Version 3.0 of Springpad, a service that lets you save interesting stuff you find on the web, has been released today.
Like previous versions, you’re able to use a bookmarklet, various browser extensions and Springpad’s mobile …
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Google+ Gets More Colorful with Big Redesign
Google+ has always worked just fine. When it comes to uploading photos from Android phones and engaging in discussions with large groups of people, it’s actually more convenient than Facebook, not to mention Hangouts are pretty …
Callaway Lets Golfers Custom-Design Their Own Drivers Online
Callaway is now letting creative duffers personalize their own RAZR Fit drivers online with the new “udesign” (get it?) customization platform.
You’re able to choose your own club head (mens or ladies; right- or left-handed; …
How Topps Is Taking Baseball Cards Digital (Without The Gum)
Remember baseball cards? Those cardboard collectables that came packaged with a stick of gum, which you’d flip, trade and store in your stock drawer? With the release of two new Apple apps, Topps, the iconic card company, is …
Wavii: The World Reorganized to Look like Facebook
Before the dawn of Facebook, the notion of organizing information into never-ending feeds of terse status updates would have sounded like gobbledegook. But Facebook proves that when it comes to keeping track of your friends’ …
Dear Facebook: Here’s How to Not Screw Up Instagram
First, an important disclaimer: I’m not predicting that Facebook is going to ruin Instagram, the wonderful photo-sharing service for smartphones which it is acquiring.
True, when I think of startups Facebook has acquired, I …
Today’s Value Shopper Heads to Amazon, Not Walmart
Walmart became the world’s largest retailer by attracting consumers who were most interested in low prices, not a highfalutin, top-notch shopping experience. So it’s unsurprising that Walmart has received poor ratings in …
Facebook to Buy Instagram: 5 Lingering Questions
When Facebook announced on Monday that it will buy Instagram for $1 billion in cash and stocks, both companies emphasized that the photo-sharing app isn’t going away. But that’s about all they focused on in the announcement, …
‘We Came to Play!’: Kid’s Self-Built Cardboard Arcade Hits the Big Time
If this 11-minute documentary about a 9-year-old named Caine doesn’t restore (or strengthen) your faith in humanity, it’s going to be a long day.
Working out of his dad’s used auto parts shop in East LA, Caine built his own …
Happy First Birthday, Nyan Cat
Has it really been a year since an animated GIF of a Pop-Tart cat surfing a rainbow wandered into everyone’s Internet lives?
Microsoft Paying Developers to Create Windows Phone Apps
Nokia’s Lumia 900 is a beautiful phone. Despite a few flaws, Techland’s own Jared Newman called it “the most noteworthy Windows Phone yet.” I haven’t had time to really get to know it, but a Microsoft employee did let me play …
‘Ignorify’ Lampoons Your iPhone Addiction, Should Probably Be Real
If you’ve ever walked into a lamppost or stepped out into traffic while texting or tweeting, a new fake app called “Ignorify” is good for a chuckle.
“Frankly, looking away from your phone is kind of for old people,” says the …