Articles by Mashable from January 2014

The upcoming Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia, will take place from Feb. 7 to Feb. 23 and are set to be the most expensive Games in history.A good chunk of the $51 billion price tag went toward the 11...

Looks like Anna Kendrick won't be adding "Super Bowl commercial star" to her resume anytime soon — or maybe she can?The Oscar-nominated actress stars in a Super Bowl ad for Newcastle Brown Ale, ...

4K has been touted as the latest and greatest in video imaging. With over two times the resolution of HD, it boasts an ultra-high-definition image that matches traditional 35mm film. Manufacturers hav...

NEW YORK — With the Super Bowl right around the corner, the NFL announced on Thursday a fully personalized video service called NFL Now that pushes out news, analysis and highlights across mobil...

Nintendo is considering mobile apps as part of a way to spur recovery after a slump in Wii U sales — but that doesn't mean you'll be able to play Mario games on your smartphone anytime soon.In a...

A group of 86 organizations, with the support of more than one million signatures from online petitions, asked the Federal Communications Commission on Thursday to stand up for net neutralityThe coali...

Bad news, introverts: You make terrible liars.Or at least that's what this five-second quiz from YouTube channel In 59 Seconds claimsSee also: What Happens When You Tell a Lie?The quiz itself is quite...

KIEV, Ukraine — The tents stayed up and the fire barrels kept burning in Kiev’s central Independence Square on Thursday as President Viktor Yanukovych announced he would take sick leave.Ya...

Montreal is an attractive place to form a startup, if you can tolerate the snow. The rents are significantly lower than in any other major Canadian city. The universities, including "Harvard of the No...

Next month, Jimmy Fallon will say goodbye to Late Night to take over The Tonight Show. The huge transition can cause an understandable mix of emotions that take a toll on the talk show host's sleep cy...

Some younger teens may be leaving Facebook, but overall, teens actually became much more "reachable" on the platform in 2013, according to new research from Socialbakers.The analytics firm found that ...

Bagpipes never shredded so hard.The Red Hot Chilli Pipers — not to be confused with the Red Hot Chili Peppers — performed a rocking rendition of Avicii's "Wake Me Up" to kick off the annou...

Alibaba, China's leading e-commerce firm, has introduced a new feature in its Alipay Wallet mobile e-wallet app that lets users hail taxis on Kuaidi Dache, the Hangzhou-based on-demand transportation ...

The statistics surrounding startup success are pretty daunting — in fact, of the 500,000+ businesses owners that launched companies in 2012, only a handful will ever achieve a fraction of the no...

Stay in school, kids — or you'll end up in a horrifying situation.The Learn for Life Foundation of Western Australia, which has a sketchily barren website, found a disturbing way to push the mes...

Facebook just got a nice birthday present ahead of its 10th anniversary.Facebook stock opened at $62.10 a share on Thursday, an 16% increase overnight and the stock's first time above the $60 mark, fo...

The Mashable 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 events ...

SwiftKey, the company behind Android's most popular keyboard, has teamed up with Evernote to launch its first iOS app, SwiftKey NoteThe note-taking app rolled out Thursday and, unlike SwiftKey's flags...

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....

They say that home is where the heart is, so if you're nerdy to the core, your space should reflect that.A few nerd-inspired items placed around your half-built IKEA furniture can diversify your cooki...

"You don’t get to 500 million friends without making a few enemies." The tagline for the movie The Social Network, based on Facebook's creation, rings true to this dayAnd you don’t get the...

As the Super Bowl draws near, tension grows between those loyal to Denver and Seattle. It's not unlikely that someone will confront you about your loyalties.Even if you don't know the first thing abou...

Montreal is an attractive place to form a startup, if you can tolerate the snow. The rents are significantly lower than in any other major Canadian city. The universities, including "Harvard of the No...

Well that didn't take longJust 24 hours after Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg promised more standalone apps in 2014, the company announced Paper on Thursday, a standalone news reader mobile app that has ...

It's been almost a year since a meteorite unexpectedly blew up over the city of Chelyabinsk, Russia. The explosion — which scientists say was a blinding 30 times brighter than the sun — se...

On the heels of the most romantic month of the year, lets face it — love stinksEveryone's been through a messy breakup that left you feeling hopelessly alone, or stuck in unrequited love. Relati...

Some younger teens may be leaving Facebook, but overall, teens actually became much more "reachable" on the platform in 2013, according to new research from Socialbakers.The analytics firm found that ...

Both next-generation gaming consoles have been unleashed on the public for a couple of months, and both the Xbox One and PlayStation 4 have set impressive numbers, each selling millions of consoles.Se...

South Korea has fined Google 210 million won ($194,000) for unauthorized Wi-Fi data collection in 2009 and 2010, The Korea Herald reportsThe data was collected by Google's vehicles while taking photos...

Stay in school, kids — or you'll end up in a horrifying situation.The Learn for Life Foundation of Western Australia, which has a sketchily barren website, found a disturbing way to push the mes...

Facebook just got a nice birthday present ahead of its 10th anniversary.Facebook stock opened at $62.10 a share on Thursday, an 16% increase overnight and the stock's first time above the $60 mark, fo...

Sure, school is canceled and you've started referring to a forecast of zero degrees as a heat wave, but the polar vortex doesn't need to disrupt your workout schedule. Exercising outdoors can be safe,...

The intimate looks at locations around the globe made possible by Google Street View has changed the way many of us look at the world. But according to a new piece of information revealed by Google, i...

Set phasers to furry because these two felines are boldly going where no cat has gone before.Maybe Kitty-Kirk and Kitty-Spock are more suited for battling laser pointers than Klingons, but they still ...

What do you need to be a good movie villain? The usual things: a fast car, a private helicopter, a secret underground headquarters and, of course, a British accent.Jaguar has revisited that trope in i...

No amount of positive spin can hide the fact that Google's acquisition of Motorola ended in failure.Almost as soon as soon as the news broke Wednesday that Lenovo was buying Motorola Mobility from Goo...

Google’s decision to sell Motorola Mobility for $2.91 billion to Lenovo is described by some as a huge loss for the search giant, which paid $12.5 billion for the company in 2011. However, upon ...

Reading may soon be experienced in a whole new way with a "wearable book" that creates physical sensations based on the written word.The project, called "Sensory Fiction," comes out of the MIT Media L...

Since December of last year, Google has purchased at least six companies either buildings robots or creating technologies used in the development of robotics.Former Google Android lead and current Goo...

There are more than 25 "megacities" — that is, cities and their surrounding metropolitan areas with total populations of more than 10 million people — around the world. Including places su...

Our smart phones act like our best friends. We take them everywhere, give them constant attention and definitely treat them better than some of our fellow humans (when we're not dropping them in the t...

A new 3D printer can print carbon fiber and other composite materials.Created by Boston-based startup MarkForged, it's called the Mark One.See also: 7 Things You Didn't Know About 3D PrintingCompany f...

People of European and Asian descent today retain Neanderthal DNA that may affect their hair, skin, fertility, predisposition to certain diseases and possibly other characteristics, a new study in the...

Prepare yourselves: Netflix will release House of Cards Season 2 on Valentine's Day. For fans of the first season, this means a sense of excitement mingled with foreboding — because of course, N...

CHIKWAWA, Malawi — Community health-care worker Stephane January had never used a cell phone before a text message-based nutrition-monitoring program was introduced to his rural Malawian communi...

Some of the South's busiest metropolitan areas were gridlocked Tuesday after a few inches of snow caused traffic jams and multiple auto accidentsGeorgia, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, North Carolin...

Pumping gas during this frigid winter is a hand-freezing chore for many Americans. But filling the tank may soon become as easy as passing through a drive-thru.Robotic gas pumps could be ready for reg...

We've all come to appreciate the communicative power of a picture. In the era of emojis, memes, selfies and #tbts, it's easy to see why Snapchat has also taken the world by storm. With a few swipes of...

Prepare yourselves: Netflix will release House of Cards Season 2 on Valentine's Day. For fans of the first season, this means a sense of excitement mingled with foreboding — because of course, N...

Prepare yourselves: Netflix will release House of Cards Season 2 on Valentine's Day. For fans of the first season, this means a sense of excitement mingled with foreboding — because of course, N...

Facebook is planning to release more standalone apps like Facebook Messenger and Instagram, the company revealed during its fourth quarter earnings call on Wednesday."While the core business growth is...

A series of massive storms has brought a wave of dinosaur enthusiasts and fossil hunters to the southeast coast of England to find remnants of Earth's prehistoric creatures.After torrential downpours ...

A new 3D printer can print carbon fiber and other composite materials.Created by Boston-based startup MarkForged, it's called the Mark One.See also: 7 Things You Didn't Know About 3D PrintingCompany f...

Job interviews are arguably some of the most important meetings you will ever have in your life. The outcome of an interview can greatly affect your career trajectory, whether it means you continue al...

A Pittsburgh McDonald's employee sold heroin in Happy Meal boxes to customers who used the code phrase, "I'd like to order a toy," according to police.Undercover officers from a local narcotics enforc...

Cheerios' first Super Bowl ad will have some familiar faces.The ad casts a family that starred in a memorable Cheerios ad last year, which focused on how Cheerios is good for your heart and featured a...

Cheerios' first Super Bowl ad will have some familiar faces.The ad casts a family that starred in a memorable Cheerios ad last year, which focused on how Cheerios is good for your heart and featured a...

An enormous boulder plunged from a height 2,624 feet and plowed through a 300-year-old barn in a small town in northern Italy on Jan. 21, destroying and leveling it. A piece of a mountain detached fro...

The Summer Olympics have a pretty straightforward lineup. Run as fast as you can, jump as far or high as you can, swim better than anyone else — it's all relatable, at least on a conceptual leve...

Amazon is developing an in-store checkout system based on its Kindle tablet that would mark the online retailer's biggest effort yet to break into the burgeoning mobile payment industry as well as bri...

Facebook is planning to release more standalone apps like Facebook Messenger and Instagram, the company revealed during its fourth quarter earnings call on Wednesday."While the core business growth is...

According to Edward Snowden's latest leaked documents, the British government has the capacity to track behavior on YouTube, Facebook, Twitter and more social media sites, though it denies snoopi...

Evernote has confirmed in a recent blog post that it's boosted the performance of its Evernote Sync service, meaning files stored in an Evernote account now sync between devices four times faster than...

As expected, Facebook posted its best-yet quarter for revenues, profits, and user totals Wednesday, beating Wall Street estimates once againThe Q4 figures also included news that Facebook's mobile adv...

Mike Harris: 1. Every other kid in the world: 0.Harris — henceforth known as the best son ever — surprised his mom, a diehard Seattle Seahawks fan since 1976, with Super Bowl XLVIII ticket...

Passwords, even strong ones, aren't enough to protect you. Your online accounts are only as safe as the security policies of the companies that hold them.At least that's the apparent lesson to be lear...

Google announced on Wednesday that it has sold its Motorola smartphone business to PC manufacturer Lenovo for $2.9 billion.Google bought the Motorola division in 2012 for $12.5 billion. The unit curre...

An online petition on the White House's "We the People" petitions website — which urges President Barack Obama to revoke 19-year-old pop star Justin Bieber's green card and deport him back to hi...

An online petition on the White House's "We the People" petitions website — which urges President Barack Obama to revoke 19-year-old pop star Justin Bieber's green card and deport him back to hi...

Kraft truck drivers, beware: Crazed macaroni and cheese fans will hijack your shipments of delicious noodles.Or at least that's what's happening in the brand's latest commercial. The clip imagines the...

The Super Bowl (football) and the World Cup (fútbol) are two of the most highly publicized, talked-about and buzzworthy events in sports. Both inspire fanatical viewership, heartbreaks and triump...

It's always a delight to see the Veep strutting his stuff at public events. Whether it's a a state dinner or a State of the Union address, Vice President Joe Biden finds a way to provide constant joy ...

Audi may be known for engineering impressive vehicles, and now, the company is also engineering nightmares.The company's Super Bowl XLVIII ad dropped on Tuesday, and it shows what happens when we comp...

More than a year and a half after investors and analysts first raised concerns about Facebook's potential to monetize on mobile, it appears those concerns can finally be put to rest.Facebook revealed ...

Hundreds of employees have been laid off from Patch, the local journalism outlet previously owned by AOL, according to a report.Various sources told media journalist Jim Romenesko that between two-thi...

We've been hearing a lot these days about how Big Data will change business. Its impact on the marketing and media world is being felt throughout the industry. Data collection and predictive analytics...

The first movie trailer for romantic drama The Fault in Our Stars arrived Wednesday, after a low-quality version was leaked over the weekendThe film is based on John Green's bestselling young adult no...

Highways closed in Minnesota on Monday because it was so cold, and trains didn't run in Chicago. Numerous school districts in the Midwest even cancelled classes. The windchill this week in Chicago hit...

In an unofficial vote, Congress and the American people have decided that it's okay to use the Internet while the president is speakingOn Twitter, users sent 1.7 million tweets related to the Presiden...

If you are a Twitter user, you have been contributing to CNN's reporting for the past few months whether you want to or not.The news media outlet announced on Wednesday that it had partnered with anal...

A storm that delivered just three inches of snow to Southern states from North Carolina to Louisiana has managed to cause massive traffic jams, forcing drivers to abandon their cars or spend the nigh...

Apple iPod of Cupertino, Calif., died quietly this week after a lengthy bout of dance-infused music playing. iPod, 12, was surrounded by family members Apple iPhone and Apple iPad, when its sales quie...

The head of the U.S. intelligence community publicly asked Edward Snowden and "his accomplices" to return the documents he has "stolen" from the NSA.James Clapper, the Director of National Intelligenc...

Bob Saget, John Stamos and Dave Coulier — better known as Danny Tanner, Uncle Jesse and Uncle Joey — have been enjoying a happy reunion thanks to their recent Super Bowl adThe goofy yogurt...

Huge news for Verizon customers in New York City: You can now make and receive calls, texts and access the Internet at 35 subway stations throughout the city.Verizon announced on Tuesday that it will ...

Tracking asteroids and patrolling the skies is a fascinating field — one that blends traditional science with the imagination-capturing realm of space rocks. The tales we heard in a story we pub...

Chromeo wants to "bring the funk straight to your phone." The electrofunk duo are debuting their "Come Alive" music video Wednesday on music-identification app Shazam.Shazam users can play the song on...

LinkedIn introduced a new tool that's a twist on the "Six Degrees of Kevin Bacon" game — but for professionals.The social network launched "How You're Connected" on Wednesday, a visual enhanceme...

Now you can relive a favorite childhood pastime from your browser or mobile deviceGoogle Chrome announced Tuesday a virtual space in which users can create Lego masterpieces. The partnership with Lego...

Google launched a series of mini-games for its high-tech Google Glass specs that allows players to use their heads as rackets to play a round of virtual tennis or slice shapes out of thin air like a k...

The Super Bowl (football) and the World Cup (fútbol) are two of the most highly publicized, talked-about and buzzworthy events in sports. Both inspire fanatical viewership, heartbreaks and triump...

Audi may be known for engineering impressive vehicles, and now, the company is also engineering nightmares.The company's Super Bowl XLVIII ad dropped on Tuesday, and it shows what happens when we comp...

A Gmail bug caused some users to inadvertently delete a message or report it as spam, Google has announced in a notice to usersThe issue, which only appeared on several platforms, including the Gmail ...

Friendship, puppies, Clydesdales and beer — everything that football stands for. Budweiser takes a serious tug at the heartstrings in this year's Super Bowl ad. The 60-second spot follows the s...

The National Security Agency's newest employee has her work cut out for her, based on the surveillance information leaked from the organization in the past seven months.The NSA has hired Rebecca Richa...

Headline magnets Miley Cyrus and Madonna, donning Western-inspired getups, shared the stage this week for Cyrus' MTV Unplugged taping, which will air Wednesday at 9 p.m. ETThe two performed a mashup o...

E-book subscription service Scribd is looking to take on Amazon from within.The company launched a new app for the Kindle Fire on Wednesday that will provide an alternative to Amazon's e-book marketSe...

As part of Israel's program to deal with rising cyber threats, the government is putting together a task force to help citizens and businesses cope. The country's National Cyber Bureau plans to establ...

For those confused, this is not an article about grape spreadJelly, the new questions and answers app helmed by Twitter co-founder Biz Stone, is still, for the most part, a fringe app for the social m...

For those confused, this is not an article about grape spreadJelly, the new questions and answers app helmed by Twitter co-founder Biz Stone, is still, for the most part, a fringe app for the social m...

Facebook should be feeling good right about now. The stock is hovering near an all-time high. The company has proven it can adapt to mobile. And Facebook is less than a week away from celebrating its ...

Lanny and Tracy Barnes, the twin Olympic biathletes that famously switched places for this year's Winter Games, are starring in a Guinness ad that will vanish from the web Thursday.The ad shows a blac...

A routine interview between a television reporter and a congressman after Tuesday night's State of the Union speech in Washington, D.C., turned ugly after the representative physically threatened the ...

Update, Jan. 29, 11:27 a.m. ET: Scotto told reporters said that Rep. Grimm called him this morning to apologize for threatening him last night and that they will be going to lunch.@repmichaelgrimm cal...

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....

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....

Samsung’s Galaxy Gear smartwatch and its rumored Galaxy Glass device indicate that the company plans to rely heavily on experimentation as it innovates its way into the future. The true passion ...

As if we needed another reason to worship athletes, select Olympic hockey players will wear state-of-the-art, 3D-scanned uniforms custom-fitted to their body parts. That's right, like superheroes. Ho...

It's crunch time. The 2014 Winter Olympics arrive shortly, so naturally, Olympians are cramming their last bit of training between getting fitted for opening ceremony outfits and worrying for their sa...

Social media and the Super Bowl go together like Beyoncé and a power outageThe first Twitter-worthy moment of the Super Bowl season came early this year, when Seattle Seahawks cornerback Richard ...

Leonardo DiCaprio has scored multiple Academy Award nominations over the years, but the actor has yet to take home an Oscar. Despite the snubs, DiCaprio boasts an impressive and diverse career, rangin...

A Gmail bug caused some users to inadvertently delete a message or report it as spam, Google has announced in a notice to usersThe issue, which only appeared on several platforms, including the Gmail ...

Pinterest has a reputation as the social media channel for food and fashion, but there’s much more to the visual network. It’s a combination of eye candy and information, with businesses, ...

Headline magnets Miley Cyrus and Madonna, donning Western-inspired getups, shared the stage this week for Cyrus' MTV Unplugged taping, which will air Wednesday at 9 p.m. ETThe two performed a mashup o...

E-book subscription service Scribd is looking to take on Amazon from within.The company launched a new app for the Kindle Fire on Wednesday that will provide an alternative to Amazon's e-book marketSe...

When you’re hiring for a new position, it’s tempting to go straight for the most impressive resume or portfolio. With dozens of applications to read and not much time to make a decision on...

Facebook has had a lot of ups and downsOver its past 10 years, the company has launched a slew of products and features to enhance the overall user experience, and tap into other areas of life besides...

Facebook has had a lot of ups and downsOver its past 10 years, the company has launched a slew of products and features to enhance the overall user experience, and tap into other areas of life besides...

Facebook should be feeling good right about now. The stock is hovering near an all-time high. The company has proven it can adapt to mobile. And Facebook is less than a week away from celebrating its ...

Remember Sony's lens-type camera attachments for smartphones? Well, the company aims to do the same to its line of tablets with the launch of SPA-TA1, a clip-on attachment that gives the tablet seriou...

The Denver Airport is having some Super Bowl fun with a clever tribute to Broncos quarterback Peyton Manning.Manning made headlines earlier this month for shouting "Omaha" more than 40 times during De...

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....

Kate Upton is more than just a pretty face. She also has some pretty sweet dance moves.The voluptuous supermodel took to the MetLife Stadium field to show us her "signature" touchdown dance. Throwing ...

Samsung’s Galaxy Gear smartwatch and its rumored Galaxy Glass device indicate that the company plans to rely heavily on experimentation as it innovates its way into the future. The true passion ...

Prepare yourself for a "Greased Lightning" parody that would make Danny Zuko proud.A group of Swedish marines currently stationed in Afghanistan took some time out of their schedule to create an impre...

Around 1.6 million Afghan refugees live within Pakistan's borders, making up one of the world's largest refugee communities, according to the United Nations refugee agency. These people have been...

Pinterest has a reputation as the social media channel for food and fashion, but there’s much more to the visual network. It’s a combination of eye candy and information, with businesses, ...

What's the weirdest thing you can do with liquid in a frying pan? If you answered "make an omelet," you're wrongThe answer probably lies somewhere around the Leidenfrost effect. It allows the liquid &...

U.S. President Barack Obama delivered his fifth State of the Union address in front of a joint session of Congress on Capitol Hill Tuesday nightHere, we've rounded up the five most important things Ob...

Apple increased global iPhone shipments by 13% last year, but its growth rate is lagging behind competitors in the smartphone space — arguably the company's most important market.In 2013, Apple ...

Inside, the latest venture from entrepreneur Jason Calacanis, is trying to change people's perception of how news apps should work. The app, which launched Tuesday, takes a different approach to conte...

U.S. President Barack Obama renewed his call for immigration reform during his State of the Union address Tuesday.Obama's argument for reworking what he called a "broken immigration system" was based ...

Shane Battier is a role player for the NBA's star-laden Miami Heat. But after organizing a team-wide karaoke session on Monday night, he's got our vote for team MVP — because how else are you go...

Following Apple CEO Tim Cook’s admission during Monday’s earnings call that the iPod line is in decline, the company's web store changed to reflect that sentiment by focusing on the Apple ...

Leonardo DiCaprio has scored multiple Academy Award nominations over the years, but the actor has yet to take home an Oscar. Despite the snubs, DiCaprio boasts an impressive and diverse career, rangin...

Toyota is once again tapping star power to stand out in this year's Super Bowl. This time it's the unlikely pairing of Terry Crews and the Muppets.In the 60-second ad, Crews pulls up to a broken down ...

Over the years, the U.S. president’s annual State of the Union address has evolved from a formal event for insiders to a public spectacleSee also: Watch Obama's State of the Union AddressIncreas...

Cue up the blooper reel — this one makes the cutMeteorologist Jim Cantore was reporting the weather live from South Carolina's College of Charleston when he spotted a rowdy college kid heading h...

U.S. President Barack Obama delivered his fifth State of the Union address Tuesday nightSee also: Watch Obama's State of the Union AddressRead the full text of Obama's remarks, below, which the White ...

U.S. President Barack Obama's State of the Union address hadn't even begun when at least one Republication congressman stuck metaphorical foot in digital mouth via TwitterHere's what Randy Weber, a Re...

Even members of U.S. Congress aren't above posing for photos with celebrities.Some of the men and women who represent American citizens in the federal government took time before U.S. President Barack...

Baidu has launched a heat map of where Chinese travelers are heading to, coming from, and which routes are most popular during Chinese New Year, the country's largest national holiday.It's a time when...

Around 1.6 million Afghan refugees live within Pakistan's borders, making up one of the world's largest refugee communities, according to the United Nations refugee agency. These people have been...

The photo above shows the scrum of reporters and photographers surrounding Richard Sherman at Super Bowl XLVIII Media Day on TuesdayAfter a preceding week-and-a-half in which the outspoken Sherman bec...

The photo above shows the scrum of reporters and photographers surrounding Richard Sherman at Super Bowl XLVIII Media Day on TuesdayAfter a preceding week-and-a-half in which the outspoken Sherman bec...

Citizens of Rome have an unlikely new weapon to fight against double-parked cars and vehicles obstructing sidewalks in their city: Twitter.For a little over a month, Rome's municipal government has al...

Lunar New Year celebrations begin on Jan. 31, and run for 15 days full of parades, candy and firecrackers to ward off demons.Also known as Spring Festival, 2014 is the Year of the Horse, which is supp...

As President Barack Obama prepares for one of his most important speeches of the year, he looks at a piece of paper with his chief speech writer. Someone on his staff eats Indian food — spicy eg...

Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer called the recent firing of the company's chief operating officer "regrettable" during a fourth quarter earnings call on Tuesday, but added that Henrique de Castro was "not a f...

Skittles is capitalizing on the Seattle Seahawks running back Marshawn Lynch's affinity for the brand with a limited-edition "Seattle Mix" version of the candy that will only feature blue and green ve...

For early adopters of Google Glass, it's been a demand from the start: a version that is friendly to prescription lenses. Those people's prayers were answered early Tuesday when Google announced it wo...

Tensions are running high; it's almost time for the big gameSo it only makes sense that the mascots for the Seattle Seahawks and Denver Broncos are engaging in a little interoffice rivalry before Sund...

Big Data is proving to be a big money-maker for businesses, but data workers aren't reaping similar rewards. A new report suggests that while many companies have committed to spending more of their bu...

We just can't wait to watch that one team play against that other team during the Super Bowl this year. Sports rule, right, guys?OK, so some of us are a little out of touch when it comes to football. ...

As a teenager, Finnish programmer Linda Liukas had a major crush on Al Gore. She wanted to share her passion for the then-vice president with a fan page. Without the pre-made templates that Tumblr and...

Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan couldn't attend a meeting of the Justice and Development Party in the Turkish city of Izmir over the weekend, so he sent a 10-foot digit...

Are you ready to see how deep the rabbit hole goes?Laurence Fishburne stars in Kia's latest Super Bowl ad — or you may know him better as Morpheus, from the 1999 film The Matrix.See also: VW's S...

Cheap shot, SodaStreamThe do-it-yourself soda maker takes a direct tackle against Coke and Pepsi in its latest ad featuring spokesperson Scarlett Johansson. But the ad won't be seen by anyone during t...

U.S. President Barack Obama's State of the Union address hadn't even begun when at least one Republication congressman stuck metaphorical foot in digital mouth via TwitterHere's what Randy Weber, a Re...

Baidu has launched a heat map of where Chinese travelers are heading to, coming from, and which routes are most popular during Chinese New Year, the country's largest national holiday.It's a time when...

Although squeezing out food, layer by layer, from a 3D printer may not yet be particularly efficient — nor sound that tasty — companies are already testing how the Jetsons-esque technology...

Medium, the blogging platform started by Twitter cofounder Evan Williams, has raised $25 million from a group of veteran technology investors.The funding is the first outside investment into the site,...

Former Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi, who was ousted from political office in July 2013, appeared in court in Cairo on Tuesday, encased in a soundproof glass box lined with metal bars. His microph...

Vin Diesel is an actor, producer and, apparently, a huge Beyoncé fan.The Fast and the Furious star took to his Facebook page on Tuesday to share his latest (and possibly greatest) piece of work. ...

Asia is solidifying its place as the world's epicenter for top-speed Internet access, according to the latest research from Akamai Technologies expected to be published later today.The top four places...

U.S. President Barack Obama will address Congress and the nation Tuesday night at 9 p.m. ET in the televised State of the Union address — it will also be available online on various platformsThe...

UPDATE - Jan. 28, 7:15 p.m.: Watch Obama's State of the Union address in the video, above. Streaming will start at 9 p.m. ETU.S. President Barack Obama will address Congress and the nation Tuesday nig...

Rap Genius is taking it to the streets.The lyrics site has released an iPhone app that brings the site's text capabilities to mobile along with a Shazam-like feature for discovering new artists and th...

Call it a problem of perception. The newly private Dell computer company announces a new Research Division and people think Dell is “getting into” research. The reality is that the 30-year...

The launch of a precipitation-measuring satellite next month kicks off a busy year for NASA's Earth-observation program.The space agency will launch five Earth-science missions in 2014, starting with ...

KIEV, Ukraine — President Viktor Yanukovych conceded some ground to anti-government protesters on Tuesday, accepting the resignation of the country’s Prime Minister Mykola Azarov and Azaro...

What's better than two armies of red-blooded American men smashing into each other on a freezing grid of AstroTurf? A well-aged cheddar, for one, but that's beside the point.Super Bowl XLVIII (which i...

Big Data is proving to be a big money-maker for businesses, but data workers aren't reaping similar rewards. A new report suggests that while many companies have committed to spending more of their bu...

With the Pebble Steel, the Pebble smartwatch is not only one of the most functional smartwatches available, it's also one of the most attractive.In its first 12 months of availability, the original Pe...

With the Pebble Steel, the Pebble smartwatch is not only one of the most functional smartwatches available, it's also one of the most attractive.In its first 12 months of availability, the original Pe...

Please stow your tray tables: We're about to land in the '80sDelta is taking a trip back in time with a totally awesome in-flight safety video that may actually convince you to turn off your electroni...

The difficult thing about sympathizing with an Alzheimer's sufferer is putting yourself into his or her shoes. We all have minor memory lapses, like forgetting where our keys are. But few of us have e...

As athletes, spectators, journalists and government officials descend on Sochi for the Winter Olympics in February, they will enter what experts are calling the most surveilled Olympics of all time.Ov...

For the first time ever, one billion smartphones have been shipped in one year, marking a huge milestone for mobile.According to data from the International Data Corporation (IDC), vendors shipped mor...

Nate Silver has hired 15 journalists for his new version of data journalism site FiveThirtyEight, which has migrated from the New York Times to ESPN/ABC.The new FiveThirtyEight, launching later this y...

Nate Silver's newest incarnation of FiveThirtyEight is beginning to take shape, with the former New York Times data journalist publishing a blog post detailing hiring developments as well as the visio...

Movie fans, be warned: This prop might make your wallet go extinctAn eBay seller has listed the genuine velociraptor cage seen in the 1993 blockbuster Jurassic Park. Fans (and captured dinosaurs) will...

UPDATE - Jan. 28, 7:15 p.m.: Watch Obama's State of the Union address in the video, above. Streaming will start at 9 p.m. ETU.S. President Barack Obama will address Congress and the nation Tuesday nig...

Bill Hader is a big Star Wars fan, and what more can any fan hope for than a part in the next iteration of the movie franchise?To prove to J.J. Abrams he's up for the task, Hader impersonated a dying ...

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....

That annual rite of passage, the launch of Volkswagen's Super Bowl ad, is finally here — and the brand has once again taken the zany route.The 60-second ad shows a guy driving his VW and his dau...

What's better than two armies of red-blooded American men smashing into each other on a freezing grid of AstroTurf? A well-aged cheddar, for one, but that's beside the point.Super Bowl XLVIII (which i...

The Facebook profile picture is an art form. It's the first thing people look at when scrolling through your account. Essentially, it tells people whether you're artsy/brainy/happy/boring, etcHowever,...

Please stow your tray tables: We're about to land in the '80sDelta is taking a trip back in time with a totally awesome in-flight safety video that may actually convince you to turn off your electroni...

Super Bowl parties are a lot of fun — you get to hang out with friends, it's one of the few acceptable excuses to drink in the daytime and you can eat exclusively Velveeta-based food items.The a...

New consoles mean an avalanche of new games to play, both solo and with friends. Sometimes those friends become your enemies on screen; at other times, you'll need to put your heads together to solve ...

This Sunday's Super Bowl at MetLife Stadium in New Jersey has been a conundrum for ticket brokers. The game is taking place in the largest market in the U.S. and the NFL is more popular than ever, and...

Sergey Khaibrakhmanov was sleeping when he heard the explosion. Startled, his heart already pounding, he jumped awake in bedWhat the hell was that?It was loud, whatever it was, enough to shake the apa...

We could all use a little break sometimes. The hustle and bustle of the 9-to-5 life can be exhausting.We fill our days with routines and deadlines. Its never-ending grind that could bring anyone to te...

Ariella Furman had a hard time connecting with the LGBT community when she relocated from New York to Pittsburgh, Pa., several years ago. There are fewer bars aimed at lesbian women than at gay men, s...

If you've ever wondered what The Empire Strikes Back or Raiders of the Lost Ark would look like with Lego minifigures standing in for the actors, Finnish photographer Vesa Lehtimäki has the answe...

It’s easy to feel like you're in the hot seat during a job interview — you really want the position, you're battling all sorts of jitters and it certainly doesn't help that the stern execu...

Indiegogo, a crowfunding service that helped popularize the concept, has raised another $40 million in funding to expand globally and take on the growing number of competitors.The latest funding round...

Please stow your tray tables: We're about to land in the '80sDelta is taking a trip back in time with a totally awesome in-flight safety video that may actually convince you to turn off your electroni...

Rents are rising for the departed in Beijing. Living in China's capital city may be more affordable than being buried there, according to a new report.Getting a plot in one of Beijing's more popular c...

As athletes, spectators, journalists and government officials descend on Sochi for the Winter Olympics in February, they will enter what experts are calling the most surveilled Olympics of all time.Ov...

Though Google Glass's main appeal lies in the camera and the smart circuitry located above the right eye, at the end of the day smartglasses are still glasses, and users would like to have options whe...

For the first time ever, one billion smartphones have been shipped in one year, marking a huge milestone for mobile.According to data from the International Data Corporation (IDC), vendors shipped mor...

Nate Silver's newest incarnation of FiveThirtyEight is beginning to take shape, with the former New York Times data journalist publishing a blog post detailing hiring developments as well as the visio...

A capella darlings and The Sing-Off alums Pentatonix have packed up their impressive pipes and headed down to Sesame Street.In the episode airing Feb. 7, the quintet guides youngsters through counting...

Super Bowl parties are a lot of fun — you get to hang out with friends, it's one of the few acceptable excuses to drink in the daytime and you can eat exclusively Velveeta-based food items.The a...

New consoles mean an avalanche of new games to play, both solo and with friends. Sometimes those friends become your enemies on screen; at other times, you'll need to put your heads together to solve ...

Nolan Bushnell is often referred to as the father of electronic gaming — he created Atari, after all — but the serial entrepreneur has brought joy to the lives of many, beyond geeks. After...

This Sunday's Super Bowl at MetLife Stadium in New Jersey has been a conundrum for ticket brokers. The game is taking place in the largest market in the U.S. and the NFL is more popular than ever, and...

Sergey Khaibrakhmanov was sleeping when he heard the explosion. Startled, his heart already pounding, he jumped awake in bedWhat the hell was that?It was loud, whatever it was, enough to shake the apa...

Bill Hader is a big Star Wars fan, and what more can any fan hope for than a part in the next iteration of the movie franchise?To prove to J.J. Abrams he's up for the task, Hader impersonated a dying ...

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....

Fans of Premier League soccer club Chelsea are excited about their favorite team potentially signing a player named Liam Ying, lauding his skill and the on-field attributes he'd bring to the squad in ...

That annual rite of passage, the launch of Volkswagen's Super Bowl ad, is finally here — and the brand has once again taken the zany route.The 60-second ad shows a guy driving his VW and his dau...

The Facebook profile picture is an art form. It's the first thing people look at when scrolling through your account. Essentially, it tells people whether you're artsy/brainy/happy/boring, etcHowever,...

Patients waiting for life-saving organs — that's more than 120,000 in the United States — may soon have another option for a second chance at life.Harvard Apparatus Regenerative Technology...

Super Bowl parties are a lot of fun — you get to hang out with friends, it's one of the few acceptable excuses to drink in the daytime and you can eat exclusively Velveeta-based food items.The a...

I did not start out liking WowWee’s new MiP Robot. With its two for-show-only arms, complete lack of touch sensors and tendency to fall down or go flying off tables, I just didn’t get it. ...

This Sunday's Super Bowl at MetLife Stadium in New Jersey has been a conundrum for ticket brokers. The game is taking place in the largest market in the U.S. and the NFL is more popular than ever, and...

While Star Trek replicators still don't exist, we just moved a little closer to the dream, thanks to a new kind of 3D printer. 3D-printing manufacturer Stratasys just debuted the Objet500 Connex3, the...

Sergey Khaibrakhmanov was sleeping when he heard the explosion. Startled, his heart already pounding, he jumped awake in bedWhat the hell was that?It was loud, whatever it was, enough to shake the apa...

Rents are rising for the departed in Beijing. Living in China's capital city may be more affordable than being buried there, according to a new report.Getting a plot in one of Beijing's more popular c...

We could all use a little break sometimes. The hustle and bustle of the 9-to-5 life can be exhausting.We fill our days with routines and deadlines. It's a never-ending grind that could bring anyone to...

Twitter updated its Android app Monday with additional photo-editing, sharing and discovery features.The changes are are meant to make it easier to share and edit photos from within the app, Twitter e...

Ariella Furman had a hard time connecting with the LGBT community when she relocated from New York to Pittsburgh, Pa., several years ago. There are fewer bars aimed at lesbian women than at gay men, s...

Super Bowl Sunday is almost here, touching down on Feb. 2. Perhaps you haven't been paying much attention to this NFL season, however, and need to get back up to speed as soon as possibleIf so, you're...

If you've ever wondered what The Empire Strikes Back or Raiders of the Lost Ark would look like with Lego minifigures standing in for the actors, Finnish photographer Vesa Lehtimäki has the answe...

"Now, just cut the red wire...!"If you're a fan of spy movies, you've undoubtedly seen a trained secret agent disarm a bomb thanks to instructions from someone who can't actually see what they're work...

Super Bowl XLVIII kicks off Sunday at 3:30 p.m. ET, pitting Peyton Manning and his Denver Broncos against the Richard Sherman-led Seattle Seahawks. It promises to be a hard-fought matchup featuring th...

It’s easy to feel like you're in the hot seat during a job interview — you really want the position, you're battling all sorts of jitters and it certainly doesn't help that the stern execu...

Indiegogo, a crowfunding service that helped popularize the concept, has raised another $40 million in funding to expand globally and take on the growing number of competitors.The latest funding round...

W. Garth Callaghan doesn't know how long he has to live. But he can be certain of one simple thing: No matter his fate, his daughter will have a handwritten note tucked inside her lunchbox each day un...

Mitt Romney is used to being in the news, but this time around, he's taking a stab at broadcasting the newsOn Late Night With Jimmy Fallon, the former presidential nominee slow-jammed headlines on NSA...

There are 130,000 apps from Chinese developers in Apple's App Store, according to numbers released Monday during the company's Q1 earnings call.To put that in context, the App Store had more than one ...

Spencer and Dustin Reeser-Stout — a couple from Salt Lake City, Utah — never expected that the Staples Center in Los Angeles, Calif., would be their wedding venue when they ventured to San...

Spencer and Dustin Reeser-Stout — a couple from Salt Lake City, Utah — never expected that the Staples Center in Los Angeles, Calif., would be their wedding venue when they ventured to San...

James Holmes returned to the courtroom on Monday, two years after he allegedly shot into an audience at a movie theater in Aurora, Colo., killing 12 people and injuring 70. A Centennial, Colo. co...

Apple sales increased by 5.7% in the holiday quarter year-over-year thanks to a host of new products, but the picture was much different in North America.The company revealed in its first-quarter earn...

Rents are rising for the departed in Beijing. Living in China's capital city may be more affordable than being buried there, according to a new report.Getting a plot in one of Beijing's more popular c...

Pepsi has partnered up with hot startup Uber to unveil a Super Bowl-related program that combines improv theater and practical jokeryOn Tuesday and Wednesday in New York this week, Uber will offer Pep...

Though Google Glass's main appeal lies in the camera and the smart circuitry located above the right eye, at the end of the day smartglasses are still glasses, and users would like to have options whe...

Chinese tennis star Li Na had no shortage of one-liners during her victory speech after the Australian Open on Saturday, Jan. 25, in Melbourne, Australia. The 31-year-old defeated Dominika Cibulkova o...

Filmmaker Quentin Tarantino will file a lawsuit against Gawker after a leaked script for his next movie was posted on the site's Defamer vertical, according to a report.The script for The Hateful Eigh...

It may be a surprise to some that San Francisco, New York and Washington are on the same list as cities in the Midwest for being the most difficult places to recruit technology talent.That's according...

A capella darlings and The Sing-Off alums Pentatonix have packed up their impressive pipes and headed down to Sesame Street.In the episode airing Feb. 7, the quintet guides youngsters through counting...

Expectations were high for Apple's holiday quarter sales. The company didn't quite live up to all of them.Apple reported record revenue and record sales for iPhones and iPads in the December quarter, ...

The U.S. government and a group of top technology companies have reached an agreement on transparency.The Department of Justice said it will grant the request of top tech companies who had previously ...

Dark Sky, the Kickstarter-funded weather app focusing on hyperlocal predictions, is getting a major update.Forecast, the independent weather service that powers Dark Sky, unveiled the completely redes...

iOS 7 now runs on 80% of iOS devices, according to new numbers Apple released on Monday.This is an increase from the 74% rate Apple reported in early December. The latest numbers, which were posted on...

The 56th annual Grammy Awards took place on Sunday, with Daft Punk, Lorde and Macklemore & Ryan Lewis leaving as the big winners of the night.The ceremony also featured a series of show-stopping p...

It really was an iPad Christmas, but perhaps not as much of an iPhone fall as some had hoped.Apple sold 51 million iPhones in the first quarter, the first time it has surpassed 50 million iPhones sold...

From 1978 to 1981, actor Eric Lawson portrayed the iconic Marlboro Man in print advertisements, conveying the image of rugged masculinity the cigarette industry wanted to project for customers and pot...

From 1978 to 1981, actor Eric Lawson portrayed the iconic Marlboro Man in print advertisements, conveying the image of rugged masculinity the cigarette industry wanted to project for customers and pot...

Arnold Schwarzenegger is not a Disney princess.YouTube movie reviewers 2chinsTV prove that the former Governator should never join the likes of Ariel and Belle. Their cover of Frozen's "Let It Go" tak...

NBC paid $775 million to secure the U.S. broadcasting rights for the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics, which begin Feb. 7. The TV network and its affiliates have scheduled 539 hours of coverage, and NBCOlym...

The title role of Doctor Who is handed from actor to actor on a regular basis, and along with the new man comes new clothesPeter Capaldi, who briefly appeared as the 12th Doctor in the last minute of ...

Forget waiting weeks or months for your new home to be ready. Researchers from the University of Southern California created a 3D printer that can build a 2,500 square-foot house in 24 hours.Since 200...

What started out as a 10-minute telescope lesson turned into something much more exciting, as a group of astronomy students at the University College London raced against encroaching cloud cover to do...

In a match made in movie trailer heaven, Disney villain Maleficent stalks victims as Lana Del Rey's haunting vocals play ominously in the background.A 90-second trailer for the new movie Maleficent de...

Facebook has been on the prowl for editors to curate its Flipboard-like mobile news aggregator, according to a report from Re/code.The editors would be tasked with hand picking the best stories for a ...

During Sunday's 56th Annual Grammy Awards, Macklemore and Ryan Lewis picked up four awards, including Best New Artist. They also swept the rap categories earning Best Rap Album for The HeistNot everyo...

You can tell a lot about a person based on her smartphone apps — but probably not as much as the National Security Agency can deduce.The NSA, along with its British counterpart the Government Co...

The words "Super Bowl ad" were usually uttered as more of a joke than a true marketing strategy among the team at Squarespace — at least until recently.Anthony Casalena launched Squarespace in e...

LOS ANGELES — The 56th Grammy Awards featured its fair share of the usual funny photobombs, questionable fashion choices and electrifying performances. But this year's music fest also showcased ...

With the Super Bowl now less than a week away, advertisers are in full attention-seeking mode, buying up searches, dropping their ads on YouTube and trying to get their hashtags into circulation.All t...

PRINCETON-BY-THE-SEA, CALIF. — Every winter, the world's best and bravest big-wave surfers wait for the call. And most years, the call comesThe waves, the weather, the wind — everything's ...

One tip from the FBI is all it took for India to catch its first cyber criminal.Until he was taken down in a raid by India's Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Friday, Amit Tiwari was the head o...

It's a big week for President Barack Obama, and he plans to punctuate it hanging out. Obama is set to answer questions submitted by Americans in response to his fifth State of the Union Address in a ...

Add one more entry to the growing list of tensions over gay rights at Sochi for this year's Winter Olympics.Sochi Mayor Anatoly Pakhomov told the BBC that his town of 343,000, which will host the Game...

The U.S. government and a group of top technology companies have reached an agreement on transparency.The Department of Justice said it will grant the request of top tech companies who had previously ...

First Look Media — the newly formed media venture from eBay founder Pierre Omidyar and Glenn Greenwald — is beginning to take shape, with the first of a series of digital magazine to be la...

First Look Media — the newly formed media venture from eBay founder Pierre Omidyar and Glenn Greenwald — is beginning to take shape, with the first of a series of digital magazine to be la...

Federal law enforcement officials have arrested the CEO of a Bitcoin exchange platform and an alleged co-conspirator in connection with Silk Road, the online black market for drugs.Charlie Shrem, CEO ...

15,000 tons: That's the average amount of potato chips Americans consume during the Super Bowl.In its latest video, Hoopla Ha rounded up 10 intriguing facts about the country's biggest sporting event....

China's Jade Rabbit moon rover may have stubbed its lucky foot.The state-run Xinhua news agency reported Saturday that China's Yutu moon rover (the name means Jade Rabbit) "has experienced a mechanica...

If you're staying at the Aloft Hotel in New York City or Silicon Valley, you'll soon be able to use your smartphone as your room key.Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide is adding a "virtual room k...

Microsoft is renaming SkyDrive as OneDrive. The company's cloud file-storage service, which launched in 2007, will soon be rechristened with the new name, and all SkyDrive products will eventually mig...

Make way for the Google Music timeline — a high-tech graph showing the rise, fall and introductions of musical genres, as well as a guide for understanding music history visuallyBeginning in 195...

Samsung might launch a competitor to Google Glass during the IFA trade show in Berlin in September this year.The device, named Galaxy Glass, could connect to your smartphone, display call alerts and a...

Regardless of which Super Bowl ad you search on Google, there's one brand that keeps popping up: Bud Light.The giant beer brand has not only bought up all the Google searches for "Super Bowl ad," but ...

You can tell a lot about a person based on her smartphone apps — but probably not as much as the National Security Agency can deduce.The NSA, along with its British counterpart the Government Co...

LOS ANGELES — The 56th Grammy Awards featured its fair share of the usual funny photobombs, questionable fashion choices and electrifying performances. But this year's music fest also showcased ...

Are you searching for your next great career opportunity in the digital space? The Mashable Job Board is here to serve you as the leading destination for digital talent.Since its launch five years ago...

The Grammys are known as the biggest night in music, so understandably, the performances outshine everything from the actual awards to the red carpet fashionSunday's 56th annual Grammy Awards were no ...

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 storiesW...

A man's lush head of hair channels his id in a characteristically bizarre new ad for Old Spice's new line of hair-care products, its first foray into the category.In the ad, a guy at a meeting sends h...

Tech and social media are booming, and it seems every company these days is offering a position for someone to handle its social accounts and applications.However, with such an influx in the market, i...

You stare across the desk at the hiring manager. You're poised, confident, ready for anything. You nailed the handshake, you're making great eye contact, nothing can stop you. You've earned this job. ...

Kids today can do wonders from a very early age, but we've never seen a two-year-old ride a skateboard like this toddlerComing from a family of skateboarders, Kahlei Stone-Kelly from Victoria, Austral...

From the decline of Facebook use among teens to Twitter's IPO, if there is one thing we know for sure about social media, it's that few trends hold on for long — so marketers need to stay on the...

Even as major companies like Yahoo, Best Buy and Hewlett-Packard have cut telecommuting options in the last year, the number of businesses allowing employees to work remotely is on the rise, new resea...

Love was in the air at the 56th Annual Grammy Awards Sunday nightDuring an emotional performance of Macklemore & Ryan Lewis's Grammy-nominated song Same Love, 34 couples were married live on-airSe...

The 2014 Grammy Awards wrapped on Sunday night and certainly dished out a series of memorable moments.Madonna wore a grillPaul McCartney and Ringo Starr reunited on stage. Neil Patrick Harris photobo...

With an economy based on knowledge workers, estimates suggest that a full 50% of professionals in the United States have jobs that can be performed from home. In fact, according to the most recent Cen...

A man's lush head of hair channels his id in a characteristically bizarre new ad for Old Spice's new line of hair-care products, its first foray into the category.In the ad, a guy at a meeting sends h...

Like bad fashion, boring acceptance speeches and awkward hosts, Taylor Swift dancing at awards show is a basic stapleDoesn't matter what song, or what award show — T-Swift is expected to shake h...

Buffering may be a thing of the past by 2020 in South KoreaThe country's Ministry of Education, Science and Technology (MEST) announced Wednesday that it would invest 1.6 trillion won ($1.5 billion) t...

No awards show would be complete without a couple celebrities cutting loose, and the 2014 Grammys were no different — though no one could've suspected it'd be Yoko Ono with the best moves.The e...

This week's viral videos take us from the boardroom to the playing field, and somehow fit Mitt Romney in along the way.But it wouldn't be much of a viral video recap without cats and dogs. This time, ...

History was made, or should we say remade, during Sunday's 56th Annual Grammy AwardsRingo Starr and Paul McCartney, two of the four former members of the The Beatles, reunited on the Grammys stage to ...

It's a an elite, exclusive club — those photobombed by the one and only Neil Patrick HarrisDuring Sunday night's 56th Annual Grammys, singer John Legend and his wife, model Chrissy Teigen were a...

At first glance, Luca Iaconi-Stewart's impossibly detailed model of a Boeing 777 plane looks like it could be carved from wood. But if you look closer, you'll find that it's made of a material likely ...

The recent chatter regarding Google’s acquisition-driven moves to become the world leader in artificial intelligence will likely increase now that the company has reportedly acquired DeepMind fo...

When singer Pharrell and his hat stepped onto the red carpet at the Grammys, we weren't sure whether he robbed a park ranger or just needed to fight a bad case of bed headHowever, Arby's felt the hat ...

Have you ever wished you could see pictures of the farthest corners of the universe? That could become a reality in a few yearsNASA announced this week that it has completed the final review stage of ...

Drop that mic, Beyonce and Jay Z just killed it on the Grammys stageThe duo opened the 56th Annual Grammy Awards Sunday night with their song Drunk in Love, off of Beyonce's latest eponymous album. Th...

The debate over Photoshopped celebrities has grown increasingly volatile in the last couple of years. Recently, many brands like Aerie have moved toward more "normal looking" models and imagery in the...

Following his high-profile departure from the Washington Post last week, journalist Ezra Klein has announced plans to launch a new news site with Vox MediaSee also: Why This Is the Age of Publishers, ...

The traditionally wacky and flashy Grammys Red Carpet looked a bit more subdued Sunday nightCelebrities primarily stuck to a colorless variety of whites, pale pinks and nudes — and no one wore a...

Do you want job security? Become a wedding planner.That's the advice from Glassdoor, the jobs and career community site. Automation may claim as many as 47% of current jobs by 2033, according to a rec...

The men of Full House will reunite in a Super Bowl spot for Oikos Greek Yogurt next Sunday, but you can watch the 30-second commercial now, days before the gameThe Dannon-owned yogurt company unveiled...

Furthering strengthening an already close working relationship, Samsung and Google announced a new global patent-licensing agreement on Sunday. “We’re pleased to enter into a cross-licens...

Six months ago, Apple's chief financial officer Peter Oppenheimer promised that the company and its customers would be in for "a very busy fall." Apple made good on that: two new iPhones, two new iPad...

If you've seen Joaquin Phoenix in Her — the heartbreaking movie about a man falling in love with his operating system's artificial intelligence — it's likely that, much like Phoenix's prot...

The recent chatter regarding Google’s acquisition-driven moves to become the world leader in artificial intelligence will likely increase now that the company has reportedly acquired DeepMind fo...

Some 2,000 miles away from Square's massive new headquarters in San Francisco, Jim McKelvey is standing in work boots and a thick dock coat trying to revive a cityMcKelvey founded the mobile payments ...

Leonardo DiCaprio and Jonah Hill are bosom buddies — so much so that the two reenacted a classic scene from Titanic on the latest episode of Saturday Night LiveIn his opening monologue, Hill ...

The 2014 Grammy Awards wrapped on Sunday night and certainly dished out a series of memorable moments.Madonna wore a grillPaul McCartney and Ringo Starr reunited on stage. Neil Patrick Harris photobo...

Michaels, a U.S. arts and crafts chain, is investigating fraudulent activity on some customers' credit cards, which the company says may be the result of a data breach."Michaels Stores, Inc. recently ...

LOS ANGELES — How would you react if singer Taylor Swift followed you on Twitter, considering she follows only 121 accounts compared to the more than 38 million ones following her? When Swift pu...

Spotify, like most major music-streaming businesses, has tried to play down the threat posed by Beats Music, a streaming service that the popular headphone maker launched this week."It's a competitor,...

The words "Dyson" and "value" have probably never appeared in the same sentenceDyson, after all, is the UK-based manufacturer on a seemingly unending quest to discover better, more expensive ways to m...

On Sunday night, millions of viewers will watch the 56th Grammy Awards to see which superstars receive the biggest honors in music.While much of the night's entertainment will come from commenting on ...

What is the most important quality of an entrepreneur? Many would argue it is passion — an overwhelming love of what one is doing, and the drive and determination to see one's dreams realized. O...

If you're feeling the wrath of winter, then maybe you need a quick morale booster to keep you up and stomping through the icy sludge.The filtered world of Instagram is already colorful enough, but whe...

Thirty years ago this week, Apple aired its "1984" commercial during the Super Bowl, teasing the Macintosh personal computer. Two days later on Jan. 24, cofounder and CEO Steve Jobs officially unveile...

If staring at a three-hour television program punctuated by commercials and people speaking almost exclusively in hashtags doesn't sound like your ideal Sunday night, fear not.You can still get all yo...

LOS ANGELES — How does the state you live in think the 56th Grammy Awards will play out? If Facebook users had any sway on which nominees would win during Sunday's telecast on CBS, the victors i...

With Facebook's 10th anniversary approaching, you'll likely hear a lot about how the social network has changed the way we live. However, one aspect that many will overlook is its lasting effect on En...

LOS ANGELES — How would you react if singer Taylor Swift followed you on Twitter, considering she follows only 121 accounts compared to the more than 38 million ones following her? When Swift pu...

“Share your thoughts. Make new friends! Be yourself,” encourages Whisper’s promo video, above.The free iOS and Android app Whisper, which launched May 2012, lets users post and recei...

Spotify, like most major music-streaming businesses, has tried to play down the threat posed by Beats Music, a streaming service that the popular headphone maker launched this week."It's a competitor,...

No one has arms long enough to wear all of the activity-tracking wristbands currently on sale or awaiting release. These devices count your steps, measure your sleep and some even monitor your heart r...

LOS ANGELES — How does the state you live in think the 56th Grammy Awards will play out? If Facebook users had any sway on which nominees would win during Sunday's telecast on CBS, the victors i...

With Facebook's 10th anniversary approaching, you'll likely hear a lot about how the social network has changed the way we live. However, one aspect that many will overlook is its lasting effect on En...

No one has arms long enough to wear all of the activity-tracking wristbands currently on sale or awaiting release. These devices count your steps, measure your sleep and some even monitor your heart r...

For this week's Mashable Vine Challenge, create a six-second video that captures the movement of liquid. This can mean raindrops on a window, a rushing waterfall, warm coffee or even oobleck. Let the ...

Last week's Mashable Vine Challenge asked readers to use any geometric shape to craft a creative six-second videoThe Vines we saw covered geometry in nature, paper-made figures, optical illusions, and...

In an economy in which full-time opportunities are scarce, many job seekers have adopted a "take what you can get" attitude, accepting any interview they're offered in the hopes of landing a position ...

Ditch your smartphone contract as soon as possible, and never sign another one again.That might mean today. Or in a few months. Or even two years from now. Whatever the best answer is, know it and do ...

For this week's Mashable Vine Challenge, create a six-second video that captures the movement of liquid. This can mean raindrops on a window, a rushing waterfall, warm coffee or even oobleck. Let the ...

Yuriy Lutsenko is lucky to be alive.The prominent Ukrainian journalist and activist was kidnapped on Jan. 21, interrogated, tortured and left for dead in a snowy forest outside the Ukrainian capital o...

Apple is preparing to expand its presence in the mobile-payment space, according to a new report.Eddy Cue, the company's senior vice-president of Internet software and services, has met with "industry...

In a controversial letter, venture capitalist Tom Perkins compares the persecution of Jewish people in Nazi Germany to what he says is the current demonization of society's “one percent.” ...

UPDATE - 4:34 p.m. ET: Opposition leaders have rejected Yanukovych's deal.Embattled Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych offered top government positions to opposition leaders Arseniy Yatseniuk and V...

UPDATE: This post was updated at 4:34 p.m. ET.Opposition leaders declined a deal offered to them by embattled Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych on Saturday, which was meant to end unrest and resol...

Despite positive memories of the Mac’s 30-year history, questions still loom over Apple’s relationship with the National Security Agency following allegations that the Cupertino, Calif. co...

Ditch your smartphone contract as soon as possible, and never sign another one again.That might mean today. Or in a few months. Or even two years from now. Whatever the best answer is, know it and do ...

Job search got you down? Stuck in a dead-end position? Maybe it's time to learn something new.There is a skills gap in the marketplace. In a 2013 study, only 15% of hiring managers said nearly all or ...

LOS ANGELES — Julia Parmisciano, a shy 15-year-old girl, unexpectedly ran into singer Demi Lovato. Shortly after, Parmisciano secured Lovato's signature, as the pink-haired pop star left the KII...

The '90s are typically remembered as a pretty fly decade. With good reason, as you could still download songs on Napster without realizing what you were actually doing — plus, there were Beanie ...

The '90s are typically remembered as a pretty fly decade. And that's for good reason, as you could still download songs on Napster without realizing what you were actually doing — plus, there we...

If you pride yourself on being a devoted Nintendo fan, a rare video game has popped up on eBay that may pique your interest.Nintendo collectors are racing over to eBay to bid on an auction for the Nin...

One of the two main hackers of the infamous Syrian Electronic Army, only known as "Th3 Pr0," was browsing Twitter on Thursday night, when he saw something he didn't likeIt was a CNN story on a recent ...

Apple is preparing to expand its presence in the mobile-payment space, according to a new report.Eddy Cue, the company's senior vice-president of Internet software and services, has met with "industry...

Whether you love or hate the so-called "Hallmark holiday," exchanging flowers, gifts, and greeting cards has been an annual Valentine's Day tradition for hundreds of yearsThe holiday's romantic concep...

Whether you love or hate the so-called "Hallmark holiday," exchanging flowers, gifts and greeting cards has been an annual Valentine's Day tradition for hundreds of yearsThe holiday's romantic concept...

In an economy in which full-time opportunities are scarce, many job seekers have adopted a "take what you can get" attitude, accepting any interview they're offered in the hopes of landing a position ...

There's nothing more frustrating than recognizing a character's voice in an animated flick or cartoon, but being unable to pinpoint who it wasFortunately, Screen Junkies teamed up with Andre Meadows t...

Life got you down? Struggling to achieve your goals? Just give up!Jeff Wysaki has all the answers for your woes in the latest video from his comedy blog Pleated Jeans. So-called "Dr." Fitzsimmons' aud...

Life got you down? Struggling to achieve your goals? Just give up!Jeff Wysaki has all the answers for your woes in the latest video from his comedy blog Pleated Jeans. So-called "Dr." Fitzsimmons' aud...

The '90s are typically remembered as a pretty fly decade. And that's for good reason, as you could still download songs on Napster without realizing what you were actually doing — plus, there we...

How well do you know your Olympic gear? With athletes competing in 98 events comprised of 15 sports, it's going to be tough keeping track of what sport to watch during 2014's Winter Games, let alone w...

Composer Johnnyrandom is on a mission to change the way you hear the world, using only a bicycle and its parts.The artist created an entire musical composition without using any traditional instrument...

A new Kickstarter project meets children at the intersection of education and engineering, with a little whimsy thrown in.Strawbees are colorful, key-shaped bits of recycled plastic designed to link s...

It's foggy outside the Henley Vaporium in New York City's SoHo neighborhood. Gray clouds, swirling like ghosts, cling tightly to the sidewalk and century-old brick buildingsThe haziness from the stree...

Whether you love or hate the so-called "Hallmark holiday," exchanging flowers, gifts and greeting cards has been an annual Valentine's Day tradition for hundreds of yearsThe holiday's romantic concept...

It was another solid quarter for Facebook ads in Q4 of 2013, as the company recorded its best quarter ever in terms of overall engagement, according to new research from AdobeFacebook saw record highs...

There's nothing more frustrating than recognizing a character's voice in an animated flick or cartoon, but being unable to pinpoint who it wasFortunately, Screen Junkies teamed up with Andre Meadows t...

So you have a good game idea, and you want to make it happen. Good news: Gaming is experiencing an indie renaissance like never before as more people bring new, creative ideas to the table.If you're t...

Was there really a time before Macs? More importantly, was there really a time before the Macintosh Operating System? As I sit here typing on a Macbook Air running Mac OS X Mavericks, the pinnacle of ...

How well do you know your Olympic gear? With athletes competing in 98 events comprised of 15 sports, it's going to be tough keeping track of what sport to watch during 2014's Winter Games, let alone w...

Looks like Justin Bieber fancies himself a smooth criminalThe 19-year-old singer made his first public comment since being arrested Thursday on charges of driving under the influence, resisting arrest...

It's foggy outside the Henley Vaporium in New York City's SoHo neighborhood. Gray clouds, swirling like ghosts, cling tightly to the sidewalk and century-old brick buildingsThe haziness from the stree...

So you have a good game idea, and you want to make it happen. Good news: Gaming is experiencing an indie renaissance like never before as more people bring new, creative ideas to the table.If you're t...

Climate change made an appearance at the 44th annual World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, thanks to former Vice-President Al Gore and former Microsoft CEO Bill Gates. The two world figures comm...

The Mac turns 30 Friday, marking three decades of Apple innovation, design and power for personal computing.Starting with 1984's Macintosh at a scant 8 MHz, today's iMac has an impressive 3.4 GHz proc...

Centuries of invaders couldn't break the Great Wall of China, but a Chinese yuan can. Well, the "Great Firewall,” at leastA series of one yuan banknotes became a whole lot more valuable after be...

Climate change made an appearance at the 44th annual World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, thanks to former Vice-President Al Gore and former Microsoft CEO Bill Gates. The two world figures comm...

Climate change made an appearance at the 44th annual World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, thanks to former Vice-President Al Gore and former Microsoft CEO Bill Gates. The two world figures comm...

Composer Johnnyrandom is on a mission to change the way you hear the world, using only a bicycle and its parts.The artist created an entire musical composition without using any traditional instrument...

Friday's Google outage that downed Gmail, Google+, Calendar and Documents for users around the world was caused by a software bug, according to a statement released by Google Friday evening.The culpri...

Was there really a time before Macs? More importantly, was there really a time before the Macintosh Operating System? As I sit here typing on a Macbook Air running Mac OS X Mavericks, the pinnacle of ...

When the Winter Olympics begin next month in Sochi, Russia, they'll showcase some of the best qualities humanity has to offer: competition, camaraderie and the ability of sports to connect people acro...

Yahoo has apologized for a tweet from its main Twitter account that noted Google's Gmail had suffered an outage.The tweet, which has since been deleted, simply noted: "Gmail is temporarily unavailable...

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 ...

Looks like Justin Bieber fancies himself a smooth criminalThe 19-year-old singer made his first public comment since being arrested Thursday on charges of driving under the influence, resisting arrest...

Politicians are giving stoners a run for their money as the most enthusiastic advocates for pot.In the latest example, a U.S. representative from Colorado invited President Barack Obama and Senate Maj...

David S. Peck's email inbox is overflowing, and Google is to blameIn a possible connection to the Gmail outage affecting millions of users on Friday, Peck, who is based in Fresno, Calif., is reportedl...

The 56th annual Grammys Awards will kick off on Sunday night, and once again, the Recording Academy will unveil the best in what the year in music had to offerBut we all know watching the Grammys isn'...

Centuries of invaders couldn't break the Great Wall of China, but a Chinese yuan can. Well, the "Great Firewall,” at leastA series of one yuan banknotes became a whole lot more valuable after be...

Spike Jonze's romantic drama Her introduces Scarlett Johansson as an OS so alluring that even we couldn't help falling in love with her.But if the sound of ScarJo's voice fails to draw you in, there a...

In the flurry of news surrounding Justin Bieber's arrest and subsequent speculation of his possible deportation to Canada, one factor wasn't considered in all of this: How does Canada feel about the s...

Record of the Year is one of the most coveted Grammy awards, honoring the best performance and production of a song. This award is different from Song of the Year, which awards a track's songwriters.S...

As Gmail and other Google services suffered a worldwide outage on Friday afternoon, causing mass hysteria on Twitter, Google's Site Reliability Engineering Team began a Reddit AMA ("Ask Me Anything")....

Composer Johnnyrandom is on a mission to change the way you hear the world, using only a bicycle and its parts.The artist created an entire musical composition without using any traditional instrument...

Friday's Google outage that downed Gmail, Google+, Calendar and Documents for users around the world was caused by a software bug, according to a statement released by Google Friday evening.The culpri...

Ready for Lean In: The Movie? Sony Pictures has purchased the rights to Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg's book Lean In: Women, Work, and the Will to Lead, according to a report.Deadline reports that the ...

It's official: Madge is heading to the Grammy stageThe Recording Academy confirmed Friday that Madonna will perform at the 56th Annual Grammys on Sunday, rounding out an already star-studded set of pe...

Was there really a time before Macs? More importantly, was there really a time before the Macintosh Operating System? As I sit here typing on a Macbook Air running Mac OS X Mavericks, the pinnacle of ...

Listen up, you poetic and noble land-mermaids: Compliments are one of the simplest gifts you can give someone.And when it comes to crafting the perfect one, no one does it better than the queen of com...

The team that brought us Tinder has a new dating app. But instead of trying to help single people hook up, their new offering focuses on helping couples plan better dates.It's called Delightful and it...

The newest dating app, instead of trying to help single people hook up, is helping couples plan better dates.It's called Delightful and it aims to be a one-stop shop for planning the perfect date.See ...

The newest dating app, instead of trying to help single people hook up, is helping couples plan better dates.It's called Delightful and it aims to be a one-stop shop for planning the perfect date.See ...

Gmail went down Friday afternoon, frustrating millions of users. The outage is also affecting other Google services such as Hangouts as well.Google's apps dashboard initially showed all Google service...

Gmail service went down worldwide Friday afternoon, frustrating millions of users. The outage also affected other Google services such as Hangouts and Google+.Google's apps dashboard initially showed ...

Apple rolled out on Friday a series of new updates for its iWork platform, including password protection.iWork — Apple's suite of productivity apps (including Pages, Numbers and presentation pro...

The media's attention surrounding New Jersey Republican Gov. Chris Christie has held steady at a fever pitch since Jan. 8, when emails between one of his staffers and another appointee showed the two ...

If you believe the rumor mill, Apple is planning on releasing a larger iPhone later this year. Yes, yes, we've heard the bigger iPhone reports before, but the latest batch adds considerable credence t...

Politicians are giving stoners a run for their money as the most enthusiastic advocates for pot.In the latest example, a U.S. representative from Colorado invited President Barack Obama and Senate Maj...

The Bad Lip Reading team is at it again with another NFL takeover, just in time for the upcoming Super BowlBad Lip Reading is a hilarious YouTube channel that dubs absurd dialogue over sports clips, t...

The 56th annual Grammys Awards will kick off on Sunday night, and once again, the Recording Academy will unveil the best in what the year in music had to offerBut we all know watching the Grammys isn'...

A new study conducted by Dove revealed about 82% of women believe social media is influencing how we define beauty today.Beauty that was once idolized in glossy magazines of celebrities and models is ...

It’s time to flex those fingers, because we want to see your best Snapchat doodles. The first-ever Mashable Snapchat Challenge is here. See also: Nifty Art Site Is Snapchat Meets DeviantARTBor...

The Syrian government has denied its systematic torturing and killing thousands of detainees, after a report documenting the alleged war crimes in grizzly detail surfaced earlier this week.Syria's Jus...

The Syrian government has denied allegations of the systematic torturing and killing thousands of detainees, after a report documenting the alleged war crimes in grizzly detail surfaced earlier this w...

Schadenfreude is defined as the feeling of happiness you get from the misery of others, and there was plenty of it going around the Internet this week as news broke of Justin Bieber's arrest.See also:...

Apple's introduction of the iPhone 5S and 5C prompted Samsung's first decline in operating profit in two years though investors, who had been expecting such a shortfall, shrugged off the news.Samsung'...

What's in a name? That which we call a Mac by any other name would...probably still be as popularSince 1984, Apple has used some pretty interesting names for its Mac products and operating systems. Ev...

Apple's CEO confirmed for the first time that a new manufacturing plant in Mesa, Ariz., will be used for producing sapphire glass"We also announced a huge investment in Arizona. We haven't said what i...

Some artists draw on bar napkins. Others, like Miguel Cardona, choose something a bit different for their canvasThe illustrator and lead designer at imgix, an image processing company, creates stunnin...

Justin Bieber went from all smiles in an orange jumpsuit to a disgruntled teen cloaked in shades and a black hoodie leaving the Turner Guilford Knight Correctional Center in Miami on Thursday afternoo...

One big bummers about science: Fancy (re: expensive) equipment is often required to actually see and appreciate some of the world's coolest phenomenaLuckily, YouTube channels like UltraSlo can slow do...

There is a new ubiquitous media brand on Twitter.No, I'm not talking about Pierre Omidyar's First Look Media or BuzzFeed or The Verge, or any other investor-backed startupI'm talking about @HistoryInP...

PASADENA, Calif. — Hanging over the stage at Caltech’s Beckman Auditorium was a giant illustration of NASA’s Opportunity rover, its name blasted in big, celebratory block letters. It...

It’s time to flex those fingers, because we want to see your best Snapchat doodles. The first-ever Mashable Snapchat Challenge is here. See also: Nifty Art Site Is Snapchat Meets DeviantARTBor...

This week's viral video recap reminds us that not all babies are cute and cuddly — at least, not all robotic babies. The "Devil Baby Attack" video garnered 36 million YouTube views in eight days...

Apple's introduction of the iPhone 5S and 5C prompted Samsung's first decline in operating profit in two years though investors, who had been expecting such a shortfall, shrugged off the news.Samsung'...

What's in a name? That which we call a Mac by any other name would...probably still be as popularSince 1984, Apple has used some pretty interesting names for its Mac products and operating systems. Ev...

Finally, some good news. Oreo will be selling Cookie Dough and Marshmallow Crispy cookie flavors, for a limited time, beginning Feb. 3. It’s true. They’re real and available starting Feb ...

Welcome to this morning's edition of "First To Know," a series in which we keep you updated on what's happening in the digital world.Microsoft’s Q2 earnings are in, and the company brought in a ...

Plenty of people are paying attention to Rachel Maddow right now. They're not all happy with her, but they're paying attention.Coverage of the Chris Christie Bridgegate scandal on The Rachel Maddow Sh...

Friday marks exactly three decades since Steve Jobs launched the Apple Macintosh, two days after the now-iconic 1984 commercial teased the computer to the world during Super Bowl XVIII.Three decades a...

Jennifer Lawrence, a.k.a. America's sweetheart, earned her third Academy Award nomination earlier this month. The adorable actress with a goofball personality has the backing of a seriously impressive...

Happy Birthday, Vine. You’re officially one year old. Unofficially, you’re a few months older. The app soft-launched in the summer of 2012. By October of that year, Twitter acquired the ap...

The Syrian government has denied allegations of the systematic torturing and killing thousands of detainees, after a report documenting the alleged war crimes in grizzly detail surfaced earlier this w...

Schadenfreude is defined as the feeling of happiness you get from the misery of others, and there was plenty of it going around the Internet this week as news broke of Justin Bieber's arrest.See also:...

As kids, we could sit in front of our VHS-fueled television sets and watch our favorite Disney movie for hours. We all have a favorite — it was the first film to make an impact on most of our yo...

You already know that you’re legally obligated to pay your taxes, but that doesn’t mean you should pay more than you owe.Each year, American taxpayers leave money on the table by missing s...

Apple's CEO confirmed for the first time that a new manufacturing plant in Mesa, Ariz., will be used for producing sapphire glass"We also announced a huge investment in Arizona. We haven't said what i...

Aching for a bigger iPhone? You may be in luck, because if The Wall Street Journal's latest report is correct, Apple is planning to launch two iPhones with a larger screen this yearAccording to the re...

One big bummer about science: Fancy (read: expensive) equipment is often required to actually see and appreciate some of the world's coolest phenomenaLuckily, YouTube channels like UltraSlo can slow d...

This might come off as sexist, but the HTC One Max is not a phone made with women in mind — other than, perhaps, members of the WNBA.While the aptly named Samsung Galaxy Mega with its 6.3-inch s...

PASADENA, Calif. — Hanging over the stage at Caltech’s Beckman Auditorium was a giant illustration of NASA’s Opportunity rover, its name blasted in big, celebratory block letters. It...

Video sharing platform Vine turns one year old on Jan. 24. In anticipation of the event, we reached out to funny Vine users and asked them to pick their favorite videos of the yearViners like Ry Doon,...

The dream of putting self–driving cars on the road is generally associated with Google and its X Lab. But Ford has just announced a partnership with two academic brain trusts that could put the ...

Aching for a bigger iPhone? You may be in luck, because if The Wall Street Journal's latest report is correct, Apple is planning to launch two iPhones with a larger screen this yearAccording to the re...

Plenty of people are paying attention to Rachel Maddow right now. They're not all happy with her, but they're paying attention.Coverage of the Chris Christie Bridgegate scandal on The Rachel Maddow Sh...

Everyone's favorite ambiguous anti-heroes may be off the air, but never out of our hearts.AMC's Breaking Bad was filled with five seasons' worth of serious tension. It wouldn't surprise us to learn se...

It's easy to determine how many users actively engage with each major social network. The companies reveal that information at every earnings call. When it comes to divulging the demographics of their...

This might come off as sexist, but the HTC One Max is not a phone made with women in mind — other than, perhaps, members of the WNBA.While the aptly named Samsung Galaxy Mega with its 6.3-inch s...

It's easy to determine how many users actively engage with each major social network. The companies reveal that information at every earnings call. When it comes to divulging the demographics of their...

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: NationSwellOne-Lin...

Heads up: Chaz Rorick is basically the President now. After watching a documentary and noticing his outfit bore a striking resemblance to President Truman, the Rochester, New York high schooler took t...

No one likes feeling left out — and in the digital age, you no longer have to. You can alleviate FOMO, or "fear of missing out" (a phrase recently added to Oxford Dictionaries Online), with the ...

For a mere one year-old service, Vine has had quite a wild rideIt served as a news tool for journalists (and citizen journalists). It gained an unwelcome competitor when Instagram rolled out video in ...

KIEV, UKRAINE — President Viktor Yanukovych on Thursday faced a growing challenge to his leadership as anti-government protesters captured regional government buildings across western Ukraine wh...

When American speed skater Tucker Fredricks competed at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy, his parents were there to watch from the stands. When he competed at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vanco...

Another hacker has publicly bested Snapchat's security features.A blog post published Wednesday shows how developer Steven Hickson was able to bypass Snapchat's most recent security feature, which att...

A cyberattack attributed to the Syrian Electronic Army on Thursday gained access to CNN's twitter feed and website, posting a series of tweets and a story — all of which the network removed as f...

For a mere one year-old service, Vine has had quite a wild rideIt served as a news tool for journalists (and citizen journalists). It gained an unwelcome competitor when Instagram rolled out video in ...

When American speed skater Tucker Fredricks competed at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy, his parents were there to watch from the stands. When he competed at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vanco...

"When I was younger I used to get 'lost' in Walmart on purpose just so I could hear my name on the intercom""I act like I love single life. But in reality, I'd give anything to be the couple everyone ...

You come at the king of social media, you best not miss.A couple of Princeton epidemiologists are finding that out Thursday, in the wake of a study they submitted with a rather questionable premise: t...

A new study from YouGov reveals that 21% of you have bothered to leave reviews for places you have not gone and things you have not tried. Why? Mostly because you weirdos "just felt like it." Parents ...

The fitness chain business model, as is widely known, relies on you not working out. A gym sells more memberships than it can comfortably handle, based on the assumption that most of its members won't...

Two heated rivals are preparing to square off on Super Bowl Sunday in a rematch that promises to feature plenty of trash talking.Not the Seattle Seahawks and the Denver Broncos, who will square off in...

Kickstarter backers are typically very patient. You put your money down and then wait for weeks or months for the rewards. When backing a game, however, it can be hard to be patient, as the only tangi...

Those reports of Microsoft's Surface 2 being in short supply during the holiday season weren't apocryphal. The Surface sold well in the calendar fourth-quarter, racking up $893 million in revenues, ac...

The past year in music has been packed full of new emerging talent, catchy songs and viral moments we won’t soon forgetLeading up to the 56th annual Grammy Awards, we’ve already looked at ...

The Pacific Ocean's breeze carries more to the U.S. than surfing waves and warm weather. China's carbon emissions shore up, too.A new study published this week claims that China's air pollution blows ...

No one likes feeling left out — and in the digital age, you no longer have to. You can alleviate FOMO, or "fear of missing out" (a phrase recently added to Oxford Dictionaries Online), with the ...

Who's winning the big game? No players from Denver or Seattle have taken the field yet, of course, but marketers are already competing in another pursuit: the quest for YouTube views and sharesIn this...

Justin Bieber got arrested, and then Twitter explodedThe Biebs has been the talk of the town since news broke early Thursday morning that the pop singer had been arrested for a DUI. The Miami Beach Po...

The Federal Bureau of Investigation on Thursday arrested five alleged mobsters on charges of racketeering, murder and, in the case of one man, a connection to a 1978 Lufthansa heist at John F. Kennedy...

Edward Snowden denied ever stealing any passwords or persuading his former NSA colleagues to surrender him their credentials.Reuters in November reported that Snowden had tricked between 20 and 25 of ...

Prepare yourselves, PotterheadsUniversal Orlando Resort unveiled renderings of the Diagon Alley addition being made to its Wizarding World of Harry Potter theme park — and it's nothing short of ...

The security firm that conducts 45% of all background checks for potential U.S. government employees may have falsified hundreds of thousands of background checks over a four-year periodThe Justice De...

Justin Bieber was arrested in Miami Beach early Thursday under suspicion of driving under the influence and drag racing. Of course, this set Twitter ablaze with Bieber mugshots, snarky remarks and gen...

With little more than a week to go, sports fans are gearing up for the biggest and most important annual football event: the Puppy Bowl. For those not interested in adorable pre-game puppies (check yo...

SwiftKey, Android's most popular keyboard app, could soon be coming to iOS in the form of a note-taking app.An image leaked on Twitter Thursday shows SwiftKey Note, an app featuring the popular keyboa...

AOL's content and advertising firehose is about to get a bit more targeted.The service provider-turned-online content platform has acquired Internet personalization specialists Gravity for $90.7 milli...

Google frowns on websites trying to game its search results — and Expedia appears to have gotten that memo a bit late.The online travel agency has seen its page rankings drop 25% for travel-rela...

Reports of TiVo's exit from the hardware market on Wednesday have been greatly exaggerated.According to Steve Wymer, TiVo's head of corporate communications, the company is committed to hardware and s...

Lenovo has agreed to buy IBM's server business for $2.3 billion, the two companies announced early Thursday.The Chinese personal computer manufacturer will pay IBM about $2 billion in cash and the res...

Justin Bieber got arrested, and then Twitter explodedThe Biebs has been the talk of the town since news broke early Thursday morning that the pop singer had been arrested for a DUI. The Miami Beach Po...

NASA's Opportunity rover may have landed on Mars 10 years ago, but it's still sending valuable data to scientists on Earth. The rover's latest findings show that water once stirred rocks on the edge o...

Did you hear Justin Bieber was arrested for an alleged DUI? Just kidding, of course you have. The Internet has been exploding with news of the Biebs arrest since it broke early Thursday morning, so un...

Astronomers have discovered direct evidence of water on the dwarf planet Ceres in the form of vapor plumes erupting into space, possibly from volcano-like ice geysers on its surface.Using European Spa...

Out of all the bizarre magazine covers, the upcoming New York Times Magazine cover might eclipse them all. A preview of the issue was released Thursday, revealing a bizarre image of Hillary Clinton's ...

Out of all the bizarre magazine covers, the upcoming New York Times Magazine cover might eclipse them all. A preview of the issue was released Thursday, revealing a bizarre image of Hillary Clinton's ...

"When I was younger I used to get 'lost' in Walmart on purpose just so I could hear my name on the intercom""I act like I love single life. But in reality, I'd give anything to be the couple everyone ...

All Pinterest users can now play and pause GIFs within pinboards, a feature previously unavailable.When users come across a GIF within Pinterest, it will now show a small "play" button in the lower le...

Team USA has revealed the looks they will sport for the 2014 Olympic opening and closing ceremonies in Sochi — and they are patriotic, to say the leastDesigned by Ralph Lauren, the outfits inclu...

A group of independent game developers, upset over the Candy Crush Saga creator trademarking the word "candy," are on a mission to make as many games including "candy" as possible — as quickly ...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — A fresh satellite for NASA's communications network is set for launch from Florida's Space Coast on Thursday (Jan. 23) to bolster voice and data links between mission cont...

A sullen teen appears detached from a family get-together. For the teen, the cellphone becomes a vehicle for withdrawing from real-life interactions, which troubles his other family membersThat initia...

The revolution started in 1984. No, not the ominous date of George Orwell's dystopian world — the creation of the first Macintosh computer by a company called Apple.Since the company's boisterou...

The idea of creating a three-hour supercut of Nintendo start screens seems time consuming — mind-bogglingly so, in fact. But the result is something so simple yet so oddly mesmerizing that it is...

Pope Francis declared the Internet was a "gift from God" that can break barriers between different groups of people by giving them a platform to discuss their differences.In a statement written for th...

Prepare yourselves, PotterheadsUniversal Orlando Resort unveiled renderings of the Diagon Alley addition being made to its Wizarding World of Harry Potter theme park — and it's nothing short of ...

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani on Thursday told reporters at the World Economic Forum that his "friends" write his English-language Facebook and Twitter posts.Rouhani's English language social media...

An independent government privacy watchdog has declared that the NSA bulk phone metadata program, used to collect the phone records of virtually all Americans, is illegal and should end, as it has had...

Edward Snowden denied ever stealing any passwords or persuading his former NSA colleagues to surrender him their credentials.Reuters in November reported that Snowden had tricked between 20 and 25 of ...

Prepare yourselves, PotterheadsUniversal Orlando Resort unveiled renderings of the Diagon Alley addition being made to its Wizarding World of Harry Potter theme park — and it's nothing short of ...

No one should compare themselves to Beyoncé, ever. We all know she's flawless, and it will almost certainly end in tears. (Whether or not those tears come from laughter is a different story.)Come...

Justin Bieber got arrested, and then Twitter explodedThe Biebs has been the talk of the town since news broke early Thursday morning that the pop singer had been arrested for a DUI. The Miami Beach Po...

AOL's content and advertising firehose is about to get a bit more targeted.The service provider-turned-online content platform has acquired Internet personalization specialists Gravity for $90.7 milli...

The Mashable 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 e...

Lenovo has agreed to buy IBM's server business for $2.3 billion, the two companies announced early Thursday.The Chinese personal computer manufacturer will pay IBM about $2 billion in cash and the res...

Apple likes to have the last laugh. Over the years, the company has put a variety of Easter eggs — hidden tricks and features, for the uninitiated — in its line of Mac productsFrom clever ...

Welcome to this morning's edition of "First To Know," a series in which we keep you updated on what's happening in the digital world.Snapchat recently introduced a human verification system to quell n...

We snap photos of every aspect of our lives, whether it's actually worthy of a photo or not. You can't scroll through your Instagram feed without seeing some mundane picture of food, pets or the inevi...

Nature sure knows how to put on a good show. With sub-zero temperatures and extreme heat waves, she is a force to be reckoned withHowever, nature can also be a beautiful, awe-inspiring creation even t...

Justin Bieber was arrested in Miami Beach under the suspicion of driving under the influence as well as drag racing, police confirmed via Twitter.#BreakingNews confirming @justinbieber has been arrest...

A group of independent game developers, upset over the Candy Crush Saga creator trademarking the word "candy," are on a mission to make as many games including "candy" as possible — as quickly ...

With so many fitness wristband trackers on the market, it's nearly impossible these days to find one that doesn't track steps, calories, distance and your sleep cycle. Companies are moving beyond the ...

They're not just regular dads; they're cool dadsVine, the popular video-sharing app, has spawned a new kind of star: the comedian father. They're not wearing Hawaiian shirts and spewing corny jokes &#...

So much for going out on a high note.Nokia reported Thursday that net sales for its devices business — which Microsoft has agreed to acquire — were about $3.55 billion in the fourth quarte...

Google Street View Car isn't exactly built for speed. It's better for slow, steady neighborhood rides while collecting 360-degree imagery of its surroundings (and, sometimes, Wi-Fi data). So, how woul...

Google Street View Car isn't exactly built for speed. It's better for slow, steady neighborhood rides while collecting 360-degree imagery of its surroundings (and, sometimes, Wi-Fi data). So, how woul...

Super Bowl XLVIII is just around the corner, and fans can't wait for the most exciting event of the season. Everyone has their own little routines they like to do to (supposedly) make sure their team ...

Russia is famous for its controversial politics, vodka, Pussy Riot and the upcoming Winter Olympics. However, the country is also home to some pretty bizarre advertisements. By bizarre, we mean oftent...

We snap photos of every aspect of our lives, whether it's actually worthy of a photo or not. You can't scroll through your Instagram feed without seeing some mundane picture of food, pets or the inevi...

Take a look at the blockbuster movie lineup for the next year or two. You'll notice a recurring theme: superheroes.Don't believe us? Coming soon to a theater near you: The X-men, The Avengers, The Gua...

Google has added a new feature to its Search page: You can now find out more about every search result by clicking on the page name next to the actual linkThe full search result name is either blue or...

Adobe Photoshop is still the tool of choice among many web designers, simply because it provides a versatile, powerful platform to help us produce beautiful and unique artwork.It has its limits, howev...

No one should compare themselves to Beyoncé, ever. We all know she's flawless, and it will almost certainly end in tears. (Whether or not those tears come from laughter is a different story.)Come...

Forget The Clapper.A new gadget called My N3RD (pronounced "my nerd") allows users to operate anything with an on-off switch via their smartphone. This includes lights, garage doors and even coffee ma...

You go, Glen Calico!YouTube pet channel The Pet Collective is famous for its all-cat remakes of classic films. Their latest installment tackles Mean Girls with a very literal spin on the film's alread...

BALAKA, Malawi — Doreen Namasala presses talk on her neon pink desktop phone to answer the latest call to the VillageReach health hotline. Speaking in Chichewa, the hotline worker asks the calle...

Conference calls are just always awkward. There's no way around it. Now imagine how much more awkward they would be if everyone could also see each other while on the call. Now THAT would be awkward.C...

When George Yu worked for the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, he developed a sensor that could detect toxic gas in the air. It's an innovation that doesn't necessarily sound commercially applica...

Film festivals offer a great way to discover new filmmakers and movies not widely screened. However, with so many independent films hitting theaters in recent years, it has become difficult to discrim...

Swallowing a pill to lose weight usually means ingesting chemicals that suppress your appetite, but a new weight-loss pill in the UK contains nothing but a balloon.Obalon is a new gastric balloon trea...

As much as three-quarters of China's more than 500 million Internet users experienced some sort of service outage Tuesday.The outage itself isn't strange — it's where the traffic was redirectedA...

The Wren V5BT Bluetooth speaker provides full sound in an attractive package. This assessment comes despite a caveat from the makers that their AirPlay and Play-Fi models are superior.So why go for Bl...

Clues to a long-forgotten Ancient Egyptian dynasty were unearthed by University of Pennsylvania archaeologists earlier this month.The team discovered 3,600-year-old remains belonging to King Woseribre...

“The future suggests that Facebook will undergo a rapid decline in the coming years, losing 80% of its peak user base between 2015 and 2017." That’s according to a pair of Princeton Univer...

It's probably not a stretch to say that increased competition from the iPhone and iPad in the workplace played a role in Michael Dell deciding to take his company private last year in a $25 billion de...

Lionsgate unveiled the first official movie poster for The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 1 on Wednesday, and it looks remarkably similar to movie posters from the previous two films. It shows a flamin...

Samsung has delayed its first Tizen-based smartphone — again.The blog Tizen Indonesia quoted an unnamed official from Samsung Electronics' Media Solution Center who confirmed the delay. The offi...

Got a great idea for an ad campaign? Norwegian ad agency DDB Oslo believes if the concept is really good you can sum it up in 10 seconds or less, over Snapchat.The agency is seeking new talent with Th...

Nineteen-year-old Genie Bouchard turned in an impressive performance at the Australian Open on Tuesday, easily beating Ana Ivanovic to become the first Canadian to reach a Grand Slam semifinal in 30 y...

Snapchat is trying to make it more difficult for hackers to spam your phone numberThe photo-messaging app has rolled out a new form of captcha to prevent fake users from signing up for an account, acc...

A sting op set up by undercover federal agents has landed 19-year-old Jesse William Korff in handcuffs. Korff, from LaBelle, Fla., was arrested over the weekend for allegedly selling two vials of a to...

The last glacier in Scotland may have melted within the last 400, not 11,500 years ago as previously believed, new research finds.The Cairngorm Mountains of eastern Scotland are the snowiest part of t...

If the most important parts to your Super Bowl festivities include the half-time show, commercials and finger foods, you may want a little football refresher so you can enjoy the game to the fullest e...

LOS ANGELES — Nominees for the 56th Grammy Awards on Sunday will be up all night to get lucky, including "Get Lucky" performers Daft Punk. But who will take home the coveted gramophone trophies?...

What's the best way to get the message out about something? A viral videoAnd no one knows viral videos better than Jimmy Fallon. So the late night talk show host selflessly helped Bill Gates — w...

The farce is strong with this oneMark Hamill, erstwhile Jedi Knight and voice actor, was due to do a Q&A on Reddit Wednesday (also known as an AMA or Ask Me Anything). But a fake Hamill began an A...

When Jason Brown glided off the ice following his free skate performance at the U.S. Figure Skating Championships on Jan. 12 — after the triple axles, after the killer Riverdance routine, in the...

Rejoice beer lovers, you can now enjoy alcoholic beverages in candy formThe popular candy company Jelly Belly announced a beer-flavored jelly bean Sunday, in honor of the company's German heritage. Th...

PARK CITY, UTAH — The popular comedic YouTube network Jash, cofounded by a series of Hollywood celebrities and producers, won the Jury Award in U.S. fiction at the 2014 Sundance Film Festival fo...

Since Apple released iOS 7, its completely revamped operating system for the iPhone, reviews have been mixed but mostly positive. However, a glitch that has quietly plagued iPhone users — the &#...

The good times keep on rolling for Netflix, but the company sees storm clouds ahead.Netflix announced earnings on Wednesday that beat expectations for both subscriber additions and earnings per share....

Disney's Frozen has taken the world by (winter) storm. Chalk it up to the power of princesses, magic and the winter season — or perhaps it's the incredible soundtrack that has everyone flocking ...

Melinda and I published our latest Annual Letter this week. It’s a bit of a departure for us. Unlike the past five letters, this one isn’t about the foundation’s work. Instead, we de...

U.S. tech giants dominated headlines in 2013, according to the Global Dow Index, with Google and Apple topping the list of most mentioned companies in print media during the past yearMicrosoft and IBM...

Although Apple remains tight-lipped about any plans to release a wearable device, the persistent rumors and concept mock-ups continue to stir excitement among fans and industry analysts alikeThe lates...

The past year has been full of chart-topping hits with catchy hooks, but only one song can bring home the title of Song of the Year at the 56th annual Grammy Awards this Sunday at 8 p.m. ET.See also: ...

As I sat with Russell Ure in a Manhattan cafe, he turned on the reading lamp in his Ottawa, Ontario, home and we watched it light up in real time on his iPhone screenThe app he was using is from the c...

Protests in Kiev, the capital of Ukraine, have erupted in a level of violence that the country has not seen in years, resulting in at least three deaths and hundreds of injuries.Hundreds of thousands ...

Last year, the Internet opened up the doors on generic top level domains (gTLDs), letting anyone create their own ".anything" space on the web — provided they pony up $185,000. Now those generic...

Before Jeffrey Raider and Andy Katz-Mayfield even launched Harry's, an online service for men's grooming products, they had their eyes set on a first acquisition. The pair wanted to buy an old German ...

Before Jeffrey Raider and Andy Katz-Mayfield even launched Harry's, an online service for men's grooming products, they had their eyes set on a first acquisition. The pair wanted to buy an old German ...

Facebook took a step towards offering a mobile ad network on Wednesday with a small test running Facebook ads in mobile apps from other publishers."Our aim is to demonstrate even greater reach with th...

Hackers with deep ties to Russia and its government have been penetrating the computer networks of energy companies in Europe, the United States and Asia, according to a new report.The campaign, dubbe...

Verizon received a grand total of 321,545 requests for customers' data from American law enforcement in 2013, according to the company's first-ever transparency report, published on Wednesday.Verizon ...

If you're looking to improve your squat game, hire a personal trainer. And no one says fitness more clearly (read: with more of an accent) than the former governor of CaliforniaArnold Schwarzenegger r...

Broadcasters will get their chance to convince the U.S. Supreme Court to give them some legal relief in their fight against Aereo, the Internet television company. On Friday the court said it would he...

The farce is strong with this oneMark Hamill, erstwhile Jedi Knight and voice actor, was due to do a Q&A on Reddit Wednesday (also known as an AMA or Ask Me Anything). But a fake Hamill began an A...

Global surface temperatures in 2013 were among the highest since scientists started keeping records in 1880. But federal agencies on Tuesday differed when putting last year's climate in historical con...

A mystery rock on Mars that suddenly appeared in front of NASA's Opportunity rover may look like a tasty donut, but it is like nothing ever seen on the Martian surface before.The strange Mars rock was...

A mystery rock on Mars that suddenly appeared in front of NASA's Opportunity rover may look like a tasty donut, but it is like nothing ever seen on the Martian surface before.The strange Mars rock was...

There are no ifs, ands or buts about it — the sandwich defies the laws of physicsWhether you like it buttered or toasted, on whole wheat or rye, slathered with peanut butter and jelly or stacked...

High above Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, a few brave workers began repairs on the 92-year-old Christ the Redeemer statue on Tuesday.The famous monument suffered damage to its fingers and head during a light...

Snapchat is trying to make it more difficult for hackers to spam your phone numberThe photo-messaging app has rolled out a new form of captcha to prevent fake users from signing up for an account, acc...

The famous glass cube structure at Apple's flagship store in New York City was a casualty of the snow storm that hit the Northeast on Tuesday into Wednesday.Dozens of users posted pictures to Twitter ...

Trove, the social news discovery app first created by the Washington Post's digital team, relaunched a completely overhauled suite of iOS apps Wednesday.The app's concept is similar to news aggregatio...

If the most important parts to your Super Bowl festivities include the half-time show, commercials and finger foods, you may want a little football refresher so you can enjoy the game to the fullest e...

Two Las Vegas casinos, the D Las Vegas Casino Hotel and Golden Gate Hotel & Casino, have announced they are accepting bitcoins, but don't expect to use them at the craps tables.Bitcoin will only b...

Author. Top tech exec. Female icon. Billionaire.Sheryl Sandberg officially became a billionaire on Tuesday, according to data compiled by the Bloomberg Billionaires Index, adding yet another impressiv...

The flix just keep on coming.Analysts expect Netflix to announce that it hit 33.1 million online subscribers in the third quarter of 2013, an increase of about 2.1 million in the last three months of ...

KIEV, UKRAINE — After the bloodiest day in Ukraine's two-month-old uprising, protesters are gearing up for a long and potentially brutal fight with riot police. They packed bags full of fresh sn...

Like Cyndi Lauper and her girls, the Recording Academy just wants to have fun. Lauper has been chosen to host this year's Grammy Awards Pre-Telecast Ceremony, which will be live streamed on Sunday fro...

Like Cyndi Lauper and her girls, the Recording Academy just wants to have fun. Lauper has been chosen to host this year's Grammy Awards Pre-Telecast Ceremony, which will be live streamed on Sunday fro...

Welcome to this morning's edition of "First To Know," a series in which we keep you up to date on what's happening in the digital world.Google is rolling out a new service called Video Quality Report,...

Rob Ford's attempt to sober up seems to have hit a snafu.Two months after admitting he smoked crack in a "drunken stupor," the Toronto mayor appeared drunk in a video that was reportedly filmed Monday...

After a three-year absence, CarMax is back in the Super Bowl ad lineup with a spot that envisions a customer getting a dramatic slow clap after making his purchase and — as a special treat ̵...

East Rutherford, N.J., meet 400,000 strangers.That's the number of visitors expected to make their way to the greater New York City area during the week of Super Bowl 2014. Roughly 20% of those guests...

Amazon is considering live TV programming via a paid online service, according to a report.The online retail giant has approached "at least three big media conglomerates seeking rights to distribute t...

This is a developing story. Mashable will be following the events as they unfold and will update this article throughout the day.The Ukraine crisis took a turn for the worse overnight as two protester...

If you have a sneaking suspicion that your passwords are bad, we have some upsetting news: They probably are.Luckily, SplashData is here to help you change your lazy ways with its annual list of the w...

While some parents hire creepy clowns for their child's birthday, a video game developer recently earned ultimate dad points after a delightfully nerdy photo session with his son.To celebrate his baby...

Happy birthday, Vine! The video-sharing app turns a whopping 1 year old this week. What were we ever doing without it?A breeding ground where short videos go viral nearly every other day, the app is a...

In the dead of winter, we all crave a little wildlife and outdoor adventure. For a breath of fresh air, invest in apps that could teach you more about trees, birds and everything in betweenSee also: 1...

Sony's 6.4-inch Xperia Z Ultra smarpthone is almost big enough it could be considered a tablet, right? Sony seems to agree, as it announced it will start selling a Wi-Fi only variant of the device in ...

Global surface temperatures in 2013 were among the highest since scientists started keeping records in 1880. But federal agencies on Tuesday differed when putting last year's climate in historical con...

Explore the world from above without leaving the couch.Professional paragliding pilot, designer and test pilot Jean-Baptiste Chandelier takes you on an adventure in the skies with a video showcasing h...

The Game of Thrones season four trailer left fans confused. Quick cuts, ambiguous clues, Jamie Lannister wielding a sword — what will happen when the show returns?YouTube user Tobuscus doesn't r...

On top of environmental degradation, suspect infrastructure and anti-homosexual legislation, we can add a new entry to the list of concerns about how ready Sochi is to host the Winter Olympics, which ...

WhatsApp CEO Jan Koum announced Monday that the cross-platform mobile-messaging app now has 430 million active users. That's up from 200 million in April 2013, which means its user base has more than ...

Intel announced Tuesday that it sold off the assets of its Intel Media unit to Verizon, formally ending the chipmaker's forays into the Internet-TV space.Intel Media incubated Intel's OnCue Cloud TV p...

Sony's 6.4-inch Xperia Z Ultra smarpthone is almost big enough it could be considered a tablet, right? Sony seems to agree, as it announced it will start selling a Wi-Fi only variant of the device in ...

Uncle Sam wants you for a very important mission: Seeing American Olympians off to the Winter Olympics with plenty of good vibes, as part of Team USA's "digital sendoff" this ThursdayThe idea is to am...

Forget the Sex and the City location tour. Now you can take a trip to the garbage can Hannah Horvath illegally dumped her trash in on HBO's Girls. Now that's classy tourismYouTube comedy channel Above...

Online photo tools such as Snapchat allow users to share images that are meant to be seen only for a limited time, creating a sense of urgency for viewers. But what if there was a similar tool for ano...

Gamers, rejoice! The YouTube scientists of AsapScience are here to explain how video games can actually improve your brain function and make you smarterBefore you text your mom about how right you wer...

Reddit and Tumblr recently went crazy over a 1981 Lego print ad, singling it out as emblematic of a time when girls were encouraged to build, rather than be princesses. As inspiring as the ad is, thou...

There's something mindlessly simple and endlessly entertaining about watching something — anything — filmed in slow motion.So when YouTube stars The Slow Mo Guys released video of a waterm...

Tech giants like Google and Apple will soon be paying their dues to the city of San Francisco, though many critics believe the charge isn't hefty enoughThe San Francisco Municipal Transportation Autho...

King Leonidas and his 300 Spartans may have lost their battle against Xerxes and the Persian army, but that doesn't mean there can't still be a sequel. The next installment, 300: Rise of an Empire, co...

Norway has the world's fourth-best men's curling team, according to the World Curling Federation. But that's not nearly allAccording to our unofficial power rankings of curling team uniforms, the Norw...

KIEV, UKRAINE — The violent three-day standoff between protesters and riot police here paused briefly on Tuesday, as protesters switched their focus to finding a prominent civil activist who the...

Call it cosmic zen. Yin and yang appear to meet on one of Saturn's moons in a photo taken by a spacecraft exploring the ringed planet and its many moons.The new Cassini photo of Saturn's moon Iapetus ...

Refe Tuma had always dreamed of writing a book, but he never thought it would be about dinosaursAfter having their fourth child, Refe and his wife Susan found themselves looking for ways to get their ...

Apple announced iOS in the Car last year, but so far the company’s official web page for the product still sports a “coming soon” message. However, on Tuesday one developer based in ...

As another round of polar vortex bears down on the U.S., east coast Instagram users are storming to their accounts to document the snowy weatherThe storm, which some are calling "Winter Storm Janus," ...

Good news, Mac users: You can now Snapchat on your Mac with a new unofficial Snapchat client called Snapped.Snapped is currently in beta, and brings much of the Snapchat experience to desktop. You can...

Yet another snowstorm swept across the Eastern Seaboard Tuesday, causing headaches for commuters and travelers alikeBoth New York and New Jersey are in emergency mode due to the storm, and Massachuset...

Sometimes you just don't know a child until you know their parentsSure, to some, Devil Baby is a rampaging, frothy-mouthed terror wreaking havoc on the streets of New York City, but to one loving coup...

Anticipatory shipping may be closest that retail can come to a crystal ballAmazon, which now has a patent for the algorithm-based system, could conceivably use the system to ship products before you e...

Meet Didga and Ollie, an unlikely duo of skateboarding cat and remote-controlled board. The pair recently teamed up and set off for an adventure cruising around the coastal Australian town of Coolanga...

As mass riots continued on the streets of Kiev, protesters, as well as other people in the area, received a mysterious text message on Monday evening."Dear subscriber, you are registered as a particip...

In a world increasingly filtered through Instagram, a carefully crafted photo shoot starts to look dated. That's why retailers are rushing to crowdsource their product shots — harvesting a strea...

Lingerie clothing brand Aerie joins a slew of other companies who are ditching Photoshop and size-zero models for a more positive body imageAerie, the sister clothing company to American Eagle Outfitt...

Free accounts on the remote desktop service, LogMeIn, are no longer available.As of Tuesday, the company’s remote access services will be limited to paid subscribers, LogMeIn revealed to users T...

PARK CITY, Utah — The Internet's Own Boy: The Story of Aaron Swartz received a standing ovation at the 2014 Sundance Film Festival this week just a few days after the one-year anniversary of the...

No pop star is safe from criticism — or a good YouTube "shred." Artists from Creed to The Who have fallen victim to the shred, a technique that dubs over cringeworthy audio on live performance v...

No pop star is safe from criticism — or a good YouTube "shred." Artists from Creed to The Who have fallen victim to the shred, a technique that dubs over cringeworthy audio on live performance v...

The Internet loves a challenge. Case in point: When a woman asked an online forum for help decoding her dying grandmother's "cancer-addled ramblings," users began to unravel the decades-old mystery in...

The Internet loves a challenge. Case in point: When a woman asked an online forum for help decoding her dying grandmother's "cancer-addled ramblings," users began to unravel the decades-old mystery in...

The 56th annual Grammy Awards are set to take place this Sunday, Jan. 26 at 8pm ET. It’s been a wild year in music, from the on-the-stage (and off) antics of Miley Cyrus to the continued growth ...

Delta Air Lines introduced a new in-flight Wi-Fi product Wednesday. The new in-flight Wi-Fi Mobile Pass is available for as low as $1.95 on flights shorter than two hours. The price increases dependin...

Pinterest has cooked up a new way for users to find relevant recipes on its platformUsers can now enter individual foods and ingredients into the search bar on Pinterest, which will then surface relev...

When the construction dust has settled and the athletes strut out in front of thousands of fans at the Sochi Olympics opening ceremony on Feb. 7, the cameras are not likely to show much of the surroun...

The idea of catching up to a comet, landing on it and drilling for samples sounds like it could be the plot for Armageddon 3. But the news comes directly from the European Space Agency and NASA: Earl...

The iconic game Simon holds a very special place in the hearts of those who grew up in the '70s, '80s and '90s. Childhood wouldn't have been the same without the hours spent slapping colors — an...

For Lady Gaga fans in China, some applause is in order.Chinese citizens are now legally allowed to listen to the pop star's latest album, ARTPOP, after she was removed from the nation's blacklist for ...

Talk about a good view of the gameDuring Sunday's AFC Championship Game between the Denver Broncos and New England Patriots, a member of the high-flying Denver Broncos Thunderstorm parachuted from a p...

Riots in Kiev, Ukraine, hit an all-time high this week after the nation's parliament passed laws to crack down on mass demonstrations. Opposition leaders called the move “a constitutional coup d...

A new contest from Quicken Loans makes Powerball look like small change.The financial services brand is offering $1 billion to the person who completes a perfect bracket in this year's NCAA March men'...

That the Internet is written in ink, not pencil, hasn't dissuaded many from revealing embarrassing facts about themselves online, but few can boast the transparency of comedian Dawn Luebbe. She recent...

As yet another major winter storm moves across the U.S. Tuesday, now 's probably a good time to tour a tropical paradise. For those of us who can't do it physically, a virtual tour will have to suffic...

It was bound to happen: A developer claims that he built the first Google Glass app designed for sex. No, not porn — sex. Sex With Glass is designed to let partners share their point of view wit...

Facebook's latest News Feed algorithm tweak will likely be good news for users, but could prove to be another headache for brands.Facebook announced Tuesday that it will start showing more text status...

Meet Didga and Ollie, an unlikely duo of skateboarding cat and remote-controlled board. The pair recently teamed up and set off for an adventure cruising around the coastal Australian town of Coolanga...

Taco Bell and T-Mobile have both gained attention in recent months for engaging with customers and other brands on Twitter, but a new study shows most big brands still hold off from the practice.Durin...

Add "dunk champ" to Michelle Obama's resume. The first lady showed off her impressive basketball skills in an epic video bomb of the Miami HeatSee also: You've Never Seen a Basketball Game End Quite L...

Mobile advertising, long criticized for its relatively puny size compared to TV and desktop ads, will hit $41.9 billion in 2017, Gartner estimates.That's still a far cry from the $196.5 billion spent ...

PARK CITY, Utah — The Internet's Own Boy: The Story of Aaron Swartz received a standing ovation at the 2014 Sundance Film Festival this week just a few days after the one-year anniversary of the...

Ezra Klein has announced that he will leave The Washington Post, joining a variety of high-profile journalists that have left mainstream media to launch their own ventures.Klein confirmed his move in ...

The 56th annual Grammy Awards are set to take place this Sunday, Jan. 26 at 8pm ET. It’s been a wild year in music, from the on-the-stage (and off) antics of Miley Cyrus to the continued growth ...

Delta Air Lines introduced a new in-flight Wi-Fi product Wednesday. The new in-flight Wi-Fi Mobile Pass is available for as low as $1.95 on flights shorter than two hours. The price increases dependin...

New Jersey Republican Gov. Chris Christie will give his second inaugural address today at 11:30 a.m. in Trenton, N.J., after winning a landslide election over Democratic State Senator Barbara Buono la...

New Jersey Republican Gov. Chris Christie gave his second inaugural address today in Trenton, N.J., after winning a landslide election over Democratic State Senator Barbara Buono last year.The governo...

Pinterest has cooked up a new way for users to find relevant recipes on its platformUsers can now enter individual foods and ingredients into the search bar on Pinterest, which will then surface relev...

It's that time of year againSouth by Southwest is just around the corner and Mashable is gearing up for our biggest presence yet by bringing the Internet to life.You may think you know what we have in...

Since they began in 1924, the Winter Olympic Games have inspired the public with boundless feats of athleticism. They have also stirred up their own forms of drama throughout history.From amazing stun...

Beats by Dre kickstarted the high-end headphone market. Now, Beats Music is hoping to do the same to the online streaming industry.Beats Music launched for iOS and web users on Tuesday morning, enteri...

The iconic game Simon holds a very special place in the hearts of those who grew up in the '70s, '80s and '90s. Childhood wouldn't have been the same without the hours spent slapping colors — an...

Apple announced Tuesday that it is expanding iBooks Textbooks and iTunes U Course Manager — two of its educational services — into new countries as part of a continued push to dominate the...

Are you searching for your next great career opportunity in the digital space? The Mashable Job Board is here to serve you as the leading destination for digital talent.Since its launch five years ago...

Nearly 1,500 people gathered in San Francisco's Nourse Theater on Monday night for the 17th annual "Bringing the Noise for Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.," a celebration of the civil rights leader that t...

Nearly 1,500 people gathered in San Francisco's Nourse Theater on Monday night for the 17th annual "Bringing the Noise for Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.," a celebration of the civil rights leader that t...

Hyundai and Kia models will begin sporting 3G wireless service this year as part of a deal with Verizon, according to a report.The 2015 Hyundai Genesis sedan, which hits showrooms in May, will be the ...

Welcome to this morning's edition of "First To Know," a series in which we keep you updated on what's happening in the digital world.Microsoft went guerrilla in its latest advertising tactics. The com...

An upcoming smartphone from Sony, codenamed "Sirius" or "D6503," will include 4K video recording, Xperia Blog reportsThe Sirius, which looks like a clear successor to the Xperia Z1, will come with And...

Japan's annual bottlenose dolphin hunt came to a close on Tuesday as fisherman killed at least 30 in the Taiji cove area where 200 dolphins were reportedly heldThe fisherman used a tarpaulin to shield...

Full House has been off the air for 19 years. So what ever became of those three guys? Things haven't changed much. The three — John Stamos, Bob Saget and Dave Coulier — are still living t...

Facebook's latest News Feed algorithm tweak will likely be good news for users, but could prove to be another headache for brands.Facebook announced Tuesday that it will start showing more text status...

Facebook lost almost one third of its U.S. teen users in 2013, according to a newly released edition of one of the most comprehensive social media studies.The report highlights Facebook's continued do...

Getting ahead in the workplace can be difficult. It's easy to get stuck in the 9-to-5 grind and slip up. Shirts remain wrinkled, emails go unanswered and, before you know it, you've spent six hours lo...

If the only thing you love more than your cellphone is your hot glue gun, you might want to clear your weekend plans, because we have a few DIY crafts that will be right up your alley.Put aside your h...

The tech sector is booming. If you've used a smartphone or logged on to a computer at least once in the last few years, you've probably noticed this.As a result, coding skills are in high demand, wit...

Ezra Klein has announced that he will leave The Washington Post, joining a variety of high-profile journalists that have left mainstream media to launch their own ventures.Klein confirmed his move in ...

Apple announced Tuesday that it is expanding iBooks Textbooks and iTunes U Course Manager — two of its educational services — into new countries as part of a continued push to dominate the...

It's that time of year againSouth by Southwest is just around the corner and Mashable is gearing up for our biggest presence yet by bringing the Internet to life.You may think you know what we have in...

Nearly 1,500 people gathered in San Francisco's Nourse Theater on Monday night for the 17th annual "Bringing the Noise for Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.," a celebration of the civil rights leader that t...

Welcome to this morning's edition of "First To Know," a series in which we keep you updated on what's happening in the digital world.Microsoft went guerrilla in its latest advertising tactics. The com...

LG's vertically curved smartphone, the LG G Flex, is coming to more than 20 European countries next month, the company has announcedThe list of markets where the device will be available includes the ...

Japan's annual bottlenose dolphin hunt came to a close on Tuesday as fisherman killed at least 30 in the Taiji cove area where 200 dolphins were reportedly heldThe fisherman used a tarpaulin to shield...

An upcoming smartphone from Sony, codenamed "Sirius" or "D6503," will include 4K video recording, Xperia Blog reportsThe Sirius, which looks like a clear successor to the Xperia Z1, will come with And...

It's still unclear whether drones will become the home delivery service of the future or simply another footnote in the legal system, but that hasn't slowed down the race to create high-performance dr...

Facebook lost almost one third of its U.S. teen users in 2013, according to a newly released edition of one of the most comprehensive social media studies.The report highlights Facebook's continued do...

Getting ahead in the workplace can be difficult. It's easy to get stuck in the 9-to-5 grind and slip up. Shirts remain wrinkled, emails go unanswered and, before you know it, you've spent six hours lo...

How do you top the most-shared Super Bowl ad of all time? Volkswagen's approach seems to be self-parody, viral video-mongering and puppies — lots of puppies. At least that's what appears in the ...

A new Google Glass app in the works is anything but smoke and mirrorsPatrick Jackson, a firefighter and self-taught programmer in Rocky Mount, N.C., is working on a Google Glass app that may very well...

Cat ownership comes with its challenges. Fluffy's independence makes her easy to care for, but she also has no problem walking all over anything while seeking the perfect nap perchComputers, expensive...

As the market for wearables becomes increasingly crowded, tech for fitness junkies is going niche.UK company Climbax has designed smart wristbands for rock climbers, a fairly small segment of the wear...

It's still unclear whether drones will become the home delivery service of the future or simply another footnote in the legal system, but that hasn't slowed down the race to create high-performance dr...

You may soon be pinning GIFs alongside your favorite meals and workout photosA new Pinterest feature available to select pinners allows them to play GIFs within the platform, a feature that was previo...

If you believe the mayor of Hoboken, N.J., then members of New Jersey Republican Governor Chris Christie's administration threatened to withhold Hurricane Sandy relief money unless she approved a rede...

Instagram made photo filters famous, but ecommerce startup Keep is using a different kind of filter to build a business out of the the images that fashionable women share via their Instagram accountsK...

The makers behind the popular mobile game Candy Crush Saga have received a sweet treat from the United States Patent and Trademark OfficeAlmost a year after King.com Limited initially filed a trademar...

Nearly everyone knows about Martin Luther King, Jr.'s famous "I Have a Dream" speech, but museum archivists recently unearthed a powerful speech by the civil-rights leader that history nearly forgot.T...

Nearly everyone knows about Martin Luther King, Jr.'s famous "I Have a Dream" speech, but museum archivists recently unearthed a powerful speech by the civil-rights leader that history nearly forgot.T...

Microparticles that block the body's immune response to damaged tissue could help prevent further harm.Using tiny biodegradable particles to disrupt the body's normal immune response after a heart att...

Sgt. Ariel Soltura of the Rosenberg Police Department in Texas spotted 10-year-old Jermaine Ford tossing a football by himself in a parking lot while on patrol Saturday afternoon. Rather than roll by,...

A day after making the game-ending play that sent the Seattle Seahawks to the Super Bowl, and insulting one of his opponents on live television, Richard Sherman took to his blog on Sports Illustrated'...

A European probe awoke from a deep sleep on Jan. 20 to gear up for an unprecedented comet rendezvous and landing this year that will cap a 10-year voyage across the solar system.After two and a half y...

Selfie, landscape or portrait, we tend to take a lot of photos — and some places are more conducive to snapping pics than others.Google released a heat map that highlights the Earth's most photo...

Across the United States, people of all ages and races came together to honor the life and legacy of Martin Luther King, Jr., over the weekend and on Monday.King's message of equality, opportunity and...

Over the weekend, a story that originated in the UK-based Daily Mail went viral among major media outlets across the worldTime, CBS, and the Huffington Post were among the dozens of online news media ...

If only they'd known then what they know now. It's the lament of many hiring managers and Boards of Directors who discover, too late, that the new executive has some major personality problems. Now, i...

"DeathStar Search" has a contender for the crown: twerking StormtroopersIf the floating space hub of evil hosted a talent competition, Darth Vader's Elton John cover couldn't hold a candle (in the win...

"DeathStar Search" has a contender for the crown: twerking StormtroopersIf the floating space hub of evil hosted a talent competition, Darth Vader's Elton John cover couldn't hold a candle (in the win...

A good rule of thumb for brands on days like Martin Luther King, Jr.'s birthday is to avoid mention of the whole thing or at the most offer an innocuous but seemingly heartfelt tributeZzzQuil, an over...

Life imitating art imitating life imitating Richard Sherman.The same day that the Seahawks corner made a stunning play to end the NFC Championship game and send his team to the Super Bowl, Beats by Dr...

In the digital era, a mobile presence is critical for businesses to attract, retain and communicate with customersWith so many consumers now using their mobile devices to interact with businesses, it ...

Richard Sherman has nothing on Sjinkie Knegt.The Seattle Seahawks cornerback might have grabbed the attention of the Internet with his post-game antics, but Knegt, a Dutch speed skater, deserves the t...

The biggest threat to your company's cybersecurity isn't malware, phishing scams or even hackers — it's you. In a series of studies published last week, three security research firms asked emplo...

Kim Dotcom certainly keeps himself busy. Nobody can take that away from himDotcom debuted his electronic dance music album "Good Times" on a his newly-launched music sharing service Baboom on Monday. ...

A perfect storm of Internet is close to sending the Jamaican bobsled team to the Sochi Olympics.Crowdfunding, doge, Reddit and virtual currency have combined to raise approximately $56,300 in less tha...

South Korea has been one of Bitcoin's quieter markets in terms of media coverage, but that could change now that several prominent Silicon Valley investors have provided seed funding to Korbit, a Kore...

Two new models on the market led to sales of some 55.3 million iPhones in the fourth quarter last year, according to analysts' estimates.Apple is officially reporting its Q4 results on Jan. 27. Meanwh...

Monday's Google Doodle honors the legendary civil rights activist Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., as the nation celebrates with parades, marches and church sermons.King was born on Jan. 15, 1929, an...

Residents of Kiev, Ukraine, awoke this morning to a scene of frozen destruction. Police buses that had been attacked by protesters Sunday evening on Hrushevskoho Street were bathed in ice — the ...

UPDATED, 3:50 PM ETResidents of Kiev, Ukraine, awoke this morning to a scene of frozen destruction. Police buses that had been attacked by protesters Sunday evening on Hrushevskoho Street were bathed ...

Bitcoin doesn't meet the definition of a currency or even an electronic payment form in Finland, where the central bank has instead decided to categorize the software as a commodity."Considering the d...

The 2014 Winter Olympics arrive in a few shorts weeks, and if you can't nail triple axels on the ice rink, you're probably watching the festivities from home.But just because you don't plan on leaving...

Across the United States, people of all ages and races came together to honor the life and legacy of Martin Luther King, Jr.King's message of equality, opportunity and nonviolence has endured for the ...

Twitter account @evleaks, known for a solid track record of smartphone leaks, has posted an image of what appears to be Samsung Galaxy S5's home screen. The S5 is reportedly arriving in the first hal...

A lone hacker has leaked data from the credit cards of 20 million in South Korea, meaning the personal data of about 40% of the country's population has been compromised.A contract IT worker for Korea...

"DeathStar Search" has a contender for the crown: twerking StormtroopersIf the floating space hub of evil hosted a talent competition, Darth Vader's Elton John cover couldn't hold a candle (in the win...

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 storiesS...

Director J.J. Abrams says the script for the next Star Wars movie is done and filming is set to start in May, according to USA Today."That's the current plan," said Abrams, who was attending the Telev...

The RSS feed — or as we now know it, "the feed" — organizes the world into a series of neat, clickable, constantly updating bits of information. But it's a relatively new concept — j...

PARK CITY, Utah — Dove is debuting at the 2014 Sundance Film Festival on Monday a short film that explores how social media is shaping the way the we perceive beauty.The 7-minute short film call...

Google has removed two Chrome extensions that users complained were serving up ads, violating the company's terms of serviceThe move, reported in The Wall Street Journal and Ars Technica over the week...

The online retail game is not an easy one to win, but new research and analysis might help cast a light on the glaring problems causing your site to lose sales and customers.Collecting user feedback a...

Monday's Google Doodle honors the legendary civil rights activist Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., as the nation celebrates with parades, marches and church sermons.King was born on Jan. 15, 1929, an...

We've all experienced those three seconds of dread as you bend down to pick up your dropped iPhone — the sinking feeling of regret and loss when you see that spidery crack across your once unble...

Bitcoin doesn't meet the definition of a currency or even an electronic payment form in Finland, where the central bank has instead decided to categorize the software as a commodity."Considering the d...

Twitter account @evleaks, known for a solid track record of smartphone leaks, has posted an image of what appears to be Samsung Galaxy S5's home screen. The S5 is reportedly arriving in the first hal...

If you’re reading this, congratulations, you are connected to the Internet. However, one day you might flip open your laptop and realize your Wi-Fi has failedDon't fear! Here are some entertaini...

If you haven't seen David Fincher's movie Fight Club, there will be spoilers below. Also, go see it. Right now. We mean itNow that that's out of the way, here's a treat for movie fans: a video/VFX guy...

If you haven't seen David Fincher's movie Fight Club, there will be spoilers below. Also, go see it. Right now. We mean itNow that that's out of the way, here's a treat for movie fans: a video/VFX guy...

As if glowing green pigs from China weren't odd enough, now a Chinese cloning facility that produces 500 cloned pigs a year is proving that science fiction is becoming ever more real.The UK's BBC rece...

The Seattle Seahawks secured their place at next month’s Super Bowl in New Jersey by winning the NFC championship over the San Francisco 49ers on Sunday. However, not content just to make it ont...

Willy Wonka's wildest dreams might be coming trueHershey's and 3D Systems are teaming up to create a 3D printer that, yes, produces chocolate.Both companies see the endeavor as an opportunity for adva...

It's a story you've heard before, but one you'll never tire of.Lt. Col. Cotina Jenkins-Sellers returned home to San Antonio, Texas on Jan. 16 after an eight month deployment in Kuwait. But instead of ...

IBM received 6,809 U.S. patents in 2013. That's an average of nearly 19 patents every day last year — more than any other companyFollowing IBM, which has dominated the top spot for 21 consecutiv...

While electronic cigarettes have become wildly popular, many questions remain unanswered about the legal status and health benefits of these newly fashionable devicesSee also: The Rise Of E-SmokeGover...

For this week's Mashable Vine Challenge, we want to see six-second videos creatively shot using only geometric shapesSee also: The Things You Carried to CESThink back to those wooden blocks you had wh...

PARK CITY, Utah — Star Trek actor George Takei takes a seat in front of an Instagram photo station inside a building on snowy Main Street at the 2014 Sundance Film Festival"We love what you're d...

It's a story you've heard before, but one you'll never tire of.Lt. Col. Cotina Jenkins-Sellers returned home to San Antonio, Texas on Jan. 16 after an eight month deployment in Kuwait. But instead of ...

LinkedIn Groups are the "happy hunting ground" for recruiters. Many recruiters join groups for the specific professions and industries that are relevant for their clients or employers. They also join ...

In another inch forward for Barack Obama's stance on marijuana, the U.S. president revealed in a new interview that he finds the drug no more dangerous than alcohol.“As has been well documented,...

After attracting 18.5 million viewers in early December for its three-hour televised spectacle The Sound of Music Live!, NBC has picked Peter Pan as its second live musicalAn NBC spokesperson confirme...

While electronic cigarettes have become wildly popular, many questions remain unanswered about the legal status and health benefits of these newly fashionable devicesSee also: The Rise Of E-SmokeGover...

KIEV, UKRAINE — In the most violent scenes since anti-government protests began in Ukraine more than two months ago, radical demonstrators clashed with riot police outside the cabinet building i...

Dennis Rodman has checked into an alcohol-addiction rehabilitation center after returning from a controversial trip to North Korea, according to his agent"Dennis Rodman came back from North Korea in p...

Who knew we'd live to see the day when parts of the periodic table would find their way onto a Hollywood red carpet? Breaking Bad matriarch Anna Gunn made quite the scientific fashion statement with h...

Who knew we'd live to see the day when parts of the periodic table would find their way onto a Hollywood red carpet? Breaking Bad matriarch Anna Gunn made quite the scientific fashion statement with h...

PARK CITY, Utah — Star Trek actor George Takei takes a seat in front of an Instagram photo station inside a building on snowy Main Street at the 2014 Sundance Film Festival"We love what you're d...

The keys to throwing a great Super Bowl party are relatively simple: stock up on nacho cheese, mute the game in between commercials and, most importantly, make sure you never run out of beer.If you've...

What started out as largely another Sunday of peaceful protests in Kiev, Ukraine, turned violent later in the day, as protesters clashed with riot police. Police vehicles were burned, and opposition l...

Explosions at an anti-government camp in Bangkok have injured at least 28 people, marking an escalation of violence between political factions in Thailand.Two fragmentation grenades exploded minutes a...

The Winter Olympics are nearly upon us, which means it's time to plant yourself in the living room to yell at the television in a patriotic rage for two weeks. It's been four long years since the last...

At an estimated $4 million per 30-second slot, Super Bowl commercials are make-or-break opportunities for brands.New data, compiled by Unruly Media, shows which advertisers got the most bang for their...

Who's the most clutch player in the NBA? It's the source of thousands of bar-stool and barbershop arguments. And it's the sort of subjective, hard-to-quantify question that will never really get resol...

Google Autocomplete is notorious for taking a standard search and anticipating something completely ridiculous.In the style of Tumblr user Gaysquib, we conducted our own experiment and created a map o...

What started out as largely another Sunday of peaceful protests in Kiev, Ukraine, turned violent later in the day, as protesters clashed with riot police. Police vehicles were burned, and opposition l...

Explosions at an anti-government camp in Bangkok have injured at least 28 people, marking an escalation of violence between political factions in Thailand.Two fragmentation grenades exploded minutes a...

Baby photos. News articles. Selfies. Advertisements. Job announcementsIt's likely your Facebook News Feed contains some combination of these, if not all of them (and likely other categories, too). Tha...

Google Autocomplete is notorious for taking a standard search and anticipating something completely ridiculous.In the style of Tumblr user Gaysquib, we conducted our own experiment and created a map o...

Chandler, Ross, Joey and the Doctor.No matter what feelings you have about the 50th anniversary special, it's hard not to smile when you see this mash-up. Using the famous theme song from Friends and ...

The 20th Screen Actors Guild Awards, which honors motion picture and TV performances as voted on by peers, got its first dose of web-only nominees this yearBut even though Netflix had entered the fray...

There are plenty of interesting ways to create music using instruments that were not originally intended to do so, such as using spoons or cups.In this spirit, YouTube user Andrea Dylan took a unique ...

There are plenty of interesting ways to create music using instruments that were not originally intended to do so, such as using spoons or cups.In this spirit, YouTube user Andrea Dylan took a unique ...

If there's anything better than a punny dad joke, it's 54 of them rattled off in hyper-quick successionHank Green, one of the brothers behind the successful YouTube blog VlogBrothers, beat his joke-te...

Chandler, Ross, Joey and the Doctor.No matter what feelings you have about the 50th anniversary special, it's hard not to smile when you see this mash-up. Using the famous theme song from Friends and ...

Twitter has suspended the account of Hamas, the Palestinian group opposing Israel and its military forces in the region, according to a message posted by the group on its Al-Qassam website.Hamas' @qas...

The mayor of Hoboken, N.J. says aides of New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie would not provide the relief money she sought to rebuild her city following Hurricane Sandy unless she approved a redevelopment ...

PARK CITY, Utah — Filmmakers who turn to crowdfunding sites such as Kickstarter and Indiegogo typically use campaign money for shooting and production. But getting a movie made is only one part ...

The 20th Screen Actors Guild Awards, which honors motion picture and TV performances as voted on by peers, got its first dose of web-only nominees this yearBut even though Netflix had entered the fray...

If you're planning on hosting or attending a dinner party this weekend, don't bank on lively conversationSee also: What People Did for Fun Before the InternetIn this comic, Maria Scrivan illustrates h...

There are plenty of interesting ways to create music using instruments that were not originally intended to do so, such as using spoons or cups.In this spirit, YouTube user Andrea Dylan took a unique ...

There are plenty of interesting ways to create music using instruments that were not originally intended to do so, such as using spoons or cups.In this spirit, YouTube user Andrea Dylan took a unique ...

Too many job seekers miss the mark on what networking is all about. You have heard over and over that networking is about building relationships with people who can provide you with information, advic...

Yahoo chief executive officer Marissa Mayer has been under a microscope ever since she took over the company in 2012. But now, with the pricey firing of chief operating officer Henrique de Castro, the...

On-demand beauty service Vensette expanded its service this week by rolling out an iOS app.The concept is similar to Uber, but rather than a fleet of drivers, Vensette employs an army of specially tra...

The almighty Apple Macintosh turns 30 years old on Jan. 24Over the years, the popular computer has been molded into many shapes and sizes, constantly in redesign mode. Championed by the revolutionary ...

A four-day Royal Caribbean cruise that docked in Miami after traveling to the Bahamas and other locations was spoiled for 66 passengers and two crew members after they fell ill with what is believed t...

The 2014 Oscars nominees were announced Thursday, and many picks left film novices scratching their headsWhat are these movies even about? (Clearly, a lot of us spent 2013 watching superhero sequels.)...

With the Sochi Olympics fast approaching, it's easy to get sucked up into all the excitement. But what happens to the Olympic venues after the games are over? Unfortunately, structures built for the g...

With the Sochi Olympics fast approaching, it's easy to get sucked up into all the excitement. But what happens to the Olympic venues after the games are over? Unfortunately, structures built for the g...

The mayor of Hoboken, N.J. says aides of New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie would not provide the relief money she sought to rebuild her city following Hurricane Sandy unless she approved a redevelopment ...

Around 80 passengers who survived an Asiana Airlines flight that crashed in San Francisco last July filed a lawsuit on Friday against Boeing, the aircraft manufacturer confirmed SaturdayThe victims of...

PARK CITY, Utah — Filmmakers who turn to crowdfunding sites such as Kickstarter and Indiegogo typically use campaign money for shooting and production. But getting a movie made is only one part ...

Film enthusiasts at the Sundance Film Festival this weekend won't only be entertained by the big screen — they may also get some amusement by hitching a ride around Park City, UtahLyft, which al...

Just one week after Dropbox suffered a high-profile service disruption, the cloud-storage company has reportedly closed a $250 million round of funding that put its value at nearly $10 billionAccordin...

If you're planning on hosting or attending a dinner party this weekend, don't bank on lively conversationSee also: What People Did for Fun Before the InternetIn this comic, Maria Scrivan illustrates h...

PARK CITY, Utah — Filmmakers who turn to crowdfunding sites such as Kickstarter and Indiegogo typically use campaign money for shooting and production. But getting a movie made is only one part ...

A New Jersey State Assembly committee subpoenaed 18 of Gov. Chris Christie's top aides and appointees in the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey on Friday to find out how many government officia...

PARK CITY, Utah — Many films that will debut at this year's Sundance Film Festival from Jan. 16 to 26 won't be available to a nationwide audience for months, but YouTube has already posted a col...

On-demand beauty service Vensette expanded its service this week by rolling out an iOS app.The concept is similar to Uber, but rather than a fleet of drivers, Vensette employs an army of specially tra...

By this point, you’d figure that the Rickroll prank has long since passed its cultural expiration date. However, leave it to genius student Sairam Gudiseva to find a fresh spin on a formerly tir...

A four-day Royal Caribbean cruise that docked in Miami after traveling to the Bahamas and other locations was spoiled for 66 passengers and two crew members after they fell ill with what is believed t...

We haven't seen such a boom of innovation and great ideas in video games since the independent PC games of the 1990s. Dozens, if not hundreds, of beautiful indie games have impressed millions of eager...

With the Sochi Olympics fast approaching, it's easy to get sucked up into all the excitement. But what happens to the Olympic venues after the games are over? Unfortunately, structures built for the g...

Around 80 passengers who survived an Asiana Airlines flight that crashed in San Francisco last July filed a lawsuit on Friday against Boeing, the aircraft manufacturer confirmed SaturdayThe victims of...

Film enthusiasts at the Sundance Film Festival this weekend won't only be entertained by the big screen — they may also get some amusement by hitching a ride around Park City, UtahLyft, which al...

LinkedIn has developed a killer resource of 225 million users, one you absolutely should take advantage of when it comes to your career. But you'll have to navigate LinkedIn's potentially tricky tools...

Just one week after Dropbox suffered a high-profile service disruption, the cloud-storage company has reportedly closed a $250 million round of funding that put its value at nearly $10 billionAccordin...

PARK CITY, Utah — Many films that will debut at this year's Sundance Film Festival from Jan. 16 to 26 won't be available to a nationwide audience for months, but YouTube has already posted a col...

By this point, you’d figure that the Rickroll prank has long since passed its cultural expiration date. However, leave it to genius student Sairam Gudiseva to find a fresh spin on a formerly tir...

We haven't seen such a boom of innovation and great ideas in video games since the independent PC games of the 1990s. Dozens, if not hundreds, of beautiful indie games have impressed millions of eager...

LinkedIn has developed a killer resource of 225 million users, one you absolutely should take advantage of when it comes to your career. But you'll have to navigate LinkedIn's potentially tricky tools...

Kiwi Move is a multi-use activity tracker that tries to replace several other similar devices and help you with your daily tasksDesigned by Kiwi Wearable Technologies, this wearable tech and internet-...

As if Woody and Buzz weren't already the most adorable toys on the block, The Pet Collective has taken the Toy Story duo and turned them into kittens.The video follows the plot of the movie as told th...

The white walls of the Chinatown studio were covered with dozens and dozens of Polaroid-style instant photos, each one featuring a celebrity (or something akin to a celebrity) staring back into the ca...

When Seattle special education teacher Kevin Zelko began a fund-raising quest to buy Seahawks jerseys for some of the neediest students at his inner-city elementary school, he imagined a small, do-it-...

A 27-year-old accused of operating a revenge porn website and extorting money from victims pleaded not guilty in a California courtroom Friday.Kevin Christopher Bollaert, of San Diego, was arraigned i...

President Barack Obama, in a long-awaited speech Friday, proposed a series of changes to the NSA surveillance activities that have cause an uproar of the last few months. He also, however, failed to...

Smoking in the United States began its slow decline with the arrival of the Surgeon General's Report on Smoking and Health, published in January 1964 and every year since.To celebrate the report's 50t...

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 ...

Kiwi Move is a multi-use activity tracker that aims to replace several other similar devices, and help you with your daily tasksDesigned by Kiwi Wearable Technologies, the wearable tech and Internet-e...

Approximately 15,000 tons of tires are up in flames at a tire recycling plant in a village in the northeast region of England.The blaze at Newgen Recycling began at 8:40 a.m. local time on Thursday, a...

As if Woody and Buzz weren't already the most adorable toys on the block, The Pet Collective has taken the Toy Story duo and turned them into kittens.The video follows the plot of the movie as told th...

KIEV, UKRAINE — Outrage swept over Ukrainian civil society on Friday after the country’s parliament pushed through a package of laws designed to curb dissent and crack down on mass demonst...

Meryl Streep scored another Oscar nomination this year, surprising no oneThis time, the Academy recognized Streep for her role in August: Osage County, in which she plays the prescription pill-addicte...

We should all know by now if you’re shooting videos in portrait mode rather than landscape, you're doing it wrongYet YouTube is still filled with videos flanked by black bars — something H...

Intel plans to cut five percent of its global workforce in 2014, the company said Friday.The announcement, first reported by Reuters, comes a day after the company released its fourth-quarter earnings...

PARK CITY, UTAH — Actors, directors and brands have once again descended on the Sundance Film Festival, turning the charming ski town into a Hollywood mecca for 10 days. The festival's attendanc...

Google took extra steps this week to solidify Google+ as the social media platform that everyone will be using, even if they don't want to. Gmail users fumed at the announcement this week that users ...

Michelle Obama turns 50 on Friday, which is unbelievable considering her arms don't look a day over 25But it's true. The first lady is officially halfway to 100 and celebrating in style: by unwrapping...

The white walls of the Chinatown studio were covered with dozens and dozens of Polaroid-style instant photos, each one featuring a celebrity (or something akin to a celebrity) staring back into the ca...

Michael Sippey, Twitter's vice president of product, announced Friday that he will be moving into a temporary advisory role before ultimately leaving the company.Sippey, who joined the company two yea...

U.S. President Barack Obama laid out his plan for reforming the National Security Agency's widely-derided surveillance tactics Friday, after months of pressure to do so from privacy advocates, technol...

Google's new smart contact lens project that acts as a non-invasive glucose monitor could be a godsend to the millions of sufferers of Type I diabetes. For non-diabetics, the lenses could portend an i...

The first monster viral video of 2014 has landed and it stars the most frightening baby on the planet: Devil Baby. The video, which depicts an animatronic Devil Baby scaring the wits out of unsuspecti...

Russian president Vladimir Putin has a message for gay Olympic fans and athletes traveling to the Sochi Games: You're welcome to come — if you leave kids alonePutin made the comments Friday at a...

Smoking in the United States began its slow decline with the arrival of the Surgeon General's Report on Smoking and Health, published in January 1964 and every year since.To celebrate the report's 50t...

One small step for Bitcoin, one medium-sized leap for eBay.Starting on Feb. 10, the UK section of the online marketplace will open a "virtual currency" category within its classified ads for the listi...

Target began notifying customers about a massive security breach that exposed debit and credit card information of many who shopped in its stores earlier in January. One email to a customer fittingly ...

Robert Frichtel is chief executive officer of Advanced Cannabis Solutions, a Colorado Springs company that leases indoor spaces for growing pot. On Jan. 23, he and representatives of 11 other marijuan...

If you spent any time at all online before and during the 2012 Summer Olympics, it's hard not to remember Lolo Jones. The American hurdler became the London Games' first media darling. Jones' athletic...

As our world becomes more connected, frequent travel is emerging as a new normal. Healthy habits such as exercise, getting enough sleep and of course, eating well, are sometimes let go when the stress...

When Josh Wulf first spotted Keller at the animal shelter, "it was love at first sniff."Since adopting the dog in 2008, Wulf has gone to great lengths to ensure that his blind, three-legged pal can ha...

When Josh Wulf first spotted Keller at the animal shelter, "it was love at first sniff."Since adopting the dog in 2008, Wulf has gone to great lengths to ensure that his blind, three-legged pal can ha...

After more than six months of constant NSA leaks, President Barack Obama announced a series of what senior administration officials referred to as "the most significant" reforms to surveillance progra...

Faced with the pending loss of Platinum cardholders' free access to American Airlines and US Airways airport lounges in March 2014, American Express plans to open new lounges at LaGuardia and San Fran...

UPDATED: 10:22 AM ETKIEV, UKRAINE — Outrage swept over Ukrainian civil society on Friday after the country’s parliament pushed through a package of laws designed to curb dissent and crack ...

Farhad Manjoo is set to leave the Wall Street Journal after less than six months for David Pogue's vacated position as "State of the Art" columnist for the New York Times.Manjoo confirmed the news in ...

We should all know by now if you’re shooting videos in portrait mode rather than landscape, you're doing it wrongYet YouTube is still filled with videos flanked by black bars — something H...

Intel plans to cut five percent of its global workforce in 2014, the company said Friday.The announcement, first reported by Reuters, comes a day after the company released its fourth-quarter earnings...

A new tight-fitting "skinsuit" could help astronauts combat the back problems that are a common consequence of long-term spaceflight, researchers say.Astronauts have grown as much as 2.75 inches (7 ce...

Google took extra steps this week to solidify Google+ as the social media platform that everyone will be using, even if they don't want to. Gmail users fumed at the announcement this week that users ...

Michelle Obama turns 50 on Friday, which is unbelievable considering her arms don't look a day over 25But it's true. The first lady is officially halfway to 100 and celebrating in style: by unwrapping...

U.S. President Barack Obama is expected to implement several changes to the National Security Agency's controversial surveillance tactics in a speech on Friday.The speech comes in response to a global...

U.S. President Barack Obama is expected to implement several changes to the National Security Agency's controversial surveillance tactics in a speech on Friday.The speech comes in response to a global...

Nintendo slashed its sales forecast for the Wii U on Friday, all but admitting that the gaming console has been a flop.The company revealed that it now expects to sell 2.8 million Wii U devices in the...

Privacy advocates will be keeping score during Barack Obama's speech on government surveillance Friday, during which he will reportedly announce an overhaul to the NSA's metadata program.After months ...

On Jan. 1, Colorado became the first state in the U.S. to allow the "retail sale" of marijuana" to adults 21 and olderStores sold more than $5 million worth of pot in the first week alone. In anticipa...

We're adding a little glamour to game day this year in anticipation of Super Bowl XLVIII being held in our very own New York City backyardAs part of the fashion-packed road to the Super Bowl, Blooming...

Never before have so many people been capable of doing so much to make the world better. Increasingly, new technologies and new ideas allow us to share great innovations and to deliver sustainable cha...

Nintendo slashed its sales forecast for the Wii U on Friday, all but admitting that the gaming console has been a flop.The company revealed that it now expects to sell 2.8 million Wii U devices in the...

The NSA's secrets have been leaking like a faucet since June. Now, after months of consideration, U.S. President Barack Obama is going to do something about itObama plans to deliver a speech on govern...

Mashable teamed up with Monster on Jan. 9 to throw an amazing closeout party at CES. The sold-out event hosted hundreds of CES attendees, who came to drink, dance and celebrate surviving a week of CES...

If you're looking to buy Sacramento Kings tickets or apparel online, you'll soon have a new payment option: BitcoinThe NBA franchise announced on Thursday that it now accepts Bitcoin for purchases mad...

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...

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...

Are kids these days really as hopeless and self-absorbed as we claim? Perhaps not.The next wave of tech extraordinaires seem to get younger and younger, and the app-creating students mentioned here ar...

The Internet creates new and interesting things every day. Companies, words, acronyms and trends make their way into our daily lives, pop culture and even the dictionaryHowever, before the advent of t...

The Internet creates new and interesting things every day. Companies, words, acronyms and trends make their way into our daily lives, pop culture and even the dictionaryHowever, before the advent of t...

The second quarter of 2013 saw U.S. online sales grow nearly 16%, marking the 15th consecutive quarter of positive year-on-year growth. Later in the year, in the UK, there was a record-breaking holida...

Back when everyone was partying like it was 1999 (because it actually was 1999) — and worrying about what terrifying dystopian society Y2K would bring — some of the most classic shows in T...

With 3D fading into oblivion, the big news in televisions these days is ultra-high definition, TV-makers' quest to quadruple the resolution of the average high-def flat panel found in most U.S. homes....

A new tight-fitting "skinsuit" could help astronauts combat the back problems that are a common consequence of long-term spaceflight, researchers say.Astronauts have grown as much as 2.75 inches (7 ce...

If you'd always hoped Peter Pan and Wendy Darling would finally make their budding romance official, this wedding proposal will bring your dream to life.Actor Sandor Sturbl, who plays Peter Pan in a m...

Online dating is so much more than Match.com and eHarmony. With the rise of photo apps like Tinder, it’s clear there are much quicker and quirkier ways to find your better halfWhether you’...

HBO's on-demand streaming service HBO Go will soon be available for PlayStation 3, with PlayStation 4 to follow, the company has announcedThe PlayStation HBO Go app will give consumers unlimited, on-d...

This post was updated on Jan. 17 at 12:30 p.m. ET.Privacy advocates kept score during Barack Obama's speech on government surveillance Friday, during which he announced an overhaul to the NSA's metada...

If you'd always hoped Peter Pan and Wendy Darling would finally make their budding romance official, this wedding proposal will bring your dream to life.Actor Sandor Sturbl, who plays Peter Pan in a m...

Never before have so many people been capable of doing so much to make the world better. Increasingly, new technologies and new ideas allow us to share great innovations and to deliver sustainable cha...

Multicolored cosmic lights dance over mountains, bridges and lakes in an amazing new video that highlights the beauty of the northern lights as seen from Norway.The spectacular video of Norway's north...

The NSA's secrets have been leaking like a faucet since June. Now, after months of consideration, U.S. President Barack Obama is going to do something about itObama plans to deliver a speech on govern...

HBO's on-demand streaming service HBO Go will soon be available for PlayStation 3, with PlayStation 4 to follow, the company has announcedThe PlayStation HBO Go app will give consumers unlimited, on-d...

Slow-motion makes everything look epic — sporting events, cats jumping and bullets flying through the air. But some things should remain at their normal speed.YouTube user Flula filmed himself b...

Earlier this week, in Los Angeles Superior Court, the trial between Courtney Love and her former lawyer began. The lawyer, Rhonda Holmes, is suing Love for libel for a June 2010 tweet in which the vol...

Oh RDJ, can you do no wrong? Iron Man, known to some as Robert Downey Jr., sang a duet to The Police's Driven to Tears with the band's frontman (and writer of the song) himself, Sting. Both he and Dow...

As the approach toward robotics in the science community has evolved over time, researchers are finding ever-more-clever ways to manipulate the physical structures and unique locomotive abilities of a...

Not every day do we get to see footage of celebrities as babies — let alone celebrity cats as babies.Lil Bub's YouTube page released new video that reveals an eight-week-old baby Bub. In other w...

Colony Collapse Disorder may sound like the name of a dystopian science fiction novel, but it's a real and present danger to the planet. For years, honey bees around the globe have been wandering from...

Move aside, Google Glass — smart contact lenses could the next big thing in wearable tech.Swiss scientists at ETH Zurich, a university focused on technology and natural sciences, have developed ...

The 2012 Olympic Games were accurately described by many as the world's "first social Games" for the unprecedented ways in which digital communication connected athletes, media and fans. For the Inter...

It's been a week and I still can't get my experience with the latest Oculus Rift prototype at CES 2014 out of my mind. The Oculus Rift, which made its debut at CES 2013 and then further enchanted repo...

It's been a week and I still can't get my experience with the latest Oculus Rift prototype at CES 2014 out of my mind. The Oculus Rift, which made its debut at CES 2013 and then further enchanted repo...

Federal prosecutors are now free to cash in on the Bitcoin seized from the online drug marketplace Silk Road. United States District Judge J. Paul Oetken signed off on the forfeiture order for the Bit...

The Starbucks mobile app saves your passwords and other user information in unsecured plaintext, Starbucks executives confirmed ThursdayUser information, including passwords, email addresses, username...

Cecilia Abadie made history last October when she became the first person in the world to receive any kind of legal sanction for wearing Google Glass. Now she's made history again — a San Diego ...

NBA Rush is an endless runner for iOS that pits current NBA stars against hostile aliens. You can swap between three different players, each with special powers, as you run down streets full of obstac...

The conventional wisdom in the ad industry is that you can't create a viral video. You can make a video that you think will catch on big, but there's no way to have a hit every time.A three-man digita...

"What are your plans after graduation?" It's a question that high school and college students are forced to answer ad nauseam to every academic adviser and older relative. If students don't have a pos...

Hulu has kicked off the run up to the advertising bonanza known as the Super Bowl with its launch of AdZone.Now in its fourth year, AdZone hosts a wide variety of advertisements from past Super Bowls ...

Word on the street is that teens are leaving Facebook in hoards and instead flocking to apps like Snapchat and InstagramA report from digital agency iStrategyLabs breaks down just how many teens have ...

FX Networks has started the platform roll-out of FXNow, its new TV Everywhere serviceFXNow is FX Networks' new HBO Go-like streaming service that allows cable subscribers to access a wealth of FX, FXX...

Are curved screens the future of smartphones? Americans will have their say about the strange new species of mobile device when the LG G Flex arrives on our shores Jan. 31 on Sprint.The G Flex is one ...

The NSA collects nearly 200 million text messages per day through a secret program called Dishfire, according to a new report in The Guardian. The agency described the collected messages as a "goldmin...

Russell Johnson, who played the Professor on 1960s sitcom Gilligan's Island died Thursday, according to Facebook posts from co-star Dawn Wells. He was 89."My 2 favorite people are now gone," Wells (Ma...

If you ever wanted to reenact the love story of James Cameron's The Titanic, now's your chanceA Chinese investment firm plans to create a full-scale replica of the Titanic ship at a theme park in Chin...

A dangerous wildfire has broken out just outside of the Southern California community of Glendora, Calif. The rapidly-moving fire started at sunrise on Thursday in the dry foothills of the San Gabriel...

UPDATE, Jan. 16, 5:51 p.m. ET: Three men were arrested on Thursday, accused of starting the fire by tossing papers into a campfire, authorities said. The fire has already burned down two houses and i...

The Australian Open tennis tournament is under way this week as a heat wave of epic proportions bakes the southeastern portion of the continentThe two aren't mixing very well.See also: 13 Eye-Popping ...

Some actors, actresses and films were left off the Oscar ballots in favor of other performers and movies when the nominees for the Academy Awards were announced ThursdayMoviegoers expressed their disd...

Van Halen has likely been on repeat in the Native Union offices after the smashing success of the Kickstarter campaign for its new product Jump.It's an answer to the frustrating issue of the dead smar...

Colony Collapse Disorder may sound like the name of a dystopian science fiction novel, but it's a real and present danger to the planet. For years, honey bees around the globe have been wandering from...

A railroad and parallel road that lead from Sochi up to the surrounding mountains where skiing events will take place is, at $8.5 billion, the most expensive piece of Russia's Olympics apparatus. But ...

Japanese scientists are trying to take out the trash — in spaceThere are approximately 100 million bits of man-made junk floating in space, the majority of which is only 700 to 1,000 kilometers ...

Last week, we asked Mashable readers to share their #CESgear with us on Twitter, Instagram and Vine. We received well over 100 submissions of geeky gadgets, some in #thingsorganizedneatly-style photog...

The appointment of Marissa Mayer as Yahoo CEO has been a godsend for those in the media. If nothing else, the photogenic, enigmatic and workaholic chief executive has made people interested in the com...

Passive aggressive notes left by angry roommates may soon be a relic of the past — at least in the kitchen — thanks to self-cleaning dishware.Swedish design studio Tomorrow Machine has com...

The 2012 Olympic Games were accurately described by many as the world's "first social Games" for the unprecedented ways in which digital communication connected athletes, media and fans. For the Inter...

Facebook and NBC are on the same team for next month's Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia.The two companies announced a partnership on Thursday, agreeing to share content during NBC's live coverage of t...

Facebook and NBC are on the same team for next month's Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia.The two companies announced a partnership on Thursday, agreeing to share content during NBC's live coverage of t...

It's no secret that curling is somewhat of a lovable laughingstock in the world of winter sports. Compared to the adrenaline-pumping action of ice hockey, snowboarding and freestyle skiing, a bunch of...

Privacy is a slippery slope — the more we engage with and utilize the technology at hand, the more we compromise our privacy. The dating app SinglesAroundMe offers an answer to concerns about GP...

Dyson is getting back to its roots. After messing around with space heaters and radical concept sinks, the UK-based company is rocking the vacuum boat again, this time with a powerful handheld model a...

Facebook will now surface trending topics alongside the News Feed, using a new product the company simply calls "trending." Trending will show a personalized list of popular topics for each user, comb...

Video can capture priceless moments — but not if you miss the shot.meMINI is a wearable Wi-Fi-enabled camera with recall, which helps users save film-worthy moments in high-definition video afte...

If you ever wanted to reenact the love story of James Cameron's The Titanic, now's your chanceA Chinese investment firm plans to create a full-scale replica of the Titanic ship at a theme park in Chin...

Samsung announced Thursday the Galaxy Tab 3 Lite, a low-end, lightweight addition to its Galaxy Tab 3 line of products.The 7-inch tablet runs Android 4.2 and comes with a 1.2GHz dual-core processor, a...

Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg is scheduled to deliver the keynote speech in February at Mobile World Congress, arguably the largest mobile trade show in the industry.Zuckerberg's address will open ...

After disrupting the TV industry and earning Emmy and Golden Globe wins along the way for its original programming, Netflix has now secured its first Academy Awards nomination with The Square. The 201...

For all the talk about print books being replaced by digital books, the vast majority of readers in the U.S. still consume books the old-fashioned waySome 28% of Americans read at least one e-book in ...

Despite its flaws (we're looking at you, Carl), the human body is rather amazing. A brain that surpasses the fastest super computer by orders of magnitude, bi-pedal locomotion (good luck with that, ro...

The Mashable 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 e...

Spotify has dropped its cap on free web-based music streaming just a week before the launch of Beats Music.The move is incremental — users that exhausted a six-month trial were still able to lis...

This post was updated on Jan. 16 at 10 a.m. ET.The launch of Beats Music is causing a bit of stir among its online music streaming competitors.Pandora Music announced today the introduction of persona...

Bluetooth headsets are certainly practical, but not everyone wants to walk around with a clunky device sticking out of their ear. To cut down on hardware size and introduce more smart features to its ...

Best Buy's efforts to combat showrooming and lure shoppers into stores during the holidays with aggressive promotions appear to have backfired.The electronics retailer announced Thursday morning that ...

The 2014 Academy Awards may represent one of the most crowded fields for quality film making in recent memory.There are so many good movies and a lot of moving and memorable performances, from the enc...

For once, the buzz was right. Virtually all the Oscar-bait movies got a nod in the 2014 Academy Awards Oscars Nominations list. The Academy recognized Nebraska, Gravity, Dallas Buyer's Club, Wolf of W...

For once, the buzz was right. Virtually all the Oscar-bait movies got a nod in the 2014 Academy Awards Oscars Nominations list. The Academy recognized American Hustle, Nebraska, Gravity, Dallas Buyer'...

When you head to the beach on a hot summer day, the glimmering ocean waves capture your attention. But a series of magnified photographs may inspire you to turn your gaze to the sand, where little-see...

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 storiesS...

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 storiesS...

It's no secret that curling is somewhat of a lovable laughingstock in the world of winter sports. Compared to the adrenaline-pumping action of ice hockey, snowboarding and freestyle skiing, a bunch of...

Today's Google Doodle celebrates the birthday of Dian Fossey, American zoologist best known for her study of gorillasGoogle Doodle pays tribute to zoologist Dian FosseyImage: GoogleFossey studied gor...

Dyson is getting back to its roots. After messing around with space heaters and radical concept sinks, the UK-based company is rocking the vacuum boat again, this time with a powerful handheld model a...

When you head to the beach on a hot summer day, the glimmering ocean waves capture your attention. But a series of magnified photographs may inspire you to turn your gaze to the sand, where little-see...

Go ahead — ask me anythingThat's the simple prompt behind Reddit's extremely popular series, "Ask Me Anything," or AMA. The question and answer directive offers Redditors a chance to submit quer...

Today's Google Doodle celebrates the birthday of Dian Fossey, American zoologist best known for her study of gorillasGoogle Doodle pays tribute to zoologist Dian FosseyImage: GoogleFossey studied gor...

When someone threatened Fletcher Babb's life via Instagram, he wondered whether he could report it to the authorities. The death threat wasn't written in English, after all. It came via emoji.The pena...

Tiny tempests above cracks in Arctic sea ice help pull down toxic mercury and ozone from the sky — an unexpected new source of mercury pollution in the polar environment, according to research p...

Sherlock fans have a lot of feelings about the famous Reichenbach Fall that ended Season 2. How do you resolve feelings that you can't put into words? You put them into song. That's what YouTube stars...

Hipsters love everything obscure — especially their beerIt seems you can't go into any bar without seeing the slews of beer snobs ordering their fancy microbrews with ridiculous names. And sketc...

Besides "anywhere he wants," where does a 1,200-ape sit down for diner? The extinct 10-foot tall Gigantopithecus probably found a seat near the bamboo salad bars of Southeast Asia's forests from appro...

If part of your "new year, new you" resolution includes nabbing your first PR job — or launching your own PR consultancy! — you're probably equal parts excited and terrified. After the ini...

We knew Pixar animators had dedication, but climbing inside a dead whale for research? That takes serious devotion.YouTube list-maker Alltime 10s collected 10 of the coolest lesser-known facts about t...

Adobe is adding new tools to Photoshop that let users create and edit designs for 3D printingBefore 3D printers crank out objects, a user needs digital model — either one they create or download...

The Winter Olympics are coming, and athletes around the world are training hard for their chance to compete. One of the more popular and dangerous sports, ski jumping, requires an unimaginable amount ...

Remember the days when your mom would try to wake you up at dawn for school and you clung to your bed, muttering "no, no" and pretending it wasn't real? Blaze the husky totally gets thatSee also: 'Dog...

If part of your "new year, new you" resolution includes nabbing your first PR job — or launching your own PR consultancy! — you're probably equal parts excited and terrified. After the ini...

North Korea, a Stalinist regime said to be struggling with poverty and famine, has opened a multimillion-dollar luxury ski resort — but the attendance so far isn't what Dear Leader Kim Jong Un h...

Gesture interface controls may be taking off in the world of console gaming (Kinect) and desktop environments (Leap Motion), but the dynamic is still struggling to find its place in the world of mobil...

Rock is far and away the most popular music genre among Americans purchasing music albums. More than one-third (34.8%) of all albums bought in 2013 in the U.S. were categorized as rock.R&B, altern...

Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) wants everyone to know that drones are a threat to privacyDuring a senate hearing Wednesday on the future of the unmanned aerial vehicles in the U.S., Feinstein told a...

Sperm, those tenacious, single-minded swimmers and deliverers of life, are being enlisted as "spermbots" by scientists to act as biological motors capable of transporting drugs, genes and even other s...

Google will release an update to the mobile version of Chrome, which promises to decrease data usage while browsing by as much as 50%.Google announced the upcoming changes to its browser Wednesday in ...

Fridays are spirit days at Kimball Elementary School in Seattle, and students are encouraged to wear jerseys of their favorite local sports teams. Lately, that means they don the blue, green and silve...

Fridays are spirit days at Kimball Elementary School in Seattle, and students are encouraged to wear jerseys of their favorite local sports teams. Lately, that means they don the blue, green and silve...

Like her transformative character in Gimme Shelter, actress Vanessa Hudgens is transforming an offscreen movie-marketing tradition — namely, the in-person press junket at which journalists inter...

Ever since the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit stuck down the Federal Communication Commission’s Net Neutrality rules, I can’t stop thinking about how much this reminds me of Go...

If you look at the Wikipedia entry for Wikipedia, you'll learn the Internet's encyclopedia turned 13 Wednesday. In that time, the site has become a storehouse of human knowledge, the sixth most-popula...

Adobe is adding new tools to Photoshop that let users create and edit designs for 3D printingBefore 3D printers crank out objects, a user needs digital model — either one they create or download...

Viddy, once a leading video-based social network, has been acquired after a year of struggling to compete with Twitter's Vine and (later) Instagram video.Fullscreen, a YouTube network for brands and v...

Marijuana just took a step toward legality in New Hampshire.The state's House voted 170-162 in favor of allowing anyone age 21 and up to carry up to one ounce of pot for recreational use, according to...

Facebook is close to unveiling its long-awaited news reading service, and the product could be launched by the end of the month, according to Re/CodeThe service, which is called "Paper," will reported...

Wikipedia, everyone's favorite community-edited encyclopedia, turned 13 years old today. The website has now entered that infamous stage of adolescence where it thinks it knows everything about everyt...

Yahoo's chief operating officer is leaving after just more than a year on the job, the company revealed in an SEC filing Wednesday afternoon.Henrique de Castro joined Yahoo in October 2012 after previ...

AOL has given up controlling interest in Patch through a joint venture with a private equity company, relieving the Internet portal of its high-profile but low-return local news platform property.Patc...

Box's iOS apps got a big update on Wednesday, bringing users new features, faster speeds and up to 50GB of free storageUpon downloading the Box 3.0 update, users will have their total storage raised t...

Have you ever wondered what Cruella DeVille, Prince Eric or Cinderella would look like if you spotted them in the flesh? DeviantARTist Karen Graw, also known as Avalonis, has the answerUsing photo man...

Having a wide variety of employers can make workers seem well-rounded, but too much moving around can also make them appear less desirable, new research shows. According to the study, conducted by sta...

It's almost impossible to predict the future in the digital age. It seems like every day brings a new app, social network or tech product that changes our lives in a significant way. But that doesn't ...

Remember Batkid? Of course you do. Adorable and brave leukemia survivor Miles Scott, 5, wanted to be a superhero for a day, and the Make-a-Wish Foundation put together a grand adventure in San Francis...

If there's one major Internet company that may be threatened by a court ruling striking down net neutrality, it's Netflix.On Tuesday, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia sided with ...

We already knew Rand Paul was a fan of long form. Now he's taking a stab at a more phantasmal form of communication — Snapchat.The Republican U.S. Senator from Kentucky signed up for the popular...

I still remember how cold it was that day. I was in New York City for business meetings, running around, trying to stay warm. I got on the 3:30 p.m. ferry to New Jersey, sat down and pulled out my iPh...

No one truly enjoys public transportation. Every slight annoyance turns into a possibility to ruin your day: loud cellphone talkers, crying babies and passengers oblivious to their blaring music. Unle...

Kids do the darndest things, and now Apple is on the hook for at least a few of themApple has settled a complaint from the Federal Trade Commission and will refund at least $32.5 million to consumers ...

The pop-culture tuning fork known as the Academy Awards will reveal its film nominations on Thursday, and if the recent Golden Globes win by Her on Sunday for best screenplay is any indication, the fi...

Is he, or isn't he? The Internet couldn't escape this question when 20-year-old Greg Keating posted a YouTube video this week claiming to be Conan O'Brien's abandoned son. Keating may have the same br...

The National Security Agency has planted spy software and hardware into 100,000 computers worldwide, not 50,000 as previously reportedThese bugs allow the agency to conduct surveillance even on compu...

This Axe ad is not what you're expectingThat is, if you were anticipating a scenario in which beautiful, scantily clad women are irrationally attracted to ordinary-looking guys wearing Axe body spray,...

Usually, when a video surfaces about a brand, it's bad news. But this one reflects pretty positively on the company in question.A video recorded on a hidden camera shows a Home Depot employee catching...

No one truly enjoys public transportation. Every slight annoyance turns into a possibility to ruin your day: loud cellphone talkers, crying babies and passengers oblivious to their blaring music. Unle...

Crowfunding is among the most successful internet-native industries, but that does not preclude it from classic marketing tools.A recent study from researchers at Georgia Institute of Technology found...

With its $3.2 billion acquisition of Nest this week, Google has spent a total of $17 billion buying other companies over the last two years, which is more than the company's top five rivals combined, ...

Viddy, once a leading video-based social network, has been acquired after a year of struggling to compete with Twitter's Vine and (later) Instagram video.Fullscreen, a YouTube network for brands and v...

Marijuana just took a step toward legality in New Hampshire.The state's House voted 170-162 in favor of allowing anyone age 21 and up to carry up to one ounce of pot for recreational use, according to...

Facebook is close to unveiling its long-awaited news reading service, and the product could be launched by the end of the month, according to Re/CodeThe service, which is called "Paper," will reported...

An upcoming smartphone called Blackphone aims to put privacy in your hands, protecting you from anyone wanting to snoop into your private data — even the NSAA Switzerland-based join venture betw...

In need of a way to lift himself out of sadness after Paul Walker died in a car crash on Nov. 30, Walker's Fast and Furious co-star Tyrese Gibson said god sent him an emailThat email's subject line: ...

LinkedIn added a new Volunteer Marketplace on Wednesday, allowing users to search for volunteer opportunities that require particular skill sets like open board seats at non-profitsIn August, LinkedIn...

Welcome to this morning's edition of "First To Know," a series in which we keep you updated on what's happening in the digital world.The team behind Facebook’s News Feed is gearing up to launch ...

Last week we showed you some of the startup world's most creative office spaces. These colorful environments with airy floor plans and comfortable conference rooms put the cubicle to shame — but...

Hewlett-Packard will announce two extra-large smartphones Wednesday, Re/code reportsThe devices will be called Slate 6 and Slate 7 and have 6- and 7-inch screens, respectively. Both phablets will run ...

Hewlett-Packard announced two extra-large smartphones Wednesday, both "phablet" devices for the Indian market.Originally reported by Re/code, the devices will be called Slate 6 and Slate 7 and have 6-...

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg praised Snapchat for creating a new niche for social media communication, calling it a "super interesting privacy phenomenon."Zuckerberg made the remarks during an intervi...

Nerds are passionate people with strong opinions. From Star Wars to Harry Potter, the many nuances of nerd culture can be very difficult for a non-nerd to navigate through.But nerds have had enough. W...

Even the Boss hates traffic on the George Washington Bridge.New Jersey native Bruce Springsteen and Jimmy Fallon — erm, I mean Bruce Springsteen II — performed an acoustic riff about Gov. ...

Even the Boss hates traffic on the George Washington Bridge.New Jersey native Bruce Springsteen and Jimmy Fallon — erm, I mean Bruce Springsteen II — performed an acoustic riff about Gov. ...

This Axe ad is not what you're expectingThat is, if you were anticipating a scenario in which beautiful, scantily clad women are irrationally attracted to ordinary-looking guys wearing Axe body spray,...

Celebrities and cameras go hand in hand. Thus, it makes perfect sense that stars in the spotlight enjoy using the six-second video app, Vine.We dug up a list of Vine users who've sashayed a red carpet...

Shane Snow and his company are having a minor identity crisis.Three years ago, Snow (above left) and two cofounders launched Contently, an online marketplace to connect freelance writers with brands. ...

Seeing an opportunity in the largely analog world of agriculture, investors have sunk $4 million into FarmLogs, a startup that brings real-time data to farming.The Series A round, led by Drive Capital...

Usually, when a video surfaces about a brand, it's bad news. But this one reflects pretty positively on the company in question.A video recorded on a hidden camera shows a Home Depot employee catching...

No one truly enjoys public transportation. Every slight annoyance turns into a possibility to ruin your day: loud cellphone talkers, crying babies and passengers oblivious to their blaring music. Unle...

Sometimes a mustache just is a mustache — but sometimes, facial hair becomes a character all of its own.Whether you favor push brooms, Fu Manchus, goatees or Van Dykes, there's probably a iconic...

There are numerous reasons to run a business out of your home, with cost savings and an easy commute being the top two. However, there may come a time when the business outgrows the home. Common signs...

When Ron Weasley was a child, he reveals in Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, his brothers Fred and George magically transformed his teddy bear into a giant spider, thus triggering in their you...

An upcoming smartphone called Blackphone aims to put privacy in your hands, protecting you from anyone wanting to snoop into your private data — even the NSAA Switzerland-based join venture betw...

It took Apple a while to finalize a deal with China Mobile, but it seems all that effort will pay off well in the endSpeaking to The Wall Street Journal, China Mobile Chairman Xi Guohua said "millions...

What is your cat really up to at home when you're at work? Catlateral Damage puts you in the cat's paws as you wreck your owner's home as fast as possible.Catlateral Damage is set in a first-person pe...

For some lucky folks, reading in the car is a go-to road-trip activity. For others, just the thought of picking up a book while riding shotgun sends them running for the bathroom.This TED-Ed animation...

Celebrities and cameras go hand in hand. Thus, it makes perfect sense that stars in the spotlight enjoy using the six-second video app, Vine.We dug up a list of Vine users who've sashayed a red carpet...

Vine star and filmmaker Zach King may not perform magic in the traditional sense, but his expertly-edited six-second videos could put David Blaine to shame.This Vine compilation from YouTube user Farl...

An upcoming smartphone called Blackphone aims to put privacy in your hands, protecting you from anyone wanting to snoop into your private data — even the NSAA Switzerland-based join venture betw...

Let's start the campaign now, folks: The time has come to bring monster trucks to the Winter OlympicsBecause, if the video above is any indication, combining monster trucks with ski slopes makes for a...

Back in 1991, the sociologist Scott Feld made a surprising discovery while studying the properties of social networks. Feld calculated the average number of friends that a person in the network has an...

Apple's App Store pulled a Barbie-inspired plastic-surgery app on Tuesday, following intense backlash fueled in part by a Twitter campaign.The game, which launched last week and was rated for children...

We all remember the upbeat, jangling guitar rendition of The Rembrandts' "I'll Be There For You" from the days when the hit NBC show Friends ruled the airwaves. The song was hopeful, fun and peppy - t...

Just like the new year, every morning is a chance to do things differently. For this week's Mashable Photo Challenge, show us an image that says "Good morning!" It could be a wake-up stretch, meditati...

If you used mobile apps more often last year than in any previous year, you're not alone. Mobile-app use increased 115% in 2013, according to Flurry Analytics.The largest surge was in use of messaging...

A recent contract dispute prompted satellite-television provider DirecTV to drop The Weather Channel around midnight Tuesday, a move Weather Channel CEO David Kenny called "unprecedented" in a recent ...

If you've ever seriously played basketball, you've had the nightmare: A game-winning shot, a chance at glory ... then something goes horribly, horribly wrongThat exact scenario nearly played out Satur...

The Arena Football League (AFL) plans to introduce wearable cameras embedded into players' helmets during the coming season that begins in March, it announced on TuesdayThe league said in a press rele...

Jelly, the much-hyped, question-and-answer-based social network by Twitter co-founder Biz Stone, launched last week on iOS and AndroidAlthough it's just beginning to build up a user base, with a famou...

If you ever wished for a Backstreet Boys cover with just a little more banjo, this YouTube duo's cover will delight you.The pair, members of a folk rock-Americana-bluegrass group called The Other Favo...

Before the 2012 Summer Olympics, British swimmer Rebecca Adlington announced a Games-long Twitter hiatus because of vicious online harassers who criticized her looks. Now Twitter trolls appear to have...

Google's acquisition of Nest could be the most important development to ever happen in the nascent and horribly named field of the Internet of Things. It's obviously a long-term investment in the futu...

Let's get this out of the way first: Flopping (that's exaggerating the effects of contact to elicit a foul call from officials, for you noobs) is an NBA epidemic. Name a star — pretty much every...

The Winter Olympics are coming. As the highly-anticipated event draws near, BBCSport released an official trailer promoting its coverage for the games, featuring a voiceover by British actor Charles D...

A teenage girl in Canada looking to get revenge on her boyfriend's ex has been found guilty of child pornography possession and distribution, reports the CBC.It's the first case on Canada of a teen be...

Facebook is turning up the heat on its quest for users in Russia. Russian search engine Yandex will now return public Facebook posts and comments in its search results as part of a partnership anno...

The "@" symbol used to be just for email. Then it was for Twitter too. Now, it transcends networks.In 2006, Robert Andersen, then a freelance designer who later joined Square as a founding team member...

Twitter announced that advertisers can now reach you through your Twitter ID or email address, offering the kind of targeted ad messages that Facebook specializes in.Granting access to email addresses...

An new feature in Chrome that first surfaced back in November has finally emerged from beta testing and is now available to all. The new feature adds a set of icons to your Chrome tabs that help you ...

This just in from the department of feels: A biathlete realized her dream by earning a spot on the U.S. Olympic Team—only to forfeit her ticket to Sochi so her twin sister could join the squadNo...

Jason Brown, the 19-year-old from Illinois, proved to be an impeccable showman at the 2014 U.S. Figure Skating Championships on Sunday in Boston. His free skate routine wowed the crowd, earning him th...

The Chicago Sun-Times will soon test a new paywall system that accepts bitcoins as well as tweets from readers in return for access to content.On Feb. 1, The Sun-Times's site will prompt readers to ei...

Google's acquisition of Nest could be the most important development to ever happen in the nascent and horribly named field of the Internet of Things. It's obviously a long-term investment in the futu...

In a Wonkblog post from November, Ezra Klein highlighted a reality few journalists seem to grasp: Facebook drives much more traffic to news sites than Twitter.The post was entitled “Why do journ...

"The word 'recall' needs to be recalled," Tesla CEO Elon Musk wrote on Twitter on Tuesday.But a recall is just what the company is issuing. Tesla Motors has offered to replace 29,000 potentially-fault...

During a stand up-routine at a McAfee Security and Intel partnership launch party in Las Vegas last week, comedian Kathy Griffin reenacted Hollywood director Michael Bay's dramatic flee from the 2014 ...

Southern Australia is roasting as temperatures climb as high as 117 degrees Fahrenheit, and cool reprieve isn't expected until the end of this weekAverage temperatures in the summer in this region of ...

You're tackling a typical day at the office, juggling meetings, phone calls, and that hyperactive inbox of yours, when suddenly it hits you — the worst possible feeling to have at work. Your hea...

The 71-year-old former police officer accused of shooting and killing another man in a crowded Florida movie theater, allegedly because he was texting, has been remanded to custody.Eyewitnesses said t...

So guess what? Pope Francis rides a Harley.Well, at least he used to ride a Harley. Or he might have. We honestly don't know. What we do know, however, is that the Catholic Church's top dog and former...

Warning: Devil baby in above video actually will haunt your dreams.A hilarious (and disturbing) remote-controlled "Devil Baby" took to the streets of NYC in a viral marketing campaign for upcoming hor...

The Internet's favorite tiny cat with big green eyes has a budding entrepreneurial career in the worksLil Bub launches a new app this week called "Tuxedo Kittie." Add spacey stickers, disguises and la...

Airports worldwide are starting to replace security officials with machines to identify passengers, and those machines could soon start checking your bags.The machines should make the check-in process...

ArrogantEgotisticalCockyEntitledThese colorful, critical descriptors are merely a sampling of the words used in association with Snapchat CEO Evan Spiegel over the past two weeks. The adjectives are n...

ArrogantEgotisticalCockyEntitledThese colorful, critical descriptors are merely a sampling of the words used in association with Snapchat CEO Evan Spiegel over the past two weeks. The adjectives are n...

Sending humans to Mars by the 2030s is affordable, a group of experts finds, but some key changes are needed if it is going to happen.A workshop group of more than 60 individuals representing more tha...

Google's $3.2 billion acquisition of Nest on Monday was a reminder of the company's penchant for taking bold risks, but also illustrates the opposite point about Apple, a company that has grown increa...

Rebooting Carl Sagan's seminal "Cosmos" miniseries three decades later is almost impossible — unless you happen to be renowned astrophysicist and science educator Neil deGrasse Tyson.For those w...

The Arena Football League (AFL) plans to introduce wearable cameras embedded into players' helmets during the coming season that begins in March, it announced on TuesdayThe league said in a press rele...

Tumblr announced on Tuesday it is finally adding capabilities for users to directly mention others on the site, a feature that's been long requested by its dedicated fan base.By typing the "@" symbol ...

Launching a Kickstarter project is always a leap of faith. That especially holds true for Marc Barros, who launched a campaign for his new product on Tuesday — a smartphone lens attachment calle...

Oyster, an e-book subscription startup, announced Tuesday that it has raised an additional $14 million in funding to continue growing its service.The financing, which comes from Highland Capital Partn...

Attendees of the Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia, next month may see 3D imprints of their faces on the facade of the entrance to Olympic Park.Starting Feb. 7, the entrance — which includes an e...

If you ever wished for a Backstreet Boys cover with just a little more banjo, this YouTube duo's cover will delight you.The pair, members of a folk rock-Americana-bluegrass group called The Other Favo...

New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie hasn't appeared in public since his 107-minute damage-control press conference last week on the now-infamous bridge scandal. But today he'll have to emerge from the shad...

New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie delivered his annual state of the state address Tuesday in his first public appearance since his 107-minute damage-control press conference last week on the now-infamous...

Designer Liza Nelson has a love-hate relationship with emoji, and she isn't the only oneAcross the Internet, you can find people who use the little ideograms almost exclusively to express themselves, ...

We've all asked Google many potentially embarrassing questions. But what if that search engine was a living, breathing human being?If Google was a guy, would you still ask him about your long lost hig...

The D.C. Court of Appeals ruled in favor of Verizon in a net neutrality case, striking down portions of the FCC Open Internet rules that require telecom companies to treat all Internet traffic equally...

The Internet just inherited a treat for history buffs. More than 300,000 diary pages written by British troops during World War I are now available online.This initial release from the UK National Arc...

Russia has expelled a U.S. journalist and banned him from entering the country for five years, a controversial move in the run-up to the Winter Olympics in Sochi, which kick off on Feb. 7.David Satter...

Kim Dotcom will launch a political party, dubbed "Megaparty," to compete in the general elections in New Zealand.Although Dotcom, a 39-year-old German citizen, won't run for office, he claims his part...

Winamp will get an encore after allRadionomy, an online radio business based in Belgium, announced Tuesday that it has acquired the 15-year-old music player from AOL, along with Shoutcast, another AOL...

Google announced a $3.2 billion investment in Nest on Monday, the creator of the smart thermostat and smoke detector. At first glance, the tech behemoth's move seems like a reasonable purchase.See als...

Google's acquisition of Nest could be the most important development to ever happen in the nascent and horribly named field of the Internet of Things. It's obviously a long-term investment in the futu...

Motorola's flagship smartphone, the Moto X, will hit European store shelves in February, CNET reportsThe pricing will be $624 in the UK or $546 in France and Germany without a contract. That's signifi...

Business professional attire can be dull, especially for men. Truth.Don't fall asleep yet! But you can add a few accessories to your wardrobe to diversify your look from the average white-shirt-wearin...

Welcome to this morning's edition of "First To Know," a series in which we keep you updated on what's happening in the digital world.Google announced Monday its acquisition of smart thermometer maker ...

Infographic platform Visual.ly has announced $8.1 million of Series A fundraising as it prepares to expand its technology and sales team both in the U.S. and abroad.The site's goal is to streamline th...

Most of us remember the '90s fondly. We remember coming home from school and flipping on Nickelodeon. We all laughed when some poor, unsuspecting contestant on a gameshow got covered in slime. We love...

D.C. is full of secretsHouse of Cards, the masterful, award-winning Netflix series that follows the political mischief of House Majority Whip Francis Underwood, is now unleashing a slew of its ownNefl...

High-quality images can make the difference between a good website and a great website. However, they also add file weight, aren't easily scaled, edited or manipulated, and result in additional HTTP r...

Catching photos of animals is a tricky art to master. While some photographers spend their energy balancing squirmy puppies enough to snap a clear shot, Lara Jo Regan takes a different approach.She lo...

We've all been there — yelling at a computer screen or particular website because the antiquated design prevents you from getting where you want to go.But outdated features on your company's web...

Sony has launched two new smartphones in the Xperia line: The 4-inch Xperia E1 and the 6-inch Xperia T2 UltraVisually, these two devices correspond with the Xperia Z1 Compact and the Xperia Z Ultra, o...

Consider this baby's mind blown. When this chubby-cheeked little girl met her father's twin for the first time, how was she supposed to react? Her frozen, wide gaze and several double-takes said it al...

A clip making the Internet sports rounds shows a pastor cutting his Sunday sermon short to watch an NFL playoff game, but it was just a joke. The clip shows pastor Tim Christensen of Gold Hill Luther...

Bags packed. Ticket in hand. Reserved seating and your rocket ship waits.The longed-for dawn of private manned space travel appears near at hand. Virgin Galactic's suborbital SpaceShipTwo, for example...

When Dartmouth College undergrad Jake Gaba embarked on his three-month semester abroad in China, he wanted to find a special way to document his experience.Skipping over the obvious choices, like a Fa...

Newspaper ads are still the most trusted form of paid media in North America, according to a recent Nielsen surveyMore than half of respondents say they trust traditional advertising platforms such as...

Google’s $3.2 billion acquisition of Nest, creator of the smart thermostat and smoke detector, caught many industry watchers by surpriseBut Google’s move to snap up one of the leading comp...

When Lindsey Vonn announced that a lingering knee injury will force her to miss the Winter Olympics, many began to wonder who on the American squad will fill her popularity vacuum in Sochi, Russia nex...

When Lindsey Vonn announced that a lingering knee injury will force her to miss the Winter Olympics, many began to wonder who on the American squad will fill her popularity vacuum in Sochi, Russia nex...

Clashing class statuses and 18th century British aristocracy: Just what every little kid hopes to find when they open up a box of Legos!Well, maybe not so much for little kids, but superfans of the BB...

While it may be tempting to lament over the end of the holidays, it's best to face the facts: Vacations end, and you have to get back to work.After all, your to-do list won't go away with neglect, and...

The world’s leading space agencies kicked off this year with a bold new plan to put humans on Mars in the coming decadesAt a Jan. 9 meeting of the International Space Exploration Forum in Washin...

Scientists are one step closer to creating a real-life version of Dr. Seuss' green eggs and ham, thanks to the birth of ten transgenic pigs in late December that glow green when placed under a black l...

An organized, monthlong protest in Bangkok began on Monday as some 100,000 demonstrators flooded the streets to oust Thailand's current prime minister, Yingluck Shinawatra. The past two months o...

WASHINGTON — New views from the Hubble Space Telescope are revealing the spooky-looking Tarantula Nebula in never-before-seen detail.The Tarantula Nebula is located about 160,000 light-years fro...

The Seattle Seahawks and San Francisco 49ers face off this Sunday for the right to play in Super Bowl XLVIII. The matchup pits two of the NFL's top young quarterbacks — Seattle's Russell Wilson ...

This beautiful HDR time lapse of the Czech Republic will have you rethinking your tropical vacation destination.The video was filmed by EMproduction between 2012 and 2013, and contains more than 35,00...

New site The Dodo has taken flight, something its namesake never quite accomplished.The Dodo is an animal-centric site that will cover a wide variety of issues including fun pieces such as "Do Dogs Ti...

The Seattle Seahawks are one win away from Super Bowl XLVIII, thanks in part to the contributions of fullback Derrick ColemanBut Coleman isn't just a bruising blocker who sometimes runs with the ball....

It's no surprise that media darling Jennifer Lawrence and fan favorite Leonardo DiCaprio dominated Facebook during the 71st Golden Globes Sunday nightThe two actors were the most buzzed about — ...

It has been a couple years since Google announced a multi-billion dollar acquisition that caused peoples' jaws to drop. On Monday, the company did just that with the news that it had entered into an a...

Rejoice, Heisenbergers — Breaking Bad's final eight episodes will be available to stream on Netflix starting Feb. 24The hit AMC television show, which won Best Drama at Sunday's 71st Golden Glob...

Tim Jahnigen isn't an engineer and he doesn't have a fancy business degree — but that hasn't stopped him from bringing an invention to market that's changing the lives of millions of children ar...

Twitter is rolling out a new homepage for the platform's desktop usersThe new layout and design is meant to resemble the company's mobile versions, complete with each user's cover photo aligned behind...

If you're an avid selfie-snapper, you already know which filters show you at your Insta-best. If you're a felfie snapper, however, your favorite filter flatters not only you but also your favorite fam...

A Canadian couple is expecting to bring a newborn girl into the world in early April — a little girl who might bear the name Megatron Doge.The Internet is picking her name (well, sort of). Steph...

To the many who view themselves as netizens, citizens of the Internet, the loss of Aaron Swartz was a devastating moment in history. One year after his death, the memory of the 26-year-old activist is...

The Guardian has removed a controversial post from its website that centered on a cancer patient who documented her illness on social mediaThe article questioned the ethics of the social media habits ...

The National Security Agency's controversial PRISM and phone metadata programs had a "minimal" contribution in the investigation of 225 terrorism cases, a new study finds.This directly contradicts cla...

Oh, to be young again. It's difficult to look at a generation younger than yours and not be slightly jealous of the youth they're taking for grantedL.A.-based comedian Molly Dworsky felt enough nostal...

When I worked from home, I was a big fan of the power nap. After lunch or when that 3 PM slump hit, I'd curl up on the couch for 20 to 30 minutes of shut-eye. After that, I had a boost even coffee cou...

Google has entered into an agreement to acquire Nest, the business behind the smart thermostat and smoke detector, for $3.2 billion in cash.“They’re already delivering amazing products you...

Notorious prankster Roman Atwood recently took to the streets again, this time to scare the pants off some curious passerby and, of course, upload their reactions to his YouTube account.The idea is as...

Mirza Teletovic is a fringe NBA player — but he's an All Star Internet trollLeBron James flew into an abbreviated on-court rage on Friday night after a hard foul (video above) by Teletovic, who ...

As Elaine Benes would say, "Get out!"Jerry Seinfeld and Jason Alexander, the actor who played George Costanza on Seinfeld, were spotted outside Tom's Restaurant on 112th Street and Broadway in Manhatt...

A clip making the Internet sports rounds shows a pastor cutting his Sunday sermon short to watch an NFL playoff game, but it was just a joke. The clip shows pastor Tim Christensen of Gold Hill Luther...

Netflix didn’t run the table last night. The streaming service started with six Golden Globe nominations last night and walked away with just one trophy, for Best Actress in a Drama. Last year a...

We expected to see Mark Hamill, Carrie Fisher and Harrison Ford in cameo roles while handing over the spotlight to a new generation in Star Wars: Episode VII. Now, in the wake of a dispute over the sc...

Jelly — the app created by Twitter co-founder Biz Stone — doesn't appear to have any direct utility for brands. So of course, brands are all over it.One of the most talked-about projects o...

The E! Entertainment Network is famous for its award show red carpet coverage, which usually involves a fancy new GlamCam or Mani Cam or other cam spotlighting the dolled-up attendeesBut this weekend,...

Is there a Golden Globe for biggest social media burn of the night? At Sunday's 71st Golden Globes, filmmaker Woody Allen, 78, was honored as the recipient of the Cecil B. DeMille Lifetime Achievement...

On the list of awkward and embarrassing occurrences, somewhere slightly above calling someone the wrong name and dialing the wrong number, you'll find landing an airplane full of people at the wrong a...

It's been nearly four years since Jack Bauer defended the Counter Terrorist Unit on Fox's acclaimed 24 series, but Kiefer Sutherland will reprise his role on the network starting in May.24: Live Anoth...

Snapchat is getting better at apologizingJust days after the messaging service finally apologized to users for a massive security breach, Snapchat apologized again, this time for complaints about exce...

While some football fans are crossing every finger for their team to make it to Super Bowl XLVIII, a different kind of dedicated sports enthusiasts are too busy swooning over puppies to care.The Puppy...

Jennifer Lawrence often shines on the red carpet. Sure, it's partially because of her stunning looks, but often, her oddball antics have everyone buzzingAt Sunday's Golden Globes, the actress struck a...

Protestors attacked at least 12 Uber cabs in Paris on Jan. 13, flattening their tires, shattering their windows and hurling eggs at them. No serious injuries were reported.Many of the assailants are r...

The 2014 Chevrolet Corvette Stingray was named Car of the Year at the Northern American International Auto Show in Detroit on Monday, shining the spotlight on the redesigned iconic vehicle just one ye...

SimCity will finally get an offline mode, 10 months after its release and following months of complaintsThe offline mode is part of a free update, according to the SimCity blog. After updating, player...

Ken Jennings — yes, that Ken Jennings — put it best. "Terrified I might get cancer," he tweeted this morning, "because what if Bill and Emma Keller yell at me."He was referring to a pair o...

Facebook has acquired Branch, a New York startup behind multiple social discussion tools. The deal was announced by Branch's cofounder in a Facebook post and one report pegs the acquisition at $15 mil...

A fifth star has emerged among the four leading ladies of HBO's GirlsWe speak not of Adam, Ray or even the soon-to-be absent Charlie, but of Shoshanna Shapiro's whimsical hair.See also: 'Cats' Is the ...

Groupon has acquired ideeli, a flash fashion sales site, for $43 million in cash.The acquisition, which was announced on Monday, is intended to expand Groupon's fashion offerings and bolster ties with...

Are you searching for your next great career opportunity in the digital space? The Mashable Job Board is here to serve you as the leading destination for digital talent.Since its launch five years ago...

The next version of Windows is slated to arrive by April 2015The new iteration, Windows 9, is currently codenamed "Threshold," according to a report from blogger Paul Thurrott. Thurrott claims Microso...

NBCUniversal News Group has taken a minority stake in NowThis News, the quick-hit online video startup, and the two will collaborate on producing short video news segments.The deal, announced Sunday n...

Cellphones are great for a lot of things, but fostering great conversation at a pub isn't one of them.Hence this theater-like campaign from Guinness in which the Irish brewer gently asks bar patrons t...

Welcome to this morning's edition of "First To Know," a series in which we keep you updated on what's happening in the digital world.BlackBerry is going back to basics. In an interview with Bloomberg,...

If you've attended a conference, sponsored mixer or networking event lately, you've likely gone home satisfied, pockets overflowing with your newfound free swag. From the standard (pens, t-shirts and ...

A picture purportedly showing a prototype of Nokia's first Android-based smartphone, codenamed "Normandy," has surfaced on China's popular social network, Sina Weibo. The image then made its way to Tw...

Target CEO Gregg Steinhafel shed more light on the data breach at his company's stores Monday morning, citing "malware installed at our [point-of-sale] registers" and vowing to make "significant chang...

More and more teachers are turning to the rapid-fire world of Twitter as a platform for professional development and sharing philosophies. It's a way for educators across the country, and even across ...

Snow days are one of the greatest wintry pleasures known to mankind. So when school or work is cancelled due to inclement weather, it's important that we try to enjoy the frozen precipitation.While mo...

It's easy to take energy for granted, forgetting that throughout much of the world, a lack of power affects everything from business to education to matters of life and death. Approximately 1.5 billio...

For a taste of who uses the image-based social network We Heart It, look no further than FacebookA simple Graph Search query for "People who work at We Heart It" returns hundreds of results, many of t...

Apple's new Mac Pro is now available for purchase in Europe, some ten months after the previous version was banned there for not complying with new EU regulationsMore precisely, the old Mac Pro requir...

Babies as young as 9 months old know that friends usually have similar interests, new research suggests.The new study, published online January in the Journal of Experimental Psychology: General, show...

Researchers have developed a new robotic muscle that is 1,000 times stronger than a human's, thanks to a material with a wide range of properties.Vanadium dioxide has been the belle of the ball in the...

The Golden Globes kicked off Hollywood award season on Sunday, which means a barrage of red carpets, glamorous dresses and never-ending acceptance speechesBut on the plus side, it also means a whole l...

It's football season, which inevitably means weekends full of sports bars and cheering fans. But for the sports-challenged, it can be quite the dilemma having to fake your enthusiasmSee also: Unruly A...

Tina Fey and Amy Poehler killing it as hosts, againThe funny pair's second time at the Golden Globes didn't disappoint with a brief but completely on-point monologue that made fun of Tom Hanks' privat...

The Muppets received zero Golden Globe nominations this year. Zero.That award show tragedy irked Kermit, Beaker and their felt friends enough to debut a commercial during Sunday night's show. The ad f...

Dragons, deaths, White Walkers and war — hold onto your house sigils, it's all backHBO released the first trailer for the fourth season of Game of Thrones Sunday night and it was nothing short o...

Photobombs may be all the rage these days, but the goofy photo trend has actually been around for centuriesIn this comic, Maria Scrivan unearths the first photobomb in history. Check it out, below.See...

Oh Jennifer Lawrence, you've already given us gold just hours into award seasonThe red carpet darling pulled off a flawless photobomb (well, more of a videobomb) of none other than Taylor Swift, durin...

Straphangers in 60 cities around the world stripped down to their underwear for the 13th annual No Pants Subway Ride Sunday.Improv Everywhere started the naked tradition in 2002 when seven men ditched...

LOS ANGELES — Mashable's Brian Anthony Hernandez is at the 71st Golden Globes, and below, he'll recap the winners as they're announced as well as the best moments. Refresh this page throughout t...

LOS ANGELES — Tina Fey and Amy Poehler returned to host the Golden Globes (and the duo will be back in 2015), poking fun at a handful of nominees and mentioning Netflix's nominations for House o...

The 2014 Golden Globes take over Hollywood tonight. Before the stars schmooze and score awards inside the Beverly Hilton, they took a stroll down the red carpet.You can follow our coverage here, while...

LOS ANGELES — Stars at Sunday's 71st Golden Globes will be sipping on the award show's first-ever official cocktail. Below, we have the ingredients for it so you can drink it, tooDubbed the Mo&#...

Whether by train, car or ferry, nearly one-third of New Yorkers spend more than an hour commuting in each direction every dayStatista's chart, below, shows the percentage of urban commuters who spend ...

The Golden Globes kicked off Hollywood award season on Sunday, which means a barrage of red carpets, glamorous dresses and never-ending acceptance speeches.But on the plus side, it also means a whole ...

Running second only to the iPhone in terms of sales of Apple products, the iPad continues to dominate the tablet space, further fueled by the late 2013 release of the iPad Air and the iPad miniNow, in...

LOS ANGELES — Instagram isn't the only social company stepping up its video game for Sunday's 71st Golden Globes. Twitter has teamed up with the Today Show to bring a Vine booth to the red carpe...

While many consumers are looking for the best deal, not everyone buys on price alone, new research shows.While many consumers expect to get a deal or discount, others are willing to pay more, provided...

When Sam Berns was 22 months old, he was diagnosed with an extremely rare genetic disease whose symptoms resemble those of aging. He was only supposed to live until 13 years old. Instead, he lived to ...

So you've signed up for Snapchat, and are excited for all those goofy (or perhaps R-rated) photos you're about to get 24-7.Yes, excitement is just one of the stages of Snapchat. The other emotions wil...

When Theresa split from her partner of several years, they began the painful process of separating their lives, notifying friends as they divided the dishes and furniture. They confronted the dozens o...

Bang & Olufsen is aiming to take the music you listen to on a smartphone and put it on the wall. The BeoSound Essence is a hockey puck-shaped music controller that reduces the number of actions yo...

Every year, law school graduates apply, interview and often receive multiple, simultaneous offers at law firms. This process operates on a set timeline thanks to school-sponsored on-campus interview (...

Iran will begin eliminating its nuclear stockpile on Jan. 20, after striking a deal with six world powers regarding its uranium-enrichment program, Iranian officials announced Sunday.The United States...

As we recover from last week's frigid polar vortex, we're reminded of the best viral videos from that time. Our major lesson from these videos: Cats don't know how to walk in deep snow.Other cool clip...

LAS VEGAS — The Segway may not have changed the world, as inventor Dean Kamen hoped, but the existence of a self-balancing personal mobility vehicle did end up spawning many imitators — so...

A long time ago on a movie set far, far away, people gathered to make the original Star Wars trilogy. Our memories of these films usually revolve around their iconic scenes, but one actor is giving a ...

If Facebook users could vote on which nominees would win at Sunday's 71st Golden Globes, the victors in four major TV and film categories might surprise youAlthough in reality, only a handful of membe...

For $350,000, an anonymous hunter will have the chance to hunt and kill a black rhino, an animal in danger of extinction — all in the name of conservation.The Dallas Safari Club, which bills its...

HBO will upload the first two episodes of Girls season three onto the network's YouTube channel on Jan. 13 at 10 a.m. ET, just 12 hours after they premiere on HBORather than requiring fans to watch li...

Three U.S. senators say they think it's time for U.S. President Barack Obama to rein in the National Security Agency's surveillance tactics.The three Democrats, Sen. Mark Udall of Colorado, Ron Wyden ...

When it comes to our furry canine pals, the only thing better than a game of fetch is snapping a few slobbery action shots in the process.We can't get enough of the mid-air, wide-eyed shots of our fav...

Innovation may not be synonymous with tennis rackets, toothbrushes or underwear, but 2014 is the year that everyday items will undergo a massive high-tech makeover.During last week's International CES...

Your Instagram account needs a style awakening. Luckily, the photo-sharing site is buzzing with fabulous accounts from style bloggers all over the world, gleefully hashtagging their outfits of the day...

Last month, Apple offered a free holiday playlist through the Apple Store app for iPhone. This month, in the same manner, it's offering the 7 Minute Workout Challenge app for free, effectively encoura...

WASHINGTON — The alien worlds known as "super-Earths" may be more like our own planet than previously thought, a new study suggests.Super-Earths — exoplanets slightly larger than Earth ...

LOS ANGELES — Fans of Linkin Park can live stream the band's performance at Music for Relief’s "Concert For The Philippines" on Saturday via a mobile app.AXS, a digital entertainment ticke...

Who knew elephant sharks held potential answers for health problems such as osteoporosis and poor immune systems? An international team of researchers at the Max Planck Institute of Immunobiology...

LOS ANGELES — Tucked away in a guarded location inside locked briefcases are the sealed envelopes containing the names of Sunday's winners of the 71st Golden Globes. And even though technology c...

Five people have been hospitalized following a major water-contamination crisis in West Virginia, according to local news reports. Although the exact reasons for the hospitalizations have yet to be co...

LOS ANGELES — The film and television nominees for the 71st Golden Globes will finally learn whether their hard work has earned them a coveted statuette on Sunday.See also: Instagram Video Booth...

Another contender in the smartwatch space, the Neptune Pine packs two cameras and a fully functional Android 4.1 OSSee also: 6 Creative Hacks for Your SmartphoneMashable got a closer look at CES 2014....

Contrary to recent stories that hint at the International CES' possible decline, the annual technology show broke a new record this month, according to organizers.The Consumer Electronics Association,...

YouTube star and self-described tech "enthusiast" Phil Defranco has built a video empire on Internet commentarySee also: 20 Funniest YouTube Videos According to RedditHe shares his favorite hits and m...

Following a massive data breach linked to millions of credit and debit cards used at Target, high-end retailer Neiman Marcus revealed on Saturday that it also suffered a major security breach around t...

Who knew elephant sharks held potential answers for health problems such as osteoporosis and poor immune systems? An international team of researchers at the Max Planck Institute of Immunobiology...

The Syrian Electronic Army (SEA) struck again Saturday, hacking a Twitter account that belongs to Microsoft.The Microsoft News (@MSFTnews) account posted the following tweet just after 2:30 p.m. ET, b...

The Syrian Electronic Army struck again Saturday, hacking a Twitter account that belongs to Microsoft.The Microsoft News (@MSFTnews) account posted the following tweet just after 2:30 p.m. ET, before ...

The Syrian Electronic Army struck again Saturday, hacking a Twitter account that belongs to Microsoft.The Microsoft News (@MSFTnews) account posted the following tweet just after 2:30 p.m. ET, before ...

Alex Rodriguez, one of the most productive players in Major League Baseball's history, just received a historic suspension from the league for his alleged use of performance-enhancing drugs.The 38-yea...

Marissa Mayer knew at 12-years-old that she wanted to be a pediatric neurosurgeonSheryl WuDunn, a Pulitzer Prize-winning author, looked to Connie Chung for inspiration -– and thus wanted to be a...

Instagram is a great way to share with everyone your Walden-filtered life. The photo app can make all our day-to-day lives seem more charming than the typically dreary reality.But scrolling through yo...

With harsh temperatures and extreme weather bearing down on most of the country this winter, it can be hard to appreciate the beauty of the season. It is all too often that we forget that winter can a...

Contrary to recent stories that hint at the International CES' possible decline, the annual technology show broke a new record this month, according to organizers.The Consumer Electronics Association,...

Ariel Sharon, Israel's 11th prime minister, died in a hospital Saturday. He was 85Sharon was a general with a reputation for being hard-charging before he entered into politics. He held multiple top p...

The Syrian Electronic Army struck again Saturday, hacking a Twitter account that belongs to Microsoft.The Microsoft News (@MSFTnews) account posted the following tweet just after 2:30 p.m. ET, before ...

LAS VEGAS — Fitness tech is one of the hottest trends on the market right now, but wristband trackers are not the only gadget that can whip you into shape.From the world's first Wi-Fi-enabled te...

Buckle up, crank the engine and … record a Vine video? Whether to yell at crazy drivers or poke fun at unknowing passersby, Vine users are filming a scary amount of footage while drivingAnd as t...

It can be intimidating (and expensive) to find professional financial planners these days, but understanding your budget is an absolute necessity.For those who have nervously pondered how to get econo...

We've all been there. You notice someone who you find attractive on the bus, train or in the grocery store, but you just don't know how to start a conversation. If only you had some communication adv...

A Brazilian man is leading a legal charge against the creators of man-ranking app Lulu. Felippo de Almeida Scolari, a 28-year-old law student in Sao Paulo, claims the app violates Brazilian law. He fi...

It can be intimidating (and expensive) to find professional financial planners these days, but understanding your budget is an absolute necessity.For those who have nervously pondered how to get econo...

What if we built a super-smart artificial brain and no one cared? IBM is facing that possibility. According to the Wall Street Journal, the company is having a hard time making money off of its Jeopar...

Interviews are often stressful, but being prepared never hurts. Below, eight hiring experts share the questions they love to ask in interviewsWho do you most admire and why? — Michael Yormark, P...

LOS ANGELES — Instagram wants you to play journalist during the Golden Globes red carpet. The Facebook-owned photo company exclusively told Mashable it will debut its InstaStop Video Q&A Sta...

Austrian ski jumper Thomas Morgenstern — a two-time Olympic champion — took a dangerous fall during a training jump in Tauplitz, Austria on Friday that left him hospitalized with unknown i...

New photos by a sharp-eyed NASA Mars orbiter shows the space agency's Curiosity rover trundling across the Red Planet, on its way to the base of a huge and mysterious mountain.The one-ton Curiosity ro...

LAS VEGAS — The number and variety of robotic technology at the International CES this year was nothing if not surprising. We saw everything from balancing, ball-playing robots to robot balls to...

On the eve of the anniversary of Aaron Swartz's tragic death, a group of eight lawmakers from both sides of the aisle are still looking for answers regarding the criminal investigation he was the subj...

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 ...

LAS VEGAS — The problem with a lot of today's robots is that they're a little boring. Don't get me wrong. Cleaning windows, mopping floors and helping people conduct telepresence meetings is coo...

What if we built a super-smart artificial brain and no one cared? IBM is facing that possibility. According to the Wall Street Journal, the company is having a hard time making money off of its Jeopar...

Drop the world's top techies in a Las Vegas convention center and you'll see a ton of cool innovations and awe-inspiring technologies. You'll also get some pretty awkward encounters. We sent YouTube ...

A Virginia Circuit Court has ordered Yelp to hand over the identities of seven anonymous commenters, according to court documents dated TuesdayThe ruling was the result of an appeal by Yelp following ...

Combine the magic of Studio Ghibli with the side-tickling hilarity of The Simpsons and you get one phenomenal mashupThe Simpsons are no strangers to great referential humor, but this particular homage...

The battle between Aereo and television broadcasters is slated to be settled by the highest court in the land.The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday afternoon announced that it will hear eight new cases, in...

LOS ANGELES — Instagram wants you to play journalist during the Golden Globes red carpet. The Facebook-owned photo company exclusively told Mashable it will debut its InstaStop Video Q&A Sta...

Chris Christie may have BridgeGate, but Bill de Blasio just got slammed by PizzaGateThe New York City mayor was caught eating pizza in a very un-New York fashion during lunch Friday at Goodfellas Pizz...

Apple won 13.7% of the U.S. PC market in the fourth quarter of 2013, according to Gartner. Even while the PC market overall has been sliding fast — down 7.5% in the U.S. and 6.9% worldwide ̵...

At first glance you might only notice the bright orange life vest the man in the photo is wearing, floating in the water. But after a moment, the image in the background becomes obvious — the ta...

In the continuing saga of New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie and the George Washington Bridge lane closures, the state has released hundreds of pages of new documents related to the scandal.Although quest...

As the saga of New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie versus the George Washington Bridge lane closures continues, the state has released hundreds of pages of new documents related to the scandal. Though the ...

Marriage proposals can be many things: cliché, adorable, goofy. But those that take the (wedding) cake are often the unexpectedChelsea Toston was in for a surprise when she and her now fiancé...

Winter is coming — on April 6HBO finally announced that the highly-anticipated fourth season of Game of Thrones will debut in early April. But because fans can't bear to wait that long, HBO debu...

The Washington Post generated the most content-driven tweets of any newspaper in 2013, racking up 275,193 tweets per week, just edging out the New York Times at 261,422 tweets per week.The report from...

We've all been there. You notice someone who you find attractive on the bus, train or in the grocery store, but you just don't know how to start a conversation. If only you had some communication adv...

Sony may move into the territory market dominated by the Oculus Rift and other virtual-reality headsets with an upgrade to its head-mounted display. With a prototype head tracker attached, the visor-l...

Warning: This video contains some profanity.The Xbox One's voice recognition through Kinect is convenient and useful — until some enterprising trolls managed to weaponize it during online matche...

Tim O'Shaughnessy, the CEO of daily deals site LivingSocial, is resigning.O'Shaughnessy broke the news Friday morning on the company's blog, though the news first appeared in The Washington Business J...

Tim O'Shaughnessy, the CEO of daily deals site LivingSocial, is resigning.O'Shaughnessy broke the news Friday morning on the company's blog, though the news first appeared in The Washington Business J...

The battle between Aereo and television broadcasters is slated to be settled by the highest court in the land.The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday afternoon announced that it will hear eight new cases, in...

Chris Christie spent 107 minutes on Thursday publicly apologizing for his staffers' orchestration of a huge four-day traffic jam in Fort Lee, N.J. Two lanes leading to the George Washington Bridge wer...

Augusto Pinochet, the 20th-century dictator who left his mark on modern Chile, also left behind an exquisite library of 50,000 volumes. “General Pinochet was rarely admired for his intellect,...

Chris Christie may have BridgeGate, but Bill de Blasio just got slammed by PizzaGateThe New York City mayor was caught eating pizza in a very un-New York fashion during lunch Friday at Goodfellas Pizz...

The category of "most hilarious fire safety sign" is rather limited, but we just found our No. 1 candidate on the list of options.Vivian Schiller started at Twitter as the company's new head of news o...

The 2012 Summer Olympics were widely referred to as the world's "first social Games," and for good reason. This led to much hype, but also much consternation, about the International Olympic Committee...

Target said 70 million customers were affected by a data breach at its stores between Nov. 27 and Dec. 15, an increase from a previous estimate of 40 million customers.The change came during Target's ...

Target said 70 million customers were affected by a data breach at its stores between Nov. 27 and Dec. 15, an increase from a previous estimate of 40 million customersThe 70 million customers may be s...

Target said 70 million customers were affected by a data breach at its stores between Nov. 27 and Dec. 15, an increase from a previous estimate of 40 million customersThe 70 million customers may be s...

Target said 70 million customers were affected by a data breach at its stores between Nov. 27 and Dec. 15, an increase from a previous estimate of 40 million customersThe 70 million customers may be s...

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....

Since everyone knows candy tastes good, manufacturers of such products have long been freed from the burden of explaining their product attributes in ads and instead have let their freak flag flySee a...

Warning: Your once-impressive gaming achievements are about to become meaningless.The Guinness World Records 2014: Gamer’s Edition just published, and it proves that gamers kept busy in 2013. Fr...

No one can resist selfies anymore. Not astronauts. Not Barack ObamaDon't expect this duck-faced self-reflection to go away. Even our grandparents are taking part, and they're actually doing a pretty g...

Amazon Prime is the new Netflix Instant. Slowly, but surely, it's snagging shows users can't find on the ubiquitous streaming site and serving them up on a silver platterSee also: 6 Great Alternatives...

The world's tallest, fastest, and probably scariest water slide will be unveiled this summer at Schlitterbahn Waterpark in Kansas City, KanThe slide, named Verrückt (German for "insane") will bea...

The world's tallest, fastest and probably scariest water slide will be unveiled this summer at Schlitterbahn Waterpark in Kansas City, KanThe slide, named Verrückt (German for "insane"), will bea...

The world's tallest, fastest and probably scariest water slide will be unveiled this summer at Schlitterbahn Waterpark in Kansas City, KanThe slide, named Verrückt (German for "insane"), will bea...

X-rays are incredibly useful medical tools, but they don't have to just be for doctors. They also make for cool works of art.While the x-ray's primary use is to find broken bones or other ailments, th...

X-rays are incredibly useful medical tools, but they don't have to just be for doctors. They also make for cool works of art.While the x-ray's primary use is to find broken bones or other ailments, th...

X-rays are incredibly useful medical tools, but they don't have to just be for doctors. They also make for cool works of art.While the x-ray's primary use is to find broken bones or other ailments, th...

Chalk up another win for cryptocurrencies: Online retailer Overstock has started accepting bitcoins as a form of payment.As announced by Overstock CEO last month, the company has partnered with Bitcoi...

By now, it's a depressingly familiar business tactic from Google. The search giant changes a feature somewhere in its arsenal of services to make that service integrate more tightly, and annoyingly, w...

Artist Tony Sherg has found a way to capture the whimsical wonder of Disneyland in a minimalist way.Sherg is the artist behind The Disneyland Minimalist, a series of posters that distill the theme par...

Seven years ago on Jan. 9, Steve Jobs presented the first iPhone to the publicSeveral releases later, Apple has shipped more than 420 million units of its signature smartphone, as of September 2013. T...

Now the ability to “paint with all the colors of the wind” doesn’t solely belong to Disney's Pocahontas.Developed by three university friends, The SwatchMate Cube aims to expand the ...

Outkast will be reuniting at Coachella 2014—we are fo' real.The hip-hop duo will be headlining the first night of the weekend-long event, with alternative rock groups Muse and Arcade Fire headli...

WASHINGTON — An ultraprecise new galaxy map is shedding light on the properties of dark energy, the mysterious force thought to be responsible for the universe's accelerating expansion.A team of...

The strange weather patterns aren’t just happening in the Midwest and Eastern United StatesAustralia experienced a major heat wave this week across the northeast state of Queensland, with temper...

Sorry to break it to you, but that movie you're always quoting? Well, you're doing it wrong.But don't worry; you're not the only oneYouTube list-maker AllTime10s created a friendly video to help you r...

For many, the email inbox is a sacred, private space. It's where you share photos with your family, where you discuss important work projects, where your receipts and bank statements arrive. It's usua...

The first snap was more of a bang: a panda with a gun to its head and a gift-wrapped box to the right. The background was black with dozens of crudely-drawn colorful lines.That image might sound confu...

Early adopters of 3D printer technology are still struggling to find creative uses for the devices beyond one-off prototypes and weird toys. But a new model could be just the kind of fun twist 3D prin...

Photographer Jesús Chapa-Malacara was looking for something to get him out of his artistic rut. A former dancer himself, he knew that dance photography was well-trodden groundBut that didn't make...

Times my be bleak for the Crawley family, but they're certainly not for Julian Fellowes, the show's creator. According to the New York Times, Sunday's season 4 premiere on PBS returned to record-break...

Religion and astronomy may not overlap often, but a new NASA X-ray image captures a celestial object that resembles the "Hand of God."The hand was produced when a star exploded and ejected an enormous...

Obama met with a group of 16 U.S. lawmakers on Thursday to discuss reforms to the National Security Agency surveillance programs exposed by documents leaked by Edward Snowden. Details of the high-leve...

Pizza Hut sold $1 million worth of pizzas through its online delivery app on the Xbox 360 game console in the first four months the app was live, Polygon reported Thursday.Pizza Hut launched its Xbox ...

If you want to purchase a Sponsored Story on Facebook, you'd better do it fastThe social network will retire Sponsored Story advertisements beginning April 9, according to a blog postSee also: 12 Face...

Are you stoked for the Winter Olympics next month in Sochi? Here are your possible answers: yes, yes, yes, yes — or otherAt least, that's according to a poll on the front page of Sochi2014.com, ...

Google+ is hoping to expand your digital address bookAn update to the social network now allows Google+ users to send and receive emails from other Google+ connections even if they have never exchange...

CES 2014 has officially ushered in the era of 4K. While the video format also known as Ultra HD made its first big splash at last year's show, the TVs were expensive, the technology wasn't fully forme...

CES 2014 has officially ushered in the era of 4K. While the video format also known as Ultra HD made its first big splash at last year's show, the TVs were expensive, the technology wasn't fully forme...

New Jersey Republican governor and likely 2016 presidential candidate Chris Christie had just wrapped up his morning workout on Wednesday when he got a call that plunged him into the biggest scandal o...

Curved screens and wearable tech may be the stars of CES 2014, but once upon a time a bulky little number called the VCR was the toast of the tech world.As we plunge deeper into our coverage of this y...

Curved screens and wearable tech may be the stars of CES 2014, but once upon a time a bulky little number called the VCR was the toast of the tech world.As we plunge deeper into our coverage of this y...

Well-camouflaged, neutral-colored fish may appear drab to the naked eye, but many actually live secret lives cloaked in flamboyantly bright colors visible only to other fish, new research suggests.Lot...

The 2014 International CES was abundant with innovative new tech, such as 4K cameras and TVs and wearables like the Pebble Steel. But the conference was, as usual, filled with a collection of quirky a...

Maybe you've always wanted to have curves like Kate Upton's, or muscles like Channing Tatum's. Or you just want to own an action figure of yourself, but with a better body. Look no further — you...

YouTuber SoldierKnowsBest, aka Mark Watson, is like a kid in a candy store right now - or a techie at an electronics trade show. Mark will most likely be hard at work, vlogging to his 679,000 subscri...

This year's CES featured many announcements of cool new tech, from 4K cameras and TVs to wearables like the Pebble Steel. But there were several products that came out with less buzz. Here are some fu...

CREDO Mobile, a small California cellphone carrier with around 125,000 subscribers, became the first U.S. telephone company to release a transparency report on Thursday, ahead of AT&T, and Verizon...

Winter temperatures at an all-time low due to the polar vortex have made nature act a little strange.Not even Lake Michigan can escape Mother Nature's fury. From a frozen lighthouse to the lake nearly...

Chicagoans probably didn't need much convincing this week to consider taking a vacation in a warmer climate, but Arizona Tourism pretty much beat them over the head with the message.The tourism office...

What good is 4K video going to be if you can't upload those huge files to YouTube? 4K video cameras are becoming more affordable, but will they take off without a big leap in Internet connectivity s...

Two of the three men charged with helping to turn Silk Road into an online drug empire have been released from custody on bail.The three men were arrested in a coordinated effort by global law enforce...

The golden age of iPhone calendar apps kicked off a little more than a year agoIn the span of a few months in late 2012 and early 2013, Fantastical, Tempo and Sunrise all launched smart calendar tools...

Amazon Prime netted exclusive rights to stream teen drama Veronica Mars, so all die-hard Marshmallows and new fans can catch up on the series before the Kickstarter-funded movie's debut in March.Veron...

The BBC is preparing to stream more than 650 hours of coverage from this year's Winter Olympics for free, the first major test for the British media company's new digital products catered to live even...

Religion and astronomy may not overlap often, but a new NASA X-ray image captures a celestial object that resembles the "Hand of God."The hand was produced when a star exploded and ejected an enormous...

The Huffington Post is looking to do for world leaders what it did for celebrities — give them a digital platform to connect directly with readers.TheWorldPost, a joint venture between HuffPo an...

YouTubers rejoice! Sony unveiled its newest 4K Handicam at this year's CES conference, making high quality video a possibility for filmmakers on tighter budgets. So how does it fare against the comp...

New Jersey GovChris Christie took responsibility Thursday for the scandal surrounding a mysterious closure of two lanes onto the George Washington Bridge. He apologized for it and announced during a p...

The Mashable 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 e...

Religion and astronomy may not overlap often, but a new NASA X-ray image captures a celestial object that resembles the "Hand of God."The hand was produced when a star exploded and ejected an enormous...

The commercial spaceflight company Orbital Sciences Corporation will attempt to launch a milestone cargo delivery mission to the International Space Station today (Jan. 9), after a one-day delay due t...

Obama met with a group of 16 U.S. lawmakers on Thursday to discuss reforms to the National Security Agency surveillance programs exposed by documents leaked by Edward Snowden. Details of the high-leve...

Pizza Hut sold $1 million worth of pizzas through its online delivery app on the Xbox 360 game console in the first four months the app was live, Polygon reported Thursday.Pizza Hut launched its Xbox ...

Well-camouflaged, neutral-colored fish may appear drab to the naked eye, but many actually live secret lives cloaked in flamboyantly bright colors visible only to other fish, new research suggests.Lot...

Season three of Girls starts on Jan. 12. Sure, it can be some of the most self-important, indulgent shiz you will ever see, but it's also the best and most realistic portrayal of millennial angst ever...

Few things make parents more proud than a baby's first steps. This holds true for animals, tooThe Toronto Zoo captured the first wobbly steps of its newest addition, a baby polar bear. Take a break fr...

Snapchat released an update to its app on Thursday in response to a security breach that exposed millions of user accounts at the start of the new yearThe update gives users the ability to opt out of ...

Close your eyes — Businessweek is about to take you to a magical land of fictional equines and deflationary currency.The cover of this week's issue, based on an article entitled "Bitcoin Dreams,...

YouTuber SoldierKnowsBest, aka Mark Watson, is like a kid in a candy store right now - or a techie at an electronics trade show. Mark will most likely be hard at work, vlogging to his 679,000 subscri...

This year's CES featured many announcements of cool new tech, from 4K cameras and TVs to wearables like the Pebble Steel. But there were several products that came out with less buzz. Here are some fu...

Marketers have been trying to make print and outdoor ads interactive for years, but despite their efforts, consumers are largely rejecting QR Codes. Can a new technology called Clickable Paper reboot ...

Obama met with a group of 16 U.S. lawmakers on Thursday to discuss reforms to the National Security Agency surveillance programs exposed by documents leaked by Edward Snowden. Details of the high-leve...

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Meghan Coleman loves a good challenge. Last September, the graphic designer began her most recent endeavor, 365 Days of Balloons, a Tumblr blog dedicated to creating one colorful twisted object each d...

Dennis Rodman issued an apology for his behavior during an interview on CNN Tuesday. When CNN host Chris Cuomo asked about the detention of American citizen Kenneth Bae in North Korea, Rodman replied ...

New Jersey Republican governor and likely 2016 presidential candidate Chris Christie had just wrapped up his morning workout on Wednesday when he got a call that plunged him into the biggest scandal o...

There's a lot to love about startup culture: the sizzle of new ideas, the innovative partnerships, the roller coaster of soaring successes and surprising failures. Also, the gorgeous, gloriously uncon...

Amazon Prime netted exclusive rights to stream teen drama Veronica Mars, so all die-hard Marshmallows and new fans can catch up on the series before the Kickstarter-funded movie's debut in March.Veron...

There are only so many ways to brace yourselves for winter. The truth is, once the magic of the holidays ends, most of us miserably fight the cold and winter blues until early April.While no time mach...

The Huffington Post is looking to do for world leaders what it did for celebrities — give them a digital platform to connect directly with readers.TheWorldPost, a joint venture between HuffPo an...

After emails surfaced this week implicating his top aide in a traffic "revenge plot," New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie woke up this morning to some harsh front-page headlinesImage: New York PostImage: T...

YouTubers rejoice! Sony unveiled its newest 4K Handicam at this year's CES conference, making high quality video a possibility for filmmakers on tighter budgets. So how does it fare against the comp...

Quitting your job takes guts. Besides leaping into unknown territory, you ultimately have to break the news to your boss, too. Intimidating stuff.You can take the classy road and quietly, gracefully f...

LAS VEGAS — Among all the 4K announcements about 4K TV at CES 2014, Vizio stood out on two counts: first with the largest TV on offer, and second with the smallest price for a set from a major m...

A series of emails and documents linked New Jersey GovChris Christie to the mysterious closure of two lanes onto the George Washington Bridge on Wednesday, part of a plot orchestrated by close Christi...

If the polar vortex has taught us one thing, it's that not even a -24 degree windchill can halt the selfie phenomenon.A quick perusal of the #coldselfie hashtag on Instagram proves that users will ris...

Laptops can be the happy medium for PC gamers who want the comfort of playing on their couches. With the sheer power you can fit in an increasingly small computer, laptops offer gamers a chance to be ...

A capella couple extraordinaire Peter and Evynne Hollens have cooked up this beautiful World of Warcraft medley that will have you reminiscing about Mountain Dew, guild meetings and hours upon hours o...

Season three of Girls starts on Jan. 12. Sure, it can be some of the most self-important, indulgent shiz you will ever see, but it's also the best and most realistic portrayal of millennial angst ever...

The start of a new year is a time to reassess our work and projects, and that often means looking for new challenges and clients. Working in the creative industry can be competitive, but fortunately t...

Samsung will release its Galaxy S5 smartphone by April, and the device might include iris scanning technology, a new report from Bloomberg claims“Many people are fanatical about iris recognition...

The ghosts of games past come alive again in this awesome one-minute mashup.The song is a part of a monthly series called #OneMinuteMashup, which is the brainchild of musician and YouTube artist Chad ...

When you're thinking about starting a company or first in the entrepreneurial trenches, any nugget of advice you can get from someone who's been there before is like gold.But as time goes on, you'll r...

There are only so many ways to brace yourselves for winter. The truth is, once the magic of the holidays ends, most of us miserably fight the cold and winter blues until early April.While no time mach...

After emails surfaced this week implicating his top aide in a traffic "revenge plot," New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie woke up this morning to some harsh front-page headlinesImage: New York PostImage: T...

The use of drones is a hotly debated topic right now. These robots of the air could be used for spying or they could deliver Amazon packages — no one really knowsBut thanks to YouTube channel Th...

A capella couple extraordinaire Peter and Evynne Hollens have cooked up this beautiful World of Warcraft medley that will have you reminiscing about Mountain Dew, guild meetings and hours upon hours o...

Much has been said about the volume and quality of backlinks to your B2B or corporate website, determining your SEO success. That will be covered in a part II of this SEO article for B2B marketers.But...

LAS VEGAS — Ozobot, a game-playing robot, wants you to get physical with digital games — and it could be on to something.According to a recent study by the Entertainment Software Associati...

While you schmoes were dragging your butts in the cold to your desk jobs while trying to prevent snot from freezing on your face, a San Francisco-based domme named Maitresse Madeline (NSFW) was most l...

Samsung will release its Galaxy S5 smartphone by April, and the device might include iris scanning technology, a new report from Bloomberg claims“Many people are fanatical about iris recognition...

Passed out at 10 p.m. on New Year's Eve? No judgment.It's tough to make it through NYE unless you've got the glitz and glamor of Times Square to keep you awake (though it's really more cold and crowde...

LAS VEGAS — Your future contact lenses could give you superhuman visionJust one year after eyewear startup Innovega announced a prototype of its high-tech iOptik lenses, the company is showing o...

The Super Bowl is often a vehicle for marketers to introduce relatively obscure technology to the mainstream. Back in 2004, Pepsi offered a 100 million-song giveaway via the then-fledgling iTunes. In ...

The United States is extending the International Space Station's operations for an additional four years until at least 2024.President Barack Obama's administration announced on Wednesday that it appr...

The suspenseful vignettes that comprise Quentin Tarantino's Pulp Fiction would make for one criminally entertaining video-game spin-off.YouTube channel CineFix reimagined the cult classic as an old-sc...

When you're thinking about starting a company or first in the entrepreneurial trenches, any nugget of advice you can get from someone who's been there before is like gold.But as time goes on, you'll r...

Generally speaking, younger Americans adopt new technologies quicker than their older counterparts. But that doesn't mean all technologies are more often used by the young.Basic cell phones, desktop P...

Don't end up on Grumpy Cat's bad side — she'll chomp on your hand, and enjoy it.Grumpy Cat's prickly expression made her an Internet superstar, but we don't often see the famous kitty doing more...

The NBA has a long and famous tradition of being a bit extremely lax about enforcing basketball's traveling rule. But this takes it to unprecedented new heightsWatch the video, above, as Miami Heat st...

The Winter Olympics hasn't started yet, but Bob Costas has already drawn fire for comparing one new sport to JackassThe kerfuffle started Monday when Costas, NBC's star sports broadcaster, appeared on...

Popular crowdfunding platform Indiegogo is sharing the wealth when it comes to campaign exposureFundraisers will soon be able to embed their entire campaign on a personal or company website, meaning a...

Popular crowdfunding platform Indiegogo is sharing the wealth when it comes to campaign exposureFundraisers will soon be able to embed their entire campaign on a personal or company website, meaning a...

The United States is extending the International Space Station's operations for an additional four years until at least 2024.U.S. President Barack Obama's announced on Wednesday that it approved the e...

Jumping on a trampoline can be an extremely delightful activity, but add sub-zero temperatures, and a playful hop turns into a shattering experienceVine user ADub took advantage of the harsh winter we...

Much has been said about the volume and quality of backlinks to your B2B or corporate website, determining your SEO success. That will be covered in a part II of this SEO article for B2B marketers.But...

The annual counterculture art festival in the Black Rock desert of Nevada, Burning Man, is a home away from home for many tech companies. (Google has a major presence, and has been known to hire CEOs ...

Could this bulky helmet be the cure for baldness? Engineers at Apira Science certainly seem to think so.The iGrow Helmet, one of the products showcased at this year's CES, promises to jump-start hair ...

There are never enough hours in a day, our over-connected culture often says. But connected devices worn nightly do not aim to lengthen our days with more tasks; instead, they help us optimize the hou...

LAS VEGAS — LeVar Burton is no stranger to CES. Although he's best known for his work in Star Trek: The Next Generation, Roots and Reading Rainbow, the actor, director and educator is also a hug...

In 2008, when millions of netizens were flocking to the online worlds of Second Life and World of Warcraft, the U.S. intelligence brass was worried about virtual, immortal version of Osama Bin Laden"I...

Michael Franzese has defrauded governments out of hundreds of millions of dollars and spent years in prison and, on Wednesday, the once-notorious mafia boss made the Internet an offer it couldn't refu...

Every CES event ushers in a new round of tech one-upmanship, with companies debuting the latest cutting-edge gadgets. This year is no different, as several of the biggest names have unveiled their tak...

The NBA has fined J.R. Smith of the New York Knicks $50,000 for what may be the most ridiculous transgression in NBA history: repeatedly trying to untie opponents' shoelaces during games.To reiterate,...

LAS VEGAS — If you want to switch to T-Mobile but haven't because you're locked into a contract on another carrier, you just lost that excuse. Starting today, T-Mobile will cover your early term...

Snapchat has helped popularize the concept of disappearing messages among teens and twenty-somethings for personal use. Now, a growing number of startups are testing whether this concept can — a...

LAS VEGAS — Imagine if you could mute your TV just by putting one finger to your lips (the international symbol for "shush!") and turn on off appliances by pointing at themYou can. In fact, I di...

A new cryptocurrency called CoinyeCoin launched Tuesday despite a cease-and-desist letter from Kanye West's lawyers to the coders behind the projectThe new cryptocurrency sounds like a joke, with the ...

Raise your Duff Beer in celebration: The first official photos of the long-awaited Simpsons Legos set have finally arrived.Lego announced its official partnership with Twentieth Century Fox Consumer P...

You're bound to see a wide range of products at International CES: ones that are hitting shelves this year, prototypes that may be years away from becoming realities, and inspiring keynotes and conver...

LAS VEGAS — Electronic ink technology has some amazing properties. It's ultra-low power, uses no backlighting, can illustrate both images and black-and-white text, and can produce a display that...

Jumping on a trampoline can be an extremely delightful activity, but add sub-zero temperatures, and a playful hop turns into a shattering experienceVine user ADub took advantage of the harsh winter we...

If your 2014 resolution is to get in shape, then "Race Yourself" might just be the app to get the job doneAs its name suggests, the Google Glass app allows users to race against themselves, and beat p...

"I think I might be the meow of my generation. Or a meow of a generation." The Pet Collective, known for their furry parodies of pop culture, tackles the controversial HBO comedy Girls in their latest...

If you've got your eye on a management role — especially one on the top of the totem pole — you have your work cut out for you. After all, there's more to being a boss than, well, bossing ...

The dangerously frigid temperatures brought on by the polar vortex are forcing everyone indoors, under blankets and into Snuggies. While it was cozy at first, it has now reached levels of cabin fever ...

Last year was a great year in the web analytics world. We saw awesome advancements from just about every vendor in the web analytics industry.Some of my favorite achievements of the past 12 months wer...

There are never enough hours in a day, our over-connected culture often says. But connected devices worn nightly do not aim to lengthen our days with more tasks; instead, they help us optimize the hou...

New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie is the subject of intense scrutiny after media outlets made public controversial emails and text messages from one of his top aides.The messages tie a high-ranking membe...

Newly revealed emails from a top aide of New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie link his administration to an apparent traffic revenge plot. The revelations could turn out to be a road block for Christie, who...

Revenge porn is now a crime in Israel. The country's parliament, the Knesset, passed a new law on Monday, which criminalized the posting of nude videos of others online without their consent. This cri...

Back on Dec. 27, the NBA's Golden State Warriors stood on shaky ground. Their record was 17-13 and they'd just recently begun crawling out of a mini-slump that already had some fans pining for trades ...

Some 3 million people pledged a cumulative $480 million for Kickstarter projects in 2013, a 50% jump over the amount pledged in 2012, according to the company, though there were few breakout hits.The ...

Hulu has announced its 2014 original programming lineup including the debut of its reality spoof The Hotwives of Orland and Deadbeat (pictured above), an original comedy about ghosts.The streaming tel...

The NBA has fined J.R. Smith of the New York Knicks $50,000 for what may be the most ridiculous transgression in NBA history: repeatedly trying to untie opponents' shoelaces during games.To reiterate,...

The U.S. Navy and giant defense contractor Northrop Grumman announced that their next massive spy drone has completed its first nine initial test flights, the first significant step toward future depl...

Facebook Inc. (FB) acquired a technology startup in India as the largest social-networking service seeks to bolster its presence among mobile-device users.Facebook bought Little Eye Labs, which develo...

Former Congresswoman Gabby Giffords will jump out of a plane on Wednesday to mark the third anniversary of the shooting in Tucson, Ariz., that killed six, injured 11 in addition to Giffords, and left ...

Former Congresswoman Gabby Giffords will jump out of a plane on Wednesday to mark the third anniversary of the shooting in Tucson, Ariz., that killed six, injured 11 in addition to Giffords, and left ...

The polar vortex has been operating in full blast, and across much of the United States, things are getting weird.While there has never been a shortage of complaints about the snow, nature is always o...

The New York Times has rolled out its largest website redesign in seven years, but readers familiar with the newspaper might feel like it’s a step back in timeThere are no drastic changes. Gone ...

Microsoft is inching closer to naming a new CEO to replace Steve Ballmer, but one top candidate has removed himself from consideration.After months of speculation, Ford CEO Alan Mulally told the Assoc...

Former NBA star Dennis Rodman sang "Happy Birthday" to North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, before competing in a basketball game arranged as part of the dictator's 31st birthday celebration.In the above ...

Expected to exceed $50 billion in total cost, the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympic Games are going to be big, and NBC is following suit with its coverage.With more than 1,000 hours of live streaming coverage...

Expected to exceed $50 billion in total cost, the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympic Games are going to be big, and NBC is following suit with its coverage.With more than 1,000 hours of live streaming coverage...

So you've got a cozy new internship lined up for the spring. It's going to be wonderful: hobnobbing with powerful execs, earning some cash and generally being glamorousOr notSee also: Why Unpaid Inter...

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....

After examining footage from Michael Schumacher's helmet cam, French investigators said Wednesday that his speed and skis do not appear to have been a factor in the accident that left the former Formu...

NASA and Orbital Sciences abandoned their Wednesday rocket launch plans after a solar flare generated an unusually high level of space radiationThe solar activity, which started on Tuesday, created a ...

A Colorado restaurant is addressing the eternal question: What kind of weed goes best with a Honey Miso Salmon? Hapa Sushi, which was behind a print campaign in 2009 that showed a map of locations of ...

This may be one of the polar vortex's only welcome side effectsA sun dog is an atmospheric phenomenon that creates bright, glimmering spots in the sky — an effect that J.J. Abrams' and his lens ...

Scientists on Sunday found conjoined gray whale twins in Mexico's Laguna Ojo de Liebre, in Baja, Calif. It's thought to be the first documented case of its kind.The calves, which were dead upon discov...

It's a big world out there, which means information is constantly evolving — the only way to absorb its magnitude is to view it in real timeThe best real-time data visualizations are informative...

How much crystal meth is equivalent to a 20% tip?An Oregon couple was short on cash after dining at a local restaurant, so they instead left their waitress an envelope filled with methamphetamine.Ryan...

A new cryptocurrency called CoinyeCoin launched Tuesday despite a cease-and-desist letter from Kanye West's lawyers to the coders behind the projectThe new cryptocurrency sounds like a joke, with the ...

And you were grateful for the free coffee at your office.For tech giants such as Google, Twitter and Facebook, free meals, bring-your-pet-to-work days and office happy hours are so commonplace that th...

It's hard to even dream about being an Olympic athlete when you consider getting out of your warm bed a winter sport. Fortunately, you can live vicariously through active snow enthusiasts from the com...

Remember that New Year’s resolution you made to drop some weight and become more fit? Well, tons of other people made that resolution as well, and turned to the Internet to hunt down workouts th...

LAS VEGAS — "Saturday Night Live" cast members Cecily Strong and Kenan Thompson made a surprise guest appearance during the Yahoo keynote presentation at the 2014 International CES on Tuesday, w...

A new year is here, which means one thing: It's time for a brand-new you.But that workout resolution comes with some downside. Namely? The people you have to put up with while putting in your gym time...

"Let it snow" may be a charming sentiment when you can stay home with a cup of hot cocoa, but when you have to get somewhere, or for the trucks that haul critical supplies, clear roads make the journe...