New York Police Subpoena Twitter to Identify Potential Aurora Shooting Copycat US & World The New York Police Department subpoenaed Twitter Tuesday to identify a user who threatened to "shoot up" a Broadway theater in an Aurora-style attack. The user, who... August 08, 2012 by Anita Li Like Tweet +1
Mars Landing Broadcast on Ustream Outperforms Cable TV, Company Says New stats from Ustream suggest that more people are forgoing television for online sources when it comes to getting news, the company says. More than 3.2 million people... August 08, 2012 by Anita Li Like Tweet +1
Apple Store Genius Rescues Woman From Alleged Kidnapper [VIDEO] Apple Store Geniuses -- employees you would normally encounter at in-store Genius Bars -- are portrayed as spunky heroes in commercials that premiered during the opening... August 07, 2012 by Joann Pan Like Tweet +1
Google's Olympics Doodles: The Inside Story All you wanted to do was a simple Google search, and 20 minutes later you're still trying to beat your best time -- and your friend's top score -- on today's Google doodle... August 07, 2012 by Samantha Murphy Like Tweet +1
Super PAC Ad Says Romney Doesn't Care, But Implies Worse [VIDEO] This new political ad from Priorities USA Action, an Obama-affiliated Super PAC, may be the most brutal ad yet from the 2012 presidential election. Called "Understands,"... August 07, 2012 by Alex Fitzpatrick Like Tweet +1
Online Chatter About Gun Control Quiets After Shootings The tragic shooting in Aurora, Colo. led to a sudden burst of online conversation about gun control last month -- but that chatter is returning to normal levels despite... August 07, 2012 by Alex Fitzpatrick Like Tweet +1
Police to Twitter: Hand Over Data of Threatening User The New York Police Department wants Twitter to hand over the data of a user who tweeted threats to open fire at a Broadway theater last week. "I might just shoot up this... August 07, 2012 by Alex Fitzpatrick Like Tweet +1
Shoot Hoops With Tomorrow's Interactive Google Doodle On the heels of Tuesday's addictive Google Doodle game, which puts you in the shoes of an Olympic hurdler racing for gold, Google has quietly added tomorrow's Doodle to... August 07, 2012 by Samantha Murphy Like Tweet +1
Is Wikipedia the Key to Predicting Mitt Romney's VP? US & World Wikipedia might be the key to predicting Mitt Romney's pick for a running mate as the political world scrambles to figure out his nominee before the campaign's official... August 07, 2012 by Alex Fitzpatrick Like Tweet +1
'Obama That I Used to Know' Parodies Gotye With Political Twist It was only a matter of time until someone on the Internet made a parody of Gotye's mega-hit, "Somebody That I Used to Know," about U.S. President Barack Obama. While we... August 07, 2012 by Zoe Fox Like Tweet +1
Florida Student Punished for Making Online Course Selection Easier A Florida university punished student Tim Arnold after he built a service that aimed to make online course enrolment easier for his fellow classmates. "U Could Finish"... August 07, 2012 by Anita Li Like Tweet +1
The FBI Finally Abandons Paper, Goes All-Digital US & World The Federal Bureau of Investigation's agents have finally made the leap into the future, upgrading from paper files to a digital case management system at a cost of more... August 07, 2012 by Alex Fitzpatrick Like Tweet +1
Curiosity Rover in Good Health on Martian Surface US & World NASA's huge Curiosity rover appears to have survived its harrowing Mars landing Sunday night in fine form, and it's now gearing up for its two-year mission on the Red... August 07, 2012 by Space.com Like Tweet +1
Curiosity Rover Tweets Otherworldly Footage of Descent to Mars [VIDEO] Ever wonder what it'd be like to hurtle through the Martian sky down to the surface of Earth's closest planetary relative? A new video from the Mars Curiosity rover... August 07, 2012 by Sam Laird Like Tweet +1
Can a Viral Video Help Unemployed Veterans? For military veterans returning to home to the U.S. from the conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan, it's not always easy finding a civilian job: the unemployment rate among... August 06, 2012 by Alex Fitzpatrick Like Tweet +1
Here's How the President Sends His Tweets [VIDEO] Ever wonder how the President of the United States uses Twitter? You can find out in the video above, shot during a Twitter Q&A; that President Obama held after a campaign... August 06, 2012 by Alex Fitzpatrick Like Tweet +1
See Google's Beautiful Interactive Visualization of Global Gun Trade US & World When Google announced last month it would be using technology to take on "drug smugglers, arms dealers and human traffickers," it wasn't clear how it would achieve that... August 06, 2012 by Alex Fitzpatrick Like Tweet +1
Curiosity Mars Rover Gets Lego Treatment The 2,000-pound NASA Mars Rover Curiosity landed on Mars early Monday morning to begin exploring the red planet's surface, but there's a lighter, smaller model back on... August 06, 2012 by Samantha Murphy Like Tweet +1
Mashable Weekend Recap: 61 Stories You Might Have Missed The Mars Curiosity rover landing kept everyone riveted this past weekend. It even reminded some space enthusiasts of the monumental moon landing of 1969. While the social... August 06, 2012 by Anita Li Like Tweet +1
Curiosity Lands on Mars: NASA's Behind the Scenes Images US & World Twitter users and astronauts alike erupted in cheers Monday morning (Sunday evening PT), as the 2,000-pound NASA Mars Rover Curiosity landed on the red planet. In an... August 06, 2012 by Zoe Fox Like Tweet +1
Watch the Mars Curiosity Landing Live [VIDEO] US & World UPDATE: Curiosity has now landed! Click here for the full story. All eyes will be on the Red Planet Sunday night, as NASA's rover, Curiosity, lands on Mars. It's expected... August 06, 2012 by Anita Li Like Tweet +1
eBay Testing Same-Day Delivery Service in San Francisco eBay is testing a same-day delivery service called eBay Now, the company announced in an email to users on Sunday. The iOS app, currently only available in San Francisco,... August 06, 2012 by Marc Georges Like Tweet +1
Why This Haptic Steering Wheel Could Save Your Life The car world's best hope for fighting in-car distractions can be summed up with one word: Haptics. Haptics is the study of touch, and haptic feedback is when a device... August 06, 2012 by Seth Porges Like Tweet +1
National Zoo Live Streams Cute Critters to Your Phone Lions and tigers and pandas -- oh my -- are now available round-the-clock, thanks to a new app for Smithsonian's National Zoo. Released on Aug. 1, the app features maps,... August 05, 2012 by Anita Li Like Tweet +1
Mars Rover Set for Nerve-Wracking Landing on Red Planet Today PASADENA, Calif. — After 8 1/2 months crossing the millions of miles between planets, the biggest and most complex rover ever sent to another world is now on its final... August 05, 2012 by Space.com Like Tweet +1
4 Ways to Watch the Mars Rover Landing The world's waiting with bated breath this weekend as NASA attempts to safely land its most ambitious rover ever, Curiosity, on Mars. Launched from Earth in November 2011... August 04, 2012 by GeekSugar Like Tweet +1
Super-Realistic Simulator Lands NASA's Curiosity Rover on Mars [VIDEO] As NASA's Curiosity rover gets closer to its early Monday morning landing on Mars, the agency has released a spectacular simulator that will take you through every detail... August 04, 2012 by Charlie White Like Tweet +1
What If Huge NASA Mars Rover Crashes Sunday Night? If NASA's newest Mars rover doesn't touch down safely Sunday night (Aug. 5), the future of Red Planet exploration could be thrown into serious doubt. The 1-ton Curiosity... August 04, 2012 by Space.com Like Tweet +1
Martha Stewart Tells Us: All Those Tweets Are Mine [VIDEO] You could say domestic diva Martha Stewart is quite the rock star. Five thousand mom, garden and food bloggers welcomed her as the keynote speaker at the annual BlogHer... August 04, 2012 by Andrea Smith Like Tweet +1
Court Rules Embedding Video Is Not Copyright Infringement The Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals ruled yesterday that a site that embeds copyrighted videos from another site is not committing copyright infringement. Flava Works,... August 04, 2012 by Geekosystem Like Tweet +1