Say Hello to PlayStation Vita, Sony’s Next PSP
Sony has just lifted the curtain on the PlayStation Vita, the company’s next-generation portable gaming device. The device, originally codenamed “NGP,” made its debut at Sony’s E3 press conference in Los Angeles. The device looks exactly like the prototypes that leaked earlier this year. The PSP’s successor includes a high-resolution, 5-inch OLED touchscreen (960 x [...]
Kids’ Online Game Moshi Monsters Hits 50 Million Registered Users
Two-year old online game Moshi Monsters has just reached a sizable milestone: 50 million registered users. Moshi Monsters is a social online game/community that allows kids 6 to 12 to adopt virtual pets, tool around a virtual land called Monstro City, play games to earn virtual currency and communicate with other kids in a moderated, [...]
4 Fresh Apps For Your Weekend Enjoyment
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. Each weekend, Mashable hand-picks a few startups that we think are building interesting, unique or niche products. Here we’re featuring a [...]
How Top Redditors Compete for Karma [INFOGRAPHIC]
Reddit has long been on our radar as one of the more interesting and engaging content bookmarking and aggregating services on the web. In this chart, we take a look at how the top Redditors — that is, Reddit users who submit content to the site and comment on content and threads — stack up. [...]
86 Percent of Android Devices Run Eclair or Froyo
Nearly two thirds (64.6%) of all Android devices run Android 2.2 or Froyo, and another 21.2% run Android 2.1 or Eclair according to the latest data from Android Developers. Last time we’ve looked at this data, Android 2.3/2.3.3 or Gingerbread was just a blip on the radar, but now it’s running on a respectable 9.6% [...]
4 Ways Video Conferencing Can Benefit Small Businesses
June Bower is vice president in Cisco’s online collaboration software group. Find out more at webex.com. More and more small companies and individuals are adopting video conferencing and collaboration platforms as a way to stay connected. As working from home becomes more common and prices for videoconferencing come down, the compelling reasons for utilizing video [...]
MTV Launches Tumblr As Part of Digital Expansion
MTV has just added another social media tool to its roster in the form of a new Tumblr blog featuring original and reblogged content. In an ongoing effort to expand its platform into all areas of the digital sphere — the most recent push being the introduction of its new digital music awards show, the [...]
Alaska Airlines Replaces Flight Manuals With iPads
First it was schools and universities, and now airlines are substituting iPads for sizeable amounts of paper documents. Last week, Alaska Airlines announced its intentions to replace pilots’ 25-pound paper flight manuals with iPads by mid-June. Alaska Airlines is the first major domestic airline to do so. The initiative will “enhance flight safety, improve efficiency [...]
New Samsung Galaxy Tab and Galaxy S Are Coming Sooner than You Think
Looking forward to buying the upcoming Galaxy Tab 10.1? That device might become obsolete sooner than you think: Samsung plans to launch a 4G LTE-equipped version of the Galaxy Tab in 2011. Samsung’s J.K. Shin revealed details about the upcoming tablet in an interview with Dow Jones Newswires. Shin also says the successor of Samsung’s [...]
Money-Shredding Alarm Clock Is Completely Unforgiving [PICS]
This design concept might be more sight gag than real product, but it’s clever nonetheless. Bringing new meaning to the phase “you snooze, you lose,” when you place this unforgiving clock across the room from your bed, if you don’t get up when the alarm sounds, it’s going to cost you. Might we suggest at [...]
