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Samsung Totally Copies Us With Galaxy Note ‘Street Challenge’ [VIDEO]

Samsung Totally Copies Us With Galaxy Note ‘Street Challenge’ [VIDEO]

Feb. 23 | The Samsung Galaxy Note, a so-called “superphone” that has a massive 5-inch screen, gives quite a first impression. Not only is it huge, but it sports an accessory that has waned in popularity over the last few years:...

Apple in Shanghai Showdown for ‘iPad’ Name in China

Apple in Shanghai Showdown for ‘iPad’ Name in China

Feb. 22 | Apple defended its right to use the “iPad” trademark in China in a mainland Chinese court on Wednesday. In a David-and-Goliath legal showdown, Shenzhen Proview Technology, a fledgling Chinese electronics company, is...

Twitter App Updates Bring New Features for iPhone and Android Users

Twitter App Updates Bring New Features for iPhone and Android Users

Feb. 22 | Twitter announced updates to its iPhone and Android apps on Tuesday, re-introducing some well-loved features and adding new improvements as well. But the updates don’t impact all mobile tweeters equally. Both updated...

Barnes & Noble Launches $199 Nook Tablet

Barnes & Noble Launches $199 Nook Tablet

Feb. 21 | Barnes & Noble has reduced the prices of products in its Nook portfolio to position itself better against its chief competitor, Amazon. The new 8 GB Nook Tablet costs $ 199 (down from $ 249), which is exactly the...

Virtual Wish List ‘All I Really Want’ Brings Back the Joy of Giving

Virtual Wish List ‘All I Really Want’ Brings Back the Joy of Giving

Feb. 21 | 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. Name: All I Really Want Quick Pitch: Make virtual...

How Setting the Cloud Free Could Change the Internet Forever

How Setting the Cloud Free Could Change the Internet Forever

Feb. 20 | When I imagine “the cloud” where most of my daily interactions with web services such as Facebook and Google compute, I think of a free-floating space — complete with scalloped edges — that isn’t tied to a physical location. In reality, however,...

Latitude Leaderboard: Does Google Want to Be the New Foursquare?

Latitude Leaderboard: Does Google Want to Be the New Foursquare?

Feb. 20 | Google is expanding its reach across social media — first with Google+, now with Leaderboard, a new feature allowing users to earn points for checking in to a location via Google Latitude. Last week, Google launched an...

How to Create Animated GIFs With Your Smartphone

How to Create Animated GIFs With Your Smartphone

Feb. 19 | View As Slideshow » 1. GifBoomThe free app we're using is "GifBoom: Animated GIF Camera" from TapMojo. It is available...

37 New Digital Media Resources You May Have Missed

37 New Digital Media Resources You May Have Missed

Feb. 19 | What better way to end Social Media Week than by catching up on all of the new Mashable digital media resources you may have missed? This week we’ve covered a special hack to trick out your Pinterest boards, ways for...

Google Caught Tracking Safari Users: What You Need to Know

Google Caught Tracking Safari Users: What You Need to Know

Feb. 18 | Google is in a lot of hot water over recent revelations about how it tracks user activity on Apple devices — particularly iPhones and iPads. As reported by The Wall Street Journal, an independent researcher has discovered that Google embeds hidden...