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Robots can do a lot. We’ve seen them compete in the Hawaii Ironman and play in an orchestra. But play video games? The Bitbeambot does exactly that — play Angry Birds, Rovio’s far too addictive mobile game. Scientists began innovating with robotics to help humans with necessary p...

Despite modern gaming technology, gamers are still eager for a throwback, now and then. Modern mobile gaming has adopted retro style to create new experiences. Although the graphics and sound on retro games were once considered modern, now they’re considered an art form. Some have updated franchi...

A 7.2 magnitude earthquake shook eastern Turkey Sunday at 1:41 p.m. local time. Across the world, we can watch images of the destruction, thanks to YouTube. While we’ve seen Twitter boast that it’s faster than earthquakes, when it comes to getting news from a population across the worl...

Each week, Mashable picks a popular song, finds 10 covers of it and asks you to vote for your favorite. Ever since Facebook brought real-time music streaming and discovery to users’ News Feeds and profiles, Spotify integration has shown us that our friends are huge fans of American indie po...

I’m a bad man. I simply do not pay attention the way I used to. I do so many things that I promised myself I would never do: Work on the computer when I’m supposed to be listening to someone on the phone. Watch my tweets flow by on my laptop while someone is standing right in front of me, ta...

Computer giant Microsoft’s official YouTube channel appears to have been hacked Sunday morning. All of the official videos, including recent ad campaigns, have been removed from the account. In their place are short clips soliciting advertisers, not surprisingly, as the channel has some 24...

Remember back in July when the state of Missouri enacted legislation making Facebook friendship between teachers and students — as well as any sort of social networking — illegal? After teachers complained the ban was unconstitutional and interfered with education, Missouri Governor ...

Weekends at Mashable mean the weekly features roundup is coming at’cha. You ready to rock this list? This week, we spent some quality time with Siri, and now we can’t live without her. Then, we moved on to the Motorola Droid Razr, following the past week’s event with Verizon. Cu...

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 handpicks a few startups that we think are building interesting, uniq...

1. Xbox 720 in 2013? Insiders are saying they're working on Microsoft's next-generation gaming console, and it's said to be called the Xbox 720, perhaps unveiling at E3 in 2013. Although the box's processors and graphics chips are allegedly well underway and in the...