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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. However BlackBerry maker Research In Motion claims th...

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 in some new shades, a Groupon for a local optical shop appeared. ...

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. Bud Light and Paramount Pictures have...

Sociable Labs, a startup focused on integrating social actions and social sharing into ecommerce websites, emerged from stealth Wednesday with $7 million in funding, as it launched its ROI-Guided Social Design, an ecommerce tool. The San Francisco-based startup was one of the 22 companies Faceboo...

Gamification, the use of gameplay mechanics for non-game applications, is transforming online news into an engaging, social and fun activity. It’s quickly becoming the next frontier in web and mobile technology. But what makes gamification successful? Simply put: motivation. By tracking readers...

1. Punchbowl's Halloween Digital Greeting Cards We're such fans of Punchbowl's ecards we've included two in this roundup. With the look of traditional cards, but great contemporary designs, they are a seriously classy way to say "Happy Halloween."Click here to view...

A few years ago, news organizations were unsure about social. Journalists were apprehensive to create Twitter accounts and media companies questioned whether a branded Facebook fan page was necessary. Nowadays those uncertainties are irrelevant. Social media has become the driving force of many n...

Klout has tinkered with its method for determining social media influence and it may affect your score on the platform. The new scoring model “represents the biggest step forward in accuracy, transparency and our technology in Klout’s history,” Ash Rust, director of ranking, announc...

Sincerely, makers of mobile apps Postagram and PopBooth, will continue its mission to turn digital captures into printed gifts with the addition of $3 million in Series A funding and the pending release of Sincerely Ink, a greeting card application for iPhone, iPad and Android. The new release an...

As images circulate of police firing tear gas at Occupy Oakland protesters, spectators from around the world have descended upon Oakland Mayor Jean Quan’s Facebook page to express their anger. Hundreds of comments along the lines of “What on Earth were you thinking last night?” ...