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All trains in England and Wales to get free Wi-Fi by 2017
LONDON — Tweeting, emailing or just catching up on what you missed on TV last night will soon be possible for rail users across England and Wales UK Prime Minister David Cameron made the announcement Wednesday during the Prime Minister’s … Continue reading
Furbacca is the most epic ‘Star Wars’ Furby in the galaxy
Like so many Star Wars cosplay fans before it, Furby is dressing up like everyone’s favorite wookiee. Hasbro brought its next-generation Furby to Mashable for a visit, and he’s an adorable, furry creature that speaks wookiee just like Chewbacca and … Continue reading
#MuslimLivesMatter tweets criticize early media coverage of Chapel Hill Shooting
After three Muslim college students were killed Tuesday in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, some people took to social media to criticize what they perceive as scant media coverage of the incident Using the hashtags #MuslimLivesMatter and #ChapelHillShooting, they demanded that … Continue reading
Oculus Rift, Leap Motion mashup delivers a new kind of virtual reality interface
During last month’s CES, we happened upon a jerry-rigged set up from Razer OSVR that combined the Oculus Rift and the Leap Motion, an interesting, albeit clunky virtual reality gaming interface experiment Now a Michigan-based company called Aesthetic Interactive has … Continue reading
New report sheds light on dos and don’ts of geoengineering
Fifty years ago, the idea of reducing the amount of sunlight reaching the earth to address climate change officially entered the scientific and political vernacular. That concept has since been lumped under the banner of geoengineering with other hotly debated … Continue reading
Three Muslim students killed in the Chapel Hill shooting lived to help others
In the wake of the tragic shooting deaths of three Muslim college students in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, a portrait of three young, hopeful Americans has emerged. Social media profiles and information shared by the colleges and their families reveal … Continue reading
Muslim students killed in Chapel Hill shooting remembered for their charity work
In the wake of the tragic shooting deaths of three Muslim college students in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, a portrait of three young, hopeful Americans has emerged. Social media profiles and information shared by the colleges and their families reveal … Continue reading
Kanye West plans song with Taylor Swift, explains Beck controversy
It seems Kanye West has turned over a new leaf that’s just as verbose and head-scratching as his original leaf The rapper sat down with Ryan Seacrest Wednesday and discussed everything from recording music with his former arch-nemesis Taylor Swift … Continue reading
Jon Stewart’s next step: Sizing up the possibilities
No, you’re not the only one to make a NBC Nightly News with Jon Stewart joke following the news of the The Daily Show host’s departure. Sorry But you were fair to do so, especially on a day that saw … Continue reading
Mashable and social good partners announce +SocialGood UK in London
From globalization and job growth to climate change, the UK general election is bringing to light social issues that will impact the Connected Generation both now and in the future. To further these conversations both on and offline, Mashable is … Continue reading
