Half of Water-Damaged U...

Have you ever dropped your mobile phone in the toilet, er, loo? A new study reveals almost 15% of Britons have. That might explain how 16% of mobile phones have poop on them . GoodMobilePhones.co.uk surveyed 1,937 mobile users over 18 and found that 31% of respondents have damaged their...

What 11/11/11 Looked Li...

Nerd New Year , the alternate name for 11/11/11, has come and gone. And just like the regular New Year, when Twitter records have been broken , it was a popular day to tweet. This video, created by Twitter’s in-house data visualization specialist Miguel Rios , puts a geographic...

iTunes Match Has Us on ...

iTunes Match is now available and ready for sign-ups. Apple introduced the service back at WWDC 2011; it’s a way to access all your iTunes music via the cloud, for a fee. Similar to Amazon’s Cloud Player and Google Music , iTunes Match offers users the ability to access their...

Top 6 Mashable Comments...

One of the best parts about working in the Community department here at Mashable  is getting to read and respond to the comments that you, our readers, leave on each article. Recently, we launched a new feature to showcase your best comments each week. Included in our weekly roundup...

Create Your Own Online ...

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: Read the original here:  Create Your Own Online Clothing Boutique, Earn...

Coca-Cola Launches Its ...

Millions of Coca-Cola cups circulating this month will sport QR codes for a program that supports the brand’s holiday mascot, the polar bear. The brand is partnering with the World Wildlife Federation for the initiative, which aims to help conserve the polar bear’s Arctic...

New Yorker, Wired and M...

It’s not just apps making their way to the Kindle Fire — some 400 magazines and newspapers will also be made available when the device goes on sale Tuesday, some through extensive free trials, Amazon announced on Friday. Magazine publishers appear to be particularly bullish...

One Day on Earth Crowds...

Volunteer videographers around the world are shooting footage Friday for the second “One Day On Earth” documentary, which aims to capture the world in moving pictures. One Day On Earth is an entirely crowdsourced project. Anyone, anywhere in the world can join. Its website,...

Veterans Day 2011: Goog...

Google is remembering troops this Veterans Day by flying a yellow ribbon on its homepage. Its latest Google Doodle, a watercolor-style pastoral scene, swaps the “l” in the Google logo for a tree with a yellow ribbon tied to it. Displaying yellow ribbons is a tradition that...

Walmart Offers Major Ga...

Some Black Friday deals can be underwhelming (how many $5 USB drives do we need?), but the sale Walmart just revealed for games and gaming equipment may just be enough to lure us out on Thanksgiving night. From 10 p.m. on Thursday night through all day Friday, Nov. 25, Walmart stores are...

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