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Microsoft Surface 2 Goes on Pre-OrderMicrosoft Surface, the uber-cool, yet incredibly bulky technology that supports touch and device interaction was trimmed down earlier this year at CES 2011 to become the super svelte Microsoft Surface 2.0. Now its Samsung incarnation, the SUR40 is ready for pre-order in 23 countries (including th... Buy Now or Wait: An iPhone App Can Help You DecideThere’s no crystal ball that will tell you when the price on a certain electronic device is likely to drop, but as of Thursday there is an app. Ecommerce startup Decide is launching a mobile extension of its price prediction technology. The iPhone app lets users scan an electronic device in... Earth’s Natural Beauty in Time Lapse [VIDEO]The ethereal beauty of our planet Earth becomes immediately evident when you watch this collection of time-lapse videos shot with a low-light camera on board the International Space Station between August and October, 2011. It gets even better when an artist such as Michael König massages the f... Navigon 2.0 for iPhone Lets You Download Maps by StateNavigon has updated its iOS GPS navigation app with several important updates, including the possibility of downloading U.S. maps state by state. This can prove quite handy by saving you up to 1.7 GB of storage space, the size of all of Navigon’s maps. After you download the app, you can si... Verizon Ad Calls Out AT&T, Sprint Over iPhone Coverage [VIDEO]Each day, Mashable highlights one noteworthy YouTube video. Check out all our viral video picks. Verizon Wireless‘s latest ad for the iPhone 4S once again calls out competitors for inferior coverage, but this time it applies it to a life-and-death situation. The ad features six people who... 35-Foot Robot Snake Weighs a Ton, Causes Nightmares [VIDEOS]Because we’re posting this story around bedtime for many of our readers, we must warn you that you might carefully consider whether you want to watch this video of a 35-foot robot snake. This monstrous electro-mechanical beast named Titanoboa weighs more than a ton, and its makers plan to ... Reddit Co-Founder Alexis Ohanian Answers Reader Questions [LIVE CHAT]Alexis Ohanian is the co-founder of social news site Reddit, founder of publisher Breadpig, helped launch Hipmunk, a YCombinator alumnus and ambassador, an angel investor, and startup adviser. He is the author of the upcoming book, “Without Your Permission.” To participate in the li... The Science Behind Airport Body ScannersThe Tech Innovators Series is supported by Lenovo. Lenovo does not just manufacture technology. They make Do machines — super-powered creation engines designed to help the people who do, do more, do better, do in brand new ways. With the holiday travel season just around the corner, you... 5 Things Business Owners Can Learn From Steve JobsThis post originally appeared on the American Express OPEN Forum, where Mashable regularly contributes articles about leveraging social media and technology in small business. Steve Jobs died more than a month ago, and the media has gone through its two stages of grief: Deification, followed by a... Twitter Adds New SMS Options [VIDEO]Twitter has added SMS notifications for the Activity Stream, which was recently added to the service’s web interface. Now, Twitter users that have enabled SMS notifications can get text updates when other users retweet them, follow them or favorite their content. For more detail... |