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#OWS End Right Now Click here to view this gallery. If you were watching Twitter last night and this morning, then you already know: the Occupy Wall Street protest in New York is — at least temporarily — no more. … Continue reading →

Each day, Mashable highlights one noteworthy YouTube video. Check out all our viral video picks. “Are you confused about the economy? Well have no fear/I’m going to explain the American economy right now,” sings Tay Zonday in his newest video … Continue reading →

Ford has teamed up with social game developer Zynga to host what it has dubbed the world’s largest Words With Friends game to promote its 2013 Escape model. Words With Friends is a Scrabble-like social game in which players compete … Continue reading →

Sprint revealed new mobile broadband plans for tablet and mobile hotspot devices on Monday, with prices that are lower per gigabyte than those offered by rivals Verizon and AT&T. Learn more about them and how they compare to the competition … Continue reading →

Google has announced a method to let wireless access point owners all over the world opt out of having their AP included in Google’s Location Server. Google Location Server is a large location database that lists access points all over … Continue reading →

Virgin Atlantic has launched a Twitter bot that lets you quickly check your flight status on the microblogging service. To use the feature, you can send a tweet to @VAAInfo with your flight number and departure in the format “VSXX … Continue reading →

Although Amazon goes out of its way to hide all traces of vanilla Android from its new Kindle Fire tablet, it turns out tech-savvy users can still install select third-party Android applications outside the auspices of the Amazon Appstore. These … Continue reading →

We may be excited for Super Mario 3D Land, but there’s one group who certainly isn’t. PETA says that when Mario dons a Tanooki suit in the game, he’s giving the green light to would-be fur wearers. According to PETA, … Continue reading →

Orchestra To-Do is a task manager app with a beautiful interface and many useful functions, including the sharing and assigning of different tasks. Upon opening the app, you are asked to log in or sign up for an account. It’s … Continue reading →

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. We’re keeping our eyes on four particular stories of interest today. City Clears Occupy … Continue reading →