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1. Deeper Integration With iCloud Today, Apple’s iCloud technology syncs media (music, photos) and some data among iPhones, iPads, iPod Touches and to a limited extent Macs. With OS X Mountain Lion, iCloud plays a greater role on the Mac … Continue reading →

Mobile application marketplaces, developers and service providers need to do a better job of protecting children’s privacy, according to an Federal Trade Commission (FTC) report released Thursday. The report was based on an FTC survey that found mobile apps for … Continue reading →

Dear iChat, This isn’t really a eulogy. It isn’t goodbye. You’ve simply gone to a better place: iMessage for Mountain Lion. I know you’ll be happy there, watching on proudly as the kids (on iPhones) jabber back and forth in … Continue reading →

AOL Venture, the venture capital arm of AOL, is one part early-stage investment firm and one part incubator of new and unique AOL products. The focus on seed and series A rounds is unusual among corporate investors, and founding partner … Continue reading →

Will our robot overlords one day have appendages with five digits like us humans? We’d have to guess otherwise — could that really be the most efficient method? A new robotic arm from Cornell and the University of Chicago shows … Continue reading →

So long, air bubbles. When we heard about a fool-proof screen protector kit for the iPhone — with promises that even those with the clumsiest of hands could magically glide the sticky coating onto devices with ease — we had … Continue reading →

Prototype 2 Screenshot The new protagonist, Sgt. James Heller. Click here to view this gallery. The opening scenes of Prototype 2 have got a lot of blood in them. The sequel to Radical Entertainment’s open-world, anti-superhero video game, Prototype, promise … Continue reading →

Supermodel Kate Upton lends her good looks and apparent video game expertise to the latest spot for the popular 2K series of sports games. In the ad for MLB 2K12 — titled “Finger Mechanics with Kate Upton” — the curvaceous … Continue reading →

Mashable’s largest conference, Mashable Connect, returns to Orlando, FL this year from May 3 – 5. Our annual destination conference brings our community together for three days to connect offline in an intimate setting at the Contemporary Resort at Walt … Continue reading →

The U.S. Army placed its largest order of micro-robots ever with ReconRobotics, Inc. on Wednesday. A contract worth $13.9 million will supply the U.S. Army with 1,100 Recon Scout XT micro-robot kits. The 1.2 pound robot is equipped with a … Continue reading →