Articles by Mashable from February 2014

Are you ready to assemble your smartphone from individual parts? Google's Project Ara wants to make that happen, and it's just taken an important step forward with its own developer conference.The fir...

The nutrition facts label found on most food products may be up for a makeover for the first time in two decadesAdministration health officials and first lady Michelle Obama unveiled the Food and Drug...

With the joy of driving, one thing is guaranteed: You'll buy gas — at least, assuming your car is not the sort that plugs in. Whether or not your gas purchase is a significant hit to your wallet...

Love March Madness?We sure do at Mashable, which is why we’re putting our own spin on things this March: Instead of pitting college basketball teams against one another, we've created a bracket ...

The runway is no match for this little girl's imagination. Angie Keiser and her fashion-forward 4-year-old — whom she lovingly calls "Mayhem" — have created the dream dress up box for litt...

Moov launched a campaign to crowdfund its wearable fitness "coach" on Thursday.While most fitness trackers focus on counting steps or tracking calories burned, Moov is trying serve as an all-in-one vi...

Revenge is a dish best served at 180 mphAlmost a year ago, Jeff Gordon teamed up with Pepsi Max to prank an unsuspecting car salesman. Gordon disguised himself and took the salesman along on a test dr...

Thanks to 3D printers, the dream of creating your own gadgets and replacement parts in the home is now a reality, but most consumers still consider the printers too costly and the process overly compl...

The new Federal Reserve chairwoman Janet Yellen believes her organization has no authority to regulate Bitcoin, Yellen said during a confirmation hearing on Thursday.During a hearing at the Senate Ban...

BARCELONA, Spain — Though this year's CES was all about wearable tech, the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona was focused a little more on business than funky gadgetryStill, with Samsung launchi...

It was quite the week for Samsung. After last year’s circus-like unveiling of the Galaxy S4 smartphone, Samsung used Mobile World Congress to showcase a number of new gadgets in a more subdued m...

A swiftly moving, blinding snow squall moved across parts of frigid Toronto this morning, causing several multi-vehicle pileups, including one involving upwards of 100 cars. The video of the event sho...

A swiftly moving, blinding snow squall moved across parts of frigid Toronto this morning, causing several multi-vehicle pileups, including one involving upwards of 100 cars. The video of the event sho...

LOS ANGELES — In a move highlighting the changing ways viewers watch TV, ABC will live stream the 86th Academy Awards online and on mobile via the network's Watch ABC app, which has offered live...

It's been called "Censorship Fiasco 2: Electric Boogaloo."News over the past 72 hours has been dominated by the implosion of Mt. Gox, once the world's largest Bitcoin exchange, and a report from Glenn...

The fireworks are over. The streets are quiet. Now, Sochi, Russia must figure out how to move forward without a clear plan for doing so.Sochi used to be a relatively peaceful resort town, surrounded b...

This post first appeared on Jon Negroni's personal blog. He is also the author of "The Pixar Theory," which became a viral sensation and appeared on Mashable.It all started with a hat.Several months a...

A potentially deadly spacesuit water leak that nearly drowned an Italian astronaut during a spacewalk last July was one of the scariest close calls in NASA's spacewalk history. In fact, the spacesuit ...

Bill Watterson went back to the drawing board for one more roundThe celebrated but reclusive Calvin and Hobbes creator agreed to illustrate the movie poster for a feature-length documentary about comi...

Bill Watterson went back to the drawing board for one more roundThe celebrated but reclusive Calvin and Hobbes creator agreed to illustrate the movie poster for a feature-length documentary about comi...

NASA and the Japan's space agency will lauunch one of the most significant new weather and climate satellites in years on Thursday. Known as the Global Precipitation Measurement Mission, or “GPM...

NASA and the Japan's space agency launched one of the most significant new weather and climate satellites in years on Thursday. Known as the Global Precipitation Measurement Mission, or “GPM," t...

British spy agency GCHQ has spied on millions of Yahoo users' webcam images as part of a bulk collection program codenamed Optic Nerve, according to the latest report based on documents provided by Ed...

Al Jazeera has put out a global call for solidarity on with its four journalists that have been detained in Egypt for months.The Global Day of Action on Thursday was planned to bring attention to the ...

Welcome to this morning's edition of "First To Know," a series in which we keep you in the know on what's happening around the world. Today, we're looking at five important stories around the world.Uk...

Tumblr has hired its first director of media in a bid to tap the deep pockets of Hollywood's marketers.Sima Sistani, who recently led the mobile growth division at Yahoo, has been appointed to the new...

When Nicole met Devin, he was causing a disturbance in her neighborhood. An instigator by nature, Devin was dressed as an albino squirrel — furry ears, tail and all, plus a red cape — and ...

Android was not designed to be safe, it was designed to be open.That was the startlingly blunt answer Google's head of Android, Sundar Pichai, gave when asked about the prevalence of malware on Androi...

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

Samsung removes the kid gloves sometimes used to salute disabled athletes in this ad, themed "What's your problem? Sport doesn't care." The South Korean brand's tough tribute shows the athletes waking...

Novelist John Steinbeck would have been 112 on Thursday and to mark the occasion, Google has created an engaging, interactive doodle for its search homepage that highlights some of the author's most m...

BARCELONA, Spain — Besides wearables and cheap phones, another topic that got a great deal of mention at this year's Mobile World Congress was privacy. We've taken a close look at the Blackphone...

We can appreciate the sweat and devotion that goes into training for a high-profile marathon, but sometimes its more fun to burn creative energy than caloriesSome races are more about the journey than...

After he was booted from office following a week of violent protests in his country's capital city, Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych fled to Russia, seeking protection from the Kremlin against wh...

Russia granted ousted Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych's plea for protection from what he calls "extremists" after he was booted from office following a week of violent protests in his country's ...

NOTE: Before being rescued, some of the animals were subject to abuse and neglect. The photos of those animals are graphic and may be upsetting to some. Rescuing an abandoned animal requires a lot of ...

Ronan Farrow, the quippy son to actor Mia Farrow and director Woody Allen, loves TwitterOff the strength of 140 characters, the 26-year-old has built a huge social media following and nabbed a news sh...

The magic of 3D rendering has made the dream world more lucid than ever before.The images below are not photographs, but architectural designs created digitally by talented designers with 3D software....

It's time to spice up your mouseTech users are accustomed to the standard shape and size of the trusty clicking and scrolling apparatus, which has become sleeker and thinner over the years. However, p...

Photoshop is a powerful tool that usually removes the unwanted facial hair of celebrities. But when you realize that eyebrows are really just upside-down mustaches, of course you should use Photoshop ...

Poor, misunderstood whale. He was just looking for a high-five.A sightseer in Baja California, Mexico, went face-to-fin with a whale that decided to get up close and personal with a group of tourists....

BARCELONA, Spain — Weathered veterans of the Mobile World Congress will tell you that this year's event suffered from too many pre-announced devices (thus undercutting the on-site news value), o...

For those trying to quit smoking, drinking or successfully master a diet, the block-stacking classic Tetris could be a key to success, according to a study released by Plymouth University in the Unite...

Reports surfaced Tuesday that Square is beta-testing a new mobile app called Square Pickup, which allows customers to order ahead of time from Square merchants, and pay within app ahead of pickup.Mash...

In 2013, Mark Zuckerberg made an important and little-noted design decision about his website: He dropped the "acebook." All that remained was an extremely modest logo, a box tens of pixels high conta...

Calling all parents: Keeping track of personal items in your home — especially those that young kids are prone to lose — just got easier, thanks to movement sensor Sammy Screamer.BleepBlee...

A self-destructing smartphone may sound like something out of a James Bond film, but Boeing has made it reality.Plans describing the mysterious Android-powered handset called "Black," filed by Boeing ...

Films that win the Academy Award for Best Picture — arguably the most prestigious distinction of the entire Oscar ceremony — don't necessarily rake in the green at the box office.In fact, ...

Tesla Motors announced on Wednesday its plans to build a "Gigafactory" to produce lithium-ion battery cells, ramping up technology that could potentially revolutionize the utilities and auto industrie...

Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer vetoed a controversial bill on Wednesday that would have allowed business owners to turn away gay or lesbian customers if they cited their religious beliefsThe bill, known as S...

Oscar winners are hard to keep track of. We've barely seen this years' nominees for "Best Picture," let alone every winner in the past few years. Who has time to see all those movies anyway? This hand...

The secrets of early Earth lie in a bright red crystal no larger than a dust miteA group of scientists claim to have dated a 400-micrometer zircon crystal to about 4.4 billion years ago — a disc...

It's not just Microsoft Ventures that wants to nurture Indian startups. Now the American retailer Target is rolling out its own accelerator program for early-stage startups in India. The new Target Ac...

Venezuelans have had quite the month. The South American country’s fiery 28 days of protests began in the Western state of Tachira with authorities arresting students who were simply advocating ...

After a week of battling smog so thick and noxious that cars were ordered off the road in Beijing and factories temporarily idled across northern and central China, the latest air-quality crisis in Ch...

Don't want to wait until April to get a Samsung Galaxy S5? You can get a smartphone that's pretty close, right now — but buyer beware.Goophone, the notorious China-based maker of smartphone impo...

The "Saddle Ridge Treasure" is what many are calling the now-historic discovery of $10 million worth of gold coins buried in decaying tin cans on the property of one very lucky — and anonymous &...

Mashable is returning to SXSW this year, equipped with everything from a wrecking ball to a larger-than-life Doge wall.See also: 38 SXSW 2014 Panels You Can't MissSo this week’s Mashable Snapcha...

An appeals court ordered Google to remove all copies of the infamous "Innocence of Muslims" from YouTube, a shoddy anti-Islamic video that spurred widespread protests in 2012. The court opinion was is...

Miami-Dade County prosecutors have finally released the footage of Justin Bieber's arrest in Miami.Prosecutors say there are DVDs with up to 10 hours of footage, which media companies are actively see...

Amid a tumultuous week for Bitcoin, one member of the U.S. Senate is calling for an all-out ban on the world's most popular digital cryptocurrency.Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) called out Bitcoin for it...

Every night, the vast majority of North Korea goes totally black. South Korea and China burn with a reddish yellow glow, sandwiching North Korea so it looks like a body of water.The contrast stems fro...

A clever outdoor ad from Sweden uses a bit of technology to transcend the limits of the mediumApotek, a haircare brand, outfitted subway platform ads in Stockholm with ultra-sonic sensors that discern...

Poor, misunderstood whale. He was just looking for a high-five.A sightseer in Baja California, Mexico, went face-to-fin with a whale that decided to get up close and personal with a group of tourists....

Poor, misunderstood whale. He was just looking for a high-five.A sightseer in Baja California, Mexico, went face-to-fin with a whale that decided to get up close and personal with a group of tourists....

Fight ClubThe Social NetworkHouse of Cards. And now — Steve Jobs? David Fincher, the award-winning director of smart Hollywood thrillers and Netflix original series listed above, is in talks to ...

In January, a landmark legislative decision was made regarding net neutrality: The D.C. Court of Appeals struck down portions of the Open Internet rules that ensured telecoms played fairSince then, it...

Anyone not lost in the jungle believing World War II is still raging also knows that a successful software product is the key to riches almost unimaginable. Facebook is buying a firm called WhatsApp, ...

On Saturday, the Egyptian army unveiled a "miraculous" device it claims will detect and cure AIDS and Hepatitis. But the device, named C-Fast, looks eerily similar to a fake bomb detector sold by a Br...

Square has acquired BookFresh, an online appointment booking service, the two companies announced Wednesday. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.BookFresh launched in mid-2009 to provide self-service...

Bitcoin investors collectively lost the equivalent of hundreds of millions of dollars when one of the world's biggest Bitcoin exchanges, Mt. Gox, went offline TuesdayIn the case of a bank heist or a f...

As good as smartphone cameras have gotten, they struggle to capture photos with a high degree of bokeh — where the background is kept artistically out of focus while the subject in the foregroun...

Everything is bigger in Texas, and Facebook is taking that mantra to heart, partnering with some celebrities for the upcoming SXSW music and entertainment festival in Austin, Texas, next monthFacebook...

Fox's singing competition American Idol is joining forces with search behemoth Google to give viewers a new way to vote for their favorite contestants, starting on Wednesday.Looking up "American Idol"...

Large offshore wind turbine arrays may help protect vulnerable coastal areas from the worst impacts of landfalling hurricanes, according to a new study, in addition to producing renewable energy.The r...

The shape of the Milky Way galaxy, our solar system's home, may look a bit like a snail, but spiral galaxies haven't always had this structure, scientists say.In a recent report, a team of researchers...

Mt. Gox, once the largest Bitcoin exchange, may soon be history. But Bitcoin isn't going anywhere.At least, that's the consensus among Bitcoin companies and backers. Their assertion counters Mt. Gox's...

A woman claims she was assaulted and robbed in a San Francisco bar — for wearing Google Glass.Sarah Slocum, a contributor at Newsdab, arrived at Molotov's, which Google Maps describes as a "laid...

Contrary to popular belief, battered and bruised retailer Barnes & Noble is not exiting the tablet business — at least not yetIn a earnings call for the fiscal third quarter of 2014 on Wedne...

There comes a time in every aspiring graphic artist's life when he or she must learn to use the pen tool in Photoshop. It's a trying time for sure, as the would-be artist struggles with unfamiliar too...

All hail Paul Rudd, king of the lip sync.The Anchorman star put Jimmy Fallon to shame in a mind-blowing lip sync battle on The Tonight Show Tuesday night. Lip syncing has been a popular bit for Fallon...

How do you best maximize a small space? It's a conundrum that drives many consumers to IKEA — and one that the brand struggles with itself when it comes to billboard adsAs the video above shows,...

Though the study of astronomy predates recorded history, and physical space exploration has been possible since the 1950s, humans still remain largely in the dark about what's really out there.For all...

Some are calling the Comcast-Netflix deal the first "pay-to-play deal" as it tiptoed in over the weekend, much to the dismay of net neutrality fans. It comes just one month after a court struck down t...

In January, a landmark legislative decision was made regarding net neutrality: The D.C. Court of Appeals struck down portions of the Open Internet rules that ensured telecoms played fairSince then, it...

Bitly, the popular URL shortening tool, suffered a distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attack on Wednesday, which impacted portions of its website.The company confirmed the attack with the following ...

Welcome to this morning's edition of "First To Know," a series in which we keep you updated on what's happening in the world. Here are the stories we're reading today.After Italian newspaper La Stampa...

Target's holiday quarter sales were bad, but not as bad as Wall Street expected, considering the massive data breach that occurred in December.The discount chain announced Wednesday that sales for the...

Bitcoin investors collectively lost the equivalent of hundreds of millions of dollars when one of the world's biggest Bitcoin exchanges, Mt. Gox, went offline TuesdayIn the case of a bank heist or a f...

Sit back and sip the afternoon away with a delicious cup of tea. Whether it's green, black, white, rooibos, chai, or any kind of herbal blend, tea drinkers love to find new ways to enjoy their brews.P...

As the protests in Venezuela press on, the unrest is simultaneously unfolding online as well. The Venezuelan government has been aggressive in controlling traditional media, pulling a Colombian news c...

Mark Karpeles, founder of troubled bitcoin exchange Mt. Gox, resurfaced Wednesday morning with a new statement claiming he was still in JapanDear MtGox Customers,As there is a lot of speculation regar...

This 7-minute ad from Thailand is worth your timeThe spot, which promotes Wacoal Thailand, a lingerie manufacturer, tells the story of Jane, who faces societal prejudices for being a single mother. Th...

Mom always said don't play with your food, but she never said anything about wearing it.Instead of accessorizing with plain metals and crystals, why not deck yourself in a more palatable decor? Etsy h...

From a distance, the VapeXhale could pass for an offbeat glass vase or decorative knickknack, a conversation piece. On closer inspection, it warrants even more curiosity. The cylindrical base has a si...

Small business owners can sometimes feel like it's a dog-eat-dog world out there. If you fall behind, even for a moment, a more tech-savvy business with greater resources could swoop in and take your ...

These little swines are giving bacon bits a whole new meaning.When people typically think of pigs, they usually forfeit to a vision of sloppy animals happily rolling around in the mud, or a delicious ...

If you were in New York City within the past two weeks, I might have caught you on camera.The Narrative Clip (previously called Memoto) is a wearable camera about the size of an iPod mini that clips o...

With an endless combination of modern and legacy browsers for users to choose from (depending on their system capabilities), it's our responsibility as designers and developers to ensure the websites ...

Sit back and sip the afternoon away with a delicious cup of tea. Whether it's green, black, white, rooibos, chai, or any kind of herbal blend, tea drinkers love to find new ways to enjoy their brews.P...

Sit back and sip the afternoon away with a delicious cup of tea. Whether it's green, black, white, rooibos, chai, or any kind of herbal blend, tea drinkers love to find new ways to enjoy their brews.P...

Her protagonist Theodore Twombly should be thankful that he lives in the near future so his operating system is a sultry and sweet girlfriendBut what if the Spike Jonze film took place in 1995? Samant...

These little swines are giving bacon bits a whole new meaning.When people typically think of pigs, they usually forfeit to a vision of sloppy animals happily rolling around in the mud, or a delicious ...

Long Oscar speeches full of misplaced thanks and false humility drag down the Academy Awards. Oscar winners could use a little advice on giving a truly great acceptance speech.Celebrity impressionist ...

As the protests in Venezuela press on, the unrest is simultaneously unfolding online as well. The Venezuelan government has been aggressive in controlling traditional media, pulling a Colombian news c...

A relaxing flight in a small prop plane took a dangerous turn for pilot Robert Weber earlier this week after a bird collided with his windshield.Weber was flying just outside of Fort Meyers, Fla. on S...

"What's in the box?" is one of the most chilling questions ever shouted in cinema history. Now picture that iconic scene from Seven with all the characters dressed as various fruits, vegetables and da...

Federal Communications Commission chairman Tom Wheeler announced on Tuesday an iOS version of the organization's Speed Test app at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona.The app, which is also available o...

Twitter is great for disseminating information quickly to millions. It's also great for disseminating misinformation. Now a team of European researchers is working to make the Twittersphere more relia...

The Beatles are renowned for pioneering several musical trends way ahead of their time, but according to Jimmy Fallon they were also savvy when it came to social media.On the Tonight Show this week, F...

The sun fired off a major solar flare late Feb. 24, making it the most powerful sun eruption of the year so far and one of the strongest in recent yearsThe massive X4.9-class solar flare erupted from ...

Despite the ubiquity of smartphones and the forecast that global mobile traffic will grow exponentially over the next five years, PCs are still the device of choice for ecommerce in the U.S.According ...

Mashable is bringing the Internet to life at our Mashable House during SXSWi 2014.From a gigantic wrecking ball to a one-of-a-kind photo opp with Worst Mate Grumpy Cat and Friskies, plus a larger than...

It's no time-traveling DeLorean, but the Hennessey Venom GT sure is fast.The American sports car unofficially claimed the title of world's fastest production car, having reached a speed of 270.49 mph ...

The Beatles are renowned for pioneering several musical trends way ahead of their time, but according to Jimmy Fallon they were also savvy when it came to social media.On the Tonight Show this week, F...

An app created by a University of California neuroscientist can improve users' eyesight to help them perform everyday tasks by their sharpening vision and boosting their ability to see in dim light.Ul...

Photos of an "early prototype" Google smartwatch made by Motorola reportedly leaked online Tuesday.Called Google Watch and codenamed "Gem," the watch fell under the Nexus category of devices, accordin...

Some job seekers have been told that being unemployed will land their application in the trash. While a significant gap in your resume may raise some questions from potential employers, it doesn't alw...

Potholes are the cherry on top of winter. A frustrating, dangerous cherry.In cities hit hardest in the winter months, drivers risk flat tires and busted bumpers on every trip out of the house. But fil...

While walking their dog, a couple from Northern California struck gold — literally.Last spring, the anonymous couple dug up rusty tin cans with 1,427 gold coins, dating from 1847 to 1894. Nearly...

Once known as a modern trade route from Asia to Africa and Europe, the name "Silk Road" has been redefined in modern times for its association with a popular online black market that sells drugs and o...

U.S. President Barack Obama told Afghan President Hamid Karzai on Tuesday that America will be prepared for a complete military withdrawal from Afghanistan by the end of 2014.Obama proposed complete d...

A relaxing flight in a small prop plane took a dangerous turn for pilot Robert Weber earlier this week after a bird collided with his windshield.Weber was flying just outside of Fort Meyers, Fla. on S...

Selfie app CamMe won the "most innovative app" award at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona TuesdayThe award was one of several given out by MWC organizer GSMA, as part of its 2014 Global Mobile Awards...

Chalk up another victory for Elon Musk. For the first time, his all-electric sedan, the Tesla Model S, is Consumer Reports' most highly recommended car of the year.That doesn't just mean the Model S i...

Coldplay debuted a new song called "Midnight" on Tuesday, and with it, a music video that had a new sound for the alternative rock band"Midnight" hints at a possible upcoming sixth studio album from C...

An 13-year-old boy attending eighth grade in Chicago allegedly beaned a police officer in the arm with a snowball, and in return got a little lesson in disproportionate retaliation.According to local ...

There's a right way and a wrong way to show your love for the 1986 classic movie Top Gun.Twitter user @555uhz decided that his love for Tom Cruise and fighter jets was best expressed by tweeting each ...

There is no such thing as a bad Game of Thrones trailer. It could just be four minutes of Tyrion Lannister staring into the camera and most of us would shriek with anticipationBut Redditor and YouTube...

King, the creators of Candy Crush Saga and other games, has backtracked on its trademark claim of the word "candy" in the United States, the company confirmed on Tuesday.The casual game publisher had ...

In the First 100, we're introducing Mashable readers to employees 1 through 100 at 100 different companies. Last week, we introduced you to employees 1 through 10, from companies like HowAboutWe, Grou...

Change never smelled so goodWhen players on the Phillies' Triple-A affiliate, the Leigh Valley IronPigs, spiced up their wardrobe for the upcoming 2014 season, they decided the best way to capture Ame...

The sun fired off a major solar flare late Feb. 24, making it the most powerful sun eruption of the year so far and one of the strongest in recent yearsThe massive X4.9-class solar flare erupted from ...

Godzilla is back in the first full-length trailer for the upcoming reboot of the classic Japanese horror-film franchise, which began with the original 1954 movie.Godzilla stars Breaking Bad's Bryan Cr...

One of the many new features in the Samsung Galaxy S5 smartphone is a heart-rate sensor. Built into the phone next to the camera flash, the sensor can read a person's heart rate when he holds his fing...

For eight seconds on Sept. 11, 2013, a small spot on the moon flashed bright like the sun, the result of a historic impact.That day, a meteorite about the size of a car smacked into the lunar surface....

KIEV, Ukraine — They were an American family who came to Kiev to adopt four children, all Ukrainian. As fate would have it, they arrived on the doorstep of revolutionAfter a period of stress and...

At Mobile World Congress 2014, Samsung didn't just double-down on its investment in wrist wearables, it tripled-down, with the unveiling of the Gear 2, Gear 2 Neo and Gear FitSee also: Samsung Gear 2 ...

Apple released the latest version of OS X Mavericks TuesdayThe OS X 10.9.2 update included a fix for the major SSL security flaw, user blocking in iMessage, and audio calls for FaceTime.See also: 16 B...

Facebook's greatest asset to marketers has always been its audience — more than one billion active users, a figure that carries some weightNow, a new change to Facebook's News Feed algorithm mea...

Snapchat just landed an extra large-sized brand.McDonald's quietly joined Snapchat late last week and plans to publicly kick off the account on Tuesday with a snap from basketball star LeBron James, t...

Brooklyn hipsters, meet NBCLena Dunham, star and creator of HBO's hit comedy Girls will be hosting Saturday Night Live on March 8, with musical guest The National, NBC announced Tuesday. It's Dunham's...

Harold Ramis lives on in quotable moments, ghost-busting and Twinkie tributes.The writer and director's list of credits reads like a much-watch list for anyone who grew up on comedies in the 1980s and...

In many cases, a startup is only as good as the people behind it. The success of a business can heavily depend on whether the people involved are doing their jobs well.As the founder of two tech start...

BARCELONA, SPAIN — We hear a lot of talk about wearable tech being the future, but most of the solutions out there are devices that require you to leap into a new usage context, a learning curve...

While Vietnam is still reeling from the global success of Flappy Bird, many might have overlooked the fact that there are plenty more promising (and unsung) apps coming out of Vietnam. Two such apps c...

KIEV, Ukraine—When ousted Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych hurriedly fled his 343-acre palatial estate outside the capital Kiev last Friday night, he left behind garages full of collector c...

Seriously, guys — duckface is so over. These days selfies are all about frogs, dogs and whatever the heck Gonzo is.While preparing for the premiere of Muppets Most Wanted next month, the film's ...

Tesla's stock rose more than 15% on Tuesday morning after a Morgan Stanley analyst speculated that the company's technology could be used to disrupt the utilities industry."Tesla’s quest to disr...

Think of it as Saturday Night Live, but the host is always Seth MeyersMeyers seamlessly picked up the Late Night baton Monday night with a cold open sketch of "Thank You Notes." The sketch was a Jimmy...

Techies know that Boston packs a punch.Even among heavyweights like New York and Silicon Valley, few cities can match what Boston brings to the ring. Anchored by top-tier research universities, l...

A Ugandan tabloid published a list titled "Top 200" homosexuals on Tuesday, just one day after the Ugandan president enacted a broad anti-gay law.The newspaper Red Pepper (pictured above) published th...

Bitcoin fans can now buy the cryptocurrency from a physical machine in a public location in two of America's 50 states. And while California and New York remain the country's primary tech hubs, these ...

Alex Taub and Michael Schonfeld had their first taste of viral success two years ago when they launched Most Valuable Follower. As the name implies, it did one simple thing: help users find their most...

On July 1, 1941, Bulova Watches aired the first-ever television commercial during the lead-in to a baseball game between the Brooklyn Dodgers and Philadelphia Phillies. The 10-second commercial depict...

Twitter is getting into the search advertising business — sort of.Promoted accounts will now begin to appear at the top of Twitter's search, providing a new selling point for the company's prima...

Get ready to watch Cars in your car: Disney is bringing Buzz, Woody, Sleeping Beauty and Aladdin to your mobile devices.The new Disney Movies Anywhere (DMA) app for iOS will launch Tuesday and allow u...

When the Egyptian startup Instabug launched its app last Summer, CEO Omar Gabr couldn't believe how bad their timing was. Inside their office in Egypt's capital, Cairo, they had just put out a be...

Moogfest, a decade-old music festival named after Moog synthesizer creator Robert Moog, is continuing to expand far beyond its electronic-music roots.For this year's shindig, attendees can jam out to ...

BlackBerry's CEO has a message for Facebook or any other company looking to spend $19 billion on a mobile messaging app: He would take that deal for its BBM messaging service."I work for the sharehold...

It's been a heady few hours for Bitcoin. The crypto currency was trading at around $500 at the time of writing, which is not a disaster, but off more than 50% from its late-2013 highs. More ominously,...

Netflix is not about to let Amazon have all the fun when it comes to delivery drones.To tout its own robotic home delivery technology, Netflix released a video for its "Drone2Home" service, which will...

Welcome to this morning's edition of "First To Know," a series in which we keep you updated on what's happening in the world. Here are the stories we're reading today.After Arizona’s legislature...

BARCELONA, Spain — The YotaPhone, a smartphone from Russia’s Yota Devices, has your run-of-the-mill screen on one side and an energy-saving e-ink screen on the other. But based on a new pr...

It starts with an incoming call from a number you don't recognize. Your phone rings once, then the caller hangs upIf you call the number back, you'll probably be greeted with a recording that asks you...

BARCELONA, Spain — Among the myriad of app companies presenting at ShowStoppers, a show the accompanies Mobile World Congress, Opera had one of the most pragmatic appsOpera Max has one goal: to ...

Most people typically think of Lego as toys, however these multi-colored building blocks are so much more than just playthingsThe Danish company has created over 560 billion parts since 1958. As child...

Most people typically think of Lego as toys, however these multi-colored building blocks are so much more than just playthingsThe Danish company has created over 560 billion parts since 1958. As child...

Spotify really gets usWhen we want to listen to our favorite artists without buying their albums, it's there. When we want to make a quick road trip playlist, it's there. When we want some new music r...

Engagement season starts around the holidays, when your Facebook feed blew up with giant rings and running mascara. Then another explosion of betrothal hits around Valentine's Day.Suddenly, everyone f...

I'll never forget the first time I wore my iPod in an armband on my run along the Pacific. I was in college, and getting into the zone meant, for the first time, doing it with my own music. But the ar...

It's common to find a child talking to his Lego figures or Barbie dolls, but it’d probably knock your socks off if those toys talked back.Well, find some tighter footwear, because interactive to...

BlackBerry's CEO has a message for Facebook or any other company looking to spend $19 billion on a mobile messaging app: He would take that deal for its BBM messaging service."I work for the sharehold...

BARCELONA, Spain — The YotaPhone, a smartphone from Russia’s Yota Devices, has your run-of-the-mill screen on one side and an energy-saving e-ink screen on the other. But based on a new pr...

BARCELONA, Spain — Among the myriad of app companies presenting at ShowStoppers, a show the accompanies Mobile World Congress, Opera had one of the most pragmatic appsOpera Max has one goal: to ...

Months of dirty ice and slush crowding the sidewalk can blur the beauty of winter.After each snowflake falls from the sky, it either melts into a slushy pond of floating trash or ices over into a dead...

Hollywood's biggest stars will gather at the Dolby Theatre this Sunday for the 86th annual Academy Awards.While it's fun to guess who the night's winners will be, it's even more exciting to see all of...

Speed skating just became a lot more dangerous.Comedian Michael Shanks imagined what the fastest winter sport on ice would look like if there were just a few more green shells involved. In his vision,...

LinkedIn rolled out a Chinese language version of it professional networking site Monday, a move that could help the company greatly increase its user base.LinkedIn already had an English version of t...

NEW YORK — To steal a lyric from Usher, these are my confessions: The fur cap he wore Monday is giving the hat Pharrell famously donned last month at the Grammy Awards a run for its moneyDuring ...

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration gathers and distributes enough weather and climate data to support a multibillion-dollar private-sector weather industry. Now, it is seeking ways to...

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration gathers and distributes enough weather and climate data to support a multibillion-dollar private-sector weather industry. Now, it is seeking ways to...

The lone surviving member of the family portrayed in the film and Broadway musical The Sound of Music has passed awayMaria Franziska von Trapp died at age 99 last week at her family's home in Stowe, V...

It’s not news that Samsung likes to throw a lot of products at the wall, and see what sticks. But when it came to the original Samsung Galaxy Gear wearable device, the strategy was even more agg...

It’s not news that Samsung likes to throw a lot of products at the wall, and see what sticks. But when it came to the original Samsung Galaxy Gear wearable device, the strategy was even more agg...

Did you know you had a Facebook.com email address? If you're on the social network, you did from 2010 until nowFacebook decided to mothball the service Monday, citing low user numbers.But what Faceboo...

Facebook announced last October that the social network's average referral traffic to media sites increased 170% in 2013. Now, we're seeing mobile play an even larger role for publishers' overall traf...

If you are still trying to get the high score on mobile sensation Flappy Bird, here's your signal to finally try something new: you'll never beat this robot.Liu Yang and Shi Xuekun of China have devel...

Months of dirty ice and slush crowding the sidewalk can blur the beauty of winter.After each snowflake falls from the sky, it either melts into a slushy pond of floating trash or ices over into a dead...

United States Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel proposed a new Pentagon budget on Monday that would shrink the U.S. military's size down to pre-World War II levels, becoming the Defense Department's fi...

Even though all the official Winter Olympic medals have been accounted for, there are still winners who have yet to be recognized — social-media winners, that isTwitter and Facebook unveiled Win...

Here's looking at you, Moviefone. The popular film listings phone service is getting canceled; users can no longer call in to hear movie times, though the app will live onAnd yet, not everyone has fol...

If you want to start a lively debate in San Francisco these days, simply bring up the topic of the tech buses. These behemoths shuttle workers to and from Google, Facebook, Apple, and a variety of oth...

Leave it to the Internet to turn Finding Nemo into an R-rated comedy.Jake Vale is the YouTube comedian behind this needlessly censored version of the Pixar classicSee also: The Pixar Theory: Every Cha...

Hollywood is a magical world full of beautiful princesses, whimsical characters and Prince Charmings. It's a lot like a Disney kingdom, and the Academy Awards is the grandest ball in all of Tinseltown...

The Samsung Galaxy S5 smartphone will launch on April 11 and land at a variety of U.S. carriers, including AT&T, T-Mobile, Verizon, Sprint and MetroPCS. The phone was first unveiled at the Mobile ...

The term "console wars" currently evokes images of the Xbox One and PlayStation 4 battling for gamers hearts and dollars, but in the late '80s and early '90s, the war between Mario and Sonic was all a...

Two celebrity doppelgängers have waged an-all out drum war against each other — and in the process, raised more than $300,000 for charityThe path to this grand battle of similar-looking fam...

Dropbox, the popular file storage service, has raised another $325 million in funding with the possibility of boosting that amount to $450 million, according to an SEC filing.The latest funding round ...

It’s not news that Samsung likes to throw a lot of products at the wall, and see what sticks. But when it came to the original Samsung Galaxy Gear wearable device, the strategy was even more agg...

Facebook may no longer be interested in Snapchat, but college students certainly areA new study found that more than three-quarters of college students — 77%, in fact — use Snapchat at lea...

In the latest video of our Ask a Dev series, iOS Engineer Andrew Frederick breaks down the different reasons for using beacons and geofencing. "Beacons and geofencing try to achieve a similar goal....

With more educational apps being developed everyday, smartphones and tablets are on their way to replacing those clunky textbooks in the classroom. In the latest video of our Mobile Minute series, Ma...

Now that the Samsung Galaxy S5 is official, it's time to see how it compares to some of the other flagship smartphones on the market.We've compared the Galaxy S5 with the iPhone 5S, the Nexus 5 and th...

The lone surviving member of the family portrayed in the film and Broadway musical The Sound of Music has passed awayMaria Franziska von Trapp died at age 99 last week at her family's home in Stowe, V...

A day after Comcast signed a network connection deal with Netflix to boost data speeds, Verizon's chief executive told CNBC that his company has been in talks with the streaming video pioneer for the ...

UPDATE: Feb. 24, 2014 at 4:15 p.m. ET: AT&T has confirmed to Mashable that is also in negotiations with Netflix to connect networks in an effort to improve performance.A day after Comcast signed a...

When a conference takes place largely in a pool, surrounded by booze, piñatas and Settlers of Catan boards, can you even call it a conference anymore?For YaYY, nomenclature isn't important. After...

When a conference takes place largely in a pool, surrounded by booze, piñatas and Settlers of Catan boards, can you even call it a conference anymore?For YxYY, nomenclature isn't important. After...

It’s tough to maintain a healthy lifestyle when your day-to-day routine is pulling you in a million directions. But between the deadlines and doctor appointments, it’s important to find th...

Famed actor, film writer and director Harold Ramis died Monday at the age of 69. Ramis passed away in his Chicago home due to complications from autoimmune inflammatory vasculitis, his agency confirme...

BARCELONA, Spain — When we first saw the Galaxy Gear, we weren't impressed — neither by the device's clunkiness nor its wanting battery life. Now, Samsung has upped the ante by launching t...

A 57-year-old retired Venezuelan general resisted arrest by Venezuelan authorities in an armed standoff on SundayPresident Nicolas Maduro ordered the arrest of retired army Gen. Angel Vivas after Viva...

BARCELONA, Spain — At this year's Mobile World Congress, Samsung went all out. The company launched three wearable devices — Gear 2, Gear 2 Neo and Gear Fit — and its new flagship sm...

BARCELONA, Spain — Samsung threw a curveball at the Mobile World Congress here: In addition to the Gear 2 and Gear 2 Neo, it launched a third wearable device, the Gear FitThe Gear Fit is a wrist...

“The meaning of ‘Gravity’ isn't just what keeps your feet on the ground," says Jonás Cuarón, director."It’s the force that is constantly pulling you back home.”...

Samsung will debut its new Galaxy S5 at an event that will simultaneously take place in Barcelona, Spain and New York City starting at 2 p.m. ET MondayMashable is on the ground at both venues, and we ...

Samsung will debut its new Galaxy S5 at an event that will simultaneously take place in Barcelona, Spain and New York City starting at 2 p.m. ET MondayMashable was on the ground at both venues. Here a...

Mark Zuckerberg had a simple message for anyone wondering whether Facebook still wanted to buy Snapchat: Don't hold your breath.During a keynote event at Mobile World Congress on Monday, the Facebook ...

In his first major appearance since Facebook's stunning $16 billion acquisition of mobile messaging company WhatsApp last week, Mark Zuckerberg took the stage at the Mobile World Congress on Monday to...

The TV network Showtime wants to lend South by Southwest attendees a hand — a hand filled with digital tarot cards. The cards, which will appear in the SXSW app, will help people map out the hot...

It's a big day for Samsung, which will launch its next-generation Galaxy S5 smartphone at the Mobile World Congress trade show in Barcelona on MondayIt will be an important moment for the company foll...

If you live in Detroit, Chicago, or Philadelphia, and think you have had an unusually rough winter this year, there is a new quantitative "winter misery" scale to back up your hunch. According to an e...

The Venezuelan government has tortured 18 protesters since the beginning of the demonstrations in the country, according to a local human rights organization.The Foro Penal Venezolano, an association ...

As we anxiously await the arrival of the Samsung Galaxy S5 smartphone coming out of Mobile World Congress in Barcelona this afternoon, manufacturers such as Nokia and Sony have already unveiled the la...

Alice Herz-Sommer used to perform on the piano for fellow prisoners at the Nazi concentration camp where she spent nearly two years of her life. It was the music that saved her life in those dark days...

After a quarter-century connecting movie-goers with the shows they wanted to see, Moviefone's phone service will no longer take calls.Moviefone, home to the iconic "Hello, and welcome to Moviefone!" g...

Facebook began moving its more than 100-person New York team into a new, larger office space on Monday.Located in the Greenwich Village area in Manhattan at 770 Broadway, the office will house enginee...

HP rolled out its Pavilion x360 laptop-tablet convertible device that is strikingly similar to Lenovo's Yoga.The news comes as some of the biggest mobile manufacturers announce new products at Mobile ...

Tread lightly, but binge heavily, Netflix subscribers. Every Breaking Bad episode from the critically acclaimed drama's five seasons is now available to streamNetflix uploaded the second half of seaso...

How's this for in-flight entertainment? Singer-songwriter Beck, who gained worldwide fame in 1994 with his mellow hit single "Loser," will stream his new album at no cost to airplane passengers using ...

WhatsApp, the hot mobile messaging app of the moment, plans to offer free voice calling later this year.Jan Koum, the WhatsApp cofounder and CEO, announced the news during a presentation at Mobile Wor...

WhatsApp, the hot mobile messaging app of the moment, plans to offer free voice calling later this year.Jan Koum, the WhatsApp cofounder and CEO, announced the news during a presentation at Mobile Wor...

Piers Morgan is out at CNN's weekday 9 p.m. slot as poor ratings caught up to the British journalist known for his stance on gun control.Morgan told the New York Times that he spoke with CNN President...

A hashtag can be deadly in the wrong hands. Thanks to the rise of social media, particularly Twitter, the pound sign frequently spices up captions, statuses and tweets.Like all good things, hashtags h...

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 whole net-neutrality thing could be going the way of the buffal...

LinkedIn updated the "who's viewed your profile" section of its platform on Monday, adding personalized tips for how users can generate more profile views.The new layout includes more detailed analyti...

“The meaning of ‘Gravity’ isn't just what keeps your feet on the ground," says Jonás Cuarón, writer."It’s the force that is constantly pulling you back home.” I...

Blackphone, a new security and privacy-focused smartphone is finally launching, but if you think it's a shield against the NSA or other powerful intelligence agencies snooping on your private communic...

Stand back, because these GIFs really pop. Using a simple optical illusion, some clever artists have made your everyday GIFs look 3D — except better, because you don't need goofy eyewear to enjo...

Telegram, a messaging app that emphasizes privacy and security, added millions of new users Sunday, following WhatsApp's biggest outage in years.The spike in downloads pushed the app to the No. 4 posi...

Have trouble dragging yourself out of bed every morning? Ryan Leiman can be your personal Snapchat alarm clockLeiman or “Turtle,” as he is more commonly known, is a self-proclaimed "5-fo...

You can't find everything YouTube has to offer just by using the search barThe social video site has been known to hide Easter eggs (hidden messages, jokes or features) deep within in its site. Games,...

BARCELONA — Mozilla, the organization behind the Firefox mobile operating system, has announced a major new partnership with Spreadtrum, a Chinese chip set manufacturer, in a move that promises ...

Alice Herz-Sommer used to perform on the piano for fellow prisoners at the Nazi concentration camp where she spent nearly two years of her life. It was the music that saved her life in those dark days...

It's happenedNokia just debuted and Android phone. And the world is still turning.This, on the surface, doesn't make an ounce of sense. Nokia is, after all, the chief proponent of Microsoft's Windows ...

Hollywood loves its tech stars. Over the years, well-known names from Silicon Valley and beyond have been portrayed in films by glossy celluloid counterpartsTechnology titans Mark Zuckerberg, Bill Gat...

BARCELONA — Following a pre-announcement last week, ZTE has launched a new flagship smartphone at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona: the Grand Memo II LTE.The 6-inch device comes dangerousl...

Piers Morgan is out at CNN's weekday 9 p.m. slot as poor ratings caught up to the British journalist known for his stance on gun control.Morgan told the New York Times that he spoke with CNN President...

Nokia just did the unthinkable: The company, such a reliable Windows Phone partner that Microsoft is acquiring most of it, has unveiled an Android phone, the Nokia X. But if you look closely, you can ...

Nokia has a mission: Win over as many Windows Phone fans as it can — in any country, and at any price point. To that end, the company has debuted a pair of basic cellphones at Mobile World Congr...

The security guard is young, maybe mid-twenties, tall and wiry and armed. He’s friendly. He asks, “Good morning, sir. Recreational? Can I see your ID?” and directs me to the left, in...

BARCELONA — Not content with merely launching a new flagship smartphone and tablet, Sony also decided to upgrade its mid-range smartphone offering with the Xperia M2While the device's specs are ...

BARCELONA — Sony has launched the 10.1-inch Xperia Z2 Tablet, packing some serious power into an ultra-thin, waterproof caseThe Xperia Z2 Tablet is truly razor thin, especially for a tablet R...

BARCELONA — Sony has unveiled the Xperia Z2, the company's new flagship smartphone, a mere four months after introducing Xperia Z1 and one year after launching the first phone in the series, the...

BARCELONA — Besides launching a new flagship smartphone and tablet, Sony also unveiled a new wearable here at the Mobile World Congress — the SmartBand SWR10It's a wristband designed to be...

The net may no longer be neutral.Netflix has agreed to pay Comcast for direct access to the Internet service provider's broadband network, according to The Wall Street Journal. The move is anticipated...

When Minority Report came to theaters in 2002, its futuristic technology looked generations away. Moving screens and multiple apps interacting together all were at a flick of Tom Cruise's finger....

There are plenty of ambitious companies showing off their wares at this year's Mobile World Congress, but few go as far as actually getting someone to risk the use of their hand to prove a point. But ...

Square, the San Francisco-based payments company founded and run by Twitter cofounder Jack Dorsey, is launching a national ad campaign Monday featuring six new television commercialsThe commercials ru...

Climate change has become a difficult concept for the general public to imagine, with an array of scenarios each affecting the world differentlyThe federal government, nonprofit groups and individuals...

Animated films portray heroes and villains as polar opposites. From clothes to facial expressions, you can tell who's who. Cruella De Vil from 101 Dalmations, for instance, never looks innocent or nob...

You know when you're having a bad day when you get hit by a billion ton asteroid. But for a pulsar 37,000 light-years away, it's just a another day at the office. And besides, PSR J0738-4042 has an ub...

NASA signed two patent agreements with GRoK Technologies on Monday to help advance biotechnology innovations that could improve the health of astronauts working long-term at the International Space St...

Candid photography captures the natural expressions of subjects in their most pristine form. We often consider these portraits the purest representation of emotion and personality — much more so...

Surveillance-technology company Hacking Team denied selling its spyware to 21 countries, including those that suppress civil liberties, following a damning report published last week.Cyber sleuths at ...

Tech startups often have the oddest of beginnings — especially when the people involved are monumentally odd. That appears to be the idea behind Silicon Valley, a new HBO series from Mike Judge ...

BARCELONA — Microsoft has dropped several interesting announcements at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona today: The company has announced a long list of partners for the Windows Phone platf...

Did you know that Twitter brought down the stock market in 2013 after a fake tweet by a hacked Associated Press account? How about that one billion tweets are sent every 48 hours? These are just a sam...

BARCELONA — Kicking off this year's Mobile World Congress ahead of the pack, LG introduced the new G Pro 2 and the G2 mini on Sunday. Although the company offered a sneak peek at the G Pro 2 ear...

Telegram, a messaging app that emphasizes privacy and security, added millions of new users Sunday, following WhatsApp's biggest outage in years.The spike in downloads pushed the app to the No. 4 posi...

Three viral marketing videos hit the Internet with a splash this week.The first, direct mail tinged with the smell of catnip to sell bulk cat litter. Cats love it so much, their owners take notice.See...

Have trouble dragging yourself out of bed every morning? Ryan Leiman can be your personal Snapchat alarm clockLeiman or “Turtle,” as he is more commonly known, is a self-proclaimed "5-fo...

Nascar fans, officials and drivers have taken to Twitter to discuss Sunday's delays at the Daytona 500. The race was halted after just 38 laps due to extreme weather conditions that included heavy rai...

Whether you’re a recent grad who’s never had to navigate the insurance conundrum before, or a parent with a family to cover, finding good health insurance –- not just a high salary &...

Jason Collins has become the NBA's first openly gay player on an active roster, after signing a contract with the Brooklyn Nets.Collins signed a 10-day deal with the Nets on Sunday, and will be availa...

Jason Collins has become the NBA's first openly gay player on an active roster, after signing a contract with the Brooklyn Nets.Collins signed a 10-day deal with the Nets on Sunday, and will be availa...

The security guard is young, maybe mid-twenties, tall and wiry and armed. He’s friendly. He asks, “Good morning, sir. Recreational? Can I see your ID?” and directs me to the left, in...

Comedian and writer Nick Spears died of apparent heart complications Friday. He was 35.Spears was beloved in the social-media community, particularly by a tight-knit group of comedians and friends on ...

BARCELONA — Kicking off this year's Mobile World Congress ahead of the pack, LG introduced the new G Pro 2 and the G2 mini on Sunday. Although the company offered a sneak peek at the G Pro 2 ear...

Facebook founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg is scheduled to give Monday's keynote speech at Mobile World Congress in BarcelonaTech journalist David Kirkpatrick, who will also appear on stage with Zuckerb...

The net may no longer be neutral.Netflix has agreed to pay Comcast for direct access to the Internet service provider's broadband network, according to The Wall Street Journal. The move is anticipated...

That's all, folks!The 2014 Sochi Olympics wrapped up Sunday with a closing ceremony full of sparkles, floating boats and just a little bit of self-deprecating humor.Perhaps the most memorable moment o...

Russia ended the 2014 Winter Olympics with an emotional kick delivered by a massive bear on ice skatesThe closing ceremony featured beautiful ballet, a nod to Russian literature and the return of its ...

The Dutch may have dominated speed skating in the 2014 Winter Olympics, but Canada took hold of ice hockey. Sunday's photo of the day gets in on the action at the men's ice hockey gold-medal game, as ...

Dear Sochi,Most of us never really met you. But in this age of Internet romance, does that even matter?We had our thing together — an affair as intense as it was abbreviated — but the Wint...

So much for papal-palace intrigue.Pope Francis targeted some of the highest-ranking members of the Catholic church in his homily at St. Peter's Basilica on Sunday, saying cardinals need to reject "int...

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...

A little more than two weeks after the 2014 Winter Olympics began in Sochi, the games are finally coming to a close. Sunday wasn't without some last-minute Olympic action, however.Canada dominated ice...

KIEV, Ukraine - History books will record the past week as the Ukraine's most significant, and tragic, since the end of Soviet rule. Nearly 100 protesters were killed, many by government snipers; the ...

The Dutch may have dominated speed skating in the 2014 Sochi Olympics, but Canada took hold of ice hockey. Sunday's Photo of the Day gets in on the action at the men's ice hockey gold medal game as Ca...

Don't say the Russians can't laugh at themselves.During the opening minutes of the closing ceremony, performers poked fun at the infamous opening ceremony Olympic ring malfunction. The moment became a...

The unicorn is a legendary beast — associated with all things magical, beautiful and happy. The mythical rarity of this symbol of royalty has evolved over the years. It can be anything from a eq...

Well America, looks like we've been bested by our neighbors to the north. Yes, our Canadian friends bested us in hockey not once, but twice these OlympicsBut cheer up, America. Forget hockey — i...

Samsung's "Unpacked 5" event is scheduled for Monday at the Mobile World Congress trade show in Barcelona, where we're expected to see the launch of the next-generation Galaxy S5 smartphone.The event ...

BARCELONA — Microsoft has dropped several interesting announcements at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona today: The company has announced a long list of partners for the Windows Phone platf...

The 2014 Winter Games wrap up in Sochi Sunday, but the Olympic spirit lives on.Sure, you can remember this year's competition for the wipe outs, thrilling victories or political controversies, but con...

Russia ended the 2014 Winter Olympics with an emotional kick delivered by a massive bear on ice skatesThe closing ceremony featured beautiful ballet, a nod to Russian literature and the return of its ...

Well, this is no surprise: Digital has far surpassed print in the way we consume newsMore than half of all Internet users are plugged in to some form of social media, which means they're most likely c...

Well, this is no surprise: Digital has far surpassed print in the way we consume newsMore than half of all Internet users are plugged in to some form of social media, which means they're most likely c...

Dear Sochi,Most of us never really met you. But in this age of Internet romance, does that even matter?We had our thing together — an affair as intense as it was abbreviated — but the Wint...

You slowly, carefully rest your black cloak on your shoulders. You are surrounded by friends and colleagues, all chanting. Bending to one knee, you utter the sacred vow."I promise to be way too into G...

BARCELONA — Microsoft has dropped several interesting announcements at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona today: The company has announced a long list of partners for the Windows Phone platf...

During events like the Winter Olympics — when information circles the world in split-second tweets — news organizations are desperate for photos to accompany their stories. But for photogr...

For the less technologically inclined, the words "wearable tech" may conjure up images of RoboCop-esque suits, so some designers are hoping to introduce high-tech fashion that's accessible to the aver...

NBC is reviving Heroes, Tim Kring's popular sci-fi TV drama about people with superhuman abilities, as a miniseries in 2015. The network revealed the comeback Saturday night, saying it has ordered 13 ...

Many job seekers are inclined to jump at the first job offer that comes their way. But what if it isn't exactly the type of position you wanted? Should you still take it?Heather Huhman, a career and w...

Samsung is launching the second generation of its smartwatch just five months after the first one, the Galaxy Gear, made its debut. But this time it's a twofer.The Gear 2 (right in the pic above) and ...

After its hit animated film The Lego Movie topped worldwide box-office sales, grossing $200 million in less than two weeks, Warner Bros. announced a sequel on Friday.But Lego lovers will have to wait ...

Life in Damascus, Syria's capital, has been quieter for about six months now, but Fadi Mujahid remembers days not so long ago when he couldn't even make it to work — the bombs were too close.Som...

All entrepreneurs need a solid support system of individuals they can turn to for business advice. These supporters can be close friends, family and colleagues, but one of them should fill the role of...

The big job interview you've been prepping for and stressing over for days or weeks is over, and you can finally breathe a sigh of relief — except now comes the hard part: Waiting to hear backYo...

Julia Dujmovits of Austria (L) and Corinna Boccacini of Italy compete during the women's snowboard parallel slalom event semifinals at Rosa Khutor Extreme Park. Dujmovits ultimately finished firstImag...

The Winter Olympics' penultimate day of medal action in Sochi saw Team USA miss out on the men's hockey bronze medal, while host country Russia enjoyed one of its most successful collective outings of...

How time flies! There's just one day left at the Winter Olympics in Sochi, but don't tell the competitorsDay 15 included another round of triumphant victories alongside heartbreaking defeats. The Unit...

With the Olympics winding down and news of Facebook's major WhatsApp acquisition revealed this week, it's been difficult to keep up with all of the great apps that came out.Luckily, Mashable creates a...

Snowboarder Victor Wild was born in White Salmon, Wash., and lived in the United States until 2011. Speed skater Victor Ahn was born in South Korea, and lived there until 2011The two athletes — ...

The infamous kiss cam has initiated adorable, funny, and cringe-worthy moments since it started in the '80s as a way to entertain spectators during down-time at sporting eventsThese extremely public d...

The infamous kiss cam has created adorable, funny and cringe-worthy moments since it started in the '80s as a way to entertain spectators during downtime at sporting eventsThe extremely public display...

U.S. officials claimed a major victory in the war on drugs Saturday with the capture of Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman, Mexico's most notorious drug lord, according to the Associated PressGuzman is the hea...

Printers never rocked so hard.Dot matrix printers were once the go-to choice for home and personal printing. Sure they're loud and slow, but in the '90s, dot matrix printers were a cheap and versatile...

A tidal wave is about to hit the mobile worldIf it were just Samsung's imminent launch of its flagship Galaxy S5 smartphone, that would already be enough to make a big splash in customers' minds, wash...

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 ...

Saturday may have marked a turning point in the extended and often violent struggle between protesters in Kiev, Ukraine, and the country's embattled president, Viktor YanukovychAfter a deadly week of ...

In his novel The Beautiful and the Damned, F. Scott Fitzgerald wrote, “The stark and unexpected miracle of a night fades out with the lingering death of the last stars and the premature birth of...

Sochi never ceases to amaze. The latest delightfully bizarre detail to emerge from the Winter Olympics' host city? Olympians are apparently obsessed with adult onesiesThe New York Times' deputy sports...

There is nothing sweeter than having your hard work rewarded by a gold medal — except having all the ones you love most to share it withAfter being awarded one of the highest honors in an athlet...

There is nothing sweeter than having your hard work rewarded by a gold medal — except sharing it with the people you love most.After being awarded one of the highest honors in athletics, the rea...

Pixar didn't score an Academy Award nomination this year, but it's still getting the Oscars treatment.Artist Todd Spence created a series of film posters that infuse this year's Best Picture nominees ...

Many of the big Winter Olympics events happen after dark in Sochi, Russia — that's morning or early afternoon stateside. But plenty happens during the day, too. So by the time Americans get out ...

KIEV, Ukraine - The Ukraine Parliament voted Saturday afternoon to impeach President Viktor Yanukovych, capping a day of extraordinary events in the nation's capital hereAfter the vote, lawmakers bega...

UPDATED: 2:35 p.m., with Yulia Tymoshenko's arrival in Kiev.KIEV, Ukraine - Former Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko made a dramatic and emotional appearance in Kiev's Independence Square Saturday night...

Everything's coming up Lego in the new Simpsons house brick setAnd with 2,523 pieces to sift through, there's no shortage of tiny details that give the set its unmistakably cartoonish feel.See also: Y...

Beau Willimon, the creator of Netflix's smash series House of Cards, held a Twitter Q&A last week with fans.For 30 minutes, he fielded questions about the series and his personal life, chatting ab...

And that's a wrap, folks. Well, almost.The 2014 Winter Olympics are drawing to a close Sunday, which means it's almost time for the closing ceremonies. Considering the wacky spectacle of a show Russia...

NekNominate, a game that involves drinking and posting videos online, reportedly led to at least five deaths. Now it's getting a new, positive spin — thanks to do-gooders around the world.The vi...

Sketchy things are happening in Tokyo.Don't worry; there's no real cause for alarm. Well, unless you have something against being turned into an adorable drawingSee also: Instagram Strangers Help Man ...

If James Bond were real, he'd probably use these headphones.The Dash earphones, currently a Kickstarter project, will connect to any mobile device via Bluetooth and play your music, like any good pair...

Did you know that it's possible for a human to do a loop-the-loop on foot? Well, maybe not for just you average Joe, but it is for superhuman free-runner Damien Walters.PepsiMax sponsored the daredevi...

The trolls, the political preachers, the over-sharers: Twitter users encompass all of these stereotypes and then someHow do so many different personalities interact and exist on one network? That's w...

True Detective fans already have big, brilliant plans for season two of the hit HBO series.With three episodes of season one still left to air, the show started thinking about replacement options for ...

Talking Angela is the latest game to make it to the top of the charts in the App Store thanks to an outpouring of social media attention.But unlike Flappy Bird, the talk around Talking Angela has been...

If you love Star Wars so much that you want a 30-ft. hand-stitched version of the movies on your wall — and you have $20,000 to spare — then today's your lucky day.British artist Aled Lewi...

We're not even going to mention that hockey match. The biggest news out of the Winter Olympics in Sochi on Friday may have been 18-year-old American winning gold in the women's slalom race, where team...

We're not even going to mention that hockey match. The biggest news out of the Winter Olympics in Sochi on Friday may have been 18-year-old American winning gold in the women's slalom race, where team...

Remember your first Shamrock Shake? The infamous mint-flavored frozen drink is back at McDonalds in celebration of St. Patrick's Day, and it appears fans are flocking to Instagram to show their love f...

"Are you ready for a perfect storm?" sings Katy Perry in her latest No. 1 single, "Dark Horse." We could ask you the same question when introducing Peter Hollens and Sam Tsui's a cappella cover of tha...

An Italian bobsledder and a German biathlete were expelled from the Winter Olympics for using performance-enhancing drugs in Sochi on Friday. Germany's Evi Sachenbacher-Stehle had already competed in ...

The Venezuelan government revoked the press credentials of seven CNN journalists on Friday — one day after threatening to expel the network from the country for its coverage of the protests that...

A marketing campaign for the delivery service DHL went viral Thursday. The clip shows DHL tricking similar companies, such as UPS, into advertising for them. Now it seems DHL was not behind the stunt....

In the months since Kiev, Ukraine erupted in violent protests, I have occasionally turned to Google Street View to get my bearings about the events that I was seeing through through live streams of co...

The blame game game between Netflix and Verizon is heating up.Netflix claims that its average prime time speeds over Verizon's FiOS service dropped 14% last month. The company also produced the chart ...

Featuring stacked rosters of hockey superstars boasting more that $200 million in combined NHL contract money, Friday morning's Team USA versus Canada men's hockey semifinal match at the Winter Olympi...

Facebook is changing its policies regarding profiles of users who have passed awayFacebook on Friday altered its privacy settings on memorialized profiles so that all fuctions operate as they did when...

Michelle Obama, kale chips may still be ew, but your acting skills sure aren'tThe first lady stopped by The Tonight Show on Thursday to show off her comedy chops in Jimmy Fallon's recurring sketch "Ew...

Ukraine President Viktor Yanukovych and opposition leaders Arseniy Yatsenyuk, Vitali Klitschko, Oleh Tiahnybok signed a deal this morning to end the bloodshed that has taken over Kiev and the surround...

LinkedIn users can now block anyone pestering them on the the platform.After the company received repeated requests for a blocking feature, the company announced Thursday that users will now be able t...

The Winter Olympics has been flushed with both overwhelming triumph and devastating loss. Canada beat out Great Britain for the top spot in men's curling while Sweden triumphed over China for the bron...

Apple has acquired Burstly, the maker of app management and analytics platforms that have become popular among developers.The news, first reported by TechCrunch and confirmed by Re/code, brings one of...

Leading fitness tracker maker Fitbit suffered a major setback Friday, when the company announced it had decided to recall its latest high-tech wristband — the Fitbit Force.The Force was released...

Leading fitness tracker maker Fitbit suffered a major setback Friday, when the company announced it had decided to recall its latest high-tech wristband — the Fitbit Force.The Force was released...

Pharrell Williams is auctioning off his notorious brown Vivienne Westwood hat that went viral online after he wore it to the Grammy Awards in February. His hat became a worldwide trending topic on Twi...

Ever since Facebook announced that it will acquire popular social messaging app WhatsApp, there has been a lot of buzz about its impressive user base.The app, which Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg said i...

KIEV, Ukraine — In a move that elicited cheers outside on Independence Square and inside the Ukrainian Parliament, lawmakers on Friday voted to allow the release of imprisoned former Prime Minis...

Apple released updates for iOS 7 and iOS 6 users on Friday. The iOS 7.0.6 update is a security update that the company says "provides a fix for SSL connection verification."This is a small update, clo...

If you're offered a seat on a rocket ship, you don't ask what seat. You just get on.This advice from Google chairman Eric Schmidt is one of the standout lines from Sheryl Sandberg’s Lean In. The...

Life moves pretty fast, especially if you're an Olympic speed skater.Friday's Photo of the Day captures the breakneck speed of Russians Denis Yuskov, Ivan Skobrev and Aleksandr Rumyantsev during the m...

Rumors of an Amazon set-top box — a potential competitor to Apple TV and Roku — are heating up. Again.According to Peter Kafka at Recode, the company is preparing to launch a set-top box t...

Facebook isn't the only company afraid of being perceived as uncoolEdeka, the largest supermarket chain in Germany, apparently has the same worry. In an attempt to update its image, Edeka enlisted Ber...

A straight-to-DVD or video-on-demand movie might raise suspicion. But in the maturing world of digital-first talent and production, it's the only logical way.YouTube stars Grace Helbig, Hannah Hart an...

Bald eagles, Bieber and lots of red, white and blue — these are the things you'll find if you're a hockey fan on Twitter.The rivalry between Team USA and Team Canada came to a head as the two te...

Ain't no drama like figure skating drama, folks. A major controversy is surrounding Russian Adelina Sotnikova's figure skating gold medal win at the Winter Olympics in Sochi on ThursdayMany people, fr...

Facebook announced this week that they will be acquiring mobile messenger app WhatsApp for a staggering $19 billion in stock and cash. Nineteen. BILLION. Dollars. The founders of WhatsApp right no...

Never trust your siblings to keep your embarrassing pictures under wraps. Never.What's a sister to do when she finds an embarrassing photo of her beloved brother? Naturally, she must use her Photoshop...

Facebook sees WhatsApp as the future of communication. Telecoms view it another way: as a menace that is extracting revenues.Telecoms have typically charged users for texting plans, especially outside...

Harry Styles needs to rethink his bathroom schedule or risk the wrath of meme makers.The One Direction hair-throb was nowhere to be found when the British boy band won the BRIT Global Success award th...

Dining out with friends gets complicated when it's time to split the bill. Everyone crams a combination of cash and plastic into the leather bill folder, and the unlucky waitperson has to deal with a ...

The Venezuelan government dropped the murder and terrorism charges against opposition leader Leopoldo Lopez, but prosecutors still accused him of arson and conspiracy in a hearing held on Wednesday ni...

YouTube took the wraps off a site redesign on Friday, one that borrows heavily from the service's mobile apps. Its new site is better designed to display on any size screen and has more of an emphasis...

Sunbeam is on the greatest journey of his lifetime. His father, the Sun, sent him to Earth to learn more about the universe and its many creatures. Now, millions of miles away from home, he's lost som...

Sunbeam is on the greatest journey of his lifetime. His father, the Sun, sent him to Earth to learn more about the universe and its many creatures. Now, millions of miles away from home, he's lost som...

Days before the rumored Samsung Galaxy S5 launch in Barcelona, the company launched a teaser trailer on Friday that hints at what's to come, including allusions to being waterproof.The video focuses o...

It’s fun to watch everyone gushing about and heaping praise on Google's Project Tango, the world’s first 3D-mapping smartphone. The phone looks so unusual and the images it displays are ot...

New photos of the Martian landscape further rule out a meteorite impact as the culprit behind the "jelly doughnut" rock that mysteriously appeared in front of one of NASA's Mars rovers last month.NASA...

Many of the big Winter Olympics events happen after dark in Sochi, Russia — morning or early afternoon stateside. But plenty happens during the day in Sochi, too. So by the time Americans get ou...

Many of the big Winter Olympics events happen after dark in Sochi, Russia — morning or early afternoon stateside. But plenty happens during the day in Sochi, too. So by the time Americans get ou...

Just a month ago, WhatsApp founder Jan Koum appeared to be dead-set against selling his company. In an interview with Wired UK editor David Rowan, Koum pointed out that the best companies — incl...

Citizens of the United States and the United Kingdom, get ready for an R-rated Ron Burgundy.America's favorite fake news anchor is returning to the big screen with an extended version of Anchorman 2. ...

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 U.S. Postal Service will honor Steve Jobs with a new postage st...

Athletes train for years to become the best of the best. They strive through the harshest conditions for a chance to grasp at that coveted gold medal, putting their bodies and minds to the ultimate te...

Athletes train for years to become the best of the best. They strive through the harshest conditions for a chance to grasp at that coveted gold medal, putting their bodies and minds to the ultimate te...

Internet darling Jennifer Lawrence would be a shoo-in to take home another Academy Awards statuette on March 2 if winners were determined by search popularity on Google.Google has jumped into the gues...

Google on Friday announced it purchased spider.io, a 3-year-old company that will provide ad fraud-fighting technology to the search giant."Our immediate priority is to include their fraud detection t...

Suppose you are a chief executive or run an ad sales team. One of your top performers is hitting his quotas, but he's not up to date with the latest digital advertising streams.Short term, he's doing ...

The latest forecasts for the end of February into the first week of March show yet another surge of frigid Arctic air entering the Midwest and Northeast from Canada. Just don’t call it Polar Vor...

Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych on Friday said his government, with help from the European Union, had reached a deal with the opposition to end the bloodshed that has left more than 90 dead in K...

Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych and opposition leaders reached an agreement on Friday to end the bloodshed that has left more than 90 dead in Kiev this week. Yanukovych promised to form a coali...

Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych and opposition leaders reached an agreement on Friday to end the bloodshed that has left more than 90 dead in Kiev this week. But protesters who have been calling...

Though it may seem counterintuitive, giving employees time to play around on their smartphones every day could actually benefit businesses, new research suggests.Even though it might seem like smartph...

In 1931, construction workers added the final nail to the Empire State Building in New York. At 1,250 feet high, it was the tallest building in the world, and remained so until the 110-story north tow...

It shouldn't be too surprising for the average individual to realize most of their daily communications take place through texting — some prefer it more than their actual voice.It happens on a r...

In 1931, construction workers added the final nail to the Empire State Building in New York. At 1,250 feet high, it was the tallest building in the world, and remained so until the 110-story north tow...

With 2,871 athletes participating and only 98 gold medals up for grabs, most Olympians will go home without the coveted souvenir in their suitcase. And fewer than 10 percent of participants will leave...

Whether it's spreading awareness on social media or tapping into the power of mobile in developing countries, non-profits understand technology can be a force for good. They just don't always have the...

The Internet expresses its love of Hollywood classics — how else? — in GIFs.Slovakian designer Dusan Cezak has taken his love of movies and GIF creation to the next level in a series calle...

Your inbox will never look the same after this.A San Francisco-based startup called Streak has developed a free Google Chrome browser extension that's changing the email game: the extension lets email...

Sarah Burke's memory lived on at the women’s ski halfpipe competition Thursday.The Canadian freestyle skier pioneered the the halfpipe event, but died in January 2012 following an accident durin...

Flyfit isn't all that different from other pedometer-based fitness trackers –– except you put it on your ankle instead of your wrist.That's useful for swimmers and cyclists, who didn't get...

If you're in the frozen tundra that is Antarctica and find it difficult to meet new people, you can finally breathe a sigh of relief.Two scientists on the frigid continent found one another using Tind...

Soldiers wanted pizza, so the U.S. military delivered some that they can nosh on for up to three years.Scientists at the U.S. Army Natick Soldier Research, Development and Engineering Center (NSRDEC) ...

NEW YORK — If Teddy Ruxpin and Siri had a stuffed animal baby, it would be the WikiBearThe WikiBear is a know-it-all toy that can crack jokes, tell you the weather, update you on which team won ...

While protests sweep the streets of Venezuela, the nation's government is quietly tightening its grip on the InternetLast week, the government blocked its citizens from uploading and viewing pictures ...

While protests sweep the streets of Venezuela, the nation's government is quietly taking measures to quell the uprising in cyberspace, reportedly blocking websites, denouncing the use of social networ...

How do you find reliable information?Back in 2005, a study in Nature concluded that Wikipedia — at the time, a free upstart just eking its way into the Google results — was about as good a...

The latest forecasts for the end of February into the first week of March show yet another surge of frigid Arctic air entering the Midwest and Northeast from Canada. Just don’t call it Polar Vor...

With 2,871 athletes participating and only 98 gold medals up for grabs, most Olympians will go home without the coveted souvenir in their suitcase. And fewer than 10 percent of participants will leave...

It was just four months ago that Facebook updated its standalone messaging app, Messenger, with the goal of making the user experience more like textingThat task appears to be easier said than done. F...

Rubik’s Cube world champ Feliks Zemdegs can solve the famous six-sided puzzle in 5.88 seconds. This is a mind-blowing feat — that is, until you see CubeStomer3 in actionThis robot boasts a...

Facebook announced Wednesday that it will acquire popular messaging app WhatsApp for $16 billion ($19 billion, if you include restricted stock units for the WhatsApp staff).It's hard to believe that o...

If Seinfeld and Mario merged, it would make for sitcom gold. Gold coins, Jerry. Gold coins!The magic of animation brings the Mario Bros. characters to a cereal-filled apartment on New York's Upper Wes...

The big news that everyone is buzzing about — Facebook’s $16 billion acquisition of WhatsApp — represents the largest acquisition of a venture-backed company in history. I thought I&...

Thursday in Sochi saw Canada stun Team USA for the women's hockey gold medal. It also saw a French sweep of the men's ski cross podium — even though the real highlight of that event came much ea...

Thursday in Sochi saw Canada stun Team USA for the women's hockey gold medal. It also saw a French sweep of the men's ski cross podium — even though the real highlight of that event came much ea...

Fool us once, shame on you, Jimmy Kimmel. Fool us twice, the Internet is going to get very, very angryThe late-night talk show host has been exposed as the true mastermind behind the viral video that ...

A drone journalist is suing a local police department in a case that may provide a stepping stone to broader legislation dealing with who has the right to fly drones and take video from the sky.Pedro ...

NEW YORK — Among the piles of plush toys, dolls and cars on display at the 2014 International American Toy Fair this year, there was a new standout category: STEM toys.STEM — an acronym th...

Google announced an experimental Android-powered smartphone with powerful 3D sensors called Project Tango on Thursday. The phone is the latest project out of Google's Advanced Technology and Projects ...

When Mashable got its hands on the LegoSimpsons house set, we knew we wanted — needed — to do something bigSo we spent 10 hours straight building the entire 2,523-piece set — one bri...

It's the home stretch. The closing ceremony of the 2014 Sochi Olympics will be broadcast around the world on Sunday and athletes are pulling out all the stops in the final events of the games for a ch...

Facebook acquired popular messaging service WhatsApp for $16 billion on Wednesday — resulting in many double takes. At first, some speculated that it was an error in decimal placement. Twitter f...

Queen of Twitter Katy Perry now wants you to call her Katy-Patra because, in her newest video for "Dark Horse," the pop star channels her best Egyptian Queen Cleopatra.The elaborately artsy video for ...

The queen of figure skating has bowed down, and there's a new ice princess in town.Russian skater Adelina Sotnikova unleashed a rush of raw emotions after winning gold in women's figure skating on Thu...

The introduction of Wi-Fi and wireless service is great for locals and visitors alike. . . as long as it doesn't lead to phone calls on trains in transit.Almost every New Yorker and visitor that conne...

Marie-Philip Poulin may be the only Canadian who has terrorized the United States more than Justin BieberPoulin scored two goals, including the game-winner on an overtime power-play, to lead Canada to...

You could almost hear the collective gasp inside and outside the tech community on Wednesday when Facebook announced plans to acquire WhatsApp for $16 billion, with another $3 billion in restricted st...

In the one minute it takes you to read this text, 100 hours of video will be uploaded to YouTube. That's 250 days of video every hour, 16.4 years of video every day, and six millennia of video every y...

Continuing the nearly 29-year streak of above-average global monthly temperatures, January came in as the fourth-warmest such month on record, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Adminis...

France swept the podium in men's ski cross Thursday at the Winter Olympics in Sochi, but the real fun came in a rough-and-tumble, three-way photo-finish for second place during the event's quarterfina...

It's a bird! It's a plane! It's two Olympic skiers.Thursday's Photo of the Day gets up close and personal with Germany's Andreas Schauer and Norway's Didrik Bastian as they fly high in the men's frees...

Grubhub Seamless, a takeout and food ordering service, confidentially filed paperwork for an initial public offering, according to The Wall Street Journal.The IPO could come as soon as the first half ...

How do you find reliable information?Back in 2005, a study in Nature concluded that Wikipedia — at the time, a free upstart just eking its way into the Google results — was about as good a...

Twenty-First Century Fox Inc.'s television network won a court order halting Barry Diller-backed Aereo Inc.'s online-TV service in Utah while the U.S. Supreme Court weighs whether it infringes broadca...

The Bonnaroo 2014 lineup is out, and it packs a punch in the star-power department.This will be prolific songwriter Elton John's first time ever taking the stage at Bonnaroo in Manchester, Tenn. on Ju...

It looks like Microsoft could fulfill Panos Panay's promise to add an LTE option to its Surface 2 Tablets, a little detail that the vice president of Surface revealed last year during a wide-ranging R...

Add another Sochi fail to the list — and this one's a beast of a problemU.S. Olympian Kate Hansen claims she spotted a "wolf" roaming through the halls of her hotel. The luger uploaded a video o...

Imagine Dita Von Teese as a Real Housewife of Beverly Hills. Actually, don't — an amateur Photoshopper did it for you.Someone used the photo tool to strip Von Teese of her signature jet black ha...

The California drought intensified even further in the past week, particularly in central and southern parts of the state, according to new data released on Thursday. In addition, updated climate outl...

It's no secret that Samsung's Galaxy S5 smartphone is coming. Unlike last year's circus that surrounded the unveiling of the Galaxy S4, Samsung has hinted that next week's Mobile World Congress will b...

It wouldn't quite be South by Southwest without an appearance from Snoop Dogg. This year, the 42-year-old veteran rapper will lend his star power to online travel rentals service Airbnb, which on Thur...

Simple, the online bank that sought to change banking, has been bought by a bank.Spain's second-largest bank, Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria (BBVA), has acquired the financial startup for $117 millio...

Simple, the online bank that sought to change banking, has been bought by a bank.Spain's second-largest bank, Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria (BBVA), has acquired the financial startup for $117 millio...

It's only a two-hour plane ride from Sochi, Russia, to Kiev, Ukraine. But the two European cities might as well be in different centuries right nowIn Sochi, the Winter Olympics are playing out with pa...

Tech luminaries are often drawn from the ranks of the already affluentMark Zuckerberg was the son of an upper-middle-class dentist. Bill Gates was technically a millionaire before he even started Micr...

While protests sweep the streets of Venezuela, the nation's government is quietly tightening its grip on the InternetLast week, the government blocked its citizens from uploading and viewing pictures ...

B-Dubs and Les-Hol dropped a beat on The Tonight Show, yo.Jimmy Fallon filled his first week as host with shareable moments — Kristen "Harry Styles" Wiig, Will Smith's fly dance moves — bu...

Looking to drum up some new business, 13-year-old Girl Scout Danielle Lei and her mom set out for a San Francisco medical marijuana clinic on Monday, armed with boxes of Tagalongs, Dulce de Leches and...

It's the home stretch. The closing ceremony of the 2014 Sochi Olympics will be broadcast around the world on Sunday and athletes are pulling out all the stops in the final events of the games for a ch...

Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych's truce deal crumbled at the seams on Thursday after a new wave of deadly violence gripped Kiev. The death toll continues to rise as police and protesters clash i...

Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych's truce deal crumbled at the seams on Thursday after a new wave of deadly violence gripped Kiev. The death toll continues to rise as police and protesters clash i...

Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych's truce deal crumbled at the seams on Thursday after a new wave of deadly violence gripped Kiev. The death toll continues to rise as police and protesters clash i...

The latest forecasts for the end of February into the first week of March show yet another surge of frigid Arctic air entering the Midwest and Northeast from Canada. Just don’t call it Polar Vor...

Google has announced the dates for this year's Google I/O developer conference: June 25-26The seventh annual Google I/O conference will be held at Moscone West, the largest convention and exhibition c...

It was just four months ago that Facebook updated its standalone messaging app, Messenger, with the goal of making the user experience more like textingThat task appears to be easier said than done. F...

When cameras captured members of Pussy Riot getting pepper sprayed, whipped and bloodied by Russian militiamen on Wednesday, the punk activist collective reacted how you might expect: They used the fo...

Congratulations Facebook, you've confused Wall Street yet again.Facebook announced late Wednesday that it plans to acquire WhatsApp for $16 billion in cash and stock, plus another $3 billion in restri...

Look out for Rudolf the reflective reindeer.In an effort to cut down on reindeer deaths, a Finnish organization is testing the effectiveness of a reflective spray that will make the animals more visib...

Apple's Siri may soon have some competition.Yahoo's quest to personalize your smartphone interaction now includes a $10 million grant to Carnegie Mellon University to help computers understand your re...

The chairman of Federal Communications Commission, Tom Wheeler, unveiled a plan to reinstitute net neutrality, the concept that Internet service providers can't favor one website's traffic over anothe...

Many of the big Winter Olympics events happen after dark in Sochi, Russia — morning or early afternoon stateside. But plenty happens during the day in Sochi, too. So by the time Americans get ou...

Many of the big Winter Olympics events happen after dark in Sochi, Russia — morning or early afternoon stateside. But plenty happens during the day in Sochi, too. So by the time Americans get ou...

Hop, an app that aims to transform your inbox into a messaging platform, launched an iPad version of its app on Thursday.The company also updated its iPhone app with new features, including support fo...

Jimmy Fallon is the king of late night — and viral videosThe TV host, who is transitioning into his new role as Jay Leno's successor on The Tonight Show, is one of the most social media-savvy ce...

NEW YORK — Tamagotchi, the company behind the 90s handheld virtual pet toy of the same name, is launching a new device that wants to be your e-best friendBut the toy, called Tamagotchi Friends (...

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

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.T-Mobile is sort of making nice after it angered BlackBerry loyalis...

Despite Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych's shaky call for a truce, violence spiraled out of control on the streets of Kiev on ThursdayChristopher Miller, Mashable's reporter on ground in Kiev, de...

Startups that design a product with a target customer in mind often have more success than those that attempt to build a broad travel product with little thought to what their users need and want.This...

Marie-Philip Poulin may be the only Canadian who has terrorized the United States more than Justin BieberPoulin scored two goals, including the game-winner on an overtime power-play, to lead Canada to...

Most artists can view their collection of works, and recognize the progress they have made, but Jake Lockett's compilation spans all the way back into his early childhood.Lockett, an illustrator, anim...

South by Southwest Interactive (SXSWi) is a massive festival, bringing together the brighest minds in digital media, technology, journalism, health, film, space, business, gaming and more. With hundre...

KIEV, Ukraine - Deadly clashes erupted in the Ukrainian capital Kiev early Thursday morning, with at least 35 protesters confirmed dead by Mashable, many from gunshot wounds. The spasm of violence sha...

KIEV, Ukraine — Deadly clashes erupted in the Ukrainian capital Kiev early Thursday morning, with at least 42 protesters confirmed dead by Mashable, many from gunshot wounds. The spasm of violen...

KIEV, Ukraine — Deadly clashes erupted in the Ukrainian capital Kiev early Thursday morning, with at least 70 protesters confirmed dead, Oleh Musiy, head doctor of the protest movement, told Mas...

The face says it all — especially when an Olympic medal leaves you absolutely speechless.What is there left to say when the years of training, sacrifice and sweat have all paid off? Photographer...

The impulse to share secrets with strangers predates smartphones. We've been scrawling our hidden hearts onto bathroom walls for so long there's even a fancy word for it: latrinalia.Today's public sec...

Nineteen-year-old Giancarlo Parimango, like many other millennials, started playing Pokémon at the age of 7, when his cousin let him play his copy of Pokémon Gold.But Parimango wasn’t ...

Microsoft has rebranded its Office Web Apps, basically an online version of its Office suite, as Office OnlineThe new, less confusing name (Microsoft says customers were befuddled by the use of "Apps"...

Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych's truce deal crumbled at the seams on Thursday after a new wave of deadly violence gripped Kiev. The death toll continues to rise and police and protesters clash ...

When cameras captured members of Pussy Riot getting pepper sprayed, whipped and bloodied by Russian militiamen on Wednesday, the punk activist collective reacted how you might expect: They used the fo...

It's midnight and you're soothing your insomnia by purchasing a pair of shoes on a daily deals website. You click through to the checkout page only to find you can't connect your PayPal account; you'l...

$19 billion is an absurd amount of money to present to 55 people. That's the subtext below most of the outraged, stunned, and/or cheerleading reactions to Wednesday's news that Facebook was buying Wha...

Japan is often hailed as the world headquarters of cute pop culture and the Internet memes they generate, but a new online trick brings the Japanese cute to anyone with a computer and access to Google...

Four foul-mouthed boys from Colorado have more substance than what meets the eye. No, really.Beyond the fart jokes and raunchy shenanigans that made South Park a hit, a lot of fascinating facts surrou...

You've heard of the 1%. Here are the 4%.King Digital Entertainment, maker of Candy Crush Saga disclosed in its U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission IPO paperwork on Tuesday that just 4% of its user...

Last week, we asked our Mashable Vine community to create six-second videos in grayscale. The theme was a challenge; since the app does not offer grayscale filters, we encouraged you to find and shoot...

Academy Award-nominated film Gravity amazed audiences and the film industry with its special effects The film's technological features may be great, but that doesn't make it perfect. If only movies we...

King Digital Entertainment, the company behind popular mobile game Candy Crush Saga, filed paperwork with the Security and Exchanges Commission on Tuesday to go public. King Digital's various games bo...

The harsh winter weather is taking a toll on the U.S. economy, with companies such as Panera Bread and United Airlines reporting a hit to their bottom line.They have endured more than twice the averag...

Google Inc.'s new investment arm has $300 million in fresh capital to put to work this year and is starting the dealmaking with its first foray into Web education.Google Capital, established by the se...

Yandex NV, Russia's biggest search-engine company, said two smartphone makers will sell Android phones with its services pre-installed, a boon as it seeks to challenge Google Inc. on mobile devices.Ya...

Wednesday in Sochi saw American Ted Ligety win gold in the giant slalom, making him the first man from the U.S. to ever win that event in the Winter Olympics, as well as the first American man to win ...

Lululemon Athletica Inc., the yoga-wear maker that recalled pants last year that were too sheer, said it will no longer ban some customers who have resold items of clothing from shopping in its online...

Argentinean artist Elisa Naranja Metalica Insua lives in a world of color picked out of the garbageThe 24-year-old specializes in mixed media art, which refers to the use of more than one medium to cr...

It appears that the billion-user club is about to get a new memberFacebook announced the acquisition of messaging app WhatsApp on Wednesday, a deal worth up to $19 billion in cash and stock that puts ...

Facebook acquired WhatsApp for $16 billion Wednesday, and as with Instagram and Facebook's other acquisitions, many users are already expressing concern that the social network could ruin the app.For ...

"No ads. No games. No gimmicks."That is Jan Koum's mantra. He's said it at press events and he says it to himself. In fact, he keeps a note taped to his desk with those words written on it in blue pen...

Facebook just spent $16 billion to acquire WhatsApp, spending $4 billion in cash and $12 billion in Facebook stock (it'll also kick in another $3 billion of stock over the next four years for good mea...

Lululemon Athletica Inc., the yoga-wear maker that recalled pants last year that were too sheer, said it will no longer ban some customers who have resold items of clothing from shopping in its online...

Facebook just spent $16 billion to acquire WhatsApp, spending $4 billion in cash and $12 billion in Facebook stock (it'll also kick in another $3 billion of stock over the next four years for good mea...

Protests have been sweeping Venezuela for more than a week, with student groups, backed by opposition leaders, demanding more security against violent crime and a regime changeLocalized protests began...

Yahoo is blurring the line between its native and mobile-search advertising.The company on Wednesday announced Yahoo Gemini, a new platform that combines mobile search and native advertising into a si...

Facebook sent a shockwave through the tech world on Wednesday when it announced the acquisition of WhatsAapp for $16 billion ($12 billion in stock and $4 billion cash). The deal represents one of the...

In what's soon to rank as one of the great Silicon Valley creation stories — up there with the $40 rental late fee that drove Reed Hastings to found Netflix — WhatsApp started with restric...

In what's soon to rank as one of the great Silicon Valley creation stories — up there with the $40 rental late fee that drove Reed Hastings to found Netflix — WhatsApp started with restric...

The Olympic figure skating events have always recognized athletes for their grace, poise and agility. However, the games in 2014 saw a spicier side to the ladies short program. Sure, there were plenty...

Facebook promised to add a handful of new standalone apps this year — but we're not sure this is what people had in mindThe social media giant announced on Tuesday that is acquired the messaging...

Drones are being used to film ski and snowboarding events at the Winter Olympics in Sochi, as you may have noticed. But the use of unmanned aerial vehicles for sports photography is far from a passing...

A little less than two years ago, Google laid out plans to roll out a new lightning-fast Internet network that would make buffering and load times a thing of the past. That dreamlike service had only ...

What started as a relatively small, crowdsourced play-through of Pokémon has become something of a global cultural experiment — spurring fan-created mythology, a battle of political systems...

Russia lost on its home ice to Finland by a score of 3-1 in the quarterfinals of the men's hockey tournament currently underway at the Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia, on Wednesday. It was a thorough...

The Sochi bear, the official mascot of the Winter Games, is really pucking sad about Russia's lossThe bear is having a rough night after witnessing Russia's loss to Finland during the Olympic hockey q...

Facebook has entered into an agreement to acquire WhatsApp, the popular messaging app, for $16 billion in cash and stock, according to a filing Wednesday.The deal is by far Facebook's largest acquisit...

Ryan Seacrest's company behind a BlackBerry-inspired iPhone case is asking a U.S. court to dismiss claims that its product infringes on patentsThe filing comes just a few weeks after BlackBerry sued t...

The internet detectives prevail once again.It all began when Reddit user ashinn found a beat up GoPro camera that had washed ashore in Huntington Beach, Calif. The camera was so rusted and in such po...

Everyone can enjoy a nice Netflix binge now and then — that is, if you can ever decide on what to watch.The streaming service is already capitalizing on our cultural indecisiveness, so it might ...

This is a developing story. We will continue to update this article as more information becomes available.Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych on Wednesday released a statement declaring a truce betw...

The trailer for Marvel's sci-fi movie Guardians of the Galaxy debuted on Jimmy Kimmel Live, and it basically pokes fun at the superhero genre, with a digital middle finger to boot.The 150-second video...

There are 43 Ukrainian athletes competing at the Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia. They ski, they snowboard, they luge and they figure skate, among other sports.Sochi is a two-hour plane ride from Kie...

The Sochi bear, the official mascot of the Winter Games, is really pucking sad about Russia's lossThe bear is having a rough night after witnessing Russia's loss to Finland during the Olympic hockey q...

Inspiration often comes from the most unexpected places. Sometimes we find inspiration online, in a thought-provoking TED talk or Reddit AMA. Other times, we are inspired by an emotionally resonant bo...

Everyone can enjoy a nice Netflix binge now and then — that is, if you can ever decide on what to watch.The streaming service is already capitalizing on our cultural indecisiveness, so it might ...

There are 43 Ukrainian athletes competing at the Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia. They ski, they snowboard, they luge and they figure skate, among other sports.Sochi is a two-hour plane ride from Kie...

Inspiration often comes from the most unexpected places. Sometimes we find inspiration online, in a thought-provoking TED talk or Reddit AMA. Other times, we are inspired by an emotionally resonant bo...

The Dutch dominated speed skating again when they swept the podium Tuesday at the men's 10,000m competition. Athletes at the 2014 Sochi Olympics were just as hungry for the top spot on Wednesday.The R...

Snowboarding is back in the spotlight at the 2014 Sochi Olympics. Wednesday's Photo of the Day puts the focus on Russia's Alena Zavarzina as she races to the finish line in the women's snowboarding pa...

The streets of Venezuela have been choked with crowds for more than a week as students and opposition groups battle police in mass protests. But the once-peaceful demonstrations have taken a violent t...

Harry Styles somehow got even sexier.For Jimmy Fallon's inaugural week as Tonight Show host, the funny man asked his famous buddies to swing by.See also: Jimmy Fallon's Barbershop Quartet Performs a B...

Now we know one of the big ideas that musician-entrepreneur Pharrell Williams had under his enormous hat: Taking plastic trash from the ocean and turning it into jeans.SEE ALSO: 8 Cray Cray Ways to Ha...

Forget Google Wallet. A London-based startup has created object, pose and gesture recognition technology that could let you merely wave your wallet at a computer screen to initiate an online payment.T...

Facebook Paper may not be catching fire, but it won't fold anytime soon either.Paper fell out of the top 100 free apps in Apple's App Store this week, less than a month after it launchedThe iPhone app...

The Oculus Rift aims to change the way we play video games with its fully-immersive virtual reality headset, but it also has its sights set on impacting the way we consume all media, including movies....

Now we know one of the big ideas that musician-entrepreneur Pharrell Williams had under his enormous hat: Taking plastic trash from the ocean and turning it into jeans.SEE ALSO: 8 Cray Cray Ways to Ha...

What started as a relatively small, crowdsourced play-through of Pokémon has become something of a global cultural experiment — spurring fan-created mythology, a battle of political systems...

Forget Google Wallet. A London-based startup has created object, pose and gesture recognition technology that could let you merely wave your wallet at a computer screen to initiate an online payment.T...

This Pharrell mashup will keep you up all night to get happy.This video is equally as impressive as the music: Pop cover masters Pomplamoose created a catchy mashup of "Happy" by Pharrell Williams, bl...

Eric Damier drove to the hotel in Los Angeles to pick up his business partners, Xavier Di Petta and Kyle Cameron, both of whom are barely old enough to drive legally. Damier, more than a decade older ...

NEW YORK — It's never too early to turn your child into a computer programmer.A new board game called Robot Turtles is attracting plenty of attention at the 2014 International American Toy Fair ...

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is going to bat for an open Internet. The agency plans to rewrite the rules that govern how Internet traffic is delivered from service providers to customer...

As any pet owner knows, Elizabethan collars are an effective way to get your dog or cat to stop itching themselves, but they look pretty much like torture devices.All of which is to say that Coca-Cola...

Many of the big Winter Olympics events happen after dark in Sochi, Russia, which means morning or early afternoon stateside. But plenty happens during the day in Sochi, too, so by the time Americans g...

Unlike previous years, Apple will have a big presence at the South By Southwest music extravaganza, bringing its popular iTunes Festival stateside for the first time. The five nights of concerts will ...

Eric Damier drove to the hotel in Los Angeles to pick up his business partners, Xavier Di Petta and Kyle Cameron, both of whom are barely old enough to drive legally. Damier, more than a decade older ...

Everyone can enjoy a nice Netflix binge now and then — that is, if you can ever decide on what to watch.The streaming service is already capitalizing on our cultural indecisiveness, so it might ...

This is the real remix to "Ignition" — barbershop quartet style.Jimmy Fallon made an amazing debut as the newest Tonight Show host. With only two shows under his belt, Fallon's antics are alread...

Many of the big Winter Olympics events happen after dark in Sochi, Russia, which means morning or early afternoon stateside. But plenty happens during the day in Sochi, too, so by the time Americans g...

Many of the big Winter Olympics events happen after dark in Sochi, Russia, which means morning or early afternoon stateside. But plenty happens during the day in Sochi, too, so by the time Americans g...

Unlike previous years, Apple will have a big presence at the South By Southwest music extravaganza, bringing its popular iTunes Festival stateside for the first time. The five nights of concerts will ...

A leaked image of the successor to HTC's flagship smartphone, the HTC One, shows the device will have a dual rear camera and will be available in a gold finishThe press photo, unearthed by @evleaks, l...

Neil Patrick Harris has dimmed the lights, tossed rose petals on the bed and launched into an R&B-flavored slow jam about how much he wants to ... sleep?Indeed, Harris is starring in a cheeky bran...

Forget the iWatchA recently published Apple patent details an interesting health-monitoring device built into a pair of headphones or earbuds.Along with being able to track user activity during exerci...

It's easy to forget that behind every successful athlete, there's an army of people working to make his or her achievements possible.Consumer packaged goods giant Procter & Gamble is on a mission ...

KIEV, Ukraine — Fire raged and dense, black smoke billowed from Kiev’s main Independence Square and an adjacent government building as the sun rose over Ukraine on Wednesday morning after ...

This is a developing story. We will continue to update as more information becomes available.KIEV, Ukraine — Fire raged and dense, black smoke billowed from Kiev’s main Independence Square...

The performance was over before the music even started. A Russian militia group broke up an attempted political demonstration by the punk group Pussy Riot near the Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia, on...

There are two things that separate Moon Express from the typical Silicon Valley robotics startup. Most notably, as the company's name suggests, its robot won't simply roam quietly over your carpet ...

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.Samsung’s next Galaxy Gear smartwatch is on the way, USA Toda...

According to the hotel booking site Getaroom.com, and hospitality reputation management company ReviewPro, Millennials/Gen Y rely on user-generated peer reviews to help make their travel booking decis...

LinkedIn expanded its publishing platform on Wednesday to allow all users the opportunity to write and share longform posts to their LinkedIn profileThe network has long offered this publishing power ...

Twenty-five people are dead in Kiev, Ukraine after a new wave clashes between protesters and police gripped the city starting on Tuesday. As the bloodshed continues, the European Union called an extra...

On a typical day, Chris shuffles through the motions at school, attending composition class and taking a quick lunch, perhaps spending some time on the tennis court, before heading to the library to s...

Announced a few weeks ago, Microsoft is officially flipping the switch on transitioning SkyDrive into OneDrive. But it's not just a name change — the service boasts new features including camera...

After a new wave of uprisings in Kiev, Ukraine left 25 dead and more than 240 injured, the European Union is calling an "extraordinary" meeting to discuss its response to the violenceThe 28-nation blo...

After a new wave of uprisings in Kiev, Ukraine left 26 dead and more than 240 injured, the European Union is calling an "extraordinary" meeting to discuss its response to the violenceThe 28-nation blo...

The 49th state of America is a place of incomparable beauty and wonderIt's not just a snowy, frozen outback, like most people assume — it's a place where bald eagles soar the skies and grizzly b...

As the job market heats up, employers are growing more and more worried about holding on to their best employees, a new study finds.Research from PayScale Inc., a provider of cloud compensation data a...

We may be closer to the society Spike Jonze predicted in Her than we realized.Maybe it starts by giving your phone a special name that first time you plug it in. But if you soon find yourself waking u...

Podcasts are the gifts that keep on giving. Over the past few years, the entertainment medium has grown from a niche format to a popularly used platform, giving people easy access to excellent audio s...

Mobile World Congress, the biggest mobile industry event in the world, was a bit of a dud last year. Instead of happening at the conference, big news seemed to orbit around it, with Samsung showing of...

Google Glass owners, take notice: Google has special rules of conduct for you. The company tapped into the collective wisdom of Glass owners and published a list of dos and don'ts for not-so-experienc...

Like father, like son ... or daughter.During a child's early life, they often idolize their father figure. Some even want to grow up exactly like them. Whether it be a firefighter, plumber or business...

We all have a few bad habits. Fortunately for you (and the rest of the human race), it's only partially your fault.Your brain works in mysterious ways, and not always to your advantage. In fact, it's ...

Neil Patrick Harris has dimmed the lights, tossed rose petals on the bed and launched into an R&B-flavored slow jam about how much he wants to ... sleep?Indeed, Harris is starring in a cheeky bran...

When you see the word "typeface," you probably don't give much thought to actual human facial features. But now you just might.French graphic design studio Kerozen has reimagined that word in the most...

Many of the big Winter Olympics events happen after dark in Sochi, Russia, which means morning or early afternoon stateside. But plenty happens during the day in Sochi, too, so by the time Americans g...

A leaked image of the successor to HTC's flagship smartphone, the HTC One, shows the device will have a dual rear camera and will be available in a gold finishThe press photo, unearthed by @evleaks, l...

A group of American researchers may have revolutionized how we treat cancer, thanks to molecular technology that can target diseased cells from the inside.The study tested the effect of nanomotors, mi...

Every family, or maybe just a group of friends, seems to have its own special lexicon of learned languageWhether it's an inside joke, an old phrase your parent's parents used to say or just something ...

"Welcome to 11:30, bitch," shouted Stephen Colbert after dumping a bucket of pennies on Jimmy Fallon, the new host of The Tonight Show on Monday. It was just one funny moment of many during Fallon's d...

At least 26 people are dead in Kiev, Ukraine after a new wave clashes between protesters and police gripped the city starting on Tuesday. As the bloodshed continues, the European Union called an extra...

As the job market heats up, employers are growing more and more worried about holding on to their best employees, a new study finds.Research from PayScale Inc., a provider of cloud compensation data a...

Announced a few weeks ago, Microsoft is officially flipping the switch on transitioning SkyDrive into OneDrive. But it's not just a name change — the service boasts new features including camera...

Boy, Frank Underwood, do you have a way with words. The viciously-cutthroat protagonist of Netflix's hit political thriller House of Cards often breaks the fourth wall to provide viewers with merciles...

As the job market heats up, employers are growing more and more worried about holding on to their best employees, a new study finds.Research from PayScale Inc., a provider of cloud compensation data a...

Podcasts are the gifts that keep on giving. Over the past few years, the entertainment medium has grown from a niche format to a popularly used platform, giving people easy access to excellent audio s...

Out of the way, golf — a ping pong hole-in-one is far more impressive.In their latest video, the guys from YouTube comedy channel Dude Perfect land challenging ping pong trick shots with easeSee...

Mobile World Congress, the biggest mobile industry event in the world, was a bit of a dud last year. Instead of happening at the conference, big news seemed to orbit around it, with Samsung showing of...

The drama of Batman unfolds in the hands of artist Bashir Sultani.The paper and pencil wizard documented the creation process for a mind-bending drawing of Batman, in which it folds perfectly into dra...

The U.SNavy is set to deploy its first laser weapon this summer, and hopes to add electromagnetic rail guns to its arsenal by 2016, according to a new report.The Laser Weapon System looks like a ...

Podcasts are the gifts that keep on giving. Over the past few years, the entertainment medium has grown from a niche format to a popularly used platform, giving people easy access to excellent audio s...

Whether it's through online dating, communicating or even getting creative in the bedroom, technology influences our love lives. Now, new data suggests we're increasingly willing to share even the mos...

Google Glass owners, take notice: Google has special rules of conduct for you. The company tapped into the collective wisdom of Glass owners and published a list of dos and don'ts for not-so-experienc...

There aren't many U.S. government programs — even space programs — like Landsat. Since the 1970s, the project's satellites have continuously imaged the surface of the Earth, providing the ...

New York Fashion Week may be over, but Sochi is just warming up with the over-the-top looks.Johnny Weir isn't the only one with attention-grabbing getupsOlympic fans from around the world show their n...

If you've ever wanted to know what it's like to see the music while blasting enemies to smithereens, this is your shot.Music game developer Harmonix, best known for the Rock Band franchise and early v...

Every week Skift post hundreds of stories across various sectors in travel, connecting the dots across various global trends, and in these weekend posts Skift highlights the stories that tackle these ...

Four cyber sleuths claim to have found evidence of "untraceable," government-grade surveillance software in use in 21 countries, some of which have records of dubious practices when it comes to human ...

Truly practical wearable technology, the kind that seamlessly disappears into your everyday life, is rare at the moment. You're more likely to see attention-grabbing prototypes such as (see Google Gla...

What do you get when you cross Business Cat and Success Kid? Business Baby, of course.The hottest new meme of 2014 came about after Reddit user C0LDBLUERIBB0N posted a photo of his friend's young son ...

Tuesday in Sochi saw medals awarded in snowboarding, alpine skiing, speed skating, biathlon and more. The Dutch continued their speed skating domination at the Winter Olympics. Stateside, the day's bi...

Here's one more thing Kate Upton can do that you can't: keep a bikini top on in zero gravity. The model donned a shiny gold swimsuit, and floated around a specially modified Boeing 727 run by Zero Gr...

Bing launched three news Windows Phone 8 apps Tuesday: Bing Food and Drink, Bing Health and Fitness, and Bing Travel.In addition to the new apps, Microsoft's search engine updated its existing Windows...

There have been so many distractions surrounding these Winter Olympics — the uproar over "Sochi problems" and Norway's glorious curling pants, for starters — that you'll be forgiven for ov...

It turns out that even Sir David Attenborough can't teach us anything about curling.BBC Radio's Greg James convinced the legendary British nature documentary narrator to provide an alternative comment...

Sad news day for that dude who sent me the hilarious "ur hot y feminazi?" message last month, and, indeed, for all people who spend a stupid amount of time online harassing innocent bloggers and telli...

After weeks of calm, the Ukrainian capital city Kiev erupted in new violence outside the country's parliament building on Tuesday, leaving 14 dead, according to the latest Reuters reportProtesters in ...

Every family, or maybe just a group of friends, seems to have its own special lexicon of learned languageWhether it's an inside joke, an old phrase your parent's parents used to say or just something ...

"Welcome to 11:30, bitch," shouted Stephen Colbert after dumping a bucket of pennies on Jimmy Fallon, the new host of The Tonight Show on Monday. It was just one funny moment of many during Fallon's d...

Though only mentioned twice in King's 108,000-word filing with the SEC, there's one name that haunts the prospect of the company's IPO: Zynga.As soon as King's filing hit SEC.gov, journalists and anal...

Donald Trump gave an extensive interview to BuzzFeed's McKay Coppins for a profile that published last week. The profile was not flattering. Needing someone to blame, The Donald exercised his overexpo...

Marvel's 15-second teaser for sci-fi superhero flick Guardians of the Galaxy shows very little, but a full two-minute trailer will hopefully shed more light when it airs Tuesday at 11:35 p.m. ET on AB...

Marvel's 15-second teaser for sci-fi superhero flick Guardians of the Galaxy shows very little, but a full two-minute trailer will hopefully shed more light when it airs Tuesday at 11:35 p.m. ET on AB...

American ice dancers Meryl Davis and Charlie White made history on Monday, beating their Canadian rivals Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir, the defending gold medalists, to reach the top of the podium ...

NEW YORK — The 2014 American International Toy Fair this week ushered in a collection of the hottest toys due out this year — from a Siri-like teddy bear and an augmented reality bedtime s...

In an abrupt announcement, Irrational Games has decided to permanently close after 17 years. The video-game studio, whose most-popular gaming franchise is first-person shooter BioShock, revealed the n...

In an abrupt announcement, Irrational Games has decided to permanently close after 17 years. The video-game studio, whose most-popular gaming franchise is first-person shooter BioShock, revealed the n...

After weeks of calm, the Ukrainian capital city Kiev erupted in new violence outside the country's parliament building on Tuesday, leaving 14 dead, according to the latest Reuters reportProtesters in ...

The odds that the California drought will end by the time the dry season starts on April 1 are looking less likely by the day. According to the National Weather Service (NWS), the chances that the sta...

American ice dancers Meryl Davis and Charlie White made history on Monday, beating their Canadian rivals Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir, the defending gold medalists, to reach the top of the podium ...

NEW YORK — The Simpsons just got the Lego treatment and, trust us, it's epic.Mashable caught a peek at the set — which officially launched two weeks ago — at the 2014 American Intern...

NEW YORK — Mashable caught a peek at The Simpsons Lego set, which officially launched two weeks ago, at the 2014 American International Toy Fair on Monday. We were blown away by the attention to...

NEW YORK — Mashable caught a sneak peek at The Simpsons Lego set, which officially launched two weeks ago, at the 2014 American International Toy Fair on Monday. We were blown away by the attent...

Albuquerque, N.M. — not tech-obsessed San Francisco or New York — has claimed the title of first city to install an operational Bitcoin vending machine in the U.SThe machine is up and runn...

The U.SNavy is set to deploy its first laser weapon this summer, and hopes to add electromagnetic rail guns to its arsenal by 2016, according to a new report.The Laser Weapon System looks like a ...

New York Fashion Week may be over, but Sochi is just warming up with the over-the-top looks.Johnny Weir isn't the only one with attention-grabbing getupsOlympic fans from around the world show their n...

Kraft Macaroni and Cheese releases a new delicious noodle shape every year, and this year, it's in the shape of the Teenage Mutant Ninja TurtlesNow if this cheesy turtle collaboration hasn't already h...

Calling all hackers who love to travel!Boston coders can team up with other travel enthusiasts in the Boston area for MashHacks: Travel, presented by Emirates Airlines. This one-day hackathon will bri...

There was sad news out of Sochi early Tuesday: The Norwegian men's curling team was eliminated from the 2014 Winter OlympicsThat also means the Norwegian men's curling pants — transcendent fashi...

Who let the dogs out? Not Russia, apparently. (Sorry for that.)Olympic athlete Gus Kenworthy brought us near to tears last week when he rescued a litter of stray puppies from a mountain village near S...

The men's snowboard cross competition was back on track Tuesday at the 2014 Sochi Olympics after it was delayed Monday due to thick fog. The Photo of the Day captures a group of snowboarders — L...

There aren't many U.S. government programs — even space programs — like Landsat. Since the 1970s, the project's satellites have continuously imaged the surface of the Earth, providing the ...

We knew Candy Crush Saga was big, just not this big.King Digital Entertainment, the company behind Candy Crush and a number of other games, filed paperwork on Tuesday for an IPO. In the filing, King r...

The harsh winter of 2013-14 has temporarily slowed the long-term trend of declining ice cover on the five Great Lakes. Last week, the mean ice cover across the lakes topped out at about 90%, which has...

WARNING: Serious spoilers ahead. Seriously.Frank Underwood ruined Valentine's Day. Or he improved it, depending on your feelings about Zoe Barnes.House of Cards debuted its second season on Netflix Fr...

You're driving along down a nice, quiet mountain road. You're having a good time and enjoying the scenery when suddenly, a horrifying monster pops out of nowhere and starts swiping at you for no appar...

If you're like me, you've already raced through all 13 episodes of House of Cards' sophomore season. You've no doubt dissected every critical scene in your brain and discussed your predictions for sea...

HTC, the financially troubled smartphone maker that can't seem to buy a break despite building some great products, is getting a second job: phone repairman. The company just announced a new policy ca...

Duolingo, the developer behind the popular language-learning app of the same name, has raised another $20 million in funding.The Series C round was led by Kleiner Perkins and brings Duolingo's total f...

Blake Griffin's armada of dunks launched 2.5 million tweets during Sunday's NBA All-Star Game.Griffin, known as a prodigious dunker, and reigning NBA MVP LeBron James created Twitter's peak moment of ...

American law enforcement agencies tapped AT&T for user data more than 300,000 times in 2013.The company released its first-ever transparency report on Tuesday, making it the second major telephone...

Many of the big Winter Olympics events happen after dark in Sochi, Russia — meaning morning or early afternoon stateside. But plenty happens during the day in Sochi, too, which means by the time...

Albuquerque, N.M. — not tech-obsessed San Francisco or New York — has claimed the title of first city to install an operational Bitcoin vending machine in the U.SThe machine is up and runn...

Steve Jobs' spirit lives on — not only through your Macs and iPhones, but also via a time capsule.The tube, which was buried by Jobs and several others at the Aspen International Design Conferen...

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...

King Digital Entertainment, maker of the popular game Candy Crush Saga, has filed paperwork with the Securities and Exchange Commission to go public.The company's Form F-1 Registration shows the compa...

Donald Trump gave an extensive interview to BuzzFeed's McKay Coppins for a profile that published last week. The profile was not flattering. Needing someone to blame, The Donald exercised his overexpo...

NEW YORK — The 2014 American International Toy Fair this week ushered in a collection of the hottest toys due out this year — from a Siri-like teddy bear and an augmented reality bedtime s...

Jimmy, you did us proudThe comedian kicked off his first Tonight Show Monday, marking, as Fallon himself said, "a moment in TV history." See also: Jimmy Fallon Leaves 'Late Night' With Musical Assist ...

KIEV, Ukraine — A new round of violence broke out in the Ukrainian capital Kiev on Tuesday as protesters and police clashed in the government quarter of the city, one block away from the Verkhov...

KIEV, Ukraine — At least four people are reportedly dead after a new round of violence broke out in the Ukrainian capital Kiev on Tuesday when protesters and police clashed one block away from t...

This is a developing story. We will continue to update as more information becomes available.KIEV, Ukraine — At least nine people, including two police officers and seven protestors, are reporte...

This is a developing story. We will continue to update as more information becomes available.KIEV, Ukraine — Fourteen people are reportedly dead after a new round of violence broke out in the Uk...

Audience engagement is the definitive measure of a blog's success, whether you're blogging for a marketing firm or simply to indulge your own interests. You've probably watched as some posts go viral ...

Audience engagement is the definitive measure of a blog's success, whether you're blogging for a marketing firm or simply to indulge your own interests. You've probably watched as some posts go viral ...

The world's greatest thoughts happen in the showerMaybe it's the steam or shampoo suds or smell of Irish Spring that triggers random bits of brilliance. Or maybe it's the only place where technology a...

Yahoo Answers is a gold mine. The Q&A forum, where users can ask whatever their hearts desire, is home to a wide range of, shall we say, dim questions.Users post queries in categories like beauty,...

Russian authorities have reportedly detained two members of the punk rock band Pussy Riot among a group of arrests near the Winter Olympics in SochiReports from The Associated Press and Reuters confir...

Russian authorities have reportedly detained two members of the punk rock band Pussy Riot among a group of arrests near the Winter Olympics in SochiReports from The Associated Press and Reuters confir...

Russian authorities have released two members of the punk rock band Pussy Riot after arresting the activists near the Winter Olympics in Sochi on suspicion of theftNadezhda Tolokonnikova and Maria Aly...

Humans are not the only species in the animal kingdom known to practice the fine art of cuddling.Felines specifically are well-versed in the beneficial effects spooning can have on the mind and body &...

ZTE has spilled the beans about its plans for the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona next week: The company plans to launch a 6-inch Android smartphone as well as a Firefox OS 1.3 deviceThe 6-incher i...

Sony has sold more than 5.3 million PlayStation 4 units as of Feb. 8, 2014, the company has announcedThe console, which launches in Japan on Feb. 22, has been selling well right from the start. Sony s...

Editor's Note: Beware of spoilers. This is part three of Mashable's three-part review of season two. Part three covers episodes 8 to 13. Read part one and part two.It's not what you'd anticipate a U.S...

This may be the final frontier for privacy: a social networking mobile app to share information about sexually transmitted diseasesAnd while it may seem off-putting, a company called Hula is attemptin...

Murder, enslavement, torture, rape, starvation, persecution and abduction are among the many human-rights violations that the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, commonly called North Korea, ...

Everyone loves a freebie — but everyone loves luxury even moreIn this comic, Manu Cornet of Bonkers World points out that free stuff often pales in comparison to items tagged with "luxury." Same...

Pinterest updated both its mobile and iPad apps on Friday, offering some of its most recent product updates to mobile usersUpdates to the iOS and Android apps now support GIFs, a feature that Pinteres...

A heartbreaking photo of a 4-year-old Syrian refugee traveling alone through the desert made a stir online MondayFirst tweeted by Andrew Harper, the United Nations' refugee agency (UNHCR) representati...

NEW YORK — Puzzle company 4D Cityscape introduced its multi-layer Game of Thrones jigsaw puzzle in November, but it's only now drawing attention at this week's 2014 American International Toy Fa...

The fog made headlines on Monday as snowboardcross and biathlon were delayed, and Russia attempted use large fans to dispatch with the muck.But on an otherwise gloomy day, Americans took home a series...

The fog made headlines on Monday as snowboardcross and biathlon were delayed, and Russia attempted use large fans to dispatch with the muck.But on an otherwise gloomy day, Americans took home a series...

NEW YORK — Smartwatches are projected to become one of the hottest tech product categories in the upcoming years, so it was only a matter of time before the kids market took notice.Tech toy comp...

Americans Meryl Davis and Charlie White brought a whole new meaning to dancing with the stars (and stripes) Monday night. The American duo finished first in ice dancing at the 2014 Winter Olympics in...

Acclaimed British author J.K. Rowling, best known for the Harry Potter series, is releasing another book under the pseudonym Robert GalbraithTitled The Silkworm, the novel will be released on June 19 ...

Some retailers celebrate Presidents' Day by offering promotions; Groupon celebrated by trolling the Internet.On Friday, Groupon announced plans to give customers $10 off $40 local deals. The offer was...

A 19-year-old woman arrested for allegedly killing a man she met on Craigslist has not only confessed to that crime but at least 22 other murders, claiming her first victim came when she joined at sat...

With numerous sports delayed due to fog, Olympic athletes along with their coaches and staff have been in a holding pattern as they wait for the weather around Sochi to clearOn the upside, the fog set...

NASA's newest moon probe has beamed its view of the lunar surface back to Earth for the first time.The Lunar Atmosphere and Dust Environment Explorer spacecraft (called LADEE for short) beamed the new...

Google Glass could be the way of the new world. The answer for our desires to digitally document our entire lives via a handsfree deviceIt all sounds great and futuristic and like something the Jetson...

NEW YORK — Smartwatches are projected to become one of the hottest tech product categories in the upcoming years, so it was only a matter of time before the kids market took notice.Tech toy comp...

Incessant tail chasing, repetitive shadow stalking, relentless paw chewing for hours and hours every day: Dogs can suffer from obsessive compulsive disorder, too. And a new study helps explain why.Res...

Glenn Greenwald and three other journalists who reported on the U.S. national security apparatus through leaks provided by Edward Snowden have won the George Polk Award for Journalism for 2013.The awa...

The co-pilot of an Ethiopian airliner hijacked a flight bound for Italy and landed in Switzerland on Monday, claiming to authorities that he sought asylum in the famously neutral country.None of the 1...

A 19-year-old woman arrested for allegedly killing a man she met on Craigslist has not only confessed to that crime but at least 22 other murders, claiming her first victim came when she joined at sat...

As far as weather goes, Sochi has been a somewhat fickle mistress to this year's Winter OlympicsAfter several days of unusually warm weather, a thick fog settled over Sochi, causing delays to several ...

Welcome to this morning's edition of "First To Know," a series in which we keep you in the know on what's happening in the digital world.Today, we're looking at three particularly interesting storiesA...

Facebook is 10 years old. For some of you, that means it's time for your high school (or even college) reunion. Starting to sweat a little?Between your "Look Back" video reminding you exactly what you...

Leonardo DiCaprio has been nominated for an Academy Award three times — all of which, he's quietly sat through the show empty-handed. Will 2014 finally be his year?Many people think so. The acto...

"People don't buy things for logical reasons," Zig Ziglar once famously said. "They buy for emotional reasons."Which means: In order to gain customers — and keep them for life — you've got...

When you're in the early stages of a startup, there's a lot to consider — from revenue models to hiring early team members and developing your product. When it comes to legal matters, many found...

If you're looking for an internship, head over to FacebookThe social media company has the highest rated internships, according to Glassdoor. The jobs website, which offers reviews and commentary on w...

The No. 1 complaint from businesses new to social media is: “I just don’t have time.” What these people don’t realize is that social media doesn’t always require a huge c...

The co-pilot of an Ethiopian airliner hijacked a flight bound for Italy and landed in Switzerland on Monday, claiming to authorities that he sought asylum in the famously neutral country.None of the 1...

LG is apparently not very good at throwing surprise parties — after launching the high-end LG G Pro 2 smartphone one week before the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, the company now unveiled ...

Incessant tail chasing, repetitive shadow stalking, relentless paw chewing for hours and hours every day: Dogs can suffer from obsessive compulsive disorder, too. And a new study helps explain why.Res...

An ongoing series of videos by a Rhode Island School of Design professor is highlighting what a partnership between the arts and the sciences could mean for inquiry in both fields.Dennis Hlynsky, an a...

An ongoing series of videos by a Rhode Island School of Design professor is highlighting what a partnership between the arts and the sciences could mean for inquiry in both fields.Dennis Hlynsky, an a...

The best candid photography captures people living through an event, often without their knowledge of there being a photographer present. One of the beauties of this technique is being able to catch s...

Calling all old-school Pokémon fans out there: Now you can re-live the fun via your computer and play the largest multiplayer game of Pokémon Red/Blue with more than 12,000 other playersTwit...

Valar Morghulis. All men must die — apparently from waiting for Game of Thrones to returnBut to satiate us (or perhaps, incessantly tease us further), HBO has released the fourth season's second...

Valar Morghulis. All men must die — apparently from waiting for Game of Thrones to returnBut to satiate us (or perhaps, incessantly tease us further), HBO has released the fourth season's second...

From a distance, Yukino Ohmura’s recreations of classic Tokyo cityscapes look just like the real thing. But upon closer examination, you’ll find thousands of multi-colored sticker dots int...

There are thousands of "Let It Go" covers, but this one really tops them allImpressionist and singer Christina Bianco showed off her many talents while covering the hit song from Disney's Frozen. Duri...

There's nothing like waking up in the morning to hear that school is cancelled for a snow day. You get up, get dressed, and prepare to fill your day with snow angels and sledding. It's a wonderful, fu...

Monday mornings could get a whole lot easier, thanks to a new gadget that notifies you if you forget to bring your phone and other daily essentialsCalled Bringrr, the gadget fits into a car's cigarett...

The East Coast can’t catch a break with the snow, but that doesn't stop people from being really creative with their snow days.One man turned New York City into his own personal mountain by goin...

An ongoing series of videos by a Rhode Island School of Design professor is highlighting what a partnership between the arts and the sciences could mean for inquiry in both fields.Dennis Hlynsky, an a...

The British Academy of Film and Television Arts held its annual BAFTA award ceremony at the Royal Opera House in London on Sunday night, bestowing its top prize to the film 12 Years a Slave.While acce...

The world of reality television took a tragic turn when well-known, snake-handling pastor, and co-star of the show Snake Salvation, Gregory Jamie Coots, died from a snake bite on SaturdayAccording to ...

The comparison between the Winter and Summer Olympics is historically kinder to the latter.The former suffers from its season's less-than-ideal conditions. Everyone, audience and athletes alike, are a...

With extreme drought and unusual warmth in the west, and frigid conditions and snowstorms in the east, the split personality of U.S. winter in recent months accomplished a rare feat, spurring all thre...

Regardless of industry, most of us enter the workforce with a few basic goals and aspirations: career satisfaction, financial independence and a steady paycheck.As time goes on and time-cards get punc...

We now know that Apple held closed-door talks with Tesla, a meeting of two innovative companies that hints at a number of possibilities. But buried in that same report from the San Francisco Chronicle...

The men's alpine skiing super-G race was as gripping as the Olympics get, resulting in a tie for bronze and an emotional medal ceremony for American Bode Miller. With such stiff competition, France's ...

The Winter Olympics has seen its share of oddities, from an eye infection that felled Bob Costas to bobsledder Johnny Quinn breaking down doors. Now on the menu: a secret Starbucks at the NBC media gr...

Anti-government protesters in Ukraine removed some barricades and ended their nearly three-month occupation of Kiev City's Hall Sunday, as the deadline for an amnesty for hundreds of activists around ...

Sunday's Olympic medal events ushered in another speed skating sweep for the Netherlands (the nation's third in 2014, this time in women's 1,500m) and a touching moment for American favorite Bode Mill...

When you’re a parent, you live and die by your daily routine. Everyday activities like preparing lunches, helping your kids get their shoes on, or buckling a baby into a car seat with one hand a...

Last year, multiple analysts recommended that Apple buy Tesla to make a bold push into the auto industry. As it turns out, the Cupertino, Calif. may have given that idea a little more thought than som...

While some disciplines were already drawing to a close Sunday at the Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia, others had yet to begin. Sunday saw the start of bobsledding, and the return of the team of Cool ...

As a corporate sustainability consultant at GreenOrder, the most common question I received was, “What type of graduate degree do I need to be a competitive candidate in this field?”The fi...

Fragments of a Soviet-era military satellite that was expected to hit Earth burned up in its atmosphere on Sunday, according to Russian television network RT.The Cosmos-1220 satellite burned up on ree...

Michael Sam had a little extra help on defense this weekend.One week after Sam publicly came out as gay, the all-American defensive player from Missouri was honored during an NCAA college-basketball g...

For the fourth straight night, students in the Venezuelan capital of Caracas battled with police Saturday and early Sunday. Protesters threw stones, while authorities had tear gas and water cannon in ...

There's nothing more mind-blowing than completing a trivial task, like reheating leftover pizza for breakfast or carrying groceries inside, only for a friend to show you an easier way — forcing ...

Google acquired SlickLogin, an early-stage Israeli startup that had been developing alternative web-login options, the company announced Sunday. Terms of the deal were not immediately disclosed.Starte...

After this winter, we're all well-overdue for a vacation.When the cold weather strikes, the best way to cope is to daydream about getting away from it all. But why not make it a reality? With so much ...

Every software development project needs bug and issue tracking to find and fix problems within hundreds, or even thousands, of lines of code. In addition to keeping tabs on outstanding issues, upcomi...

Part of the charm of moving to a new city is getting to know the local scene. However, sometimes that can take months or even years, after you missed that killer set at the local concert hall.See also...

When you book a flight online, you're unlikely to use American Airlines's website directly. Like most money-conscious consumers, you'll visit a price comparison site like Kayak or Expedia instead. Sam...

Holy Gozer! The first official photos of the Lego Ghostsbusters set are here, and they're as cool as we'd hoped.Just in time for the franchise's 30-year anniversary, Ghostbusters will make its Lego de...

After a 12-year absence from the Winter Olympic games, the Jamaican bobsled team is making a catchy comeback.According to the Jamaican Tourist Board, this groovy reggae tune, titled "The Bobsled Song,...

Editor's Note: This is part two of Mashable's three-part review of season two. Part two covers episodes 4-7. Read part one here. Part three will publish Sunday. Beware of spoilers."Information is powe...

We are now close to halfway through the 2014 Winter Olympics. In this past week, we've seen top moments in speed skating, snowboarding, luge, skiing, figure skating and more.To honor Olympic athletes'...

Nuclear fusion as an energy source is one step closer to becoming a realityIn a recent experiment, a team of researchers at the National Ignition Facility (NIF) at the Lawrence Livermore National Labo...

Sochi may be so warm right now that some athletes are competing in shorts, but that didn't stop world-class competitors from fighting their way to the top of the Olympic podium.The American men's ice ...

With the demise of Flappy Bird fresh in our minds, it's easy to forget about all the other great apps that came out this week.Luckily, we put together a roundup of each week's best new apps for you to...

Saturday's biggest news of the Winter Olympics in Sochi was likely Team USA's instant classic hockey win over Russia. That was just one match in group play, but Saturday also saw several medal competi...

Saturday's biggest news of the Winter Olympics in Sochi was likely Team USA's instant classic hockey win over Russia. That was just one match in group play, but Saturday also saw several medal competi...

Catchphrases were as important to '90s cartoons as their closet, filled with multiples of the same outfitBut what to do when they no longer needed pithy remarks to kick off backyard adventures or scho...

Kickstarter, a leading crowdfunding site, revealed it was hacked last week. In a blog post published Saturday, Kickstarter said law-enforcement officials contacted the company Wednesday night, and ale...

If we take online comments as a scaled down version of the world at large, it's clear that 2014 global society is divided on three main topics: religion, climate change and which cast of Saturday Nigh...

Of the thousands of athletes competing at the 2014 Winter Olympics, British speed skater Elise Christie has had arguably the worst experience in Sochi.Christie finished second to earn a silver medal i...

Gale-force winds, heavy rains and significant flooding in the United Kingdom led to two deaths Friday.A wave that crashed through the window of a cruise ship killed an 85-year-old man and injured many...

The Americans and Russians went head-to-head Saturday in one of the most-anticipated Olympic events of this weekend: the preliminary round of the men's ice hockey Group A game. Day eight's Photo of th...

This year, nearly 3,000 athletes are gathered in Sochi, Russia to compete in the Winter Olympic Games, demonstrating the guts and determination that may ultimately spell glory for their countriesTeam-...

When you're sitting on the couch enjoying chips and dips galore and watching the best commercials of the year during the Super Bowl, it can be hard to remember the people who were hard at work to make...

If T.J. Oshie of the U.S men's hockey team keeps this up, we may want to block out some space for him on Mount RushmoreOshie scored an astounding four goals in the shootout that concluded a classic US...

Saturday's biggest news of the Winter Olympics in Sochi was likely Team USA's instant classic hockey win over Russia. That was just one match in group play, but Saturday also saw several medal competi...

Kickstarter, a leading crowdfunding site, revealed it was hacked last week. In a blog post published Saturday, Kickstarter said law-enforcement officials contacted the company Wednesday night, and ale...

Of the thousands of athletes competing at the 2014 Winter Olympics, British speed skater Elise Christie has had arguably the worst experience in Sochi.Christie finished second to earn a silver medal i...

The "Red Wedding" episode of Game of Thrones was infamously jaw-dropping, but this confectionary masterpiece really takes the cakeIn honor of the show's third season being released on DVD in the UK on...

Well played, NetflixWhile most of you are blowing through a House of Cards binge session this weekend, the streaming company is already hyping up fans for its other original series, Orange is the New ...

Forget its risqué rep — Snapchat has a sensitive side. A heartfelt snap with a well-placed emoji can strengthen the bonds of love for evermore. Or at least for 10 secondsSee also: Surfing O...

The Americans and Russians went head-to-head Saturday in one of the most-anticipated Olympic events of this weekend: the preliminary round of the men's ice hockey Group A game. Day eight's Photo of th...

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 ...

Love it or hate it, you have to admit that the NBA slam dunk contest is pretty darn exciting. This Saturday, the NBA will celebrate the event's 30th anniversary — a testament to just how big of ...

Actress Ellen Page publicly came out as gay for the first time Friday during an emotional speech at the Human Rights Campaign's first national conference in Las Vegas.Page spoke for nearly eight minut...

If you're too preoccupied with dating apps for a dinner companion, you might not realize that the answer is already curled up in your lapWaiting for Mr. (or Mrs.) Right can be a depressing and long jo...

The most anticipated Winter Olympics events usually happen after dark in Sochi, Russia (that's morning or early afternoon stateside). But plenty of action happens during the day in Sochi, too, which m...

It's getting difficult to recall the days when Snapchat was considered just a sexting app.Artists, comedians and journalists have claimed the disappearing photo app as their own, and it appears the ti...

For most writers, a laptop is an essential tool, providing a space to create and save their masterpieces.But over the years, a number of famous faces have admitted they don't like using modern technol...

Employees looking for a little more cheer in their lives should consider moving to the U.S. West Coast, new research shows.California is home to three of the 10 happiest cities to work in, including S...

Employees looking for a little more cheer in their lives should consider moving to the U.S. West Coast, new research shows.California is home to three of the 10 happiest cities to work in, including S...

Actress Ellen Page publicly came out as gay for the first time Friday during an emotional speech at the Human Rights Campaign's first national conference in Las Vegas.Page spoke for nearly eight minut...

Forget its risqué rep — Snapchat has a sensitive side. A heartfelt snap with a well-placed emoji can strengthen the bonds of love for evermore. Or at least for 10 secondsSee also: Surfing O...

Love it or hate it, you have to admit that the NBA slam dunk contest is pretty darn exciting. This Saturday, the NBA will celebrate the event's 30th anniversary — a testament to just how big of ...

If you're too preoccupied with dating apps for a dinner companion, you might not realize that the answer is already curled up in your lapWaiting for Mr. (or Mrs.) Right can be a depressing and long jo...

A fresh batch of snow is like a blank canvas, and a handful of Instagram users are getting creativeAn East Coast storm struck once again (what else is new?) — and people are making the most of t...

When temperatures rose to 54 degrees today at the Laura Biathlon & Ski Complex where the cross-country event was behind held for the Sochi Winter Olympics, Norwegian skier Chris Jespersen decided ...

Friday at the Winter Olympics saw a Swiss underdog win gold in the men's super combined skiing competition. It also brought us the always-flamboyant men's figure skating free skate and much, much more...

Team USA's speed skating contingent has had an awful trip to Sochi, Russia, for the 2014 Winter Olympics so far. Shani Davis, the gold medal favorite in the men's 1,000-meter race on Wednesday, was su...

Sean Greenwood of Ireland may have just earned the honor of best recovery at the OlympicsThe 26-year-old athlete was competing in the men's skeleton event Friday when he took a left turn on the course...

If only Congressional Democrats had called their monumental healthcare legislation the Adorable Care Act back in 2009, it might not have been quite so controversialThe Obama Administration corrected t...

Another week, another tweak to Twitter's user interface. This one, in case you missed it, was a tentative upgrade that leaked via the profile of our Assistant Features Editor Matt Petronzio; one that ...

Friday at the Winter Olympics saw a Swiss underdog win gold in the men's super combined skiing competition. It also brought us the always-flamboyant men's figure skating free skate and much, much more...

Friday at the Winter Olympics saw a Swiss underdog win gold in the men's super combined skiing competition. It also brought us the always-flamboyant men's figure skating free skate and much, much more...

Friday at the Winter Olympics saw a Swiss underdog win gold in the men's super combined skiing competition. It also brought us the always-flamboyant men's figure skating free skate and much, much more...

Friday is the one-week mark for the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia. That's enough time to get a pretty interesting snapshot of how the world is discussing the games — online, at leastSee ...

Another week, another tweak to Twitter's user interface. This one, in case you missed it, was a tentative upgrade that leaked via the profile of our Assistant Features Editor Matt Petronzio; one that ...

When temperatures rose to 54 degrees today at the Laura Biathlon & Ski Complex where the cross-country event was behind held for the Sochi Winter Olympics, Norwegian skier Chris Jespersen decided ...

Top Gun, the 1986 Tom Cruise classic, is being retold one screen-grab at a time. Really.In a strange act of fanaticism for the movie, the Twitter account 555 µHz is tweeting each scene from the m...

The only thing long about the Olympic free skating program on Friday was the faces of its competitors. Perhaps it was Evgeni Plushenko's unexpected retirement, or maybe a lack of valentine, but many o...

Facebook released new findings on Friday — Valentine's Day — that hints when two people are about to change their status to "in a relationship."In the three months (or about 100 days) befo...

In case you haven't noticed, it's Valentine's Day, and all couples are celebrating their love. Even Pope Francis joined the love-craze telling people to get married, while Ikea took a different —...

Figure skating lost a star Thursday when Russian legend Evgeny Plushenko announced his retirement after withdrawing from the Winter Olympics due to an injury. But the show must go on: Day seven of the...

Oh, Valentine's Day: When love saturates the air and takes over TwitterOlympic athletes are no exception. Cupid's arrow took aim at members of Team USA on Friday. Some showed genuine affection for the...

In an offensive dubbed "Operation Valentine," thousands of Thai riot police stormed the country's capital city to remove anti-government protesters from sites they've occupied for up to several months...

The majority of employees prefer to keep their work and love lives separate, new research shows.A study by the online job site Monster.com revealed that regardless of whether they think it would hurt ...

This Valentine's Day, don't pull any punches.Ekant Veer, a marketing professor from New Zealand, posted these painfully honest valentines on Reddit, and they do not gloss over any relationship truths....

Yet another storm battered southern parts of the United Kingdom on Friday, with winds up to 80 mph and heavy rain. Based on satellite imagery, this storm is drawing in moisture from the same storm sys...

Could the Olympics award a gold medal for "nice try?" A woman at the Winter Games tried her hardest to snap some pics of the hockey match between Russia and Slovenia — but instead she got an eye...

Hockey isn't a sport for the fainthearted, especially at the Olympics. Friday's Photo of the Day, which features Swedish goalkeeper Henrik Lundqvist saving a shot from Nino Niederreiter of Switzerland...

A fresh batch of snow is like a blank canvas, and a handful of Instagram users are getting creativeAn East Coast storm struck once again (what else is new?) — and people are making the most of t...

Shia LaBeouf, the young actor-turned-performance artist, has a lot to be sorry for these days. His behavior during the promotion of his new film Nymphomaniac has been erratic , and he continues to pl...

Your hands are two of the most complex and useful part of your body. You use them for almost everything, from simply grasping your breakfast spoon to writing letters.But simply using our fingers for u...

Warning: This post contains images and video of war that some readers may find disturbing.A dramatic video of a Syrian rebel attack on an Aleppo prison was posted to YouTube on Thursday, but by early ...

Warning: This post contains images and video of war that some readers may find disturbing.UPDATE, 5:31 p.m. ET: Though it's still unclear why it was taken down in the first place, the original video i...

There is no end in sight to the Android versus iPhone debate, but while we can all argue over the pros and cons of each, the numbers don't lie: Android is still the most popular operating system in th...

When another foot of snow pummeled the East Coast Thursday, most people stayed in bed, curled in a ball and watched Netflix all day.Instead of wasting away under a pile of fleece, Casey Neistat decide...

A camel went on the rampage in southern California on Friday, attacking people in cars until it was captured by sheriff's deputies and animal controlThe desert-based beast escaped from a property in A...

Another week, another tweak to Twitter's user interface. This one, in case you missed it, was a tentative upgrade that leaked via the profile of our Assistant Features Editor Matt Petronzio; one that ...

With smartphone theft on the rise, lawmakers have proposed a bill aimed at reducing the impetus for thieves.If passed, the law would require manufacturers to install a "kill switch," or a mechanism to...

The largest moon in the solar system has finally received its cartographic due.Scientists have created the first global geological map of Jupiter's huge, ice-covered moon Ganymede, more than 400 years...

Apple CEO Tim Cook reportedly met with Samsung mobile chief J.K. Shin in an attempt to settle the ongoing dispute between the two rivals over mobile patentsAccording to ZDNet Korea, the executives rec...

Sorry, Disney princes: Your princesses don't need you anymore.While Frozen totally upended the standard princess tropes, our girls Cinderella, Belle, Snow White and the like remain stuck in their old ...

Editor's Note: This is part one of Mashable's three-part review of season two. Part one covers episodes 1-3. Parts two and three will publish Saturday and Sunday.A depleted streetlight above a jogging...

Apparently pokes and Likes beat ecommerce and dronesFacebook is now more valuable than Amazon, at least by market value. Facebook's market cap topped $170 billion this week, while Amazon's market cap ...

Think you have the cojones to ask Vladimir Putin for a selfie? These Winter Olympians didn't eitherSo, when the Russian president made a surprise visit to Team USA headquarters on Friday evening, they...

Pope Francis got into the Valentine's Day spirit with a special message to young people: Get married.As a show of support for the Catholic sacrament, Pope Francis met with about 10,000 engaged couples...

The majority of employees prefer to keep their work and love lives separate, new research shows.A study by the online job site Monster.com revealed that regardless of whether they think it would hurt ...

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 ...

This Valentine's Day, don't pull any punches.Ekant Veer, a marketing professor from New Zealand, posted these painfully honest valentines on Reddit, and they do not gloss over any relationship truths....

In a Valentine's Day gift to fans, hip-hop pioneers De La Soul will offer its entire catalog for free for 25 hours, starting at 11 a.m. ET Friday."It's about allowing our fans who have been looking an...

You know you're kind of a big deal when your departure causes your company's stock to decline.Groupon announced in an SEC filing earlier this week that Jeff Holden, its top product exec, would be leav...

Google has been very busy this Valentine's Day. Around the world, people see a doodle on Google's homepage that lets them send interactive greeting cards. In the U.S., though, the Google Doodle is a b...

Many of the most anticipated Winter Olympics events happen after dark in Sochi, Russia — which means morning or early afternoon stateside. But plenty of action happens during the day in Sochi, t...

The pursuit of power is nothing but a game, and people are merely pawns. Frank Underwood taught us thatBut maybe you prefer cards over chess? Well, in that case, we have you covered. To celebrate the ...

I'm involved in a little Instagram experiment. Don’t tell Instagram, though. It doesn't know yet and I'm not sure it will like itIt wasn't my idea. In fact, the trial I'm a part of, or rather th...

Top Gun, the 1986 Tom Cruise classic, is being retold one screen-grab at a time. Really.In a strange act of fanaticism for the movie, the Twitter account 555 µHz is tweeting each scene from the m...

Romance novels have lined the shelves of book-lovers everywhere long before any shades of grey entered the scene.Though their rise to popularity involved a lot of bodice-wearing sirens and Fabio feath...

Even furniture can feel the love on this special day.Ikea's Singapore ad agency had a little fun for Valentine's Day. According to Campaign Brief Asia, this ad, which is running on social media and on...

Does your true heart's desire resemble cold, shiny plastic? If game controllers tend to fill the void in your heart, leaving no room for your significant other, then we've got the valentines for youSe...

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....

With butterflies in his stomach, Carter Moore asked her to coffee. Casual coffee, of course, just so they could get to know each other. No pressure or expectations. Just a friendly meetup. Granted, ...

This Valentine's Day, don't pull any punches.Ekant Veer, a marketing professor from New Zealand, posted these painfully honest valentines on Reddit, and they do not gloss over any relationship truths....

What better way to celebrate Valentine's Day than by being serenaded by American Idol's Ruben Studdard or R&B singer Case?The two crooners will sing romantic tunes to New Yorkers on Friday if they...

Kids speak from the heart — for better or worse. They're confusing, and sweet and painfully honest, especially to their parentsSo it shouldn't surprise you that their written displays of affecti...

Counting whales from a ship or a plane has always been difficult, but now scientists may have a new option: using images from space.Using space images broadens the viewpoint — and the system i...

Japanese e-commerce company Rakuten Inc will buy Viber Media Inc, a company behind the free messaging and calls app Viber, for $900 million in cash, Reuters reportsThe deal is expected to be completed...

Many people jog in places they consider beautiful, but these running maps look more like works of art themselves.Statistician Nathan Yau, Ph.D., at FlowingData sampled public data records from workout...

Dating websites don't want to pressure their users, but it's time to discuss where this is all going. Don't get them wrong, it's been fun arranging algorithmic matches and occasionally getting lucky. ...

Apparently pokes and Likes beat ecommerce and dronesFacebook is now more valuable than Amazon, at least by market value. Facebook's market cap topped $170 billion this week, while Amazon's market cap ...

No plans for Valentine's Day? No problem. You have an entire season of House of Cards to blow through, so consider yourself busy.But if you can't bear the idea of skipping out on a romantic V-Day meal...

Diamonds and pearls and charms, oh my! As this Valentine's Day rolls around, lovers are frantically hunting for bejeweled gifts to give their partnersThanks to Yahoo, we know exactly what everyone has...

Who needs romance when you have scintillating political drama?The second season of House of Cards is sure to bring plenty of intrigue and excitement to our Netflix queues when it premieres on Friday. ...

In a Valentine's Day gift to fans, hip-hop pioneers De La Soul will offer its entire catalog for free for 25 hours, starting at 11 a.m. ET Friday."It's about allowing our fans who have been looking an...

Google has been very busy this Valentine's Day. Around the world, people see a doodle on Google's homepage that lets them send interactive greeting cards. In the U.S., though, the Google Doodle is a b...

Many of the most anticipated Winter Olympics events happen after dark in Sochi, Russia — which means morning or early afternoon stateside. But plenty of action happens during the day in Sochi, t...

I'm involved in a little Instagram experiment. Don’t tell Instagram, though. It doesn't know yet and I'm not sure it will like itIt wasn't my idea. In fact, the trial I'm a part of, or rather th...

Need an idea for a Valentine's card? You're in luck: Google has a special interactive Doodle for Valentine's day on its homepage which lets you send a virtual box of assorted treats to someone you lov...

The pursuit of power is nothing but a game, and people are merely pawns. Frank Underwood taught us thatBut maybe you prefer cards over chess? Well, in that case, we have you covered. To celebrate the ...

News of Comcast's proposed $44 billion purchase of Time Warner Cable hit the Internet late Wednesday night. Instantly, there was rejoicing. Grateful TWC users sent teary-eyed congratulations to each o...

Need a quick refresher on House of Cards season one before you dive into the political thriller's second season? We've got just the thing to help you prepare.With 13 new episodes available to binge-wa...

Counting whales from a ship or a plane has always been difficult, but now scientists may have a new option: using images from space.Using space images broadens the viewpoint — and the system i...

This is a public service announcement: House of Cards season two goes live on Netflix at 3:01 a.m. ET and 12:01 a.m. PT. Many fans did not know this early Friday morningConfused and angry fans who tho...

This is a public service announcement: House of Cards season two goes live on Netflix at 3:01 a.m. ET and 12:01 a.m. PT. Many fans did not know this early Friday morningConfused and angry fans who tho...

Go big or go home. That's what ASP, the Association of Surfing Professionals, decided when it arrived on SnapchatSee also: 11 Things You Didn't Know About Snapchat's FoundersSince its Snapchat account...

U.S. President Barack Obama tweeted what's on the mind of every House of Cards fan, imploring binge-watchers not post any spoilers when season two debuts Friday.Netflix will unleash all 13 episodes of...

U.S. President Barack Obama tweeted what's on the mind of every House of Cards fan, imploring binge-watchers not post any spoilers when season two debuts Friday.Netflix will unleash all 13 episodes of...

Another piece of Google's voice search puzzle fell into place on Tuesday as the search giant announced that Android users will now be able to voice search on their smartphones by relationship terms in...

The rise of mobile is still going strong, with cell tower-based data traffic growing 81% worldwide in 2013In fact, last year's mobile traffic was nearly 18 times the size of the entire Internet in 200...

For this week's Mashable Vine Challenge, show us what you can do in black and whiteThe lack of color in grayscale compositions allows the brain to focus more on shapes, patterns and textures. The over...

Need an idea for a Valentine's card? You're in luck: Google has a special interactive doodle for Valentine's day on its homepage which lets you send a virtual box of assorted treats to someone you lov...

Let's call it bromancing for charityBen Affleck and Matt Damon are auctioning off the chance to spend some time with the BFF Hollywood power couple, via Omaze.com. It will only cost you $10 per entry,...

This is probably one of the weirder Valentine's Day messages you'll see this year. The characters from "Dumb Ways to Die," the catchy life-saving commercial for Metro Trains in Melbourne, Australia, a...

In an effort to boost interest in its desktop and mobile platform, Microsoft is reportedly considering opening up Windows to Android apps.Citing "sources familiar with Microsoft's plans," The Verge sa...

For those of you thinking, "This Olympic figure skating routine would be really killer set to Ace of Base," your '90s dreams have become an alt rock reality.Comedy writer Mike DiCenzo kicks it old-sch...

Bloopers can be equally as funny, if not more absurd than the original movie, or they can turn a dramatic scene into a good laugh that will leave your abs hurting. There's just something hilarious abo...

Thursday at the Winter Olympics in Sochi saw a rare American podium sweep, the Chinese dominate speed skating and much, much moreLuge, biathlon and cross-country skiing all had medal action as well. R...

3D Printing is the real-world answer to the magical question: What if you could make anything? The ability to print on three axes in layer upon layer (solid or with a honeycomb lattice-work inside) ha...

The NSA has fired an employee who stands accused of sharing his password to the agency's network with Edward SnowdenThe employee is the first victim of the NSA's internal probe to determine whether an...

It's day six at the Sochi Olympics and while competition is over for some athletes, it's just beginning for othersRussian Curler Andrey Drozdov faceplanted during Thursday's match against Switzerland....

Want to spell out your feelings for your Valentine in big letters? Or maybe even a Shia LaBeouf-style apology? Just call Uber.The startup's latest promotional stunt centers around skywriting and Valen...

Don't worry about the Comcast deal. Be happyYes, the cable giant's $45 billion bid to take over Time Warner makes an uncompetitive cable industry worse. Yes, Comcast will now have a disproportionate c...

Sochi is Johnny Weir's Olympic-sized catwalkThe former figure skater and current NBC analyst updates his 80,000 Instagram followers with daily posts detailing his outfits at the games. And while the p...

Mini Me actor Verne Troyer from the Austin Powers movies is joining the likes of President Barack Obama, Microsoft kingpin Bill Gates and musicians Madonna and Snoop Dogg as someone who has bravely pa...

Local and federal authorities are investigating the attack that brought down all Sands' Hotels and Casinos websites across the U.S. and Asia on Monday, including those of the Venetian Las Vegas and Pa...

Local and federal authorities are investigating the attack that brought down all Sands' Hotels and Casinos websites across the U.S. and Asia on Monday, including those of the Venetian Las Vegas and Pa...

Not quite two years ago, we brought you some of the Summer Olympics' funniest fails in this timeless classic.This on-ice Winter Olympics tumble from Russian curler Andrey Drozdov is right up there wit...

In an effort to boost interest in its desktop and mobile platform, Microsoft is reportedly considering opening up Windows to Android apps.Citing "sources familiar with Microsoft's plans," The Verge sa...

RoboCop may be blasting his way into theaters this week, but in reality, a cyborg like him is probably still 100 years away from patrolling our streets.SEE ALSO: RoboCop: Science Fact And FictionBut d...

The No. 1 and No. 2 cable providers will join forces to become a giant that will control around 30% of the television market, as well as almost half of the bundle market for Internet, TV and phone.If ...

Two-thirds of U.S. consumers currently own smartphones, up significantly from 44% in 2011, according to a new report. In fact, nationwide smartphone popularity is so high, it's now more common than ga...

So much for the "polar vortex." Even with the cold air outbreaks in the Midwest and East during January, the month wound up being just 0.1 degree Fahrenheit below the 20th century average in the lower...

U.S. President Barack Obama tweeted what's on the mind of every House of Cards fan, imploring binge-watchers not post any spoilers when season two debuts Friday.Netflix will unleash all 13 episodes of...

Dear winter, please just stop alreadyAnother storm pounded the Southeast and East Coast Thursday with a wintery mix of ice, snow and frustration. And while most people would like to stay curled up und...

With balmy weather unusual for the winter games, Sochi, Russia is an exciting stage for photography. Today's temperatures in the Black Sea resort town reached into the 60's, and the deep blue sky crea...

Now this is how you win the Olympics — or at least our heartsTeam USA skier Gus Kenworthy is spending his free time in Sochi rounding up adorable stray puppies in hopes of keeping them safe. Oly...

The White House on Wednesday issued voluntary cyber standards aimed at defending key private networks essential to U.S. society - but it could be years before the benefits are noticeable.While optio...

Thursday at the Winter Olympics in Sochi saw a rare American podium sweep, the Chinese dominate speed skating and much, much moreLuge, biathlon and cross-country skiing all had medal action as well. R...

This Dallas sportscaster can't change his view — even if he wanted to.Dale Hansen, the weeknight sports anchor for ABC's Dallas affiliate WFAA, posed a question to his viewers Monday night: What...

The Shanghai Tower, although still under construction, is the second largest building in the world. Standing at approximately 2,073 ft. the tower dominates the Shanghai skyline, making surrounding sky...

The massive snowstorm now snaking its way up the East Coast of the United States did huge damage in states across the South on Wednesday, but North Carolina suffered a bit more than most.The region wa...

The massive snowstorm now snaking its way up the East Coast of the United States did huge damage in states across the South on Wednesday, but North Carolina suffered a bit more than most.The region wa...

Ask and you shall receiveMobile payments company Square announced that users of Square Cash, the company's personal payment app, can now use the service to charge individuals or groups through the app...

The Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia, are one of the Internet's buzziest topics at present. And Stars Wars? That's always hot — on- and offlineA diabolical YouTube genius creatively combines the...

Facebook has always pushed users to reveal their true identities on the service, and on Thursday, it took that commitment to a new levelThe social network now allows users to select a "custom gender" ...

The NSA has fired an employee who stands accused of sharing his password to the agency's network with Edward SnowdenThe employee is the first victim of the NSA's internal probe to determine whether an...

They say money can't buy you love, but what about fidelity at the very least? Romantic comedies have provided the same circle of guy types for decades. There's the CEO of Very Important Business, Inc....

Seeing is believing, and it's unlikely you'll believe just how big the $45 Billion Comcast and Time Warner Cable acquisition is until you see how it transforms their U.S. cable business coverageIn thi...

It's gone. The popular mobile game that was beloved — and sometimes hated — by millions of users was recently removed from app stores by the man who created it. While those who had already...

Parts of the United Kingdom today are soaking in the wettest weather that country has seen since 1766, and it's caused flooding all over Southeast England.Government officials have issued 16 floo...

Want to spell out your feelings for your Valentine in big letters? Or maybe even a Shia LaBeouf-style apology? Just call Uber.The startup's latest promotional stunt centers around skywriting and Valen...

Don't worry about the Comcast deal. Be happyYes, the cable giant's $45 billion bid to take over Time Warner makes an uncompetitive cable industry worse. Yes, Comcast will now have a disproportionate c...

Of all the Olympic athletes competing in Sochi this week, none have managed to get us stoked quite like the snowboardersMedalists like Iouri Podladtchikov, Sage Kotsenburg and Jamie Anderson speak a g...

For those of you thinking, "This Olympic figure skating routine would be really killer set to Ace of Base," your '90s dreams have become an alt rock reality.Comedy writer Mike DiCenzo kicks it old-sch...

There's a side to snowboarding you won't ever see on NBC or on packs of gum or Target commercials. It was represented on Friday, when Sage Kotsenburg won the Olympic Gold for slopestyle snowboarding. ...

There's a side to snowboarding you won't ever see on NBC or on packs of gum or Target commercials. It was represented on Friday, when Sage Kotsenburg won the Olympic Gold for slopestyle snowboarding. ...

Mini Me actor Verne Troyer from the Austin Powers movies is joining the likes of President Barack Obama, Microsoft kingpin Bill Gates and musicians Madonna and Snoop Dogg as someone who has bravely pa...

Jawbone, the company behind popular devices like the Up activity tracker and Jambox speakers, may be valued at nearly as much as Spotify, Pinterest or UberKara Swisher at Re/code reports that Jawbone ...

Yo, Durham Academy, drop a beat. Word to your mother (or legal parental guardian).At the Durham Academy in Durham, N.C., Michael Ulku-Steiner and Lee Hark, head of school and assistant head of school,...

In the latest video of our Ask a Dev series, web developer Jake Riesterer discusses ways to make your web app update in real-time, as well as how to make animations run more smoothly on mobile devic...

Update, Feb. 13, 12:30 p.m. ET: Evgeny Plushenko officially retired shortly after withdrawing from the Winter Olympics in Sochi, The Associated Press reportedOriginal story below.Russian figure-skatin...

Whoever said figure skating isn't very manly may need to take another look at Evgeni Plushenko.The Russian figure skater's famous "Sex Bomb" routine got a modern, steamy update with Ginuwine's "Pony" ...

Local and federal authorities are investigating the attack that brought down all Sands' Hotels and Casinos websites across the U.S. and Asia on Monday, including those of the Venetian Las Vegas and Pa...

New Yorkers and tourists have a new way of navigating the city below the streetsEighteen maps have been installed at New York City's Grand Central Station in 47-inch touchscreen kiosks. They will disp...

On Wednesday, news broke that Apple planned to unveil a new version of its Apple TV set-top box by April, potentially marking the company's first big new product of the yearThe report, which came from...

Apple is still making hires to work on its much-anticipated iWatch.The company has reportedly brought on Marcelo Malini Lamego, the former CTO of medical device company Cercacor, to serve as a medical...

The snow and ice storm slamming the eastern seaboard is not like the other storms so far this busy winter. It is far more intense, more expansive, and more impactful than the others, unleashing a wide...

A cable television Death Star formed with the announcement that Comcast had acquired Time Warner Cable.The two titans of terrible customer service haven't won many fans with tricky pricing, amateur te...

The wearable wristband market is already heating up, but forecasts expect more than 17 million wearable devices will ship in 2014. This includes both smartwatches and fitness wristband trackers.Accord...

Dear winter, please just stop alreadyAnother storm pounded the Southeast and East Coast Thursday with a wintery mix of ice, snow and frustration. And while most people would like to stay curled up und...

Netflix is sending in the clones. The streaming service will exclusively debut the sixth and final unaired season of Star Wars: The Clone Wars on March 7. The first five seasons of the Emmy-winning CG...

With balmy weather unusual for the winter games, Sochi, Russia is an exciting stage for photography. Today's temperatures in the Black Sea resort town reached into the 60's, and the deep blue sky crea...

Many of the most anticipated Winter Olympics events happen after dark in Sochi, Russia — which means morning or early afternoon stateside. But plenty of action happens during the day in Sochi, t...

Now this is how you win the Olympics — or at least our heartsTeam USA skier Gus Kenworthy is spending his free time in Sochi rounding up adorable stray puppies in hopes of keeping them safe. Oly...

The White House on Wednesday issued voluntary cyber standards aimed at defending key private networks essential to U.S. society - but it could be years before the benefits are noticeable.While optio...

After trampling the South on Wednesday, a record-breaking ice storm headed north overnight, unleashing snow, ice and sleet on major cities and suburbs, from D.C. to New York City.We will be covering t...

The photos of a new, larger "iPhone 6," posted by frequent hardware leaker Sonny Dickson on Wednesday, have been pointed out as probable fakes by an eagle-eyed member of the Reddit community.Using the...

This Dallas sportscaster can't change his view — even if he wanted to.Dale Hansen, the weeknight sports anchor for ABC's Dallas affiliate WFAA, posed a question to his viewers Monday night: What...

Mini Me actor Verne Troyer from the Austin Powers movies is joining the likes of President Barack Obama, Microsoft kingpin Bill Gates and musicians Madonna and Snoop Dogg as someone who has bravely pa...

Just several weeks after Google announced it was selling Motorola Mobility to Lenovo, Motorola's CEO, Dennis Woodside announced he's going to Dropbox.Woodside will become the COO of Dropbox, which rec...

The Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia, are one of the Internet's buzziest topics at present. And Stars Wars? That's always hot — on- and offlineA diabolical YouTube genius Danish TV show called N...

New research from LinkedIn found that the majority of small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) are turning to social media for growth.Roughly 81% of SMBs are using social media, according to a LinkedI...

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.Comcast has agreed to purchase Time Warner Cable for around $45.2 b...

The fabulous fashion of the 1980s has made its comeback. Everywhere you look, oversized tops, Lycra pants and mini skirts are en vogue. Our inner-valley girls are, like, totally stoked.But where do yo...

The metals that Apple uses in its products have been deemed "conflict-free" by third-party auditors, the company reported late WednesdayThe report is based on 451 audits at multiple levels in the comp...

It's gone. The popular mobile game that was beloved — and sometimes hated — by millions of users was recently removed from app stores by the man who created it. While those who had already...

A catastrophic, record-breaking ice storm engulfed the southeastern United States starting on Wednesday and slowly creeping its way north by Thursday morning. Thousands of residents in the South woke ...

Think long and hard about your relationship with your computer mouse or keypad. It's so needy, isn't it? It's always demanding that you move your fingers from their ready-made position on the keyboard...

Relationships have changed quite a bit since the free-loving '60s. With online dating, sex apps and robot weddings, hippies would hardly know where to start.Despite our technological advances, the tru...

In the latest video of our Ask a Dev series, web developer Jake Riesterer discusses ways to make your web app update in real-time, as well as how to make animations run more smoothly on mobile devic...

Valentine's Day can suck. For all it's cracked up to be, the holiday just isn't fun for everyoneThere's no occasion that tries harder to remind you of your bruising singledom, your recent bad breakup ...

Update, Feb. 13, 12:30 p.m. ET: Evgeny Plushenko officially retired shortly after withdrawing from the Winter Olympics in Sochi, The Associated Press reportedOriginal story below.Russian figure-skatin...

Whoever said figure skating isn't very manly may need to take another look at Evgeni Plushenko.The Russian figure skater's famous "Sex Bomb" routine got a modern, steamy update with Ginuwine's "Pony" ...

In the words of Saint Leslie Knope, proud inventor of Galentine's Day, "Ovaries before brovaries, uteruses before duderuses." Valentine's Day can be tough for all the lonely hearts out there. While ev...

The snow and ice storm slamming the eastern seaboard is not like the other storms so far this busy winter. It is far more intense, more expansive, and more impactful than the others, unleashing a wide...

This Valentine's Day, curl up with your Netflix Instant account for a night in at the movies. The streaming service offers hundreds of romantic flicks that pair well with the holiday, and we've rounde...

They say money can't buy you love, but what about fidelity at the very least? Romantic comedies have provided the same circle of guy types for decades. There's the CEO of Very Important Business, Inc....

It's gone. The popular mobile game that was beloved — and sometimes hated — by millions of users was recently removed from app stores by the man who created it. While those who had already...

Snapchat, formerly known as Picaboo, has done really well since its July 2011 launchEvan Spiegel, co-founder and CEO, and Bobby Murphy, co-founder and CTO, somehow found themselves just as famous for ...

Of all the Olympic athletes competing in Sochi this week, none have managed to get us stoked quite like the snowboardersMedalists like Iouri Podladtchikov, Sage Kotsenburg and Jamie Anderson speak a g...

Last week's report was right: LG has launched the LG G Pro 2 in Korea ThursdayThe device has a 5.9-inch, 1920x1080 pixel screen, a 2.26GHz quad-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 processor, an Adreno 330 GP...

A cable television Death Star formed with the announcement that Comcast had acquired Time Warner Cable.The two titans of terrible customer service haven't won many fans with tricky pricing, amateur te...

Who knew a hovercraft could turn ordinary humans into superheroes?That's what happened when a father and son duo found out about two deer stuck on the frozen Albert Lea Lake in Minnesota. They quickly...

Looks like it really is a small world, after all.Artist Eowyn Smith has compiled several of the magical kingdoms from Disney and Pixar flicks and mapped out their locations around the world.See also: ...

Just several weeks after Google announced it was selling Motorola Mobility to Lenovo, Motorola's CEO, Dennis Woodside announced he's going to Dropbox.Woodside will become the COO of Dropbox, which rec...

Single on Valentine's Day? Don't be sad. While your friends have to shower their significant others in gifts and affection, you can reward the one person in your life who really matters most — y...

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.Comcast has agreed to purchase Time Warner Cable for around $45.2 b...

After wreaking havoc in the south, a massive ice and snow storm will move northward into the Mid-Atlantic states starting Wednesday nightSnowfall will hit Washington D.C., Baltimore, Philadelphia and ...

Whether you're planning a romantic date or celebrating the single life this Valentine's Day, you're going to want some tunes to guide you through the nightTo help, Spotify released three Valentine's D...

If you own or manage a website, you probably refer to analytics to track performance, and help you strategize. It may surprise you, however, that 61.5% of all web traffic around the world comes from b...

Whether you're an aspiring lawyer, policeman or programmer, you should be aware that at some point — maybe a decade from now, maybe two, perhaps less — many jobs in those industries will b...

Fashion designer Diane von Furstenberg celebrated 40 years of her iconic wrap dress at her New York Fashion Week show Sunday, but it wasn't just a celebration of clothes. Her show paid just as much ho...

Comcast has reached an agreement to acquire Time Warner Cable in a deal that will have major ramifications for the cable market, as well as the media industry as a whole.The news, first reported by CN...

Comcast has reached an agreement to acquire Time Warner Cable in a deal that will have major ramifications for the cable market, as well as the media industry as a whole.The news, first reported by CN...

Fall Out Bird, the Fall Out Boy-themed version of Flappy Bird launched on Android Wednesday, much to the delight of Fall Out Boy and Flappy Bird fans everywhere.Flappy Bird was removed from Apple's Ap...

Who knew a hovercraft could turn ordinary humans into superheroes?That's what happened when a father and son duo found out about two deer stuck on the frozen Albert Lea Lake in Minnesota. They quickly...

Breakups are awkward and painful, especially when they're unexpected. It's tough to find the right words to express yourself when saying goodbye. So consider using someone else's words instead.This c...

After SenAl Franken (D-Minn.) pressed Ford to clarify its use of GPS tracking in vehicles, the automaker sent him a letter about its privacy practices on Wednesday.Jim Farley, Ford's executive vice-pr...

Just after the iPhone 5S confirmed its place as yet another success for Apple, rumors of the latest version of the device have begun to surface — this time with imagesIn a blog post published on...

The Ethiopian government reportedly used surveillance technology created by an Italian company to hack into the computers of Ethiopian journalists in the United States and EuropeJournalists at the Eth...

The White House State Dinner on Feb. 11 in honor of a visit from French President François Hollande was off to a bit of an awkward start before it began. Hollande had recently broken up with...

Canada's Denny Morrison won the silver medal in Wednesday's 1,000-meter speedskating final at the Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia. But here's where the story gets interesting — Morrison was onl...

Inventor James Dyson has a long history of re-imagining the familiar. From bag-less vacuum cleaners to touch-free hand-dryers in bathrooms, these are devices that do something commonplace, but in a wa...

Fred Savage fans, rejoice! The Wonder Years, the popular ABC television show that ran from 1988 through 1993, is finally coming to DVD later this year.StarVista Entertainment/Time Life, a company know...

A cavernous sinkhole claimed the fate of eight priceless all-American sports cars Wednesday morning at the National Corvette Museum in Kentucky.The Bowling Green, Ky. museum discovered the enormous pi...

A massive, brutal snowstorm that has gridlocked traffic in North Carolina stood no chance against the passion of fans who wanted to get to today's Duke University-University of North Carolina basketba...

Let's all agree that bowling is awesome. You get to wear funny shoes, there's music and you don't have to be very physically fit to conquer the sport. However, if you replace the ball with a Zorb, swa...

With Jimmy Fallon moving to The Tonight Show and Seth Meyers filling Fallon's Late Night seat, we've been waiting to see who the hosts' first guests will be. And now we knowMeyers, who announced earli...

The Ethiopian government reportedly used surveillance technology created by an Italian company to hack into the computers of Ethiopian journalists in the United States and EuropeJournalists at the Eth...

It's all snow and ice at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, but that doesn't mean things aren't getting steamyAmerican Jamie Anderson, who took home the gold medal in this year's slopestyle snowboardi...

Emmy-winning actress Julia Louis-Dreyfus, who stars in the HBO show Veep, met U.S. Vice President Joe Biden on Tuesday during a White House State dinner honoring French President Francois HollandeLoui...

Chick-fil-A's famous chicken sandwiches will still be breaded and fried, but soon they won't come with antibiotics.On Tuesday, Chick-fil-A, the privately held food chain based in Atlanta,announced tha...

Wednesday at the Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia, saw a historic split gold medal in women's downhill skiing and an American shred the snowboard halfpipe for her first gold medalThose were among the ...

If you bought a Prius in the last five years, there's a good chance that you were affected by Tuesday's recall of 1.9 Priuses. If you never bought a Prius or a hybrid, the recall may give you one more...

Millions of Facebook users took a trip down memory lane last week to celebrate the company's 10th anniversaryIn honor of turning a decade old, Facebook gave users the option of downloading a "Look Bac...

All aboard the Facebook ferry.The social network launched a private ferry service last week that will shuttle employees between San Francisco and Redwood City, just a few miles from company headquarte...

Alas, Flappy Bird was too beautiful for this worldWe must now say goodbye to our winged friend. Our insatiable need for Flappy Bird has killed the game for everyone else who wanted to bask in its glor...

When 10-year-old Colin from Kalamazoo, Mich., told his mother that he didn't want to have a party this year, she didn't listen.Colin, who has been diagnosed with Asperger syndrome, often acts out in s...

In the days since Flappy Bird creator Dong Nguyen removed the beloved avian hero-themed mobile game from Apple's App Store and Google Play store, a series of wannabes have flooded both stores.While ma...

"We're long on search," Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer told a Goldman Sachs technology conference on Tuesday. "Search is curiosity, and that will never be done."Search? Yahoo? Isn't this the same company tha...

Wednesday's quirkiest story from the Sochi games also made Olympics history. Slovenia's Tina Maze and Switzerland's Dominique Gisin finished the women's downhill skiing course with identical times of ...

LOS ANGELES — Move over, Olympics. Make room for the real mid-February spectacle: "not famous" actor-turned-performance artist Shia LaBeouf.Coming on the heels of a string of plagiarism problems...

How could falling from an airplane without a parachute be any worse? If you landed in the den of a pig, obviously.Mia Munselle dropped her GoPro from an airplane while trying to film a majestic landsc...

Tuesday was “The Day We Fight Back” against mass surveillance. It had the support of major companies like LinkedIn, Google, Yahoo, Microsoft, Facebook and Twitter. It had its own hashtag (...

In electoral politics, the candidate is meant to project a vision of governance, extolling her party's noble ideas and principles, all while letting her own beneficence shine through. When that doesn'...

Apple is preparing to launch a new version of its Apple TV set-top box and is in talks with Time Warner Cable to supply video content for the new platform, according to a report.The updated hardware, ...

The Jamaican bobsled team got plenty of attention going into the Sochi Olympics as the return of the ultimate underdog team. But Prince Hubertus of Hohenlohe-Langenburg — the one-man team for Me...

As the southern U.S. deals with a major ice storm, the flood-ridden UK is facing an even stronger storm system. The NASA satellite image above shows just how intense this storm is storm as it forms a ...

We apologize in advance for reducing your productivity to approximately 0%.Sesame Workshop gifted the Internet with a genius Flappy Bird spinoff: Flappy Bert.See also: 6 Games to Fill the Flappy Bird-...

American Shaun White's quest for a third gold medal in the men's snowboard halfpipe ended Tuesday after a first run that was far from stellar, but other Olympians were still fighting for the top spot ...

New York Yankees shortstop Derek Jeter intends to retire after the 2014 season.The 13-time All Star and five-time World Series champion made the announcement in a message posted to his Facebook page W...

It may be the middle of winter in the northern hemisphere, but temperatures at the 2014 Sochi Olympics are on the milder side. The effect of these warm temperatures can be seen in Wednesday's Photo of...

Lord Aries delivers all the fluffy cuteness to your Instagram feedThe white Himalayan cat from Brazil joined Instagram last October and has collected more than 3,000 followers. The lord enjoys cuddlin...

If you're dreading the launch of auto-play video ads in your Facebook News Feed, here's some good news: Facebook is taking its time rolling them out. They may not appear in your feed until as late as ...

Let's all agree that bowling is awesome. You get to wear funny shoes, there's music and you don't have to be very physically fit to conquer the sport. However, if you replace the ball with a Zorb, swa...

With Jimmy Fallon moving to The Tonight Show and Seth Meyers filling Fallon's Late Night seat, we've been waiting to see who the hosts' first guests will be. And now we knowMeyers, who announced earli...

The Ethiopian government reportedly used surveillance technology created by an Italian company to hack into the computers of Ethiopian journalists in the United States and EuropeJournalists at the Eth...

Kaitlyn Farrington of Team USA won the women's snowboarding halfpipe gold medal on Wednesday night in Sochi, shredding to victory on a Winter Olympics' course that was harshly criticized by riders ear...

Shoshanna Shapiro is going for the gold, and it's not just for champion hair styling.Shoshi Games 2014 is a brilliant new Tumblr that puts our favorite Girls star at the center of the action at the So...

It's a fashionable geek's sci-fi fantasy — Rodarte unveiled Star Wars-inspired looks for the New York Fashion Week finale of its Fall/Winter 2014 collectionThe impeccably chic gowns, designed by...

There's a whole new Disney World for startup founders.Walt Disney announced Wednesday that it has partnered with Techstars to launch a startup accelerator program in Los Angeles that will provide earl...

One of the most outspoken members of the U.S. Congress is organizing an ambitious lawsuit against President Barack Obama.Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) has filed a class-action lawsuit on behalf of all Americ...

The folks at Zynga are out with their third annual Words With Friends Valentine's Day survey, and have shared a handful of fun stats concerning the likes - and dislikes - of more than 11,300 playe...

The ice storm underway in the South is going to be one of the most damaging such storms in decades, if current projections are realized. The storm, which is gathering strength along the Gulf Coast, is...

The ice storm underway in the South is going to be one of the most damaging storms of its kind in decades, if current projections pan out. The storm, which is gathering strength along the Gulf Coast, ...

Let's get one thing straight: NBC, generally speaking, does a fantastic job covering the Olympics despite difficult time differences and other logistical hurdles. But, for a company making a big show...

If you've got your hands on some uber-trendy Bitcoins, now's the time to use them. This Valentine's Day, use the virtual currency to get your sweetheart a super cool present.Bitcoin is a form of digit...

After creating an innovative interactive music video for Bob Dylan's "Like a Rolling Stone" that mimicked TV channel surfing, digital agency Interlude is back with a slick type of interactivity for ne...

Yearly mammograms in middle-age women do not reduce breast cancer deaths — these tests are essentially as good as physical examination alone, according to a new 25-year study from Canada.The stu...

In the flurry of launching a new business or first startup, filing your taxes can be a real learning curve. You won’t want to wait until the last minute to try to figure things out. At the very ...

Toyota announced on Wednesday that it is recalling 1.9 million Prius vehicles because of a software glitch, 713,000 of which are in the United StatesInitial reports didn't provide any further details ...

Twitter is still making tweaks to the profile redesign experiment it's testing among a small group of users, such as returning to a vertical timeline and making pictures even larger.Last night, Mashab...

Apple's Mac Pro computer has received its fair share of jabs for its modernist garbage pail looks, but the design aesthetic of the pricey device has slowly grown on some Apple devotees. Now one comput...

The United States did not doing as good a job of upholding its First Amendment in 2013, according to a report published Wednesday.Based on its pursuit and prosecution of whistleblowers and information...

As the potentially crippling ice storm moves across the Southeast, you can track social media dispatches from the region along with storm data using this interactive map from the folks at Esri. The Ca...

Love is backstabbing, revenge and sweet, sweet BBQ sauce. Just ask Frank Underwood.The House of Cards protagonist won't bring you chocolates and a teddy bear on Valentine's Day, but he will kill a man...

Netflix doesn't want you to forget that House of Cards returns Feb. 14Just days before the season two floodgates open — with all 13 episodes becoming available at 12:01 a.m. PT Friday — Ne...

In Paris, a taxi war has been brewing for months — but it's just taken a step further. After France's top administrative canceled the required waiting time of 15 minutes for private car services...

A potentially "catastrophic" ice storm is underway across the South, with tens of thousands already without power and thousands more likely to lose electricity. The hardest-hit states look to be Georg...

If you're the type of person who fears double chin in photos, then the sport of luge is definitely not for you.Thanks to the magic of sports photography, lugers racing down the Olympic track are plagu...

Millions of Facebook users took a trip down memory lane last week to celebrate the company's 10th anniversaryIn honor of turning a decade old, Facebook gave users the option of downloading a "Look Bac...

We apologize in advance for reducing your productivity to approximately 0%.Sesame Workshop gifted the Internet with a genius Flappy Bird spinoff: Flappy Bert.See also: 6 Games to Fill the Flappy Bird-...

Most of the biggest Winter Olympics events happen in the evening — local time in Sochi, Russia — which means morning or early afternoon stateside. But plenty of action also happens during ...

It's official: Google has closed its $3.2 billion acquisition of Nest.Google revealed in its regulatory filing Wednesday that it closed the deal on Feb. 7, just shy of a month after the deal was first...

If you're dreading the launch of auto-play video ads in your Facebook News Feed, here's some good news: Facebook is taking its time rolling them out. They may not appear in your feed until as late as ...

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.Twitter is testing another profile redesign just days after the rol...

One of the most outspoken members of the U.S. Congress is organizing an ambitious lawsuit against President Barack Obama.Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) has filed a class-action lawsuit on behalf of all Americ...

Toyota is recalling 1.9 million Prius hybrid cars worldwide due to a software glitch that could cause the car to stop while driving, the AFP reportsNo accidents have been reported due to this issue, a...

Toyota is recalling 1.9 million Prius hybrid cars worldwide due to a software glitch that could cause the car to stop while driving, the AFP reportsNo accidents have been reported due to this issue, a...

From billboards to magazines, to television and your favorite movies, celebrities can be seen everywhere. But here's somewhere you never expected to see them: historical paintings from two centuries a...

Thanks to the Internet, you can literally wait until the last second to give a gift. But that also means you’ll never have an excuse to show up empty-handed again.Luckily for you, instant online...

If you're already bummed to be single on Valentine's Day, other people's chocolate-scented romance shoved under your nose is just the icing on your irritated cake.But don't skip out on all the good V-...

Designer Timor Barshtman put together a clever 100-second clip that demonstrates the recycling of actors in the films of Quentin Tarantino, from Harvey Keitel in "Reservoir Dogs" finding his way in "P...

Touchscreen gloves are an essential accessory for smartphone addicts battling the winter chill, but the options for consumers are fairly limited. Purchasing a pair of attractive, touchscreen-compatibl...

Touchscreen gloves are an essential accessory for smartphone addicts battling the winter chill, but the options for consumers are fairly limited. Purchasing a pair of attractive, touchscreen-compatibl...

Talk about putting your money where your mouth is: Sony is packaging its waterproof walkman inside bottles full of waterSony's NWZ-W270 MP3 player is not new — it has been launched at CES 2013, ...

Even the tiniest work of art can make a big impression.Multimedia designer and post-it artist Ivan Mardones doesn't need a big canvas or fancy equipment to create exciting masterpieces. Give him a tin...

Online shopping gives us a new level of convenience. With just a couple of clicks, anything can be delivered to your doorstep — that is, as long as someone's home between the hours of 9 a.m. and...

Most of the biggest Winter Olympics events happen in the evening — local time in Sochi, Russia — which means morning or early afternoon stateside. But plenty of action also happens during ...

In the whimsical world of cosplay, some truly devoted geeks spend their time and money on creating costumes that rival that of the original's. Others, like artist Patrick Dean, dream up costumes using...

Of 2013's biggest films, none were more immersed in bro culture than Martin Scorsese's The Wolf of Wall Street. So it seems fitting that of all the Oscar nominees a fraternity could choose to parody, ...

Facebook's Look Back videos show us everything from our years on Facebook — both the good and, in Darth Vader's case, the evil.Comedian Joshua Dill has imagined what Vader's Look Back video woul...

If you missed a few episodes of AMC's The Walking Dead, or forgot some important, gory details, don't worry — this short video will fill you in on everything that's happened so farEthan Newberry...

The U.SOlympic speed-skating team will be sporting some upgraded suits, as they race around the ice rink in Sochi this Saturday.Using motion-capture technology, Under Armour teamed up with Lockheed Ma...

If you missed a few episodes of AMC's The Walking Dead, or forgot some important, gory details, don't worry — this short video will fill you in on everything that's happened so farEthan Newberry...

The final leg of the 138th annual Westminster Kennel Club dog show took place at Madison Square Garden on Tuesday night.Four-legged contestants come from all over the world for a chance to be named "B...

Sony may be getting out of the PC and TV businesses, but it's doubling down on cameras by strengthening its mirrorless offerings with a new model that the company claims has the world's fastest autofo...

We know Samsung will be hosting a media event on Feb. 24 during the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, and judging from its name — Unpacked 5 — we know there's a good chance that the comp...

Do you remember writing letters to Santa Claus, athletes or the president when you were in elementary school? Well, today we learned that some of those letters do make it to their intended destination...

It's official: The U.S. military is getting into the business of building Transformer-style robots. Of course, they won't exactly be like the ones you've seen in Michael Bay's films, but in terms of p...

Facebook isn't the only Silicon Valley tech company celebrating its 10th anniversary this monthFlickr, the photo-hosting platform owned by Yahoo, turned 10 years old on Monday, a significant accomplis...

Metal blades inches from a pretty face in a cold setting. And sequins — many sequins.This is not the plot of a B-horror movie — this is pairs figure skating at the Olympics. Spins, jumps a...

Microsoft's search engine Bing may be censoring some search results in Chinese — even when the searcher is in the United States.When searching for a term that's controversial in China, like the ...

The Lego Movie is like an extended product placement with heart — and that's a good thing.At its core, the film is a visual showcase for Lego merchandise, offering up a unique brand of computer ...

Skip the flowers. Send us your snapsWith Valentine’s Day (or Singles Awareness Day, for all you solo riders out there) just around the corner, we’re back this week with another Mashable Sn...

Like daughter, like father? For once, it's Miley Cyrus' dad Billy Ray Cyrus who's turning heads with a questionable move, transforming his 1992 country classic "Achy Breaky Heart" into a hip-hop jamSe...

New clues are emerging about the mysterious streaks that appear on Mars' surface during warm weather, though scientists still can't say for sure that they're caused by flowing water.The marks, known a...

Fall Out Boy is making the latest attempt to fill the Flappy Bird hole in our lives after the creator of the popular mobile game removed it from Apple's App Store and the Google Play store on Sunday.T...

Long-time NBC Olympic host Bob Costas might be on the bench, but athletes at the 2014 Sochi Olympics are still raring and ready to go.Olympians fought for the gold in a number of sports Tuesday, inclu...

Long-time NBC Olympic host Bob Costas might be on the bench, but athletes at the 2014 Sochi Olympics are still raring and ready to go.Olympians fought for the gold in a number of sports Tuesday, inclu...

When it comes to Reddit, almost nothing is off limits — that's why its "Ask Me Anything" series is so fascinating. Users create a thread inviting Redditors to ask them literally any question on ...

Tuesday at the Winter Olympics in Sochi saw Shaun White knocked off his snowboarding throne with a fourth-place finish in the halfpipe. It also saw a Canadian teenager take gold in the games' first-ev...

Ellen DeGeneres, who is no stranger to pranks, tricks and general antics, returns to causing mischief with her classic hidden camera gagThis time, she coerced Bruno Mars to do her bidding, as she tric...

Activists in Sochi, Russia, the host city for this year's Winter Olympics, are rushing to save the city's 2,000 stray dogs from a pest control company that Sochi officials contracted to kill them.Offi...

Activists in Sochi, Russia, the host city for this year's Winter Olympics, are rushing to save the city's 2,000 stray dogs from a pest control company that Sochi officials contracted to kill them.Offi...

An Instagram hacker elected to play the hero instead of the villainChristian Lopez Martin, a self-identified freelance security researcher, published a blog post on Monday detailing how he was able to...

An Instagram hacker elected to play the hero instead of the villainChristian Lopez Martin, a self-identified freelance security researcher, published a blog post on Monday detailing how he was able to...

Sure, you could wish your loved one a happy Valentine's Day in person, and maybe even get them a card — but it doesn't really count until you declare it publicly on at least one form of social m...

American long-track speedskater Sugar Todd competed in the women's 500-meter race on Tuesday morning at the Winter Olympics. South Korean Lee Sang-hwa won the gold medal. Todd finished 29thSee also: ...

Since the spring of last year, when the Snowden documents began to support scoops and stories, the media has had a problem: It is hard to depict the places and programs that Snowden's stories describe...

Do you remember writing letters to Santa Claus, athletes or the president when you were in elementary school? Well, today we learned that some of those letters do make it to their intended destination...

The idea of figure skating in pairs is absolutely insaneYou're relying on another human being to completely sync with your every movement, often while being lifted, flipped and tossed into the air. Li...

New Firefox users will soon be seeing advertisements when they open a new tabNon-profit software group Mozilla announced in that it is rolling out "Directory Tiles," a program that will place various...

Ellen DeGeneres, who is no stranger to pranks, tricks and general antics, returns to causing mischief with her classic hidden camera gagThis time, she coerced Bruno Mars to do her bidding, as she tric...

In honor of the 2014 Winter Olympics, we want to theme this week's Mashable Photo Challenge around the colors of the iconic five-ringed symbol. To enter, capture an image that is primarily blue, black...

The men's snowboard halfpipe event during the Olympics ended in a gold medal victory for Iouri Podladtchikov of Switzerland Tuesday. But it was Podladtchikov's adorable reaction to his epic performanc...

The Federal Bureau of Investigation wants to slap more handcuffs on people who aim laser pointers at airplanes.Beaming a handheld laser has been a federal crime since 2012, but on Tuesday, the FBI ann...

Thanks, Internet, for ruining everything — againYou couldn’t simply accept the awesomeness that was Flappy Bird. This ultra-simple, yet completely addictive game was programmed to tap dire...

Medals are quickly being amassed at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, but before the podium comes practice. Tuesday's Photo of the Day showcases the power and speed of Australian Lucy Chaffer during ...

HLN's executive vice president Albie Hecht isn't looking to get millennials to put down their mobile phones and watch his channel. He's counting on them tweeting, blogging and broadcasting to help dic...

More storms are headed for the UK this week, where record winter rainfall has led to an ongoing flood crisis. Thesatellite image from NASA shows the triple play of severe storms spinning one afte...

More storms are headed for the UK this week, where record winter rainfall has led to an ongoing flood crisis. The satellite image from NASA shows the triple play of severe storms spinning one aft...

Twitter is testing a major redesign that's very reminiscent of Facebook and Google+.Mashable assistant features editor Matt Petronzio spotted on Tuesday a huge update to his Twitter profile page, with...

Twitter is testing a major profile redesign that's very reminiscent of Facebook and Google+.Mashable assistant features editor Matt Petronzio spotted on Tuesday a huge update to his Twitter profile pa...

Google's stock hit another all-time high Tuesday of $1,191, pushing the company's market cap above $400 billion for the first time in its history.The stock increase comes less than two weeks after Goo...

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) on Tuesday lifted a ban of India's domestic Olympic committee, meaning that it will now recognize the Indian flag at the Winter Olympics in Sochi. That means ...

If a picture is worth a thousand words, then an Instagram of blogger Chiara Ferragni wearing a Chanel jacket can be worth 42,000 likes. Fashion and social media, it seems, were made for each other. Wi...

Actor Hugh Jackman has clawed his way back to the Tony Awards hosting throneJackman — a.k.a. Wolverine to moviegoers — returns for his fourth stint as host on June 8, CBS revealed Tuesday,...

Love knows no age, but Facebook doesA new study from Facebook explored the age difference between users in a relationship on the platform. The results: men are older in two-thirds of opposite-sex rela...

Major bummer alert, America: Shaun White will leave the Sochi Olympics without a gold medal.The two-time gold medalist and high-flying American sports hero failed to even medal in the men's snowboard ...

There's no doubt that mobile is a huge space for social media. Over the past several years, Internet usage has largely moved from the web to smartphones and tablets, increasing the need for social net...

Foxconn — the controversial Taiwanese company with manufacturing facilities throughout Asia — is known for assembling Apple iPhones and iPads, but it looks like it's been quietly working w...

With Valentine's Day lurking and the Winter Olympics in full swing, it's no surprise that top athletes from around the world are looking for a little love to keep them warm in the cold Sochi weather.L...

Rosanne Cash's new album, The River and the Thread, references a series of visits she recently made to the Deep South, where she and her husband John Levanthal, who produced the album, explored her fa...

Rosanne Cash's new album, The River and the Thread, references a series of visits she recently made to the Deep South, where she and her husband John Levanthal, who produced the album, explored her fa...

Iouri Podladtchikov of Switzerland won the men's snowboarding halfpipe gold medal on Tuesday night in Sochi, beating out Shaun White and 10 other finalists on the Winter Olympics' much-criticized cour...

A few days after Klout unveiled a new content-sharing service to burnish its fading brand, one report says the company is about to sell itself to another social media company, Lithium Technologies, fo...

In January, a 1981 Lego ad made the rounds on Reddit and social media. For some, the ad illustrated how ads back then adhered less stringently to gender roles.The story behind the ad is even more comp...

Who needs an Olympic medal when you've got free beer, eh? Thanks to a "beer fridge," the Canadian Olympic House in Sochi is where the party's at. The alcohol vending machine, created by Molson Canadia...

Warning: This post contains imagery that some readers may find disturbing.A well-respected zoo in Copenhagen, Denmark, ignited criticism across the globe when officials there killed a young giraffe on...

Google executives have been parking their private jets at NASA-owned Moffett Airfield since 2007, but now the company is poised to officially lease the Silicon Valley space.Planetary Ventures, a Googl...

The FBI and the Italian police arrested 24 people accused of taking part of large drug trafficking operation involving the 'Ndrangheta, a powerful Italian Mafia-like syndicate, in coordinated raids in...

The Internet can bring couples together, but one in four say smartphones are distracting to their relationshipThe Pew Research Center released a new report on Tuesday just in time for Valentine's Day ...

Caribou Coffee has created a five-story Pinterest board at the Mall of America in Minnesota. Why? In part, because it could.See also: 15 Pinterest Users Every Designer Should FollowThe brand, which re...

Over the next three days, a winter storm will likely plunge large parts of the southeastern U.S., including storm-weary Georgia, into darkness as a “catastrophic” load of ice knocks down t...

The smartphone you buy this fall is going to be way better than the one in your pocket now — and it might even be cheaper, tooARM, the company behind the chip technology in virtually every smart...

New Firefox users will soon be seeing advertisements when they open a new tabNon-profit software group Mozilla announced in that it is rolling out "Directory Tiles," a program that will place various...

When Shaun White dropped out of the Winter Olympics' first ever snowboard slopestyle competition last week, a modest controversy began after other riders criticized his late cancellation as selfish an...

Update: White stands in 11th place after scoring a 35 on this first run. Each snowboarder gets two runs, and a rough first go for most of the 12-man field means second runs are crucial. Japan's 15-yea...

If a picture is worth 1,000 words, then your Instagram feed should say a lot more about you than most online profiles. That's the thinking behind a new dating app called Glimpse.Unlike online dating s...

Make room for another entry on the list of "hoaxes way too many people thought were real."Self-proclaimed satire site The Daily Currant published an article Saturday entitled, "Man Responsible For Oly...

It's a go for "Let It Go" at this year's Academy Awards. Idina Menzel will perform the song from Disney's Frozen for the first time on TV during ABC's March 2 broadcast of the ceremony, Oscar producer...

Google on Tuesday joined a coalition of more than 5,700 websites that are protesting the National Security Agency, endorsing specific legislation to reform and curb spying.Google endorsed the USA Free...

Welcome to your morning dose of Olympics coverage, where you're already a day behind on Winter Games action. The day's biggest events happen in the evening — local time in Sochi, Russia — ...

Bob Costas' eye infection has spread to both eyes, forcing the anchor to cede hosting duties to Matt Lauer.Costas started his hosting duties for the Winter Olympics last week with a left eye that was ...

Square has inked a deal to process payments at select Whole Foods locations, the two companies announced early Tuesday.The deal marks Square's first partnership with a major grocery store chain. Whole...

Finding a parking ticket tucked into your car's windshield is one of life's most loathed experiences. Akin to losing a sock in the dryer or spilling hot coffee on yourself, it will most likely ruin yo...

In April 2011, the value of Bitcoin held steady at $0.75. By January 2014, that value had skyrocketed to more than $1,000. It's hard to deny that the digital currency is changing the way we use money ...

On Jan. 27, 2011, "#selfie" was born. Just over three years later, there are more than 75 million Instagram photos tagged #selfie and a National #Selfie Portrait Gallery. Furthermore, Oxford Dictionar...

Rosanne Cash's new album, The River and the Thread, references a series of visits she recently made to the Deep South, where she and her husband John Levanthal, who produced the album, explored her fa...

A few days after Klout unveiled a new content-sharing service to burnish its fading brand, one report says the company is about to sell itself to another social media company, Lithium Technologies, fo...

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.According to a new report by The Wall Street Journal, Nokia will be...

Shirley Temple, best known for lighting up the screen as a child star in the 1930s and 1940s, passed away at 85 on Monday evening at her home, surrounded by family and friends.Temple started acting at...

On New Years Day, Colorado became the first state to legalize the sale of recreational marijuana. The new legislation has provoked a Denver-bound flood of "Ganjapreneurs" and kickstarted what is sure ...

Thanks, Internet, for ruining everything — againYou couldn’t simply accept the awesomeness that was Flappy Bird. This ultra-simple, yet completely addictive game was programmed to tap dire...

With the trailer for The Fault in Our Stars finally out, waiting for its June 6 release can seem more difficult than ever.But whatever kept you reading and re-reading TFIOS, whether it was the love st...

When it comes to Reddit, almost nothing is off limits — that's why its "Ask Me Anything" series is so fascinating. Users create a thread inviting Redditors to ask them literally any question on ...

Former Hollywood child star Shirley Temple died Monday night at 85 years of age. She passed away at home, surrounded by her family and caregivers, Temple's agent wrote in a statementBorn in 1928, Shir...

Major bummer alert, America: Shaun White will leave the Sochi Olympics without a gold medal.The two-time gold medalist and high-flying American sports hero failed to even medal in the men's snowboard ...

Sure, you could wish your loved one a happy Valentine's Day in person, and maybe even get them a card — but it doesn't really count until you declare it publicly on at least one form of social m...

When Laura Cressman married her husband in 2012, she added an unconventional guest to her wedding party: the Dragon Runner, a small, unmanned military robot designed for urban combat. As "Mr. Roboto" ...

Flappy Bird lovers, we have a problem. Dong Nguyen, the creator of the notoriously addictive iOS game, told Forbes in an interview the game is "gone forever."According to Nguyen, his intentions were t...

A few days after Klout unveiled a new content-sharing service to burnish its fading brand, one report says the company is about to sell itself to another social media company, Lithium Technologies, fo...

Google Chrome is helping its users fend off browser hijackingsLinus Upson, Google's vice-president of engineering, announced a new protection in a blog post last week that asks users to reset their ac...

When Shaun White dropped out of the Winter Olympics' first ever snowboard slopestyle competition last week, a modest controversy began after other riders criticized his late cancellation as selfish an...

If a picture is worth 1,000 words, then your Instagram feed should say a lot more about you than most online profiles. That's the thinking behind a new dating app called Glimpse.Unlike online dating s...

This sweat-inducing video brings new meaning to the phrase "Don't look down!"Rock climber Alex Honnold is known for his free solo ascents of enormous rock walls, which means that he forgoes ropes, har...

The smartphone you buy this fall is going to be way better than the one in your pocket now — and it might even be cheaper, tooARM, the company behind the chip technology in virtually every smart...

Ken Burns revealed his latest project Monday — and it's not a documentary. The filmmaker's latest venture is actually an iPad appSimply called the Ken Burns app, it is an interactive catalog of ...

In just a few weeks, the mobile app Flappy Bird became a global phenomenon. It was a simple game, but frustrating and endless. Sharing many similarities with the famous Helicopter Game — only wi...

By now, we all know about the overnight success and subsequent demise of Flappy BirdAlthough the app is gone, those who miss the rage-inducing fowl don't have far to go for addictive alternatives and ...

Path, the social network that limits users to just 150 friends, unveiled a new version of its app for iOS 7 on Monday, nearly five months after Apple announced the new operating system back in Septemb...

The "Dumb Starbucks" mystery that has been brewing since this past weekend has finally been solvedThe Internet was abuzz over the last 24 hours after a "Dumb Starbucks" surfaced in the Los Feliz neigh...

When was the last time you checked your Klout score? And more importantly, did you really care about it?The answer to that question could help explain why, late last week, Klout gave itself a whole ne...

Derek Muller longs for the days when his Facebook page had only a few thousand likes"The other day I was just Googling, 'How do I delete these likes?'" he said to Mashable in an interview. "There's no...

Goals have been scored, races won and mountains conquered.The 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics have only been under way for a few days, but fans and athletes alike have already had their fill of victory, dr...

They may not be able to land a triple axel or pull off a frontside 180, but passionate fans play a big part in the Olympics.See also: 30 Historic Winter Olympics Photos We'll Never ForgetThese support...

This song goes out to all you gamers who ever wanted to throw your phones out the window after playing Flappy Bird.The tune perfectly encapsulates the love/hate relationship that smartphone users have...

The would-be suicide bombers were all at an Iraqi camp, presumably huddled around their commander, learning how to blow themselves up amid a crowd of people, when their teacher accidentally obliterate...

From the 1968 "black power salute" to Derek Redmond limping across the finish line in his father's arms at the 1992 Barcelona games, some Olympic images live on forever. If an equally powerful image a...

Talk about eating your wordsA jogger in Portland stopped during a nighttime, snowy run to have a brief chat with news station KOIN-6. The jogger, named Chelsea, raved about the beauty and benefits of ...

During an interview to promote the new RoboCop movie, news anchor Sam Rubin of KTLA made the cringe-worthy mistake of confusing Samuel L. Jackson with Laurence Fishburne when he asked Jackson whether ...

AMC's The Walking Dead ended its mid-season hiatus Sunday, and it returned to significant Twitter buzz. Aside from gory zombie deaths, one moment in particular catapulted the show back to the top of N...

A security firm has discovered a new, highly sophisticated spy operation launched by a group of nation-state hackers that has infected more than 380 high-profile targets in 31 countries — and fo...

A security firm has discovered a new, highly sophisticated spy operation launched by a group of nation-state hackers that has infected more than 380 high-profile targets in 31 countries — and fo...

AMC's The Walking Dead ended its mid-season hiatus Sunday, and it returned to significant Twitter buzz. Aside from gory zombie deaths, one moment in particular catapulted the show back to the top of N...

Regardless of vertical or brand, the path to purchase is complex. Your target audience doesn't see channels - they perceive your brand across the entire digital and offline spectrum as a continuous ex...

Business class passengers flying Virgin Atlantic from London Heathrow airport will be greeted by staffers wearing Google Glass or a Sony SmartWatch 2As a part of a new pilot program at Heathrow, Virgi...

With the English countryside underwater from some of the worst flooding on record, the British government found that "an increasing body of evidence" ties this type of event to manmade global warming....

Derek Muller longs for the days when his Facebook page had only a few thousand likes"The other day I was just Googling, 'How do I delete these likes?'" he said to Mashable in an interview. "There's no...

In a surprise move, Saturday Night Live alum Fred Armisen has signed on as the bandleader for "Late Night with Seth Meyers."Armisen will join Meyers — who will be filling the shoes of Jimmy Fall...

The Aurora Borealis displays Earth's wonders in a magnificent styleTime-lapse photographer Randy Halverson captured the colorful phenomenon along with some unimaginable views of the Milky Way in a stu...

New leaked photos of the long-awaited Windows Phone 8.1 update reveal Windows Phone users may soon be getting a notification center, similar to the one in iOS and Android.According to the screenshots...

In less than a decade, Bitcoin has gone from concept to niche cryptocurrency, and recently it has made significant inroads into the mainstream. Whether it ultimately endures or fails, Bitcoin's histor...

A few of Pinterest's most popular users have hit the bull's-eyeTarget on Monday announced new design partnerships with some of Pinterest's top pinners, who will soon design exclusive party-planning co...

At the intersection of cutthroat politics and party games for the twisted sits House of Cards Against Humanity.Yes, you read that correctlyNetflix is joining forces with Cards Against Humanity to crea...

On Wednesday, GitHub announced that maps would be "diffable" — a silly-sounding term that means much in the world of GitHub. It's a small and even long-expected feature, but an important one, an...

The first weekend of the Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia, is in the books, with the first two days of competition delivering impressive performances and viral moments aplenty.If you haven't managed t...

7th Heaven, television's longest-running family drama, called it quits in 2007, but now Hulu wants you to relive the series in all its glory — all 243 episodes of it.Hulu will make the show's 11...

Bill Gates has earned many titles over the years — world's richest man, tech visionary and leading philanthropist — but there's one title he seems to question: college dropout.Gates, who a...

Can't get over the loss of Flappy Bird? After creator Dong Nguyen pulled his bizarre, addictive game from the App Store dramatically this weekend, some are resulting to drastic measures to get their f...

The newest adopter of 3D printing isn't some hobbyist in a basement — it's NASA.The agency is already building some of its customized spacecraft and instrument parts using 3D printing, and some...

Before Nokia closes on its mobile business sale to Microsoft, the Finnish device manufacturer is reportedly launching an Android-based smartphone later this month. The phone is expected to launch at t...

Deep breaths, citizens of Westeros: HBO has unleashed 15 full minutes of Game of Thrones' gore, action and dramaThe "Ice and Fire: A Foreshadowing" sneak peek video of the hit show's fourth season giv...

Valentine's Day — the annual celebration of love and commercialism — hits us again on Friday, and many of us will spend the coming days scrambling to find perfect gifts for our significant...

Is there an Olympic medal for terrible luck? Because Johnny Quinn would definitely qualifyThe American bobsledder tweeted an image on Monday that showed him trying to pry open an elevator door in Soch...

Jay Leno ended his 22-year stint as The Tonight Show host last week with an emotional farewell speech, and his successor Jimmy Fallon is already prepared to put all the tearful memories behind us.Fall...

The Open Institute of Catalonia is a university in the northeasternmost region of Spain. It focuses on virtual learning, and bills itself as a "university of the future": a "university that exists on ...

One month after launching, Jelly has all but disappeared from the app store rankings — just as its founder predicted.Jelly launched its Q&A app in early January with as much buzz as any star...

File this under "great fake ads." The image, below, jumped to the top of Reddit on Monday. The purported Audi ad goofs on the Olympic rings fail during the opening ceremony in Sochi and Audi's four-ri...

Men don't think there's anything soft about Microsoft, according to a new survey that finds the software brand resonates more with men than Apple does.The survey, based on 1,509 interviews in November...

Those lively green creatures from 1980s puppet series Fraggle Rock are making a comeback — as animated characters on HuluHulu will unleash Doozers, an animated series from the minds behind Fragg...

Your small business is rocking its social media presence — tweeting and Instagramming, pinning, sharing and hashtagging like a pro. You've seen amazing online engagement rates, experienced stead...

Military investigators are alerting members of the Army about an unofficial benefits site that purports to offer users unclaimed benefits and then bags their credentials.The "primary purpose" of the f...

In a surprise move, Saturday Night Live alum Fred Armisen has signed on as the bandleader for "Late Night with Seth Meyers."Armisen will join Meyers — who will be filling the shoes of Jimmy Fall...

Amazon drones may make quick deliveries to your house in the future, but the United Arab Emirates government is looking to add similar technology to its skies much sooner — within a year.The UAE...

During an interview to promote the new RoboCop movie, news anchor Sam Rubin of KTLA made the cringe-worthy mistake of confusing Samuel L. Jackson with Laurence Fishburne when he asked Jackson whether ...

It's almost Valentine's Day, and maybe you're already seeing red: Facebook invites to Valentine's bashes, Instagram uploads of the perfect concert tickets (aka the "best gift ever"), couples changing ...

Facebook has given the world its first peek at the trove of user data that will compete with Twitter's firehose in the budding social media analytics market.In a report produced in conjunction with so...

In the hierarchy of viral videos, marriage proposals are a sweet, mushy breed unto themselves. Successful viral videos — the ones that reach a million hits on YouTube and bring your workday to a...

On Wednesday, GitHub announced that maps would be "diffable" — a silly-sounding term that means much in the world of GitHub. It's a small and even long-expected feature, but an important one, an...

A bitcoin bug has prompted a swoon in the crypto-currency's price, though it has recovered after bottoming out on Monday.Bitcoin, which had opened the day at $704, according to CoinDesk, fell to $538 ...

If you build it, brands will come — for better or worse.The latest example of that is Secret, a new app for anonymous sharing, similar to Whisper. Over the weekend, someone shared a post on the ...

The Obama administration is considering a drone strike against a U.S. citizen suspected of being a member of al Qaeda and planning terrorist attacks against the United States. However, the president i...

7th Heaven, television's longest-running family drama, called it quits in 2007, but now Hulu wants you to relive the series in all its glory — all 243 episodes of it.Hulu will make the show's 11...

Glenn Greenwald's new site devoted to the security leaks of Edward Snowden and broader "adversarial journalism" has launched as The Intercept.The site is led by Greenwald and two other noted investiga...

Parts of England are underwater as the River Thames burst its banks and water levels continue to rise to record levelsAs of Monday afternoon local time, the UK Environment Agency had issued 14 severe ...

Can't get over the loss of Flappy Bird? After creator Dong Nguyen pulled his bizarre, addictive game from the App Store dramatically this weekend, some are resulting to drastic measures to get their f...

Before Nokia closes on its mobile business sale to Microsoft, the Finnish device manufacturer is reportedly launching an Android-based smartphone later this month. The phone is expected to launch at t...

Welcome to this morning's edition of "First To Know," your daily brief on the digital stories that matter.Today, we're looking at three particularly interesting developmentsApple’s iOS 7 should ...

Deep breaths, citizens of Westeros: HBO has unleashed 15 full minutes of Game of Thrones' gore, action and dramaThe "Ice and Fire: A Foreshadowing" sneak peek video of the hit show's fourth season giv...

When Hearst Corporation wanted to construct a new headquarters on its New York property, it did not build just another midtown skyscraper. It built one of the greenest, most unique towers in the world...

Valentine's Day — the annual celebration of love and commercialism — hits us again on Friday, and many of us will spend the coming days scrambling to find perfect gifts for our significant...

Is there an Olympic medal for terrible luck? Because Johnny Quinn would definitely qualifyThe American bobsledder tweeted an image on Monday that showed him trying to pry open an elevator door in Soch...

Have you missed a chance to get your copy of Flappy Bird, the megapopular iOS game which was mysteriously pulled from the App Store this weekend? Worry not, you can still get it — if you've got ...

Amazon Prime is still an often misunderstood membership program. Since its U.S. launch in 2005, Prime has helped frequent shoppers save money with free two-day shipping, as well as offering some servi...

Tax season is a stressful time for everyone, but for business owners, the pressure can be especially high. From January to April, it's a whirlwind of sorting receipts and pay stubs, reviewing ledgers ...

Tax season is a stressful time for everyone, but for business owners, the pressure can be especially high. From January to April, it's a whirlwind of sorting receipts and pay stubs, reviewing ledgers ...

YouTube videos are the glue that hold this modern Internet society together. Without them, where would we be? Watching cats in real life instead?YouTube is such a force in today's culture that everyon...

Despite the high-tech tools we use to conduct business, in-person networking still feels instinctive, albeit old school. You won't find startup founders swapping contact info by bumping smartphones. I...

HTC will focus on mid- and low-range smartphones in order to turn the company's financials around after several shoddy years, Reuters reportsThat doesn't mean the company will stop making high-end pho...

While Adobe Photoshop is a powerful, creative platform, using plugins can help to extend its capabilities and use it to its full potential. Using an add-on can help you perform tedious or difficult ta...

Juggling may not be an Olympic sport, but it can still be amazing — especially when you put in as much effort into it as these kidsThe Vimeo clip, from Tom Gaasedelen, shows four extremely talen...

The security at the Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia has been a much talked about topic, and even action film star and martial artist Steven Seagal had some thoughts to share.In an effort to discuss w...

Before politics or pleas of forgiveness, let's talk food: Mayor Rob Ford style. The embattled Toronto Mayor's YouTube show "Ford Nation," premiers next week, but Ford released a 30-second teaser on Th...

The Internet showed us all what it loves best this week — animals. For anyone who has a new cat in their home, be sure to show them Cole the Black Cat’s “A Cat’s Guide to Lovin...

The tech industry has a gender problemLet’s consider this: Women comprise only about a quarter of all employees at tech behemoths Apple, Google, Facebook, Oracle and Microsoft. When it comes to ...

It's the first week of the 2014 Sochi Olympics and we've already seen a collection of stunning images coming out of the games, from soaring snowboarders to fireworks dotting the night sky.For today's ...

The NFL may soon have its first openly gay playerMissouri defensive lineman and first-team all-American Michael Sam publicly acknowledged his sexuality in stories that appeared on the New York Times ...

Curious coffee drinkers waited in line for hours Sunday to order a "dumb coffee." A coffee shop called Dumb Starbucks opened in the Los Feliz neighborhood of Los Angeles this weekend, serving up dumb ...

The host of this year's Winter Olympics, Russia, finally won its first gold medal on day two of the games, during the team figure skating competitionEvgeni Plushenko and Julia Lipnitskaia snagged the ...

New York Times columnist and former executive editor Bill Keller will leave the paper for a non-profit journalism start-up that will focus on the justice systemThe news was confirmed by a report in th...

A company’s inner-office policies can be a sensitive topic, particularly when that office is AOL, one of the most high-profile media brands on the Internet, and especially when the topic is empl...

McKayla Maroney, meet your Winter Olympics counterpart, Ashley WagnerTeam USA figure skater Wagner came to Sochi to prove herself after a shaky performance at the U.S. Nationals and a controversial de...

A bite-sized camera has been approved for use by the FDA as an alternative for patients who are unable to have a complete colonoscopy.The pill-shaped capsule has a camera on both ends. It navigates th...

A bite-sized camera has been approved for use by the FDA as an alternative for patients who are unable to have a complete colonoscopy.The pill-shaped capsule has a camera on both ends. It navigates th...

A picture says a thousand words. But Sheryl Sandberg and Getty Images didn't like what those pictures were saying about womenGetty and Lean In will announce a partnership on Monday intended to change ...

The New Jersey Star-Ledger, the state's biggest newspaper by circulation, said its editorial board regretted its decision to endorse Republican Gov. Chris Christie for reelection last year, even thoug...

A two-year-old giraffe was put down by officials at the Copenhagen Zoo in Denmark on Sunday. The decision was made to prevent inbreeding within the giraffe population at the zooThe giraffe in question...

Global sponsors of the Winter Olympics are devoting major manpower to their social media campaigns, monitoring the games around the clock and mining the sports events for constant fodder for Vine, Ins...

Global sponsors of the Winter Olympics are devoting major manpower to their social media campaigns, monitoring the games around the clock and mining the sports events for constant fodder for Vine, Ins...

A journalist in Turkey was sent back to Azerbaijan on Feb. 7 for tweets that Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan felt crossed the line of government criticism.Just over a m...

Nothing but net, dudesThe latest video from Dude Perfect features more ice-cold skills from the energetic and upbeat crew. The gang traveled to USSA Center of Excellence in Park City, Utah, to hang ou...

The Internet showed us all what it loves best this week — animals. For anyone who has a new cat in their home, be sure to show them Cole the Black Cat’s “A Cat’s Guide to Lovin...

About 50 human footprints almost 1 million years old were discovered in England last year, and new research published on Friday determined that these footprints were the earliest evidence of human foo...

Facial recognition, fingerprints and iris scans could soon take a back seat to the newest biometric identification method on the block: body odor. Researchers at Spain's Universidad Politecnica de Mad...

Jennifer Lawrence is one of the most idolized celebrities in Hollywood. She's beautiful, she's talented, and her adorably zany antics on the red carpet just make the Internet fall in love with her eve...

U.S. snowboarder Jamie Anderson became the first ever women's slopestyle Olympic champion on Sunday, a new category added to the Winter Games in Sochi this year.This may have been the first Olympic go...

If you haven't already downloaded the addictive and much-hyped Flappy Bird mobile game for iOS or Android, you're out of luckCreator Dong Nguyen officially pulled the app from Apple's App Store and An...

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...

Shia LaBeouf reportedly stormed out of a press conference at the Berlin Film Festival on Sunday after giving a bizarre answer to a question about his new film Nymphomaniac.According to The Hollywood R...

Shia LaBeouf reportedly stormed out of a press conference at the Berlin Film Festival on Sunday after giving a bizarre answer to a question about his new film Nymphomaniac.According to The Hollywood R...

As fans of The Beatles celebrate the 50th anniversary of the band invading America with their mop-topped hair and infectiously catchy melodies, we decided to take a deeper dive into their impressive d...

Grumpy Cat is probably more likely to scratch your eyes out than send a valentine. But if she is going to express affection, it will be in the only way she knows how.If you're anything like Grumpy, al...

As mobile payment options become more prevalent among small businesses, so too do the opportunities for fraud, new research shows.A study by LexisNexis and Javelin Strategy & Research discovered t...

If you haven't already downloaded the addictive and much-hyped Flappy Bird mobile game for iOS or Android, you're out of luckCreator Dong Nguyen officially pulled the app from Apple's App Store and An...

A hodgepodge of content from friends and brands alike, on social media it’s easy to confuse trustworthy information with gossip. As users turn more to their Facebook or Twitter feeds for news an...

After a long day at work as a personal assistant, 28-year-old Nikki Kelly was commuting home on the London Underground’s Central Line when she received an eagerly anticipated email. "I'm not goi...

We all know a — ahem — "friend" who spends hours crafting the perfect text message to a potential date: carefully choosing words, paying attention to length and tone and finding the emoji ...

While Olympians compete on the snowy slopes in Sochi, Russia for the Winter Olympics, Mother Nature wanted to remind the world of the awe-inspiring, yet deadly potential of snow.See also: Baby Polar B...

Rebecca Minkoff is going back to basics at New York Fashion WeekHowever, it's not her Fall 2014 collection delivering the raw aesthetic — the collection she showed Friday was polished and menswe...

Like moths to a flame, 15 Instagram users huddle closely beside a bright screen during Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week, admiring the square Instagram photos and videos displayed on the wide horizontal scre...

After all the "Sochi Problems," after Friday's epic opening ceremony, the 2014 Winter Olympics brought us something we hadn't yet seen on Saturday: Medal rounds! Sage Kotsenburg started the day by win...

The popularity of Flappy Bird, a mobile game for iOS and Android, has exploded over the past few weeks. But it looks like the rush of attention and success surrounding Flappy Bird has finally taken it...

Team USA's Sage Kotsenburg won the first snowboard slopestyle gold medal in Winter Olympics history on Saturday afternoon in Sochi. Kotsenburg's underdog victory, earning him the first gold medal of t...

Team USA's Sage Kotsenburg won the first snowboard slopestyle gold medal in Winter Olympics history on Saturday afternoon in Sochi. Kotsenburg's underdog victory, earning him the first gold medal of t...

It looks like The Big Bang Theory has some geek comedy competition as HBO released a teaser trailer for its new comedy series, Silicon Valley, on Friday.See also: Illustrated Video Explains the Big Ba...

Same-sex couples can celebrate yet another victory in their long fight for equality. U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder will soon extend federal privileges to married same-sex couples, according to sev...

Hannah Kearney would have made Olympic history — if not for two medaling sisters. Instead, Saturday's women's freestyle moguls skiing competition at the Winter Olympics was twice as nice for the...

James Dean would have turned 83 today. If he were still alive, perhaps he'd have a Twitter account. But instead, there's just a fan account controlled by unknown owners with more than 8,000 followers....

By now, you've been accosted by enough of your Facebook friends "look back" videos to realize that you do not ever want to look back at your life via social mediaIt's basically a timeline of bad choic...

In Autumn 2007, someone took a picture of me and put it on the web. In this low-angle shot taken at my peak weight, I looked like Jabba the Hutt wearing a blue T-shirt. Since the picture illustrated a...

We all know a — ahem — "friend" who spends hours crafting the perfect text message to a potential date: carefully choosing words, paying attention to length and tone and finding the emoji ...

Renault's new concept car, the Kwid, is chock-full of futuristic ideas, including a flying quadrocopter drone that would launch from the car's roofThe "flying companion," as Renault calls it, could be...

French netizens visiting Google France began seeing an unusual message on the search giant's usually bare homepage on Saturday. The message informs users that Google has been fined 150,000 euros (arou...

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 ...

Remember the days before Internet, when you actually had to remember your friend's and family's birthdays? When celebrating the anniversary of their existence meant more than writing on their Facebook...

Remember the days before Internet, when you actually had to remember your friend's and family's birthdays? When celebrating the anniversary of their existence meant more than writing on their Facebook...

Moving on means saying goodbye, and Jimmy Fallon has always been a showman. With Jay Leno’s retirement, Fallon is getting a promotion – and an earlier spot – on The Tonight Show. Wh...

The first day of Winter Olympics competition after the opening ceremony offered a beautiful, cloudless day in Sochi, RussiaMashable's Photo of the Day captures Japanese snowboarder Yuki Kadono mid-fli...

As the first phone with a curved screen to go on sale in the U.S., the LG G Flex commands attention. It screams, both as an object and as a new kind of device, "Hey, look at me!" Once you do, the impl...

American snowboarder Sage Kotsenburg won the first Olympic slopestyle gold medal in the history of his sport on Saturday afternoon in Sochi — it was also the first gold medal of the 2014 gamesTh...

Team USA's Sage Kotsenburg won the first snowboard slopestyle gold medal in Winter Olympics history on Saturday afternoon in Sochi. Kotsenburg's underdog victory, earning him the first gold medal of t...

Ice storms may be a slushy nightmare to brave on your own, but they do come with one glistening silver lining: iciclesSure, they're a little dangerous, but they are also the gorgeous result of an othe...

Multiple cities around the world have impressive startup scenes, from San Francisco and London to lesser-known tech hubs such as Grenoble, France, and Ramallah, Palestine.However, many cities saw a dr...

Freelancers looking for more assignments should diversify the types of jobs they work on, new research suggests.A study from the University of California's Haas School of Business discovered that free...

Twitter users have been discussing the Winter Olympics in many different languages over the past week. Now there's an account that will let you tweet in 75 of them for freeOne Hour Translation, a prof...

Hannah Kearney would have made Olympic history — if not for two medaling sisters. Instead, Saturday's women's freestyle moguls skiing competition at the Winter Olympics was twice as nice for the...

The Winter Olympics are so chock full of gorgeous images that, starting Friday, we're making a series out of itOur first Photo of the Day captures fireworks at the opening ceremony in Sochi from afar....

Now this is how you handle one of those "Sochi problems." The catch-all term has been used this week primarily to reference the dilapidated, unfinished hotel accommodations journalists found upon arri...

Renault's new concept car, the Kwid, is chock-full of futuristic ideas, including a flying quadrocopter drone that would launch from the car's roofThe "flying companion," as Renault calls it, could be...

Amazon made a big splash in the tech world when it announced plans to use drones for insanely fast delivery. While we're many years from Prime Air becoming a reality, there are still plenty of cool fe...

Remember the days before Internet, when you actually had to remember your friend's and family's birthdays? When celebrating the anniversary of their existence meant more than writing on their Facebook...

“What if?” can be a dangerous question, especially when it comes to fanfictionFanfic is a type of story in which aficionados of a fictional world write alternate endings and storylines. Pe...

American snowboarder Sage Kotsenburg won the first Olympic slopestyle gold medal in the history of his sport on Saturday afternoon in Sochi — it was also the first gold medal of the 2014 gamesTh...

All you need to stay connected to the 2014 Winter Olympics is a Facebook page. The social networking site is helping fans tap in to this year's games in Sochi through a variety of different pages and ...

Now this is how you handle one of those "Sochi problems." The catch-all term has been used this week primarily to reference the dilapidated, unfinished hotel accommodations journalists found upon arri...

Freelancers looking for more assignments should diversify the types of jobs they work on, new research suggests.A study from the University of California's Haas School of Business discovered that free...

Now this is how you handle one of those "Sochi problems." The catch-all term has been used this week primarily to reference the dilapidated, unfinished hotel accommodations journalists found upon arri...

Curling is easily one of the most misunderstood and confusing sports in the Winter Olympics, and consequently the butt of many jokes.Although the sport may not have the cache of the luge or ski jump, ...

NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center collected images of all the cities and surrounding areas that have hosted the Winter Olympics since 1924. Most of these photos were taken by satellites, but some are...

The Winter Olympics are so chock full of gorgeous images that, starting Friday, we're making a series out of itOur first Photo of the Day captures fireworks at the opening ceremony in Sochi from afar....

The opening ceremony for the 2014 Winter Olympics were a dazzling sight to behold. With fireworks, beautiful choreography and an appearance of some strange furry characters on the ice, it was an overa...

In some weird alignment of the moons, New York Fashion Week and the Winter Olympics opening ceremony fell in the same week. So you'd expect that the Olympic athletes — in reverence of Anna Winto...

New York may be known for awe-inspiring buildings such as the Chrysler and the Empire State Building — but they've got nothing on a new set of towers that’s set to spring up this summer.Th...

The New York Times has published a lengthy response written by filmmaker Woody Allen to abuse allegations levied against him by his daughter, Dylan Farrow, in the same paper a week earlier.It is somet...

Will Team USA triumph? Will Russia rule the roost? Will Germany grab more gold? Whichever way it happens, you can keep track of the Sochi Winter Olympics with Mashable's interactive medal tally, above...

When the over-sized Olympic ring failed to open during the opening ceremony at the Sochi Winter Olympics, the Internet took note.That's right; now you can order your very own "Sochi Problems" t-shirt,...

Persistence, it turns out, does pay off. After rejecting it five times, Apple has finally approved an app that tracks every U.S. drone strike and sends a push notification to users every time a flying...

Shut it down, YouTube cover singers. Your "Get Lucky" covers are no longer relevant.The Russian Police Choir performed a delightfully offbeat rendition of Daft Punk's hit song before Friday's Winter O...

The eyes of the world were trained on Sochi on Friday morning for the opening ceremony of the 2014 Winter Olympics, as awesome athletes prepared to perform heroic deedsMeanwhile, there was some quiet ...

It seems the Loch Ness Monster has left the building — that is, if she was ever in it.For 18 months there have been no confirmed sightings of the supposed being, said to reside in the second lar...

There's a "social media photo booth" at the Olympic Village in Sochi and the idea is simple, but cool: Athletes step into the booth, take a selfie, share it online. The space is also a convenient plac...

Bippity boppity boo-yah, the opening ceremony looked familiarThe kickoff to the Winter Olympics on Friday included the type of artistry and magic that would make Walt Disney proud. Fireworks cascaded ...

Bippity boppity boo-yah, the opening ceremony looked familiarThe kickoff to the Winter Olympics on Friday included the type of artistry and magic that would make Walt Disney proud. Fireworks cascaded ...

Giant dancing teddy bears, women in questionable outfits, a girl flying through the air — we're not describing a Miley Cyrus concert, but rather the Winter Olympics opening ceremony.The Olympics...

Friday's rather spectacular opening ceremony for the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia, was capped by the ceremonial lighting of the Olympic Cauldron. This is a huge honor, one that Russia bestowe...

"Our games will be cool," assured Dmitry Chernyshenko, president of the Sochi 2014 Organizing Committee, during his speech at the Winter Olympics opening ceremony Friday.The festivities, which NBC wil...

NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center collected images of all the cities and surrounding areas that have hosted the Winter Olympics since 1924. Most of these photos were taken by satellites, but some are...

When you've been responsible for some of the most amazing and occasionally creepiest technology in human history, you can afford to take a load off every once in a while and celebrate yourselfThe Defe...

As of Friday afternoon, Airbnb listed 700 locations in Sochi, most of which were available. Meanwhile, many of the world's top sports journalists are whining about their subpar accommodations on Twitt...

Half a century ago this month, four lads from Liverpool introduced themselves on a U.S. television show and played a few songs. That was all it took for millions of music fans across the States to fal...

It wasn't just you — Facebook briefly went down for some users on Friday afternoon. The social network experienced technical issues for many members trying to log onto the siteThe news comes as ...

After years of preparation, the Sochi Winter Olympics are finally hereThe run up to the games was not as smooth as Russian President Vladimir Putin might have liked, with the #SochiProblems hashtag ov...

For the first time in the Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show's 138-year history, mixed breeds are finally being allowed into the competition. Which is very nice and inclusive of them. Sadly, mutts will ...

For the first time in the Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show's 138-year history, mixed breeds are finally being allowed into the competition. Which is very nice and inclusive of them. Sadly, mutts will ...

Finally, Zimbabwe gets its moment in the Olympic sun.During Friday's Winter Olympics opening ceremony, athletes from 88 nations marched into Sochi's Fisht Stadium, waving their country's flags high ab...

Even the bravest of daredevils might find this clip tough to stomach.This nail-biting video from a slacklining group called the Skyliners shows the team attempting to cross a slackline between two flo...

Beginning in 2015, all smartphones and tablets sold in California could be required to have a remote "kill switch," if legislation that was introduced Friday passes.The bill, proposed by California St...

NASA's Curiosity rover on Mars has captured its first view of Earth from the surface of the Red Planet — a striking image that shows our home planet as a bright light in the Martian sky, with ...

People just love pranking the good people of New York City. First the "Devil Baby" terrorized pedestrians, then The Walking Dead unleashed zombies beneath the streets, and now, Chobani yogurt has rele...

Apple might be rolling out a larger iPhone later this year, but designer Federico Ciccarse didn't want to wait to see what a big-screen iPhone would look like.Ciccarse created a series of concept phot...

The Winter Olympics are so chock full of gorgeous images that, starting Friday, we're making a series out of itOur first Photo of the Day captures fireworks at the opening ceremony in Sochi from afar....

When the over-sized Olympic ring failed to open during the opening ceremony at the Sochi Winter Olympics, the Internet took note.That's right; now you can order your very own "Sochi Problems" t-shirt,...

Russia's Prosecutor General has declared use of bitcoin illegal in the country, charging that the currency is used for money-laundering and other illegal purposes.The office reiterated that the ruble ...

Hal Lasko is 98 years old. And while age brings experience and wisdom, even he was caught off guard by the propitious events of this past week.Lasko, who is partially blind, has become a master of Mic...

Rain makes most of us grumble and beg to stay curled up indoors, but this kid just can't get enough of it.Baby Kayden experienced rain for the first time, and her amazement at nature is almost too pre...

It seems the Loch Ness Monster has left the building — that is, if she was ever in it.For 18 months there have been no confirmed sightings of the supposed being, said to reside in the second lar...

The New York Times has published a lengthy response written by filmmaker Woody Allen to abuse allegations levied against him by his daughter, Dylan Farrow, in the same paper a week earlier.It is somet...

...No, that's not the beginning of a joke. It's an actual part of the opening ceremonies in Sochi for the Winter OlympicsAnd the large, animatronic versions of the Olympic mascots didn't just walk, th...

Bippity boppity boo-yah, the opening ceremony looked familiarThe kickoff to the Winter Olympics on Friday included the type of artistry and magic that would make Walt Disney proud. Fireworks cascaded ...

After more than 125 days in custody, Ross Ulbricht has officially entered a plea: not guilty.The alleged mastermind of the online drug empire Silk Road denied charges of operating a continuing crimina...

Giant dancing teddy bears, women in questionable outfits, a girl flying through the air — we're not describing a Miley Cyrus concert, but rather the Winter Olympics opening ceremony.The Olympics...

Members of Russian pop duo tATu, who are perhaps most-remembered for kissing each other onstage during performances in the early 2000s, put on a show Friday at Fisht Olympic Stadium before the Winter ...

Before you sink into your couch this weekend to live through the Winter Olympics vicariously, get a little more familiar with the athletes who will represent the United States in Sochi, RussiaSee also...

As the Sochi Winter Olympics begins, people are making comparisons between the Russian venue and the host cities that have come before it.This year's games in Sochi disprove any notion that the Winter...

Rosanne Cash has been writing songs for 35 years and creating hit records for almost as many, but few have achieved the popular and critical success of her most recent release, “The River and th...

Mark Zuckerberg's stake in Facebook has been reduced to just under 20%, according to an SEC filing on Friday.Zuckerberg, the company's cofounder and CEO, now owns 478.9 million shares of Facebook, or ...

Scandal has surrounded every aspect of the Winter Games in Sochi. From anti-gay remarks to stray dog slaughtering to environmental concerns to shoddy construction to yogurt wars to — well, you g...

Folks, we have the first Olympics fail of the opening ceremony.An oversized Olympic ring failed to illuminate during the early moments of the ceremony, leaving a sad snowflake where the fifth ring sho...

GoPro, the maker of high-definition cameras often used to record feats of athletic derring-do, is planning to go public.The IPO is expected to happen after the SEC finishes reviewing the company's sub...

After years of preparation, the Sochi Winter Olympics are finally hereThe run up to the games was not as smooth as Russian President Vladimir Putin might have liked, with the #SochiProblems hashtag ov...

For the first time in the Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show's 138-year history, mixed breeds are finally being allowed into the competition. Which is very nice and inclusive of them. Sadly, mutts will ...

In case you missed it, someone drew your favorite '90s cartoon characters as really hot adults. Join YouTuber Lamarr Wilson as he takes a look at some of these photos, and tries not to completely rui...

Jay Leno ended his long stint as Tonight Show host on Thursday the same way he began it in May 1992: with Billy Crystal as a guest. But what stood out the most during the celebrity-studded finale epis...

Google has surpassed Exxon Mobile to become the second most valuable company in the world.Google's market cap topped $391 billion in early trading Friday, while Exxon Mobil's market cap dipped towards...

NASA's Curiosity rover on Mars has captured its first view of Earth from the surface of the Red Planet — a striking image that shows our home planet as a bright light in the Martian sky, with ...

An NBC report that claimed visitors to Russia would have their phones and computers hacked almost immediately upon arrival has come under fire from security experts who claim the segment is misleading...

NBC will stream the 2014 Winter Olympic sporting events in real time, but Friday's opening ceremony is the one thing you won't be able to watch live in the United States. Starting at 8 p.m. local time...

NBC will stream the 2014 Winter Olympic sporting events in real time, but Friday's opening ceremony is the one thing you couldn't watch live in the United States. While it started at 8 p.m. local time...

Apple might be rolling out a larger iPhone later this year, but designer Federico Ciccarse didn't want to wait to see what a big-screen iPhone would look like.Ciccarse created a series of concept phot...

Russia's Prosecutor General has declared use of bitcoin illegal in the country, charging that the currency is used for money-laundering and other illegal purposes.The office reiterated that the ruble ...

Hal Lasko is 98 years old. And while age brings experience and wisdom, even he was caught off guard by the propitious events of this past week.Lasko, who is partially blind, has become a master of Mic...

In Elisa Kreisinger's imagination, Mad Men's Don Draper and Roger Sterling are loversSex and the City's Carrie Bradshaw embraces her sapphic tendencies. Even Ann Romney is a beacon of feminist enlight...

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.Apple’s sapphire-manufacturing capabilities just got a ma...

As of Friday afternoon, Airbnb listed 700 locations in Sochi, most of which were available. Meanwhile, many of the world's top sports journalists are whining about their subpar accommodations on Twitt...

After more than 125 days in custody, Ross Ulbricht has officially entered a plea: not guilty.The alleged mastermind of the online drug empire Silk Road denied charges of acting as kingpin of a large-s...

Boy bands have been making girls scream since the '60s, when groups like the Beatles filled radio waves with catchy lyrics and poppy melodies — oh, and they had really great hairThe Beatle hairc...

Apple CEO Tim Cook addressed concerns that 2014 will be a replay of 2013 for the company with no releases in new segments claiming the company has some "really great stuff" planned."There will be new ...

If artificial intelligence is the way of the future, then we should probably prepare for the worst.Because who really knows what these little guys are capable of?See also: What Google Is Really Doing ...

You read these depressing facts about love all the time — about rising divorce rates, technology ruining relationships and even clinical heartbreak. When you can't find a date for Valentine's Da...

In case you missed it, someone drew your favorite '90s cartoon characters as really hot adults. Join YouTuber Lamarr Wilson as he takes a look at some of these photos, and tries not to completely rui...

Greg Knauss is not a jerk. He's just a little forgetful, and sometimes he gets a little too wrapped up in his work. After 18 years of marriage, he sometimes forgets to tell his wife he loves her, even...

LG will reveal its upcoming smartphone, the LG G Pro 2, at an event in Korea on Feb. 13, ZDNet.kr reports. The company sent invites for an event on that date, named "Knock-knock-knockin' on," probably...

LG will reveal its upcoming smartphone, the LG G Pro 2, at an event in Korea on Feb. 13, ZDNet.kr reports. The company sent invites for an event on that date, named "Knock-knock-knockin' on," probably...

Swedish musical group Ice Music really knows how to heat up a crowd. Working with instruments made almost entirely of ice - except for strings, fret boards and other parts - the band performs energeti...

Swedish musical group Ice Music really knows how to heat up a crowd. Working with instruments made almost entirely of ice — except for strings, fret boards and other parts — the band perfo...

Panasonic has officially announced the first-ever digital camera with built-in 4K video recording — but caveat emptor.The Lumix DMC-GH4, previewed as the "GH next" at CES and aimed at the "pro-c...

The history of hip hop has never sounded so whimsical.A Danish group known as The Bottle Boys created a mashup of hip hop's biggest songs — in chronological order — and decided the best in...

Squirrels are disappearing from Moscow's city parks at an alarming rate. The cause, according to the Associated Press, is a pet craze sweeping the Russian capitalCity officials have received reports ...

Squirrels are disappearing from Moscow's city parks at an alarming rate. The cause, according to the Associated Press, is a pet craze sweeping the Russian capitalCity officials received reports of pe...

One hundred feet beneath the bustling city of London, in air raid shelters used during World War II, a company is growing leafy greens. Welcome to Growing UndergroundUsing a hydroponics system —...

The 2014 Winter Olympics are finally here.Friday's opening ceremony is the first of the epic 21-day marathon of round-the-clock TV and news coverage.See also: The Evolution of Winter Olympics in GIFsB...

The 2014 Winter Olympics are finally here.Friday's opening ceremony is the first of the epic 21-day marathon of round-the-clock TV and news coverage.See also: The Evolution of Winter Olympics in GIFsB...

Panasonic has officially announced the first-ever digital camera with built-in 4K video recording — but caveat emptor.The Lumix DMC-GH4, previewed as the "GH next" at CES and aimed at the "pro-c...

ICE Totally Gaming 2014, the largest conference for international gaming and gambling, wraps up its third and final day in London on Thursday. Thousands have gathered this year to discuss and celebrat...

You've probably tired of the "Facebook Look Back" videos crowding your News Feed. Right? No one wants to relive their friends most annoying humble brag moments.The videos are a one-minute montage of y...

Friday's opening ceremony for the Winter Olympics will be a bittersweet occasion for many who are fans of both sports and gay rightsOn the one hand, one of the world's great athletic exhibitions and f...

Select athletes will be taking home medals from the Sochi Winter Olympics that are literally out of this worldFragments of a meteor that hit the city of Chelyabinsk in Russia's southern Ural region la...

Actor Topher Grace has gone from battling a web-slinging hero in 2007's Spider-Man 3 to being a different kind of web slinger himself Thursday — when he launched a video discovery websiteDubbed ...

Two former Google staffers launched a new startup on Thursday called Beep that aims to change the way you listen to music at homeThe Beep, available in copper and gunmetal colors for $99, allows users...

The lead up to the 2014 Winter Olympics has been filled with negative chatterBeyond the hacking risks and sketchy lodging situations, the slopestyle course has also received a lot of criticism after t...

The lead up to the 2014 Winter Olympics has been filled with negative chatterBeyond the hacking risks and sketchy lodging situations, the slopestyle course has also received a lot of criticism after t...

The photos are sometimes as funny as they are telling. Bizarre toilets. Brown tap water. Hotel rooms still being constructed as guests move inShared by journalists arriving in Sochi for the Winter Oly...

The 2014 Winter Olympics are about to begin in Sochi, Russia, and astronauts will be watching the games from their vantage point high above Earth on the International Space Station.The space station c...

One day ahead of the opening ceremony of the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia, Google has made a strong pro-LGBT statement with its latest homepage Google Doodle, which appears on every country's...

When you consider the biggest social networks on the web, Disney's Club Penguin platform, aimed for kids ages 6 to 12, might not be the first to come to mind. Or even make your top fiveBut Club Pengui...

Marc Jacobs will open the doors to his Daisy fragrance pop-up store in Manhattan on Friday, but unlike other retail locations, no money will be exchanged. Instead, you can walk out with products in ex...

A new website led by investigative journalist Glenn Greenwald will launch next week with a focus on the remaining treasure trove of leaked documents from NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden.The "digital ...

It's a search company, an advertising company, a browser, OS and computer maker, and the leader in wearable computing. Now Google has casually muscled its way into another business: high-end videoconf...

Could Sochi turn into a sea of bright red hoodies, scarves, beanies and duffel bags? If so, American Apparel may have pulled off one of the greatest ambush marketing campaigns in Olympics history.The ...

The Transportation Security Administration has temporarily banned anyone flying to Russia from bringing liquids onto the plane in their carry-on baggage because of a new bomb threat.The ban went into ...

One million.That's how many new Americans signed up for Twitter in the past three months, a number that failed to inspire investor confidence in a social network with a nagging history of growth issue...

One million.That's how many new Americans signed up for Twitter in the past three months, a number that failed to inspire investor confidence in a social network with a nagging history of growth issue...

Five floating wind turbines, each the height of a Manhattan skyscraper, might soon appear off the Oregon coastThe U.S. Energy Department announced it had approved plans for the first offshore wind ene...

Much has been made of how unprepared Sochi, Russia, seems to be on the day before it will start hosting the Winter Olympics, and by all accounts, the city does indeed appear unready.Reporters have sai...

The 2014 Winter Olympics are about to begin in Sochi, Russia, and astronauts will be watching the games from their vantage point high above Earth on the International Space Station.The space station c...

Say double axel, figure skatersSports photographers have given the Internet the great gift of perfectly-timed photos from the figure skating competition on Thursday. Without them, we'd never get to se...

If schadenfreude were an Olympic sport, the Internet would have already earned a gold medalEver since journalists first began touching down in the Winter Games' host city earlier this week, "Sochi pro...

In a firework accident 10 years ago, Dennis Sorenson lost his left hand.A faulty firework rocket exploded in Sorenson's hand during a New Year's Eve celebration, which resulted in doctors having to am...

LinkedIn beat Wall Street estimates for revenue and earnings in the December quarter, but lower-than-expected guidance for the upcoming quarter sent the stock down in after hours trading.LinkedIn repo...

Astronauts can easily lose bone and muscle mass in space because their bodies don't have to do a lot of work to move around in zero gravity, but wasting away above the planet is not an option. On Thur...

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