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Despite an 8% increase in global advertising sales, AOL‘s revenue was down 6% for the third quarter compared to last year. In a followup earnings call, AOL CEO Tim Armstrong alluded to a new social networking tool the company plans … Continue reading →

The Spark of Genius Series highlights a unique feature of startups and is made possible by Microsoft BizSpark. If you would like to have your startup considered for inclusion, please see the details here. Name: Hoseanna Quick Pitch: Customized subscriptions … Continue reading →

The UK High Court has ruled WikiLeaks founder and CEO Julian Assange should be extradited to Sweden over charges of sexual assault, Reuters reports. The decision comes after the court rejected Assange’s appeal to the original decision. Now, Assange’s only … Continue reading →

I finally understand why Microsoft killed its innovative Courier Tablet project. It didn’t die in a hail of dramatic criticism or even amidst the maelstrom of a major shake-up at Microsoft. No, as a telling and rather in-depth report at … Continue reading →

Time Out New York is the latest publication to partner with Foursquare, with the creation of the King of New York badge for checking in at the magazine’s suggested locations. To unlock the badge, you need to check in to … Continue reading →

Apple has updated its GarageBand for iOS app to support the iPhone and iPod touch. Apple released GarageBand for iPad back in March, coinciding with the launch of the iPad 2. GarageBand for iOS 1.1 [iTunes link] adds support for … Continue reading →

As fashion brands continue to pour resources into developing large, engaged fanbases on Facebook, many are now experimenting with methods for converting those fans into customers directly through the social network. The most recent of these comes from the house … Continue reading →

AT&T will soon release two smartphones — HTC Vivid and Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket — with support for LTE (Long Term Evolution) technology, which enables very fast mobile data transfer. The two new Android smartphones will be available in … Continue reading →

Captchas, those sometimes-illegible code words designed to foil spammers, can be easily decoded by bots, a Stanford University research team has found. The Stanford team has created Decaptcha, software that makes captchas readable by computers by cleaning up the text … Continue reading →

Each day, Mashable highlights one noteworthy YouTube video. Check out all our viral video picks. The gang at Twelve South, the company responsible for iPhone cases like the BookBook and stands for the iPad and MacBook Pro, has just unveiled … Continue reading →