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World of Warcraft Servers Up for Charity Auction [VIDEO]

If you’re a World of Warcraft fan who wants to buy a piece of the game’s history and doesn’t mind helping a hospital in the process, you’re in luck. Blizzard is selling some 2,000 retired HP p-Class server blades, each … Continue reading

15 Funny Facebook Timeline Cover Photos

1. Daniel Christian Ground Control to Major Daniel — this Timeline cover is out of this world. Click here to view this gallery. Now that Facebook Timeline has rolled out, many of you have become more familiar with its most … Continue reading

HP’s Plan to Open-Source WebOS: What’s Taking So Long?

Hewlett-Packard just announced it would fulfill its promise to make the code of its dormant mobile operating system, webOS, open-source … by September. The company, which effectively stopped the webOS platform in its tracks when it killed the HP TouchPad … Continue reading

Take a Look Inside a Fukushima Nuclear Reactor [VIDEO]

What’s it look like inside of a nuclear reactor? A recently released video from the Fukushima Daichi nuclear power plant in Japan can now show us. Employees at Tokyo Electric Power Company (Tepco) sent a tiny camera inside the reactor … Continue reading

Jailbreaking Exemption Law Could Expire Soon

Protection granted by the U.S. Copyright Office for people who modify their iPhones and other iOS devices so they can install apps not authorized by Apple (known as “jailbreaking”) is set to expire soon. That’s why the Electronic Frontier Foundation … Continue reading

What Would You Ask Jimmy Wales About SOPA?

Today at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, Mashable’s Pete Cashmore will moderate a panel with leaders who have taken an active role in the debate on the now stalled Stop Online Privacy Act. He will talk with: Congressman … Continue reading

European Lawmakers Want “Right to Be Forgotten” on Facebook, Google

European Internet users may be getting better control over information posted online, thanks to some proposed sweeping reforms lawmakers proposed Wednesday designed to protect digital privacy. The suggested law calls for a “right to be forgotten” and a “right to … Continue reading

European Lawmakers Want ‘Right to Be Forgotten’ on Facebook, Google

European Internet users may be getting better control over information posted online, thanks to some proposed sweeping reforms lawmakers proposed Wednesday designed to protect digital privacy. The suggested law calls for a “right to be forgotten” and a “right to … Continue reading

Today’s Top Stories: Nokia Earnings Report, iPhone Rumors, AT&T Roadmap

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 four particularly interesting stories. Nokia Sells 1 Million Lumias Nokia’s … Continue reading

Davos 2012: What Would You Ask the World Economic Forum?

Mashable’s Davos coverage is presented by BMW i, a new concept dedicated to providing mobility solutions for the urban environment. Documented@Davos Introduction from Michelle Laird on Vimeo. The World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland is under way, and Mashable is … Continue reading