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Already using Google+? Follow Mashable’s Pete Cashmore for the latest about the platform’s new features, tips and tricks as well as social media and technology updates. Google has finally unveiled brand pages for Google+, allowing businesses and brands to join … Continue reading →

1. Lady Gaga Startup Investments: Lady Gaga and fellow celebrity Kanye West invested $7.5 million in Turntable.fm – a website that allows you to experience and discover music online with your friends. Users can rate music with their friends by … Continue reading →

1. Dragon Fantasy Fans of RPGs dating back to the NES era will love this. The story and dialog is often goofy, and the game is boiled down to the essence of the genre, but everything that defines the old-school … Continue reading →

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Barnes & Noble launched a tablet reader on Monday. The Nook Tablet will rival other tablet readers on the market, including Amazon’s newly launched Kindle Fire. The Barnes & Noble Nook Tablet, which will retail for $249 and arrive in … Continue reading →

This post is brought to you by Intel, Sponsors of Tomorrow™ and the world leader in silicon innovation. For more information on sponsored posts, read here. The first programmable microprocessor — the Intel® 4004 — made its debut in 1971 … Continue reading →

Today’s Doodle on Google‘s homepage pays tribute to Marie Curie, the famous Polish-French physicist and chemist born Nov. 7, 1867. Marie Curie was born Maria Salomea Skłodowska in Warsaw. She studied at the Sorbonne Institute in Paris, earning a degree … Continue reading →

Disney and YouTube are set to announce a content partnership worth $10 million to $15 million, The New York Times reports. Under the terms of the agreement, YouTube will invest millions of dollars on an original video series produced by … Continue reading →

NBC’s The Voice — a singing competition that became a social media powerhouse on TV earlier this year — returns for another season Feb. 5 with added star power: Grammy-nominated singer Christina Milian. She has been tapped as the show’s … Continue reading →

Barnes & Noble’s Tablet Launch Event Barnes & Noble CEO William Lynch on stage at the launch event for the Barnes & Noble Tablet. Click here to view this gallery. Today, Barnes & Noble will officially make the tablet leap. … Continue reading →