Mashable: Latest 27 News Updates - including “SkinnyScoop Brings the Conversation Into Pinterest-Style Recommendations” |
- SkinnyScoop Brings the Conversation Into Pinterest-Style Recommendations
- Leak-Resistant Lingerie Could Revolutionize ‘That Time of the Month’
- Cisco Acquires Cloud Networking Firm Meraki for $1.2 Billion
- Viral Video Recap: Funniest Memes of the Week
- Impressive Kohler Shower Head Doubles as Wireless Speaker [VIDEO]
- How to Cook a Complete Thanksgiving Meal Using YouTube
- How to Find Top Tech Talent on Social Media
- Late-Night Gadget Use Damages Your Sleep Cycle [INFOGRAPHIC]
- Ex-Apple Employee Wants to Create the Best Toy Blocks Ever
- American Music Awards Goes Paperless, Uses Galaxy Note II to Announce Winners
- ‘Call of Duty: Black Ops 2′ Sales Smash Records, Makes $500M in One Day [VIDEO]
- Your Favorite Music Fan Will Treasure This Twistable Wireless Speaker
- iMessage and FaceTime Back Up, Apple Users Complain About Outage on Twitter
- Top 5 Apps Your Kids Will Love This Week
- Money-Saving Apps for Black Friday
- Drobo Mini, the Sophisticated Backup System In a Small Package [REVIEW]
- How to Use Pinterest to Recruit
- Many Black Friday Shoppers to Begin Before 3 A.M. [INFOGRAPHIC]
- Man Controls ‘Call Me Maybe’ With His Actual Heart
- Meet the Super Fan Who Waited in Line for a Month for a Wii U [VIDEO]
- Is Apple Bipolar? [SUNDAY COMICS]
- Analysis of NFL Analysts: Which ‘Experts’ Get It Right?
- Marijuana Vending Machine Maker’s Stock Skyrockets and Everybody Freaks Out
- Study: People Like Sex More Than Facebook
- Wii U Launch Day: Everything You Need to Know
- ‘SNL’ Turns Drones into a Terrorist-Killing Boy Band [CARTOON]
- Governor Chris Christie Makes Fun of Himself on ‘SNL’ [VIDEO]
- 10 Excellent iPad Apps You Should Download Right Now
| SkinnyScoop Brings the Conversation Into Pinterest-Style Recommendations Posted: 19 Nov 2012 05:01 AM PST  
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| Leak-Resistant Lingerie Could Revolutionize ‘That Time of the Month’ Posted: 19 Nov 2012 03:59 AM PST Name: Dear Kate One-Line Pitch: Leak-resistant underwear for women. Why It's Taking Off: Provides peace of mind for menstruating and pregnant women. Ladies, we've all been there. In the middle of class or on a date. While wearing white jeans at a Memorial Day barbecue. Wouldn't it be great if you could get seamless backup protection on the days of your period, or during a pregnancy -- just in case? Meet Dear Kate, a line of leak and stain-resistant underwear for women. They're designed to provide an extra layer of protection on days you're having your period or while pregnant. (Pregnant women's growing fetuses often increase pressure on the bladder, leading to a… More About: dear kate, fashion, julie sygiel, lingerie, underwear
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| Cisco Acquires Cloud Networking Firm Meraki for $1.2 Billion Posted: 19 Nov 2012 02:57 AM PST
The acquisition is subject to regulatory approval and is expected to close in the second quarter of Cisco's 2013 fiscal year. "When compared to other opportunities, Meraki built a unique cloud-based business from the ground up that addresses the broader networking shift towards cloud, not just within wireless. Meraki created a massively scalable architecture that offers easy to deploy, secure, and manage networks," wrote Cisco in a blog post announcing the acquisition. Meraki is a San Francisco-based company, founded in 2006 by MIT PhD candidates, and was funded by Sequoia Ca… More About: acquisition, cisco, meraki
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| Viral Video Recap: Funniest Memes of the Week Posted: 19 Nov 2012 12:25 AM PST
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| Impressive Kohler Shower Head Doubles as Wireless Speaker [VIDEO] Posted: 18 Nov 2012 11:22 PM PST While it may seem counterintuitive at first sight, Kohler's "Moxie" shower head pumps out sound while water flows through it. Integrated with a wireless speaker, the Moxie pairs with any Bluetooth-enabled device, up to 32 feet away. From playlists to podcasts, it can deliver up to seven hours of sound, according to Kohler's official website. Users pop the capsule-like magnetic speaker into the center of the shower head, docking it securely in place. To see the Moxie in action, check out the video, above. Would you use this product? Tell us in the comments below.
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| How to Cook a Complete Thanksgiving Meal Using YouTube Posted: 18 Nov 2012 10:46 PM PST 1. TurkeyThe pièce de résistance of Thanksgiving is the turkey. For a first-timer, the bird can seem intimidating, but there are dozens of YouTube tutorials, depending whether you choose to stuff the bird. Don't forget to buy the turkey a couple days ahead of time, or you'll be stuck with a frozen block of ice bird. Click here to view this gallery.
If you've yet to pin a single recipe on your well-intended Thanksgiving Pinterest board, don't panic. There's still plenty of time to prepare a meal fit for two, or twelve. YouTube is chock-full of cooking videos that will show you how to make all of the classic dishes served on Thanksgiving. SEE ALSO: 16 Online Resources for Preparing the Perfect Thanksgiving While the gallery above will take you step-by-step through the perfect meal, it's important to grab the ingre… More About: Video, YouTube, cooking, features, food, holidays 2012, thanksgiving
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| How to Find Top Tech Talent on Social Media Posted: 18 Nov 2012 10:16 PM PST
Most recruitment processes are costly and ineffective. Hiring managers are bogged down by unqualified applicants and an excess of resumes. In fact, Bradford Smart, president of the recruiting firm Smart & Associates, says that only 25% of hires are considered top performers. Worldwide, companies spend an estimated $120 billion per year on recruiting. The Novo Group's 2012 HR and Recruiting Trends Survey reported that 78% of HR leaders naming the search for top talent as their number one challenge. But if all of this money and effort results in only one in four top performers, there has to be a… More About: Jobs, features, infographics, job search series, mashable, talent
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| Late-Night Gadget Use Damages Your Sleep Cycle [INFOGRAPHIC] Posted: 18 Nov 2012 09:42 PM PST
SEE ALSO: Free iPhone App Tracks Sleep, Gives Expert Advice It's a perfectly normal routine. In fact, 95% of people s… More About: Lifestyle, health, infographics, smartphones
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| Ex-Apple Employee Wants to Create the Best Toy Blocks Ever Posted: 18 Nov 2012 09:03 PM PST Imagine a child's building blocks. Now imagine them moving around, lighting up and even interacting with each other, while being controlled by your iPhone. That's the idea behind ATOMS, a Kickstarter project that launched Monday. Ex-Apple employee Michael Rosenblatt assembled the Seamless Toy Company from the startup scene in Boulder, Colo. over the past few months. In four weeks, the company has cranked out 13 prototypes of ATOMS, tiny devices that kids of all ages can use to build working interactive toys. If the idea sounds like Lego Mindstorms, you're not far off. Rosenblatt, whose day job is at Samsung, says he aims to help kids build toys that actually do things, rather than… More About: apple, kickstarter, toys
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| American Music Awards Goes Paperless, Uses Galaxy Note II to Announce Winners Posted: 18 Nov 2012 08:16 PM PST
The smartphone took center stage -- literally -- at the American Music Awards Sunday night, as presenters used it to announce winners, according to website Run Around Tech. In the video above, U.S. Olympian Apolo Anton Ohno and actress Kerry Washington present Linkin Park with the Alternative Rock Award after reading the band's name from a Galaxy Note II. Product placement at its most visible. SEE ALSO: Samsung Galaxy Note II: A Giant Phone That Grows on You [REVIEW] By replacing old-fashioned envelopes and notecards, Samsung is likely promoting the Galaxy Note II just in time for the holiday gift-buying season. What do you… More About: Galaxy Note 2, Galaxy Note II, american music awards, samsung
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| ‘Call of Duty: Black Ops 2′ Sales Smash Records, Makes $500M in One Day [VIDEO] Posted: 18 Nov 2012 07:23 PM PST Call of Duty: Black Ops II delivered the "biggest entertainment launch of the year," after sales of the popular video game hit $500 million worldwide in 24 hours, according to publisher Activision. "We believe Call of Duty is the biggest entertainment launch of the year for the fourth year in a row," Activision Blizzard CEO Bobby Kotick said in a release Friday. "Life-to-date sales for the Call of Duty franchise have exceeded worldwide theatrical box office receipts for Harry Potter and Star Wars, the two most successful movie franchises of all time." SEE ALSO: 'Call of Duty: Black Ops 2′ Will Be Holiday Season's Best-Selling Game, Bookies … More About: Black Ops 2, Call of Duty
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| Your Favorite Music Fan Will Treasure This Twistable Wireless Speaker Posted: 18 Nov 2012 06:17 PM PST Give the gift of noise this holiday season. HiddenRadio is a uniquely designed, portable wireless speaker that you can "unwrap" each time you use it. Rather than traditional button volume adjustment, twist HiddenRadio's outer shell to increase or decrease volume. As you would expect, the volume increase as more of the speaker becomes exposed. In a promo video, co-creator John Van Den Nieuwenhuizen call's HiddenRadio "the world's simplest and most intuitive Bluetooth and radio speaker, ever." The device itself looks like a futuristic canister. It comes in three colors -- pure white, graphite black or metallic silver, which matches Mac laptops. SEE ALSO: HiddenRadio Wireless Spe… More About: Gadgets, Gift of the Day, Music, Tech, bluetooth, holidays 2012, speakers
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| iMessage and FaceTime Back Up, Apple Users Complain About Outage on Twitter Posted: 18 Nov 2012 05:29 PM PST Apple users took to Twitter to vent their frustrations over iMessage and FaceTime service interruptions. iOS devices and Macs with OS X 10.6.6 or higher experienced a nearly five-hour outage, from 11:45 a.m. to 4:32 p.m. PT (2:45 to 7:45 p.m. ET) after the Cupertino, Calif. company's instant messenger service and video-calling app suffered from downtime. Apple confirmed the outages on its status page around 1:30 p.m. PT (4:30 p.m. ET), saying that some "users are unable to use" use iMessage or place FaceTime calls. At the time of writing, the company's system status page says, "Normal service has been restored." It's unclear what caused the downtime. Apple did not immediately… More About: Twitter, facetime, imessage
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| Top 5 Apps Your Kids Will Love This Week Posted: 18 Nov 2012 04:18 PM PST
In this day and age, learning a different language -- especially at a young age -- is essential. This week, take a look at an app that helps your kids learn Spanish; plus, a few others sure to get their creative juices flowing. SEE ALSO: Teachers Say Media-Use Is Harming Kids' Performance The folks at Children's Technology Review shared with us these 5 top apps from their comprehensive monthly database of kid-tested reviews. The site covers everything from math and counting to reading and phonics. Check back next week for more Top Kids Apps from Children's Technology Review. More About: Top Kids Apps, contributors, features, kids apps
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| Money-Saving Apps for Black Friday Posted: 18 Nov 2012 03:20 PM PST
For those of you who plan to leave your Thanksgiving parties early to hit the stores at midnight, or maybe wake-up at the crack of dawn with a turkey hangover, you know how packed the stores can be with shoppers, but the deals make it worthwhile. To make your shopping trip as efficient and hassle-free as possible, use these apps to find the items you'… More About: black friday, deals, holiday 2012, shopping
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| Drobo Mini, the Sophisticated Backup System In a Small Package [REVIEW] Posted: 18 Nov 2012 02:22 PM PST
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| How to Use Pinterest to Recruit Posted: 18 Nov 2012 02:01 PM PST We are a visual society. We enjoy looking at beautiful and interesting things. A 2012 study by ROI Research confirmed this. They found when users engage friends on social media sites, it's the pictures they enjoyed the most. If brands post pictures over any other media, 54% of respondents said they're more likely to engage. If this is how we respond to our friends and the companies we like, then why wouldn't we want it to be the same for jobs? Instead of just telling people about a job or making them read a job description, we now have the ability to show people the job, the company, and the corporate culture using the social media platform Pinterest. The Advantages of P… More About: Jobs, features, job search series, mashable, pinterest, recruit
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| Many Black Friday Shoppers to Begin Before 3 A.M. [INFOGRAPHIC] Posted: 18 Nov 2012 01:44 PM PST
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| Man Controls ‘Call Me Maybe’ With His Actual Heart Posted: 18 Nov 2012 01:15 PM PST
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| Meet the Super Fan Who Waited in Line for a Month for a Wii U [VIDEO] Posted: 18 Nov 2012 12:57 PM PST |
| Is Apple Bipolar? [SUNDAY COMICS] Posted: 18 Nov 2012 12:24 PM PST
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| Analysis of NFL Analysts: Which ‘Experts’ Get It Right? Posted: 18 Nov 2012 11:28 AM PST One thing that distinguishes all NFL fans: they think they know more about the league than every other NFL fan in the country -- or at least that's what they think. Basically, every fan is an expert in his or her own mind. That's why each week of the season, fans of the sport More About: Fox, Sports, Sports illustrated, Sportsvite, Yahoo, cbs, data, nbc, nfl
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| Marijuana Vending Machine Maker’s Stock Skyrockets and Everybody Freaks Out Posted: 18 Nov 2012 10:55 AM PST
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| Study: People Like Sex More Than Facebook Posted: 18 Nov 2012 10:22 AM PST
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| Wii U Launch Day: Everything You Need to Know Posted: 18 Nov 2012 09:07 AM PST |
| ‘SNL’ Turns Drones into a Terrorist-Killing Boy Band [CARTOON] Posted: 18 Nov 2012 08:37 AM PST
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| Governor Chris Christie Makes Fun of Himself on ‘SNL’ [VIDEO] Posted: 18 Nov 2012 08:04 AM PST
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| 10 Excellent iPad Apps You Should Download Right Now Posted: 18 Nov 2012 07:09 AM PST 1. AudioNote Taking notes at a meeting, meet-up or conference? AudioNote lets you link audio recordings to the notes you keep along the way. Later, select a place in your typed notes and the recording from that moment will play. The app also works with a stylus, so you can also link recordings to free-hand notes and drawings. Price: $4.99 Click here to view this gallery.
SEE ALSO: 7 Apps You Don't Want To Miss We assume you've already got some of the basics covered. But these 10 excellent apps take you a bit further into the thick of things than Pages and Instagram alone. Expand your mobile life — one 16 to 64 GB improvement at a time. And be sure to share additional suggestions in the comments below. Thumbnail image courtesy of iStockphoto, hocus-focus More About: apple, apps, contributor, features, ipad, trending
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