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Facebook has purchased location-based service provider Gowalla, according to a report. CNN Money cites “a source close to Gowalla” who says Facebook has acquired the company for an undisclosed sum. The majority of Gowalla’s employees, including founder Josh Williams, are set to ...

For what may be the first time, a government transit agency in the United States has adopted a formal set of guidelines for when passengers’ cellphone service may be shut down. The Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) agency’s board of directors approved a policy on Thursday allowing cellph...

Infinity Blade II Infinity Blade II for iOS launched on Thursday and immediately soared to the top of the App Store's best sellers list. It's the first iOS game that takes advantage of the superior graphics capabilities of the iPhone 4S, and we're impressed. See...

From Oct. 22-23, London’s East Gallery will be hosting the My World Shared photography exhibit, which may not seem unusual, until you learn that this will be the first exhibit ever curated to feature only Instagram pics. A community of passionate “Instagrammers” have launched th...

Even after 9 years in the social media stratosphere, LinkedIn is still an elusive platform to master. While there’s still only a fraction of LinkedIn users compared to Facebook, the platform boasts a highly targeted and engaged audience that is there for one purpose: business networking. Still...

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 think are building interesting, unique or niche p...

1. Traxxas XO-1 RC Model Car Who knew radio-controlled cars had gotten so sophisticated? The spectacular Traxxas XO-1's electric motor can zip this 27-inch-long pocket rocket from 0 to 100mph in 4.92 seconds. Its maker calls it "the world's fastest ready-to-race ra...

Look out! Your phone knows what you’re doing. It has your contacts, email messages, SMS text, pictures and video. It gets worse. Your carrier — AT&T, Sprint, T-Mobile, Verizon — has to handle some of this information. You hit “send” and then their networks pass along perso...

If you’re a heavy Facebook user on your iPhone, you’ve probably noticed every now and then that comments are displayed wrong. For instance, when you’ve just uploaded a new picture, sometimes Facebook displays comments on it that were received for other ones, mixing content up. A...

The baby who laughs at ripping paper. The overdramatic chipmunk. Nyan Cat. These characters are forever immortalized in the world of viral Internet content. But what is it about these vastly different pieces of content that make them so ubiquitous and sharable? According to research by ProBlogger...