The dust has finally settled around the Ames Straw Poll in Iowa, the latest barometer on which Republican will go head-to-head with President Barack Obama. In the brief lull, the country is still coming to terms with its financial woes and the repercussions of the debt downgrade.This week we take a look at the debt [...]
Look out gamers — here comes the Razer Blade. It’s unusually thin at a mere .88 inches, and it’s relatively light at 6.9 pounds, but its claim to fame is those groundbreaking configurable OLED buttons and LCD touchpad that gives mobile gamers a versatile new way to win.The Razer Blade is due sometime in the [...]
This post reflects the opinions of the author and not necessarily those of Mashable as a publication.Hamilton Chan is CEO and founder of Paperlinks. With the free Paperlinks iPhone app, featured previously by Apple as the #1 New & Noteworthy app, consumers can scan and view QR code content with a native app experience. Paperlinks [...]
Twitter has released a short promotional video that touts that it’s faster than an earthquake.The 47-second short notes draws attention to the fact that Twitter messages hit New York City before Virginia’s 5.9 magnitude earthquake had a chance to reach the Big Apple. The man in the video, warned of the quake via Twitter, picks [...]
Twitter continues to prove itself a valuable current affairs platform. But that doesn’t mean it isn’t good for some laughs. We’ve taken a look at the lighter side of microblogging with some more hilarious spoof accounts that add some comedy to your Twitter stream. In addition to our top fake celebrities and fictional characters, we’re [...]
It is a truth universally acknowledged that you can never have too many USB ports. Even though modern laptops boast more ports than ever before, a USB hub is a handy accessory to expand your options.With this in mind, we’ve taken a look at some great USB hubs on the market right now. Rather than [...]
Each day, Mashable highlights one noteworthy YouTube video. Check out all our viral video picks.Music app Shazam has teamed up with Vevo to create a special Shazam for TV-enhanced version of Lil Wayne’s new video, How to Love.Shazam recently raised $32 million to expand its efforts in creating interactive ads for television content. Weezy’s new [...]
Mix an edgy consumer NFC idea with $55,000 in prize winnings and the support of Evernote’s fast-growing & well-financed platform, and you might have a soapbox stand tall enough to capture the world’s attention. This is the position that startup Touchanote finds itself in after winning Evernote’s developer competition. Founder Hamid Zaidi wowed attendees and [...]
Want to know what’s going on with Hurricane Irene? Follow her on Twitter. As the massive hurricane heads up the coast, its tweets have intensified. But don’t worry, Irene’s Twitter account status meekly declares, “I don’t want to hurt anyone.”Besides giving us a witty travelogue of the hurricane’s visit to the North Carolina coast so [...]
The Spark of Genius Series highlights a unique feature of startups and is made possible by Microsoft BizSpark. If you would like to have your startup considered for inclusion, please see the details here.Each weekend, Mashable picks a few startups we think are building interesting, unique or niche products. This week we turn our attention [...]
