Sunday, May 6, 2012

'Avengers' smashes record: $200.3 million debut

'Avengers' smashes record: $200.3 million debut


'Avengers' smashes record: $200.3 million debut

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In this film image released by Disney, Chris Hemsworth portrays Thor, left, and and Chris Evans portrays Captain America in a scene from Hulk, smash.


3D Printing Gives Amputees Custom-Designed Legs [VIDEO]

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A San Francisco company called Bespoke Innovations is using 3D printing and modeling technology to give prosthetic limbs new life as custom-designed, wearable pieces of art.

Wrapp up free gift cards for Facebook friends

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Wrapp is a great app that's likely to be passed over by many users simply for its connection to Facebook. The app for iPhone and iPod Touch integrates with your Facebook account, allowing you to celebrate your friends by sending them gift cards—for free.  Yes, that's right. Free money.

LG Electronics to launch Google TV in U.S. in late May: executive

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A visitor is seen at the You Tube stand during the annual MIPCOM television programme market in CannesSEOUL (Reuters) - LG Electronics Inc, the world's No.2 TV maker, plans to launch Internet-enabled TV based on Google's platform in the United States in the week of May 21, as the South Korean firm seeks to gain a larger share of the emerging Internet TV market, a senior LG executive said on Monday. The second version of Internet TV by Google, which hopes to replicate the success of its Android mobile software in the TV market, comes after its previous model, unveiled in 2010, failed to catch on with consumers. ...


Micron wins Elpida bidding with $2.5 billion offer: source

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Elpida chips are seen at an electronic store in Tokyo's Akihabara districtTOKYO (Reuters) - Micron Technology has won the right to negotiate exclusively to buy failed Japanese chip maker Elpida Memory Inc after offering more than 200 billion yen ($2.5 billion) for the company, a person familiar with the transaction said. In the final round of bidding to buy Elpida, which closed last Friday, the chipmaker also offered to keep the company's two main factories in Japan open and to guarantee jobs for current employees for the time being, the person said. ...


Huntsy: A Dashboard for Your Job Search

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Ask any job seeker, and he'll tell you that looking for a job is, in and of itself, a job. It's time-consuming to prep your cover letter, tweak your resume, follow up and plan your interview, especially when you're applying for multiple positions. Sure, you could make an intense, color-coded spreadsheet -- but most of us aren't that Type A. That's where Huntsy comes in -- it's like HootSuite for your job search. Huntsy's dashboard offer's a bird's eye view (hence the owl logo) of your job hunt, offering a bird's-eye view of your professional prospects.

3D Printing Gives Amputees Custom-Designed Legs [VIDEO]

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A San Francisco company called Bespoke Innovations is using 3D printing and modeling technology to give prosthetic limbs new life as custom-designed, wearable pieces of art.

Cymera Android app delivers pro photography features to amateurs

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Camera apps can make you a better photographer. I should know – my wife is a professional photographer so my ineptitude stands out regularly. Now, with Cymera I can produce some pretty cool photos without knowing a lot.

'Avengers' smashes record: $200.3 million debut

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In this film image released by Disney, Chris Hemsworth portrays Thor, left, and and Chris Evans portrays Captain America in a scene from Hulk, smash.


Klout CEO Hints at Redesign, Local Feature, Brand Page Update

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Klout has had a busy few weeks, unleashing an iPhone app, brand pages and a new API. But more changes are on deck.

Iran Lashes Out at Google Maps Over Gulf Nomenclature

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Iran is harshly criticizing Google for what it feels is a disrespectful omission in Google Maps.

Twitter Users Employ WWII Hashtag to Skirt French Election Law [VIDEO]

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Socialist challenger François Hollande unseated Nicolas Sarkozy in the French presidential election Sunday, making Sarkozy the first French president in 30 years to lose reelection.

Social Media Is No Joke at This Year's Comedy Awards

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The Comedy Awards is the baby of the awards show ceremonies -- only two years old. But the show's huge digital and social presence keeps pace with the big boys.

FBI Wants Wiretap-Ready Social Networks Soon [VIDEO]

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The Federal Bureau of Investigation wants to make Facebook and other social networks easier to use for spying on suspected criminals -- and it wants access ASAP.

Google Translate Beat Boxes When You Type This Gibberish

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From "do a barrel roll" to "let it snow," Google's been known to have some whimsical tricks up its sleeves.

Twitter Post by Sex Offender Scares Away Star Football Prospect

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Players tweeting irresponsibly. Embarrassing photos. Unwanted news leaks. Now you can add a new item to the list of ways social media can be a headache for sports teams -- unsavory characters scaring away potential stars.

Why Apple Won by Betting Against the Web

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Roger McNamee, the managing director and co-founder of venture capital firm Elevation Partners, has a theory about how Apple became the biggest U.S. technology growth story of all time:

Kickstarter Project Connects Your Mobile Device to the Real World [VIDEO]

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A new Kickstarter project wants to build an even closer connection between our real lives and mobile devices.

How Tech Is Changing College Life [INFOGRAPHIC]

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College students today are more tech savvy than ever before. Just how important is technology to their academic lives?

Top 4 Mashable Comments This Week

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This week Mashable readers posted insightful comments on many articles. The post which caught the most attention was the announcement of the Samsung Galaxy S III, Samsung's newest addition to its line of Galaxy line of smartphones.

5 Socially Conscious Startups You Need to Know Right Now

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In our social entrepreneurship series, The World at Work, Mashable interviews the faces behind the startups and projects that are working to make a global impact.

How Instagram Took America by Storm [INFOGRAPHIC]

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Have you caught Instagram fever?

What's America's Most Engaging Social Network? You'll Be Surprised

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Try to guess America's most engaging social network. Facebook? Wrong. Twitter? Wrong. Pinterest? Wrong again. According to comScore's most recent social networking data, from the month of March, the San Francisco based site Tagged engages users like no other service. It was the only site to finish in the top two in both of comScore's engagement metrics.

Nokia's woes might call for Microsoft aid

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Corporate logo is displayed in HelsinkiLONDON (Reuters) - Addressing Nokia Oyj employees in January 2011, Chief Executive Stephen Elop - at that point only four months into the job - dramatized the company's predicament by comparing it to standing on a burning platform. Nearly a year and a half on, and with Nokia's Lumia mobile phone range failing so far to revive sales, its position still looks frail. Its shares have lost 90 percent in five years and its debt is rated junk by two of the three major ratings agencies. ...


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