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Seminal RPG ‘Chrono Trigger’ Coming to iPhone

Game publisher Square Enix announced on its blog today that it plans to release a version of the beloved role-playing game Chrono Trigger for the iPhone and iPod touch next month. Originally released in 1995 for the Super Nintendo, Chrono … Continue reading

How to Destroy Your House With One 5-Pound Bag of Flour [VIDEO]

Each day, Mashable highlights one noteworthy YouTube video. Check out all our viral video picks. You may want to think twice before enlisting your little ones to help out with holiday cooking. That is, unless you’re going for the house-covered-in-flour … Continue reading

How a Harvard Dropout Raised $24 Million in a Recession [VIDEO]

Since Alexa von Tobel dropped out of Harvard Business School to create LearnVest in late 2009, her personal finance startup has attracted more than 100,000 users and raised $24.5 million in funding. Von Tobel stopped by Venture Studio to talk … Continue reading

Netflix Stock Down After Company Projects Full-Year 2012 Loss

Netflix‘s stock price appears to be heading for another down day after the company predicted it would post losses for 2012. The admission, revealed in an S-3 form the company filed on Monday, states that “as a result of the … Continue reading

5 Location-Based Dating Apps Worthy of Your Love

Layla Revis is vice president of digital influence at Ogilvy PR Worldwide. Her specialties include international affairs, tourism and multicultural marketing. Location-based services like Foursquare are here to stay, that much is true. For some, however, local deals and specials … Continue reading

Facebook Makes the World Smaller, Shrinks 6 Degrees of Separation to 4 [STUDY]

A theory stemming from an experiment by social psychologist Stanley Milgram in the 1960s claims every living person is connected to any other through only six friends. According to a recent study, Facebook reduces the six degrees of separation to … Continue reading

Apple on Track to Be the World’s No. 1 PC Vendor Next Year [STUDY]

Apple‘s long climb back from the margins of the PC industry will culminate in world domination next year, according to one researcher — but only if you consider the iPad a PC. Canalys is projecting that Apple will overtake Hewlett-Packard … Continue reading

16 Sustainable Gifts for the Eco-Minded Techie

The Commerce With a Conscience Series is supported by FedEx. FedEx does more than shipping. They offer solutions like transporting heart valves to those in need and helping entrepreneurs bring their ideas to life. See how. The holidays are upon … Continue reading

BlackBerry PlayBook Price Slashed to $199 [VIDEO]

RIM has slashed the price of the struggling BlackBerry PlayBook tablet to $199, the company announced on Monday. Although RIM says the deal will be for a limited time — perhaps to coincide with Black Friday — it’s not the … Continue reading

Facebook Phone Rumors, BlackBerry PlayBook Price Cut, New Facebook Ads: Today’s Top Stories

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. We’re keeping our eyes on five particular stories of interest today. HTC Working on … Continue reading