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Nominations for the Fifth Annual Mashable Awards have been open for a little over a month, and today marks the last day of the nomination period. We already received well over 200,000 nominations, which will make the voting period even … Continue reading →

What does it mean to be average on Facebook? On a given day, 26% of users “Like” a friend’s status, 22% comment on a friend’s status and 15% update their own status. This infographic, created by JESS3, examines engagement statistics … Continue reading →

Alexis Grant is a journalist, newbie entrepreneur and author of the eguide How to Take a Career Break to Travel. She tweets @alexisgrant. Selling ebooks can be a great way to complement your income, gain visibility and build a network … Continue reading →

The Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade is getting a technology update for its 85th year by way of an official mobile app. The Parade app will be available on both iOS and Android ahead of next Thursday’s event, and feature a … Continue reading →

Wolfram Alpha, the company whose scientists are responsible for the smarts behind that sometimes-sarcastic Siri assistant on the iPhone 4S, has figured out a way to give you an abundance of information about any plane you see flying overhead. For … Continue reading →

Annoying Orange, a YouTube series that has amassed more than 850 million views, is coming to Cartoon Network. A half-hour show featuring the character will join the network’s 2012 lineup, Cartoon Network announced. The debut date was not disclosed. According … Continue reading →

Each day, Mashable highlights one noteworthy YouTube video. Check out all our viral video picks. The holiday season is just around the corner, which means sales, shopping and shipping. FedEx Canada’s latest ad uses elegantly falling dominoes to illustrate how … Continue reading →

Apple products dominate a new Nielsen study that asked kids ages 6-12 about the tech toys they want the most heading into the holiday season. iPad, iPhone and the iPod touch were children’s three most-wanted gifts, though video game consoles … Continue reading →

1. Signing In Once you’ve download Gmail from the App Store, sign in to get started. If you downloaded the older version, first uninstall or log out of the old app before installing the new app. Click here to view … Continue reading →

Six weeks after the iPhone 4S arrived, the three largest U.S. wireless carriers are still struggling to keep up with demand for Apple’s fifth handset, according to The Wall Street Journal. Launched in the U.S. and six other countries on … Continue reading →