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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. Name: ToutApp Quick Pitch: ToutApp lets … Continue reading →

On Friday, Mashable brought you the story of two NBA fans who took it upon themselves to help out their favorite team on Twitter, only to receive a legally threatening email. By the end of the day, though, the fans … Continue reading →

The Mac App Store launched at the beginning of 2011 and has already surpassed 100 million downloads. The Mac App Store isn’t the only place for users to get Mac apps — and not all apps (or publishers) are in … Continue reading →

Groupon is offering an unforgettable deal Tuesday — that is, if you can really call something with a $20,000 price tag a deal. You can purchase Epic Deal: Jet Set Adventure, consisting of a pair of tickets around the world, … Continue reading →

Tomorrow the European Organization for Nuclear Research, more commonly known as CERN, will reveal something about the Higgs boson. Back-to-back public seminars are scheduled for 2 p.m. Zurich time (8 a.m. Eastern) on Wednesday, Dec. 13, each from one of … Continue reading →

It’s easy to lose yourself in the digital jungles of Avatar, the widescreen landscapes of The Adventures of Tintin or the uncannily human eyes of Caesar, star of Rise of the Planet of the Apes. It’s also easy to forget … Continue reading →

Microsoft just updated its OneNote iOS app to support the iPad. The new version, OneNote 1.3, works on any device running iOS 4.3 or later, including the iPad and iPad 2. Far from being just adding device support, the iPad … Continue reading →

Rich Warren, a software engineer from Houston, Texas, never imagined his daughter would be brought to tears by Google. Sadly, that’s exactly what Warren claims happened — via a post on Google+ — when Google shut down his daughter’s account … Continue reading →

Rich Warren, a software engineer from Houston, Texas, never imagined his daughter would be brought to tears by Google. Sadly, that’s exactly what Warren claims happened — via a post on Google+ — when Google shut down his daughter’s account … Continue reading →

This real-life Wall-E, formally the Nao Next Gen from the French Alderbaran Robotics, is expected to be able to help children with autism and people who are losing their autonomy. The newest iteration of the robot has a 1.6GHz Intel … Continue reading →