1. Fwix Launches Mobile City Apps to Provide You Local News on the Go 3 minutes ago   permalink

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As you’ve probably realized, local news is undergoing a massive transformation. The rapid demise of “old media” has resulted in fewer local publications, and it’s likely that in a few months your local paper may no longer exist. As “new media” takes over, users will be faced with a plethora of choices to ...

2. Online Video Ad Network BrightRoll Raises $10 Million 1 hour ago   permalink

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Online video advertising network BrightRoll has just announced that they’ve secured $10 million in Series C funding, grown to nearly 55 million unique viewers per month in the U.S, and are now profitable. The funding news means that BrightRoll — which distributes video ad campaigns via an extensive online publisher network — ...

3. New Software Update for Nexus One phones 8 hours ago   permalink

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Starting today, Nexus One users will begin to receive an over-the-air software update on their phones. This update provides some great new features, and fixes a few problems that some users might have experienced, including:

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4. 3Crowd Comes Out Of Stealth, Reveals Its Plan To Disrupt The CDN Market 2 hours ago   permalink

Jason Kincaid / TechCrunch

3Crowd , the new startup from BitGravity co-founder Barrett Lyon, is ready for its close-up. Until now little was known about the company, other than that its backers include Jay Adelson, Kevin Rose, Storm Ventures, and Greenwich Technology Associates. Now the company is talking: 3Crowd is looking to change the way people use content delivery ...

5. Music Consumption Faceoff: Subscription Vs. Ownership 3 hours ago   permalink

Barb Dybwad / Mashable!

Mashable was in attendance at today’s New Music Seminar in Los Angeles, where Spotify CEO and co-founder Daniel Ek gave an excellent keynote about the state of the music industry and the re-emerging subscription model. Since we have new music on the brain, we wanted to pose a relevant question for this week’s Faceoff Series head-to- ...

6. Add Private Notes to Tweets and Group Emails With Bccthis 4 hours ago   permalink

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This post is part of Mashable’s Spark of Genius series, which highlights a unique feature of startups. If you would like to have your startup considered for inclusion, please see the details here . The series is made possible by Microsoft BizSpark. Name: Bccthis Quick Pitch: Bccthis is an innovative technology that provides new levels of ...

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7. McLaren MP4-12C GTR rendered 5 hours ago   permalink

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Filed under: Motorsports , Coupe , Performance , Racing McLaren MP4-12C GTR - Click above for high-res image gallery When McLaren first announced its all-new road car, the MP4-12C , no mention was made about a race version. That's not to say one won't be eventually built. After all, the McLaren F1 was intended to be purely a road car, but we all ...

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Jeremy Korzeniewski / Autoblog 2010 Vyrus 987 C3 4V is the most powerful production motorcycle in the world   —  Filed under: Performance , Motorcycle Vyrus 987 C3 4V - Click above for high-res image gallery Generally speaking, though there are a number of different classes of motorcycles in the world, there are a few universal truths that span all makes and models. Chief amongst these similarities is the fact that the bike's rider always grips a handlebar ...

8. LaHood: Getting Toyota to recall took "enormous effort," calls automaker "a little safety deaf" 5 hours ago   permalink

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Filed under: Government/Legal , Japan , Recalls , Toyota Man, when it rains, it absolutely pours . Especially if you're a carmaker called Toyota and are already embroiled in a credibility-killing ( and sales-smothering ) gas pedal recall plus another for defective floor mats . According to the Detroit Free Press , none other than U.S. ...

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9. State of the Internet Explained In One Giant Infographic 6 hours ago   permalink

Samuel Axon / Mashable!

Remember that “ If You Printed Twitter ” image that made the social media rounds two weeks ago? A similarly formatted graphic that describes the state of Internet use and adoption has been published today for your infotainment. The focus is on exactly who uses the Internet, and how often. It breaks things down by gender, age, income ...

10. The State of the Internet 6 hours ago   permalink

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Here we take a look at exactly who is using the Internet the most, how they are using it and how much the amount of usage is increasing. At a glance, we can see that there are the same number of men and women who use the Internet. However, their age, educational background and level of income may influence how much time they spend online.

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11. Autocar gets early crack at next Porsche Cayenne, finds improved off-roading, less weight 6 hours ago   permalink

Jonny Lieberman / Autoblog

Filed under: Performance , SUV , Geneva Motor Show , Europe , Porsche , Luxury , Off-Road Guilty pleasure admission time. We love the Porsche Cayenne .Yes, yes, it's an affront to the brand, a visual catastrophe and has as much to do with a sports car as does a cantaloupe. We get all that. Now, may we explain why we love the Cayenne? Because we' ...

12. Video: Android’s New Pinch-To-Zoom Multi-Touch In Action 7 hours ago   permalink

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As we noted earlier , Google announced an update today to its Android OS for Nexus One phones that would enable the pinch-to-zoom multi-touch feature for the first time in a few Google apps: Maps, Gallery, and the Web Browser. We've just received the update, which is technically firmware 2.1-update1, and have taken a video of the new ...

13. Meet Marc Flores, the new MobileCrunch writer 11 hours ago   permalink

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I begged and pleaded with Greg, editor of MobileCrunch, not to make me write this, but it looks like I’m stuck introducing myself to you all. So in my best Troy McClure voice let me say: Hi, my name is Marc Flores. You might remember me from such popular sites as Boy Genius Report or True/Slant.