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Sport Your Xbox Live Avatar on Custom Tees and More [VIDEO]

A new project promises to bring your Xbox Live avatar to life. CafePress and Microsoft Xbox have teamed up to turn gamers’ avatars into customized merchandise, including t-shifts, flip fops and hoodies. We could see this being the perfect gift … Continue reading

Angry Birds Dress Makes Big Fashion Statement

Angry Birds has made its way into fashion before with the introduction of t-shirts and accessories, but the wife of a Rovio executive is taking the brand to a whole new level with an off-the-shoulder ballroom gown that pays tribute … Continue reading

NASA’s Voyager 1 to Go Where No Spacecraft Has Gone Before

NASA’s Voyager 1 is preparing to leave the solar system — literally going where no spacecraft has gone before. The edge of the solar system is marked by the outer reaches of the sun’s magnetic field and solar wind. Scientists … Continue reading

The Three Stooges Encounter an iPhone, Snooki [VIDEO]

Each day, Mashable highlights one noteworthy YouTube video. Check out all our viral video picks. The iconic Larry, Curly and Moe come back to life in The Three Stooges movie trailer, released Wednesday. This 106-second clip showcases their familiar raucous … Continue reading

7 Free Office Tools to Save Non-Profits Money

Giving programs and donations to non-profits are generally the first thing that companies scale back on when a struggling economy forces budget cuts. Fortunately there are great no-cost ways for non-profits to continue to administrate and build their organization in … Continue reading

Hollywood Heroes Become Villains in Online Video Gallery

Ryan Gosling as a shadowy stranger, Gary Oldman as a ventrilloquist’s doll, Brad Pitt as a moth-obsessed freak — these are just a taste of the bizarre-brilliant villains that the New York Times Magazine has collected as part of an … Continue reading

Judge Hits Blogger With $2.5 Million Charge for Not Being a Journalist

In a case that’s sending a frightening message to the blogger community, a U.S. District Court judge ruled that a blogger must pay $2.5 million to an investment firm she wrote about — because she isn’t a real journalist. As … Continue reading

Apple’s iPad Aims to be a Hospital Helper [VIDEO]

Hospitals and doctors continue to use Apple’s iPad for a number of tasks around the hospital, but with its growing popularity Apple must make sure it doesn’t break FDA guidelines. Check out the video above to find out how iPads … Continue reading

Alec Baldwin Leaves Twitter: 8 Other Celebrity Social Media Meltdowns

Within a day of getting booted from an American Airlines flight, Alec Baldwin has booted himself off of Twitter. The star shut down his Twitter account, which had more than 600,000 followers, on Wednesday. The previous night, Baldwin had tweeted … Continue reading

Online Piracy Act: Would It Help Business or Kill Innovation? [INFOGRAPHIC]

The Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) is stirring up a lot of controversy in the tech world. Companies that rely heavily on copyright protection call the bill piracy protection; those that rely on user-generated content call it censorship. The bill … Continue reading