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HTC One Smartphone Makes Its Flagship Debut

During two simultaneous events held in New York and London on Tuesday, mobile manufacturer HTC has unveiled its latest flagship smartphone. More About: android, htc, Mobile, smartphone

Google Stock Hits $800 For First Time Ever

Google’s stock hit $800 a share in early trading Tuesday for the first time in the company’s history. Google’s stock had passed $700 a share in early September for the first time in nearly five years, but it crashed below … Continue reading

Ex-Foursquare Designers Release Social Calendar App for iPhone

Pierre Valade and Jeremy Le Van met while working as user experience designers at Foursquare and decided to partner up on a couple side projects. One area they were interested in was improving calendar applications, but they didn’t want to … Continue reading

Google Animated Doodle Celebrates Copernicus’ Birthday

Google may be at the center of the search universe, but today’s Google Doodle celebrates a man who taught the world, “You’re not at the center of the universe.” Born Feb. 19, 1473, Nicolaus Copernicus was a mathematician and astronomer, … Continue reading

10 Totally Geeky Keychains

1. Robot Keychain This cute robot loves your keys. Cost: $8 Image courtesy of DeviceZero/Etsy Click here to view this gallery. Here at Mashable we’re unashamedly geeky. Because of this, we like to sport as much geek “flair” as humanly … Continue reading

Quincy Jones’ Startup Gamifies Your Piano Lessons

Imagine a way to learn piano that combines the enjoyability of Guitar Hero with the effectiveness of Rosetta Stone. That’s the basic concept of Playground Sessions, a software product that officially launched Monday. Playground Sessions has been in development for … Continue reading

AMC and Nerdist Announce Cross-Platform Partnership

Nerdist Industries and AMC announced a cross-platform relationship today that will bring YouTube and broadcast television one step closer together. The nerd culture media company will show bonus footage from AMC’s live Walking Dead after-show, Talking Dead, hosted by Nerdist … Continue reading

Singularity Might Be Impossible And Other News You Need to Know

Welcome to this morning’s edition of “First To Know,” a series in which we keep you in the know on what’s happening in the digital world. Today, we’re looking at three particularly interesting stories. Dr. Miguel Nicolelis says the brain … Continue reading

Bill Gates: Microsoft is Not Doing Enough to Innovate

In an unusually candid interview aired on CBS over the weekend, Microsoft’s co-founder and current chairman Bill Gates praised the company’s investments in Windows 8 and Bing, but said Microsoft is still not doing enough to innovate. “Windows 8 is … Continue reading

Searching for a Job? 180+ Openings at Teach for America and More

The Mashable job board is updated daily with great opportunities in tech, social media and advertising. More About: Business, Jobs, mashable jobs board