A major earthquake of magnitude-8.8 struck Chile early Saturday, causing extensive damage.
As a result, a tsunami warning has been issued for Hawaii, Polynesia and Tonga, with waves expected to reach Hawaii at 11:19 a.m local time (4:19 p.m. EST). A tsunami advisory has been issued for California, while tsunami warnings have been issued [...]
For those without access to the relevant channels, video streaming site Ustream is currently live streaming coverage of both the Chile earthquake aftermath and tsunami warnings for Hawaii and Pacific regions.
Coverage comes courtesy of local news channels.
We’ve embedded the channels below, and welcome your tips for following the earthquake and tsunami news elsewhere on [...]
Google’s Nexus One is coming to Verizon on March 23rd, according to a report. The launch announcement is expected during CTIA Wireless 2010 in Las Vegas.
The device recently passed FCC inspection for use on Verizon’s CDMA network, reports Neowin, citing an anonymous Googler as its source. The phone originally launched in January, [...]
A few weeks ago, tensions between Adobe and Apple rose to all-time highs after Apple prominently left Flash off of the iPad. A lashing by Steve Jobs, calling Adobe lazy and Flash buggy didn’t help matters at all.
The problem: Apple believes that Flash shouldn’t be part of the web’s future. Instead, the [...]
A new policy released today by the Pentagon has reversed multiple bans on social media websites and tools, effective immediately. This policy includes YouTube, Facebook, MySpace, Twitter, Google Apps, and other social tools.
Certain branches of the military, such as the U.S. Marines, ban the use of social media because they are a “proven [...]
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: FastMall
Quick Pitch: Think Foursquare-meets-Yelp for shopping malls.
Genius Idea: FastMall [...]
Last month, we reported that Facebook was transitioning from application notifications to e-mail notices. Today, the Facebook Developer blog has added further information about this new method and announced that as of March 1, 2010, app notifications will be discontinued.
For users who hate being bombarded by app notifications in Facebook, this is good news [...]
If you’re one of the many searching for footage of SeaWorld trainer Dawn Brancheau (who was killed by Tilikum the whale during a show), be warned: You could be vulnerable to viral attack, or, at the very least, a Rickroll. Ever since the tragic incident at SeaWorld on Thursday, the top Google search [...]
Yelp CEO Jeremy Stoppleman has just released a passionate statement denying all wrongdoing on Yelp’s part, addressing a class action lawsuit filed on Tuesday that purports that Yelp is running an “extortion scheme.”
In the statement, Stoppleman begins by addressing “the long history of people accusing Yelp of monkeying around with reviews,” and then follows [...]
Yes, it’s that time once again, folks — time for the Friday Poll! This week we want to get a sense of how Mashable readers are reacting to all the services and features coming online that allow us to share our location information, from Foursquare, Gowalla, and Loopt to geolocation features in services like [...]
