If you're bored with your Android phone's default design, downloading a launcher is a great (and usually free) way to give your home screen an instant upgrade. Following the Sept. 18 official release of Apple's iOS 7, app developers have raced to create launchers to specifically mimic the iPhone's sleek redesign. If you want to [...]
Apple's many mobile devices were designed to be toys for adults, but are now slowly making their ways into the hands of kids Small children who just want to play fun apps on iPods grow into pre-teens with iPhones who have unlimited access to apps and web content. See also: iOS 7: Here's What's New [...]
Say you're writing a paper on Twitter during the 2012 U.S. presidential election. How do you cite all those tweets you'll be referencing? Four more yearspic.twitter.com/bAJE6Vom — Barack Obama (@BarackObama) November 7, 2012 The Modern Language Association has an answer to that: a straightforward formula that ends with "Tweet," which is lovely. Here's how it [...]
Google is celebrating its 15th birthday Friday. To mark the occasion, the company has a special, interactive Doodle on the homepage, letting you break a star-shaped birthday pinata However, Google has added another birthday surprise to its search engine. Type "Google in 1998" into Google Search and you'll see how the site looked 15 years [...]
The Launchpad is a series that introduces Mashable readers to compelling startups. If you would like to have your startup considered for inclusion, please see the details here. Name: Shopular One-Liner Pitch: Shopular notifies users about deals at nearby retail stores based on their interests and current location. Why It's Taking Off: The startup is [...]