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Flipboard, a popular social newsreading app for the iPad, is launching its long-awaited iPhone app Wednesday. The app, which displays feeds from both formal news sources and social networks in a magazine-like format, has been entirely reengineered to serve the … Continue reading →

Particle physics has played out over the last half-century or so like a seasoned crime drama: scientists would use accepted theories and their deductive skills to predict whether a particle should exist, build colossal particle accelerators to find it, then … Continue reading →

Pillsbury has incorporated Shazam into its new TV campaign aimed at tech-savvy moms. The commercials can be identified by the popular smartphone app to bring exclusive content to the viewer, such as recipes and product information. The TV ads include … Continue reading →

On Nov. 21, our editors announced the Mashable Awards top finalists in all 28 categories. You can check out all the nominees in these four verticals: Entertainment, Tech, Business, and Social Media. Now, with a little over one week left … Continue reading →

As part of its “Find the Elf Twitter Contest,” T-Mobile USA is giving away a Samsung Galaxy S II to the second customer at each of its stores this morning. From what we can put together, entrants must still enter … Continue reading →

In a strike against Apple and Barnes & Noble, Amazon’s publishing unit has acquired 450 children’s titles from Marshall Cavendish Children’s Books, which the company plans to format for its full-color Kindle Fire tablet. The iPad and the Nook are … Continue reading →

For the second year in a row, AT&T ranks the lowest in customer satisfaction among the top four cellular carriers, according to Consumer Reports. Verizon, on the other hand, ranked the highest for the 66,000 people surveyed. For more details … Continue reading →

After months of leaks, teasers, previews and a 24-hour delay, Microsoft’s new Xbox 360 interface has finally launched to the public. The update turns the 360 into a media-centered hub with a sleek, tile-based design similar to Microsoft’s Windows Phone, … Continue reading →

In its latest move to colonize areas of the web currently outside its orbit, Facebook is planning to roll out a “Subscribe” button for websites. Joanna Shields, vp and managing director for Facebook Europe, Middle East and Africa announced the … Continue reading →

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: Webdoc Quick Pitch: Webdoc is … Continue reading →