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 [...]
I believe I speak for everyone, everywhere, living and dead, when I say: “Twitter, you so crazy!”This week’s bag of trends is again mixed, with a strong skew toward entertainment. Soccer returns to the top slot thanks to a few high profile matches. The 10th anniversary of R&B singer Aaliyah’s tragic death caught tweeters in [...]
Leaning your iPhone or iPad against a running faucet is probably one of the last things you’d want to do, which is why this Elecom stand created by Japanese design firm Nendo may seem somewhat odd.The “Jaguchi” (Japanese for “tap”) stand can hold just about any tablet or smartphone, making it look like your device [...]
Roku 2 is a streaming video box that’s been radically redesigned, and its newest and hottest feature is the ability to play that goofy but fun game, Angry Birds. Included with this device that’s scarcely larger than a hockey puck is a brand-new game remote with an accelerometer on board. That lets you control objects [...]
At this point of the week, you know the features roundup is headed your way! The only difference this time around is that our tech features involve things like beer and Shark Week!Okay, now that we’ve gotten your attention, tune in for the latest in social media obervations, startup tips and geeky gadgetry galore. Pack [...]
Google+ has signed up 13% of U.S. adults so far and could hit 22%, in a year, passing Twitter and LinkedIn as the number two social media network, according to a new study. The report, based on a Bloomberg and YouGov poll of 1,003 U.S. adults from July 29 to August 2, revealed that 71% [...]
British newspaper The Guardian has launched “Guardian Shorts,” a new series of ebooks “providing detailed guides to topical news stories, public policy, sports and cultural events.”The first ebook of the series is Phone Hacking: How the Guardian Broke the Story and is about how The Guardian uncovered the phone hacking done scandal carried out by [...]
When the New York Times rolled out its paywall this spring, The Onion was quick to poke fun. “NYTimes.com’s Plan To Charge People Money For Consuming Goods, Services Called Bold Business Move,” read a headline in the satirical news source.Now The Onion is experimenting with a “bold” move of its own.The website has begun to [...]
