Without a doubt, the e-book is practically the biggest thing that’s hit the publishing industry since the invention of movable type. Publishers and e-book resellers are reporting astronomical growth. At McGraw-Hill, we have been an active player in e-book technology dating back to devices like the RocketBook (one of the first e-book readers) that was launched more than 10 years ago. And today, e-b

All that stuff we said earlier about form factors kind of applies here, too, but in reverse. Your sites will have to look better on mobile devices and tablets, yes; but also, they'll continue to natively look and feel more like mobile and tablet apps. Some folks, a couple of Mashable staffers included, aren't happy about the app-itization of the entire Internet. Call us old-fashioned, but we like

Choosing in-season fruits and vegetables, local produce, less meat and foods that are grown with fewer pesticides can make your impact on the Earth a bit lighter. Keeping track of all the information you need to make the right choices can be a bit overwhelming, but these seven mobile apps store all you need to know in your pocket. Be sure to let us know in the comments which apps you found most he

You can see the results of its brainwave-reading magic on the free XWave iPhone app, displaying a graphical ball that you can raise by focusing your thoughts. Or so it seems. Because it costs $100, we had high expectations for this XWave headgear, yearning to be amazed. Plugging it into the iPhone's earphone jack, I clamped its headband onto assorted noggins to see what would happen. This slightly

The name of this app perfectly captures the service it aims to provide. Yes, it’s got a bunch of mechanical noise replicas (white noise, train tracks), but what it’s really good for are all things melodious: wind chimes, zen tones, flutes and pleasant interpretations of themes like "Immersed," "Night" and the slightly tautological "Melody." Play each sound separately or mix them together by using

Jesse Thomas is the CEO and Founder of JESS3, a Creative Interactive Agency. JESS3 designs products and experiences for brands like Google, Nike, Facebook, MySpace, C-SPAN, Microsoft and NASA. "Likes," views and followers were all the rage in 2010. Despite the social media community emphasizing engagement instead of reach, media agencies quickly learned that engagement doesn’t scale easily, making

As Mashable contributor Jesse Thomas recently noted, Silicon Valley is quickly becoming the new Madison Avenue. Looking back over the past year's advertising landscape, it's not the individual campaigns that stick in the mind as much as the use and pioneering of new technology. This year was a transitional year in which much-hyped mobile advertising began to be a serious player, Apple once again c

Specific, contextual feedback is crucial for teams collaborating online, which is why it's so important to make receiving it as fast, efficient and easy as possible. Asking for feedback can be tedious and is often done out of context, for example, via e-mail. However there are numerous tools available to make the task of gathering and giving feedback for web projects simpler and swifter. This arti

It's always tough to make predictions about technology because of the speed of innovation. This is especially true for mobile technology, where the landscape can change in a period of six months, let alone in a year. These are five of my predictions for what we will see happen in mobile in 2011. 1. Tablet Mania Hits a Fever Pitch The mobile photo sharing boom, led by apps like Instagram and PicPlz

This time around we've sourced all the images from the marvelous Mashable readership, either your own profiles you've shared or ones you have highlighted as particularly impressive. So if you enjoyed the first 10, see below for 10 more creative uses of the new Facebook profile page layout and please keep on sharing your own designs in the comments! [nggallery id=525] More Social Media Resources fr

PlayStation Launching Android and iPhone Apps "Very Soon" [PIC] According to the company, the first versions of the apps will come to the UK, France, Germany, Spain, Italy and the Netherlands, with more countries expected soon. With the 1.0 versions, users will be able to monitor their PlayStation Network trophies as well as friends’ games and online statuses. The apps will also deliver gaming new