Friday 9 November 2012

Watch Out Rebecca Black: Is 'Thanksgiving' the New 'Friday'?

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Friday, November 09, 2012

Watch Out Rebecca Black: Is 'Thanksgiving' the New 'Friday'?
5:12:46 AM
With "It's Thanksgiving," the only seat you'll be taking is at the dinner table. Child singer Nicole Westbrook aims to recapture the magical campiness of Rebecca Black's viral sensation "Friday" with her ode to turkey day, "It's Thanksgiving."...



Happy 8th Birthday, Firefox!
4:24:24 AM
On November 9 2004, eight years ago today, the Mozilla foundation has launched the first version of Firefox. This anniversary may be confusing for some, as we've recently compiled a timeline of Firefox's first 10 years. This is because the...



Nanotech Gloves Heat Hands to Ideal Temperature
Thursday, November 08, 2012 11:39 PM
It's difficult to keep your hands toasty in cold weather, even when you're wearing Thinsulate-lined everything. We take gloves on-and-off, making it more challenging to keep our hands warm on cold days or when we're skiing the slopes. But there...



The Most Important Education Technology in 200 Years
Thursday, November 08, 2012 10:09 PM
If you were asked to name the most important innovation in transportation over the last 200 years, you might say the combustion engine, air travel, Henry Ford's Model-T production line or even the bicycle. The list goes on. Now answer this one:...



Yes We Cry: Obama Tears Up Thanking Campaign Staff [VIDEO]
Thursday, November 08, 2012 9:22 PM
With his public speeches, soaring oratory and all-business public persona, it's easy to think of Barack Obama -- or any president, for that matter -- as a mythic figure of sorts. Generally, a nation's leader is detached in our minds from personal...



Facebook Friendships Get a Timeline Upgrade
Thursday, November 08, 2012 9:02 PM
There's a page for just about anything you can imagine on Facebook -- including every friendship. Whether you knew they existed or not, friendship pages have been there since October 2010, displaying every jot of information the network has about...



Connect Your WordPress Blog With Twitter, Facebook and Tumblr
Thursday, November 08, 2012 8:29 PM
Automattic, the company behind WordPress.com has given its Jetpack plugin a big update. Think of Jetpack as a bridge that brings functionality from the hosted WordPress.com service to self-hosted WordPress.org blogs. It adds in lots of the core...



NASA Builds Interplanetary Internet, Controls LEGO Robot From Space
Thursday, November 08, 2012 6:47 PM
In the annals of geeky space experiments, it's going to be hard to top this one. NASA and the European Space Agency announced Thursday that it had successfully tested a new kind of communications protocol -- the backbone of a future...



How to Install Windows 8 Without Ditching Windows 7
Thursday, November 08, 2012 5:46 PM
Windows 8 is so new and different, many users aren't sure if they really want to abandon Windows 7 for it just yet. But you, dear Mashable reader, can have both at once. I'll show you how to keep your Windows 7 installation as it is, and have the...



'Skyfall' Draws Mixed Reviews, While Ebert Tweets Glowing Remark
Thursday, November 08, 2012 4:30 PM
Skyfall opens Friday in the United States, but with UK premieres last week and early screenings stateside, reviews have surfaced on Twitter and generated more buzz for the 23rd installment in the James Bond saga. The 007 flick is attracting mixed...



Pope Benedict to Get Personal Twitter Account
Thursday, November 08, 2012 4:16 PM
Pope Benedict XVI may have sent his first tweet last year from a Vatican Twitter account, but the pontiff is now gearing up to get his own personal handle. According to a Newsmax report, the Pope will start tweeting from a personal Twitter...



Internet Users Lose it During Facebook's Momentary Downtime
Thursday, November 08, 2012 3:27 PM
Facebook, the Internet's social engine that never seems to sputter, experienced a few short minutes of downtime on Thursday, starting just before 2 p.m. EST. Instead of being greeted with the usual deluge of timelines, newsfeeds, status updates...



The 10 Biggest Space Moments of 2012
Thursday, November 08, 2012 2:25 PM
You could say that 2012 was the year of Mars. But that wouldn't be the whole story. In 2012, we got the deepest glimpse into the universe. We heard Earth sing a melodious tune. We said goodbye to a national space hero. And yes, we began to...



Did Facebook Give Democrats the Upper Hand?
Thursday, November 08, 2012 2:12 PM
You didn't know it at the time, but when you logged into Facebook on Election Day, you became a subject in a mass social experiment. You went about your day, clicked around Facebook, and you may have voted. Now your behavior is data that social...



The Incredible Story of a 5-Foot-5 Dunking Sensation [VIDEO]
Thursday, November 08, 2012 12:56 PM
Before the million YouTube views, before the LeBron James ad cameo, before the pro dunking career and the wide open future and the possible move to California, 22-year-old Porter Maberry of Grand Rapids, Mich. worked in a warehouse. A talented...



 
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