Live Nation says its Ticketmaster subsidiary was hacked. A hacker claims to be selling 560 million customer records. An autonomous pod. A solid-state battery-powered sports car. An electric pickup truck. A convertible grand tourer EV with up to 600 miles of range. A “fully connected mobility device” for young urban innovators to be built by Foxconn and priced under $30,000. The next Popemobile. Ov

QR codes have been around since the early '90s, but only with the widespread adoption of smartphones and barcode-scanning apps have customers been able to easily access QR codes in significant numbers. According to comScore, 20.1 million mobile phone owners in the U.S. used their devices to scan a QR code in the three-month average period ending October 2011. In the big scheme of things, this isn’

"The digital library can store the estimated million (plus) items from McCartney’s expansive personal collection, which spans more than five decades," says Scott Anderson, vice president of Customer Communications at HP. "The site is a vehicle for Paul McCartney fans to view new photographs, videos, news of what’s happening, accounts of what happened, and backstage moments." HP announced news of t

Target has confirmed that it will be introducing 25 Apple mini-shops within its stores this year. Last week, rumors that the discount retailer might be partnering with Apple started to circulate, but the company revealed to the New York Times on Thursday that it will officially test the store-within-a-store concept at various locations. The news came after Target announced it will be partnering wi

The researchers studied 17 adolescents with Internet Addiction Disorder (IAD) and found structural and functional interference in the part of the brain that regulates organization, possibly causing cognitive impairment similar to that caused by gambling and alcoholism. Here's the science behind it: White matter is composed of nerve cells, while the gray matter that we hear so much about is made up

Want a job where the talent is scarce -- and likely to remain that way for at least the next five years? Become a data scientist. That, at least, is the conclusion of a global survey of the number-crunching professionals by IT service company EMC. Some 63% of data scientists say the profession is going to be undermanned for the foreseeable future -- and half of those see it as a serious shortage.

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Turns out that Disney loves the fishes because they're going to be in 3D. Disney has announced that Pixar's animated classic Finding Nemo will hit theaters this Fall for a limited, three-dimensional run. This isn't the first time Disney has re-released 2D Pixar films in 3D. In the lead-up to Toy Story 3, the studio released Toy Story and Toy Story 2 in a 3D double feature. Finding Nemo 3D follows

Join our daily and weekly newsletters for the latest updates and exclusive content on industry-leading AI coverage. Learn More Streaming music service Grooveshark has launched an HTML5 web application that can stream music through iOS and Android mobile web browsers, the company announced today. Grooveshark has been in legal hot water with the major music labels because it doesn’t have broad licen

iPad 3 to Have High-Def Screen, LTE Compatibility [REPORT] On Friday, Bloomberg reported that the next-generation iPad will feature a high-definition screen and be compatible with long-term evolution (LTE), a wireless network that gives users access to data more quickly. It will also allow users to move from app to app more quickly, as it will be running on a quad-core chip, according to the repor

SOPA, designed to combat digital piracy and copyright infringement, has been considered dangerous to the foundations of the Internet by many in the Internet and technology communities. As originally written, the bill would have blocked DNS requests for websites considered to be hosting content illegally. SOPA's interference with the DNS system, which is a sort of phone book for the Internet, was c

Most Parents Monitor Kids on Facebook -- And Have Their Passwords [INFOGRAPHIC] If you think parents are keeping tabs on their kids’ Facebook profile pages and pictures, you’re absolutely right. According to a new infographic released by market research firm Lab42, parents are keeping a watchful eye on their child via Facebook, with many checking out their pages daily (43%). The study -- which was

Digital publishing grew tremendously in 2011. With the unveiling of new technologies such as the iPad 2, the iPhone 4S and Amazon’s Kindle Fire, we’ve dramatically changed the way companies will disseminate information for years to come. But we’ve only begun to scratch the surface of what’s possible in this space. While many industries have dipped a tentative toe in the water, most have yet to tak

The FTC sees the launch of Google's social network as relevant to its investigation into whether Google is violating antitrust laws by giving its own services favorable treatment, reports Bloomberg, which cites "two people familiar with the situation." The FTC launched its probe into Google's operations in June. The agency has investigated Google before, over Google Buzz privacy issues, but the FT

Self-Balancing, Bike-Riding Robot Makes Us Believe in Magic [VIDEO] [brightcove video="1389451294001 " /] LAS VEGAS -- Sure, Murata Boy -- the pint-sized, self-balancing, bike-riding robot -- isn't new. In fact, this edition is almost six years old. That doesn't change the fact that he's something of a technological achievement, and when he makes a rare appearance in the U.S., as he did this week

A recent study shows that almost one in 10 Americans has donated via text--- and that it was an impulse donation. The Pew Research Center surveyed the response time for donations that came in via text message in the aftermath of the 2010 earthquake in Haiti. Three quarters (73%) of people surveyed who donated made their contribution the same day they heard about the campaign. And 76% said they do

Google's recent change to its search engine is losing in the public opinion arena. Analysts have suggested the new feature, Google Search, plus Your World, "Pushes Google+ over Relevancy," and "just made Bing the best search engine." Twitter called it "bad for people." Meanwhile, about 2,000 Mashable readers have answered the poll question, "Would you prefer that Google, etc. go back to their old

CC Stand Up is an app attached to Comedy Central's official Facebook page. Once users Like Comedy Central, they'll be given access to the app which lets them vote for a series of comedians by watching short clips of their performances. The top-voted comedians will then have their pre-taped specials broadcast on Friday night at 9 p.m. Eastern Time leading up to a brand-new debut special from a feat

Rdio Invades Europe, Brings Unlimited Ad-Free Digital Music to Germany Music lovers in Germany can now listen to ad-free, unlimited streaming music provided by Rdio. Rdio has had its sight on Germany and Australia for expansion since last year. The company also has roots in Brazil and Canada. Skype founders Niklas Zennström and Janus Friis launched Rdio in August 2010. One of Rdio's top competitor

Beautiful Time-Lapse Video Takes You Around the World in 6,237 Photos This stunning time-lapse video puts you in the passenger seat of one man's almost year-long adventure across 17 countries. In it, you'll see 6,237 pictures spliced together to create several beautiful, fast-paced montages that surely will make you want to pack your suitcase and take a trip this year. Equipped with a Panasonic Lu

No longer does a business wonder whether its site should contain social components and functionality. The utility of social plugins on websites has been established. Now the question is how to implement social technologies correctly -- merely adding technologies like social login, sharing, commenting and game mechanics is not enough. Unfortunately, the web is ripe with sites that offer social impl

8 Rumors About the iPad 3: What It Could Look Like, When It Could Arrive The tech industry and its user base love to buzz about the arrival of new Apple products, and the next-generation iPad is likely to be the next big product unveiled by the company. Speculations about a February or March announcement date have been circulating throughout the web for some time now, and since that’s in line with

An icon in the shape of a person's head and shoulders. It often indicates a user profile.

An icon in the shape of a person's head and shoulders. It often indicates a user profile.

An icon in the shape of a person's head and shoulders. It often indicates a user profile.

How Google's Social Search Shift Will Impact Your Brand's SEO Erin Everhart is the director of web and social media marketing at 352 Media Group, a digital marketing agency that also provides web and mobile app development. Connect with her on Twitter @erinever. In what could be hailed as the update that sparked an all-out Internet riot, Google has launched "Search, plus your World," which pours p

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[brightcove video="1387078659001" /] A patent posted Thursday by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office shows Apple is looking into a 3D graphical user interface for the iPhone. Proximity sensory arrays would let iPhone users control their devices with hovering gestures. And the interface shown in the patent application would allow for 3D display. Check out the video above to learn more.