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Samsung is excited to bring its Galaxy Note “superphone” to the U.S. It’s so excited that it’s giving Mashable a sneak peek of the phone before it becomes available to AT&T customers Feb. 19. We took a few pictures when … Continue reading →

Hamza Kashgari, the twenty-three-year-old Saudi blogger whose controversial tweets about the Prophet Muhammed last weekend incited controversy among religious conservatives in the Middle East, has been returned to Saudi Arabia at the request of the Saudi government. He was detained … Continue reading →

News website Middle East Voices has created a digital forum for footage from Arab Spring protests, focusing on Bahrain — and the result looks very much like hot startup Pinterest. Lulu Live, launched on the one year anniversary of Feb. … Continue reading →

Love is in the air — and in the hearts of the American public, it runs deep for Apple products, according to a new study. Harris Interactive’s annual Reputation Quotient study found that Apple is the most loved and respected … Continue reading →

All those hours spent wielding a sword as your avatar in a fictional universe might be hurting your marriage, according to a forthcoming study. Brigham Young University researchers found that 75% of spouses married to people who partake in role-playing … Continue reading →

2000 Google’s first ever Doodle for Valentine’s was a cutesy cartoon cupid. Click here to view this gallery. Love it or hate it, Valentine’s Day is upon us once again. And one thing we definitely adore about the holiday is … Continue reading →

Pinterest has emerged as the runaway social media hit of early 2012. You probably knew that already. But did you know the company just has 12 people? Or that 97% of Pinterest’s Facebook fans are women? Lemon.ly, a visual marketing … Continue reading →

Look at any social network and you’re bound to find countless quotations strewn throughout the sea of posts, tweets and status updates. TED — the non-profit that brings you 18-minutes-or-less speeches by influential leaders — wants to capitalize on the … Continue reading →

Social games company Zynga has just reported its first financial earnings since going public back in December. For Q4 2011, Zynga reported record bookings and 153 million monthly unique users. The company reported non-GAAP (Generally Accepted Accounting Principles) earnings per … Continue reading →

1. iCade 8-Bitty This retro-styled game controller controls your iPhone, iPad or Android device and fits into your pocket. The iCade 8-Bittyfeatures an eight-button control, wireless capability and supports iCADE’s growing list of hundreds of retro game apps, including Atari … Continue reading →