HP Envy Spectre arrives at FCC, next year’s model probably called HP Envy SMERSH

Even in the FCC’s secret Washington bunker, our boys in lab-coats like to spread a little festive cheer. When this new HP Envy 14 Spectre was released into the streets, we found it wrapped in tinsel. We’ll expect to learn more about this dual-band Wireless-N packing laptop in January, where we figure

He Sees You When You’re Chatting, He Knows When You’ve Been Tagged [COMIC]

Mashable Comics are illustrated by Kiersten Essenpreis, a Chicago-based artist who draws and blogs at YouFail.com.

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Ainovo’s bargain Novo 7 ICS tablet ready to tickle US pockets?

Remember that curious $100, ICS-touting, Novo 7 tablet we saw back at the beginning of the month? Until now, the Ainovo (aka Ainol) branded device was a bit of a gambler’s punt, with some Chinese sites charging a suspicion-arousing $60 shipping fee. Now, however, the odds are looking slightly better,

Weekly Wrap-up: GoDaddy Supports SOPA and More

A list of SOPA supporters sparks outrage against domain name heavyweight, GoDaddy. David Strom reviews the new Hedy Lamarr biography. And, Marshall Kirkpatrick looks at the implications of Google’s AR glasses that may be coming sooner than we all thought. All of this and more in the ReadWriteWeb Weekly

Startup Brings Ecommerce Directly to Magazine Websites

The Spark of Genius Series highlights a unique feature of startups and is made possible by Microsoft BizSpark. If you would like to have your st…

Nokia N9 gets unofficial UI tweak, makes MeeGo lie down and play landscape

Nokia’s MeeGo’d pillowcase smartphone has been given a 90-degree twist. This new landscape mode works across the three main navigation screens and can be accessed through N9Tweak, an unofficial mod that can be downloaded through the phone’s web browser. Any compatible apps will also launch lengthways,

7 Cool Digital Projects and Apps We Learned About From the Mashable Awards

On Monday, we announced the winners of the 2011 Mashable Awards.
While some nominees are popular and have mainstream recognition (See: Faceboo…

RIM hit with BBM trademark lawsuit

RIM has been hit with another trademark-related lawsuit. The company has already surrendered its efforts in using BBX for its QNX-based BlackBerry 10 platform, but this time around the target is its use of BBM for its BlackBerry Messenger service. A non-profit business intelligence company called BBM

Hajime Research is assembling a robot taller than you, Mr. Stark couldn’t be more proud (video)

Not only are robots getting their own social networks, but now the plan is for them to become increasingly taller than us humans — at least that’s what the people at Hajime Research have in mind. The company has in its strategic plans the ultimate goal of building a 59-foot large machine that could

New Contract Ends Facebook Friend Rape, or ‘Frape’ [VIDEO]

The act of hijacking a Facebook friend’s account when they forget to log out of a public computer and posting embarrassing status up…