Category Archives: Technology
Kodak Wants to Print Your Facebook Pictures for Free
Kodak is running an offer to help turn your Facebook pictures into printed pictures you can hold in your hand. The contest itself is pretty standard fare: Like Kodak’s Facebook page and get a voucher for 20 free prints of your Facebook images.What’s more interesting is that Facebook, via Kodak, is taking a serious shot … Continue reading
A Flash Sales Site for Fashion and Charity
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: Community CollectionQuick Pitch: 20% of all fashion goods sold benefit a charity of the designer’s choosing.Genius Idea: If the proliferation of … Continue reading
World’s Cheapest Tablet Released in India
If you thought Amazon’s $200 Kindle Fire was a steal, wait until you get a load of this: The Indian government has released a new tablet computer, Aakash, dubbed “the world’s cheapest.” Aakash costs $35 with government subsidies for students or $60 in stores. The government is giving away 100,000 for free during its launch … Continue reading
Apple Pays Tribute to Steve Jobs
Steve Jobs, the visionary co-founder and longtime leader of Apple, has passed away at the age of 56.To honor his memory, Apple.com now displays a full-page tribute to the man that helped reinvent computing, entertainment and mobile. Apple has also posted a short letter. It reads as follows:“Apple has lost a visionary and creative genius, … Continue reading
Apple’s Board of Directors on Steve Jobs
After a six year struggle, Steve Jobs was taken by his longtime battle with cancer.Apple’s Board of Directors said the following in a statement:“We are deeply saddened to announce that Steve Jobs passed away today.Steve’s brilliance, passion and energy were the source of countless innovations that enrich and improve all of our lives. The world … Continue reading
Bill Gates: “I Will Miss Steve Immensely”
Bill Gates, co-founder of Microsoft and longtime rival of Steve Jobs, has issued a statement expressing his sadness at the passing of Steve Jobs.In it, Gates describes their relationship as one of “colleagues, competitors and friends over the course of more than half our lives.”“I’m truly saddened to learn of Steve Jobs’ death. Melinda and … Continue reading
BREAKING: Steve Jobs Has Died
Steve Jobs, chairman of the board of Apple and industry icon for decades, has died.Apple, the company he co-founded, released this statement:We are deeply saddened to announce that Steve Jobs passed away today.Steve’s brilliance, passion and energy were the source of countless innovations that enrich and improve all of our lives. The world is immeasurably … Continue reading
Google Founders: Steve Jobs Was an Inspiration
Google co-founders Larry Page and Sergey Brin have each posted their condolences over the passing of Steve Jobs.Both Page and Brin posted their reactions to Google+, the company’s new social network. In his statement, Brin said that Jobs’s “passion for excellence is felt by anyone who has ever touched an Apple product.” He went on … Continue reading
Jobs Family Statement: “Steve Died Peacefully”
In a statement, Steve Jobs’s family revealed that the visionary leader of Apple died peacefully. The family also announced that a website will be erected “for those who wish to offer tributes and memories.”Steve Jobs has been battling pancreatic cancer since 2004. He took his third and final leave of absence in January 2011 and … Continue reading
Mark Zuckerberg Pays Tribute to Steve Jobs
Facebook founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg has posted a message paying tribute to late Apple founder Steve Jobs. Writing on his Facebook profile, Zuckerberg wrote, “Steve, thank you for being a mentor and a friend. Thanks for showing that what you build can change the world. I will miss you.”The post, which went up around … Continue reading
President Obama on Steve Jobs: “The World Has Lost a Visionary”
President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama have reacted to the passing of Steve Jobs, stating that he was “among the greatest of American innovators.”In a statement posted on the White House blog, Obama says that Jobs “made the information revolution not only accessible, but intuitive and fun.” He praises Jobs for his ingenuity … Continue reading
Is Google+ Becoming More Female?
Already using Google+? Follow Mashable News for the latest about the platform’s new features, tips and tricks as well as our top social media and technology updates.If you believe the “unofficial statistician” for Google+, the new social network isn’t nearly as male-dominated as previously reported.Paul Allen, the founder of Ancestry.com and the man who released … Continue reading
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2 Breaks Box Office Records
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2 not only set a box office record for midnight showings, it absolutely shattered opening day box office records.The film grossed a jaw-dropping $92.1 million in the U.S. on Friday. That’s not only the biggest opening-day draw of all time, it’s the highest-grossing single day in U.S. box … Continue reading
Top 10 Twitter Trends This Week [CHART]
The world’s obsession with soccer in all its incarnations, is a topic too big to leave Twitter’s top trends. For the umpteenth consecutive week, fútbol remains above the fold on our chart, this time at number one.For those of you keeping tabs on The Great Twitter Race of 2011, Justin Bieber is gaining on Lady … Continue reading