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Nokia Lumia 800: What You Need to Know
It’s Like the N9…But Not The Lumia 800 is nearly identical in appearance to the N9, Nokia’s first — and last — MeeGo handset. Like the N9, it sports a beautiful polycarbonate body with a curved glass screen, a rear … Continue reading
Man Hysterically Fails at Explaining Klout to His Boss [VIDEO]
Each day, Mashable highlights one noteworthy YouTube video. Check out all our viral video picks. In this 3D animation, a man amusingly describes Klout to his boss during a performance review. The overly excited employee mentions “free stuff” (a.k.a. Klout … Continue reading
Sorry, Skype, Tango Is Dancing With Windows Phone Mango First
Despite Microsoft’s $8.5 billion acquisition of Skype in May, a lesser known application called Tango will power video calls on Windows Phone devices. The app will come preloaded on Windows Phone 7.5 (Mango) devices arriving in early November, a spokesperson … Continue reading
Startup Success: How 7 Top Angel Investors Do Business
Bill Clark is the CEO of Microventures, a startup fundraising platform that uses crowdfunding to allow investors to invest between $1,000 to $10,000 in startups. He also manages the venture capital firm MicroAngel Capital Partners. You can follow him on … Continue reading
RIM Delays PlayBook Software Update
Research in Motion’s stock price fell 6% on Wednesday, after the company announced its latest setback — a delay in the system update for its PlayBook tablet. RIM wants to make sure it is “confident we have fully met the … Continue reading
Coldplay Live Streams Free Concert on YouTube
Coldplay will stream a live concert today at 4 p.m. ET on YouTube, through the American Express Unstaged performance series. Early online viewers of the concert, which is actually in Madrid, will be treated to a documentary made by Anton … Continue reading
8 Amazing Social Media & Tech-Inspired Jack-o-Lanterns [PHOTOS]
Pig King Breanna Hughes also sent us this great carving featuring the Pig King of Angry Birds fame. Mashable Reaction: On Halloween, we don’t know how the Pig King could be so angry. There are parties and free candy! Click … Continue reading
BlackBerry Bold 9900 Gets the MasterCard Mobile Payment Nod
Two BlackBerry models — the Bold 9900 and the Curve 9360 — have been approved for MasterCard near field communications payments. The two devices join the Samsung Nexus S 4G as the only mobile phones that interact with the platform. … Continue reading
Why Groupon Must Change Its Business Model for Long-Term Success
I needed sunglasses, the prescription kind. I hadn’t owned a pair in years, but this past summer I finally became fed up with squinting and wincing while daytime driving. Lo and behold, a few days after I decided to invest … Continue reading
The Colbert Report Comes to Flipboard
It looks like earlier rumors are true: Flipboard is indeed getting into TV and film — starting with The Colbert Report. The iPad app, which has long been posited as a social newsreading magazine, welcomed Comedy Central’s Colbert Report Wednesday. … Continue reading