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Some of the most popular and beloved video games of all time are tennis games. That’s a weird sentence, considering the sport is far less popular than others, in the U.S. and around the world. More people watch soccer (football), … Continue reading →

Apple has released a new version (4.2) of its Apple Store app, and it’s now available for download from the App Store. The update brings two important features: Personal Pickup and EasyPay. The former lets you buy something in the … Continue reading →

About two months after pulling the plug on its first tablet device, Hewlett-Packard is reportedly looking to sell webOS, the mobile operating system that powered it. WebOS, which HP acquired with Palm in 2010, could fetch hundreds of millions of … Continue reading →

A Google executive has fired back at Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg’s dismissive claim that Google+ is Google’s “own little version of Facebook.” Google+ was one of several topics Zuckerberg, Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg and PBS’s Charlie Rose discussed in an … Continue reading →

1. Getting Started To get started, sign in to your Google account and then head to http://www.google.com/+/business/. You can watch the video, but it’s just a glossy marketing blurb with no how-to info. Click here to view this gallery. Using … Continue reading →

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. Google+ Releases Brand … Continue reading →

Honda has upgraded its bipedal ASIMO robot with several advancements, including improved AI and a bigger degree of autonomous behavior, the company announced. The new ASIMO features strengthened legs, an expanded range of leg movement and stability control technology that … Continue reading →

We had a super-fun weekend here at Mashable, putting together a variety of stories that ranged from the sublime to the ridiculous. Sandwiched between those two extremes were tons of tips for business people, an astonishing Bluetooth speaker system we … 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. Each weekend, Mashable selects startups we … Continue reading →

The new major release of Mozilla’s web browser, Firefox 8, officially launches Nov. 8. However, as usual, it’s available to download on Mozilla’s servers a bit early, meaning you can install it right now. The Windows version of Firefox 8 … Continue reading →