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MTV’s Mobile TV App Lets You Chat and Co-View Content With Your FriendsBARCELONA: MTV Mobile has announced a new mobile TV app called MTV Under The Thumb at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona. The app offers MTV content on-demand with a social twist: it lets users co-view the content and chat with friends in the app at the same time. Users can also share their... Apple Wins a Treasure Trove of Multi-Touch Patents [VIDEO]Call it a coincidence: The same day Apple issued invites to a press event to reveal the next-gen iPad (and more?), the company was also awarded 24 patents by the U.S. Patent and Trademark office for its multi-touch tech. The patents, revealed by Patently Apple, include the Magic Mouse’... Twitter Brings More Advertising to MobileTwitter is swiftly bringing more of its Promoted Products to its apps for iPhone, Android and the mobile web (m.twitter.com). The short-messaging service announced Tuesday that it has updated its iPhone and Android apps to display Promoted Accounts. Promoted Tweets in the timeline (pictured) will... Apple Invite Sparks iPad 3 Frenzy on Twitter [TWEETS]@mrbrown Twitter was abuzz Tuesday after Apple revealed the invite to a March 7 event in San Francisco. The invite — teasing what will likely be a new iteration of the iPad — featured an image emblazoned with 10 words, "We have something you really have to s... Apple Invite Sparks iPad 3 Frenzy on Twitter@mrbrown Twitter was abuzz Tuesday after Apple revealed the invite to a March 7 event in San Francisco. The invite — teasing what will likely be a new iteration of the iPad — featured an image emblazoned with 10 words, "We have something you really have to s... On Tumblr, The New York Times Opens Its Photo ArchiveThe New York Times has added a whimsical new tentacle to its digital and social reach with a Tumblr blog dedicated to photographs from the Gray Lady’s storied past. The Lively Morgue, as the new Tumblr is called, launched Monday with a black and white photo of news images being sorted in t... Don’t Want Your Video to Become a Viral Sensation? Givit Controls Who Sees ItThe 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: Givit Quick Pitch: Givit is private video sharing made easy. Genius Idea: Desktop and ... WikiLeaks Release Shows U.S. May Charge Julian Assange [REPORT]Nestled in Monday’s WikiLeaks cache of 5 million emails from security company Stratfor was a nugget of particular importance to the secret-sharing organization: An email that suggests the U.S. government has unreleased criminal charges against founder Julian Assange. “Not for Pub R... Find the Clues in Apple’s iPad Invite [OPEN THREAD]We now officially have a date for Apple’s next major event — and an invite laden with hints. The invite, sent to Mashable along with other media organizations, is full of the sly clues that Apple likes to include in invites to major announcements. Details about the iPad 3 have leaked ... Track Who’s Tracking You With Mozilla CollusionLONG BEACH, Calif. — Mozilla CEO Gary Kovacs took the TED stage Tuesday morning to introduce Collusion, a Firefox browser add-on that lets you track who’s tracking you across the web for behavioral targeting purposes. Describing the medium as “an area of consumer protection that’s alm... |