Articles by Mashable from September 2013

The cast of AMC's acclaimed drama Breaking Bad tweeted their final emotional messages to fans before the Emmy-winning series ends Sunday nightThe spoiler-free tweets arrived hours before the fifth and...

Despite presenting a nuanced look at the rise of WikiLeaks, The Fifth Estate movie suffers from a heavy-handed script that lacks subtlety and emotional heft.Based largely on the tell-all books —...

An 18-hole round of golf without a caddy is like an office without IT support: all-out chaosSEE ALSO: More Sunday ComicsIn this comic, we see why golf caddies are true rock stars on the golf courseCom...

The end of Breaking Bad means an end to one of television's great on-again, off-again bromances: Walter White and Jesse PinkmanFive seasons have given us a fair number of skirmishes and team-ups betwe...

The microwave typically has one use: heating leftovers. But now, it could soon be a handy cellphone charger, as wellResearchers from the University of Tokyo are working on ways to harvest the wasted e...

In a new video, Chinese parts supplier SW-BOX.com goes hands-on with a purported iPad 5 unit, and investigates how the fifth-generation 9.7-inch tablet measures up against both the iPad 4 and iPad min...

Saturday Night Live infused its season 39 premiere with a surprising slice of Breaking Bad, the Emmy-winning AMC drama whose much-anticipated series finale arrives Sunday night. Actor Aaron Paul appe...

The Nuna Pepp is sure to make you wonder why Americans need to have everything so big.The European stroller, which only recently debuted in the United States, is compact and incredibly light, weighing...

Since the first unveiling of Google Glass, there's been no shortage of promised alternatives. The vast majority are being touted by indie manufacturers, who have turned to crowdfunding platforms like ...

On a Saturday in August 2010, Craig Heller was about to skip out early on his impromptu engagement party, stranding his fiancée with his extended family in the process. But he had a good reason: ...

Waterproof cases do more than just keep your phone safe from a clumsy mishap — they can also help expand your filtered-photo dreams underwaterThey might cost a little more than a regular case, b...

The Nuna Pepp is sure to make you wonder why Americans need to have everything so big.The European stroller, which only recently debuted in the United States, is compact and incredibly light, weighing...

Despite presenting a nuanced look at the rise of WikiLeaks, The Fifth Estate movie suffers from a heavy-handed script that lacks subtlety and emotional heft.Based largely on the tell-all books —...

Now that dogs have their very own TV channel, the world's cats and hamsters are turning positively green with envy. Fortunately, there are techie toys for pets of all stripes (and spots, too).We’...

Sometimes an explanation requires more than just wordsA new iPhone app called Shadow Puppet lets users generate narrated tutorial videos or photo slideshows straight from their phone.See also: Top 25 ...

While Instagram filters and Photoshop may help amateur picture-takers create beautiful images (or selfies), they've also spawned a generation of delusional photographers who think their skills are on ...

Sometimes an explanation requires more than just wordsA new iPhone app called Shadow Puppet lets users generate narrated tutorial videos or photo slideshows straight from their phone.See also: Top 25 ...

When the iPhone 5S was announced, Apple boasted a new state-of-the-art security feature: the Touch ID fingerprint scanner. Within days, customers discovered that other body parts — including lip...

While Instagram filters and Photoshop may help amateur picture-takers create beautiful images (or selfies), they've also spawned a generation of delusional photographers who think their skills are on ...

It can be tough to keep up with all the new apps released every week. But you're in luck — Mashable takes care of that for you, creating a roundup each weekend of our favorite new and updated ap...

When the iPhone 5S was announced, Apple boasted a new state-of-the-art security feature: the Touch ID fingerprint scanner. Within days, customers discovered that other body parts — including lip...

After 33 years of entertaining Microsoft fans and critics alike with his onstage antics, company CEO Steve Ballmer is finally stepping down.While Ballmer isn’t due to officially leave Microsoft ...

It can be tough to keep up with all the new apps released every week. But you're in luck — Mashable takes care of that for you, creating a roundup each weekend of our favorite new and updated ap...

PepsiCo. has long been in the market of tickling your taste buds with sweet beverages. Now, the company wants to appeal to your sense of smell, tooA Pepsi patent aims to make its beverages more fragra...

Microsoft has stepped up its aggressive new approach to penetrating the iPhone- and Android-dominated smartphone market by announcing a new offer that lets owners of an iPhone 5 or iPhone 4S trade the...

In light of BlackBerry's acquisition and the debut of iOS 7, it's been another busy week for smartphone newsOn Monday, BlackBerry was purchased by Fairfax Financial Holdings for $4.7 billion. For many...

Each week, companies debut their latest products to an ever-growing market, trying to be at the head of the curve with the most innovative tech. This week was a big one for mobile devices and accessor...

Breaking Bad isn't just an award-winning drama — it's also a five-season PSA for the dangers of meth.While using the drug can lead to a host of nasty physical side effects, becoming part of the ...

Attention Apple: Martha Stewart would like to see you. Now.The home-goods mogul shattered her iPad earlier this week, and told the world on Twitter. She then requested that an Apple rep pick up h...

Some iPad owners will soon be cashing checks from Apple. The Cupertino, Calif. company and AT&T settled a long-standing, class-action lawsuit on Friday, in which consumers sued them for ending unl...

After 33 years of entertaining Microsoft fans and critics alike with his onstage antics, company CEO Steve Ballmer is finally stepping down.While Ballmer isn’t due to officially leave Microsoft ...

Two pasta companies are sparring over gay rights after Barilla Chairman Guido Barilla told an Italian radio station on Wednesday that his company would never run an ad featuring a same-sex couple.Bert...

The U.SNational Security Agency has been using phone and email records to build visual graphs of Americans' social connections, according to a new report from the New York Times. These new graphs are ...

Ladies, put your razors awayFall marks the beginning of leggings weather.Leggings offer you a world of fashion possibilities without all the hassle and zippers of pants. You can go mature and monochro...

Microsoft has stepped up its aggressive new approach to penetrating the iPhone- and Android-dominated smartphone market by announcing a new offer that lets owners of an iPhone 5 or iPhone 4S trade the...

In light of BlackBerry's acquisition and the debut of iOS 7, it's been another busy week for smartphone newsOn Monday, BlackBerry was purchased by Fairfax Financial Holdings for $4.7 billion. For many...

Each week, companies debut their latest products to an ever-growing market, trying to be at the head of the curve with the most innovative tech. This week was a big one for mobile devices and accessor...

Some iPad owners will soon be cashing checks from Apple. The Cupertino, Calif. company and AT&T settled a long-standing, class-action lawsuit on Friday, in which consumers sued them for ending unl...

Mobile gaming has come a long way since the endless days of Tetris on your Nokia brick phone.Now, some gaming apps rival the inventiveness and difficulty of top-tier console games, and we're not compl...

It can be tough to keep up with all the new apps released every week. But you're in luck — Mashable takes care of that for you, creating a roundup each weekend of our favorite new and updated ap...

Hilary Duff turns 26 on Saturday, meaning it's been over a decade since she was Lizzie McGuire, the world's most fashionable middle schooler.To distract yourself from the fact that you're suddenly ver...

For fans of surround sound, the rise of the soundbar has been a scourge. The idea of consolidating all of your speakers (subwoofer excepted) into one location — while certainly convenient —...

One of the longest running newspapers in the world, which started as a notice pinned to a coffee shop wall, will soon permanently stop the presses.Lloyd's List, which calls itself the "world's oldest ...

Right up there with cats and sports fails, autotune is one of the Internet's favorite things. Just ask Manti Te'o and Mister RogersBut here's an autotune treatment that college-football fans will espe...

If you tend to misplace your belongings — your wallet, smartphone, laptop, or even your kid — Linquet is your new best friendThe cloud-based app is focused on preventing the loss in the fi...

For fans of surround sound, the rise of the soundbar has been a scourge. The idea of consolidating all of your speakers (subwoofer excepted) into one location — while certainly convenient —...

The changing color of leaves is no longer the only sign that fall has officially started. Rather, the real sign that autumn has arrived is the Pumpkin Spice Latte's sudden reappearance. From there, it...

Although Java is an important language for Android developers, it's one among many. Knowing additional languages is useful for Android developers, engineer Ernest Holloway explains in our latest Ask a...

A group of Virginia Tech students recently unveiled a new prototype for glasses that don't help users see more clearly — they help with hearingUndergraduate students Chelsey Pon, Lane Stith, Nel...

As Google celebrates its 15th birthday, we think its as good a time as any to look at the scope of the search giantMore than 1.1 billion people use Google search each month, making 114 billion searche...

It seems like an impossible challenge to create a compelling dedication to three years of a person's life in less than three minutes. But filmmaker Gioacchino Petronicce has done just that in his late...

Developers have created some spectacular apps that run on the Evernote platform, and Friday Evernote selected three of them as its annual Devcup winnersThe Evernote Devcup is open to any app that inte...

Comedy writer Kevin Corrigan (not to be confused with the Grounded for Life actor, Kevin Corrigan) has leaked the finale for this weekend's Breaking Bad series finale on the webWell, sort of.See also:...

Britney Spears used an Instagram video to give fans an early glimpse of her "Work B**ch" music video. The pop star posted the snippet to her account Friday, attracting 110,000 likes. The video shows ...

During the week, we consume words in snackable, tweetable bites. But on the weekends, we have the time to take a dive into the murkier, lengthier depths of the Internet and expand our attention spans ...

Fashism, a website and mobile app that lets users solicit community feedback on style, announced that it is officially closing down on Friday, making it the latest casualty in a tough year for social ...

Nineteen seasons, 1,423 innings and 652 saves later, it all came down this this: Mariano Rivera, indisputably Major League Baseball's greatest closer of all time, taking the mound at Yankee Stadium fo...

Iran's President Hassan Rouhani tweeted historic news on Friday afternoon before quickly deleting it. Then, minutes later, he tweeted about the conversation again.The screenshot below shows Rouhani's ...

It’s things like this, New York Times:On Friday morning, award-winning journalist Seymour Hersh gave an interview to the Guardian about the Obama administration and its harrowing laundry list of...

You might not want to admit it, but chances are you've Googled yourself. Don't be embarrassed — you're in the majorityAccording to a new study conducted by the Pew Research Center, 56% of Intern...

One of the world's most solemn institutions recently met one of the web's silliest sites — seriously. Justices and GIFs came together when, for the first time, a Tumblr page featured prominently...

Many of us have cleaned out our Facebook profiles or Googled our names before applying to a job. After all, 90% of hiring managers will check an applicant's social media accounts. But what about when ...

Comedy writer Kevin Corrigan (not to be confused with the Grounded for Life actor, Kevin Corrigan) has leaked the script for this weekend's Breaking Bad series finale on the webWell, sort of.See also:...

One of the most talked about features of the new iPhone 5S is the Touch ID fingerprint scanner. Instead of having to type a passcode in, just put your finger on the home button and it unlocks itselfWh...

Conan O'Brien has built up massive followings on Twitter, Facebook and Google+, but now the late night host has his sights set on "conquering" a new social network: LinkedIn.During Thursday night's ep...

Samsung is quietly restricting how SIM cards are used overseas — but it's not as bad as you'd think.According to a sticker found on the packaging of Galaxy Note 3 smartphones in the U.S. and Eur...

Valve completed its weeklong trilogy of announcements Friday, revealing the Steam Controller that's intended to "bridge the gap from the desk to the living room." The dual-trackpad controller with a t...

Warning: Serious spoilers ahead.Poor Jesse Pinkman has suffered as the right hand meth cook to Walter White.The bitch-spewing, hoodie-loving underachiever endured beatings, deaths of loved ones and re...

Aiming to let marketers deliver more relevant ads in the News Feed, Facebook on Friday announced it was tweaking the algorithm behind such placements."For marketers, this means we are showing ads to t...

These whimsical stop-motion Vine videos celebrate the albums — from artists ranging from The Beatles to The Notorious B.I.G. — that make up the soundtrack to our lives.This week, we challe...

A Twitter feud for the history books unfolded this week. Comedian Jimmy Kimmel squared off with singer/rapper/Kim Kardashian's baby daddy Kanye West in an all-out 140-character brawlKimmel unleashed t...

During the week, we consume words in snackable, tweetable bites. But on the weekends, we have the time to take a dive into the murkier, lengthier depths of the Internet and expand our attention spans ...

A little-known startup called Google first launched to change the world 15 years ago today — give or take a few days.The exact date of Google's launch is a little unclear, as the company has cel...

The speakers at the 2013 Social Good Summit shared different perspectives on the power of innovative thinking and the use of technology to make the world a better place. These inspiring Instagram pict...

PointGrab wants you to be able to control your computer, TV and more with simple hand gestures.The company's website says its software enables any 2D camera — already embedded in smartphones and...

Intel Corp., shifting strategy for its planned Web-based television service, is now seeking partnerships to jumpstart the project, said a person with knowledge of the situation.The company may miss a ...

Despite the ubiquity of Facebook and Twitter, it's no easy task to become a social media maven. Building a company of mavens is even more challenging.Between representing a diverse group of clients an...

Certain film lines stick with us far beyond a movie's theater run. Despite time barriers and changes in technology, these classics still pop up regularly in today's pop culture references.Yet times ha...

Fashism, a website and mobile app that lets users solicit community feedback on style, announced that it is officially closing down on Friday, making it the latest casualty in a tough year for social ...

There's a crazy alternate reality where Walter White and Jesse Pinkman cook meth in the dungeons of WesterosIn this comic, Nitrozac and Snaggy of The Joy of Tech imagine what would happen if Game of T...

Happy Birthday, Google! Sept. 27 has become the day Google honors its own anniversary. Technically on Sept. 4, 1998, Sergey Brin and Larry Page incorporated the company that would go on to become the ...

It all started in a garage that you can still find with minimal effort — especially if you're using Google MapsLess than one mile off U.S. Route 101, the highway that links San Francisco to the ...

BlackBerry's second quarter earnings were bad by pretty much every standard except the incredibly low one set by BlackBerry.The company posted a $965 million loss in the second quarter on revenue of $...

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 storiesC...

What's Heisenberg without his black hat? Or Jesse Pinkman without a robot vacuum? And don't even try to imagine Hank without his minerals (not rocks, Marie).Vince Gilligan created an addictive televis...

If you're bored with your Android phone's default design, downloading a launcher is a great (and usually free) way to give your home screen an instant upgrade.Following the Sept. 18 official release o...

One of the world's most solemn institutions recently met one of the web's silliest sites — seriously. Justices and GIFs came together when, for the first time, a Tumblr page featured prominently...

When you tune in to the season premiere of Saturday Night Live on Sept. 28, "Weekend Update" will have a new face at its news desk: Cecily Strong.The actress will co-anchor alongside Seth Meyers until...

In the modern world of gaming, where gorgeously rendered visuals and mind-blowing narratives are found in even the most obscure indie games, it can be easy to forget just how far we've come.Looking ba...

Despite the never-ending supply of candid images, manipulated pictures and amateur cellphone shots, the art of photography still thrives in the digital ageNational Geographic, an institution for firs...

Beats Electronics has secured a $500 million investment from the Carlyle Group and bought out the 25 percent stake in itself from HTC for $265 million, The New York Times reportsAn August report from ...

Beats Electronics has secured a $500 million investment from the Carlyle Group and bought out the 25 percent stake in itself from HTC for $265 million, The New York Times reportsAn August report from ...

Apple's many mobile devices were designed to be toys for adults, but are now slowly making their ways into the hands of kidsSmall children who just want to play fun apps on iPods grow into pre-teens w...

This week, book-lovers across the country are celebrating Banned Books Week, a time to think about the allegedly dangerous titles that schools and libraries have taken off the shelves for the good of ...

Say you're writing a paper on Twitter during the 2012 U.S. presidential election. How do you cite all those tweets you'll be referencing?Four more yearspic.twitter.com/bAJE6Vom— Barack Obama (@B...

Ordnance Survey, Great Britain's mapping authority, has produced maps of the island for more than 200 years. Now, it has swapped paper for Minecraft blocks in its latest mapping project.The mapping or...

Google is celebrating its 15th birthday today. To mark the occasion, the company has a special, interactive Doodle on the homepage, letting you break a star-shaped birthday pinataHowever, Google has a...

Google is celebrating its 15th birthday Friday. To mark the occasion, the company has a special, interactive Doodle on the homepage, letting you break a star-shaped birthday pinataHowever, Google has ...

Since Bill Benson retired as a cabinetmaker, he’s tried to sell custom frames, shelves and other furnishings built with lumber salvaged from old barns. What he earns selling at flea markets and ...

There are as many points of view on the Star Wars universe as there are alien races in a galaxy far, far awayBut one ad agency has decided to stamp its viewpoint rather forcefully on the debate that h...

The Launchpad is a series that introduces Mashable readers to compelling startups. If you would like to have your startup considered for inclusion, please see the details here.Name: ShopularOne-Liner ...

A new Kickstarter campaign wants to put the power of charge in the palm of your handThe Mipwr Dynamo is an iPhone case with two functions: It acts as both a protective shield and a charger for your ph...

Instead of robots-on-wheels rolling around on Mars, mechanized snakes may soon explore the red planet.The European Space Agency has asked Norwegian researchers to study whether robot snakes could more...

Remember when the government used to fund big risky moonshot ventures like, well, the Moon shot? Remember when billionaires used to put money behind their own big ideas? No longer. In the 21st century...

Major League Baseball is launching a major initiative to make attending games at stadiums a completely interactive experience for fans.Taking advantage of Apple's iBeacon indoor mapping, a new feature...

Creating a real-time video with your friends around the world is now a lot easier than you might think.A new iPhone app called JumpCam lets you create collaborative videos with up to 30 different peop...

The Dallas Mavericks will sport a bold new look during the 2015-2016 NBA season, thanks to a contest crowdsourcing the design for a team uniform. Barring an unforeseen changes, it's believed to be the...

Landing astronauts on Mars is a tall order, but bringing them back to Earth promises to be even trickier — especially if Red Planet explorers get the sniffles on the long flight home.Sick astron...

Ready to build the next addicting mobile game? We've got some tips for you.The latest installment in our Ask a Dev series discusses ways developers can start designing games for iOS and Android platfo...

Pete Soderling is a software engineer and serial entrepreneur and is the founder of Hakka Group. He spends time building and advising startups internationally, and blogs at PeteSoder.com. You can reac...

Electronic Arts will discontinue producing its popular college football-gaming franchise in 2014 — and potentially forever — amid legal troubles with former and current NCAA players who se...

Fresh off surpassing Frasier this month to become the show with the most Primetime Emmy wins ever, Saturday Night Live has created a YouTube channel to help its fans across the world easily — an...

For this week's edition of the Mashable Photo Challenge Guest Series, we want to see your most incredible photos taken at a concert. Photographing live performances can be challenging — you have...

Yo bitch, we know your mom told you to never take candy from strangers, but this is the purest sweets you'll ever taste. At least 96% sugar.We borrowed Jesse Pinkman's car for the afternoon, and rolle...

One company is taking a different approach to gamifying charity: by playing a game on your iPhone, you provide transportation to people in AfricaThe Global Gaming Initiative uses popular mobile game ...

Bill Gates said that a convoluted login screen was a big design flaw for Windows, but he's not taking credit for it.The Microsoft co-founder revealed in a speech at a Harvard University fundraiser tha...

Future Mars explorers may be able to get all the water they need out of the red dirt beneath their boots, a new study suggests.NASA's Mars rover Curiosity has found that surface soil on the Red Planet...

You're probably using the Internet right now. In fact, you probably use the Internet every single day. It's almost hard to imagine life without it, right?Well, it's not that way for everyone. A poll c...

Google's Gmail automatic keyword scanning might violate laws in the United States against wiretapping, a federal judge ruled on Thursday.U.S. District Judge Lucy Koh said that by automatically scannin...

A top 10 list of best moments from Breaking Bad would be riddled with bullet wounds and stained with meth residueThose scenes were shocking and definitely memorable, but what about all the warm and fu...

A 16-year-old schoolboy from London has been arrested in connection with a cyberattack on the Dutch anti-spam group Spamhaus, which was labeled by experts as the "biggest cyberattack ever." The attack...

A 16-year-old schoolboy from London has been arrested in connection with a cyberattack on the Dutch anti-spam group Spamhaus, which was labeled by experts as the "biggest cyberattack ever." The attack...

If autocorrect has ever ruined your Facebook post, your prayers have been answered. Facebook introduced the ability to edit status updates starting Thursday.The latest update for the Android Facebook ...

If autocorrect has ever ruined your Facebook post, your prayers have been answered. Facebook introduced the ability to edit status updates starting Thursday.The latest update for the Android Facebook ...

Landing an interview for a position in a giant organization can feel impossible if you don’t have any personal connections. People often blame the sheer volume of resumes that are submitted R...

Online health information is easily accessible, but it may not be accurate or apply to your individual condition. When you need help, the doctor who knows your health record is often hard to reachHosp...

About two months after Facebook introduced embedded posts that include photos, Twitter has upgraded its embeds to better showcase its photos.Twitter, which announced the move on its blog on Thursday, ...

When Apple first unveiled the iPhone 5C, we joked in the Mashable office that we should just take our old iPhone 5 review, do a find and replace, and present it as our iPhone 5C review.We'd never do t...

Pete Soderling is a software engineer and serial entrepreneur and is the founder of Hakka Group. He spends time building and advising startups internationally, and blogs at PeteSoder.com. You can reac...

Now you can own an Evernote-branded stylus, book bag, scanner and even a pair of socks.The note-taking app launched Evernote Market on Thursday, a new online marketplace for purchasing real-world good...

Landing astronauts on Mars is a tall order, but bringing them back to Earth promises to be even trickier — especially if Red Planet explorers get the sniffles on the long flight home.Sick astron...

After struggling mightily in back-to-back games, and with his team mired in a disappointing 1-2 start to the NFL season, you might think 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick is staying away from Twitter...

Electronic Arts will discontinue producing its popular college football-gaming franchise in 2014 — and potentially forever — amid legal troubles with former and current NCAA players who se...

The track list for the upcoming Hunger Games: Catching Fire movie soundtrack blazed online Thursday, detailing the artists who would lend their voices to the sequel's musicThe anticipated reveal comes...

Posting pictures on Facebook and interacting with fans may sound like fun, but that's not always the case.When you're running a business, it can be just one more job to do. It's also a task with an un...

Someday, high schoolers may have to decide if they should fulfill their language requirement with Spanish or Dothraki.The words spoken by Khal Drogo and the rest of the Dothraki people on Game of Thro...

Fresh off surpassing Frasier this month to become the show with the most Primetime Emmy wins ever, Saturday Night Live has created a YouTube channel to help its fans across the world easily — an...

One day before celebrating the company's 15th birthday, Google went back to the place where it all started — literallyInside the garage that housed Larry Page and Sergey Brin when the world's la...

Next Issue Media — the all-you-can-read digital magazine subscription service jointly founded by Conde Nast, Hearst, Meredith, News Corp. and Time Inc. four years ago — is expanding to Can...

Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Tony Danza are attached at the hip these daysLet's break it down: First, Danza co-stars in Levitt's directorial debut Don Jon, which hits theaters Sept. 27, playing the father...

Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Tony Danza are attached at the hip these daysLet's break it down: First, Danza co-stars in Levitt's directorial debut Don Jon, which hits theaters Sept. 27, playing the father...

Finding a needle in a haystack would be a lot easier if you knew exactly where to look. And when humans are the needle in a pile of rubble, the stakes are much higher.During those crucial early minute...

Apple released an update to iOS 7 on Thursday that aims to repair a security flaw: a lock-screen bypass that allows a user to call any contact without unlocking the phone.The notes that accompany the ...

Just 20% of parents of children under 18 have never handed their children a gadget of some sort to keep them occupiedThe most popular device to give kids? Nearly half (47%) of parents have handed thei...

A bipartisan coalition of senators introduced a new bill to limit the NSA's powers to collect data on Americans on Wednesday. The bill is the most comprehensive legislative package unveiled to date an...

Some comedians just can't handle hecklers, it seems.The Washington, D.C., Metro Police Department (MPD) arrested standup comic Dan Nainan Wednesday night after he punched Daily Beast reporter Josh Rog...

Finally, it's a Justin Bieber interview we can all get on board withThe pop star stopped by "Between Two Ferns" with Zach Galifianakis to answer some questions about his recent — shall we say &#...

Google's Gmail automatic keyword scanning might violate laws in the United States against wiretapping, a federal judge ruled on Thursday.U.S. District Judge Lucy Koh said that by automatically scannin...

When Google went public in 2004, the company had a simple message for employees: Keep the sports cars at homeGoogle's IPO created plenty of millionaires and even some billionaires, but founders Larry ...

Mashable's social book club, MashableReads, met with author Juan Gabriel Vasquez for a Twitter chat on Sept. 24 to discuss his novel, The Sound of Things Falling. The novel deals with the aftermath of...

Samsung's Galaxy Gear may not even be out in the United States market yet, but the tech company is already looking to revamp its much-hyped smart watchA company official told the Korea Times the smart...

The first sign of Halloween is here. The brilliantly twisted minds at Nightmares Fear Factory have returned with the hilarious reactions of people who dared to enter the haunted houseFor the past thre...

The line between robot and object is ever thinning. Computers have replaced our phones, watches and soon, our glasses — and it's possible our desks are not far behindLos Angeles-based company St...

Got some time on your hands? You can spend 36 years scrolling through Faces of Facebook.The site, created by freelance technologist Natalia Rojas, aggregates all 1.2 billion or so Facebook profile pho...

A top 10 list of best moments from Breaking Bad would be riddled with bullet wounds and stained with meth residueThose scenes were shocking and definitely memorable, but what about all the warm and fu...

The world of computing was treated to a rare breakthrough in nanotechnology on Wednesday. Researchers from Stanford University announced the creation of the first-ever working carbon nanotube computer...

Attention, football fans: Your favorite NFL star is about to become your personal DJ on Apple's new streaming music service iTunes RadioPepsi told Mashable on Wednesday that it launched #FanEnough, a ...

Your Post-It notes just got smarter3M announced a new partnership with Evernote on Thursday that turns your real-world sticky notes into digital notes that can be saved, shared or viewed from anywhere...

Creating a real-time video with your friends around the world is now a lot easier than you might think.A new iPhone app called JumpCam lets you create collaborative videos with up to 30 different peop...

Ford announced it has acquired Livio, a Ferndale, Mich.-based company that specializes in developing ways for mobile apps to work in the car.Paul Mascarenas, chief technical officer and vice president...

iFixit, the company that regularly brings us teardowns of nearly all noteworthy gadgets, has released a list of smartphones sorted by repairability score.As defined by iFixit, Repairability is rated o...

Conventions are great, but one weekend a year (or two, if you live near a major metropolitan area) is simply not enough anymore — the geek community is growing, and business owners take notice. ...

Mercedes has chosen a novel way to promote its Magic Body Control featureThe technology is likened to a chicken dancing to Diana Ross' "Upside Down" in a new ad that has racked up close to 1.5 million...

Just 20% of parents of children under 18 have never handed their children a gadget of some sort to keep them occupiedThe most popular device to give kids? Nearly half (47%) of parents have handed thei...

Facebook stock climbed above $50 in early trading Thursday after flirting with that price for most of the week. This marks a new all-time high for the company and an 87% increase from stock's price at...

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 storiesT...

Ever since the iPhone found its way into the hands of consumers, people have figured out how to make the most of their devices, coming up with clever methods to access its full potential.Now, users of...

Ever since the iPhone found its way into the hands of consumers, people have figured out how to make the most of their devices, coming up with clever methods to access its full potential.Now, users of...

EBay has announced an agreement to buy global payment platform Braintree for $800 millionThe company will be integrated into eBay's PayPal unit. "Braintree is a perfect fit with PayPal,” said eB...

Want to see CERN's Geneva lab, where the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) is installed, from the inside? You're in luck, cause Google has added Street View imagery from inside CERN's facilities to its Goog...

Ramona Pringle's life was like a sitcom — one of those cheesy, too-good-to-be-true shows about finding love and success in the big cityShe had a good job at Frontline; a number of smart, success...

The line between robot and object is ever thinning. Computers have replaced our phones, watches and soon, our glasses — and it's possible our desks are not far behindLos Angeles-based company St...

Got some time on your hands? You can spend 36 years scrolling through Faces of Facebook.The site, created by freelance technologist Natalia Rojas, aggregates all 1.2 billion or so Facebook profile pho...

Lucas Duplan caused more than a few jaws to drop in late June when the 22-year-old announced raising a massive $25 million round of funding for his first startup, a mobile payment service called Clink...

Glee has been a truly unique show since it first aired five years ago. What other show would dress its entire cast in white jump suits?There are a lot of questions surrounding season five, ranging fro...

As Xbox One and PS4 battle it out in the next round of console wars, mobile gaming continues to mature as a platform. The iPhone 5S's 64-bit graphics ensure that new games will look stunning when you'...

Throw on a sweater and grab a pumpkin spice latte, because summer 2013 is officially overIf you're still pining for those sunny beach days, we'll let you hold on to the season just a bit longer.See al...

If you and your partner and so in love that you share everything, then you might want to consider matching iPhone cases specially designed for sweetheartsTo show the world just how synced up the two o...

Boyfriends, take note: Flash mob proposals are out, and elaborate re-cut movie trailers are in.Joe Wakim decided to pop the question to his girlfriend by editing himself into her favorite movies. The ...

Google has made Play Books available in New Zealand as well as eight Asian countries: Indonesia, Hong Kong, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, Taiwan, Thailand and Vietnam.The move comes after the comp...

The new season of the Showtime's Homeland debuts Sept. 29th, and after its recent Emmy wins, the gripping drama is also getting the musical treatment.At least in the mind of Eliot GlazerSee also: 'Twi...

Twitter is being overwhelmed by spambots that undermine its value to advertisers — and to potential investors in its initial public offering — according to a University of Texas informatio...

You know it well — the sinking feeling you experience when the photo you posted on Instagram receives less "likes" than you'd anticipated. Or your perfectly-worded tweet suffers a serious lack o...

You know it well — the sinking feeling you experience when the photo you posted on Instagram receives less "likes" than you'd anticipated. Or your perfectly-worded tweet suffers a serious lack o...

Google has made Play Books available in New Zealand as well as eight Asian countries: Indonesia, Hong Kong, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, Taiwan, Thailand and Vietnam.The move comes after the comp...

For most members of the connected generation, taking a hiatus from the Internet sounds like a nightmare, but not to Baratunde Thurston.The CEO of Cultivated Wit took a 25 day digital break f...

It's a do-over from the past 20 years of online advertising. It's a bold new path for brands and publishers. It's the hoary advertorial dressed up in 21st-century clothes.Native advertising is at leas...

Norway is home to digital advertisers that spend the most money per Internet user — $209 each, according to data from market-research company eMarketer.However, the U.S. doesn't fall far behind,...

There's no obvious solution to the ongoing civil war in Syria that has an estimated death toll of 100,000 civilians and displaced more than 1 million citizens since 2011. In a country rampant with sec...

Oooh! Kill 'em! As it turns out, NBA star Kyrie Irving doesn't just have super-slick moves on the court — he can dance, tooThe world discovered this on Tuesday, when the NBA posted the smile-ind...

I have very clear memories from when I was a girl of my grandpa sitting at the table, hands fluttering wildly, struggling to get a spoonful from his plate to his mouth without making a mess. His Parki...

L.J. Hoes is a rookie for the Houston Astros, who you may know as the worst team in baseball and the squad that gave us the unbelievably hilarious butt-slide last week.Hoes — like football playe...

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo introduced "texting zones" to the state’s highways this week in order to prevent accidents caused by motorists who send text messages while driving.SEE ALSO: Texting-W...

Twitter continues to add major partnerships ahead of its looming IPO, and it now has the world's most popular sports league on its teamThe NFL will now show instant replays via Twitter, reports Reuter...

Just in time for Banned Books Week, the Internet's largest book-review site is hosting a meltdown over a new policy that many of its members feel is a blatant act of censorship.The problem that Goodre...

"National Bullying Prevention Month," isn't until October, but social media sites are already gearing up for the conversationFacebook released a social media safety manual Wednesday to help parents, c...

Liba Rubenstein, Tumblr's director of outreach, has heard all of your complaints.She knows some people think online activism is lazy. She's aware that some believe what society does online is independ...

The online literary world is abuzz Wednesday with the naming of this year’s MacArthur "genius" fellows, but even on a day of writerly cheer, there's a bitter bookish argument to be had in the In...

The FBI shared details Wednesday of its investigation into the shooting at the Washington Navy Yard which occurred on Sept. 16.Though the investigation is not yet complete, the information is intended...

The epic series finale of Breaking Bad is nigh, and waiting to discover how the series will draw to a close is slowly wrenching a screwdriver through fans' minds. Will everyone die? Will everyone li...

What if mobile phones could help end a disease? And not just any disease — but malaria, one of the top three killers in the world, which infects nearly 3.5 billion people, roughly half of the wo...

Robots are part of our everyday lives, but they're boring — relegated to menial jobs like scrubbing your floor, vacuuming it or just zig-zagging all over it. Sure, droid-like mechanical humans l...

L.J. Hoes is a rookie for the Houston Astros, who you may know as the worst team in baseball and the squad that gave us the unbelievably hilarious butt-slide last week.Hoes — like football playe...

If you need an Aaron Paul fix before the upcoming finale of Breaking Bad, you can get it in this first trailer for Need for Speed.The movie is an adaption of the popular open-world driving franchise p...

Twitter continues to add major partnerships ahead of its looming IPO, and it now has the world's most popular sports league on its teamThe NFL will now show instant replays via Twitter, reports Reuter...

Google is adopting a number of tech hubs across North America, and the locations may surprise youAs part of the company's two-year-old Google for Entrepreneurs effort to empower startups and their fou...

New York City released more than 200 high-value data sets to the public on Monday — a way, in part, to provide more content for open-sourced mapping projects like OpenStreetMap. It's one of the...

New York City released more than 200 high-value data sets to the public on Monday — a way, in part, to provide more content for open-sourced mapping projects like OpenStreetMap. It's one of the...

On Tuesday, RealNetworks unveiled its latest effort to transform the world of online video by announcing RealPlayer Cloud, a service that will allow users to share video across a wide range of platfor...

ESPN's Sunday Night Football broadcast on Sept. 27, 1998 — 15 years ago this week — featured an unremarkable matchup between the Baltimore Ravens and Cincinnati Bengals. But the game bears...

The Wizard of Oz may be 75 years old, but for the first time — and for only one week in theaters — you can feel what it's like to actually be inside Oz.Warner Bros. has brought the classic...

Two glasses companies have a revolutionary idea: Spectacles should be cheap, and anyone who needs them should be able to have a pair.Warby Parker pitches its product to customers as stylish specs...

Tina Fey is headed back to her old stomping grounds to host Saturday Night Live's season 39 premiere on Sept. 28. The promos for the comedian's episode just dropped and Fey bares it all — like ...

Instagram is now optimized for iOS 7.Version 4.2 of the app launched in the App Store on Wednesday, and it's designed specifically for the newest version of Apple’s mobile operating system.See a...

The war veteran who recoils at the sound of a car backfiring and the recovering drug addict who feels a sudden need for their drug of choice when visiting old haunts have one thing in common: Both are...

As the world keeps going online, with more and more people getting connected, there's more and more data available to be mined. And this large datasets of so called big data can be mined to inform dec...

NBA Twitter is the most entertaining Twitter of all sports Twitters. For proof, look no further than one Earl Joseph Smith III.But the latest nugget of NBA Twitter gold comes via a beef between two of...

Twitter on Wednesday announced Twitter Alerts, a new system that enables public institutions and NGOs to send out emergency alerts via text message and push notifications in times of crisis. Users can...

Pebble is coming to AT&T.Already available at Best Buy stores and online, AT&T will be the exclusive mobile carrier to sell the device. The watch is expected to hit 500 of AT&T’s ret...

In the second part of its cryptic announcement series, Valve Software announced it is creating its own hardware for living room gaming — called Steam Machines — and is asking 300 Steam use...

The FBI shared details Wednesday of its investigation into the shooting at the Washington Navy Yard which occurred on Sept. 16.Though the investigation is not yet complete, the information is intended...

The epic series finale of Breaking Bad is nigh, and waiting to discover how the series will draw to a close is slowly wrenching a screwdriver through fans' minds. Will everyone die? Will everyone li...

Rovio announced it would be expanding its animation lineup after its online-only cartoon portal surpassed 1 billion views since its launch in March.Toons.TV is available through all Angry Birds games,...

Twitter continues to add major partnerships ahead of its looming IPO, and it now has the world's most popular sports league on its teamThe NFL will now show instant replays via Twitter, reports Reuter...

Sen. Ted Cruz just had a bonding experience with the English language.The Republican from Texas held the U.S. Senate floor for more than 21 hours straight, from about 2:40 p.m. Tuesday until Wednesday...

Dr. Seuss made an appearance on the Senate floor on Tuesday, thanks to Republican Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas. Cruz engaged in a 21-hour "filibuster" prior to a vote on a government spending bill which wou...

The FBI shared details Wednesday of its investigation into the shooting at the Washington Navy Yard which occurred on Sept. 16.Though the investigation is not yet complete, the information is intended...

If you need an Aaron Paul fix before the upcoming finale of Breaking Bad, you can get it in this first trailer for Need for Speed.The movie is an adaption of the popular open-world driving franchise p...

On Sunday, the Berlin-based Chaos Computer Club announced that one of its members, nicknamed Starbug, had successfully hacked the new Apple Touch ID fingerprint scannerAn unofficial fingerprint scanne...

"National Bullying Prevention Month," isn't until October, but social media sites are already gearing up for the conversationFacebook released a social media safety manual Wednesday to help parents, c...

Google's same-day delivery service is now available to anyone in the San Francisco Bay Area, from San Francisco to San Jose, the company announced Wednesday.The service, called Google Shopping Express...

Reading comments on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook forces you to wade through the endless swamp of hashtags. The keywords may sometimes serve a purpose online — and we emphasize sometimes ̵...

Reading comments on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook forces you to wade through the endless swamp of hashtags. The keywords may sometimes serve a purpose online — and we emphasize sometimes ̵...

ESPN's Sunday Night Football broadcast on Sept. 27, 1998 — 15 years ago this week — featured an unremarkable matchup between the Baltimore Ravens and Cincinnati Bengals. But the game bears...

If you follow climate science at all, you’ve probably heard that a warming world is likely to generate more nasty weather and a lot more weather extremes, kind of like the extreme droughts and t...

We concluded our second month of the MashableReads social book club this week with The Sound of Things Falling. Next up on our list is Necessary Errors by Caleb Crain.Necessary Errors is a coming-of-a...

Advertisers are spending big on digital and they're not slowing down. According to a forecast released by eMarketer and Starcom MediaVest on Wednesday, digital ad spending will increase 13% to $117.6 ...

Space may be called "the final frontier," but anyone who has seen a picture of a goblin shark or a vampire squid will agree that the ocean can be downright alien. Both realms are ripe for exploration,...

Sudan seems to have cut itself off from the global Internet on Wednesday. The complete blackout, reportedly caused by the Sudanese government, was confirmed by Renesys, an Internet monitoring and rese...

The perfect soundtrack can really make a video come together, so YouTube is making it much easier to pick an audio backdrop for your footageYouTube launched an audio library on Wednesday, featuring mo...

Jim Henson introduced the world to Kermit the Frog in 1955. The affable, kind, Muppet amphibian emulated Henson's spirit and led a gaggle of googly-eyed crazies to come together to make the world a ha...

Two glasses companies have a revolutionary idea: Spectacles should be cheap, and anyone who needs them should be able to have a pair.Warby Parker pitches its product to customers as stylish specs...

Somewhere inside you lies the ability to achieve true, unrivaled greatness. You just can't tell, because something much bigger and stronger is dragging you (and everyone else since the dawn of mankind...

The war veteran who recoils at the sound of a car backfiring and the recovering drug addict who feels a sudden need for their drug of choice when visiting old haunts have one thing in common: Both are...

When the world lays you low, sometimes you just want to push a shovel full of tiny, milk-sopped marshmallows into your face. And that's ok.The sweet, crunchy goodness of modern breakfast cereal has ta...

As the world keeps going online, with more and more people getting connected, there's more and more data available to be mined. And this large datasets of so called big data can be mined to inform dec...

As the world keeps going online, with more and more people getting connected, there's more and more data available to be mined. And this large datasets of so called big data can be mined to inform dec...

NBA Twitter is the most entertaining Twitter of all sports Twitters. For proof, look no further than one Earl Joseph Smith III.But the latest nugget of NBA Twitter gold comes via a beef between two of...

Twitter on Wednesday announced Twitter Alerts, a new system that enables public institutions and NGOs to send out emergency alerts via text message and push notifications in times of crisis. Users can...

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 storiesA...

Instagram is now optimized for iOS 7.Version 4.2 of the app launched in the App Store on Wednesday, and it's designed specifically for the newest version of Apple’s mobile operating system.See a...

Do you like the gold iPhone 5S, but can't bear to give up your Android? Perhaps Samsung's gold Galaxy S4 will tickle your fancySee also: 10 Best Cross-Platform Multiplayer Mobile GamesSamsung Arabia r...

Sometimes, Li Hao feels like Spiderman.The vice president of 56.com, a Chinese video website similar to YouTube, said that he uses the motto "with great power comes great responsibility" as his attitu...

As the world keeps going online, with more and more people getting connected, there's more and more data available to be mined. And this large datasets of so called big data can be mined to inform dec...

On Tuesday, RealNetworks unveiled its latest effort to transform the world of online video by announcing RealPlayer Cloud, a service that will allow users to share video across a wide range of platfor...

ESPN's Sunday Night Football broadcast on Sept. 27, 1998 — 15 years ago this week — featured an unremarkable matchup between the Baltimore Ravens and Cincinnati Bengals. But the game bears...

The Wizard of Oz may be 75 years old, but for the first time — and for only one week in theaters — you can feel what it's like to actually be inside Oz.Warner Bros. has brought the classic...

The final episode of Breaking Bad is just days away — and the closer we get to it, the more ridiculous people's predictions become for how it's all going to end.We asked comedians on Twitter to ...

You may be able to go to space as early as next year.That's according to Sir Richard Branson, the billionaire serial entrepreneur who is also the founder of Virgin Galactic, the company that plans to ...

Sen. Ted Cruz just had a bonding experience with the English language.The Republican from Texas held the U.S. Senate floor for more than 21 hours straight, from about 2:40 p.m. Tuesday until Wednesday...

Love them, hate them or flat out don't understand them at all, memes are here to stay — at least for the foreseeable future. Immortalized on Reddit, the most popular memes spread through the web...

When Jeff and Jennifer Salvage chose to get married, they wanted to be sure their wedding photos would be unforgettable. Little did they know that those photos would inspire a series titled "One Dress...

When Jeff and Jennifer Salvage chose to get married, they wanted to be sure their wedding photos would be unforgettable. Little did they know that those photos would inspire a series titled "One Dress...

These days, the 12th floor of Yahoo's midtown Manhattan office could easily pass for that of a young tech startup.There, roughly 35 mobile engineers work in small, circular clusters arranged in a spac...

Mind mapping is the process of using visual diagrams to show the relationships between ideas or information. Its popular uses include project planning, collecting and organizing thoughts, brainstormin...

Twitter on Wednesday announced Twitter Alerts, a new system that enables public institutions and NGOs to send out emergency alerts via text message and push notifications in times of crisis. Users can...

Somewhere inside you lies the ability to achieve true, unrivaled greatness. You just can't tell, because something much bigger and stronger is dragging you (and everyone else since the dawn of mankind...

With the iOS 7 upgrade requiring 3.1GB of free space on your iPhone, you may find yourself making some tough choices about what to purge from your device. You've painstakingly built up a stellar colle...

During the last episode of the Late Night Show with Jimmy Fallon, the host, Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Stephen Merchant engaged in an epic lip sync-off battle.A lip sync-off, as explained by Fallon, is ...

The final episode of Breaking Bad is just days away — and the closer we get to it, the more ridiculous people's predictions become for how it's all going to end.We asked comedians on Twitter to ...

Roku has updated its product line with three new streaming devices aimed at users who want a great connected video player at an affordable price.Back in March, Roku launched the Roku 3, its most power...

Love them, hate them or flat out don't understand them at all, memes are here to stay — at least for the foreseeable future. Immortalized on Reddit, the most popular memes spread through the web...

Samsung plans to launch a smartphone with a curved screen in October, the company has announcedSamsung's mobile business head of strategic marketing D.J. Lee announced the move during the Galaxy Note ...

The final episode of Breaking Bad is just days away — and the closer we get to it, the more ridiculous people's predictions become for how it's all going to end.We asked comedians on Twitter to ...

The first really talked-about New Yorker cover came nearly 70 years after the magazine’s founding. In 1992, when Tina Brown took over as the fourth editor in its history, she broke a long-standi...

One California school district has decided to start monitoring not only what students do while they’re at school, but also what they do on social media while they’re at home.The Glendale U...

When Amazon founder and CEO Jeff Bezos said he wanted to show me a new feature called “May Day,” I instantly imagined some sort of panic button and, in a way, that’s precisely what i...

Jeff Bezos is in a good mood. His day will likely resemble a gauntlet, with dozens of tech journalists marching into Amazon headquarters three at a time to hear him repeat details of the three new Fir...

By most measures, Amazon Kindle Fires are the most successful Android tablets on the market. Now, with the introduction of three new models, it’s quite likely the company will only tighten its g...

Google Inc., owner of the world’s largest search engine, tried to persuade a judge that digitally copying millions of books for online searches without authors’ permission is protected by ...

With the iOS 7 upgrade requiring 3.1GB of free space on your iPhone, you may find yourself making some tough choices about what to purge from your device. You've painstakingly built up a stellar colle...

Ron Garan knows a thing or two about orbital perspective. The NASA astronaut has traveled 71,075,867 miles in 2,842 orbits around the Earth and completed a six-month stay aboard the International Spac...

Roku has updated its product line with three new streaming devices aimed at users who want a great connected video player at an affordable price.Back in March, Roku launched the Roku 3, its most power...

The various smartphones we tether ourselves to often feel a bit like magic given all the things they can do. But the fragility of some can quickly break the spell and remind us that these are actually...

Digital and social media can turn the very personal journey of coming out into a very public process. Social networks such as Facebook and Twitter provide platforms for LGBT youth to tell their storie...

By most measures, Amazon Kindle Fires are the most successful Android tablets on the market. Now, with the introduction of three new models, it’s quite likely the company will only tighten its g...

Many Republicans believe that President Obama gets a free pass from the media — so it stands to reason he might get special treatment from social media too.At least, that seems to have been the ...

Photo development is, for most, a lost art. In the era of digital photography and big LCD screens, physical photos are a thing of the past, and developing your own photos is a task akin to printing yo...

Marissa Mayer took the stage with talk show host Charlie Rose at IAB's Advertising Week conference on Tuesday to discuss her strategy for Yahoo (key word: "mobile"). Toward the end, the talk turned to...

Action-adventure drama series Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. premieres Tuesday night on ABC. Hours before the debut, ABC unveiled a weekly companion web series that will explore the "mythology, lore ...

Twitter will more actively share personalized recommendations about which accounts users should follow, the company announced Tuesday. Users will now receive push notifications through Twitter's mobil...

The annual Social Good Summit continued Monday in New York City. The conversation extended beyond New York to over 120 Meetups around the world, as well as online using the hashtag #2030Now.This year,...

If the Oculus Rift is the future virtual reality, then the STEM motion controller is the key to making it an immersive playground.The STEM motion controller is a wireless, modular system able to detec...

The creators of "Facebook the Musical" are at it again.The AVbyte Brothers pay tribute to another social network — Twitter, this time — with a catchy, social media-inspired songSee also: 1...

For the 20th anniversary of Boy Meets World, we decided to pay tribute to the show's truest romance: Cory and ShawnYes, Cory was pretty cute with Topanga, but this bromance definitely has the most to ...

It's hard to erase the stain of embarrassing social media posts once they've hit the web. For minors in California, however, the task just became a little bit easier.Gov. Jerry Brown signed a bill int...

China’s ambitious Shanghai Free Trade Zone is designed to welcome foreign investment and open an attractive yuan-denominated financial sector to the rest of the world. But it’s hard to boa...

When Microsoft Corporate Vice President Panos Panay presented the new Surface 2 to the public on Monday, he was beaming with pride. Based on the device's new specs, which include a 25% increase in bat...

If you're frustrated with the poor battery life of your devices, and you're always hauling cords around to charge everything, Nectar could be your solution. Developed by the team at Lilliput...

The numbers behind the Human Rights Campaign's viral red marriage equality campaign are impressive.In March, during the Supreme Court's two hearings on same sex marriage, HRC inspired a 120% increase ...

With the school season afloat and far too many enjoying the blessings of financial aid, living at home or starting their own ramen-only records, buying a computer isn't exactly at the top of the prior...

You’re scanning the career sites online and come across your ultimate dream job. It’s perfect, and you want it. Bad.But wait — they’re looking for someone with 10+ years experi...

Rockstar Games made music from blockbuster Grand Theft Auto V available on iTunes on Tuesday. The three-album set features music licensed by the game and an original scoreThe music of the Grand Theft ...

It was fall 2005, and Ben Lerer and Adam Rich, both semi-recent graduates of the University of Pennsylvania, were ready to send out the first installment of their email newsletter, a New York City gui...

It was fall 2005, and Ben Lerer and Adam Rich, both semi-recent graduates of the University of Pennsylvania, were ready to send out the first installment of their email newsletter, a New York City gui...

Fresh off winning the Emmy for best actor in a drama Sunday, The Newsroom's Jeff Daniels teased a project of enormous nostalgic proportions — the sequel to 1994's Dumb and Dumber. On Twitter, Da...

AIDS, the epidemic that has ended 35 million lives and infected twice that number, may meet its own end within the lifetime of most people reading this article, experts say."This isn't anymore about g...

Another week, another Miley Cyrus music video. This time it's for her song "23," from record producer Mike Will Made It, featuring Juicy J and Wiz Khalifa. The video and song pay tribute to basketball...

Another week, another Miley Cyrus music video. This time it's for her song "23," from record producer Mike Will Made It, featuring Juicy J and Wiz Khalifa. The video and song pay tribute to basketball...

StumbleUpon has acquired 5by, a video discovery service, for an undisclosed sum. This is StumbleUpon's first acquisition since the web discovery company was founded in 20015by launched earlier this ye...

Barack Obama may have kicked his smoking habit, but turns out that he didn't do it for health or PR reasons — POTUS quit because he was scared of MichelleSee also: 10 Behind-the-Scenes Obama Pho...

The comments under YouTube videos are not exactly renowned as a location for rigorous intellectual debate, and chances are they never will be. But the Google-owned video service is now taking steps to...

Action-adventure drama series Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. premieres Tuesday night on ABC. Hours before the debut, ABC unveiled a weekly companion web series that will explore the "mythology, lore ...

For this week's round of the Mashable Photo Challenge Guest Series, we asked you to take color out of the picture and show us your best black and white photographs. We received more than 700 amazing s...

Whatever the future is for cities, one thing is certain — successful cities will be defined by their ability to attract tech companies.There appears to be little argument that this is the future...

India, the world’s largest democracy, will go to polls next year as it struggles to remedy a faltering economy and rising social unrest. What better time for the country’s 1,400-plus regis...

Drones have certainly developed a bad reputation of late. The unmanned aircraft have become known for their potential to take life. But if used properly, drones can save lives.Surveillance and transpo...

President Bill Clinton and Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates met up at the Clinton Global Initiative this week and quickly jumped on the selfie bandwagonGates tweeted out the history-making photo Monday...

The Internet's favorite equine spammer Horse_ebooks left users in wonder for years with its cryptic fragments of text. Yet the widely-followed account has, along with most viral phenomenons and memes ...

For the 20th anniversary of Boy Meets World, we decided to pay tribute to the show's truest romance: Cory and ShawnYes, Cory was pretty cute with Topanga, but this bromance definitely has the most to ...

Commercials portraying grandparents using phones and tablets to Skype with their grandkids may be deceptive — in reality, only 3% of cell phone users over the age of 65 use their smartphones to ...

Shoot your very own experiment into space with ArduLab, a ready-for-research container that uses open source Arduino programming and is intended for microgravity research.ArduLab officially ...

Line, the popular messaging app developed by Japan’s Naver, has just received a new update that adds several major features.First off, the update adds support for video calls. Finally, after wha...

Many Republicans believe that President Obama gets a free pass from the media — so it stands to reason he might get special treatment from social media too.At least, that seems to have been the ...

If you've ever fantasized about playing Luke Skywalker and saving the galaxy from the Empire, you're in luck. You can have the next best thing, thanks to virtual realityIn a demo game for the Oculus R...

China’s ambitious Shanghai Free Trade Zone is designed to welcome foreign investment and open an attractive yuan-denominated financial sector to the rest of the world. But it’s hard to boa...

There's something about tiny things that is just inherently fascinatingTilt-shift photography is a great example of how making large, real-life objects look miniature can create beautiful art.Tilt-shi...

Causes will be reincarnated as a social network defined outside of the Facebook ecosystem, where it started in 2007 as one of the social network's 10 original appsThe platform launched the Supporter N...

If you're frustrated with the poor battery life of your devices, and you're always hauling cords around to charge everything, Nectar could be your solution. Developed by the team at Lilliput...

The numbers behind the Human Rights Campaign's viral red marriage equality campaign are impressive.In March, during the Supreme Court's two hearings on same sex marriage, HRC inspired a 120% increase ...

With the school season afloat and far too many enjoying the blessings of financial aid, living at home or starting their own ramen-only records, buying a computer isn't exactly at the top of the prior...

When a programmer from New York City offered coding lessons to a homeless man he described as a "genius," the Internet reacted with a mixture of support and criticism. Now, for the first time, we have...

Pinterest is expanding its set of "rich pins" to include more details about pinned articles, the company announced Tuesday. Now, when users pin a story or article to a board, the pin will also contain...

You’re scanning the career sites online and come across your ultimate dream job. It’s perfect, and you want it. Bad.But wait — they’re looking for someone with 10+ years experi...

Animals pack a lot more smarts into their feathered and furry noggins than us humans give them credit forWhether they're picking up basic skills, like opening a door, or taking on more advanced tasks,...

The video is hard to watch. Worms slither inside people's skin and crawl inside their nostrils. A woman's eyes are glazed from a disease called river blindness. The images are gut-wrenching. But can t...

Rockstar Games made music from blockbuster Grand Theft Auto V available on iTunes on Tuesday. The three-album set features music licensed by the game and an original scoreThe music of the Grand Theft ...

Fresh off winning the Emmy for best actor in a drama Sunday, The Newsroom's Jeff Daniels teased a project of enormous nostalgic proportions — the sequel to 1994's Dumb and Dumber. On Twitter, Da...

Google announced on Tuesday that a "rare" network failure is responsible for the long email delays experienced earlier this week by many Gmail users.Google, which apologized to users for the unexpecte...

AIDS, the epidemic that has ended 35 million lives and infected twice that number, may meet its own end within the lifetime of most people reading this article, experts say."This isn't anymore about g...

Another week, another Miley Cyrus music video. This time it's for her song "23," from record producer Mike Will Made It, featuring Juicy J and Wiz Khalifa. The video and song pay tribute to basketball...

Since bank lending to small business dried up in the aftermath of the financial crisis, a wealth of financing flavors for Main Street merchants has emerged. There are merchant cash advances, peer-to-p...

PBS Digital Studios, the creators of the inspirational Mister Rogers "Sing Together" remix, is set to debut a new series called The Art Assignment in early 2014. The show aims to "demystify the art ma...

With the school season afloat and far too many enjoying the blessings of financial aid, living at home or starting their own ramen-only records, buying a computer isn't exactly at the top of the prior...

If you watched Ylvis' "The Fox" and thought, "This would be better if it featured buff guys with hairless chests," then this is the video for you.Abercrombie & Fitch employed its army of male mode...

Rockstar Games made music from blockbuster Grand Theft Auto V available on iTunes on Tuesday. The three-album set features music licensed by the game and an original scoreThe music of the Grand Theft ...

If you want to access iTunes Radio in your car, you'll have to buy a Nissan.The car manufacturer announced the first partnership with Apple's iTunes Radio on Tuesday, bringing the Internet streaming p...

Fresh off winning the Emmy for best actor in a drama Sunday, The Newsroom's Jeff Daniels teased a project of enormous nostalgic proportions — the sequel to 1994's Dumb and Dumber. On Twitter, Da...

It's not often that you hear from former United States Vice President Al Gore, girls' education advocate Malala Yousafzai and Gates Foundation co-chair Melinda Gates on the same day, much less from th...

Whatever the future is for cities, one thing is certain — successful cities will be defined by their ability to attract tech companies.There appears to be little argument that this is the future...

The creators of "Facebook the Musical" are at it again.The AVbyte Brothers pay tribute to another social network — Twitter, this time — with a catchy, social media-inspired songSee also: 1...

The hit comedy Modern Family will make its USA debut on Tuesday, and the network is giving the acquired series the full digital treatment.Modern Family is a big deal for USA; with it, the network is h...

President Hassan Rouhani will attend the General Assembly of the United Nations in New York on Tuesday to discuss Iran's nuclear development program, and his English Twitter account is already fi...

It's hard to erase the stain of embarrassing social media posts once they've hit the web. For minors in California, however, the task just became a little bit easier.Gov. Jerry Brown signed a bill int...

It looks like Facebook's IPO debacle may cost the Nasdaq one of the most notable tech IPOs of the yearTheStreet reports hearing from multiple sources close to the situation that Twitter will list on t...

Drones have certainly developed a bad reputation of late. The unmanned aircraft have become known for their potential to take life. But if used properly, drones can save lives.Surveillance and transpo...

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 storiesA...

President Bill Clinton and Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates met up at the Clinton Global Initiative this week and quickly jumped on the selfie bandwagonGates tweeted out the history-making photo Monday...

Few bloggers have to think about the real-world consequences of their writing. Malala Yousafzai — the 16-year-old blogger from Pakistan who was shot in the head by the Taliban on her way home fr...

Think about when you're out with friends, and someone says, "We come here all the time." Or you look at the clock before bed and think to yourself, "This is the earliest I've gone to bed all week!" Or...

Commercials portraying grandparents using phones and tablets to Skype with their grandkids may be deceptive — in reality, only 3% of cell phone users over the age of 65 use their smartphones to ...

Apple has updated its entire iMac line of products with Intel's latest quad-core processors, new graphics, next-gen Wi-Fi and faster PCIe flash storageThe 21.5-inch iMac now starts with a 2.7GHz, quad...

Recharge, a video game created by rock group Linkin Park and Kuuluu Interactive Entertainment, aims to teach players about the dangers of a world without natural resources and the importance of s...

The greatest bidding war in TV junkie history will begin on Sunday, Sept. 29, the day of Breaking Bad's series finale. At high noon west coast time (3 p.m. EST), prop-auctioning service ScreenBid ope...

With the use of laptops and cell phones, it's rare nowadays to see someone actually pull out a pen and paper. But a new technology merges the traditional mode of writing and sketching with the technol...

If your interest in Facebook goes beyond casual curiosity, or you have a niche interest in certain aspects of Facebook's activity, you may find it useful to discover where you can follow all of the so...

When a programmer from New York City offered coding lessons to a homeless man he described as a "genius," the Internet reacted with a mixture of support and criticism. Now, for the first time, we have...

Pinterest is expanding its set of "rich pins" to include more details about pinned articles, the company announced Tuesday. Now, when users pin a story or article to a board, the pin will also contain...

What's the most humane way to test a dog collar? On a human, of course.Created by Daniel Nayeri and Brendan Choisnet of Plywood Pictures, the webisodes follow a lab tech (played by Elyse Brandau) at a...

Since bank lending to small business dried up in the aftermath of the financial crisis, a wealth of financing flavors for Main Street merchants has emerged. There are merchant cash advances, peer-to-p...

There's something about tiny things that is just inherently fascinatingTilt-shift photography is a great example of how making large, real-life objects look miniature can create beautiful art.Tilt-shi...

When J.J. Abrams started work on his latest television series, Revolution, he wasn’t aware that one in five people still live without electricity. But he knows nowThe director of Star Trek: Into...

Animals pack a lot more smarts into their feathered and furry noggins than us humans give them credit forWhether they're picking up basic skills, like opening a door, or taking on more advanced tasks,...

The hit comedy Modern Family will make its USA debut on Tuesday, and the network is giving the acquired series the full digital treatment.Modern Family is a big deal for USA; with it, the network is h...

American employers who block websites in an attempt to boost productivity at work are most likely to start with Facebook. One in five Americans can't access the social media site while at workTwitter ...

Few bloggers have to think about the real-world consequences of their writing. Malala Yousafzai — the 16-year-old blogger from Pakistan who was shot in the head by the Taliban on her way home fr...

Think about when you're out with friends, and someone says, "We come here all the time." Or you look at the clock before bed and think to yourself, "This is the earliest I've gone to bed all week!" Or...

Manufacturing has long been associated with orange vests, factory conveyor lines and big machinery. Most people are oblivious to the industry’s wide-casting net of sectors, jobs and companies th...

Recharge, a video game created by rock group Linkin Park and Kuuluu Interactive Entertainment, aims to teach players about the dangers of a world without natural resources and the importance of s...

Expanding into new territory can be as difficult for brands as it once was for invading armies. If you don't know and respect the language, land and culture, then you have no chance to keep it.Kawo
...

Samsung and LG have agreed to end their dispute over display technology patents which went on for a year, with lawsuits being thrown from both sidesSamsung sued LG in December 2012, accusing the compa...

Faruk Mustafa Rasool first saw a mobile phone in 1998 while he was lying in a London hospital bed recovering from quadruple heart bypass surgery. Ignoring his doctors’ advice to rest, he started...

Awww, this is so cu — wait, was that a firework?When his daughter couldn't fall asleep, YouTuber Benjamin J. Ames brought out his camera and ukelele to try and serenade her into slumber.See also...

Let's say you're getting married in Paris when you spot Usain Bolt, one of the world's coolest athletes, just strolling along and minding his own business. Do you: (A) Ignore him and get on with your ...

Dear Science,This is not an easy letter to write. You know I love you very much, and I've always been a huge fan of yours. But this is getting ridiculous, Science. It's 2013.I want you to know that I ...

A European satellite is facing a fiery doom next month, when it is expected to begin falling from space to end a successful mission to map Earth's gravity. The spacecraft runs out of fuel in October, ...

Between the Surface Pro 2 and its ARM-based cousin, the Surface 2, the Pro has the most meaningful upgrade: much better battery life. Other than that important spec, though, it hasn't changed much fro...

We know what you're thinking, and yes, it turns out that we do need another parody of Miley Cyrus' "Wrecking Ball." Especially when that parody happens to star a sweet little puppy who just wants to c...

Paying for an additional piece of luggage is something we all want to avoid. Airlines have been on a constant hunt to make a dent in our travel budgets. With U.S. airlines such as Spirit and Frontier ...

Attention: The following tale involves alleged acts of vandalism and legal threats, an online campaign and one former NFL offensive lineman. It's a remarkably strange story of partying, retribution an...

Maybe you missed Saturday's college football action. Maybe you were actually outside doing stuff. Imagine thatFear not, football-deprived sports fan — we've got the weekend's very best play for ...

Awww, this is so cu — wait, was that a firework?When his daughter couldn't fall asleep, YouTuber Benjamin J. Ames brought out his camera and ukelele to try and serenade her into slumber.See also...

While a number of sites let users browse through and buy art from iconic and emerging artists, one in particular is developing a new, niche relationship between the Internet and the art world. Signali...

The Cleveland Browns, it seems, are even a laughingstock when they winDays after trading running back Trent Richardson to the chagrin of their downtrodden-yet-loyal fan base, the Browns pulled off a s...

Let's say you're getting married in Paris when you spot Usain Bolt, one of the world's coolest athletes, just strolling along and minding his own business. Do you: (A) Ignore him and get on with your ...

The 15-year-old who changed the way we diagnosed cancer is now a 16-year-old with a new mission.Jack Andraka, who developed a better test for pancreatic cancer, wants to make knowledge a basic human r...

Jake Butt is over 6 feet tall and 237 pounds of pure muscle. He's a freshman playing a key role for a top-20 football team in the Michigan Wolverines. And he's got a very bright future to look forward...

Twitter is reportedly seeking a line of credit between $500 million and $1 billion leading up to the company's IPO, according to the New York Post. The tactic is similar to one used by Facebook during...

Twitter is reportedly seeking a line of credit between $500 million and $1 billion leading up to the company's IPO, according to the New York Post. The tactic is similar to one used by Facebook during...

If you want to get the world's attention, walking and skiing to the South Pole in record time before your 20th birthday might do the trick. That's 19-year-old Parker Liautaud's planLiautaud will ventu...

Love 'em or hate 'em, these 13 people can be found in almost any fantasy football leagueThere's the guy or gal who who takes things way too seriously, talking real-world trash at the slightest opportu...

Twitter added its largest Amplify partnership to date on Monday, bringing CBS into the fold as part of its program to bring additional video content to Twitter streams in real-time. The partnership w...

In the early 1990s, Melinda Gates recalls when she and her husband Bill were moved by child mortality figures. In the 1960s, some 20 million children died each year. The number has significantly reduc...

"The rate of innovation is so high in our industry that if you don’t innovate at that speed you can be replaced pretty quickly." That was BlackBerry CEO Thorsten Heins back in March. Heins was d...

If you miss the series finale of "Breaking Bad" and don't want to see spoilers on Twitter, Netflix has you covered.The company introduced a new Twitter app called Spoiler Foiler, which blocks spoilers...

Last weekend, Snoop Dogg won a pound of weed betting on a Floyd Mayweather boxing match. Now the champion fighter has cashed in on a big bet of his own, winning some major green, thanks to college foo...

The year 2012 was the hottest year in the recorded history of North America, and the past decade was the hottest decade ever measured globally. We have seen the negative effects of climate change firs...

Come for the flash mob, stay for the sex education.That's how a few Global Health Corps fellows in Burundi are getting through to hard-to-reach communities. Fellows organized choreographed public flas...

You have to give Microsoft and, in particular, Microsoft Corporate VP Panos Panay credit. The Surface 2 launch event was so spirited, passionate and, despite massive connectivity issues for all us liv...

Kerry Washington may have lost the trophy for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series at Sunday night's Emmys, but she took home the award for best dressed, according to data collected by FacebookT...

The Surface 2 is a pretty tablet. With its new light-gray finish, the second-generation Surface at least looks the part of a premium tablet. But does it make a more convincing case as an iPad or Andro...

After The Washington Post Company announced that it had agreed to sell its flagship publication to Jeff Bezos, some wondered why the founder of Amazon didn't also made a play to buy the company's digi...

The United States State Department joined Instagram on Monday.The account's first post was an Instagram video of Secretary of State John KerrySee also: White House Photographer Launches Instagram Acco...

Valve, which runs the successful gaming marketplace Steam, announced a Linux-based operating system called SteamOS on Monday, which lets you stream Windows and Mac video games from your computer to a ...

Miley Cyrus may fancy herself the queen of twerking, but Sofia Vergara wants her to recognize who really perfected the fine art of backing-up that bootySee also: Miley Cyrus Documentary Trailer Reveal...

On Monday Microsoft renewed its assault on the tablet market by introducing a number of new features and improvements to its Surface line of tablets with the Surface 2, the apparent follow-up to the S...

The hacker Starbug has been declared the winner of the unofficial crowdsourced contest to foil Apple's Touch ID fingerprint scannerStarbug, whose real name and identity have not been revealed, is a me...

Against the backdrop of a $150 million lawsuit over a contract to build a secure computer cloud for the U.S. intelligence community, an IBM executive swiped at competitor Amazon last week, calling the...

LinkedIn is increasing the reach of job advertisements on the platform. The professional network announced Monday that "sponsored jobs" will now appear as part of a user's Feed on both desktop and mob...

If you're getting Gmail emails hours after they have been sent — or not receiving new messages at all — it's not just youGoogle confirmed on Monday that it is experiencing problems with th...

In the early 1990s, Melinda Gates recalls when she and her husband Bill were moved by child mortality figures. In the 1960s, some 20 million children died each year. The number has significantly reduc...

They take their soccer — er, football — quite seriously in England. That we've known for quite some time. But this Manchester United fan takes things to a hilarious new levelDelivering a t...

If you miss the series finale of "Breaking Bad" and don't want to see spoilers on Twitter, Netflix has you covered.The company introduced a new Twitter app called Spoiler Foiler, which blocks spoilers...

At CES 2012 in Las Vegas, amid a mass force-feeding of smart TVs, Freddie Laker had an epiphany: This smart TV thing is going to happen. Laker says the penetration of smart TVs reminds him of smartpho...

At CES 2012 in Las Vegas, amid a mass force-feeding of smart TVs, Freddie Laker had an epiphany: This smart TV thing is going to happen. Laker says the penetration of smart TVs reminds him of smartpho...

Our brave new digital world presents us new opportunities — but sometimes, new challenges. When should I change my Facebook relationship status after I start dating someone? How do I find time f...

Fairfax Financial Holdings has agreed to acquire BlackBerry in a deal worth $4.7 billion, both companies announced Monday.The Toronto-based financial holdings conglomerate has agreed to pay $9 per sha...

You can now read, search, and compare 160 constitutions from around the world thanks to Constitute, a website launched by Google on MondayThe site, developed by the Comparative Constitutions Project, ...

In addition to all the bells and whistles included in Microsoft’s Surface Pro 2 and Surface 2 tablets, the company also took the wraps off a wide array of accessories designed to enhance th...

Sixteen-year-old Lorde, whose "Royals" single about her fascination with aristocracy is No. 3 on Billboard's Hot 100 in the U.S., has just premiered her debut album online ahead of its Sept. 30 retail...

Clicking the Like button on Facebook or signing an online petition may not actually make the world a better place, but it could be the first step. Regardless of what it takes to get there, taking acti...

When Army Captain Jane Renee "J.R." Lund returned home from a six-month deployment in Afghanistan, she surprised her 13-year-old daughter, Bella, in big way at a University of Wisconsin-Madison footba...

The moon is quite a bit younger than scientists had previously believed, new research suggests.The leading theory of how the moon formed holds that it was created when a mysterious planet — one ...

Major League Soccer will provide some fans with a unique gift on Monday: a digital autograph. The league's top young star, Portland Timbers midfielder Darlington Nagbe, will host a Google+ hangout on ...

During the first day of the Social Good Summit, we heard from a plethora of inspiring change makers. From United Nations officials to mobile app developers, the day was filled with a wide array of sol...

At this point, inviting Tina Fey and Amy Poehler to an awards show — simply as guests and not as hosts — is a daring move. Clearly, these besties and funny gals are going to steal the show...

Microsoft unveiled on Monday at its event in New York City the Surface 2 tablet, which is heralded as a total revamp of its predecessor and comes with a ton of free cloud storage.The device, which sta...

Microsoft unveiled the Surface Pro 2 at its event on Monday, the successor to its first-generation tablet that won kudos for its design approach as well as its bold attempt to dislodge the iPad's hold...

Social reader Flipboard has raised $50 million in new funding, pegging its estimated valuation at $800 million — four times the amount two years ago — according to a report.AllThingsD repo...

Created by Japanese researchers at the Tokyo University of Technology, The Light Shooter is an archery game that uses a real bow to hit digital targets. The first person shooting game has an actual Ja...

The winner for the most discussed moment of the 65th Annual Emmys — according to tweets per minute — is Carrie Underwood, for her tribute performance of "Yesterday" by the Beatles.Underwoo...

UK retail chain Tesco has launched its own 7-inch tablet called the Hudl.Retailing for £119 ($191), the Hudl has a 7-inch, 1,440x900 pixel screen, a quad-core 1.5GHz processor, 16GB of storage (e...

Stricken with polio since age two, Neema Namadamu is now a determined activist running a women's rights organization in the Congo. As the founder of Maman Shujaa Hero Women of Congo, Namadam...

When you ask kids about their favorite things, sustainable energy probably doesn't top the list. But a new movement and mobile platform called mPowering Action might change that.The app is designed to...

Everyone wants to have perfect profile picture, but we've all seen examples of Photoshopping gone wrong. If you've ever wanted to clear those blemishes or trim those 10 pounds the camera adds, but end...

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....

Sales of the iPhone 5S and iPhone 5C came in at 9 million — higher than analysts had expected — the company reported on Monday.The company also reported that 200 million devices are now ru...

Twitter's impact and importance in the global media landscape is often touted. In a relatively short span of time, the service has influenced how news breaks and shares, how celebrities and brands com...

When Army Captain Jane Renee "J.R." Lund returned home from a six-month deployment in Afghanistan, she surprised her 13-year-old daughter, Bella, in big way at a University of Wisconsin-Madison footba...

Slate, one of the oldest publications on the web, is getting a faceliftThe 17-year-old web magazine is going through a major overhaul — changing the logo, making the homepage more image-heavy, c...

How I Met Your Mother is an obvious resource for dating advice (see: "What Not to Say on a First Date"), but over the past eight years, it's also given just as many pointers about how to handle your c...

Major League Soccer will provide some fans with a unique gift on Monday: a digital autograph. The league's top young star, Portland Timbers midfielder Darlington Nagbe, will host a Google+ hangout on ...

At this point, inviting Tina Fey and Amy Poehler to an awards show — simply as guests and not as hosts — is a daring move. Clearly, these besties and funny gals are going to steal the show...

The iPhone is like an old house — just when you think you know all its secrets, you discover something new hidden away where you'd never think to look. One of the lesser-known functions of this ...

Social reader Flipboard has raised $50 million in new funding, pegging its estimated valuation at $800 million — four times the amount two years ago — according to a report.AllThingsD repo...

LG has launched the Vu 3, a 5.2-inch smartphone with a 1,280 x 960 pixel resolution and a 4:3 ratio display — a rarity amongst today's top smartphonesThe device has a Snapdragon 800 processor, a...

What do the world's top-performing CEOs have in common? Well, for one thing, 53% of them still have their hair.Using data compiled by the Harvard Business Review, Domo and CEO.com created an infograph...

Stricken with polio since age two, Neema Namadamu is now a determined activist running a women's rights organization in the Congo. As the founder of Maman Shujaa Hero Women of Congo, Namadam...

It seems that the iPhone 5S' Touch ID sensor works with far more than just fingerprints. We've seen the iPhone 5S locked and unlocked with cat's paws, and now a video apparently shows a guy locking an...

It's easy to get stuck in a music rut. That go-to iTunes playlist or Pandora station will probably do the trick, but with so much great music out there, why settle for the same old favorites?The infin...

U.S. permanent representative to the United Nations Samantha Power remembers being very moved while watching footage from the 1989 Tiananmen Square protests when she was in college."That really got in...

LOS ANGELES — Netflix ended Emmys season with three awards — one historic win during Sunday's 65th Primetime Emmys and two more last week at the Creative Arts Emmys. Netflix's political th...

It seems that the iPhone 5S' Touch ID sensor works with far more than just fingerprints. We've seen the iPhone 5S locked and unlocked with cat's paws, and now a video apparently shows a guy locking an...

Just when we were writing off the 65th Primetime Emmys as another somewhat dull awards show, this guy (see below) showed up during a commercial break and saved the day.Image: VultureThe Internet quick...

Emmy-nominated TV shows such as Breaking Bad and Game of Thrones were used as the inspiration behind a beautiful dance number performed on Sunday night during the 65th Annual Primetime Emmys.The Outst...

No surprise here, animals take home the award for this week's most viral momentsThe cutest spot must go to a kitten doing its best Miley Cyrus "Wrecking Ball" impression. And the most sneaky spot is s...

It can be tough to keep up with all the new apps released every week. But you're in luck — Mashable takes care of that for you, creating a roundup each weekend of our favorite new and updated ap...

Netflix's political thriller House of Cards just made history, becoming the first web-only series to win an award during a Primetime Emmys. The show's director, David Fincher, won Outstanding Directin...

It's been a busy week. Maybe you were playing Grand Theft Auto V. Maybe you were binge-watching entire seasons of House of Cards and Breaking Bad in preparation for the Emmy Awards. Or maybe you were ...

Apple’s iPhone 5 was the best iPhone I’ve ever touched or used — until the iPhone 5S came along. The Cupertino, Calif. company's new hero handset is not a radical reimagining of this...

Ever wanted to learn the secrets of changing the world? There's a class for that.Wesleyan University has developed a new massive open online course (MOOC) based on the ideas exchanged this weekend at ...

There's nothing like a good photobomb between friendsClaire Danes surprised Lena Dunham on the Emmys red carpet Sunday evening, photobombing her on live television. Danes snuck up behind Dunham while ...

Neil Patrick Harris kicked off the 65th Annual Emmy Awards with a monologue about how modern technology is influencing the way we watch TV, but it was interrupted by Jimmy Kimmel. And Jimmy FallonOh, ...

At 10:30 a.m. Eastern Time on Monday morning, Microsoft is going to take its best shot at convincing the world that its struggling Surface tablet isn't just a viable product, but a surefire hit that j...

It can be tough to keep up with all the new apps released every week. But you're in luck — Mashable takes care of that for you, creating a roundup each weekend of our favorite new and updated ap...

Plenty of companies are using inbound marketing techniques to publicize their brands. Strategies like SEO, link building, social media, online video, email blasts, infographics and blog posts help dri...

The Executive Director of U.N. Women says your tweets can help stop violence against women.“I would like all those men and boys…to stand up against violence against women,” Phumzile ...

Auguste Rodin's famous sculpture, "The Thinker," has sparked decades of discussion on what the subject is pondering overSEE ALSO: More Comics on MashableIn this Sunday comic, Maria Scrivan takes a sta...

There are lots of ways to take action on social media to "do good" — but most of us don't have the attention span to do soMatt Wallaert, a behavioral scientist at Bing and founder of GetRaised.c...

No elbows on the table, and saying please and thank you were manners that your parents needed to master as kids. For children of the digital age, however, it's all about tech etiquetteSEE ALSO: More S...

Plenty of companies are using inbound marketing techniques to publicize their brands. Strategies like SEO, link building, social media, online video, email blasts, infographics and blog posts help dri...

Marcus Bleasdale knows more about what goes into your smartphone than you'd ever want to hear about it. The British photographer has been documenting unthinkable violence in the eastern Democratic Rep...

The new iPhone 5S helped attract the longest lines ever — a record 1,417 people — outside Apple's flagship store in New York City this week, and now they're all sold outUntil October, that...

Just days after making the iPhone 5S available to the public, a group of hackers claimed that they already broke the phone's Touch ID fingerprint scannerThe Chaos Computer Club (CCC), a Berlin-based g...

Just days after making the iPhone 5S available to the public, a group of hackers claimed that they already broke the phone's Touch ID fingerprint scannerThe Chaos Computer Club (CCC), a Berlin-based g...

At 10:30 a.m. Eastern Time on Monday morning, Microsoft is going to take its best shot at convincing the world that its struggling Surface tablet isn't just a viable product, but a surefire hit that j...

Facebook announced a six-month partnership deal with FOX Sports on Sunday that will allow Facebook data and social chatter to appear alongside live NFL, college football and soccer broadcastsFOX Sport...

Battling it out over mobile-operating systems is now a thing of the past — at least in the baby-monitoring world. The Baby Monitor AV app allows you to use both iOS and Android systems to help m...

Reading news stories about Grumpy Cat and Miley Cyrus can now be a charitable cause, thanks to Ryot News and actor Ian SomerhalderThe social startup is working to engage its readers so that breaking n...

How does what we think affect what we do? And how can we shift our thoughts into action for the most pressing needs around the world?This is what Ben Keesey, CEO of Invisible Children, discussed with ...

Happy Autumnal Equinox, folks! For many of us, that means it's finally time to put on a cozy sweater, and head to the orchard for apple-pickingBut not everyone rejoices when the weather gets cooler, d...

The deadly siege at an upscale Nairobi shopping mall continues after a terrorist attack killed at least 68 and injured more than 175 on Saturday, according to officials. An unknown number of people ar...

LOS ANGELES — Winners of the 65th Primetime Emmy Awards, hosted by How I Met Your Mother star Neil Patrick Harris, will be revealed Sunday starting at 5 p.m. PT on CBS. You can keep track of th...

As Breaking Bad nears its conclusion, the relationship of our favorite meth cooks is on the rocks. But the series gave us some truly memorable moments, and it got us thinking: How would Walter White a...

The annual Social Good Summit kicked off Sunday in New York City — as well as in more than 120 countries around the world. This year's event focuses on long-term, sustainable solutions as is enc...

LOS ANGELES — How exactly did your favorite TV shows and stars earn their nominations, and who ultimately decides which ones win? The process for choosing nominees and selecting winners for Sund...

One of the new iPhone 5S features we're most excited about is the camera. Its new burst mode lets you take 10 photos in one second, and videos can be recorded in slow motionWe tested out the smartphon...

There are no lockers in the hallways at Beaver Country Day School. Instead, backpacks and tote bags line either side of the floor while students step over them during the mid-morning rush to class. Ne...

LOS ANGELES — With nine nominations this Emmys season and two wins already at the Creative Arts Emmys last week, House of Cards is set to make history at the Primetime Emmys on Sunday. The polit...

Following a brutal Friday when BlackBerry announced 4,500 layoffs and a loss of nearly $1 billion in its second quarter, the company hit pause on the rollout of its BBM apps for iPhone and Android.Jus...

Ahh, the ramen burger. It's the cronut's savory counterpart: A juicy beef patty topped with green onion and arugula, swaddled between two salty ramen noodle "buns."Since Keizo Shimamoto debuted the di...

The lines that formed at Apple stores around the world on Friday have dispersed, but for hardcore iPhone fans, the memories still resonate, as they clutch their shiny new smartphones conceived in Cupe...

Social Good Summit, a global event happening across more than 100 countries, kicks off Sunday morningIf you won't be attending a local Meetup or the main stage at the 92Y in New York, you can still ca...

The Wizard of Oz may be a classic film, but even cinema staples have their flaws.CinemaSins has taken up the task of illuminating the movie's missteps, and in less than six minutes, they manage to poi...

The Social Good Summit begins this Sunday at the 92nd Street Y in New YorkAt the same time, it will open up across the world. From Casablanca to Cairo, London to Lahore, Manila to Miami, Tel Aviv to T...

We've actually never been here before. Sure, Monday's Microsoft Surface Event is the sequel to 2012's very unusual launch of the Surface tablets — a Los Angeles-based affair where the only stars...

Apple fans lined up nationwide last Friday to get their hands on the new iPhone 5S and its more cost-effective cousin, the iPhone 5CBut for $299 — the cost of a 32GB iPhone 5S with a two-year co...

One of the new iPhone 5S features we're most excited about is the camera. Its new burst mode lets you take 10 photos in one second, and videos can be recorded in slow motionWe tested out the smartphon...

LOS ANGELES — With nine nominations this Emmys season and two wins already at the Creative Arts Emmys last week, House of Cards is set to make history at the Primetime Emmys on Sunday. The polit...

Ahh, the ramen burger. It's the cronut's savory counterpart: A juicy beef patty topped with green onion and arugula, swaddled between two salty ramen noodle "buns."Since Keizo Shimamoto debuted the di...

Mac gamers are getting a treat this week, as The Lord of the Rings: War in the North comes to the OS X App Store.War in the North was originally released on Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 and PC in late 2011...

During the tape-delayed Primetime Creative Arts Emmys aired on Saturday night, Netflix wasn't the only web entity winning awards. A YouTube series and several TV networks' digital media programs were ...

Among all the newest social media job seeking fads, the Twesume might just be the easiest to quickly implement. Do you have a Twitter account? Do you have a resume? Then you already have about 90 perc...

The time has finally come to get your hands on the new iPhone 5S and 5C. But you're probably stressed about all the options you have. It's not just two models, but a plethora of color choices to debat...

Mac gamers are getting a treat this week, as The Lord of the Rings: War in the North comes to the OS X App Store.War in the North was originally released on Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 and PC in late 2011...

On Wednesday, Apple released the latest version of its mobile operating system: iOS 7Mashable readers were amongst the first to quickly upgrade their Apple devices. Comments came flying in from reader...

iPhone 5 owners who are worried that their handsets are obsolete now that the iPhone 5S has debuted, can take heart: A new test reveals that Apple's sixth-generation iPhone still tops the competition ...

He is vengeance. He is the night. He is packing lunches and driving the kids to school.BatDad makes hilarious Vine videos of himself delivering fatherly advice or correcting his kids, all while wearin...

Football season is upon us. While most fans will burn calories fetching beers and keeping warm at tailgate parties, there's another non-athletic group running just as hard as the players.That's right ...

Following this week's launch of Apple's iOS 7, we saw plenty of new developments in iPhone applicationsWith so much talk about apps, we wondered what it takes to develop for various platforms. The lat...

While the mobile-platform war between iOS and Android will only intensify as both operating systems mature, that doesn’t mean Google is prepared to leave iPhone users out in the coldIn the same ...

What's a modern awards show without a few selfies or photobombs? To ensure viewers of Sunday's Primetime Emmys get a dose of filtered celebrity selfies, Facebook and Instagram are setting up "InstaSto...

Diets are hard — just ask Homer Simpson.You can't put sprinkles and pink frosting on kale, but there are a couple things you can take away from Homer when it comes to better health.See also: D'o...

When Microsoft first announced its Surface tablet last June, it claimed it had cracked the code on the category.Weighing in at roughly the same size as the industry-leading iPad, the Surface had impro...

On Wednesday, Apple released the latest version of its mobile operating system: iOS 7Mashable readers were amongst the first to quickly upgrade their Apple devices. Comments came flying in from reader...

Emmys host Neil Patrick Harris is touting Sunday's big dance number involving nominees from the Outstanding Choreography categoryIn a Google+ Hangout, the How I Met Your Mother star previewed the upco...

Dedicated inventors, developers and designers create new and innovative tech every day, improving the world one invention at a time. The gallery above shows the most noteworthy gadgets unveiled this w...

He is vengeance. He is the night. He is packing lunches and driving the kids to school.BatDad makes hilarious Vine videos of himself delivering fatherly advice or correcting his kids, all while wearin...

The shows you watch on your smartphones and tablets will soon count toward Nielsen television ratings.For years, the ratings giant has tracked viewership through traditional TV sets, but starting in 2...

A flaw in Apple's iOS 7 lock screen allows users to call any number from their iPhone's emergency-call feature.Forbes revealed the bug after reporter Andy Greenberg was sent a video of a locked iPhone...

While the mobile-platform war between iOS and Android will only intensify as both operating systems mature, that doesn’t mean Google is prepared to leave iPhone users out in the coldIn the same ...

Whether you're an Android or an iPhone user, odds are you have a gripe or two about your phone's battery life. It's the number one complaint among cell phone users, and unfortunately, there haven't be...

Peter Dinklage has ditched the drama of Westeros for the wholesome fun of Sesame StreetThe Game of Thrones actor pops up to play the infamous "Simon" of the the beloved, and often frustrating, childho...

As iOS 7 rolls out to millions of devices, there is plenty of analysis of the numerous changes in Apple's new, flat mobile operating system. Gaming will see some big changes because of iOS 7, though m...

LOS ANGELES — Emmys host Neil Patrick Harris is touting Sunday's big dance number involving nominees from the Outstanding Choreography categoryIn a Google+ Hangout, the How I Met Your Mother sta...

Whether you're training for a triathlon, looking for a workout you can do indoors, or sitting at a desk all day and need to improve your posture, a few basic at-home or in-gym core workouts may be exa...

Peter Dinklage has ditched the drama of Westeros for the wholesome fun of Sesame StreetThe Game of Thrones actor pops up to play the infamous "Simon" of the the beloved, and often frustrating, childho...

As iOS 7 rolls out to millions of devices, there is plenty of analysis of the numerous changes in Apple's new, flat mobile operating system. Gaming will see some big changes because of iOS 7, though m...

Whether you're training for a triathlon, looking for a workout you can do indoors, or sitting at a desk all day and need to improve your posture, a few basic at-home or in-gym core workouts may be exa...

Each Friday, we're bringing you a list of new accounts added to various social media platforms — whether they be celebrities, politicians or ... airlines? Here's your social media roundup for th...

Every Pumpkin Spice Latte-loving, cardigan-wearing person knows that fall is the most awesome season. But, until now, little science has provided evidence to back that claimUnfortunately, "comfy sweat...

Any good parent knows that to make a punishment stick, you’ve got to get creative. Getting grounded is nothing compared to customized consequences. Just ask the Australian girl whose mother put ...

Who knew NASA aligned with the dark side? That's the only explanation for this image of Mercury snapped by the Messenger spacecraft and released by NASA last week.See also: Watch Disney Characters Aud...

Professional network LinkedIn Corp. was sued by customers alleging it appropriated their identities for marketing the site to nonmembers without their consent by hacking into their external email acco...

Every Pumpkin Spice Latte-loving, cardigan-wearing person knows that fall is the most awesome season. But, until now, little science has provided evidence to back that claimUnfortunately, "comfy sweat...

Allan Munroe has had a tough few years. The 87-year-old grandpa and father of four has fought heart disease and the early stages of dementia. He broke his hip and spent months in a rehab center. But, ...

It is perhaps the greatest pedestrian rubbernecking opportunity in the world — the annual line for the new iPhone. But for those of us in the actual line, it often can feel more like being in a ...

During the week, we consume words in snackable, tweetable bites. But on the weekends, we have the time to take a dive into the murkier, lengthier depths of the Internet and expand our attention spans ...

Any good parent knows that to make a punishment stick, you’ve got to get creative. Getting grounded is nothing compared to customized consequences. Just ask the Australian girl whose mother put ...

While developers updated tried-and-true apps that let users listen to music, read and browse the Internet to coincide with the release of iOS 7, a brand new app from an established site helps users do...

Will this be the year the first Netflix web-only series wins a major category at the Primetime Emmys? If so, the company will make history. But if Facebook buzz is any indication, Netflix's House of ...

New documents leaked by NSA leaker Edward Snowden reveal that the British spy agency GCHQ — and not the NSA — was behind a cyberattack against Belgian telecommunications company Belgacom. ...

NEW YORK CITY — 3D-printing company MakerBot introduced on Friday its first desktop 3D scanner to go along with its printers, allowing you to scan objects that can then replicated and printed in...

Parents give kids cell phones at younger and younger ages these days, and Louis C.K. has something to say about it.In his latest appearance on Conan, he touches on why children shouldn't have smartp...

Parents give kids cell phones at younger and younger ages these days, and Louis C.K. has something to say about it.In his latest appearance on Conan, he touches on why children shouldn't have smartp...

Who knew NASA aligned with the dark side? That's the only explanation for this image of Mercury snapped by the Messenger spacecraft and released by NASA last week.See also: Watch Disney Characters Aud...

Digital tools such as Facebook and Twitter have empowered activists around the world to become revolutionaries. Despite the advances civil society has made, its freedoms are in jeopardy around the pla...

There are a few things that are rather unique about Silicon Valley that you won’t see in Asia. They play a huge role in what kinds of startups come out of the ecosytem. And although it’s n...

The next generation of Pokémon games bring the franchise into a brave, new world: one that enters the third dimension for the first time.When Pokémon X and Y come out around the world on Oct...

Eduardo Garcia is a sportsman and a chef — both of which are made possible by the most advanced bionic hand in the world.Garcia lost his left hand when he was accidentally electrocuted while hun...

Professional network LinkedIn Corp. was sued by customers alleging it appropriated their identities for marketing the site to nonmembers without their consent by hacking into their external email acco...

Chirpify, the startup that lets you buy and sell products via tweets and posts is announcing a new type of hashtag Thursday, allowing consumers to make purchases just by clicking what it's dubbing "ac...

BlackBerry halted trading in stock briefly on Friday before announcing it was cutting 4,500 jobs and taking a loss of $930 million to $960 million in its second quarter.The loss is primarily attributa...

BlackBerry halted trading in stock briefly on Friday before announcing it was cutting 4,500 jobs and taking a loss of $930 million to $960 million in its second quarter.The loss is primarily attributa...

Add this to the list of things Tim Cook is doing differently than his predecessor: Cook, Apple's current CEO, has joined Twitter.Cook posted a tweet from the account @tim_cook on Friday afternoon, cel...

In 2007, Steve Jobs took the tech world by storm with the release of iOS, introducing our fingers to a whole new way of moving about a screen. In the six years since then, Apple users have seen a new...

When a pipe bursts, you may eventually be able to hold the pieces together and watch them fuse. That could be one of the practical uses for the self-healing polymer discovered by researchers at the
...

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....

Allan Munroe has had a tough few years. The 87-year-old grandpa and father of four has fought heart disease and the early stages of dementia. He broke his hip and spent months in a rehab center. But, ...

New Mac malware found in the wild has been linked to the Syrian Electronic Army, but the mysterious hacker group is denying any involvement in making, or spreading, the trojan.On Tuesday, a researcher...

Last week, Apple announced that it would be making its iWork for iOS suite available free of charge for new iPhone, iPad and iPod touch devices. Now, Google has made its Quickoffice document editing a...

It is perhaps the greatest pedestrian rubbernecking opportunity in the world — the annual line for the new iPhone. But for those of us in the actual line, it often can feel more like being in a ...

During the week, we consume words in snackable, tweetable bites. But on the weekends, we have the time to take a dive into the murkier, lengthier depths of the Internet and expand our attention spans ...

iOS 7 is being heralded as the most significant update to iOS since the debut of the iPhone back in 2007. But are the changes enough to keep up with the mobile competition?iOS 7 is now available and a...

If you ask someone what they think of Apple's new iOS 7 software, you'll likely get a strong reaction. And opinions on "the biggest change to iOS since the original iPhone" have been mixed, to say the...

While developers updated tried-and-true apps that let users listen to music, read and browse the Internet to coincide with the release of iOS 7, a brand new app from an established site helps users do...

Will this be the year the first Netflix web-only series wins a major category at the Primetime Emmys? If so, the company will make history. But if Facebook buzz is any indication, Netflix's House of ...

Celebrate the music that's the soundtrack to your life with this week's Vine ChallengeMusic is an enormous part of our lives. We all have specific albums that were tremendously impactful and important...

New documents leaked by NSA leaker Edward Snowden reveal that the British spy agency GCHQ — and not the NSA — was behind a cyberattack against Belgian telecommunications company Belgacom. ...

NEW YORK CITY — 3D-printing company MakerBot introduced on Friday its first desktop 3D scanner to go along with its printers, allowing you to scan objects that can then be replicated and printed...

Parents give kids cell phones at younger and younger ages these days, and Louis C.K. has something to say about it.In his latest appearance on Conan, he touches on why children shouldn't have smartp...

So, you think you love science? What does that mean to you, exactly? For most people, I’m guessing it means something like this:Image: NASAOr perhaps something like this:Image: National Institu...

Digital tools such as Facebook and Twitter have empowered activists around the world to become revolutionaries. Despite the advances civil society has made, its freedoms are in jeopardy around the pla...

On Sept. 18, Apple finally unveiled iOS 7 to the public. The update marks perhaps the largest change to Apple's OS since its inception in 2007 — and with that change comes many user questions, f...

The next generation of Pokémon games bring the franchise into a brave, new world: one that enters the third dimension for the first time.When Pokémon X and Y come out around the world on Oct...

Derek Colling's 4-year-old son woke up to a very different world Thursday. His dad had updated his iPad to iOS 7 — and nothing would ever be the same againPastels! Colored balls! Control Center!...

Eduardo Garcia is a sportsman and a chef — both of which are made possible by the most advanced bionic hand in the world.Garcia lost his left hand when he was accidentally electrocuted while hun...

Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. had nearly 1 million Facebook Likes ahead of its Sept. 24 premiere on ABC. However, less than 20,000 people were talking about the show on the social network at the tim...

Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. had nearly 1 million Facebook Likes ahead of its Sept. 24 premiere on ABC. However, less than 20,000 people were talking about the show on the social network at the tim...

BlackBerry halted trading in stock briefly on Friday before announcing it was cutting 4,500 jobs and taking a loss of $930 million to $960 million in its second quarter.The loss is primarily attributa...

Add this to the list of things Tim Cook is doing differently than his predecessor: Cook, Apple's current CEO, has joined Twitter.Cook posted a tweet from the account @tim_cook on Friday afternoon, cel...

It takes an innovative eye and a willingness to take risks to stand out in today's over-saturated marketing landscape. To stand out from the pack, you can no longer rely upon tricks that worked for yo...

The iPhone 5S and 5C went on sale in the UK at 8 a.m. this morning and by 8:05 a.m., a few were already damaged.Members of the warranty protection company SquareTrade waited in line at a store and the...

One of the biggest new features of Apple's new iPhone 5S smartphone is its high-tech fingerprint sensor called Touch ID. But it looks like it can read more than just human skin.TechCrunch tried out th...

In 2007, Steve Jobs took the tech world by storm with the release of iOS, introducing our fingers to a whole new way of moving about a screen. In the six years since then, Apple users have seen a new...

When a pipe bursts, you may eventually be able to hold the pieces together and watch them fuse. That could be one of the practical uses for the self-healing polymer discovered by researchers at the
...

Apps are more deeply intertwined with our daily routines than ever. We wake up with the help of our favorite alarm apps, leave ourselves reminders on our favorite note-taking apps and find recipes to ...

Twitter's IPO may come sooner than you think.Reuters reports hearing from a source that Twitter is planning to go public before Thanksgiving this year and is looking to raise $1 billion in its public ...

New Mac malware found in the wild has been linked to the Syrian Electronic Army, but the mysterious hacker group is denying any involvement in making, or spreading, the trojan.On Tuesday, a researcher...

If you're planning to order a new gold iPhone 5S online, don't expect to have it in your hands just yet.Apple updated its shipment times for online purchases on Friday and gold models won't be ready u...

Last week, Apple announced that it would be making its iWork for iOS suite available free of charge for new iPhone, iPad and iPod touch devices. Now, Google has made its Quickoffice document editing a...

Eighteen months ago, Mark Zuckerberg was not happy with Facebook's mobile strategy. The world's largest social network was offering up a weak product — a hybrid app running on HTML5 instead of n...

iOS 7 is being heralded as the most significant update to iOS since the debut of the iPhone back in 2007. But are the changes enough to keep up with the mobile competition?iOS 7 is now available and a...

If you ask someone what they think of Apple's new iOS 7 software, you'll likely get a strong reaction. Opinions on "the biggest change to iOS since the original iPhone" have also been mixed, to say th...

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....

Apple's flagship store in New York City always attracts a big crowd on launch days, but the line for the new iPhones this year hit a new record.There were 1,417 people in line for the launch at the fl...

Celebrate the music that's the soundtrack to your life with this week's Vine ChallengeMusic is an enormous part of our lives. We all have specific albums that were tremendously impactful and important...

The gold iPhone 5S is such a hit with consumers that Apple has asked suppliers to boost production of the phone by one third, according to a report.The report, on The Wall Street Journal's Digits blog...

If it feels like your entire Twitter feed is tweeting about the new iPhone and iPad operating system, iOS 7, you're not aloneMore than 7 million tweets about iOS 7 were sent in the 24 hours before and...

So, you think you love science? What does that mean to you, exactly? For most people, I’m guessing it means something like this:Image: NASAOr perhaps something like this:Image: National Institu...

A new camera filter developed by Japanese lens company Tokina and Japanese broadcasting corporation NHK can blow water right off your lens, so shooting video in the rain will no longer be a probl...

On Sept. 18, Apple finally unveiled iOS 7 to the public. The update marks perhaps the largest change to Apple's OS since its inception in 2007 — and with that change comes many user questions, f...

Derek Colling's 4-year-old son woke up to a very different world Thursday. His dad had updated his iPad to iOS 7 — and nothing would ever be the same againPastels! Colored balls! Control Center!...

Would you like to perfectly personalize your own iPhone case? We've got five covers you can draw on for creative folk — big or little.Whether you want to use your case as a notepad, for doodling...

Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. had nearly 1 million Facebook Likes ahead of its Sept. 24 premiere on ABC. However, less than 20,000 people were talking about the show on the social network at the tim...

It takes an innovative eye and a willingness to take risks to stand out in today's over-saturated marketing landscape. To stand out from the pack, you can no longer rely upon tricks that worked for yo...

How much would you pay for an original drawing of Tom Hanks?The blog I Draw Tom Hanks does exactly what the title says, but with a unique spin. Each drawing is up for grabs and priced at $9000. (No, t...

How much would you pay for an original drawing of Tom Hanks?The blog I Draw Tom Hanks does exactly what the title says, but with a unique spin. Each drawing is up for grabs and priced at $9000. (No, t...

One of the biggest new features of Apple's new iPhone 5S smartphone is its high-tech fingerprint sensor called Touch ID. But it looks like it can read more than just human skin.TechCrunch tried out th...

Are you sick and tired of buying things that have only been on Earth? Do you feel like products become infinitely more valuable once they've experienced the vacuum of space? Have you ever dreamed of o...

While computers have changed drastically over the past 20 years, morphing from big boxes to svelte laptops, touch-screen tablets and smartphones, the Web browsers we use on them have looked largely th...

Twitter is having a good year. Acquisitions, new hires, a growing user base and impressive revenues are all adding to the chatter surrounding the latest social media IPO.As everyone wonders what's nex...

Eighteen months ago, Mark Zuckerberg was not happy with Facebook's mobile strategy. The world's largest social network was offering up a weak product — a hybrid app running on HTML5 instead of n...

Whatever the fox says, it seems to speak to the older generationYouTube comedians The Fine Bros. gathered a few sharp-tongued elders to watch the music video for Ylvis' viral hit "The Fox." The partic...

The day Apple fans have been waiting for is here: The iPhone 5S is now available for purchase in Apple's online storeThe device is currently available in all three finishes — grey, silver and go...

There are a few things that are rather unique about Silicon Valley that you won’t see in Asia. They play a huge role in what kinds of startups come out of the ecosytem. And although it’s n...

Apple's iPhone 5S barely even hit the market in Australia, but the folks from iFixit have already gotten their hands on one. And, of course, they tore it to bitsThe highlights of the teardown include ...

Would you like to perfectly personalize your own iPhone case? We've got five covers you can draw on for creative folk — big or little.Whether you want to use your case as a notepad, for doodling...

Chirpify, the startup that lets you buy and sell products via tweets and posts is announcing a new type of hashtag Thursday, allowing consumers to make purchases just by clicking what it's dubbing "ac...

If you've ever lied and told the dentist that you floss every day, then you know the guilt that comes with itThe latest sketch comedy video from Good Cop Great Cop harps on that discomfort, and takes ...

If you've ever lied and told the dentist that you floss every day, then you know the guilt that comes with itThe latest sketch comedy video from Good Cop Great Cop harps on that discomfort, and takes ...

Are you sick and tired of buying things that have only been on Earth? Do you feel like products become infinitely more valuable once they've experienced the vacuum of space? Have you ever dreamed of o...

Eighteen months ago, Mark Zuckerberg was not happy with Facebook's mobile strategy. The world's largest social network was offering up a weak product — a hybrid app running on HTML5 instead of n...

After the iOS 7 hype, get ready for iOS 7.01. Apple is reportedly updating its operating system Friday to fix a number of bugs affecting the iPhone 5S, which is about to go on saleThe company has also...

We all use our smartphones to call, email or text — until football (or basketball ... or baseball ... or hockey) season starts. After that, a device's sole purpose is to deliver stats, scores an...

Bet you never thought ET would look like this — or that we'd find him hitching a ride on a weather balloonBut that is exactly what a team from the University of Sheffield says happened, accordin...

Burning Man 2014 starts in approximately 11 months and 11 days, which means you have a lot of time to kill until your Instagram feed lights up with dazzling shots of the Black Rock DesertUntil then, r...

As 3D printing technology becomes more accessible, one factor still limits your creativity: the size of the printerA 3D printer can't print anything bigger than itself. So if you want to 3D print a ch...

Earth could continue to host life for at least another 1.75 billion years, as long as a nuclear holocaust, an errant asteroid or some other disaster doesn't intervene, a new study calculates.But even ...

If it feels like your entire Twitter feed is tweeting about the new iPhone and iPad operating system, iOS 7, you're not aloneMore than 7 million tweets about iOS 7 were sent in the 24 hours before and...

With his ferocious fighting skills, mysterious nature and surprising sense of compassion, it's understandable if mercenary bodyguard The Hound is one of your favorite Game of Thrones charactersBut thi...

You already knew social media was really just a good excuse to share a bunch of silly pictures of your cat. Now, there's a social media network just for petsPetigram is a new mobile app that focuses o...

There are a lot of reasons to enjoy Apple's design overhaul in iOS 7. But no one has asked the whales how they feel about the new look — that is, until now.That cute iPhone whale trick you've te...

The California Public Utilities Commission voted unanimously on Thursday to legally approve peer-to-peer ridesharing as provided by companies like Lyft, Sidecar, and UberXThe decision has been long-aw...

Pour a tall one for super-efficient computer chips. Literally. Device engineers at Intel have created a microprocessor that powers up from a single glass of red wine.SEE ALSO: Supercharged! Battery Po...

If you've ever played a Nintendo video game, Hiroshi Yamauchi has more likely than not touched your life. Yamauchi — a businessman who lead Nintendo as president from 1949 to 2002 — died T...

You're probably a tad tired today from trying to update your Apple gadgets to iOS 7 over the past 24 or so hours. We sympathizeApple made its new software available to the public on Wednesday, but did...

Dow Jones has decided to part ways with the operators of All Things Digital, the conference and technology news site founded by veteran journalists Walt Mossberg and Kara Swisher (pictured above) in 2...

Contrary to some online reports, Linus Torvalds, a founder of Linux, was never asked by the U.S. government to put a backdoor into the popular open source operating systemThe misunderstanding, reporte...

How big is too big? When you're talking Samsung smartphones, the limit is seemingly endlessFirst, we saw the hefty Galaxy Note, then the immense Galaxy Note II and now the gargantuan Galaxy Mega.See a...

Chris "Birdman" Andersen helped the Miami Heat win its second-straight NBA championship in June, starring in a supporting role while endearing himself to fans with high-flying dunks and all-out hustle...

If a new ad is to be believed, it's possible we were all wrong about Uncle Sam's gesture, that maybe he wasn't pointing at us to try to recruit us into the army, but to give us a medical exam.The icon...

The iOS 7 release on Wednesday made Apple users scramble to update their gadgets.The colorful operating system facelift brought dramatic changes to the interface — well, if you were actually suc...

Miley Cyrus has been dominating news and social media for weeks, but it seems it was all just part of her plan"You're always gonna make people talk," Cyrus says in the trailer for her new documentary ...

The Sony PlayStation 4 will get its own companion app for iOS and Android devices when the console launches in November, rivaling Microsoft's SmartGlass experience for the Xbox One, the company announ...

Google is the latest tech company to roll out a new logo, following in the footsteps of Yahoo and Bing.The company on Thursday introduced a new flatter logo for its homepage, just a week after it was ...

Google Chrome for iOS just got a little sleeker.Google updated Chrome for the iPhone and iPad, adding a new design for iOS 7 as well as improving the fullscreen experience on the iPad.See also: Top 25...

Ditch the pink and embrace the F word.That's the advice of Yael Cohen, the 26-year-old founder of F*ck Cancer, also known by its PG moniker, "F Cancer." Cohen's mom was diagnosed with breast cancer in...

If you've already downloaded iOS 7 — Apple's latest mobile software update — it probably feels like you have a brand new device (and you didn't even have to go out and buy one).Just like w...

Google has just launched a free Google Wallet app in the App Store.Though the app doesn’t support in-store payments (since Apple’s iPhone doesn’t feature an NFC chip), Google Wallet ...

For this week's Mashable Photo Challenge Guest Series, we want to see your best black-and-white photographs. Whether they're portraits or landscape shots, eliminating color from an image can accentuat...

Facebook is continuing its efforts to bring exclusive content from celebrities onto its platformThe social network announced on Thursday that it secured British singer and songwriter Jessie J for its ...

It's been a long time coming: Pinterest, the heavily funded image and video-sharing network, announced Thursday that it is going to begin experimenting with paid advertising.The product is called "pro...

When Patrick Witty couldn't bear to watch any more victims fall from the Twin Towers on Sept. 11, 2001, he turned around and looked at his fellow witnesses.At that moment, as the towers were going dow...

When Patrick Witty couldn't bear to watch any more victims fall from the Twin Towers on Sept. 11, 2001, he turned around and looked at his fellow witnesses on the corner of Park Row and Beekman Street...

Fans of The Awesomes, Hulu's first animated original series that stars the voice of Saturday Night Live star Seth Meyers and other well-known comedians, will get 10 more episodes of the superhero come...

Last week, a beautifully animated short video introduced the web to a fantastical, dystopian future — one in which a monolithic factory farming operation, Crow Foods Inc., controls all food prod...

If you are first to hack the new iPhone 5S Touch ID fingerprint scanner you could win over $8,000, more than $800 worth of Bitcoin, a pornographic book, and a few bottles of wine, tequila, bourbon and...

You already knew social media was really just a good excuse to share a bunch of silly pictures of your cat. Now, there's a social media network just for petsPetigram is a new mobile app that focuses o...

BBC reporter Simon McCoy accidentally went on air and revealed the next Apple gadget — and it looks remarkably similar to a stack of printer paperDuring a live news segment turned fail, McCoy di...

Marissa Mayer has worked to bring back users to Yahoo by improving its products. On Thursday, she took a different approach: Twitter.Over the course of several hours on Thursday, Mayer retweeted and r...

In the vein of Condescending Corporate Brand Page, someone has created a fake Burlington Coat Factory Twitter account that provides trenchant satire about social media marketing.See also: Behind the S...

In the vein of Condescending Corporate Brand Page, someone has created a fake Burlington Coat Factory Twitter account that provides trenchant satire about social media marketing.See also: Behind the S...

A small asteroid harmlessly zipped by Earth closer than the orbit of the moon on Wednesday.At just 3 to 10 feet in diameter, the tiny asteroid — called 2013 RZ53 — would have burned up in ...

Mashable's Events Board is a great place to find the leading conferences in your industry — whether it's advertising, technology, media or public relations. This week, we're highlighting five ev...

Ylvis asked the Internet a very important question as summer came to a close: What does the fox say? While several Vine video responses tried to answer the question, the video above by YouTube user Hu...

Ylvis asked the Internet a very important question as summer came to a close: What does the fox say? While several Vine video responses tried to answer the question, the video above by YouTube user Hu...

If you could give the gift of science, what would it look like? To find out, of course, we turn to Bill Nye.The famed "science guy", CEO of The Planetary Society and Dancing With the Stars contestant ...

Angry Birds Star Wars combined the best Angry Birds gameplay with the characters and worlds from the original Star Wars trilogy. We see even more of that merger in Angry Birds Star Wars II, which puts...

Ditch the pink and embrace the F word.That's the advice of Yael Cohen, the 26-year-old founder of F*ck Cancer, also known by its PG moniker, "F Cancer." Cohen's mom was diagnosed with breast cancer in...

NASA's Curiosity rover captures hundreds of images as she treks through the Gale Crater on Mars. But when Curiosity turns the camera on herself, she delivers the most breathtaking shot of all: a full-...

By the end of 2013, the total count for mobile apps downloaded will reach 102 billion, according to projections. That number pales in comparison to the number of app downloads expected by 2017: more t...

These 20 captivating photos represent some of the places Mashable readers love most in the world.For our placemaking Instagram contest, we challenged you to share a photo of a public place that is spe...

It's been a long time coming: Pinterest, the heavily funded, 3 year-old image and video-sharing network, announced Thursday that it is going to begin experimenting with paid advertising.The product is...

On Monday, a new law takes effect that could change the face of startup investing.The Jumpstart Our Jobs Act (a.k.a. the JOBS Act, which has nothing to do with jobs) is a bill that President Obama has...

It was only last week that Microsoft announced a trade-in program, offering at least $200 in Microsoft Store credit (toward purchases like the new Surface tablet) for used iPads in good working condit...

HP made a deal with Leap Motion a couple of months ago, and we're now seeing the first fruits of that partnership in the Envy 17: a big laptop with Leap's motion control technology built inAs a PC, th...

While some small business owners need convincing that social media can help their businesses, Steve Acree doesn't have any doubts. He doesn't have any time, either.Acree, founder and owner of Memphis,...

When Patrick Witty couldn't bear to watch any more victims fall from the Twin Towers on Sept. 11, 2001, he turned around and looked at his fellow witnesses on the corner of Park Row and Beekman Street...

Life often moves with a certain regularity. Your phone is charged each night while you sleep, or perhaps each day, at your desk. When you need to look up directions to get un-lost or look up the addre...

What characterizes a market that's primed for ecommerce growth? It's not a country's population size, income per capita, nor even the amount its residents are spending on retail goods every year ̵...

Analysts believe Apple may sell more iPhones during launch weekend this year than in 2012, but not by much.Gene Munster, an analyst with Piper Jaffray, expects Apple to sell 5 million to 6 million iPh...

The weather forecast for your mobile device today is cloudy, with a chance of meatballs.Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs 2, the sequel to the popular animated film is set to hit theaters later this m...

Time to step up your selfie game, InstagrammersRetire the bathroom-mirror duck face, and consider a more radical take on the art of self portraits. If you need inspiration to crank out the perfect ext...

Wi-Fi-enabled security cameras are nothing new, but Samsung's latest model — the SmartCam HD Pro — allows you to remotely keep tabs on your home or an area you want protected via a desktop...

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....

Buffer, the social-media management app that lets users schedule posts to sites such as Twitter, Facebook and Google+, has reached 1 million registered users, according to co-founder Leo WidrichThe mi...

Yahoo has launched a complete redesign of its dated My Yahoo.It's been more than six years since the company touched My Yahoo, the homepage customization concept, but it's timing for a new look couldn...

Ditch the pink and embrace the F word.That's the advice of Yael Cohen, the 26-year-old founder of F*ck Cancer, also known by its PG moniker, "F Cancer." Cohen's mom was diagnosed with breast cancer in...

Android may have a much bigger chunk of the market, but that's irrelevant if people are actually using Apple devices more. At least that's Apple CEO Tim Cook's take on the marketCook, along with softw...

Disney princesses wear beautiful dresses, but they don't look very practical. It would have been much easier for Belle to maneuver the castle rooftop in pantsArtist Haruki Godo has given the women of ...

If you were frantically trying to upgrade your iPhone or iPad to iOS 7 on Wednesday, you weren't alone. Researchers estimate the adoption rate so far is as high as 28%.That's the figure from Mixpanel,...

Tobii's eye-tracking technology can make using a PC slightly more "natural," reading your eye movements to, say, scroll without needing to move a mouse. But for the disabled, it can be revelatory, all...

Developers make apps with a wide range of purposes, so it's no surprise that there are safety apps to help you ward off unpleasant people. After all, your smartphone is constantly at your side, making...

When Patrick Witty couldn't bear to watch any more victims fall from the Twin Towers on Sept. 11, 2001, he turned around and looked at his fellow witnesses on the corner of Park Row and Beekman Street...

Video game quality has come a long way since the Pong days of yore. The characters, scenery and movements controlled on the screen are so lifelike now, hours of play will leave you questioning what is...

With the advent of iOS 7, Apple also quietly raised the limit for over-the-air App Store downloads from 50MB to 100MBThis means you no longer have to connect to a Wi-Fi internet connection to download...

Avast! Sept. 19 is no ordinary date — it's that special day of the year when you're allowed, nay encouraged, to talk like a pirate.In addition to rolling our "arrrrs" and liberally peppering our...

Wi-Fi-enabled security cameras are nothing new, but Samsung Techwin's latest model — the SmartCam HD Pro — allows you to remotely keep tabs on your home or an area you want protected via a...

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....

Instagram has become one of the web's most popular platforms for photo and video sharing. To help users integrate the social network even further into their daily lives, it has released a public appli...

When gamers talk about wanting more realistic game, they're talking about realistic graphics, not a need for the characters to pop into CVS before their next shoot-out.See also: 'GTA V': Deeper and Be...

NASA continues to broaden its search for ideas that could help prevent killer asteroids from striking Earth.Agency officials will attend the World Maker Faire in New York City on Saturday and Sunday, ...

NASA continues to broaden its search for ideas that could help prevent killer asteroids from striking Earth.Agency officials will attend the World Maker Faire in New York City on Saturday and Sunday, ...

Dave Coulier of Full House fame is bringing his wacky impressions and harmonica to the big screen as part of Clean Guys of Comedy, a family-friendly standup show being broadcast live Thursday in nearl...

You breezed through the first season of Orange Is the New Black in 13 glorious hours and now you're jonesing for new episodes like Taystee needs control of the television remote.Ellen DeGeneres, to th...

Apple released iOS 7 Wednesday, and debuted a huge visual overhaul along with it. Heavily textured backgrounds and dark colors are out, while soft gradients, thin sans-serif fonts and bright, bold hue...

When it comes to sad moments in movies, a main character's death is potentially devastating, but there is no greater sorrow than the death of the sweet, innocent canine sidekick. That's where Does The...

Human eyes are an ideal lens. They can easily shift focus between several objects in a given scene, even if those objects are located at different distances. Attempting a similar ability with a camera...

Before you judge Marty McFly's fondness for yelling in the Back to the Future trilogy, consider that you too would probably come unhinged if your mom flirted with you. And that's just in the first fil...

The latest paparazzo to publish photos of James Franco is James Franco. The actor started posting scandalous shots of himself to his Instagram account Tuesday in an apparent parody of gossip and news...

Two online dating ads featured on Facebook this week included photos of a teenager who committed suicideThe social network has since apologized for the ads, which promoted a Canadian online-dating sit...

Two online dating ads featured on Facebook this week included photos of a teenager who committed suicideThe social network has since apologized for the ads, which promoted a Canadian online-dating sit...

Snoop Dogg (or Lion, if you're into the Rasta thing) bet big on Saturday night's Floyd Mayweather - Canelo Alvarez boxing match. He won big, too, after Mayweather came out on top to bring his career r...

NASA continues to broaden its search for ideas that could help prevent killer asteroids from striking Earth.Agency officials will attend the World Maker Faire in New York City on Saturday and Sunday, ...

LeBron James got married over the weekend, and on Wednesday afternoon finally got around to celebrating his new bride on social mediaJames married his longtime girlfriend Savannah Brinson in San Diego...

There was a time, not too long ago, when Yahoo, laboring mightily under the weight of being one of the oldest Internet players in the game, would struggle to push out a new update for even the most po...

The United States military is kick-starting a suborbital hypersonic vehicle program that also aims to launch payloads into orbit on the cheap.The new program, run by the Defense Advanced Research Proj...

New streaming music service iTunes Radio debuted Wednesday, when iOS 7 became available. Though users can create custom radio stations based on songs and artists, they can also discover music through ...

Timothy Blais decided that completing his master's thesis — titled "A New Quantization Condition for Parity-Violating Three-Dimensional Gravity" — wasn't enough of a challenge. So the phys...

Even when Helena Bonham Carter lands a role outside the creative control of Tim Burton she's unable to escape her trademark ghoulish makeup and rotting costumes.See also: 14 Songs That Made Film Adapt...

These days, Vine videos amass Likes more for their humor or cringe-worthiness than visual or cinematic qualities. This has led Vine users to some interesting (and often dangerous) lengths for Internet...

Thousands of people with criminal backgrounds attempt to buy guns online each year — and that's just from one site, according to a new reportThe investigation, conducted by Mayors Against Illega...

Though the next presidential election stress won't start until spring 2015, it's never too early to pour yourself a drink in preparation.A New York vineyard released a 2012 edition of "Victory White,"...

The Internet is disappearing. And with it goes an important part of our recorded history. That was the conclusion of a study Technology Review looked at last year, which measured the rate at which lin...

Facebook has been criticized by the media and users many times over the years for privacy concerns, but Mark Zuckerberg suggested that nothing has had as much of an impact on user trust as the uproar ...

Grand Theft Auto V's first-day sales surpassed $800 million on Tuesday, putting it well above pace to become the fastest-selling game in history, game distributor Take-Two Interactive Software reveale...

Right on the heels of Apple’s iOS 7 release, Twitter has unveiled an update of its mobile app for both the iPad and the iPhone. Sporting a slightly redesigned interface, the update offers more i...

Since soccer fans are likely to have a mobile device in one hand and a beer in the other this season, Heineken is doing its best to infiltrate both.Hence the brewer's latest second-screen campaign, #s...

Apple ditches the warm, fuzzy voiceovers of previous ads for a more trippy approach in a new 60-second iPhone 5C spot, which makes the case for hardware and software synergyThe ad is an assault of col...

LeBron James got married over the weekend, and on Wednesday afternoon finally got around to celebrating his new bride on social mediaJames married his longtime girlfriend Savannah Brinson in San Diego...

This Georgia man's obituary is a prime example of how to properly honor a fulfilling lifeWilliam "Freddie" McCollough's obituary, published in the Savannah Morning News on Sept. 14, opened with a loft...

Bomb disposal soldiers view their robots almost as pets, according to research conducted by Dr. Julie Carpenter at the University of Washington.These soldiers take care of the robots that do a gr...

Clicking "Like" on a Facebook post or page is now a form of speech protected by the U.S. Constitution's First Amendment, according to an opinion issued on Wednesday by a federal appeals court, which o...

Over the last few days, Twitter spammers have been urging users to find out Louis Tomlinson's phone number, hear a leaked version of One Direction's new album and get a free iPhone.What's notable is t...

Watch your back, Galaxy Note. Nvidia has launched a pen-enabled Android tablet of its own. The 7-inch Tegra Note, which is expected to be available in October for $199, will serve as a reference desig...

The latest generation of Apple's operating system is here. For iPhone, iPad and iPod touch users, the iOS 7 download brings new features, better multitasking and brighter colors.But what does it mean ...

Houston, we have a problem.The Astros are the worst team in baseball this year, but they aren't completely useless. Any team that can deliver Internet gold like this deserves some respect — wins...

Hulu's streaming-video library just got a big infusion of British programming with the addition of nearly 150 shows from the BBC — including popular sci-fi series Doctor Who, psychological crime...

Facebook announced a new version of its iOS app on Wednesday to correspond with the launch of iOS 7. The new version of the Facebook app, which will be available in the App Store later on Wednesday, h...

From Evernote to Shazam, it’s a big day for app updates.iOS 7 is now available for download, and many of the App Store’s biggest players updated their apps accordingly.See also: iOS 7: Her...

The creation of Grand Theft Auto V cost an estimated $265 million, making it the video game with the highest production budget of all time.2011's Star Wars: The Old Republic isn't far behind, with an ...

Did you miss your chance to get a ticket for the sold-out Social Good Summit? You can still join the conversations happening at the 92nd Street Y in New York by tuning into the Social Good Summit Live...

Just hours after BlackBerry unveiled a new smartphone, more bad news has emerged about the company.BlackBerry is said to be planning to lay off as much as 40% of its staff by the end of the year to cu...

The CEOs of the nation’s largest companies typically don’t have a reason to fly to Butte, Mont. But that’s where they are this week, a who’s who of corporate America, participa...

Though the next presidential election stress won't start until spring 2015, it's never too early to pour yourself a drink in preparation.A New York vineyard released a 2012 edition of "Victory White,"...

After months of build up and waiting, Apple's latest iOS 7 software for mobile devices is finally here — and the update is pretty solid. The company is calling it "the biggest change to iOS sinc...

Twilio added support for picture messaging Wednesday, allowing customers to send and receive photo messages.Twilio, previously a text-only service, provides a telephony infrastructure that lets develo...

A coalition of digital civil liberties groups, joined by Internet companies like Reddit and DuckDuckGo, are making a renewed push for yet a new bill in a fight to reform a 1986 online privacy law that...

Apple updated iTunes to version 11.1 Wednesday, bringing a number of new features to the music software.The biggest update: iTunes Radio. iTunes Radio is a new streaming radio offering from Apple tha...

Lee Hoffman knows he's not normal. "Incredibly bizarre" would be a better description, he says.For the past five years, Hoffman has carefully tracked every emotion, every activity, every thought and e...

Noting that 85% of its small business customers don't have a Twitter account, GoDaddy has partnered with Twitter to let such customers quickly set up a profile page.The Twitter functionality, availabl...

iOS 7 is finally here, available as a free update to owners of iOS devices.The next generation of Apple’s mobile operating system for the iPhone, iPad and iPod touch, iOS 7 represents a complete...

Google is taking on death itself with Calico, a new company charged with extending the human life spanThe initiative, announced in a Time cover story, will be run by Arthur Levinson, former CEO of Gen...

The Beatles are probably the most influential musicians of the 20th century, but did you know they really wanted to star in a movie version of Lord of the Rings? Thankfully, Stanley Kubrick had the go...

Star Wars ships have lingered in the shadow of the Death Star long enough. Now they have their moment in the sun — or Tatooine moonsArtist Thong Le created a series of minimalist Star Wars ship ...

In China, “people enjoy full freedom on the Internet,” an official from the Ministry of Information told Indian reporters during a visit to Mumbai this week, according to DNA, a news outle...

iOS 7 is set to drop on Wednesday, and with it comes arguably the biggest overhaul to iOS since its debut back in 2007.The biggest change in iOS 7 is its complete visual overhaul. Every pixel was redr...

One viral video and several twists and turns later, Matthew Cordle finally kept his promise to accept responsibility for his involvement in a fatal crash.The 22-year-old pleaded guilty to charges of a...

The launch of the next-generation iPhones are top of mind for Apple fans this week, but we have good news for those patiently awaiting tablets, too: Leaked images of the iPad mini 2 in a "space gray" ...

If you've ever wished you could get your YouTube fix even when your phone isn't connected to the Internet, you're in luck.YouTube announced late Tuesday that it plans to introduce a new feature in Nov...

A new commercial spacecraft built to haul cargo to the International Space Station will launch into space from Virginia's Eastern Shore Wednesday, and it just might be visible from a wide swath of the...

A new commercial spacecraft built to haul cargo to the International Space Station launched into space from Virginia's Eastern Shore Wednesday.The new Cygnus spacecraft, built by the spaceflight compa...

In the absence of a military infrastructure, Syrian rebels have turned to smartphones and tablets to track, aim mortars at, and plot attacks against government troops loyal to President Bashar al-Assa...

This isn't a music video for Seal's "Fly Like an Eagle," but it may as well be.Some beautiful soul attached a camera to an eagle's back and captured the majestic flight that a human's large, dense bon...

Internet Explorer, the browser that has suffered the critical wrath of frustrated Web surfers for years, is finally getting a dramatic refresh with the debut of IE11. An early Developer Preview of IE1...

Social media has revolutionized the field of marketing. With the rise of Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and Pinterest, consumers' roles have shifted from observers to brand advocates, which means that m...

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 storiesT...

If you've ever wished you could get your YouTube fix even when your phone isn't connected to the Internet, you're in luck.YouTube announced late Tuesday that it plans to introduce a new feature in Nov...

Internet Explorer, the browser that has suffered the critical wrath of frustrated Web surfers for years, is finally getting a dramatic refresh with the debut of IE11. An early Developer Preview of IE1...

Grumpy Cat got some happy news this week: She'll now be a "spokescat" for Friskies.The feline Internet star — who also goes by the name "Tardar Sauce," is promoting "The Friskies," an award show...

Along with the launch of its redesigned iOS 7 apps Wednesday Pandora as a whole is seeing a little bit of a design update in the form of a new logo.The new logo will appear on Pandora’s website,...

It's hard to know how to navigate the murky waters of college. Before you dissect Pitch Perfect in hopes of some guidance, try looking to the women who taught you all the important lessons when you we...

Twitter's looming IPO brings up a lot of questions, the biggest of which being what going public will mean for the company's futureAs any good history teacher will tell you, the best way to understand...

Full House fans, we have some good news and some bad newsFirst the good: Dave Coulier, a.k.a. Uncle Joey, has kept the famous Mr. Woodchuck after all theses years (eighteen since the last episode ran)...

Did you miss your chance to get a ticket for the sold-out Social Good Summit? You can still join the conversations happening at the 92nd Street Y in New York by tuning into the Social Good Summit Live...

Just hours after BlackBerry unveiled a new smartphone, more bad news has emerged about the company.BlackBerry is said to be planning to lay off as much as 40% of its staff by the end of the year to cu...

The CEOs of the nation’s largest companies typically don’t have a reason to fly to Butte, Mont. But that’s where they are this week, a who’s who of corporate America, participa...

The Launchpad is a series that introduces Mashable readers to compelling startups. If you would like to have your startup considered for inclusion, please see the details here.Name: BrightOne-Liner Pi...

BlackBerry has launched the Z30, a 5-inch smartphone, the first one to sport the new version of BlackBerry OS, 10.2Following in the footsteps of the Z10, the Z30 doesn't have a physical keyboard, once...

After months of build up and waiting, Apple's latest iOS 7 software for mobile devices is finally here — and the update is pretty solid. The company is calling it "the biggest change to iOS sinc...

Infinity Blade III, the game used to showcase the iPhone 5S' capabilities during Apple's recent iPhone event, is now available for purchaseThe release comes hours before the scheduled release of iOS 7...

With Google Treks, travel photography may never be the same.Using the familiar Google Street View, this project stitches together web tours of worldwide destinations like the Grand Canyon and Galapago...

Today's Google Doodle is a tribute to French physicist Léon Foucault, best known for his Foucault pendulum, which demonstrates the rotation of the Earth on its axis. Foucault was born on Septembe...

Juggling multiple social media accounts across several networks can get hectic, especially when there's a fine line between a manageable number of browser tabs and a terrible guessing game.Self-respec...

Grumpy Cat cake pops add a touch of sweetness to the famous kitty's cranky disposition. And now you can learn to make these bite-sized bits of cranky goodness.Blogger and cookbook author Angie Dudley ...

Every August for the past 500 years, German festival goers come to the Bavarian forest to see a performance of the traditional folk play Drachenstich, or “Slaying of the Dragon.” Naturally...

Holy 8-bit revamp, Batman. The Caped Crusader and Joker battle old-school video game style for a new take on The Dark Knight.The latest video from CineFix's "8-Bit Cinema" series recreates the enormou...

In the early days of the consumer Web, online merchants had to get over shoppers’ hesitation to commit credit-card data over the Internet. Now, it appears that it’s the merchants who are b...

Adobe announced a new offer called the Photoshop Photography Program on its official blog Tuesday. The $9.99 per month deal gives perpetual owners of Photoshop CS3-CS6 licenses access to Photoshop CC,...

Do you go apple picking? Drink Starbucks Pumpkin Spice Lattes? Obsess over cardigans? Do you Instagram the whole time?If you said yes to any of the above, you could be suffering from Compulsive Fall D...

With free catered food and gallons of energy drinks fueling wired, red-eyed coders, the organizers of MHacks, University of Michigan's second-annual hackathon, say they're confident that the 36-hour m...

The hotly anticipated Grand Theft Auto V hit shelves on Tuesday, giving gamers of all ages spasmodic fits of joy. Many of those gamers logged on to Twitter, where they saw the promoted trend #GATVMake...

There are probably at least four pairs of shoes in your closet right now. Consider yourself lucky, because more than 300 million people in developing nations do not even own one pairThe team behind Un...

Think you're a big fantasy football player? Think you've got all the insights on hot pickups, who to start and who to sit? Heck, maybe you're even as hardcore as the guy who recently brought his lapto...

Grand Theft Auto V, out Tuesday, upped the gaming ante by allowing players to switch between three characters to cause mayhem around the fictional city of Los Santos. But what if their connections run...

The debut of Apple's iPhone 5C surprised both analysts and fans, who were mostly expecting a low-priced device geared towards capturing more market share in budget-conscious China. However, in tr...

Computing is getting a little greener, thanks to a material called grapheneNew studies suggest that integrating the "strongest material in the world" into computer chips would allow them to run off of...

Remember Kevin Ware? He's the University of Louisville basketball player whose incredibly gruesome March Madness injury went viral online this spring. Video of the injury was viewed across the web, wh...

Apple’s newest flagship smartphone, the iPhone 5S, doesn’t hit stores until Sept. 20. Some reviewers, however, have already had the opportunity to spend a few days with the smartphone.So, ...

Louisville sports anchor Adam Lefkoe has outdone himself this time, quoting classic rap lyrics for five straight minutes in one truly epic segmentFrom MC Hammer and Skee-Lo to Jay Z and Dr. Dre, see h...

LinkedIn filed a legal challenge against the U.S. government in the Unites States Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court (FISC) Tuesday in an effort to publicly share information regarding the govern...

The perfect pair of shoes are hard to find. But Shoes of Prey has attempted to take the hassle out of the process with customizable designs that can be rendered online before purchase — giving s...

A new image from NASA's Hubble Space Telescope shows an enormous collection of galaxies and star clusters in stunning detail.Hubble spied 10,000 or so of the estimated 160,000 globular star groupings ...

The hotly anticipated Grand Theft Auto V hit shelves on Tuesday, giving gamers of all ages spasmodic fits of joy. Many of those gamers logged on to Twitter, where they saw the promoted trend #GATVMake...

Amidst the hullabaloo surrounding Twitter's IPO announcement last week, it was easy to forget that Twitter co-founder Jack Dorsey is actually running another company with IPO potentialIn an interview ...

Think you're a big fantasy football player? Think you've got all the insights on hot pickups, who to start and who to sit? Heck, maybe you're even as hardcore as the guy who recently brought his lapto...

The National Security Agency is considered by some to have the best roster of hackers in the world; but sometimes even the best need some help. That may well be the reason the NSA became a customer of...

Fox's New Girl begins its third season on Tuesday night. While anxiously waiting to discover the fate of Jess and Nick's (finally) budding romance, we gathered some of Nick Miller's finest tipsThe lof...

When two beards meet, the greater beard has the right of way. Isaiah Webb (a.k.aIncredibeard) can attest to this factThe 29-year-old San Franciscan gained traction online, from Instagram to Tumblr to ...

Apple iPads, iPhones and iPods have been around long enough that some of the newer versions of iOS no longer work on them. Case in point: A first-generation iPad works with iOS 5.1.1, but nothing abov...

Twitter won't be the first big social media company to go public, but it may well be the last — at least for a whileAfter back-to-back years of blockbuster IPOs from Facebook and LinkedIn —...

The past week has seen devastating flooding to Colorado's Front Range, forcing thousands to flee their homes and killing seven.The Atlantic's In Focus gallery is showcasing some of the images that ill...

AMC delivered its third major announcement within a week on Tuesday, informing Mad Men fans that season 7 will be split into two seven-episode parts titled "The Beginning" and "The End of an Era." The...

Twitter is on top of the world right now. Its user base and revenues are both growing. A slew of recent acquisitions and hires have maintained momentum — and of course, there's that upcoming IPO...

The United States leads the rest of the world in LTE subscriptions. There are more than twice as many American LTE subscribers (47 million) than subscribers in either South Korea (20 million) or Japan...

The World Risk Index ranked the Philippines to be the third most vulnerable country to climate change and natural disasters. Its capital, Manila, is the second most at risk city on the planet. To addr...

Call it a pivot, of sorts: On Tuesday morning, LivingSocial — Groupon's biggest, though still privately owned, rival in the local daily deals space — sent out a statement to press, announc...

How do you book your online travel? On a site like Travelocity, Expedia or Orbitz? If you live in the United States, you most likely don't use Skyscanner, a global travel booking company with roots in...

Busy schedules affect our food choices. It isn't just laziness that leads us to take-out and delivery — long days at work, school or raising kids can squash even the best of dinner intentions. W...

Samsung’s new Galaxy Gear smart watch got a lot of press and attention a few weeks ago, and you probably think you know all there is to know about the technology giant’s first wearable gad...

Apple’s newest flagship smartphone, the iPhone 5S, doesn’t hit stores until Sept. 20. Some reviewers, however, have already had the opportunity to spend a few days with the smartphone.So, ...

Sony is taking on Google with the unveiling of its new Bravia Smart Stick, a tiny device that works with your HDTV much like Google’s Chromecast.Set to debut later this week, the Smart Stick wil...

If you want to protect yourself against government spying, or you're afraid you might be the target of a drone, there's hope beyond the good-old tinfoil hat. Two artists are now selling their high-tec...

Oh Ash Ketchum, how we missed youWith only a few weeks left before the release of Pokémon X and Y on Nintendo 3DS, Pokemon released a mashup that brings back the popular phrase, "Gotta catch 'em...

Apple is pushing out its iOS 7 software on Wednesday, and if we've learned anything from major system updates in the past, there will be kinksBefore you download the new software — which will be...

When Ben Affleck was cast as Batman in Zack Synder's Man of Steel sequel, we quickly heard everyone's opinions (read: expletives, pleas, freak outs and panic) on the matter. But the one voice we hadn...

For this week's round of the Mashable Photo Challenge Guest Series, we wanted to see your best jumpstagram photos. Submissions ranged from jumping silhouette shots taken at sunset to BMX front fl...

A Dairy Queen employee's actions prove that soft-serve ice cream is best served with a side of kindnessRedditor Happy_Penguin posted a picture of an email sent to the Dairy Queen in Hopkins, Minn., wr...

Conceived during the summer of 2002 and launched in May 2003, LinkedIn now boasts 238 million users and has made great strides to become the world's largest professional network in its decade of exist...

When it comes to grafting electronics onto skin, John Rogers from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign churns out epidermic tech at a seemingly fevered pitch. Perhaps his latest creation wil...

The shortest distance between two points is a straight line, but that's not how a biker decides how to get to their destination (or a driver or even a pilot, if you think about it)The best bike route ...

An invisible, music-playing and sound-canceling gel may soon coat your smartphone, laptop screen, television, and even your car windows.This stretchy hydrogel speaker, a prototype invented by a team o...

A new patent suggests that Apple may add text-to-speech functionality to its Notes app, specifically for communicating in a different language.The feature will translate text into a desired language, ...

Back in January, the six web design trends that should disappear this year were discussed. Stock photography, or "business porn" as Brian Massey calls it, is one of them. Sadly, this epidemic still pl...

The Super Bowl and World Cup are fiercely competitive sporting events that pit rivals against each other for the ultimate victory. And we're not talking about the teams — it's all about the migh...

Getting in the mood for cider and brisk morning walks with vistas of reds, oranges and golds?The leaves haven’t started changing yet, but when they do autumn admirers can track the progress of t...

Google is pushing out a new version of its Google Wallet app for Android that will allow users to send money from their bank accounts to anyone in the United States.The update, which will come this we...

3D printing is an incredible technology, although it requires detailed information about the objects you want to print. For most people, this is a big limitation — it's not like every phone or t...

Amazon Instant Video has finally been updated with full AirPlay support. As a result, you can now use the app to watch titles from Prime Instant Video and the Amazon Instant Video store right on your ...

You don't have to wait to receive the new iPhone 5S to check out its new slow-motion mode. Just turn to Burberry's Instagram feed.Apple lent the British fashion house the device, which isn't available...

You don't have to wait to receive the new iPhone 5S to check out its new slow-motion mode. Just turn to Burberry's Instagram feed. Apple lent the British fashion house the device to capture its pastel...

This week, CreativeLIVE is hosting Photo Week, the largest photography education system of its kind: 50 courses taught by more than 50 top educators ranging in topics from wedding and concert photogra...

Not long after rumors indicated Nokia planned to delay the September launch of its Lumia 1520 Windows phone, the company sent a save-the-date tweet for an "innovation reinvented" announcement in Octob...

The Dancing With the Stars judges may have misunderstood poor Bill Nye. But that didn't stop the famous scientist from gracing the stageAmerica's favorite bowtie-sporting science nerd debuted his danc...

Microsoft announced Tuesday that its board of directors has approved a new share buyback program for up to $40 billion, replacing a previous $40 billion repurchase program that is set to expire at the...

Candy Crush may be one of the hottest mobile games of the year, though it does have the drawback of only giving you five livesSure, you can bug your Facebook friends or pay for more lives instead of w...

Netizens in Iran lost access to Facebook and Twitter on Tuesday, just a day after surprisingly gaining access to the notoriously banned social networks.Iranian officials revoked access after a technic...

If you've been to a zoo, you may have heard an orangutan shouting at his exhibit-mates. As it happens, some of those shouts could have been plans for the future.The night before they intend to move, m...

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....

For those who are baffled by Dennis Rodman, the man who enjoys the company of North Korea's totalitarian leader Kim Jong Un, a new ad for Wonderful Pistachios offers some explanation."Dennis Rodman do...

Microsoft announced Tuesday that its board of directors has approved a new share buyback program for up to $40 billion, replacing a previous $40 billion repurchase program that is set to expire at the...

Volkswagen channels a strong sense of '80s nostalgia in a new ad that riffs on A-ha's classic "Take on Me" video.The ad for VW's Carefree Maintenance program shows a man daydreaming in the hand-drawn ...

Dell is upgrading its Inspiron line of consumer laptops with Intel's efficient Haswell processors, extending battery life significantly. The company is also updating the line of laptops with aluminum ...

Despite a number of competitors on the market, most notably the Android-powered Nexus 7 and Galaxy Tab, Apple’s iPad has remained at the head of the pack in terms of mainstream successThat’...

After the cryptic countdown on BritneySpears.com flashed zeros under the all-capitalized phrase "ALL EYES ON ME," Britney Spears arrived via helicopter in Las Vegas on Good Morning America to announce...

After the cryptic countdown on BritneySpears.com flashed zeros under the all-capitalized phrase "ALL EYES ON ME," Britney Spears arrived via helicopter in Las Vegas on Good Morning America to announce...

Back in January, the six web design trends that should disappear this year were discussed. Stock photography, or "business porn" as Brian Massey calls it, is one of them. Sadly, this epidemic still pl...

As they repeat in the video: Do not try this at home. The folks at Distort are much more careless with their appendages — playing with liquid nitrogen is obviously not recommended for those not ...

Apple has launched the first ad for its "budget" smartphone, the iPhone 5CTitled "Plastic Perfected" and accompanied by a tune from Sleigh Bells, the app shows the elements of the iPhone 5C being "mol...

Apple has launched the first ad for its "budget" smartphone, the iPhone 5CTitled "Plastic Perfected" and accompanied by a tune from Sleigh Bells, the app shows the elements of the iPhone 5C being "mol...

More, more, more. Everything's always better when there's more, and your browser toolbar space is no exception. With compelling online content behind every click, it's easy to find yourself overwhelme...

The ability of humans to create art, think rationally or invent new tools has long interested scientists, and a new study reveals how the brain achieves these imaginative feats.Human imagination stems...

You might guess someone like Angelina Jolie, Beyonce or Kim Kardashian would top the list of the most dangerous celebrity to search for on the Internet in 2013, but instead, the honor goes to Lily Col...

This week, CreativeLIVE is hosting Photo Week, the largest photography education system of its kind: 50 courses taught by more than 50 top educators ranging in topics from wedding and concert photogra...

The last time I tried to enter Israel was 1987. I was dragged away by three soldiers, deposited in a Jeep, driven to the Taba border crossing point and dumped outside the Egyptian border gate.I was re...

Keep an eye on your hubby, Angelina Jolie, because Madonna is telling the world that Brad Pitt is in her dreams. During a candid "Ask Me Almost Anything" session on Reddit Monday, the 55-year-old firs...

Twitter, the second most popular social site in the world, intends to go public on a near-approaching date. That means that if you plan to buy any shares, you'll have a negligible say in the direction...

Working in a creative industry often means that you need to present your work on a global stage, using an attractive and professional platform. A great portfolio can help you land clients while buildi...

Nokia's Lumia 1520 (codenamed Bandit) will see the light of day a few weeks later than expected, Reuters reports citing sources familiar with the company's plansThe largest Lumia so far, though offici...

Fozzie Bear might not get booed off stage if he picked up this guy's act.Brock Baker, known on YouTube as the "Man of a Kajillion Voices," shows off his impressive vocal skills by performing 12 Muppet...

Microsoft's has updated Bing's logo to be tighter, more abstract and above all, more Microsoft-y.The overhaul, which includes a more abstract "B" and a switch to the Segoe font, was consciously design...

Microsoft's has updated Bing's logo to be tighter, more abstract and above all, more Microsoft-y.The overhaul, which includes a more abstract "B" and a switch to the Segoe font, was consciously design...

Microsoft has updated Bing's logo to be tighter, more abstract and more in line with the company's branding.The overhaul, which includes a more abstract "B" and a switch to the Segoe font, was conscio...

When you have a job you love, the last thing you want to think about is job hunting. After all, if you’re already doing something you enjoy, your time’s probably better spent figuring out ...

Apple has launched the first ad for its "budget" smartphone, the iPhone 5CTitled "Plastic Perfected" and accompanied by a tune from Sleigh Bells, the app shows the elements of the iPhone 5C being "mol...

This stunt takes "Beam me up, Scotty!" to a whole new universe.Illusionist Scott Penrose teamed up with streaming service blinkbox to stage a mind-bending prank in conjunction with the DVD r...

Netflix is following the pirates as it chooses content to add to its streaming-video service.When rolling out its service in the Netherlands, the company looked at what content to offer based in part ...

In this week's viral video recap, a brave cat takes on the theremin. Is this musically inclined feline a virtuoso or hopeless amateur? You decide.But if you're among the Internet minority who think do...

We're less than three weeks away from the second birthday of Siri: October 4, the day Apple's intelligent voice-activated assistant was unveiled alongside the iPhone 4SBut Apple has already declared S...

Nothing matches the girlhood magic of attending a Taylor Swift concert. And thanks to a couple of awesome parents, this adorable kid experienced the magic firsthandRedditor BabsonMcChonkers shared a v...

It’s not every day that an art museum adds a gun to its permanent collection. But the Victoria and Albert Museum in London — self-described as “the world’s greatest museum of a...

A new skyscraper will soon be a part of the skyline in Seoul, South Korea — but you may not be able to see it.Architects behind the world's first invisible skyscraper were granted a permit to be...

Pranks don't always end in embarrassment — take a look at a duo of do-gooders spreading happiness 200 bucks at a time.YouTube personalities and professional pranksters Stuart Edge and Andrew Hal...

Keep an eye on your hubby, Angelina Jolie, because Madonna is telling the world that Brad Pitt is in her dreams. During a candid "Ask Me Almost Anything" session on Reddit Monday, the 55-year-old firs...

As futuristic as it may still sound, syncing up your home's appliances and controlling them with your mobile device is science fact, not science fiction. Several products are on the market, but a new ...

During Sunday night's huge NFL win over the visiting San Francisco 49ers, Seattle Seahawks fans broke the record for the loudest crowd in sports history. Then they broke it againFittingly enough for a...

A ranch in Essex, England has started connecting its cows to the Internet to monitor any changes in behavior that could signal diseaseThe team behind the Cow Tracking Project attach a GPS device to ea...

In a white paper shared by Facebook Monday morning about Internet.org, the company's campaign to get the entire world online, Facebook also shared some interesting information about the size of its ph...

A new free app called Rookies is tailor-made for sports fans and brings a new twist to the infinite number of photo apps on the webBut its secret sauce comes from a place far off the digital grid: the...

Caesars Entertainment Corp., the largest owner of casinos in the U.S., will offer real-money online poker in Nevada starting Thursday, becoming the second operator to do so since the state legalized w...

The Mashies Award Ceremony is right around the corner and comedian Godfrey will be hosting the showYou may recognize Godfrey from the movie Zoolander or from guest starring on 30 Rock and Comedy Centr...

The Internet has become so ubiquitous over the past two decades, it can be easy to forget that well over half the world's population still does not have access to it. To address this issue, a group of...

With fall comes new TV seasons, and social media analysis firm NetBase has analyzed seven shows to find the opinions expressed across social media to determine which shows and networks viewers are mos...

To the sounds of Blink 182, and sporting a suit, bright red tennis shoes and Google Glass, Box CEO Aaron Levie took the stage Monday morning to kick off Box’s annual developer conference, Box Wo...

Life is good for Ben McLemore. He was the seventh overall pick in June's NBA draft, giving him license to do all sorts of cool things. He can buy expensive toys. He can plot his course to the Hall of ...

Americans lag behind Chinese Internet users when it comes to mobile shopping. Nearly twice as many Chinese Internet users (18%) shop via their mobile phones as Americans (10%).Statista's chart, below,...

There usually isn't a whole lot of crossover between NFL fans and Miley Cyrus fans. But this video melds the two worlds to skin-crawling effect by superimposing the head of Patriots quarterback Tom Br...

Starting last Tuesday, 14 subdomains of NASA went downOne of them, dedicated to the Kepler mission that searches for habitable exoplanets, had an announcement posted that read, "Down for Maintenance: ...

The music industry is like a leaky faucet, with songs dripping out of it before the powers at be turn the handle. The latest drip? Rapper Drake's third studio album, Nothing Was the Same, has leaked o...

For the first time since the "green revolution" that followed the 2009 elections in Iran, citizens of the country can access Twitter and Facebook.The social media sites, blocked for four years, were a...

Warner Bros. has released the trailer for Grace of Monaco, starring Academy Award-winner Nicole Kidman as the hollywood-royalty-turned-princess Grace KellySet in the 1960s, the film follows Kelly and ...

A new skyscraper will soon be a part of the skyline in Seoul, South Korea — but you may not be able to see it.Architects behind the world's first invisible skyscraper were granted a permit to be...

Internet, it's time to get to know Evan Seltzer, a soccer player at Vassar College in upstate New YorkSeltzer, a senior defender this year, has had a nice college career. He has scored a few goals and...

Perhaps Reddit has learned its lesson.Hours after a subreddit cropped up, supposedly dedicated to identifying the gunmen who infiltrated the Washington Navy Yard and killed at least 12 people on Monda...

Netflix is following the pirates as it chooses content to add to its streaming-video service.When rolling out its service in the Netherlands, the company looked at what content to offer based in part ...

In Daft Punk's new video for "Lose Yourself to Dance," Pharrell Williams and Nile Rogers jam along with the French electronic pop duo in what looks like a hip 1970s discotheque. The groovy stage stand...

When asked in a recent interview about his advice for Twitter's possible IPO, Facebook co-founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg joked that he would probably be the "last" person one would want to ask on "ho...

When you've got a thriving business, one of the toughest decisions to make is when to open that second location. Do you open one close by? Do you try to break into a new market? When is the right time...

We're less than three weeks away from the second birthday of Siri: October 4, the day Apple's intelligent voice-activated assistant was unveiled alongside the iPhone 4SBut Apple has already declared S...

Our latest in the Ask a Dev series explores what attracts developers to Android. As Caldwell Shine, consulting architect, explains in the video above, it's about flexibility and versatility.Since Goo...

I messed up, big time. My own laziness resulted in the loss of well over one hundred drawings on my iPad — artwork I now must close my eyes and search my biological memory to see again. I could ...

Mark Zuckerberg is back in the top 20 on Forbes' list of the 400 richest Americans.The Facebook co-founder and CEO saw his net worth double from $9.4 billion (at the time the 2012 Forbes list was asse...

It's not often you hear a dentist say something nice about cavities, but that may be changing.In a recently published study in The Journal of the American Medical Association involving 620 participant...

Americans lag behind Chinese Internet users when it comes to mobile shopping. Nearly twice as many Chinese Internet users (18%) shop via their mobile phones as Americans (10%).Statista's chart, below,...

What does it look like when you mix up journalism and the tech-world ethos? That's a question that's been asked a lot lately, when Jeff Bezos bought the Washington Post (and when Chris Hughes bought N...

The Mashies Award Ceremony is right around the corner and comedian Godfrey will be hosting the showYou may recognize Godfrey from the movie Zoolander or from guest starring on 30 Rock and Comedy Centr...

Miniature human organs made by 3D printing could create a "body on a chip" that enables better drug testing. That futuristic idea has become a new bioprinting project backed by $24 million from the U....

To the sounds of Blink 182, and sporting a suit, bright red tennis shoes and Google Glass, Box CEO Aaron Levie took the stage Monday morning to kick off Box’s annual developer conference, Box Wo...

Technology makes our lives better, and ... more confusing.Should I send a Facebook friend request before the first date? If my dad, age 53, uses his laptop for browsing the web and checking his email,...

Last month, Gap announced its "Back to Blue" campaign, a multi-platform effort spanning print, online, outdoor and, for the first time in four years, a return to TV. On Monday, Gap unveiled the two sp...

More than a quarter billion people play games on Facebook every month. All that activity translated into more than $2 billion for Facebook developers in 2012 alone.Clearly, Facebook apps are a huge bu...

The thing about science and technology is that what's cutting edge today is quickly replaced tomorrow. And that's a good thing — constantly pushing the envelope to build better, more brilliant m...

A U.S. Navy spokeswoman said the site of Monday's Navy Yard shootings is an "administrative building" for its systems commands for subs and ships."It's more of an administrative headquarters than anyt...

Caesars Entertainment Corp., the largest owner of casinos in the U.S., will offer real-money online poker in Nevada starting Thursday, becoming the second operator to do so since the state legalized w...

Not since kindergarten had Eric Migicovsky spent as much time thinking about glue as he did last year.While about 69,000 people waited for his company to ship the smart watches they had ordered throug...

AMC is plotting to give fans of AMC's The Walking Dead a new perspective on the zombie-infested world through a companion series, the network revealed MondayThe spinoff show, Spread the Dead, will fea...

Google has purchased Bump, a 4-year old company known for its eponymous mobile app, which lets users exchange contact information by bumping their phones.Bump announced the move on Monday on its offic...

All iPads need cases, but you don't need to spend upward of $80 on a piece of plastic. This do-it-yourself case can be created with household materials and personalized with a notebook that fits your ...

The United Nations released its report on Monday, confirming the usage of chemical weapons in Syria.On Aug. 21, President Bashar al-Assad allegedly unleashed a chemical weapons attack in a small subur...

One well-known feature of social networks is that similar people tend to attract each other: birds of a feather flock together.So an interesting question is whether these similarities cause people to ...

Have you ever waved back at someone, only to realize he was actually greeting the person behind you instead? If so, this is a video you'll relate to.In a lightly branded short video, designer Cynthia ...

Never waste time again searching for the remote control nestled in the corners of your couch. A new interface lets you control devices in your home — from resetting the thermometer to changing t...

For Google Glass to be truly useful, it needs an active data connection, which means you'll need to buy a Bluetooth tethering plan from your carrier if you want to use it out and about. That was until...

This is a developing story. We will continue to update this article as more information becomes available.Police are on the hunt for a suspect or suspects who shot 10 people at the Washington Navy Yar...

Samsung may have just unveiled its Galaxy Gear smart watch with much fanfare two weeks ago, but it may already be working on the next generation of the device, according to a new report.As reported by...

Your 140 characters are precious. Nobody wants to waste valuable Twitter type on extra-long hyperlinks; that's why shortlink generators like Bitly are indispensable to tweeters in the know. And even t...

Even though you're a criminal, you can still have a sweet life. That's the message of Grand Theft Auto V, the most beautiful, complex and story-driven entry of the franchiseThere is something mythical...

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....

Mark Zuckerberg is back in the top 20 on Forbes' list of the 400 richest Americans.The Facebook co-founder and CEO saw his net worth double from $9.4 billion (at the time the 2012 Forbes list was asse...

The traditional red carpet tango — the flashy dance between celebrities and media — now incorporates cameos from some of the most-followed users on VineSome call them Vine celebrities. (I ...

It's only Monday, but this ad for a telecom in Thailand may be the best thing you'll watch all week.The spot weaves a story about kindness rewarded over the course of 30 years. While the tale could ha...

Costa Concordia, the Italian cruise ship that hit a rock off the coast of Isola del Giglio and capsized in January 2012, is finally free. It had been stuck on its side near Tuscany.An operation to rai...

Virgin Mobile is tapping the "wonders of neuroscience" for a new series of YouTube ads that react to a viewer's blinks.The series includes 25 videos. The technology fueled by your webcam, called "Blin...

Colonel Meow understands your feelings about MondaysThe famous, furry cat with a fondness for Scotch and hatching world domination schemes knows that you wanted to stay in bed today. Instead of starin...

You've heard it before: "The Internet is forever." So you should know that when your friend posts a picture of you staggeringly drunk on Facebook, it may come back to haunt you.Businesses are now usin...

You've heard it before: "The Internet is forever." So you should know that when your friend posts a picture of you staggeringly drunk on Facebook, it may come back to haunt you.Businesses are now usin...

Amy Poehler celebrates her 42nd birthday on Monday, and she's packed a lot of awesome into those 42 years.In addition to giving the world Leslie Knope, she also runs a YouTube channel, Amy Poehler's S...

For Google Glass to be truly useful, it needs an active data connection, which means you'll need to buy a Bluetooth tethering plan from your carrier if you want to use it out and about. That was until...

Samsung may have just unveiled its Galaxy Gear smart watch with much fanfare two weeks ago, but it may already be working on the next generation of the device, according to a new report.As reported by...

Vine and now, Instagram video are all the rage when you're looking for laughs or sharing clips with friendsBut do they have any practical application for business owners? More to the point, what can y...

The thing about science and technology is that what's cutting edge today is quickly replaced tomorrow. And that's a good thing — constantly pushing the envelope to build better, more brilliant m...

Even though you're a criminal, you can still have a sweet life. That's the message of Grand Theft Auto V, the most beautiful, complex and story-driven entry of the franchiseThere is something mythical...

Social media is a blessing and a curse when it comes to pitching journalists. While Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, Foursquare and Instagram — yes, Foursquare and Instagram pitches happen — ...

When Liz DeStasio's smartphone abruptly stopped getting her parents' text messages, she chalked it up to old-person syndrome — that they had simply screwed up a setting that was preventing the t...

Virgin Mobile is tapping the "wonders of neuroscience" for a new series of YouTube ads that react to a viewer's blinks.The series includes 25 videos. The technology fueled by your webcam, called "Blin...

A Beyoncé fan went too far on Sunday night, pulling the singer off stage during her performance in Sao Paulo, Brazil.The security reacted promptly, quickly pulling Beyoncé back to the stage,...

A Beyoncé fan went too far Sunday night, pulling the singer off the stage during her performance in Sao Paulo.Security reacted promptly, quickly pulling Beyoncé back to the stage, but the si...

You've heard it before: "The Internet is forever." So you should know that when your friend posts a picture of you staggeringly drunk on Facebook, it may come back to haunt you.Businesses are now usin...

Have a few not-so-nice things to say about Apple's newest products? Don't tell a fanboy — they don't careSEE ALSO: More Sunday ComicsIn this Sunday comic, Nitrozac and Snaggy of The Joy of Tech ...

Most of us accidentally break glass, but a group of scientists accidentally created itIt's not just any glass, though. Cornell University researchers stumbled upon the world's thinnest pane of glass, ...

Has anyone ever told you that you should never trust anything you read on the Internet? We say that's hooey. The Internet is full of fascinating facts — some of which are even true.If you're loo...

Cyclists who ride between dusk and dawn know that a sturdy bike light is key for safety. To address this need, a group of self-proclaimed "bike geeks" has designed what it is calling "indestructible" ...

Have a few not-so-nice things to say about Apple's newest products? Don't tell a fanboy — they don't careSEE ALSO: More Sunday ComicsIn this Sunday comic, Nitrozac and Snaggy of The Joy of Tech ...

The first barrage of winged-woman Emmy statuettes are being handed out now at the Primetime Creative Arts Emmy, and Netflix won the night's first one for House of Cards in the Outstanding Casting for ...

The first barrage of winged-woman Emmy statuettes were handed out at the Primetime Creative Arts Emmy on Sunday, and Netflix won the night's first one for House of Cards in the Outstanding Casting for...

Gadget lovers, try to control yourselves. With a Nissan smart watch and two new iPhones on the market, it's understandable if you've been a little too distracted to keep up with this week's remaining ...

The introduction of the iPhone 5S and its easy to use fingerprint verification button has suddenly pushed biometric security into the mainstream. But for those with a little imagination, there are now...

Sprint is preparing to launch an early-upgrade plan for its tablets and smartphones, following the lead of T-Mobile, AT&T and Verizon.Sprint's early-upgrade plan, called Sprint One Up, is schedule...

More online viewers than ever tuned in to watch Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week, which wrapped up in New York on Thursday. A little more than 630,000 people watched shows live or on-demand from 59 designer...

Although most drive-thru attendants are quick to fix food-order mix-ups, we're sure most have never encountered dry ice in a customer's drink.In this prank from J Stu Studios, Justin Stuart and Andrew...

Has a song had a profound effect on your life? Social entrepreneur Kenji Summers can say it has.Back in 2008, Summers heard the song "Paris Tokyo Remix" by Lupe Fiasco, Pharrell Williams, Q-Tip and Sa...

Tumblr's concept is a simple one: to make blogging easier. The massive community uses the site to share opinions, news, art and funny animal GIFs. The site expands the limits of traditional blogging b...

Cycling through heavy traffic just got a little less risky with Rideye camera surveillance, which documents bike accidents in HD, much like how black boxes are used to investigate the causes of airpla...

So you’re a military veteran who just returned from years of active duty. Though you had a fulfilling experience, you’re ready to get back into the job market and work for an organization ...

Pop star Britney Spears was dismayed to discover that a low-quality version of her song, "Work B**tch," which she had planned to debut Monday, leaked online Sunday morningSpears, 31, and her team comb...

Pop star Britney Spears was dismayed to discover that a low-quality version of her song, "Work B**ch," which she had planned to debut Monday, leaked online Sunday morningSpears, 31, and her team comba...

While Twitter rolled out its stealth IPO last week, it was also busy working on another under-the-radar project designed to add value to the company in a different wayMagic Recs is an experimental Twi...

The iPhone 5S' Touch ID sensor, which takes a photo of a user's fingerprint and then stores the information for identification purposes later on, may have a new rival.Industry experts predict that oth...

Everybody's twerking for the weekend, amiright? Check out these Etsy gems before hitting the club with your twerk team and show up in style.See also: You Can't Unsee Nicolas Cage as Miley CyrusThe dan...

I must admit: I'm a fan of Bose's around-ear noise-cancelling headphones. Despite their bulk, I pack the QuietComfort 2 headset and additional AAA batteries in my carry-on for all my trips — whe...

Through a program called "Follow the Money," the United States National Security Agency spies on international transactions, including credit-card payments and bank activity, according to a new report...

Last week, Apple unveiled the iPhone 5S' Touch ID fingerprint scanner , which serves as the phone's new unlock featureWhile some marveled at this revolution in mobile security, others found the Touch ...

Everyone knows the first course of a delicious meal is serving your followers on InstagramWhen it comes to sharing meals with social media followers, these food photographers, stylists and bloggers kn...

Whether you're unemployed, underemployed or just looking for something a bit more interesting, the Mashable Job Board is full of listings to take your career to the next level.Since 2005 Mashable has ...

I set out to test the family-friendliness of the 2014 Chevrolet Impala during a recent family road trip. So does it live up to the high-tech billing Chevy has given it? The stereo system, which stream...

Last week, Apple unveiled the iPhone 5S' Touch ID fingerprint scanner , which serves as the phone's new unlock featureWhile some marveled at this revolution in mobile security, others found the Touch ...

Whether you're unemployed, underemployed or just looking for something a bit more interesting, the Mashable Job Board is full of listings to take your career to the next level.Since 2005 Mashable has ...

Through a program called "Follow the Money," the United States National Security Agency spies on international transactions, including credit-card payments and bank activity, according to a new report...

There's something to be said for vinyl — its warm sound, its tactility, the awesome sleeve art. (Jack White would agree.) The Long Play (LP) record, made of grooved polyvinyl plastic, became a h...

Twitter Inc., the business that thrives on a culture of excessive sharing, is taking a more discreet route to its initial public offering, adopting a strategy that others will follow.The microblogging...

It can be tough to keep up with all the new apps released every week. But you're in luck — Mashable takes care of that for you, creating a roundup each weekend of our favorite new and updated ap...

If you always wanted to have an email address that made you sound like a spy, this is your lucky day. You can now get an NSA.org email address for just $100.The owner of the NSA.org domain is selling ...

Well into its third decade of space exploration, NASA's Voyager 1 spacecraft cemented its place in the annals of human history when it officially reached interstellar space on Thursday. To mark the mo...

Apple announced two new iPhones on Tuesday: the affordable and colorful iPhone 5C and the next-generation iPhone 5S. Despite the innovative new features of the 5S, it was the 5C that had everyone talk...

If you're a fan of soccer or traveling, prepare to get jealous. If you're a fan of both, prepare to get really jealousJoel Robison has a job from now through the end of April. His assignment? To go on...

Obsessed with Internet porn on his laptop and smartphone, Joseph Gordon-Levitt's character in bawdy comedy Don Jon lives in a fantasy world. In it, Jon Martello's weekly real-life sex romps pale in co...

Although Microsoft’s clever jabs at Apple over the past year have managed to win a few fans, a new parody video, posted by the company on Friday, apparently wasn’t having the desired effec...

It's not unusual for television viewers to push the mute button during commercial breaks. But you'd be surprised what big names are using their iconic voices for a little money on the side.If you've e...

We’re not trying to sound like your mom here, but seriously, when was the last time you cleaned your laptop? If you can't remember — or never have — then read this article and get to...

The recent history of mobile computing has shown that once a couple of platforms establish a firm foothold, namely Apple’s iOS and Android, it’s pretty hard for a new player to break into ...

More couples are finding love on online dating sites, and it makes sense: coupled with the convenience of finding a mate in the comfort of your own home and schedule, these platforms are getting smart...

There are days when you just don't have time for breakfast, and completely forget about lunch. As a result, you attack dinner like a hyena on a Discovery Channel special.These GIFs are for every time ...

Did you hear about the latest Apple products that launched earlier this week? They are incredible, stunning, unbelievable, wonderful and revolutionary — okay, so that might be an exaggerationWhi...

If you're thinking of bypassing the long lines at Apple stores next week to get an iPhone 5S or iPhone 5C, you may want to consider ordering over the phone.According to new research, Apple does a bett...

Sometimes Apple does things that not even the biggest fanboy could defend. Most recently, it was the choice to offer the new iPhone 5S, revealed on Tuesday, in gold. Oh, sorry, we meant "champagne."An...

Graph Search is a way to explore Facebook's wide array of information about people. The feature has slowly rolled out over the past few months and Facebook expects to extend this feature to everyone b...

The recent history of mobile computing has shown that once a couple of platforms establish a firm foothold, namely Apple’s iOS and Android, it’s pretty hard for a new player to break into ...

It's almost the beginning of autumn, and your fall schedule will soon be filling up. It starts with a birthday celebration here and there, followed by a friend's off-season wedding and, of course, tho...

Cady Coleman had just finished watching Sandra Bullock in The Blind Side when the actress reached out to her for advice.Coleman, a self-described fan, had never met or spoken to Bullock before and so ...

You probably don’t remember what you dreamed about last night.A new app called Shadow is attempting to change that, offering an easy way for you to record your dreams, track them, and discover w...

Cookie Monster's greatest life passion is devouring sweet treats (duh), but did you know that he is also a movie buff?The National Film Society teamed up with Sesame Street's hungriest monster to talk...

Stat geeks and hoop junkies, let the mouth watering begin. The NBA and Stats LLC announced a plan to install motion-tracking technology in every NBA arena beginning with the upcoming 2013-2014 season....

Tremendous flooding that began on Wednesday along Colorado's Front Range has spurred major evacuations in the area. Some areas received up to 15 inches of rainfall and the extreme weather, at time of ...

During the week, we consume words in snackable, tweetable bites. But on the weekends, we have the time to take a dive into the murkier, lengthier depths of the Internet and expand our attention spans ...

Wal-Mart Stores plans to sell the newest iterations of iPhones at a discount, a pricing strategy that Apple has managed to squash for years. The cheaper iPhone 5c will be sold at the world’s lar...

Genes that play a role in the orientation of internal organs may also affect whether someone is right- or left-handed, new research suggests.The study, published Thursday in the journal PLOS Genetics,...

Lately, it seems that tech companies spend more time suing one another over patent claims than actually rolling out new and revolutionary products.And Apple often leads the pack.SEE ALSO: More Comics ...

Chris Kluwe is a renaissance man for the 21st century. He's a Redditor, a world-class athlete with eight years' NFL experience and a vocal human rights advocate. He punts, he writes, he tweets and he ...

Meet the McMillans. They're like a lot of families — young, unmarried, with two kids, a boy and a girl — with one notable exception: They live every day like it's 1986. Not in some vague, ...

Miley Cyrus generated a lot of chatter over her risqué VMAs performance with Robin Thicke. So much so, in fact, that viewers aired grievances to the FCC.The Smoking Gun obtained the FCC's corresp...

As the reigning queen of pop, it seems fitting that Beyoncé would hire an official royal portrait artist to capture the day-to-day lives of the Carter family members.OK, we're kidding about hirin...

Genes that play a role in the orientation of internal organs may also affect whether someone is right- or left-handed, new research suggests.The study, published Thursday in the journal PLOS Genetics,...

The foodables — mutant food beasts spawned from a machine that turns water into food — are overcrowding the animated world in Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs 2.To help save the day from ...

Smartphone users who are itching to photograph objects too small for the naked eye can rest assured — the Micro Phone Lens turns your iPhone or Android camera phone into a portable handheld micr...

More than a year after his arrest, Kim Dotcom is going on the offense, suing the New Zealand government for the raid on his mansion and its preceding surveillance.Dotcom filed a lawsuit against the go...

Mashable's Events Board is a great place to find the leading conferences in your industry — whether it's advertising, technology, media or public relations. This week, we're highlighting five ev...

From dropping your smartphone in the toilet to spilling coffee on your keyboard, most have experienced that sinking feeling associated with wasting money on technology. The U.S. government is no excep...

Europe’s biggest phone companies have put the brakes on a flurry of asset sales as they brace for the likely entry by AT&T Inc. into the $313 billion market.Deutsche Telekom AG and Orange SA...

A trip to Home Depot usually doesn't inspire misty-eyes and mopey grins, but this marriage proposal is completely changing that gameIt began when shopper Dustin took a casual trip to the construction ...

New York Fashion Week came to a close Thursday, heralding the return of another fashion week in London. Once again, anticipation for the week is not limited to the collections themselves: The industry...

Ask any consumer tech startup in Silicon Valley about its primary focus, and you'll undoubtedly hear about some type of commitment to the user experienceWithout a doubt, Twitter as a public company wi...

Google Inc. will find out within weeks whether its recent offer to European Union antitrust regulators was enough to settle an almost three-year-old EU probe into the way it operates its search servic...

It finally happened. The long-awaited and perhaps most-hyped Apple event has come and gone with not just one new iPhone, but two.The rumors turned out to be true — Apple unveiled the iPhone 5S a...

Microsoft has added IMAP support to its revamped Outlook.com platform, allowing users to access email on a remote mail server and sync the look of their inboxes across multiple platforms.The Outlook t...

T-Mobile and AT&T revealed details on Friday about the installment plans for its latest-generation iPhones, the iPhone 5S and the low-cost iPhone 5C, and it looks like AT&T has the edge in pri...

Europe’s biggest phone companies have put the brakes on a flurry of asset sales as they brace for the likely entry by AT&T Inc. into the $313 billion market.Deutsche Telekom AG and Orange SA...

Fangirling doesn't just switch on and off. It's a vital part of the rapid fan's character.So when Supernatural superfans or Game of Thrones devotees head back to school and are temporarily separated f...

If you like the idea of an iPhone 5C case with a cut-out design, but aren't too keen on Apple's official dotty version, we have some alternatives to consider.We've found 10 cases with bits artfully mi...

Google Inc. will find out within weeks whether its recent offer to European Union antitrust regulators was enough to settle an almost three-year-old EU probe into the way it operates its search servic...

Sometimes, your Instagram feed resembles a virtual dessert cart with sweet treats clogging up the photo stream. But one dessert actually deserves a social media shout-outFeast your sugar-craving eyes ...

Microsoft has added IMAP support to its revamped Outlook.com platform, allowing users to access email on a remote mail server and sync the look of their inboxes across multiple platforms.The Outlook t...

Greetings, fellow procrastinators. You've clearly stumbled across this comic because you're avoiding something — unless you are perhaps a comics analyst. In that case, good job staying on trackP...

Ray Dolby, founder of Dolby Laboratories, has died at the age of 80 at his home in San Francisco. He has suffered from from Alzheimer's disease over the last several years and was diagnosed with leuke...

Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos' venture capital firm was an early investor in Twitter and will presumably make a big profit from the company's upcoming IPO.Bezos Expeditions, his personal investment vehicle, w...

You may have seen soccer god Lionel Messi juke defenders, make visionary passes and score incredible goals. But you've never seen him like thisThe video above shows a mesmerizing Messi flip book creat...

College students: Next time you're thinking about cursing your roommate out for the bizarre sleeping schedule, the messy pile of clothes in your bathroom or the dirty dishes left unwashed in your kitc...

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 storiesT...

Twitter has about 240 million users and is projected to end the year with 260 million, a far cry from the 400 million that CEO Dick Costolo had projected, according to a report.Citing unnamed sources,...

Though time travel would be an utterly fantastic way to experience real life in reverse, the likelihood torward its reality is still slim.For now, we'll have to rely on digital technology to turn back...

Though time travel would be an utterly fantastic way to experience real life in reverse, the likelihood torward its reality is still slim.For now, we'll have to rely on digital technology to turn back...

The iPhone 5C made headlines this week for its affordable $99 price point when you buy the phone in the U.S. on contract. We thought it would be fun to put that cheap figure into perspective.The price...

Technology can be frustrating. Your Wi-Fi is spotty, your cellphone could crack, your mother might have discovered SnapChatBut what's bad for the general population is great for stand-up comics. After...

A trip to Home Depot usually doesn't inspire misty-eyes and mopey grins, but this marriage proposal is completely changing that gameIt began when shopper Dustin took a casual trip to the construction ...

Active job-hunters know that social networking sites can be some of the best tools for finding employment. These platforms showcase companies and their products, connecting job seekers to potential em...

A new version of the motion sensor inside your smartphone may double as a biological implant that could control prosthetic limbs and other artificial body parts, say researchers at Tel Aviv University...

Apple has put up its colorful new smartphone, the iPhone 5C, up for pre-orderOnce you choose from one of the five available colors and the storage capacity (16GB is $99, 32GB is $199), you can get the...

Once upon a time, when federal employees used personal email for government communication, it was easy to call evasion, subterfuge or plain old trickery aimed at avoiding federal records-preservation ...

The long-lost short film that accompanied The Empire Strikes Back is striking back — 33 years after its releaseRoger Christian's 22-minute film Black Angel played before the 1980 Star Wars seque...

Researchers accidentally discovered the world's thinnest sheet of glass, just two atoms thick.Their chance finding — now immortalized in the 2014 edition of the Guinness Book of World Records, o...

The Launchpad is a series that introduces Mashable readers to compelling startups. If you would like to have your startup considered for inclusion, please see the details here.Name: TipbitOne-Liner Pi...

The 1993 flick that terrorized a generation will continue its legacy in a fourth installment: Jurassic WorldIf all goes according to plan, Jurassic Park fans can watch the next chapter of the epic ser...

The most downloaded app in the United States corresponds to the world's most popular social networkYou guessed it — among iOS and Android smartphone users in the U.S., 76.1% downloaded the Faceb...

As if reporting an IPO wasn't enough news for one day, Twitter followed up their major announcement with a new feature Thursday to help its verified users better manage their Twitter conversationsThe ...

You may have seen soccer god Lionel Messi juke defenders, make visionary passes and score incredible goals. But you've never seen him like thisThe video above shows a mesmerizing Messi flip book creat...

Indie online clothing retailer Aplomb revamped its business model to eliminate cash exchange and instead promote the exchange of ideas.Creative individuals write articles about things they want to adv...

What better way to promote the new iSight camera in the iPhone 5S than by lending the device to Burberry for its next runway show?That seems to be thinking behind a new partnership between Apple and B...

Warning: The above video contains brief moments of imagery that is NSFW and may be objectionable to some viewers.The contents of a computer screen is the unlikely — yet incredibly apt — se...

As Americans had their eyes on the TV this past weekend watching football, it appears they also had their hands on the keyboard, "socializing" about the games. As with most major live events (think VM...

Director and animator Hayao Miyazaki would be proud of these enchanting Vine tributesAfter the news of Miyazaki's retirement, we dedicated this week's Vine challenge to the beloved creatorThis week's ...

The bird is finally leaving the nest.Twitter announced late Thursday that it has filed a confidential S-1 form with the Securities and Exchange Commission for its IPO, capping off years of rumors abou...

One of the biggest surprises at Apple's iPhone 5S event was the news that the A7 chip inside the phone is 64-bit. Apple touts its new A7 chip as having "desktop-class architecture." This 64-bit proces...

Calm down, Internet: Twitter is not going public just yet, nor any time in the next month or so at the very least. The company has filed a "confidential" S-1 IPO with the SEC, meaning it signaled its ...

Calm down, Internet: Twitter is not going public just yet, nor any time in the next month or so at the very least. The company has filed a "confidential" S-1 IPO with the SEC, meaning it signaled its ...

Last week, a piece of musical genius from Norweigian band Ylvis took over the Internet and challenged us to our deepest core, asking an almost-crippling question: Image: YouTube, YlvisThe duo clearly ...

Off the coast of Bermuda, in the North Atlantic Ocean, Tropical Storm Gabrielle is churning. More than 700 miles away, on a quiet island on the East Coast of the United States, NASA scientists on Tues...

Twitter has filed initial paperwork to go public, the company revealed on Thursday. The company tweeted its announcement on Thursday afternoon:See also: 10 Must-Follow Breaking News Accounts on Twitte...

Facebook just took one step closer to running autoplay video ads in the News Feed. This is either great news (if you're an advertiser) or not-so-great news (if you're a user)On Thursday, Facebook bega...

Facebook will begin testing a new mobile feature Thursday that plays videos automatically as users scroll through their News Feeds. The videos will begin playing as they come into view on the screen, ...

The most downloaded app in the United States corresponds to the world's most popular social networkYou guessed it — among iOS and Android smartphone users in the U.S., 76.1% downloaded the Faceb...

The most downloaded app in the United States corresponds to the world's most popular social networkYou guessed it — among iOS and Android smartphone users in the U.S., 76.1% downloaded the Faceb...

Pinterest is hiring abroad for the first time, adding country managers in France and the UK to help grow the site's user base in Europe, according to a company spokespersonThe new managers will build ...

The Internet might be drunk.And after you watch this mashup of Miley Cyrus with Nicolas Cage, you'll probably agreeSee also: 10 'Wrecking Ball' Vine Videos That Will Destroy You With LaughterA very tw...

Erica Domesek was enjoying a successful career in the fashion industry, working as a prop stylist and creative consultant for brands like Anthropologie, Kate Spade and Madewell.But when a friend menti...

A new app for Google Glass makes communication a little easier between parents and their hearing-impaired children.SMARTSign teaches ASL (American Sign Language) to Glass wearers. Kim Xu, a recent Hum...

NASA has narrowed the list of candidates to three space rocks for an ambitious mission to capture an asteroid and tow it to the moon, where it can be explored by astronauts.The space agency's plan aim...

Today is National Video GameDay. To celebrate, enjoy a game on your Wii or Xbox Kinect, but remember to practice basic video game safety.Many have argued that video games are dangerous. The GIFs below...

New York Fashion Week brings together the impeccably dressed to mingle with bloggers, photographers and celebs, whilst parading around their Vogue-styleThe rest of us plebeians are left to witness hig...

Walt Disney Co., the world’s biggest entertainment company, plans to buy back $6 billion to $8 billion of stock starting next year, stepping up efforts to increase investor returns as capital sp...

You can now tour the Galápagos, one of the most biodiverse places on earth, direct from your computer — with a little help from Google.Google has launched footage it collected in May o...

We now know a bit more about the fingerprint scanner on Apple's new iPhone 5S, specifically how it deals with security.Even though you can use the fingerprint scanner to unlock your phone and make iTu...

A couple runs through an airport, anxiously looking at real-time flight updates via a head-mounted display. A man asks his smart glasses how to say "delicious" in Thai while using both hands to eat. A...

For this week's Mashable Photo Challenge Guest Series, we want to see your best mid-leap photos. Make gravity-defying illusions by setting up creative jump shots."A successful jumping photo captures e...

Nine years after Mark Zuckerberg quit Harvard University to build Facebook, one of the university’s political science professors, Gary King, decided this year it was time to launch his own socia...

Although it's traveled 11.6 billion miles to interstellar space, Voyager 1's software isn't as high-tech as you may think. In fact, it has less than 40 KB of memory. To put that in perspective, your 1...

More than 11.6 billion miles away from Earth, NASA's Voyager 1 has finally reached interstellar space, scientists confirmed Thursday."It's clearly a major milestone in the history of exploration ̵...

After more than 4 million viewers tuned in to the livestream of its last fashion week show in February, Topshop is trying to one-up itself again: For its Spring 2014 collection reveal on Sept. 15, the...

Immersive virtual reality could be much closer than we think, if a Kickstarter for a wireless motion controller posted Thursday meets its goals.The STEM System is a wireless, modular motion tracking ...

The most downloaded app in the United States corresponds to the world's most popular social networkYou guessed it — among iOS and Android smartphone users in the U.S., 76.1% downloaded the Faceb...

Here's a bit of unsettling news for Mac users: a new variant of malware has reportedly been spotted in Tibet and could have the ability to spy on infected devices.According to researchers at security ...

The Internet might be drunk.And after you watch this mashup of Miley Cyrus with Nicolas Cage, you'll probably agreeSee also: 10 'Wrecking Ball' Vine Videos That Will Destroy You With LaughterA very tw...

Off the coast of Bermuda, in the North Atlantic Ocean, Tropical Storm Gabrielle is churning. More than 700 miles away, on a quiet island on the East Coast of the United States, NASA scientists on Tues...

Artificial intelligence is slated to grant future robots the brains for world domination, now it turns out they’ll also have the brawn.A research team from the National University of Singapore&#...

Facebook just took one step closer to running autoplay video ads in the News Feed. This is either great news (if you're an advertiser) or not-so-great news (if you're a user)On Thursday, Facebook bega...

Rock band Daughtry will announce the title and artwork of their new single on Thursday — but needs your face to do so.The group, which features frontman Chris Daughtry of American Idol fame, lau...

In Miley Cyrus' new music video for "Wrecking Ball" (also known as her latest attempt at burying her innocent Hannah Montana image), the singer gets up close and personal with construction equipmentHo...

The New York City Opera is in financial trouble, and it has turned to Kickstarter to raise $1 million of the $20 million needed to finish this season and pay for their 2014-2015 shows."New York City o...

Rejoice, muggles: The time has come for J.K. Rowling to Apparate us back into the world of wizards. The author of the Harry Potter series is collaborating with Warner Bros. to develop a screenplay bas...

In early August, Mashable set up Meg Faure, founder of The Baby Sense Company, with Jeremy Pepper, a Los Angeles-based social media and public relations consultant, to see if Faure could up engagement...

Apple's recently unveiled iPhone 5S will sport a powerful 64-bit A7 processor — a dramatic leap from the previous modelJoining Apple execs onstage Tuesday was Donald Mustard, creative director o...

After a quarter century as a public company, Dell will go private againDell's shareholders approved a proposal from co-founder Michael Dell and Silver Lake Management to buy out the company for $24.9 ...

Jawbone, maker of the popular Jambox speakers, Bluetooth headsets and UP fitness bracelets, has raised more than $100 million to meet strong consumer demand, according to a report.Fortune reports that...

Chipotle released its first mobile game on Thursday along with a companion short film in an effort to promote food sustainabilityThe film and the game center around a scarecrow in a "dystopian world" ...

NASA photographers snapped hundreds of images as its LADEE orbiter headed for the moon last week, but they never imagined an airborne frog would pop up in one of the liftoff photos.The extremely lucky...

Yahoo's stock hit $30 a share in early trading Thursday for the first time since February 2008. To put that in perspective, the last time Yahoo traded above $30, George W. Bush was still president, Ap...

More than 11.6 billion miles away from Earth, NASA's Voyager 1 has finally reached interstellar space, scientists confirmed Thursday."It's clearly a major milestone in the history of exploration ̵...

What does Google think of Apple's new iPhones? Not much, according to this latest Moto X ad.The TV spot from Droga5 continues its creative concept of portraying competing models as lazy hipsters. In t...

In Jimmy Kimmel's latest prank, the late-night talk show host tries to prove that most people can't tell the difference between the old and the new iPhones"The 'S' stands for 'shut up and give us your...

Apple debuted its new budget handset, the iPhone 5C, on Tuesday. It's receiving mixed reviews for its plastic exterior — but all the criticism will go straight out the window when the phone drop...

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 storiesG...

Swampy is back with a new version of popular mobile game, Where’s My Water.Where’s My Water 2 splashed its way onto mobile Thursday, including 100 new puzzles and challenges and a new way ...

I have poor posture — a habit that began long before I sat behind a computer for eight hours each day. I usually blame it on my tallness, but research suggests poor posture and the back pain it ...

Following Apple's announcement of the iPhone 5S and the iPhone 5C on Tuesday, all eyes are on the company's biggest rival, Samsung. It didn't take long for the Apple competitor to release a bit of new...

Between Gossip Girl's palatial Fifth Avenue dorm rooms and Community's instant group of friends, it's easy to get the wrong impression about college.You might expect red-cup ragers, crazy school tradi...

Are you in the market for a case for your shiny new iPhone 5S? We can help you out. We've taken a look at some exciting new releases designed to suit Apple's most recently revealed mobile.While most i...

Rejoice, muggles: The time has come for J.K. Rowling to Apparate us back into the world of wizards. The author of the Harry Potter series is collaborating with Warner Bros. to develop a screenplay bas...

In early August, Mashable set up Meg Faure, founder of The Baby Sense Company, with Jeremy Pepper, a Los Angeles-based social media and public relations consultant, to see if Faure could up engagement...

When the Nokia 3310 was released in 2000, it was a simpler time. There were no app stores. The Internet was much younger. There was nary a twerk or a tweet to speak ofThe phone's multiple incarnations...

Apple's recently unveiled iPhone 5S will sport a powerful 64-bit A7 processor — a dramatic leap from the previous modelJoining Apple execs onstage Tuesday was Donald Mustard, creative director o...

Tech companies create products with the consumer in mind, tasking a new smartphone, tablet, operating system or app, with a specific market demand.A number of companies, as well as individual entrepre...

Chipotle released its first mobile game on Thursday along with a companion short film in an effort to promote food sustainabilityThe film and the game center around a scarecrow in a "dystopian world" ...

Apple's recently unveiled iPhone 5S will sport a powerful 64-bit A7 processor — a dramatic leap from the previous modelJoining Apple execs onstage Tuesday was Donald Mustard, creative director o...

Yahoo's stock hit $30 a share in early trading Thursday for the first time since February 2008. To put that in perspective, the last time Yahoo traded above $30, George W. Bush was still president, Ap...

The Israeli startup scene needs little introduction. Tel Aviv is rapidly becoming one of the most innovative tech hubs on the planet, vying with London, New York and Berlin as Silicon Valley's second....

What does Google think of Apple's new iPhones? Not much, according to this latest Moto X ad.The TV spot from Droga5 continues its creative concept of portraying competing models as lazy hipsters. In t...

In Jimmy Kimmel's latest prank, the late-night talk show host tries to prove that most people can't tell the difference between the old and the new iPhones"The 'S' stands for 'shut up and give us your...

Apple debuted its new budget handset, the iPhone 5C, on Tuesday. It's receiving mixed reviews for its plastic exterior — but all the criticism will go straight out the window when the phone drop...

Knowing the air-speed velocity of an unladen swallow might not be enough to keep King Arthur safe in a quest for the Holy GrailNot according to this new trailer based on the Monty Python cult classic,...

When the Nokia 3310 was released in 2000, it was a simpler time. There were no app stores. The Internet was much younger. There was nary a twerk or a tweet to speak ofThe phone's multiple incarnations...

"Breaking Bad" fans, take notice: Jimmy Fallon has unveiled his take on the series, called "Joking Bad"Sporting the signature green shirt, white undies and bald head, Fallon is making fat bucks dealin...

Are you in the market for a case for your shiny new iPhone 5S? We can help you out. We've taken a look at some exciting new releases designed to suit Apple's most recently revealed mobile.While most i...

The Israeli startup scene needs little introduction. Tel Aviv is rapidly becoming one of the most innovative tech hubs on the planet, vying with London, New York and Berlin as Silicon Valley's second....

Rohan Agrawal builds robots — and he's not even a teenager yet. While most kids his age likely spent their summer playing video games or on the monkey bars, the 12-year-old wunderkind ...

Hitting the snooze button is almost effortless. But shaking your phone like you're mixing a drink? Not so much.That's the premise behind Wake N Shake, an alarm-clock app designed to get your head off ...

Instead of entrusting the light show to a technician, Mickey Hart, former percussionist for the Grateful Dead, makes sure that he is the one in control — by controlling the lights using his brai...

Many adult Internet users take careful precautions to remain virtually invisible online — deleting past posts, disabling browser cookies and using temporary email addresses.Statista's chart, bel...

So you’ve just wrapped up a week of interviewing candidates for an opening in your department, and on Friday afternoon you reconvene with the rest of the interview committee to swap notes. The g...

A new set of leaked images appear to reveal the design for Amazon’s next-generation Kindle Fire HD tablet.First published by BGR, the photos show a radically modified exterior for the high-end t...

Editor's Note: The awarding of Mashable Choice to the Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 applies only to the 8-inch model.If Samsung's aim was to supply cheaper alternatives to Apple's iPad and iPad mini as a way o...

NASA is set to grow produce 230 miles above Earth's soil.Later this year, NASA's Vegetable Production System (VEGGIE) program will send astronauts in the International Space Station station ...

Alabama has mighty big college football game this Saturday against Texas A&M and gridiron demigod Johnny Manziel. Alabama fans, naturally, are pumped. But none are as fired up as the painted poodl...

John Brenkus has been satisfying the nerd in every sports fan — and the sports fan in every nerd — since 2007. His hit show Sport Science, which nows airs as a periodic segment on ESPN's S...

Facebook Inc. founder and Chief Executive Officer Mark Zuckerberg, who has been pushing for a revision of U.S. immigration law, plans to meet with the top four Republicans in the House next week in Wa...

There are several reasons to dance: getting a good grade, leaving work early, trying to make it rain, or because the rhythm finally got you (Gloria Estefan-style). But the number one reason for boogyi...

Perhaps the funniest photo from week one of the NFL season is the shot, below, of Elvis Presley — along with one Rocky Balboa — gracing the Philadelphia Eagles sideline during Monday Night...

One of Facebook’s core values, Move Fast, isn’t always successful for the company.“It gets us into tons of trouble,” CEO Mark Zuckerberg said during an interview at TechCrunch ...

Apple's iPhone 5S and 5C unveiling was perfectly executed, but not transcendent, and I'm OK with that.I’m not going to lie to you; I was actually somewhat relieved that Apple only introduced two...

Matthew Cordle has not — at least for the time being — kept the promise he made in a now-viral video confession in which he said he'd plead guilty. The 22-year-old pleaded not guilty at hi...

So you’ve just wrapped up a week of interviewing candidates for an opening in your department, and on Friday afternoon you reconvene with the rest of the interview committee to swap notes. The g...

Yahoo gets 12,000 resumes each week, the same number of people it currently employs, company CEO Marissa Mayer said on Wednesday.“For every job we have, we get a resume each week,” Mayer s...

A new poster for Doctor Who's 50th anniversary episode, "The Day of the Doctor," features three regenerations of the Time Lord: Matt Smith, David Tennant and John HurtHurt's mysterious character will ...

Gyft CEO Vinny Lingham knows what it feels like to give a bad gift. Lingham was scheduled to attend the wedding of a close friend, but after checking the online registry only a few days before the cer...

Gamers will be able to share their Steam digital libraries with friends and family so they can try out games, Valve Software announced on Wednesday.Valve's Steam Family Sharing program will allow Stea...

Today, we use wearable devices such as the Samsung Galaxy Gear or Nike Fuelband to read social media updates, text messages or keep track of our health. In the future, however, wrist-worn gadgets coul...

Editor's Note: The awarding of Mashable Choice to the Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 applies only to the 8-inch model.If Samsung's aim was to supply cheaper alternatives to Apple's iPad and iPad mini as a way o...

It's become something of a tradition: Each year on Sept. 11, New Yorkers post their firsthand accounts of the Sept. 11 — the disbelief of watching the Twin Towers collapse, of the people they kn...

Placemaking is an approach to transforming communities around the world by creating and revitalizing open, public spaces. An area of a neighborhood that was once run down or abandoned can be brought t...

Not lovin' waiting in line at McDonald's? There's an app for that.The fast food giant is testing a mobile payment application in Salt Lake City, Utah, and Austin, Texas, according to Bloomberg. With t...

Pandora named Brian McAndrews, a former Microsoft exec, as its new CEO on Wednesday, ending a six-month search to replace longtime CEO Joe KennedyMcAndrews joined Microsoft as a senior vice president ...

After the fifth and final season of Breaking Bad ends this month, AMC's hit drama will live on through a spinoff about criminal lawyer Saul Goodman. Tentatively titled Better Call Saul, the series wil...

Several new Chrome-based devices, powered by Intel’s latest processors based on the Haswell microarchitecture, were unveiled Wednesday at the Intel Developer Forum in San Francisco.A post on Goo...

If you're looking to upgrade your iPhone, it's the first time you have to decide between two brand new models: the iPhone 5S or the lower-priced iPhone 5C.We don't have the right answer to which you s...

The streets of New York City can frequently be considered a runway in their own right, a veritable feast of people-watching — but never more so than when fashion week rolls around. Twice a year,...

"Shame on you, AT&T." "Very tasteless." "Pathetic."These were not the responses AT&T expected after posting its Sept. 11 photo tribute on Facebook and Twitter on Wednesday. The company miscalc...

NASA is set to grow produce 230 miles above Earth's soil.Later this year, NASA's Vegetable Production System (VEGGIE) program will send astronauts in the International Space Station station ...

The NSA shares the data it collects, including information on U.S. citizens, with the Israeli government, yet another document leaked by Edward Snowden has revealed.The document, published by The Guar...

John Brenkus has been satisfying the nerd in every sports fan — and the sports fan in every nerd — since 2007. His hit show Sport Science, which nows airs as a periodic segment on ESPN's S...

Tina Brown may not be with The Daily Beast much longer.The Daily Beast's parent company, IAC, has decided not to renew Brown's contract at the title when it expires in January. The news was first repo...

Tina Brown will not be with The Daily Beast much longer.The Daily Beast's editor-in-chief has decided to leave the publication this fall to start her own company, Tina Brown Live Media, which will exp...

For the first time in history, Apple announced two iPhones simultaneously on Tuesday. One is the next generation of its iPhone 5, the iPhone 5S, with pumped-up specs including a fingerprint scanner fo...

Wednesday marked 12 years since the Sept. 11 attacksInstagram users reflected on the somber anniversary by sharing images of the 9/11 Memorial and One World Trade Center skyscraper in New York CitySee...

Facebook stock topped $45 a share in midday trading Wednesday, surpassing the all-time high it hit briefly on the day of the IPO more than a year agoThe stock's surge comes amid renewed optimism from ...

Warning: This post may negatively impact your Grand Theft Auto V experience with spoilers.When Rockstar Games announced Grand Theft Auto V, the company promised the most expansive game world ever. The...

As people become more health-conscious and eco-friendly, cycling has become increasingly popular over the past few years. With the introduction of Citi Bike in New York City in May, and the bike super...

AT&T's attempt at acknowledging the anniversary of the Sept. 11 with a tweet and Facebook post using the phrase "never forget" may be remembered for all the wrong reasonsLike many brands, AT&T...

There are several reasons to dance: getting a good grade, leaving work early, trying to make it rain, or because the rhythm finally got you (Gloria Estefan-style). But the number one reason for boogyi...

National Grandparents Day was last Sunday — You may have missed it, but Bill Byerley didn't. He spent it at his grandmother and grandfather's place. His mother was there, and his brother, too. ...

In honor of the twelfth anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks, Earth Cam has pieced together a time-lapse video showing the progress of One World Trade Center in New York CityThe video features striking...

The Houston Airport System has unveiled renderings for its latest proposal, an airport for spaceshipsThe proposed Houston Spaceport features a futuristic terminal, a full university for astronaut trai...

With Tuesday night's qualifying win over Mexico, Jozy Altidore and the United States national team are officially headed to Brazil for the 2014 World Cup. But first, some more pressing business for th...

After the fifth and final season of Breaking Bad ends this month, AMC's hit drama will live on through a spinoff about criminal lawyer Saul Goodman. Tentatively titled Better Call Saul, the series wil...

Using a smartphone in a movie theater is a big no-no. But using a tablet is absolutely fine when the movie you’re watching comes from Disney and stars The Little Mermaid.When the mouse house re-...

Apple's new iPhone 5S features the latest in phone-unlocking security: a fingerprint scannerThe company announced that its Touch ID fingerprint sensor would read fingerprints at a highly detailed leve...

Apple will release iOS 7 for existing iPhone, iPad and iPod touch owners on Sept. 18, but registered developers can download the GM (or gold master) right now.The guys over at TechSmartt released a vi...

Dave Hakkens, a Dutch designer, has proposed a LEGO-like modular smartphone design called Phonebloks that would let you swap out features like the antenna, battery or processor when they age out or st...

Windows has had a tough time in the tablet arena. The iPad is far and away still the most popular tablet in the world, even though Windows 8, which was supposed to make the platform a serious contende...

"I have been here since 2:30 p.m. because I was too excited to wait at home," the woman told me on a Wednesday at 5:45 p.m. a few weeks ago.Standing outside the Museum of Natural History on what may h...

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....

No Apple TV upgrade was announced at the company's iPhone event on Tuesday, but it looks like the media-streaming device could get a fresher sooner than later.According to an All Things D report, Appl...

Although Apple didn't announce an expected partnership with China Mobile — China's largest mobile carrier — at an event held on Tuesday, it looks like the iPhone is still headed for the st...

Apple's big iPhone event doesn't seem to have gone over well with investors.Apple stock dropped by 2% on Tuesday and declined by more than 5% in premarket trading as investors appeared disappointed by...

A powerful NASA space telescope has found not one, but 10 monster black holes lurking in the hearts of distant galaxies — the first major finds for the X-ray space observatory, scientists say.Th...

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....

The NSA shares the data it collects, including information on U.S. citizens, with the Israeli government, yet another document leaked by Edward Snowden has revealed.The document, published by The Guar...

Motorola is shipping 100,000 Moto X phones per week, a somewhat slow start for the long-awaited phone.The figure, quoted by Motorola CEO Dennis Woodside in a Reuters article, would net out to just mor...

No Apple TV upgrade was announced at the company's iPhone event on Tuesday, but it looks like the media-streaming device could get a fresher sooner than later.According to an All Things D report, Appl...

Apple's big iPhone event doesn't seem to have gone over well with investors.Apple stock dropped by 2% on Tuesday and declined by more than 5% in premarket trading as investors appeared disappointed by...

At Tuesday's Apple event, all eyes were on the iPhone 5S and iPhone 5C. However, iPods also received a subtle update in the form of a new color, space grayThe darkish gray, which is also offered as a ...

The NSA is reportedly not the only government agency asking tech companies for help in cracking technology to access user data. Sources say the FBI has a history of requesting digital backdoors, which...

If it wasn't for cats and porn, the Internet probably wouldn't even exist.* Since our lawyers strictly prohibited us from doing a show about porn, our latest #5facts is all about man's best (feline) f...

It takes a great amount of stamina and endurance to get fit. For some, it also takes a lot of pride.Coincidentally, the gym is easily one of the most intimidating places to work out. Sure, there's fre...

As newly graduated students and the recently unemployed look for open positions in a difficult job market, companies are on the lookout for new employees. Many employers are using social recruiting, i...

If you're having a rough day, there's nothing like an old Disney movie to remind you of simpler times. Remember when you had no idea what debt was, and your biggest problem was your looming spelling t...

Has your iPad's shiny surface got the better of you on more than one occasion? They can be slippery little suckers. Never fear, because we've scoured the case marketplace for the very grippiest covers...

Tumblr founder David Karp has completed the redesign of the Williamsburg condo he purchased for $1.6 million in early 2012, giving readers of New York Times' T Magazine the first look in a written pro...

The number of surprises unveiled during Tuesday’s iPhone 5S and 5C event were at a minimum, as many of the rumors fielded over the last few months turned out to be trueHowever, the absence of 80...

Ticketmaster is kind of like that uncle you never speak about at Christmas dinner. The company is both a necessary evil and the incarnation of evil itself.We all know about the hardships of having to ...

U.S. President Barack Obama delivered his highly anticipated address to the American people about the conflict in Syria on Tuesday night. You can watch the entire 15-minute speech in the YouTube video...

Security has been a top priority for Apple this year, and the company is rolling out some new features and updates to prove itWhether you’re upgrading to the new iPhone 5C, iPhone 5S or just upd...

With the TouchID fingerprint sensor in the iPhone 5S, Apple could break new ground in consumer electronics by taking biometric technology mainstream. In fact, industry experts agree that other manufac...

I've often heard that you can't half-ass a startup. While that's true, not every entrepreneur has saved up between six and 24 months worth of living expenses.In other words, while you're laying the gr...

While tech journalists scramble to get their hands on the shiny new iPhone 5S, there's only one guy that Apple execs want testing out the new gadget — Jimmy Fallon, of courseFaux Apple employee ...

Motorola's Moto X smartphone has one important distinction from its competitors — it's made in the U.SNow, to celebrate the launch of Motorola's manufacturing facility in Fort Worth, Texas, Goog...

Tuesday was a big day for Apple.The Cupertino, Calif.-based company is set to ship its 700 millionth iOS device next month and held an event at its headquarters to show off its new products and the ne...

Netflix Inc. eclipsed its mid-2011 intraday high, capping a two-year recovery for Chief Executive Officer Reed Hastings from marketing missteps that angered customers and cratered the stock.Netflix, w...

Looking in the mirror every day, it's unlikely that we notice our faces aging. It isn't until we look back at photos that we see how much faces can change in just a few years.See also: Travel the Worl...

While the new iPhone 5S Touch ID sensor looks to be a fascinating piece of technology, users won’t be able to do anything else besides unlock their iPhone or verify iTunes purchases — at l...

If you listen to music while you read, chances are the sounds and words don't match up.But what if you could use one to augment the other, adding ambient sounds to your favorite book to turn it into a...

Scientists interested in engineering tissue would like to find a way to get cells and other biological components to organize and assemble into an organ similar to the way they do naturally.At Harvard...

The number of surprises unveiled during Tuesday’s iPhone 5S and 5C event were at a minimum, as many of the rumors fielded over the last few months turned out to be trueHowever, the absence of 80...

Although Miley Cyrus' "Wrecking Ball" video crushed Vevo's record for most views in an initial 24-hour period, The Gregory Brothers may have topped her — at least in terms of song quality.Coming...

The next game in the Infinity Blade saga was announced onstage at Apple's iPhone 5s and 5c presentation on Tuesday.Infinity Blade III will take full advantage of the iPhone 5S's new A7 64-bit processo...

U.S. President Barack Obama delivered his highly anticipated address to the American people about the conflict in Syria on Tuesday night. You can watch the entire 15-minute speech in the YouTube video...

Colors are in. Nokia’s been selling Day-Glo smartphones for ages, Motorola lets you design your own colorful case cover and now, Apple is selling the candy-colored iPhone 5C.While the 5C's specs...

"Are you with us, Mr. Needle?" More than once I can recall the stern voice of one of my teachers, lifting me out of a daydream and back to the reality of the classroom. Can software do the same? And m...

Apple’s long-awaited reveal of its next-generation iPhone 5S and budget iPhone 5C on Tuesday was paired with another major announcement: a new partnership with Japan’s largest mobile-phone...

Apple takes pride in their oft-cited statistic that "everyday, more photos are taken with the iPhone than any other camera." So it's no surprise the company has, once again, taken great strides to imp...

Apple’s new flagship phone, the iPhone 5S, follows in the grand tradition of the iPhone 3GS and iPhone 4S. It offers subtle, almost imperceptible changes on the surface, and a complete brain tra...

With the TouchID fingerprint sensor in the iPhone 5S, Apple could break new ground in consumer electronics by taking biometric technology mainstream. In fact, industry experts agree that other manufac...

Ever since Oreo jumped on the blackout at this year's Super Bowl to produce the popular social-media ad, "You can still dunk in the dark", brands have been aiming to react quickly to the day's newsWhi...

While tech journalists scramble to get their hands on the shiny new iPhone 5S, there's only one guy that Apple execs want testing out the new gadget — Jimmy Fallon, of courseFaux Apple employee ...

Leave it to the Internet to recognize the strange hilarity of a waffle losing its balance.YouTube user schnooleheletteletto uploaded this mysterious clip in mid-Aug., but it wasn't until Sept. 9 that ...

Colors are in. Nokia’s been selling Day-Glo smartphones for ages, Motorola lets you design your own colorful case cover and now, Apple is selling the candy-colored iPhone 5C.While the 5C's specs...

Pirates be warned, Google is out to get you.The Internet giant took a proactive step in the battle against online piracy Tuesday by releasing a 26-page report titled "How Google Fights Piracy." Google...

Although Miley Cyrus' "Wrecking Ball" video crushed Vevo's record for most views in an initial 24-hour period, The Gregory Brothers may have topped her — at least in terms of song quality.Coming...

Ever since Apple introduced the original iPhone in 2007, it has adhered to a standard formula: Introduce one updated model the following year, discount the previous model and kill off models that are ...

The "C" in the iPhone 5C, which Apple unveiled on Tuesday, supposedly stood for "cheap" and "China." But now we know it won't be all that cheap in China — if you buy it out of contract, at least...

Tuesday was a big day for Apple.The Cupertino, Calif.-based company is set to ship its 700 millionth iOS device next month and held an event at its headquarters to show off its new products and the ne...

Bummed Apple didn't livestream its iPhone 5S launch event? Here's your chance to watch all 85 minutes of what happened on Tuesday in Cupertino, Calif.Apple posted the full-length video of the presenta...

Apple released the highly anticipated iPhone 5C on Tuesday and, as Jony Ive said, it's "beautifully, unapologetically plastic." Sound like anyone else you know? The original "plastics" — Regina,...

Well done, Apple rumor mill: you got everything right on the technology front. There was an iPhone 5S and an iPhone 5C — two iPhones launched at the same time, a first in the device's six-year h...

Apple unveiled a new line of lower-cost iPhones on Tuesday called the iPhone 5C, which come in five different retina-burning colors: pink, green, yellow, blue and white.The new phone was advertised wi...

Well, it's here. The iPhone 5S, also known as the greatest invention human civilization has ever known — or so your neighborhood Apple freak will tell you.See also: Apple Parody Claims the 'C' i...

You may begin to notice the ads on your Facebook News Feed with more frequency, but not necessarily because they are becoming more prevalentBeginning Tuesday, Facebook ads will feature larger photos t...

In just one day since Miley Cyrus' tear-filled "Wrecking Ball" debuted Monday, the video has accumulated 19.3 million views, shattering Vevo's record for most views in an initial 24-hour time span. Th...

After much anticipation, the iPhone 5S is finally here, delivering the faster speeds, new-look exteriors and the biometric add-on that has been rumored for months.But along with the expected, as usual...

Now that Apple has officially announced its newest iPhone models, you might have some mixed feelings about your iPhone 5. Maybe the screen doesn't seem to shine as brightly, or the hyper-responsive to...

Apple unveiled a new line of lower-cost iPhones on Tuesday called the iPhone 5C, which come in five different colors. But one phone company thinks the new devices look a little too familiar.See also: ...

Apple announced on Tuesday the new iPhone 5S will include a Touch ID fingerprint sensor, allowing users to unlock their device with the touch of a finger.The new technology reads your fingerprint at a...

The next game in the Infinity Blade saga was announced onstage at Apple's iPhone 5s and 5c presentation on Tuesday.Infinity Blade III will take full advantage of the iPhone 5S's new A7 64-bit processo...

Jason Mortensen got the chance to experience first love a second time around, thanks to some pretty strong hospital medsMortensen awoke from a hernia repair surgery and allegedly forgot that the woman...

The "wedding industrial complex" is a $70-billion-a-year business in the U.S. that includes dresses, venues, planners, photographers, videographers, caterers, bands, jewelry designers, florists and mo...

Apple unveiled the next-generation iPhone at its headquarters in Cupertino, Calif. on Tuesday. The iPhone 5S — revealed alongside a low-cost iPhone model, the iPhone 5C — keeps the same ov...

Apple is making some of its most popular apps free with the purchase of a new iOS device.Now with any new iPhone, iPad or fifth-generation iPod touch, you can get iWork, Keynote, Pages, Numbers, iPhot...

Apple continues to tease its forthcoming streaming music service, iTunes Radio, which the company introduced in June. On Tuesday during its iPhone event, Apple announced the service will launch when i...

As previously rumored, Apple announced on Tuesday that it is releasing a new, lower-cost iPhone called the iPhone 5C.Specs and DesignThe iPhone 5C has the same physical dimension as the iPhone 5 and i...

Apple is on pace to ship its 700 millionth iOS device next month, CEO Tim Cook revealed during the company's press event on Tuesday.Cook had previously noted in January that Apple had sold more than 5...

Apple's iOS 7 software finally has its launch date: Sept. 18.The software has been in beta for months, but the new look and core redesign will finally make its ways into consumer hands soon. The compa...

For this week's round of the Mashable Photo Challenge Guest Series, we wanted to see photos you took from high up in the air. We received more than 600 submissions, ranging from awe-inspiring shots of...

Tuesday was a big day for Apple.The Cupertino, Calif.-based company is set to ship its 700 millionth iOS device next month and held an event at its headquarters to show off its new products and the ne...

Scientists interested in engineering tissue would like to find a way to get cells and other biological components to organize and assemble into an organ similar to the way they do naturally.At Harvard...

Bummed Apple didn't livestream its iPhone 5S launch event? Here's your chance to watch all 85 minutes of what happened on Tuesday in Cupertino, Calif.Apple posted the full-length video of the presenta...

Steve Jobs' 1985 ouster from Apple is one of the most infamous moments in modern business history. Jobs' account of his firing is detailed in Walter Isaacson's biography, Steve Jobs, but the other man...

Who has the time for batteries these days? Ann Makosinski, a 15-year-old high school student from Victoria, British Columbia, designed a flashlight that's powered entirely by body heat — specifi...

Well done, Apple rumor mill: you got everything right on the technology front. There was an iPhone 5S and an iPhone 5C — two iPhones launched at the same time, a first in the device's six-year h...

After 16 years, the Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped Hewlett-Packard, an index used to judge the state of the United States economy.Bank of America and Alcoa were also removed from the index. The ...

If you had to forgo your Apple desires because of monetary restraints, today is your lucky day. Apple is reportedly releasing a "budget phone" for all the penny-pinchers called the iPhone 5CWhile some...

China said authorities could jail web users for as much as three years if they post comments deemed defamatory, in a legal interpretation that defines punishments for people who violate government Int...

Secretary of State John Kerry will answer questions about the conflict in Syria and the United States government's response to the alleged chemical attack during a Google Hangout on Tuesday at 2:00 p....

Who has the time for batteries these days? Ann Makosinski, a 15-year-old high school student from Victoria, British Columbia, designed a flashlight that's powered entirely by body heat — specifi...

After the most recent launch of the iPhone 5, stocks immediately soared, though one month later they were down. The opposite occurred following the launch of the iPhone 3GS — an immediate drop b...

After 16 years, the Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped Hewlett-Packard, an index used to judge the state of the United States economy.Bank of America and Alcoa were also removed from the index. The ...

You may begin to notice the ads on your Facebook News Feed with more frequency, but not necessarily because they are becoming more prevalentBeginning Tuesday, Facebook ads will feature larger photos t...

We're just hours away from the unveiling of the new Apple iPhone and are anxious to see which rumors will turn out to be true.It's not the rumored fingerprint scanner or new casing colors that iPhone ...

In just one day since Miley Cyrus' tear-filled "Wrecking Ball" debuted Monday, the video has accumulated 19.3 million views, shattering Vevo's record for most views in an initial 24-hour time span. Th...

Taxpayers in the United States are all too familiar with governments gobbling up about a third of their paychecks. But what actually happens to all that tax money may not be as familiarA technology st...

You no longer have to travel to Cyprus to use a Bitcoin ATMA company called Bitcoiniacs plans to install the first of five Bitcoin ATMs in Vancouver, Canada, next month. The remaining four will be ins...

Apple is a much different company now than it was at this time a year ago — at least in the eyes of Wall Street.In the months leading up to the iPhone 5 launch last Sept. 12, analysts speculated...

As the worlds of desktop and mobile content continue to overlap, a new kind of website has emerged: responsive web design, a dynamic that automatically transforms a site’s layout depending on yo...

Jason Mortensen got the chance to experience first love a second time around, thanks to some pretty strong hospital medsMortensen awoke from a hernia repair surgery and allegedly forgot that the woman...

Just more than a week after Apple launched its iPhone trade-in program, Walmart is stepping into the smartphone-swap game — not only for iOS devices, but also Android phones.Starting on Saturday...

Without debate, mobile is the future of the web. Whether you're selling vintage clothes or covering world news, you need an app — or at least a fast, responsive mobile website.New devices and OS...

Now that Apple has officially announced its newest iPhone models, you might have some mixed feelings about your iPhone 5. Maybe the screen doesn't seem to shine as brightly, or the hyper-responsive to...

You no longer have to travel to Cyprus to use a Bitcoin ATMA company called Bitcoiniacs plans to install the first of five Bitcoin ATMs in Vancouver, Canada, next month. The remaining four will be ins...

Apple unveiled a new line of lower-cost iPhones on Tuesday called the iPhone 5C, which come in five different colors. But one phone company thinks the new devices look a little too familiar.See also: ...

When standard dominoes don't provide adequate entertainment, get a bit creative.In a short YouTube video from F Stop Lounge, Fujifilm Australia Digital Training Specialist Warwick Williams and his dau...

Just like clockwork, Apple's online store went down Tuesday morning ahead of the company's big event.Apple is holding a media event at 10 a.m. PT/1 p.m. ET at its campus in Cupertino, Calif., where it...

An iPhone 5 can act as your personal music player and video streamer, and soon it will be able to project movies onto your bedroom wallAt the IFA consumer electronics fair in Berlin this weekend, manu...

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....

A new system that monitors a driver's brain waves could thwart carjacking and the stealing of cars carrying precious cargo and money, researchers said.Passwords, iris scanners and fingerprint recognit...

When it's time for a beer, you probably have a few classic go-to brews. Rev up your tastebuds, because these offbeat beers are nothing like thatSome pack an entire meal's flavors in a can or bottle; s...

Celebs — they're just like us! Except, when they post passive aggressive messages to their exes on Twitter, millions more delight in the dramaTwitter has long been the site of choice for celebri...

Television can be very educational, even if you're not watching The Magic School Bus or Schoolhouse Rock.Mixed between the laugh tracks and hook-ups on your favorite shows are the answers to your extr...

Whether you think Reddit is the front page of the Internet, an online city-state or just a soul-sucking destroyer of productivity, you have to admit: It's hard to get noticed there.That's why we respe...

Canadian rock band Nickelback released its first major single, "How You Remind Me," the summer of 2001The song was an instant hit. By December of that year, it reached No.1 on the Billboard Hot 100 ch...

There appear to be very few limits where the "quantified self" movement can go, especially if this piece of baby monitoring equipment designed to give parents peace of mind is anything to go by.Mimo i...

You've been pranked, Internet. Amateur twerker "Caitlin Heller," whose viral video of her fiery upside-down twerking fail accrued nearly 9 million views since it was uploaded on Sept. 3, is not real &...

Fans of The Walking Dead love the drama and gore, but what the show really lacks is children's book themes. Luckily CineFix has the answer; combining the last season of everyone's favorite zombie saga...

Japan’s service sector is famous for its extreme detail when it comes to serving customers, and the country itself is so safe that it’s not uncommon to hear of a person losing their wallet...

Mirrorless cameras are maturing. Once the target of curious "prosumers" looking for something less bulky than a DSLR, the category now offers some models that command the attention of pros — mod...

Activist-investor Carl Icahn threw in the towel on his fight over the go-private sale of Dell to company founder Michael Dell and Silver Lake Management — using the moment of concession to solic...

The crop tops, the neon colors, the ginormous cellphones — the charm of Saved by the Bell lays squarely on its '90s-era shoulders. The Bayside High gang just would not be the same in 2013, espec...

What happens when two world-famous tough guys swap goofy impersonation photos on Twitter? The Internet rejoices, that's what.Heavyweight boxing champ Wladimir Klitschko and Terminator Arnold Schwarzen...

In the first half of 2013, Yahoo received 12,444 government data requests, which is more than either Facebook and Twitter did. It also received more than Google did in the second half of 2012, the las...

There appear to be very few limits where the "quantified self" movement can go, especially if this piece of baby monitoring equipment designed to give parents peace of mind is anything to go by.Mimo i...

The wait is over; the time for rumors is done. On Tuesday at 1 p.m. ET, Apple will finally reveal its latest iPhones (yes, plural), set iOS 7 free and probably deliver at least one or two surprisesIn ...

It's all about the Cadillac in Macklemore and Ryan Lewis' latest music video for "White Walls," featuring Schoolboy Q and Hollis. Channeling the Three Amigos, the clip opens with our matador hero "Ma...

Fans of The Walking Dead love the drama and gore, but what the show really lacks is children's book themes. Luckily CineFix has the answer; combining the last season of everyone's favorite zombie saga...

Get ready to watch the greatest football highlight you didn't see this weekend. It doesn't come from the first Sunday of NFL games or from Saturday's packed college-football schedule. Instead, it feat...

Ever been to Burning Man, known to long-time attendees as "That Thing In the Desert"? Perhaps you always meant to take a trip out to the festival, in which a city is built the week before Labor Day on...

Twitter is adding new technology to further drive the company's mission when it comes to advertising. The microblogging site announced on Monday the acquisition of MoPub, a startup that helps clients ...

Never afraid to explore the power of web technologies, Grammy-winning rock band Arcade Fire unleashed an interactive music video for "Reflektor." The video is an open-source Google Chrome experiment t...

What happens when two world-famous tough guys swap goofy impersonation photos on Twitter? The Internet rejoices, that's what.Heavyweight boxing champ Wladimir Klitschko and Terminator Arnold Schwarzen...

The power of a child's imagination may be more powerful than any game engine. Compulsion Games hopes to harness that inventiveness and mystery in its upcoming game Contrast.Contrast puts you in the sh...

Tommy Hilfiger amped up its digital efforts on Monday for its California-inspired Spring/Summer 2014 collection debut at New York Fashion WeekThe designer and his team invited several "influencers," i...

We can always count on the media circus surrounding big-time college sports to deliver plenty of awkward moments. Look no further than the magical night of the Lexington police scanner during the Kent...

Amateur twerker Caitlin Heller, whose viral video of her fiery upside-down twerking fail accrued nearly 9 million views since it was uploaded on Sept. 3, will talk about the incident in public for the...

Twitter CEO Dick Costolo took the stage at TechCrunch's Disrupt event Monday afternoon, but he didn't talk about his own company. In fact, Costolo didn't even mention Twitter during his brief stint on...

While the rest of Japan was still celebrating Tokyo’s 2020 Olympics victory, it was a grim day at the Kyoto headquarters of Nintendo. Investors had hoped the maker of video game consoles would w...

Ariana Grande has added a touch of class to rap musicSinging alongside a wig-donned Jimmy Fallon (who bore a strong resemblance to Lucius Malfoy), the duo crooned to showstoppers like Jay Z's "99 Prob...

On the eve of one the biggest smartphone rollouts of the year from Apple, attention turned to the possible launch of a new smartphone from another tech heavyweight: Amazon. In a report posted last Fri...

Note to humanity: One Direction fandom ain't nothin' to mess withA British soccer star learned this hard way over the weekend when the pop band's fanboys and fangirls brought a ruckus to his Twitter f...

Video games have struggled with the ability and desire to imitate real life. But it's a tough parallel to draw when you can restart your game at any point or redo any stage if you're unsatisfied with ...

A Romanian Coca-Cola ad appears to have broken new ground in integration between Twitter and TV by including live tweets during an ad.As chronicled in the video above, the ad included a subtitle bar t...

Shielding their faces from paparazzi’s lenses is the mode du jour for celebrities hoping to avoid getting their photo taken. But designer Ying Gao, a professor at the Université du Qué...

Finding your next delicious grilled cheese or spicy burrito just got a little bit easier.Starting Monday you can search on Foursquare for individual menu items. Whether you’re looking for FroYo ...

Internet giants Google and Facebook once again said they want to be more transparent regarding their dealings with the most secretive court in the United States.The companies submitted petitions on Mo...

Google+ introduced a couple of new features on Monday, including a new tool that allows bloggers and content creators to embed public Google+ posts on other sitesUsers who wish to highlight a Google+ ...

Tagged is taking a "ladies first" approach to its dating app, Swoon. The social discovery site that specializes in helping users meet new people overhauled its mobile dating app on Monday, opting for ...

There’s a huge conversation about female leadership taking place, especially in the digital space.That's one of the reason we partnered with New York Women in Communications for its inaugural Wi...

The real-time curation and commenting platform Livefyre announced on Monday that it has acquired the social storytelling tool Storify. Deal terms were not disclosed.Livefyre, ...

Microsoft has asked members of the press to save the date for the launch of its next-generation Surface tablets.The invitations — which are designed within what looks like a Surface device ̵...

Twitter CEO Dick Costolo took the stage at TechCrunch's Disrupt event Monday afternoon, but he didn't talk about his own company. In fact, Costolo didn't even mention Twitter during his brief stint on...

Reminiscent of Sinéad O'Connor's "Nothing Compares 2 U" video, Miley Cyrus' music video for power ballad "Wrecking Ball" resonates with beauty shots of the tearful singer. The softer approach is ...

One small step on a social media platform is one giant leap for Instagram.That's because NASA launched an official Instagram account on Friday — a social profile it says will "take its fans on a...

Yahoo launched a video-viewing iOS app, Yahoo Screen, on Monday, the first major app launch from the company's 10-month-old mobile engineering office in New York City.The app is a portal to content fr...

The Moto X is a hard-working phone. You don't need to cajole it to do its job.That's the pitch in a trio of funny ads from Droga5 that present your current phone as a lazy hipster. In one ad, for inst...

Video games have struggled with the ability and desire to imitate real life. But it's a tough parallel to draw when you can restart your game at any point or redo any stage if you're unsatisfied with ...

A Romanian Coca-Cola ad appears to have broken new ground in integration between Twitter and TV by including live tweets during an ad.As chronicled in the video above, the ad included a subtitle bar t...

Yahoo News named a new editor in chief on Monday: Megan Liberman, the deputy news editor of the New York Times.Liberman, pictured below, will "lead a major expansion of Yahoo News, bringing in new voi...

Although Yahoo rolled out a new logo last week, Google has not yet teased a refresh of its own, as a report initially suggested.Tech site Arstechnica reported on Monday that a refreshed Google logo de...

Technology has become deeply entrenched in our daily lives. We think it's time to take a closer look at our relationship with these devicesBaratunde Thurston, Jacob Park and Megan Kashner will dive in...

We’re just one day away from the event that some tech enthusiasts think of as an early Christmas: the unveiling of the next iteration of Apple’s iPhone. Loosely referred to as the iPhone 5...

The Hot Pockets brand tries to wring some laughs at the expense of stalkers in this new collaboration with Funny or Die.In the four-minute video, a man breaks up with his old Hot Pocket and starts cav...

It's been a conflicting couple of weeks, thanks to the Internet's recent infatuation with twerkingMiley Cyrus' VMAs performance has left many still closing their jaws. Some even had to extinguish them...

Enjoy your ad-free Instagram feed while you can: Instagram plans to introduce ads in the next year, according to a new report.The Wall Street Journal spoke with Emily White, Instagram's director of bu...

It's Monday (insert grumble here). They happen every seven days, yet they always seem to catch you off-guardLuckily, that cup o' Joe will get you through the daySee also: This Is Your Monday in GIFsIn...

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....

Only in America New York is it considered a perfectly normal activity to wait hours in line for a food deemed "trendy." Brooklynite Keizo Shimamoto debuted the "ramen burger" at the city's Smorgasburg...

Reminiscent of Sinéad O'Connor's "Nothing Compares 2 U" video, Miley Cyrus' music video for power ballad "Wrecking Ball" resonates with beauty shots of the tearful singer. The softer approach is ...

Fall doesn't technically begin for a few weeks, but the beginning of September brings the season's first few markers, like the occasional cool breeze and the arrival of fall TV - we missed you, Breaki...

Trident's latest TV spot is brought to you by Vine.The gum company announced Monday that it will air a 6-second TV ad from Vine, the video service launched by Twitter earlier this year. The video, whi...

If you're looking for a chic and protective case for your Samsung Galaxy Note 8.0, we can help. We found 10 terrific options for owners of the "on-the-go" Android tablet.In a variety of designs, finis...

Microsoft's Xbox Music service has become available on iOS and Android devices todayThe apps offer ad-free music streaming for subscribers, the ability to add songs, albums and playlists to your Xbox ...

If you've ever looked around the family table and wondered how you could possibly be related to those people, you're not alone. The tech world is with youThe startup scene is so fraught with networkin...

If you've ever looked around the family table and wondered how you could possibly be related to those people, you're not alone. The tech world is with youThe startup scene is so fraught with networkin...

The art of stop-motion animation has left viewers in awe for decades. Yet, such a simple pleasure requires a lot of planning for perfect execution.As part of the PBS Digital Studios series Off Book, a...

Technology has become deeply entrenched in our daily lives. We think it's time to take a closer look at our relationship with these devicesBaratunde Thurston, Jacob Park and Megan Kashner will dive in...

We’re just one day away from the event that some tech enthusiasts think of as an early Christmas: the unveiling of the next iteration of Apple’s iPhone. Loosely referred to as the iPhone 5...

The Hot Pockets brand tries to wring some laughs at the expense of stalkers in this new collaboration with Funny or Die.In the four-minute video, a man breaks up with his old Hot Pocket and starts cav...

If you have a product you're really proud of, it should speak for itself. But when it comes down to it, you still need to get customers on your website in the first place — especially if you're ...

Sony has announced two new products at its PlayStation event in Japan: a new, thinner and lighter version of its handheld gaming console PlayStation Vita, as well as PlayStation Vita TV, a small and c...

Enjoy your ad-free Instagram feed while you can: Instagram plans to introduce ads in the next year, according to a new report.The Wall Street Journal spoke with Emily White, Instagram's director of bu...

Facebook is taking another step to demonstrate that it's at least as much of a hub for real-time conversations as Twitter.Facebook announced Monday that it has launched two new APIs to help publishers...

If you've ever looked around the family table and wondered how you could possibly be related to those people, you're not alone. The tech world is with youThe startup scene is so fraught with networkin...

Groupon has acquired Blink Booking, the Madrid-based startup behind last-minute hotel booking app Blink, the deals service announced Monday. The terms of the deal were not immediately disclosed.Blink ...

Consumer electronics companies and chipmakers aren't the only players entering the wearable tech space, Nissan is joining the fray too, with what it alleges is the first smart watch to connect the car...

Earlier this year FWD.us, a Facebook-led advocacy group pursuing immigration reform, raised the ire of liberals with the tactics it used to pursue its goal. Now it’s the review site Yelp’s...

Rush-hour traffic is the bane of every commuter's existence, but for website owners, it would be quite the blessingSEE ALSO: More Sunday ComicsIn this comic, we see why traffic means two very differen...

Consumer electronics companies and chipmakers aren't the only players entering the wearable tech space. Nissan is joining the fray too, with what it alleges is the first smart watch to connect the car...

The Internet once again proved that too much of a good thing can, in fact, be badTwerking seemed like a harmless dance move — until people started catching on fire.What else is featured in this ...

Instagram now has 150 million monthly active users with more than 60% of them residing outside of the United States. At last tally in June, the app had 130 million monthly active users. In February, t...

While forward-thinking drivers are considering the implications of supercharging stations for their Tesla vehicles and the impending arrival of Google’s driverless cars, another, far more person...

On December 6, 2012, a six-man team left London to complete one of the most extreme polar challenges in the world: the first ever trans-Antarctic winter expeditionVeteran explorer Sir Ranulph Fiennes ...

Let’s face it: Job hunting is kinda boring at best, grueling and soul crushing at worst. Sometimes you need a little lift when you’re perpetually applying to job positions. But instead of ...

Last Tuesday, Google announced that their newest Android mobile operating system would be called Kit KatWhile the company has named its operating systems after plenty of yummy treats in the past, this...

It's been a busy week in the tech worldSamsung turned us all into 007 with a snappy smart watch, while Google announced a yummy new Android operating system. So if you've had a hard time keeping up, d...

In what could prove to be a stealth move to compete with the likes of LinkedIn, Facebook has added a fully discoverable “professional skills” option to its user profiles.The subtle change,...

For many fitness junkies, the solution for multitasking their way toward a better body and mind means “reading” audio books while putting in miles on the treadmill. But for those who still...

"How long can I continue making very little to no money?" startup founder Erin Hopmann wrote in a recent blog post. "How long can I feel ok with employing people at far less than they’re worth?"...

We entered a very literary weekend, with Friday marked as Read a Book Day and Sunday as International Literacy DayEven with those extra reminders to tackle your to-read list, it might have seemed easi...

The NFL announced on Sunday that Bruno Mars will headline the Super Bowl XLVIII halftime show on Feb. 2 at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, N.J. The 14-time Grammy nominee also appeared on Fox NFL ...

A new science fiction-sounding implant could give doctors "a window to the brain" of a patient, and open the door to breakthrough laser treatments to fight neurological disordersThe translucent "windo...

Just when it seemed the biggest NSA-related revelations were over, a new report says the U.S. intelligence agency has had direct access to private smartphone data for years.Germany's Spiegel Online cl...

With great power comes great responsibility. So, if you have serious gaming skills, then you’re pretty much contractually obligated to show the rest of us how it’s done. It’s not ju...

Whether you're still paying off university loans or yet to accrue any educational debt, thinking about what you owe for a college education is depressingAccording to the U.S. Congress Joint Economic C...

Every two years, the nations of the world come together for the Olympic Games, a global competition of ambition, endurance, focus and athletic ability.Madrid, Istanbul and Tokyo were the candidate cit...

When Apple CEO Tim Cook takes the stage at the company’s Cupertino, Calif. headquarters on Tuesday, he’ll likely do something Apple has never done before: release two iPhones at once. The ...

Let’s face it: Job hunting is kinda boring at best, grueling and soul crushing at worst. Sometimes you need a little lift when you’re perpetually applying to job positions. But instead of ...

BERLIN — The Toughpad 4K, described as "the world's first" 20-inch tablet with an Ultra HD (4K) resolution, was a standout among many items featured at Panasonic's IFA booth on SundayThe tablet ...

Here at Mashable, we love looking beyond the mainstream to find unusual iPhone accessories. This time, we discovered some unique iPhone stands on Etsy that you definitely won't find at the mall.From f...

A new science fiction-sounding implant could give doctors "a window to the brain" of a patient, and open the door to breakthrough laser treatments to fight neurological disordersThe translucent "windo...

Just when it seemed the biggest NSA-related revelations were over, a new report says the U.S. intelligence agency has had direct access to private smartphone data for years.Germany's Spiegel Online cl...

If you have two iOS devices, then you've got a baby monitorBaby Monitor 3G connects any combination of iPhone, iPad or iPod Touch to create a baby monitor system with both audio and video capabilities...

In what could prove to be a stealth move to compete with the likes of LinkedIn, Facebook has added a fully discoverable “professional skills” option to its user profiles.The subtle change,...

When Apple CEO Tim Cook takes the stage at the company’s Cupertino, Calif. headquarters on Tuesday, he’ll likely do something Apple has never done before: release two iPhones at once. The ...

If you have two iOS devices, then you've got a baby monitorBaby Monitor 3G connects any combination of iPhone, iPad or iPod Touch to create a baby monitor system with both audio and video capabilities...

Here at Mashable, we love looking beyond the mainstream to find unusual iPhone accessories. This time, we discovered some unique iPhone stands on Etsy that you definitely won't find at the mall.From f...

Whether you're focused on your career, haven't found the right person or are simply exploring relationship options tailor-made for the digital age, online dating can be a great step toward improving y...

I set out to write a post about the New Zealand indie pop act Lorde (née Ella Yelich-O’Connor). As I was doing my preliminary research, I came across something I didn’t expect. Lorde ...

There's a city in Georgia called Tbilisi, which stands on the banks of the Kura River and boasts a population of about 1.5 million people. The city has been capital of Georgia for various intervals th...

Whether you're focused on your career, haven't found the right person or are simply exploring relationship options tailor-made for the digital age, online dating can be a great step toward improving y...

As kids, we looked forward to the cash that came with losing a tooth. Now as grown-ups, however, we realize the tooth fairy is pretty grotesque — giving us money for body parts? Sounds very ques...

Tokyo was chosen to host the 2020 Summer Olympics, besting fellow finalists Istanbul and Madrid.The Japanese capital won the bid Saturday, following a secret ballot that took place during the 125th In...

I set out to write a post about the New Zealand indie pop act Lorde (née Ella Yelich-O’Connor). As I was doing my preliminary research, I came across something I didn’t expect. Lorde ...

The detectives of Law and Order: SVU deal with a lot of stress.Benson, Tutuola and Munch have to balance their compassion for victims, anger for the criminals and frustration with the system in a way ...