars," isn't what you might expect from will.i.am. No pumping beats here -- just an uplifting orchestral background and heavy-duty inspirational lyrics about setting our goals higher. Props to will.i.am in particular for destroying that old clich… More About: NASA, curiosity rover, will.i.am
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| Barbie and Ken Say ‘I Do’ to Wedding Photo Clichés [PICS] Posted: 28 Aug 2012 02:59 PM PDT  Image courtesy of Beatrice de Guigne Click here to view this gallery. 
From the courtship to the engagement to the honeymoon, social networks ensure all your online friends witness your nuptials. If you have a Facebook page, you have likely seen a fair number of wedding photographs and chances are that many of those shots shared common poses and themes. SEE ALSO: Memes, Pixar and the Most Adorable Wedding Ever [VIDEO] Wedding photographer Beatrice de Guigne noticed the similarities and decided to showcase some of the most popular pictures by reenacting them with Barbie and Ken. The relatio… More About: Watercooler, barbie, wedding
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| Should You Break Up With Pinterest for LoveIt? Posted: 28 Aug 2012 02:31 PM PDT  At first glance, LoveIt looks exactly like Pinterest. And that's on purpose. The more visual something is, the more shareable it is. LoveIt is a platform where you can discover, collect, organize and share images of -- you guessed it -- things you love. Yes, that's the same idea behind Pinterest. So, if you already use that platform, why in the world would you need another one? Because you are going to fall in love with LoveIt. LoveIt Gets You Pinterest hooks you up with your Facebook friends, which is great. But you could be missing out on the content that you really love, rather than the content your friends are sharing. LoveIt constantly works to identify your specific i… More About: features, loveit, photo sharing, photography, pinterest
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| What You Need to Know About Hiring a Contractor Posted: 28 Aug 2012 02:07 PM PDT 
The contract workforce is fast becoming the new normal. Independent workers now make up 30% of the nation's workforce, according to the Freelancers Union. Online employment middleman Elance is also experiencing record growth, hitting more than $500 million in total freelancer earnings since 2007. The uncertainty in the economy undoubtedly drove many employers to hire freelance or contract workers in place of full-time employees. Along the way, many employers also quickly recognized the unique benefits of this approach, particularly that the cloud offers a vast pool of experts ready to pitch in at a moment's notice. However, this new workforce dynamic carries tricky legal impli… More About: Business, business models, contributor, features
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| Fun With Anagrams in Romney, Obama Rap Battle [VIDEO] Posted: 28 Aug 2012 01:57 PM PDT  Funny or Die pits Mitt Romney against Barack Obama in a rap rumble more entertaining than actual presidential election coverage. A regular rhyme-tossing brawl would be dandy, but the dueling duo takes it up a nerdy notch by battling with anagrams. So politics-loving grammarians rejoice because in this conversation, voices rant on. See what we did there? BONUS: Elect to Laugh With 10 Mitt Romney Tumblr Pages More About: Watercooler, viral video
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| OneRepublic’s ‘Feel Again’ Uses Real and Social Media Heartbeats Posted: 28 Aug 2012 01:36 PM PDT 
Dubbed The Heartbeats Project, the online initiative from ad agency BBDO began when production company Rabbit Content recorded heartbeats of healthy children in Malawi and Guatemala. OneRepublic used the heartbeats as inspiration for "Feel Again" (listen above). Every paid download of "Feel Again" [iTunes link] throws money into the movement's coffers, eventually helping to prevent the death of infants and kids across the globe. The campaign is spreading on social media. At EveryB… More About: Entertainment, Music, Social Good, Social Media, Twitter, YouTube, celebrities, music videos, vevo
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| Remix the Old Spice Guy With New Interactive Video Posted: 28 Aug 2012 01:22 PM PDT 
In the "Muscle Music" ad, Old Spice Guy Terry Crews composes music by doing nothing but flexing his muscles. Each muscle is hooked up to a different musical instrument, which is activated when the muscle flexes. The coolest part is after the ad ends. A recordable player pops up and users can create their own sounds by pressing different keys on the keyboard. The keys control various sounds from Terry and different beats. Trust us, you'll get sucked into this one, quickly. Users can record their creations, upload them to Vimeo and then share them across the web.… More About: Vimeo, interactive video, old spice
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| 1 Terabyte of Data Will Be Sent Daily During Conventions Posted: 28 Aug 2012 01:02 PM PDT 
That number comes straight from Cisco, the official networking provider of both conventions. Other data about convention data? The Republican convention will have 12.5 gigabytes of bandwidth, while the Democratic convention will use 10. And they'll be plenty of IT support on site, too: Cisco will be helping connect thousands of politicians, delegates and reporters during both events. "For two weeks, countless pieces of content -- video, ph… More About: 2012 presidential campaign, Politics, US, cisco, republican national convention
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| Where Does Consumer Tech Go to Die? Posted: 28 Aug 2012 12:43 PM PDT  Samsara, a new documentary directed by American filmmaker Ron Fricke is "a non-verbal guided meditation on the cycle of birth, death and rebirth." The film explores many layers and components of the cycle of life, one of which investigates the demise of tech hardware after humans have no more use for it. In one scene, viewers travel to the world's e-waste repositories, the result of a global society's wanton need for electronic consumption. There, they witness Chinese factory workers assembling irons. In a one-minute shot, one employee touches almost 10 irons as they travel the assembly line. She performs small adjustments before quickly mov… More About: Entertainment, Film, Gadgets, Tech, documentary, features, review
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| RunKeeper Partners With GymPact, Now You’ll Pay For Missed Workouts Posted: 28 Aug 2012 12:40 PM PDT 
GymPact works like this: You make a pact with yourself on the site saying how many days per week you want to workout and then set the stakes in dollars. To hold you accountable, you must check into the gym on your smartphone and stay in that location for at least 30 minutes. Every week, the money paid by individuals who didn't make it to the gym is divided between t… More About: Gympact, apps, runkeeper
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| Flipboard Quadruples User Base to 20 Million in 8 Months [INFOGRAPHIC] Posted: 28 Aug 2012 12:22 PM PDT  Usage of Flipboard has increased drastically over the past year. The company behind the social newsreading app, which is celebrating its second anniversary Tuesday, announced it now has more than 20 million registered users, up from 5 million in December. Flipboard owes that growth largely to platform and geographic expansion. After nearly a year-and-a-half as an iPad-only application, Flipboard launched on the iPhone in early December, growing from 4 million to 5 million users in a week. In late June, the app arrived on Android smartphones. Flipboard also released a number of international editions with region-specific content, including China, France, Germany, Italy, Korea, the… More About: Flipboard
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| How You’re Using Your iPad [INFOGRAPHIC] Posted: 28 Aug 2012 12:18 PM PDT 
The team at Infographic Labs has put together an infographic that details how users have embraced the iPad over the years, from using it while watching TV to cozying up to it in bed or even using it in the bathroom. There's no denying that the iPad's popularity has grown significantly over the years -- only 11.5 million people owned an iPad in 2010, but that number grew to 28 million users in 2011. Now, the Apple device makes up 65% of all owned tablets on the market. Not surprisingly, the third-generation iPad broug…
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| Did Google Just Jump the Shark? Posted: 28 Aug 2012 12:01 PM PDT 
In case you missed it, Google broke a cardinal rule of its famously clean white-space design Tuesday morning. For the first time, the company put an animated banner ad on its sacrosanct search homepage. "The playground is open," the ad, for the Nexus 7 tablet, declares. And indeed it is -- the home page just became a playground for Google's legion of marketers. The question is, can it ever close again? As my colleague Lauren Indvik pointed out earlier, Google has previously pushed the boundaries of its homepage design with tiny text ads. Here is the ad for the Nexus One phone from 2010. It was relatively clean and unobtrusive. The text outweighed the icon. It fit into t… More About: Google, Opinion, banner ads
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