Spotify vs. Pandora: Which Is Better?

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With so many ways to listen to music these days, how do you choose the best option? Here's a look at how two of the most popular music streaming services, Spotify and Pandora , compare to each other. Spotify may have a chance to gain a larger share of the market, since Pandora announced Wednesday that they were going to cap mobile streaming at 40 hours per week. SEE ALSO: 5 Alternatives to Consider After Spotify's Free Music Cutoff Although the two competitors are both music providers, the services they offer are quite different. While Spotify is available is 23 countries, Pandora is only available in three. Read more »

Google-Yahoo Advertising Deal And Two Other Stories You Need to Know

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Welcome to this morning's edition of " First To Know ," a series in which we keep you in the know on what's happening in the digital world. Today, we're looking at three particularly interesting stories. Yahoo has partnered with Google for contextual advertising — but you probably won’t notice much. What you will notice, is a change in Twitter's mobile apps , where Tweets, activity, trends and suggested follows are now condensed down into one big discover tab. Finally, Facebook’s Developers Live debuted Wednesday. It’s a video channel that will host walkthroughs, keynotes and other content for Facebook app developers. Read more »

AT&T Reportedly Looking to Expand to Europe and Two Other Stories You Need to Know

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Welcome to this morning's edition of ' First To Know ,' a series in which we keep you in the know on what's happening in the digital world. Today, we're looking at three particularly interesting stories. AT&T Reportedly Looking to Expand to Europe AT&T is considering expansion to Europe, the Wall Street Journal reported, citing "people familiar with the carrier's thinking." The company is looking into potential acquisitions on the old continent. If such a deal comes through, it could happen before the end of 2013, the WSJ claimed . Targets include Dutch company Royal KPN NV and the UK's Everything Everywhere, but AT&T also wouldn't mind settling in Germany, the report added. Dutch … Continue reading... Read more »

6 Ways to Recharge Your Business in 2013

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For the entrepreneur, this time of year typically means a mad dash to wrap-up remaining projects, close deals, and squeeze in time for family and friends. As the days get shorter, it starts to feel like time accelerates faster than ever – leaving you less and less time to accomplish your year-end goals. More About: features , mashable , open forum , year-end Read more »

35 Urban Innovations We’re Watching This Year

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In the Global Innovation Series , presented by BMW i, Mashable highlights new technologies that will improve the urban experience. City dwellers are always thinking about mobility, energy, shelter, safety and efficiency, and many technologies and startups in cities all around the globe are developing new tools to ameliorate these daily problems. If these concepts come to fruition, then the future of cities is looking bright. Whether you're thinking easier ways to park your car or ideas for the home of the future, studying how we'll live in the next 10, 50 or 100 years can reshape the habits and challenges we face today. Below are 35 topics we've covered in the series, and they offer an exc… Continue reading... More About: features , Global Innovation Series , mashable Read more »

This Is How Lytro Takes ‘Living Pictures’

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The Lytro camera has been called the biggest leap in photography since digital replaced film . Some have even hailed it as one the most significant innovations in photography since … well, since photography. If you're not familiar with Lytro yet, that's forgivable, because the Lytro camera is unusual. It doesn't look like a camera, for one thing -- its elongated body more closely resembles a flashlight or a big stick of butter. The familiar pieces are all there, just streamlined. The shutter button feels more like an iPhone 's home button. The zoom slider is elegant and simple. A single viewscreen allows most simple actions through intuitive swiping and tapping. The device's function… Continue reading... More About: features , light-field camera , light-field photography , Lytro , mashable , Tech , What's Inside Read more »

13 Last-Minute Gift Ideas

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1. Get Cooking and Crafting A handmade gift is thoughtful. Make jewelry, dessert, scarves, artwork, a video -- whatever it is that you know how to do. Even if you don't know how, there are tutorials all over the web. Find a helpful how-to video on YouTube, or inspiration on Pinterest. Image courtesy of Flickr, chanelcoc872 Click here to view this gallery. It's down to the final days for holiday shopping -- are you sweating yet? If you've dragged your feet or lost track of time, don't worry. There are still plenty of options for quick (and quality) gift-giving. Most online shopping is past its final days to ship before Christmas Read more »

‘Quick Donate’ Transformed Political Fundraising in 2012

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President Barack Obama's 2012 campaign was just as innovative as his first, making use of revolutionary new digital tools to help secure victory on Election Day. Among the most important tools in Obama's digital utility belt was Quick Donate, which was recently named by Facebook co-founder Chris Hughes as one of the top five innovations in government and politics, alongside NationBuilder , Upworthy , Mobile Commons and Organizer.com . You, the Mashable community deemed Quick Donate the winner of the Mashable Innovation Index's Politics and Government category. Quick Donate was simple -- appropriately named, it allowed Obama's campaign to store the credit card information of supporter… Continue reading... More About: 2012 election , Innovation Index , Politics , US , barack obama , features , mashable Read more »