Articles by Mashable from August 2015

You might be hard-pressed to pick the new 9.7-inch version of the Samsung Galaxy Tab S2 out of a lineup of Apple iPad Air 2'sSide by side, the similarities are striking, though upon closer examination...

With Apple finally revealing the date of when we'll see the next iPhone and Instagram abandoning square photos, you may have missed some of this week's best new apps.See also: How to disable autoplay ...

Google has already shown us the weird possibilities when images are processed through a neural networkBut a new experiment takes this dynamic to a new level by transforming any photo into an image tha...

Google has already shown us the weird possibilities when images are processed through a neural networkBut a new experiment takes this dynamic to a new level by transforming any photo into an image tha...

Ever since Apple sent out invitations for its big iPhone event on Sept. 9 I've been wracking my brain trying to figure out one big component of the event: the location.Historically, Apple holds its ev...

Google has already shown us the weird possibilities when images are processed through a neural networkBut a new experiment takes this dynamic to a new level by transforming any photo into an image tha...

Google has already shown us the weird possibilities when images are processed through a neural networkBut a new experiment takes this dynamic to a new level by transforming any photo into an image tha...

If Jackson Pollock had been a cartography nut this is what his classic works of art might have looked likeA Boston-based coder has created a site that generates random Google Maps images that are assi...

Google's simple and expensive OnHub router just arrived at Mashable HQ. Of course, we tore it open gently to see what's inside.To my surprise, the cylindrical router is actually navy and not black. It...

Google's simple and expensive OnHub router just arrived at Mashable HQ. Of course, we tore it open gently to see what's inside.To my surprise, the cylindrical router is actually navy and not black. It...

c. 1905A stuntman rides a bicycle through a loop-the-loop.Image: CorbisAn ever saddled horse which eats nothing.Columbia Bicycle AdvertisementIn 1818, Baron Karl von Drais of Baden, Germany patented t...

Summer is coming to a screeching end, and nobody can figure out how to stop it from happening. Can't we just rewind the clock to June and forget that jackets exist for another three months? Maybe that...

If Jackson Pollock had been a cartography nut this is what his classic works of art might have looked likeA Boston-based coder has created a site that generates random Google Maps images that are assi...

c. 1905A stuntman rides a bicycle through a loop-the-loop.Image: CorbisAn ever saddled horse which eats nothing.Columbia Bicycle AdvertisementIn 1818, Baron Karl von Drais of Baden, Germany patented t...

Summer is coming to a screeching end, and nobody can figure out how to stop it from happening. Can't we just rewind the clock to June and forget that jackets exist for another three months? Maybe that...

If you've used a Nintendo Wii Remote before, you may already be familiar with navigating the next Apple TVFor weeks, reports have said Apple's new TV streaming box will include an upgraded remote that...

Think of Instagram and you likely think of its iconic app icon, which has remained largely unchanged through the company's history.That came into question Friday — just one day after the company...

If you've used a Nintendo Wii Remote before, you may already be familiar with navigating the next Apple TVFor weeks, reports have said Apple's new TV streaming box will include an upgraded remote that...

The hack of a Jeep Cherokee was the most significant car hacking story to break recently. Now the guys responsible will work for Uber.Uber snatched up Charlie Miller and Chris Valasek, the hackers who...

How do you know if a gamer is truly hardcore? Just look at the kind of controller in their hands.The Razer Wildcat is the latest pro-grade controller for the Xbox One, designed to give gamers an edge ...

Twitter, like many Silicon Valley companies, has always heavily skewed white and male. To combat the problem, the social network announced new hiring goals for improving diversity within its ranks by ...

Think of Instagram and you likely think of its iconic app icon, which has remained largely unchanged through the company's history.That came into question Friday — just one day after the company...

New York City is one of the most diverse cities in the world, so it makes sense that its tech scene employs more women and minorities than Silicon Valley. But in all, the city does not buck industry t...

Rouge drones, meet Boeing's Compact Laser Weapons SystemBoeing showed off its Compact Laser Weapons System this week. It's a portable laser weapon that can take drones out of the sky by directing a pr...

The hack of a Jeep Cherokee was the most significant car hacking story to break recently. Now the guys responsible will work for Uber.Uber snatched up Charlie Miller and Chris Valasek, the hackers who...

The latest developer version of Google's Chrome browser kills one of the most hated things on the Internet: background audio from videos playing in other tabs.The news comes by way of a Google+ post f...

How do you know if a gamer is truly hardcore? Just look at the kind of controller in their hands.The Razer Wildcat is the latest pro-grade controller for the Xbox One, designed to give gamers an edge ...

The New York Taxi industry runs the risk of being completely disrupted by Uber, but now a new hope emerges.It's called Arro, and it has partnered with one of the major providers of payment systems in ...

Twitter, like many Silicon Valley companies, has always heavily skewed white and male. To combat the problem, the social network announced new hiring goals for improving diversity within its ranks by ...

Apple will play a part in helping the Pentagon develop stretchable electronic sensors that soldiers can wear, according to a Reuters report.Apple will be one 162 companies, universities and other grou...

Rouge drones, meet Boeing's Compact Laser Weapons SystemBoeing showed off its Compact Laser Weapons System this week. It's a portable laser weapon that can take drones out of the sky by directing a pr...

The latest developer version of Google's Chrome browser kills one of the most hated things on the Internet: background audio from videos playing in other tabs.The news comes by way of a Google+ post f...

The shirt has sensory receivers and fibers that are woven into the fabric to give readings that track a range of stats like heart rate, breathing, movement intensity, energy output and stress, as well...

Flash, it was nice knowing youThe demise of the once ever-present multimedia platform draws nearer with Google's decision to automatically pause "many" Flash ads in its web browser ChromeChrome won't ...

This past Monday marked the 20th anniversary of the historic launch of Windows 95.See also: The hysteria over Windows 95 launch, 20 years agoTo commemorate the occasion, we share our memories of the l...

Microsoft is finally making screenshots in Windows way more manageable.The company introduced a new way to capture screenshots Thursday called Snip, a standalone app that lets you add your voice and d...

Achieving a seamless music loop on Vine used to take some pretty masterful editing on the user's part. But starting Friday, that doesn't have to be the caseTo that end, Vine announced Snap to Beat, a ...

For the first time ever, a mind-boggling 1 billion people used Facebook in one day this Monday.CEO Mark Zuckerberg revealed the milestone in a Facebook post Thursday afternoon, pointing out that numbe...

Although the language of thinking is deliberate — let me think, I have to do some thinking — the actual experience of having thoughts is often passive. Ideas pop up like dandelions; though...

With the glorious birth of a new iPhone comes the inevitable death of an old model. This time it could be the iPhone 5C, but not the iPhone 6 or 6 Plus.Apple is planning on discontinuing the iPhone 5C...

You don't need a $60,000 truck, but you might just want one.That's how I felt driving the 2016 Ford F-150 Limited, the most luxurious pickup truck Ford will sell you; it's utterly absurd, and yet, you...

Just weeks before the iPhone 6S is said to be officially unveiled, key details about the phone's camera are coming out, according a report by 9to5Mac's reliable Marc GurmanThe back camera (which Apple...

The widely panned Amazon Fire Phone was nothing short of a catastrophic failure for the retail giant, and now it seems Amazon is changing course.The Wall Street Journal reports Amazon has parted with ...

It's official: Apple will be revealing the next iPhone on September 9, at an event in San Francisco. But Siri is still not impressedThe invitations for the upcoming event came with the intriguing tagl...

Ever since Kevin Systrom and Mike Krieger launched Instagram five years ago, Instagram has favored square-shaped photosNot anymoreIn a significant change, the popular photo-sharing app announced nativ...

Apple sent out press invites for its fall iPhone event on Thursday. The event will take place on Sept. 9, 2015 at the Bill Graham Civic Auditorium in San Francisco.At the event, Apple is expected to s...

2015 will be remembered as the year budget Android smartphones stopped being junk and started being pretty damn good.The $199 Obi Worldphone SF1 and $129 SJ1.5 are the two latest budget Android phones...

Can a Mac diehard love Windows 10? I sought to find out.I switched from Windows to Mac three and a half years ago, and I haven't looked back since. Finally I had a computer that always worked. I soon ...

Sometimes, you just have to crank the volume to elevenThis, it seems, was the line of reasoning at Consumer Reports, which gave Tesla's latest and greatest variant of the Model S sedan — the P85...

The portable keyboard is a problematic gadget — to make sense, it needs to be big enough for a human to type on, but it should also be as small as possibleLG has tackled the problem with its Rol...

In this Ask A Dev, Android engineer Eric Brynsvold gives us an in-depth explanation of deep linking and why it will be valuable to both Android and iOS developers in the futureBrynsvold starts things ...

Snapchat Discover's roster of publishers just got biggerThe popular app's media content section already highlights daily content from 12 publishers, such as People, the Daily Mail and CNN. But come Th...

Pocket, a popular app for saving articles to read later, has added a recommendation feature to help users find what to read next, the company announced in a blog post Pocket 6.0 has added a tab to the...

Last year, we told you about Iowa's interest in launching digital driver's licenses, a move that might begin the phasing out of plastic licenses currently in use nationwide. On Wednesday, the state a...

Better late than never seems to be Canon's motto for its mirrorless cameras.The camera company is finally bringing its EOS M3, the third-generation mirrorless camera in the EOS M series, to the U.S. a...

Every now and then a tech device comes along that makes you go "huh-wha?" Sony's combination wireless speaker and television remote is one of those gadgetsSony Japan has announced a combination TV rem...

You can't get to one billion devices without hitting 75 million firstJust a month after its release, Windows 10 has been installed on 75 million computers — well on its way to Microsoft's goal o...

Facebook and Twitter are facing renewed criticism for their autoplaying video features.While autoplaying video has been a boon for advertisers and publishers hoping to further their reach on social me...

WhatsApp's Android users got a few new emoji to play around with.WhatsApp is treating its Android users to several new features including new emoji, custom notifications and a new "low data" mode for ...

You may soon have a new reason to use Facebook Messenger.The company is experimenting with a new personal assistant feature for Facebook Messenger that can complete tasks for you, Facebook's Messenger...

For some construction workers, any thoughts of slacking off could soon seem rather quaint. The drones will almost certainly notice.The workers building a lavish new downtown stadium for the Sacramento...

Say goodbye to the Humvee, and hello to the Oshkosh Light Combat Tactical All-Terrain Vehicle.After nine years of competition, the Pentagon has made Oshkosh Defense the winner of the Joint Light Tacti...

The smartwatch's biggest turnoff is that it looks like a smartwatch. It's clear as day to everyone you have a tiny computer strapped to your wrist.The Boldr Voyage is billed as a "clever watch," not a...

YouTube Gaming is finally good to go.After a promising soft launch during the annual E3 trade show, Google is pressing start on its game-streaming competitor to TwitchYouTube Gaming allows for both ga...

Samsung's new Tab S2 tablet is thinner and lighter than its key rival, the Apple iPad Air 2, and now it’s ready to engage in battle in the U.S. market. On Wednesday, Samsung announced pricing an...

Google Apps users, take notice: Gmail and Google Calendar will start working together, with Gmail automatically adding travel-related events to your schedule, the company announced TuesdayWhenever an ...

Apple’s iPod Shuffle is an anachronism at best in 2015, and yet, it possess a strange charmWhen Mashable was sent barrage of new iPods for review, it wasn't the updated iPod Touch which interest...

Anyone considering buying an electric car will likely take a good look at its range. Surprisingly, sometimes official range numbers can be far surpassed in practice.Tesla's Model S P85D luxury sedan s...

Amid the rush to create new modes of transportation and launching apps to augment existing modes of transport, an opportunity to enhance a simple yet efficient vehicle, the bicycle, has mostly been mi...

Graham Burke, the co-chief of movie company Village Roadshow, is not going to go easy on pirates.In an interview on SBS's The Feed Tuesday, Burke said the company was preparing to sue people caught il...

With your cellphone, you upgrade every year or two when your device becomes obsolete. With a car, that's a little bit trickier.Older cars don't get to enjoy the latest in connected tech that new ones ...

Best Buy is increasing the distribution of the Apple Watch in its stores after seeing strong demand for the wearable just weeks after the chain began carrying it, according to FortuneThe electronics c...

Uber just moved another step closer to realizing its goal of driverless cars.The ride hailing company announced a new research partnership with the University of Arizona focused on mapping and optics,...

You may not need to buy a new Apple product to be able to use Force Touch-like technology with your devices.A new gadget called the Sensel Morph promises to bring similar pressure-sensitive capabiliti...

This week Twitter killed two third-party tools that revealed when politicians secretly deleted their tweets. The decision has not only disappointed advocates of government transparency, but it has als...

Uber just moved another step closer to realizing its goal of driverless cars.The ride hailing company announced a new research partnership with the University of Arizona focused on mapping and optics,...

The teams at Microsoft Research regularly come up with fascinating approaches to technology innovation — the latest is software that turns your smartphone into a 3D scannerMicrosoft's app, calle...

When you think of a premium music streaming services, terrestrial radio stations likely aren't the first thing to come to mind. Radio app TuneIn is hoping to change thatThe service, which hosts thousa...

The affordable OnePlus 2 is one of the most exciting Android phones to debut this year, but now it could be facing competition from a new UK upstart, WileyFox.WileyFox announced Tuesday the launch of ...

The newly released Samsung Galaxy Note 5 has what appears to be a serious design flaw.According to two independent reports from Android Police and Ars Technica, inserting the Note 5's S Pen backwards ...

Berlin's IFA trade show usually matches up with Sony's flagship smartphone release schedule, and it seems this year will be no exceptionSony Xperia's UK arm posted a teaser photo for a "smartphone wit...

This week Twitter killed two third-party tools that revealed when politicians secretly deleted their tweets. The decision has not only disappointed advocates of government transparency, but it has als...

LONDON — A British inventor who is creating low-cost, advanced robotic hands that are inspired by superheroes and comic books has won the UK round of the James Dyson Award.See also: This cool ne...

LONDON — A British inventor who is creating low-cost, advanced robotic hands that are inspired by superheroes and comic books has won the UK round of the James Dyson Award.See also: This cool ne...

Your $15 IKEA lamp has nothing on the Philips Hue Go.The Hue Go is exactly what it looks like: A portable bowl-shaped lamp that you can take with you wherever you want. Put it on your bedside table or...

The teams at Microsoft Research regularly come up with fascinating approaches to technology innovation — the latest is software that turns your smartphone into a 3D scannerMicrosoft's app, calle...

Microsoft's researchers have created a dual-screen variant of the company's Surface tablet computer, with the additional, E Ink screen positioned north of the keyboard in the device's coverA YouTube v...

When you think of a premium music streaming services, terrestrial radio stations likely aren't the first thing to come to mind. Radio app TuneIn is hoping to change thatThe service, which hosts thousa...

The affordable OnePlus 2 is one of the most exciting Android phones to debut this year, but now it could be facing competition from a new UK upstart, WileyFox.WileyFox announced Tuesday the launch of ...

The newly released Samsung Galaxy Note 5 has what appears to be a serious design flaw.According to two independent reports from Android Police and Ars Technica, inserting the Note 5's S Pen backwards ...

Berlin's IFA trade show usually matches up with Sony's flagship smartphone release schedule, and it seems this year will be no exceptionSony Xperia's UK arm posted a teaser photo for a "smartphone wit...

LONDON — A British inventor who is creating low-cost, advanced robotic hands that are inspired by superheroes and comic books has won the UK round of the James Dyson Award.See also: This cool ne...

Your $15 IKEA lamp has nothing on the Philips Hue Go.The Hue Go is exactly what it looks like: A portable bowl-shaped lamp that you can take with you wherever you want. Put it on your bedside table or...

The retro look is so in, it may never be out for Olympus.The OM-D E-M10 Mark II is Olympus doing what it does best: Keep pushing the mirrorless camera envelope with design and practical features.See a...

Sometimes a robot would just like to play a nice, quiet game of Connect Four, rather than languishing on a busy factory floor.On Sunday at Robotronica, a robotics event in Brisbane, Baxter the robot w...

Last month we told you about Sony’s plans to put its own drones in the air for business services. Now we finally got a look at what they look like in actionThe Sony-branded VTOL, made by Aerosen...

If you're a Facebook user, donating to your favorite cause is now easier than everThe social network is rolling out a "Donate" button for all nonprofits to use on their Facebook Pages and link ads. Fa...

It may be difficult to believe, but Windows 95 just turned 20.Even more difficult to believe is that Microsoft somehow persuaded Jennifer Aniston and Matthew Perry to star in a super corny instruction...

There is a decent chance Qualcomm is part of your life, even if you don't know it.Its products are in many Android smartphones, connected cars, healthcare products, Wi-Fi routers and wearables. Yet ev...

Aug. 24, 1995Mikol Furneaux waves two copies of Windows 95 at a midnight launch at a store in Sydney, Australia.Image: TORSTEN BLACKWOOD/AFP/Getty ImagesTwenty years ago, amid great fanfare, Microsoft...

You no longer need to use Windows to take advantage of Microsoft's digital assistant Cortana. Microsoft released an early version of Cortana on Google Play Monday, the first time the app has been avai...

It’s a shame there was no social media when Microsoft launched Windows 95 on August 24, 1995. There were so many great Instagrams, Tweets and Snaps just waiting to be shared.Of course, there was...

Automakers are starting to get very serious about cybersecurity.In response to growing concerns about cars being vulnerable to hacking, the Alliance of Automobile Manufacturers and the Association of ...

If you've ever needed to know how to tie a bowtie or fix a strawberry daiquiri, you likely ended up on a website like WikiHow for step-by-step instructions. Surprisingly, some robots are now doing the...

If for some reason you think the lack of drone regulation in the U.S. isn't a problem, read this.The Washington Post obtained records from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) detailing nearly 70...

Android Pay, Google's own mobile payment system that uses smartphones running Android to pay for things, could launch in the U.S. as soon Aug. 26, according to photos distributed to several McDonald's...

China's Oppo has finally started to bring its Oppo R7 Plus phablet, launched in China in May, to other markets, starting with Southeast AsiaThe 6-inch Oppo R7 Plus is a capable device, with 3GB of RAM...

With the tablet market in decline for a while now, it's getting harder and harder to get excited about yet another tablet. LG's new offering, the LG G Pad II 10.1, hits several sweet spots that makes ...

Shimon, a robotic marimba player, jams with his band, Shimon Robot & Friends.Image: QUT MediaOn Sunday, big and small robots took over the Queensland University of Technology in Brisbane, Austral...

While the world goes crazy for drones, a hardworking set of marine robots are helping scientists learn more about our global waterways.Aquabots are the most advanced way to measure the reaches of the ...

We've got a new tongue twister for you: Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge+. Seriously, try saying that fast 10 times!Last week, Samsung shook up the phone world with the announcement of two new phones: the Galax...

Science fiction is full of stories in which the machines take over and humans are left subservient to their own creations, but according to some artists and experimenters, that need not be our future....

With the fallout from the AshleyMadison hack still unfolding and rumors around the next iPhone and iPad heating up, you may have missed some of this week's best new apps.See also: You can now shoot cr...

The field of 3D printing is still largely the domain of major companies in need of easier prototyping methods and hobbyistsBut a new breakthrough could vastly expand the technology's applications: 3D ...

With the fallout from the AshleyMadison hack still unfolding and rumors around the next iPhone and iPad heating up, you may have missed some of this week's best new apps.See also: You can now shoot cr...

It wasn't your imagination. That iPhone 6 Plus you purchased that seemed to produce oddly blurred images may have been defective, and now Apple is offering to replace the back camera in the deviceAppl...

It wasn't your imagination. That iPhone 6 Plus you purchased that seemed to produce oddly blurred images may have been defective, and now Apple is offering to replace the back camera in the deviceAppl...

"The high end of Android isn't what it used to be." Such was the supposition posited to me by a longtime observer of the consumer electronics industry recently. Specifically, he was referring to a new...

"The high end of Android isn't what it used to be." Such was the supposition posited to me by a longtime observer of the consumer electronics industry recently. Specifically, he was referring to a new...

Can you recreate the sweet, nostalgia-inducing sounds of AOL dialing up using just your voice? Can you even remember what it sounds like? Don't worry, neither could we. But that hasn't stopped us befo...

There really is a messaging app for everyone and every place — apparently, even including the toilet.A new chat app called Pooductive aims to create a miniature social network specifically for a...

Next time you perform a Google search on your desktop, keep a look out for something new: tweetsGoogle quietly updated search via desktop on Friday to include relevant tweets in search results about w...

"Education is when you read the fine print. Experience is what you get if you don't."That was folk singer and activist Peter Seeger talking about the difference between education and experience. He co...

Snapchat is doubling down on Discover, the startup's content platform, by hiring James Veraldi as head of strategy and partnershipsVeraldi, who started at Snapchat in July, reports to head of media Ni...

With the launch of the Galaxy S6 Edge+ and Galaxy Note 5, Samsung has Apple in its crosshairs.Samsung is now offering iPhone owners a 30-day trial of the Galaxy S6 Edge+, Galaxy Note 5 and Galaxy S6 E...

A new and more stylish-looking Moto 360 smartwatch is coming. How do we know? Because they've reportedly been spotted on wrists in Chicago.Reddit user ThatGuyWhoRuinedIt and Google+ user Gerrit Gö...

Tesla Motors Inc. has launched a wholesale revamp of its stores worldwide as the electric-car company prepares to debut the Model X, its first sport-utility vehicle.The effort is largely devoted to te...

The Galaxy Note series is no longer the face of Samsung's phablets. The Galaxy S6 Edge+ is.And depending on where you stand in terms of design, the phone's two curved screen edges are either cool in y...

Say hello to the Giphy Cam app, incubator of all your worst (and best) GIF nightmares.Whether you pronounce them “Jifs” of “Gifs” the animated “graphics interchange forma...

Apple is apparently not be the only one working on a really big tabletSamsung is reportedly working on an Android 5.1 Lollipop tablet (codenamed "Tahoe") with a giant 18.4-inch display, according to a...

The Samsung Galaxy Note 5 suffers from a split personality. Samsung says the big-screen phone is meant for power users, but it clearly has improvements — like the beautiful metallic design ̵...

Google will soon add interactive watch faces to Android Wear, making them even more customizable, Google said Thursday.See also: 6 things Android Wear smartwatches can do that the Apple Watch can'tThe...

June 28, 1946Image: Bettmann/CorbisIn 1942, at the height of World War II, Allied ships crossing the Atlantic were routinely attacked and sunk by German U-boats, interrupting shipments of supplies and...

In this Ask A Dev, Web dev Logan Thompson reassures all non-computer science majors that with a little hard work and self-discipline, they too can find a career in development.Why should you believe h...

The only way this could be more 2015 would be if Airbnb was on Pluto and Donald Trump was driving the Tesla.For reasons of brand synergy, one presumes, Airbnb and Tesla are teaming up to install Tesla...

Apple wants to make the iPad an essential work tool. Now there's evidence the company is sprucing up the tablet's Smart Covers to give users faster access to information. Apple was granted a patent f...

In the aftermath of the data release from the AshleyMadison hack, it's time to discuss some of the broader implications this hack has on other corporations, especially when it comes to responsibility....

Your throwback Thursday videos are about to get a whole lot more legit.A new app called VHS Camcorder almost perfectly recreates the experience of shooting video with old school cameras — crappy...

While autonomous cars look to a better, brighter future, Ford is looking to the past.Ford has patented a concept for an autonomous car that can reconfigure its seats so the passengers in the front fac...

Apple wants to make the iPad an essential work tool. Now there's evidence the company is sprucing up the tablet's Smart Covers to give users faster access to information. Apple was granted a patent f...

Bad news for Avid Life Media, the company behind AshleyMadison. The hackers, who call themselves the Impact Team, have released another trove of data about the company.See also: What we know now about...

The Indian city of Cochin is now home to the first international airport that is completely powered by solar energy. Local officials in the Indian state of Kerala marked the opening of a Cochin Intern...

Your throwback Thursday videos are about to get a whole lot more legit.A new app called VHS Camcorder almost perfectly recreates the experience of shooting video with old school cameras — crappy...

Social media dynamos Instagram and Pinterest nearly doubled their users between 2012 and 2015, according to a new study — and Pinterest is winningPew Research Center, a Washington D.C.-based thi...

While autonomous cars look to a better, brighter future, Ford is looking to the past.Ford has patented a concept for an autonomous car that can reconfigure its seats so the passengers in the front fac...

It would have been easy for Jonas Pfeil to pivot away from pictures and towards videoSince Pfeil first started working on the Panono camera, a ball-shaped device that captures photo "spheres," back in...

After a year’s worth of development at innovative long-distance teledildonics company Lovense, the first Apple Watch-controlled sex toy for women is about to become a very discreet reality come ...

Raise your hand if you carry an extra external battery for your smartphone. Just about all of us, right?Those devices, however, are usually one-trick ponies: All they can do is store power. Now PowerS...

Bad news for Avid Life Media, the company behind AshleyMadison. The hackers, who call themselves the Impact Team, have released another trove of data about the company.See also: What we know now about...

The Indian city of Cochin is now home to the first international airport that is completely powered by solar energy. Local officials in the Indian state of Kerala marked the opening of a Cochin Intern...

Google has put itself on the map by funding more than $2 billion in renewable energy projects.Now the search giant wants to map the amount of sunlight your rooftop receives — and ...

Google has put itself on the map by funding more than $2 billion in renewable energy projects.Now the search giant wants to map the amount of sunlight your rooftop receives — and ...

Social media dynamos Instagram and Pinterest nearly doubled their users between 2012 and 2015, according to a new study — and Pinterest is winningPew Research Center, a Washington D.C.-based thi...

It would have been easy for Jonas Pfeil to pivot away from pictures and towards videoSince Pfeil first started working on the Panono camera, a ball-shaped device that captures photo "spheres," back in...

With phones now so big, it's next to impossible to send that text while holding an umbrella when it's raining out.What you need is a Phonebrella, an umbrella with a round C-shaped handle that sits on ...

After a year’s worth of development at innovative long-distance teledildonics company Lovense, the first Apple Watch-controlled sex toy for women is about to become a very discreet reality come ...

It's going to be a very merry fall this yearApple's going to announce new iPhones (and maybe a larger iPad Pro), Google's reportedly planning two Nexus phones, and now reports from a Chinese website a...

One of the myriad benefits of Microsoft's new Windows 10 operating systems is the ability to sign in with just your face via a system called Windows Hello. And now we know, thanks to The Australian, t...

You can keep calling it an ambitious pipe dream, but Elon Musk's brainchild known as the Hyperloop is moving ever closer to realityThe latest indication that the next-generation transport system shoul...

Sony just unveiled the second generation of its fitness-tracking wearable, which stands to be a solid compromise between a fitness tracker and full-blown smartwatchThe SmartBand 2, which will go on sa...

You can keep calling it an ambitious pipe dream, but Elon Musk's brainchild known as the Hyperloop is moving ever closer to realityThe latest indication that the next-generation transport system shoul...

Sony just unveiled the second generation of its fitness-tracking wearable, which stands to be a solid compromise between a fitness tracker and full-blown smartwatchThe SmartBand 2, which will go on sa...

While LinkedIn is a handy tool for connecting with new acquaintances or networking with others in your industry, the company thinks it could do a better job at helping you get to know the people you a...

While LinkedIn is a handy tool for connecting with new acquaintances or networking with others in your industry, the company thinks it could do a better job at helping you get to know the people you a...

Apple is yet again tweaking its retail stores to be cleaner and ritzierIt's getting rid of Smart Signs — informational iPads that sit beside demo units in stores — to make way for a cleane...

The rapid rise of amateur-piloted drones has created somewhat of a regulatory nightmare. Countless reports of pilots spotting drones near airports as well as the recent fracas over drones impeding fir...

Over the past decade, 3D printers have been hailed as changing everything from fashion to firearms. Now, they're coming to the pharmaceutical business — or, at least, they seem to be.Earlier thi...

Analysts are poring over the latest details to emerge from the AshleyMadison hack and the implications for the company going forward. Since the hackers released their treasure trove Monday, we're star...

Froyo, Donut, Ice Cream Sandwich, Lolipop— We're not referring to sweets here, though you'd be forgiven for making that assumption. No, we're talking about AndroidIn the 6 years since Android na...

Google is still the most-viewed website in the world. But when it comes to driving traffic to media sites, Facebook is now the clear winner, according to analytics firm Parse.lyFacebook accounted for ...

Despite recent reports, Major League Baseball has not banned the Apple Watch.When Kansas City Royals Manager Ned Yost was ejected from Tuesday night's game against the Cincinnati Reds, following queri...

Despite recent reports, Major League Baseball has not banned the Apple Watch.When Kansas City Royals Manager Ned Yost was ejected from Tuesday night's game against the Cincinnati Reds, following queri...

What do you get when you buy Nest's $99 second-generation Protect smart smoke and carbon monoxide detector? Let's take a look.The Protect 2.0 is more feature-packed than the original model. It's got a...

The drumbeat of iPad Pro rumors gets louder by the day. Now the company's larger-screen iPad is set to begin production September or October, according to MacRumors. The report cites KGI Securities An...

Was "Bendgate" real? Since launching the iPhone 6 and 6 Plus last year, Apple has sold at least 180 million iPhones, yet reports of bent devices have been largely limited to a handful of videos. One o...

Apple is yet again tweaking its retail stores to be cleaner and ritzierIt's getting rid of Smart Signs — informational iPads that sit beside demo units in stores — to make way for a cleane...

The rapid rise of amateur-piloted drones has created somewhat of a regulatory nightmare. Countless reports of pilots spotting drones near airports as well as the recent fracas over drones impeding fir...

Before Apple's MacBooks and iMacs became the gold standard of premium computer design, Sony ruled the computing world with its sleek VAIO computers.We thought we'd never see another hot VAIO computer ...

Over the past decade, 3D printers have been hailed as changing everything from fashion to firearms. Now, they're coming to the pharmaceutical business — or, at least, they seem to be.Earlier thi...

Analysts are poring over the latest details to emerge from the AshleyMadison hack and the implications for the company going forward. Since the hackers released their treasure trove Monday, we're star...

Froyo, Donut, Ice Cream Sandwich, Lolipop— We're not referring to sweets here, though you'd be forgiven for making that assumption. No, we're talking about AndroidIn the 6 years since Android na...

Despite recent reports, Major League Baseball has not banned the Apple Watch.When Kansas City Royals Manager Ned Yost was ejected from Tuesday night's game against the Cincinnati Reds, following queri...

What do you get when you buy Nest's $99 second-generation Protect smart smoke and carbon monoxide detector? Let's take a look.The Protect 2.0 is more feature-packed than the original model. It's got a...

The idea of an app that reduces social awkwardness may sound strange to many but one startup thinks it has cracked the code with a new app that makes it incredibly easy for people to connect with new ...

Over the past decade, 3D printers have been hailed as changing everything from fashion to firearms. Now, they're coming to the pharmaceutical business — or, at least, they seem to be.Earlier thi...

Ride-hailing app GrabTaxi received $350 million from a pool of Chinese investors that includes China's state-owned China Investment Corporation and Didi Kuaidi, the largest taxi-hailing app service in...

Call it a selfie stick on steroids or just a less technical way to get great aerial shots. Either way, the Fotokite Phi is a camera tool that may have arrived just on timeInstead of forcing you to lea...

Paper by Fiftythree, the mega-popular iPad drawing app, will soon makes its iPhone debut, according to a blog post on the company's websiteCurrently, the app is only available on the iPad, where it's ...

Parallels has a long history of smashing together competing operating systems to help platform-blending organizations move easily between OSes and get things done. The company will do it again with th...

We already know that the Apple Watch will get new watch faces this fall, including custom watch facesBut one developer couldn't wait, so he created his own, and it looks pretty coolSee also: Apple is ...

What's better than a gold iPhone? A pink iPhone, of course! If new rumors, which surfaced on Tuesday, are accurate, the next version of Apple's popular smartphone could be getting a colorful, pink mak...

In Silicon Valley, one of the best sayings goes: Better to disrupt your own company, before someone else does it first. That may be the strategy in play with a new Amazon initiative called Amazon Flex...

Nuance Communications, the company behind popular keyboard app Swype, unveiled new dictation apps for iOS and Android on Tuesday that the company says will be much more powerful than anything offered ...

Where you live could impact which emoji you choose to use.SwiftKey, maker of the popular keyboard app for iOS and Android, found the most popular emoji in each state in the U.S., based on the 1 billio...

Have you ever wanted to share your wired Internet connection with the rest of your devices? With Windows 10 and a free app, the process is fairly painless.There are times when you might have a wired o...

Hate your finicky Wi-Fi router? Google does too, apparentlyGoogle announced Tuesday that it's making a Wi-Fi router called OnHub, which is designed to alleviate the typical frustrations of buggy route...

Space enthusiasts and sci-fi fans, rejoice: The space elevator may be one step closer to reality.A Canadian space company was recently awarded a patent for a space elevator that would reach about 12 m...

In Silicon Valley, one of the best sayings goes: Better to disrupt your own company, before someone else does it first. That may be the strategy in play with a new Amazon initiative called Amazon Flex...

First Photos, then YouTube and now, Hangouts.In a Google+ post Monday, Google announced it was fully decoupling Hangouts from Google+, giving the service its own dedicated homepage. This is the latest...

If you're thinking about buying an Apple Watch, you no longer have to jump through an online hoop just to try it onFor nearly the entire time the watch has been available, you've had to sign up throug...

As Robert Frost once almost said, "The woods are lovely, dark and deep. But I have promises to keep, and miles to go before I outrun this robot."With apologies to the late great poet, there is no othe...

The next Apple TV set-top box will reportedly integrate iOS 9 and Siri for Apple's biggest push into the living room yet.In an in-depth report, 9to5Mac's Mark Gurman writes that the redesigned set-top...

Bet you can't do this with your Apple Watch.A partnership between Speedo and wearable maker Misfit has given birth to the Speedo Shine, a fitness tracker designed specifically for swimmers. The Shine ...

Where you live could impact which emoji you choose to use.SwiftKey, maker of the popular keyboard app for iOS and Android, found the most popular emoji in each state in the U.S., based on the 1 billio...

OnePlus is like that tiny little Yorkshire Terrier sizing up the much larger Siberian Husky it just met on the street.It's barking at the top of its lungs, trying to get some kind of recognitionHey ev...

Google revealed Tuesday it is expanding Android One, its affordable smartphone offering, to several countries in Africa.A day after the tech giant launched Project Sunroof, an online platform that hel...

First Photos, then YouTube and now, Hangouts.In a Google+ post Monday, Google announced it was fully decoupling Hangouts from Google+, giving the service its own dedicated homepage. This is the latest...

Samsung's new Galaxy phones are big and beautiful, and soon to be here in Australia.The premium phablets were unveiled in the U.S. Thursday, but the Australian details were announced in Sydney on Tues...

Google's modular smartphone project has been delayed.In a series of tweets Monday, the company confirmed the initial market pilot for Project Ara, which was slated to begin in Puerto Rico later this y...

Although many have become accustomed to turning to Google for answers to nearly everything, when it comes to the personalized solar power solutions, answers can still be hard to findTo that end, Googl...

Best Buy and Apple are taking their friendship to the next level — Apple Care — — and that may provide our strongest hint yet for when Apple will begin selling its next iPhone.Best B...

Facebook Notes may soon be getting a major facelift.The company is testing a refreshed design for its long-ignored Notes feature that makes the stories look more like blog posts than standard Facebook...

Some of the runners who competed in a race in Cape Cod, Massachusetts, this weekend weren't even therePhysically, that is.At the New Balance Falmouth Road Race, runners were allowed to compete simply ...

After weeks of speculation, Google has finally confirmed the candy-themed name for the newest version of Android: MarshmallowUntil now, Google had only revealed its nickname, "M," for the upcoming And...

We’re all pretty good animation consumers. The CGI you find in The Hobbit and Toy Story is a rarefied version for of it, Cartoon Network is full of it and the social platform Vine hosts a signif...

LONDON — Electric cars have a lot of advantages: They're economical and environmentally friendly. But there's one major drawback: You have to charge themUnless you happen to own a Tesla and live...

Google's next Nexus smartphone, presumably made by LG, may have just revealed itself along with what looks like a fingerprint sensor.YouTuber Marques "MKBHD" Brownlee tweeted out an image on Sunday of...

Twitter's exodus continues. The latest employee out the door is Nipoon Malhotra, the head of the product team for brand advertising.Malhotra worked at the social network for nearly three years, helpin...

Months ago, when the Apple Watch began to make appearances on the wrists of celebrities, we thought we'd seen the most blinged-out versions of the device everBut rapper and actor Ludacris just raised ...

After 16 years of marriage, the text from Lisa Arends’ husband read: “I’m sorry to be such a coward leaving you this way but I’m leaving you and leaving the state.”She co...

Years after the initial intelligence revelations delivered by Edward Snowden, the hits keep on coming, this time, from AT&TIn newly exposed NSA documents, the agency's relationship with AT&T i...

Human have their fitbits and Apple Watch devices, so it's only fair that our furry companions get a little tech swag of their own. Enter the Buddy smart dog collarCreated by Squeaker, the same company...

We already know that tech news likely won’t stop surprising you. But this week was a doozy.Google reorganized itself and is now owned by Alphabet, a company it createdApple Car rumors are rampin...

Years after the initial intelligence revelations delivered by Edward Snowden, the hits keep on coming, this time, from AT&TIn newly exposed NSA documents, the agency's relationship with AT&T i...

We already know that tech news likely won’t stop surprising you. But this week was a doozy.Google reorganized itself and is now owned by Alphabet, a company it createdApple Car rumors are rampin...

Just a day after teasing its upcoming smartwatch at its Unpacked event, Samsung's Gear S2 wearable has appeared beside alien-like models in its first photo shootThe watch looks great, and even shows u...

The recent trend of car hacking research has created quite a culture clash between hackers and automakers.Volkswagen, which owns Porsche, Audi, Lamborghini, Bentley and others, tried to suppress the r...

Just one day after Apple designer Marc Newson made some intriguing statements about car design, The Guardian is serving up another hot Apple Car rumor.Apple is looking into using GoMentum Station, a h...

Just one day after Apple designer Marc Newson made some intriguing statements about car design, The Guardian is serving up another hot Apple Car rumor.Apple is looking into using GoMentum Station, a h...

Just a day after teasing its upcoming smartwatch at its Unpacked event, Samsung's Gear S2 wearable has appeared beside alien-like models in its first photo shootThe watch looks great, and even shows u...

In a windowless office on a tiny San Francisco side street, Noah Kraft is making me hear things in a way I've never heard them beforeI'm wearing a wireless earbud in each ear. The devices, which are w...

The recent trend of car hacking research has created quite a culture clash between hackers and automakers.Volkswagen, which owns Porsche, Audi, Lamborghini, Bentley and others, tried to suppress the r...

Two random observations: Apple is reported to be working on some sort of an automotive project, and one of its top designers just trashed modern car design in a recent interview.Heavyweight Apple desi...

Two random observations: Apple is reported to be working on some sort of an automotive project, and one of its top designers just trashed modern car design in a recent interview.Heavyweight Apple desi...

The recent trend of car hacking research has created quite a culture clash between hackers and automakers.Volkswagen, which owns Porsche, Audi, Lamborghini, Bentley and others, tried to suppress the r...

Several key Windows 10 features, including Cortana, could be sending identifiable information to Microsoft, according to tests by Ars Technica.Windows 10 uses the web for many of its flagship features...

Just one day after Apple designer Marc Newson made some intriguing statements about car design, The Guardian is serving up another hot Apple Car rumor.Apple is looking into using GoMentum Station, a h...

Imagine looking through a telescope while hanging out the window of a helicopter or an off-road vehicle. Sure, the telescope will let you see for miles, but there'd be nothing stopping you from bounci...

In a windowless office on a tiny San Francisco side street, Noah Kraft is making me hear things in a way I've never heard them beforeI'm wearing a wireless earbud in each ear. The devices, which are w...

Several key Windows 10 features, including Cortana, could be sending identifiable information to Microsoft, according to tests by Ars Technica.Windows 10 uses the web for many of its flagship features...

Solar chargers haven't taken off the way creators have hoped, but as technology allows designs to get slimmer and more efficient, that could changeKorean designer Sung Un Chang's flat charger called t...

Two random observations: Apple is reported to be working on some sort of an automotive project, and one of its top designers just trashed modern car design in a recent interview.Heavyweight Apple desi...

"Google, a subsidiary of Alphabet" is a phrase that will take some getting used to.The news of Google's new parent company had the whole tech world abuzz, with many asking what the move says about the...

Several key Windows 10 features, including Cortana, could be sending identifiable information to Microsoft, according to tests by Ars Technica.Windows 10 uses the web for many of its flagship features...

NASA wants you to design a smartwatch app for astronauts in space.The NASA Tournament Lab (NTL) is asking members of the public with programing skills to help design a smartwatch app that will assist ...

"Google, a subsidiary of Alphabet" is a phrase that will take some getting used to.The news of Google's new parent company had the whole tech world abuzz, with many asking what the move says about the...

Samsung's Galaxy Note 5 and Galaxy S6 Edge+ are its most premium phablets yetThey're seriously gorgeous phones with high-resolution displays, powerful performance and the best cameras you can get on a...

We're spoilt for choice when it comes to purchasing a smartphone with the likes of Apple, Samsung, and Microsoft all vying for our money. Same for accessories. But when it comes to charging cables, we...

Facebook revoked an internship offer to a Harvard student after he launched a controversial Chrome extension that showed your Facebook friends' location down to the nearest meter. Marauder's Map, nam...

Apple has just released tiny but crucial updates to iTunes and iOS that look to squash some persistent bugs in Apple MusiciTunes 12.2.2 fixes an issue where artists wouldn't be sorted properly and pla...

Samsung's brand new Galaxy Note 5 and Galaxy S6 Edge+ phablets will be available globally on Aug. 21.In the U.S., the two sleek phones will be carried by AT&T, Verizon, T-Mobile, Sprint and U.S. C...

Apple still employs mostly white males — but it's working on changing that.The Cupertino giant released its diversity report for fiscal 2015 (June 2014 to June 2015) on Thursday, which states it...

Apple is in line with others in the tech industry in that it's mostly comprised of white males — but it's making strides toward a more diverse workforce.The Cupertino giant released its diversit...

Owning any car in Manhattan is a huge challenge, but electric cars impose their own set of unique difficulties.Tesla announced a new plan Thursday to ease some of the stress with the installation of f...

If you watched Samsung's Unpacked event today, you may have asked yourself, "Is this real life or an episode of HBO's Silicon Valley?"Sadly, it was real life. The tech giant unveiled a few phones and ...

Samsung will never have Apple’s deft touch when it comes to product launches, but they may have just perfected the blink-and-you-missed-it form of product surprise.See also: Samsung Galaxy Note ...

NASA wants you to design a smartwatch app for astronauts in space.The NASA Tournament Lab (NTL) is asking members of the public with programing skills to help design a smartwatch app that will assist ...

A lawn-mowing version of the Roomba robotic vacuum cleaner might be coming to your backyard soon.iRobot, makers of the Roomba robotic vacuum cleaner, just received approval from the Federal Communicat...

Samsung held its big smartphone event in Alice Tully hall in Manhattan on Thursday. The tech giant launched the Galaxy Note 5, the Galaxy S6 Edge+, Samsung Pay and even teased the new Gear S2 smartwat...

NASA wants you to design a smartwatch app for astronauts in space.The NASA Tournament Lab (NTL) is asking members of the public with programing skills to help design a smartwatch app that will assist ...

Samsung's Galaxy Note 5 and Galaxy S6 Edge+ are its most premium phablets yetThey're seriously gorgeous phones with high-resolution displays, powerful performance and the best cameras you can get on a...

Not all Chromebooks are made from shoddy cheap plastics or cost a $1,000-plus, like Google's Pixel 2, for a premium design.Case in point: Dell's new Chromebook 13, a premium Chromebook with a carbon f...

Apple has just released tiny but crucial updates to iTunes and iOS that look to squash some persistent bugs in Apple MusiciTunes 12.2.2 fixes an issue where artists wouldn't be sorted properly and pla...

Owning any car in Manhattan is a huge challenge, but electric cars impose their own set of unique difficulties.Tesla announced a new plan Thursday to ease some of the stress with the installation of f...

Well, this is a pleasant surprise: Samsung just teased its Gear S2 smartwatch at its big smartphone event today.At an event at Alice Tully hall in Manhattan Thursday, Samsung launched its new Galaxy N...

Photographs are so 20th century3D printing is revolutionizing the way we create all types of objects — including mini versions of ourselves. German company DOOB 3D recently set up shop in NYC, w...

Samsung announced on Thursday its homegrown mobile-payments platform, Samsung Pay, will officially launch in Korea on Aug. 20. A U.S. launch will follow on Sept. 28.The service will also launch in the...

Samsung's new flagship phablets, the Galaxy Note 5 and Galaxy S6 Edge+ will launch next week on Aug. 21.Like the Galaxy S6 and Galaxy S6 Edge, the two new phones are beautiful slabs of metal and glass...

Samsung announced two Galaxy phablets at its Unpacked 2015 event on Thursday. The Galaxy Note 5 was a no-brainer, but the Galaxy S6 Edge+ was a bit of a surprise (or not).Unlike the Galaxy S6 and Gala...

We were all so incredibly wrong about phablets.When the original Galaxy Note launched in 2011, Samsung was criticized for selling a then "big" 5.3-inch smartphone with a stylus. It turns out people re...

In this Ask A Dev, iOS Engineer Dan Murrell helps developers and advertisers prepare for next year's SXSW by explaining how to set up a geofence around downtown Austin, Texas.He'll tell you what softw...

For all of you anxiously anticipating Samsung's next Unpacked event, the wait is overThe event begins at 11 a.m. ET on Aug. 13, and Mashable will be covering it live here, and you can follow the event...

In this Ask A Dev, Favor's lead engineer Ross McKelvie explains how to quickly run A/B tests and how Favor uses the results to maximize the impact of the content placement in their app.For viewers out...

Somewhat lost amid this week's excitement surrounding Google's rebirth as Alphabet was the company's latest foray into the world of medical devicesThe company has entered into an agreement with DexCom...

Ready for the next big thing? Good, because Samsung is expected to announce the Galaxy Note 5 (and maybe the rumored Galaxy S6 Edge+) at its Unpacked 2015 event on Thursday.Mashable will be reporting ...

So you want a powerful laptop that doesn’t have a name starting with Mac and also doesn’t sacrifice size and battery life for performance? That’s toughI love Windows, but it’s ...

Hell hath no fury like a security expert's scorn. Oracle's Chief Security Officer Mary Ann Davidson learned that the hard way this week after she ignited the wrath of the web's security mavens by tell...

Twitter's entry into the live mobile streaming game appears to be paying off, as the company has announced that Periscope currently has 10 million registered accountsAnd while those 10 million account...

April 1929The Golden Arrow on its way to be displayed at Selfridges department store in London.Image: Fox Photos/Getty ImagesHenry Segrave had a need for speed.After serving as a British fighter pilot...

With the financial aid of a biotechnology executive whose daughter may need a lung transplant, U.S. researchers have been shattering records in xenotransplantation, or between-species organ transplant...

If you're not already familiar with this tweetstorm, consider yourself lucky.Tinder, one of many location-based dating apps, went on a Twitter rant directed at a journalist on Tuesday night who wrote ...

As Apple nears the launch of new iPhones and iPads, the rumor mill continues to heat up.A file found in a beta of OS X El Capitan points to Split View multitasking ability for the iPad Mini coming, a ...

If you've been playing Atari's classic Pole Position with a joystick, I'm sorry to say, you've been doing it wrong. What you really need is a car.For an art installation at the Indianapolis Museum of ...

A mother robot built her own robot children, improving them with each successive generation — all with virtually no human intervention.Mull that over for a minute.The robotics breakthrough, repo...

Yep, BlackBerry is still trying. Rumors that the once-dominant smartphone maker is turning to Android are bearing fruit in the form of leaked imagesThe image may have just given us our first real look...

If you've been playing Atari's classic Pole Position with a joystick, I'm sorry to say, you've been doing it wrong. What you really need is a car.For an art installation at the Indianapolis Museum of ...

A mother robot built her own robot children, improving them with each successive generation — all with virtually no human intervention.Mull that over for a minute.The robotics breakthrough, repo...

When I moved from the United States to Hong Kong two years ago and started doing business with clients around the world, I quickly realized how difficult it is to coordinate travel, meetings and other...

Yep, BlackBerry is still trying. Rumors that the once-dominant smartphone maker is turning to Android are bearing fruit in the form of leaked imagesThe image may have just given us our first real look...

In the wake of Google's announcement that it will restructure around a parent company called Alphabet, a lot of the focus has been on what Google doesn't have anymore. Self-driving cars, drones, fiber...

So you're a busy, probably cynical, cold and calculating executive, but you still want to find love? Allow us to introduce you to the TinderBotThe robotic swiper mechanism and attached camera is desig...

When I moved from the United States to Hong Kong two years ago and started doing business with clients around the world, I quickly realized how difficult it is to coordinate travel, meetings and other...

When Stelarc says he has "something up my sleeve," he really means it.The Perth-based university professor and well-known performance artist has grown an ear on his arm as part of an art project, he t...

Governments want your data now more than everThat's according to Twitter, which released its twice-yearly transparency report on Tuesday, revealing that the number of times governments requested user ...

In the wake of Google's announcement that it will restructure around a parent company called Alphabet, a lot of the focus has been on what Google doesn't have anymore. Self-driving cars, drones, fiber...

Osaka University professor Hiroshi Ishiguro, who has delivered creepily real androids in past years, is back with a new hyper-realistic robot called EricaBut the focus of Ishiguro's latest work isn't ...

When Stelarc says he has "something up my sleeve," he really means it.The Perth-based university professor and well-known performance artist has grown an ear on his arm as part of an art project, he t...

Perhaps Google (Alphabet?) should have googled its new name before it decided to restructure the whole company.The New York Times reports that Google's new parent company, Alphabet, has encountered an...

Microsoft has just released a fix for a Windows 10 software update said to be causing machines to enter a restart loop. A patch for a patch? Yes, this is patchception.The troublesome update, titled KB...

Perhaps Google (Alphabet?) should have googled its new name before it decided to restructure the whole company.The New York Times reports that Google's new parent company, Alphabet, has encountered an...

Google's Advanced Technology and Projects (ATAP) division, which is behind ambitious projects like modular phones and "smart fabric," will remain with Google in the wake of the company's reorganizatio...

Let me begin with a disclaimer: I am neither a digital forensics practitioner nor do I play one on television.I am, however, a professor in, and former chair of, an academic department at a ...

Score another one for Apple Pay.In fact, Rite Aid’s decision on Tuesday to activate Apple's mobile payment system in all 4,600 of its stores, starting Aug. 15, turns out to be a win for all NFC-...

Google's Advanced Technology and Projects (ATAP) division, which is behind ambitious projects like modular phones and "smart fabric," will remain with Google in the wake of the company's reorganizatio...

Apple's next iPhone, widely expected to be called the iPhone 6S, will reportedly have a display that knows how hard you press down on it.Apple first introcuced the feature, called Force Touch, in the ...

Score another one for Apple Pay.In fact, Rite Aid’s decision on Tuesday to activate Apple's mobile payment system in all 4,600 of its stores, starting Aug. 15, turns out to be a win for all NFC-...

1914In 1914, Chester MacDuffee constructed the first suit with ball bearings, as the medium to provide movement to a joint. The suit was tested in New York in 214 feet of waterImage: Buyenlarge/Getty ...

1914In 1914, Chester MacDuffee constructed the first suit with ball bearings, as the medium to provide movement to a joint. The suit was tested in New York in 214 feet of waterImage: Buyenlarge/Getty ...

We've seen films depicting human-controlled robots with lightning reflexes, mimicking its human puppet master, but the reality of such constructs has been less than viable, until nowThe Hermes robot i...

As we saw in the early days of the software and hardware industries, nothing stifles a new platform like major companies squeezing out the little guys early onSamsung is apparently trying to do the op...

We've seen films depicting human-controlled robots with lightning reflexes, mimicking its human puppet master, but the reality of such constructs has been less than viable, until nowThe Hermes robot i...

Snapchat on Monday released a new update that will prevent the app from using too much data.The feature, called "Travel Mode," turns off snaps from automatically downloading when you're on cellular da...

If you laugh online, it's probably with a "haha" or an emoji — at least, that's according to some interesting data analysis from Facebook.Intrigued by an article in The New Yorker, Facebook deci...

When Apple announces its new iPhones next month, one feature that you may want to pay special attention to besides the improved specs is its constructionYouTuber Lewis Hilsenteger of the Unbox Therapy...

Car hacking has been the story of the moment, with a lack of cybersecurity understanding evident among large automakersTesla, however, is a different case.Security researchers Kevin Mahaffey and Marc ...

A thinner iPad mini is almost certainly on the way.Freshly leaked 3D computer-aided design (CAD) images from OnLeaks corroborate earlier reports that the next iPad mini, which will likely be called th...

Astronauts who have been to space often talk about looking down on the Earth and seeing the blues, greens and browns of the planet stretch out below themOnce they see the planet against the blackness ...

1928A woman sits under a chrome-plated hair dryer.Image: Keystone-France/Getty ImagesBefore the invention of hair dryers, women and men would often attach hoses to the exhaust ends of vacuum cleaners ...

The Alcatel Onetouch Idol 3 is a great Android smartphone that only costs $250, but it's also a huge phone.That's fine if you want a 5.5-inch screen, but not everyone does. For smaller hands and peopl...

Astronauts who have been to space often talk about looking down on the Earth and seeing the blues, greens and browns of the planet stretch out below themOnce they see the planet against the blackness ...

How often do you feel distracted at work? All the time, right? I bet those distractions keep you from getting a lot of stuff accomplished on a regular basisIn a 2013 study, nearly 50% of surveyed work...

We get it, you're busy. With so much going on in tech, you may have missed the debut of a hot new app that could make life much easier. But we've got you covered.There were rumors about an updated 5k ...

By now, you've probably heard about the hitchhiking robot that was mugged by merciless humans in PhiladelphiaNow, in a move that may result in fewer robot beatings, Japanese robotics engineers have in...

While Lexus teases us with hard to obtain hoverboards, a more practical kind of futuristic skateboard has been unveiled by an inventor in Japan: the WalkCar.About the size and shape of a standard lapt...

We get it, you're busy. With so much going on in tech, you may have missed the debut of a hot new app that could make life much easier. But we've got you covered.There were rumors about an updated 5k ...

You may one day be able to send a crush a personalized mixtape with Apple Music.Apple filed a patent application with the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) Thursday for a new feature i...

You may one day be able to send a crush a personalized mixtape with Apple Music.Apple filed a patent application with the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) Thursday for a new feature i...

Under pressure from trends in the industry, Verizon is simplifying its wireless plans for new customersBeginning Aug. 13, there will be no more subsidies and contracts, eliminating two of the most con...

We're right in the middle of new iPhone rumor season, and today's is a big one. Apple is said to be announcing its next iPhones — likely the iPhone 6S and 6S Plus early in the second week of Sep...

The world’s first bionic eyes have now been attached to the retinas of dozens of blind or nearly blind people, and we are just now beginning to get a sense of what those patients see.People with...

Apple has reportedly developed several versions of a stylus for the iPad over the years, a new report suggests.While we have yet to see an Apple-branded tablet stylus, the company has gone through thr...

We're right in the middle of new iPhone rumor season, and today's is a big one. Apple is said to be announcing its next iPhones — likely the iPhone 6S and 6S Plus early in the second week of Sep...

"I don't think I should, uh, answer it."When asked about a potential tie-up with ride-sharing service Uber on an earnings call thi sweek, Telsa's Elon Musk responded with an earth shattering silence o...

A vulnerability in Android's "Stagefright" media playback engine was publicly revealed late last month, potentially affecting nearly a billion Android devices. It enables an attacker to take control o...

Buying stuff is literally a touch away with Amazon's Dash buttons.The $5 "Wi-Fi enabled replenishment devices," as Amazon calls them, were announced on the eve of April Fools' Day and we all thought A...

Attention, Firefox users: Stop what you're doing and update your web browser.An exploit discovered on Wednesday could potentially search your local files and upload them to a server that appears to be...

A vulnerability in Android's "Stagefright" media playback engine was publicly revealed late last month, potentially affecting nearly a billion Android devices. It enables an attacker to take control o...

Apple has reportedly developed several versions of a stylus for the iPad over the years, a new report suggests.While we have yet to see an Apple-branded tablet stylus, the company has gone through thr...

The world’s first bionic eyes have now been attached to the retinas of dozens of blind or nearly blind people, and we are just now beginning to get a sense of what those patients see.People with...

Buying stuff is literally a touch away with Amazon's Dash buttons.The $5 "Wi-Fi enabled replenishment devices," as Amazon calls them, were announced on the eve of April Fools' Day and we all thought A...

Attention, Firefox users: Stop what you're doing and update your web browser.An exploit discovered on Wednesday could potentially search your local files and upload them to a server that appears to be...

There's a connectivity problem with Apple's iPhone and other iOS devices: If you're near a Wi-Fi source, they'll cling to that source even if the signal is horrendous, effectively killing your Interne...

A vulnerability in Android's "Stagefright" media playback engine was publicly revealed late last month, potentially affecting nearly a billion Android devices. It enables an attacker to take control o...

There's a connectivity problem with Apple's iPhone and other iOS devices: If you're near a Wi-Fi source, they'll cling to that source even if the signal is horrendous, effectively killing your Interne...

Palmer Luckey isn't the first tech luminary to be made a fool on the cover of a national magazine and he won't be the last.The 22-year old founder of Oculus VR found himself on the cover of an upcomin...

Apple's longstanding online retail site is technically no moreThe Cupertino tech giant officially eliminated its standalone retail site with the URL store.apple.com, Mashable has learned, and integrat...

Apple has released the third version of iOS 9 to the public, as it continues to tweak its upcoming software update to iOS devicesWhile iOS 9 packs a host of new features, like transit directions in ma...

What a time to be alive. I'm writing these words to you on a computer with an operating system built by nerds, using a content management system built by more nerds. You might be reading them on a sma...

What a time to be alive. I'm writing these words to you on a computer with an operating system built by nerds, using a content management system built by more nerds. You might be reading them on a sma...

Everyday, it seems, we're another step closer to eventual robot dominance.Tesla tweeted a video on Thursday of a quirky robotic arm prototype designed to charge up its Model S carSee also: It's offici...

Palmer Luckey isn't the first tech luminary to be made a fool on the cover of a national magazine and he won't be the last.The 22-year old founder of Oculus VR found himself on the cover of an upcomin...

I bought my parents their first smartphones two years ago. They each got a brand new Nexus 4 because it was cheap ($199), ran Android and had a big (but not too big) screen.Their phones are now starti...

Palmer Luckey isn't the first tech luminary to be made a fool on the cover of a national magazine and he won't be the last.The 22-year old founder of Oculus VR found himself on the cover of an upcomin...

Who could ever hurt an adorable, hitchhiking robot like hitchBOT? Apparently a random hater from PhiladelphiaSee also: Meanwhile, robots are getting married in JapanBut should we view hitchBOT's destr...

In a move to address mounting concerns about security on Android, Google and Samsung are now issuing more frequent updates to devices they makeNexus 4, Nexus 5, Nexus 6, Nexus 7, Nexus 9 and Nexus 10 ...

Don't let the encouraging words about virtual reality's future on the latest cover of Time fool you; the magazine hates VR. I mean, clearly, right? Just look at this absurd photo of Oculus Rift c...

Apple's longstanding online retail site is technically no moreThe Cupertino tech giant officially eliminated its standalone retail site with the URL store.apple.com, Mashable has learned, and integrat...

Apple has released the third version of iOS 9 to the public, as it continues to tweak its upcoming software update to iOS devicesWhile iOS 9 packs a host of new features, like transit directions in ma...

What a time to be alive. I'm writing these words to you on a computer with an operating system built by nerds, using a content management system built by more nerds. You might be reading them on a sma...

Apple's longstanding online retail site is technically no moreThe Cupertino tech giant officially eliminated its standalone retail site with the URL store.apple.com, Mashable has learned, and integrat...

Why have a Jeep when you could have this?French company Swincar debuted its Spider Electric 2 offroad vehicle at "The Salon des Inventions" — an annual exhibition for inventors and their inventi...

I bought my parents their first smartphones two years ago. They each got a brand new Nexus 4 because it was cheap ($199), ran Android and had a big (but not too big) screen.Their phones are now starti...

Who could ever hurt an adorable, hitchhiking robot like hitchBOT? Apparently a random hater from PhiladelphiaSee also: Meanwhile, robots are getting married in JapanBut should we view hitchBOT's destr...

In a move to address mounting concerns about security on Android, Google and Samsung are now issuing more frequent updates to devices they makeNexus 4, Nexus 5, Nexus 6, Nexus 7, Nexus 9 and Nexus 10 ...

Stanford University's ResearchKit-based health app is headed overseas as a part of an effort to help researchers learn more about heart disease on a global scaleFive months after Apple announced Resea...

Don't let the encouraging words about virtual reality's future on the latest cover of Time fool you; the magazine hates VR. I mean, clearly, right? Just look at this absurd photo of Oculus Rift c...

In a move to address mounting concerns about security on Android, Google and Samsung are now issuing more frequent updates to devices they makeNexus 4, Nexus 5, Nexus 6, Nexus 7, Nexus 9 and Nexus 10 ...

Don't let the encouraging words about virtual reality's future on the latest cover of Time fool you; the magazine hates VR. I mean, clearly, right? Just look at this absurd photo of Oculus Rift c...

If you like Beats 1, get excited: Beats 2 through 6 could be coming.Apple reportedly has the option to add five more Beats 1-like radio stations without having to renegotiate its contracts with major ...

Why have a Jeep when you could have this?French company Swincar debuted its Spider Electric 2 offroad vehicle at "The Salon des Inventions" — an annual exhibition for inventors and their inventi...

When listing a phone's specifications, we don't usually start with the battery, but we'll make an exception in the case of Asus's new ZenFone Max. The 5.5-inch smartphone has an enormous 5,000 milliam...

Apple Music is off to a good startThe service has 11 million trial members one month after it was launched, Eddy Cue, Apple's senior vice president of Internet software and services, told USA Today. "...

Sometimes, you just need a little more Russia in your gadgetsJewelry maker Caviar, known for its collection of high-end iPhone remakes, has released a set of custom, Russia-themed Apple Watch designs....

Shooting video is easy. It's the editing process that's hard and time-consumingA new action camera called the Graava will automatically edit your video footage for you, so you sink into your sofa and ...

As Facebook and Yahoo recently demonstrated, video streaming apps are the hottest new app categoryBut last night I found out that the real, bleeding-edge video chat action is happening on an little kn...

Apple is bringing its Music and Move apps to Android this fall, but it might not be stopping there.A job listing for "Applications SW Engineer - Android" posted on Apple's site Tuesday seems to indica...

If you've been lusting after a cool Sports Utility Vehicle but don't want to do any more damage to the planet: good newsTesla is finally on the case. In a letter to shareholders, Elon Musk's electric...

HitchBOT, the Canadian hitchhiking robot, may have a second act.The immobile robot that relied on the kindness of strangers to get from Marblehead, Massachusetts, to the Exploratorium in San Francisco...

People have flocked to Yelp, seeking restaurant information and reviews. Now, the company hopes those customers will come there for healthcare data, tooYelp announced that more than 25,000 hospitals, ...

There have been a number of Nintendo mobile device concepts over the years, including some pretty wild design ideasBut few look as product-ready as this new, Android smartphone-inspired Nintendo hands...

Given that it's 2015, and we have been logging onto the world wide web for decades, you'd assume people would have a healthy grasp on what makes a good password by now. But no, that doesn’t appe...

Ever want to tweet on your iPhone 6 Plus while holding it on its side? You may be able to do so soon, as some users of Apple's larger-sized device have noticed the ability to use the app in landscape ...

A new smartwatch could allow vision impaired smartphone users to check their messages without having to play them out loudThe Dot is a tiny wearable with perforated holes featuring magnets and pins in...

Even if you're the rare person who enjoys putting together a PowerPoint presentation, you'll likely agree it can be tedious. You spend just as much time moving around text, photos and formatting layou...

Even if you're the rare person who enjoys putting together a PowerPoint presentation, you'll likely agree it can be tedious. You spend just as much time moving around text, photos and formatting layou...

Samsung is implementing a new way for you to spend your hard-earned cash: The company's upcoming mobile payment system, Samsung Pay, is coming to its smart TVs.In most cases, the new service will requ...

It may be disconcerting to know your phone can be used to track your every step, but that information can also be used for good — at least at New York City's John F. Kennedy International Airpor...

In a move that could make eBay and Craigslist management lose sleep, Facebook is testing a new regional online marketplace feature in Sydney, Australia and Auckland, New Zealand.A new "Buy & Sell"...

Even if you're the rare person who enjoys putting together a PowerPoint presentation, you'll likely agree it can be tedious. You spend just as much time moving around text, photos and formatting layou...

If Australians want to barbecue this summer to the dulcet tones of the Hilltop Hoods, Google has the playlist for them.On Wednesday, the company announced it was bringing its specially curated Google ...

ZTE has big aspirations. The Chinese telecommunications company wants to be the next Samsung.But it knows it won't ever get to the big leagues if all it is known for is cheap budget phones.That's why...

Following up on a story we posted back in June, Lexus has finally revealed footage of a real, working hoverboard. And it looks amazingDemonstrated in a specially-made skate park near Barcelona, the bo...

Just because the Square Reader is new doesn't mean it isn't susceptible to the same scams as old school ATMs and credit card readers.Three recent Boston University graduates are preparing to publicly ...

Just because the Square Reader is new doesn't mean it isn't susceptible to the same scams as old school ATMs and credit card readers.Three recent Boston University graduates are preparing to publicly ...

The Xbox One is getting a super slick limited-edition model styled after the upcoming Halo 5: Guardians.Microsoft announced the $499 console, which will be available Oct. 20, at Gamescom on Monday.See...

Many economists and technologists believe the world is on the brink of a new industrial revolution, in which advances in the field of artificial intelligence will obsolete human labor at an unforgivin...

Apple has denied a report claiming that the company is planning to launch a cellular service for iPhonesThe company, which doesn't typically respond to rumors, is setting the air clear after a report ...

Information is so easily accessible nowadays, we have an endless library at our fingertips via the internet. The digital realm has allowed us to quench our burning questions — all without steppi...

We're not sure what's worse: when your phone dies unexpectedly or when your phone doesn't fit into the pocket of your jeans.A new denim line from Joe's Jeans, called the #Hello jean, tries to solve bo...

Your Xbox One will soon be able to record live television shows and beam them to other devices, Microsoft announced at German games conference Gamescom on Tuesday.An Xbox One console, starting next ye...

A security flaw in an operating system is dangerous, but a security flaw that's being actively exploited in the wild, and for which there is no official fix, is much more problematicThat's exactly wha...

Information is so easily accessible nowadays, we have an endless library at our fingertips via the internet. The digital realm has allowed us to quench our burning questions — all without steppi...

We're not sure what's worse: when your phone dies unexpectedly or when your phone doesn't fit into the pocket of your jeans.A new denim line from Joe's Jeans, called the #Hello jean, tries to solve bo...

Your Xbox One will soon be able to record live television shows and beam them to other devices, Microsoft announced at German games conference Gamescom on Tuesday.An Xbox One console, starting next ye...

A security flaw in an operating system is dangerous, but a security flaw that's being actively exploited in the wild, and for which there is no official fix, is much more problematicThat's exactly wha...

Think your private browsing session is really private? A new paper shows how your smartphone or laptop's battery can be used to compromise your privacyA HTML5 feature called the Battery Status API let...

Think your private browsing session is really private? A new paper shows how your smartphone or laptop's battery can be used to compromise your privacyA HTML5 feature called the Battery Status API let...

A new cold war may be brewing between China and the West, and it's centered around the 21st century's weapon of warfare of choice: dronesChina's Ministry of Commerce (MOC) has issued a statement annou...

Amazon has quietly changed the way Prime members users can share benefits with family members.Previously, any subscriber to Amazon's $100-a-year service could extend the free two-day shipping option t...

If you need an argument for stronger regulations on drones, here it is.Two different commercial airliners came within 100 feet of unmanned air vehicles (UAV) when landing at New York's John F. Kennedy...

Your Twitter timeline may soon bear a greater resemblance to your Facebook news feed.Twitter is trying out a new look for summary cards — that is, tweeted links on Twitter.com — and the ex...

Conventional wisdom suggests that your iPhone would shatter if dropped from 10 or 20 feet. Surviving a drop of more than 9,000 feet seems impossible.But apparently not. Texas man Ben Wilson found his ...

A new cold war may be brewing between China and the West, and it's centered around the 21st century's weapon of warfare of choice: dronesChina's Ministry of Commerce (MOC) has issued a statement annou...

Amazon has quietly changed the way Prime members users can share benefits with family members.Previously, any subscriber to Amazon's $100-a-year service could extend the free two-day shipping option t...

Is the OnePlus 2 really a flagship killer?Now that the hype has settled, it's time to put the newly announced OnePlus 2 under the microscope to see how it really compares to this year's flagship Andro...

Windows 10 is a solid operating system with an enviable collection of new features and functionality. But it's not perfectSince its launch on July 29, at least 14 million people downloaded Microsoft's...

Windows 10 is a solid operating system with an enviable collection of new features and functionality. But it's not perfectSince its launch on July 29, at least 14 million people downloaded Microsoft's...

If you need an argument for stronger regulations on drones, here it is.Two different commercial airliners came within 100 feet of unmanned air vehicles (UAV) when landing at New York's John F. Kennedy...

We're excited to announce Mashable's first weekly podcast: MashTalk.Every Thursday, Senior Tech Correspondent Christina Warren, Chief Correspondent Lance Ulanoff and Tech Editor Pete Pachal recap the ...

Forget that it automatically installs Candy Crush Saga. Ignore that Minecraft can't currently be run in full-screen mode. The most eyebrow-raising, outraged-headline-inducing gaming feature of Windows...

Email, Facebook, cat videos — these are just a few of the things that 15% of American adults are missing out on every day because they don't use the Internet.However, that 15% is a huge reductio...

If you're looking to buy a new iMac, you might want to hold off just a bit.Apple is reportedly gearing up to launch upgraded iMacs with improved displays and processors, according to an industry note ...

Several luxury timepiece manufacturers have tried to merge the worlds of classic watches and smartwatches, but one company may be taking things a bit too far.California-based Nico Gerard launched its ...

Listening to voicemails could become a thing of the past if Apple has its way.Apple is testing a voicemail service called iCloud Voicemail that uses Siri to transcribe voicemails, according to a Busin...

Sony's mobile division is not doing well — it lost $188 million in the company's first fiscal quarter of 2015 — but there's no denying its smartphones have certain strengths, especially wh...

LONDON – If you happen to have an old CD case and a few basic tools lying around, this one will make a pretty cool party trick.See also: Not far down the road, your car could have a 3D dashboard...

Nov. 1947A ConVairCar Model 118 flying car during a test flight. The hybrid vehicle was designed by Theodore P. Hall for the Consolidated Vultee Aircraft Company of San Diego, California, but never we...

Microsoft just launched Windows 10 on Wednesday, but it's their wireless virtual reality headset, the HoloLens, that people are really excited to get their hands on.Now we have more of an idea of when...

When Softbank made its Pepper helper robot available for sale back in June, the device sold out almost immediatelyNow, before announcing the availability of additional units to the general public, the...

Chances are your phone is chock-full of messaging apps already, whether it's Facebook Messenger, Snapchat, WhatsApp, Yik Yak or something else. Even so, Yahoo is hoping you’ll give its latest ap...

With Windows 10 finally making its public debut and a bevy of new flagship Android phones — the OnePlus 2 and three new Motorola handsets — you may have missed some of this week's best new...

Chances are your phone is chock-full of messaging apps already, whether it's Facebook Messenger, Snapchat, WhatsApp, Yik Yak or something else. Even so, Yahoo is hoping you’ll give its latest ap...

When we envision the robot apocalypse, it doesn't usually begin with an innocent game of table tennis, but a new video reveals that we might want to consider such a scenarioThe Japan-based company Omr...

Owners of an Apple Watch just got another tool to make life easier: a digital door key on their wristsThe functionality comes via the August Smart Lock thanks to an update of the company's iPhone app ...

With Windows 10 finally making its public debut and a bevy of new flagship Android phones — the OnePlus 2 and three new Motorola handsets — you may have missed some of this week's best new...

Chances are your phone is chock-full of messaging apps already, whether it's Facebook Messenger, Snapchat, WhatsApp, Yik Yak or something else. Even so, Yahoo is hoping you’ll give its latest ap...

Tucked into a small gallery space in downtown Manhattan, there’s a big ball of light that knows how you breathe.A product of international creative agency B-Reel, the installation PRANA uses rad...

When we envision the robot apocalypse, it doesn't usually begin with an innocent game of table tennis, but a new video reveals that we might want to consider such a scenarioThe Japan-based company Omr...

Tucked into a small gallery space in downtown Manhattan, there’s a big ball of light that knows how you breathe.A product of international creative agency B-Reel, the installation PRANA uses rad...

At more than 100 years old, the New York City subway is one of the oldest in the world. Most of it is run by equipment nearly as old.In a video on its YouTube channel, the Metropolitan Transportation ...

The Nest Cam is the iPhone of Wi-Fi-connected security cameras. It just works.When Google-owned Nest Labs acquired Dropcam and its Internet-connected security cameras and live video streaming service ...

When we envision the robot apocalypse, it doesn't usually begin with an innocent game of table tennis, but a new video reveals that we might want to consider such a scenarioThe Japan-based company Omr...

The Nest Cam is the iPhone of Wi-Fi-connected security cameras. It just works.When Google-owned Nest Labs acquired Dropcam and its Internet-connected security cameras and live video streaming service ...

Some Android users since June have seen a small, but significant tweak to Twitter: more hearts and fewer stars. Now it's iOS users' turnThe social network has begun rolling out an experimental feature...

As vehicles get high-tech upgrades, car hacking has become a much larger issue.Samy Kamkar, a hacker who runs YouTube channel Applied Hacking, recently demonstrated a device which allows him to take c...

Mozilla, the company behind the web browser Firefox, is accusing Microsoft of discouraging users from changing default applications in Windows 10.Microsoft's latest operating system, released this wee...

Some Android users since June have seen a small, but significant tweak to Twitter: more hearts and fewer stars. Now it's iOS users' turnThe social network has begun rolling out an experimental feature...

As vehicles get high-tech upgrades, car hacking has become a much larger issue.Samy Kamkar, a hacker who runs YouTube channel Applied Hacking, recently demonstrated a device which allows him to take c...

Mozilla, the company behind the web browser Firefox, is accusing Microsoft of discouraging users from changing default applications in Windows 10.Microsoft's latest operating system, released this wee...

Rumors have been circulating about Samsung’s next smartwatch for weeks, but it looks like we know a bit more about one key detail.Samsung reportedly confirmed its next Galaxy Gear smartwatch wil...

Your next car could have a 3D dashboard — no glasses required.A startup called Leia, which has already shown a prototype of a 2.2-inch screen that can display holograms, is now working on a 5.5-...

As vehicles get high-tech upgrades, car hacking has become a much larger issue.Samy Kamkar, a hacker who runs YouTube channel Applied Hacking, recently demonstrated a device which allows him to take c...

Mark Zuckerberg's social network is about to get just a teeny bit bigger. The Facebook CEO posted that he and his wife Priscilla Chan are expecting a baby girlSee also: How to bookmark links on Facebo...

Pinterest is about to get a boost with the hiring of Macintosh icon designer Susan Kare.Kare, 61, is joining the social network as a product design lead, where she will influence the way Pinterest loo...

Mashable's latest #BizChatsTwitter chat, sponsored by HP Matter discussed how tech innovation is disrupting industries and the ways business owners can embrace these changesSee also: Learn how innovat...

Every Windows operating system release from Windows 3.1 to Windows 8 has shipped with a startup sound. Hearing the chimes assures you that your computer is working and starting up properly.With the re...

Every Windows operating system release from Windows 3.1 to Windows 8 has shipped with a startup sound. Hearing the chimes assures you that your computer is working and starting up properly.With the re...

Nvidia is voluntarily recalling its SHIELD 8-inch gaming tablet.The company announced on Friday morning that it's issuing a voluntary recall of all SHIELD tablets sold between July of 2014 and July of...

The Windows startup sound is dead.It brings tears to our eyes that Microsoft decided to make Windows 10 a mute when you boot it upSee also: Windows 10 review: A needed upgrade with missing piecesIf yo...

Mere 24 hours after the launch, Windows 10 is already installed on more than 14 million computers, Microsoft has announced in a blog postThe number could have been even bigger, but Microsoft is delive...

Can Windows 10 run on a Mac?Of course it can. Users have been able to install Windows on a Mac for years, and Microsoft's latest operating system is no exception. And no, the Apple police won’t ...

Windows 10, Microsoft's highly-anticipated update to its software ecosystem, is finally here, and the reviews have been largely positive.See also: Windows 10 review: A needed upgrade with missing piec...

You may soon be able to turn all your meals into beads that look like caviar — or at least, Dippin' DotsThe "Imperial Spherificator," a kitchen gadget making its way through Kickstarter, promise...

You may soon be able to turn all your meals into beads that look like caviar — or at least, Dippin' DotsThe "Imperial Spherificator," a kitchen gadget making its way through Kickstarter, promise...