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Google+ rolled out on Wednesday a new ‘Local’ tool that allows users to share and find information about nearby places — from museums and spas to restaurants and hotels. In addition to tapping a user’s network or “Circles,” the new … Continue reading →

UK designers Ben West and Felix Heyes have released an odd project that provides a Google image for all 21,000 words in the English dictionary. The Google Book as it’s known, is composed of the first image that comes up … Continue reading →

Give this kid an “A.” Eli Cirino, a 16-year-old high school student submitted the video above for extra credit for his 10th grade chemistry class. The reaction is probably far beyond what he expected. The They Might Be Giants-like “Good … Continue reading →

The summer movie season is already off to a bang, thanks to the success of The Avengers and Men in Black 3, but the action on the silver screen is really going to heat up in June. At Mashable, we’re … Continue reading →

Enterprise software giant Salesforce has agreed to acquire Buddy Media — which helps brands with their Facebook Pages — for more than $800 million, according to one report. The Buddy Media clientele currently such well-known brands as HP, Mattel, L’Oreal, … Continue reading →

Could this be the craziest novel you’ll ever read in print? The unconventional layout of Kapow!, from author Adam Thirlwell, features upside-down and spinning text. That’s intentional. It’s supposed to reflect the noisy confusion of stories from the Arab Spring, … Continue reading →

Welcome to this morning’s edition of “First To Know,” a series in which we keep you in the know on what’s happening in the digital world. Today, we’re looking at three particularly interesting stories. Samsung Galaxy S3 Now Available in … Continue reading →

With its latest updates to Chrome OS, the Chromebook and the new Chromebox desktop unit, Google is hoping it can convince business and education customers to give its cloud-based operating system a second chance. The problem is, Chrome OS and … Continue reading →

Remember that odd-looking Google Glasses prototype the search giant has been pushing since April – and that co-founder Sergey Brin has been wearing to practically every event since? Well, now we know a little bit more about how they work, … Continue reading →

Mitt Romney may very well mathematically seal the deal on the Republican presidential nomination Tuesday evening. The state offers him enough delegates to breach the threshold of 1,144, considered the “magic number” needed to firm up the nomination. With all … Continue reading →