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How to Check Your iPhone Data Usage

Wondering just how much data you’re pulling down in a given month on your iPhone? There are a few ways to check your usage. You can head to AT&T’s wireless website, log into your account, and create a billing report … Continue reading

Walmart’s Animated Fruitcake Comments on Your Facebook Wall

Walmart has released an uncharacteristically odd attempt at a holiday meme: Frank the Fruitcake, an animated dessert that sounds like comedian Bobcat Goldthwaite. The ad campaign, a nod to the comedic trope that the same fruitcake gets passed on uneaten, … Continue reading

Tyra Banks to Host Google+ Hangout

Using Google+? Add Mashable to your circles. You’ll get the latest about new Google+ features and tips and tricks for using the platform as well as top social media and technology news. Former Victoria’s Secret model and America’s Next Top … Continue reading

Beyond the Great Firewall: How China Does Social Networking [INFOGRAPHIC]

China’s notorious Great Firewall — or as they call it, the Golden Shield — is known for blocking some high profile sites. Facebook, YouTube and Twitter are all victims. But that has not kept the world’s most populous country from … Continue reading

A Second iPhone 4 Catches Fire, This Time in Brazil

Looks like Australia isn’t the only country to have seen an incident of a combustible iPhone 4 over the past week. A similar incident has been reported in Brazil as well, where a device plugged in for overnight charging allegedly … Continue reading

New Foursquare Button Lets You Collect and Use Reviews Later

Foursquare is adding two new features that aim to integrate publishers’ and brands’ content into users’ mobile activities, a “Follow” and a “Save to Foursquare” button. The additions, announced Wednesday, are also designed to give consumers information when they’re on … Continue reading

10 New Google Analytics Features You Need to Start Using

Rachael Gerson spearheads the Analytics division at SEER Interactive. Follow her on Twitter @rachaelgerson. Over the past eight months, Google has steadily released one revolutionary new feature after another. On March 17, the company announced a new version of Google … Continue reading

Digitas CEO to Become CEO of Time Inc.

Time Inc., the magazine division of Time Warner Inc., has a new CEO after 10 long months of searching. Laura Lang, who served as CEO of digital ad agency Digitas since 2008, will become Time Inc CEO in January. Lang … Continue reading

Spotify Announces New App Platform

At Spotify’s first U.S. press conference in New York City, the streaming music service announced its new app platform. The new version of Spotify will include access to applications built by third parties that take advantage of the Spotify library … Continue reading

How Does Facebook Compare to the World’s Biggest IPOs?

When Facebook released news that it will be going public around April 2012, we decided to investigate how the company will rank among its global public peers. Sources indicate that Facebook plans to raise $10 billion in its IPO, but … Continue reading