Articles by Mashable from February 2016

In November, Tinder introduced the ability to include job and education information on Tinder profiles pulled from Facebook.Now, the company's released a list of the jobs that people are swiping right...

I cringe every time I watch someone pinch-to-zoom on their smartphone’s screen right before snapping a photo. The seemingly simple act of zooming in on an object, despite what the screen on the ...

More bad news for BlackBerry: WhatsApp has decided to end support for BlackBerry devices by the end the year.In a blog post, WhatsApp celebrated its seventh birthday and did a little early spring clea...

Imagine being able to draw or write with any color in the world, not just the color(s) of the ink that come with your pen.Say hello to the Scribble Pen, a smart pen with a special ink cartridge and sc...

In November, Tinder introduced the ability to include job and education information on Tinder profiles pulled from Facebook.Now, the company's released a list of the jobs that people are swiping right...

Fans waiting for new Apple goodies will have to wait just a wee bit longer.According to multiple sources, Apple will announce a new 4-inch iPhone and new 9.7-inch iPad on March 21 and not on March 15 ...

I cringe every time I watch someone pinch-to-zoom on their smartphone’s screen right before snapping a photo. The seemingly simple act of zooming in on an object, despite what the screen on the ...

Even the most simple of weddings between two loving people can become an unwieldy hydra of stress and trauma. The best way to handle this is through open communication and agreeable boundaries, b...

Fans waiting for new Apple goodies will have to wait just a wee bit longer.According to multiple sources, Apple will announce a new 4-inch iPhone and new 9.7-inch iPad on March 21 and not on March 15 ...

Australian lifesavers work hard to protect beachgoers from hazards such as dangerous rips and sharks, but they are about to get some extra help from the sky.On Sunday, Westpac, which sponsors the...

Even the most simple of weddings between two loving people can become an unwieldy hydra of stress and trauma. The best way to handle this is through open communication and agreeable boundaries, b...

Australian lifesavers work hard to protect beachgoers from hazards such as dangerous rips and sharks, but they are about to get some extra help from the sky.On Sunday, Westpac, which sponsors the...

With just a day to go before the Oscars ceremony, Hollywood stars are swarming Los Angeles and the various sponsored pre-Oscar gift events being held in the cityBut during at least one such event, som...

With just a day to go before the Oscars ceremony, Hollywood stars are swarming Los Angeles and the various sponsored pre-Oscar gift events being held in the cityBut during at least one such event, som...

Australian lifesavers work hard to protect beachgoers from hazards such as dangerous rips and sharks, but they are about to get some extra help from the sky.On Sunday, Westpac, which sponsors the...

The Galaxy S7 and S7 Edge are Samsung's best smartphones ever, but how do they compare to the best smartphones out there?Samsung isn't re-inventing the wheel here. The Galaxy S7 and S7 Edge sport simi...

This week, Android Engineer Kenneth Mojica discusses features in the Beta release of Android Studio 2.0To get started, Instant Run is a huge time-saver and makes easy work of changes to your app. Moji...

We sometimes lament the end of days when tinkerers like Leonardo da Vinci crafted amazing gadgets using a mix of art and mechanics, rather than today's computer code. That old-school approach is what ...

With Facebook rolling out its redesigned like button to everyone and all of the sweet gadgets coming out of Mobile World Congress, you may have missed some of this week's best new apps.See also: The 6...

The Galaxy S7 and S7 Edge are Samsung's best smartphones ever, but how do they compare to the best smartphones out there?Samsung isn't re-inventing the wheel here. The Galaxy S7 and S7 Edge sport simi...

Now that Facebook Reactions are live for everyone, we share our thoughts on the positives and negatives of the new feature and how it fits into the larger Facebook landscape on this episode of MashTal...

This week, Android Engineer Kenneth Mojica discusses features in the Beta release of Android Studio 2.0To get started, Instant Run is a huge time-saver and makes easy work of changes to your app. Moji...

We sometimes lament the end of days when tinkerers like Leonardo da Vinci crafted amazing gadgets using a mix of art and mechanics, rather than today's computer code. That old-school approach is what ...

We sometimes lament the end of days when tinkerers like Leonardo da Vinci crafted amazing gadgets using a mix of art and mechanics, rather than today's computer code. That old-school approach is what ...

With Facebook rolling out its redesigned like button to everyone and all of the sweet gadgets coming out of Mobile World Congress, you may have missed some of this week's best new apps.See also: The 6...

The Galaxy S7 and S7 Edge are Samsung's best smartphones ever, but how do they compare to the best smartphones out there?Samsung isn't re-inventing the wheel here. The Galaxy S7 and S7 Edge sport simi...

Now that Facebook Reactions are live for everyone, we share our thoughts on the positives and negatives of the new feature and how it fits into the larger Facebook landscape on this episode of MashTal...

Time and again, things we imagine as common knowledge are actually little more than myths and rumours in the tech world. Be it the industry of mobile gadgets, business strategies, BYOD or even the ado...

Mobile app developers who wanted to easily port their apps from Android or iOS to Windows 10 devices were in luck when Microsoft announced it created tools to help with that transition last year. But ...

Mobile app developers who wanted to easily port their apps from Android or iOS to Windows 10 devices were in luck when Microsoft announced it created tools to help with that transition last year. But ...

BARCELONA — The 2016 Mobile World Congress has officially drawn to a close, leaving event-goers and tech-watchers alike to take stock of prior days' excitement — the new flagship devices, ...

Time and again, things we imagine as common knowledge are actually little more than myths and rumours in the tech world. Be it the industry of mobile gadgets, business strategies, BYOD or even the ado...

The year is 2016, and you still have a floppy disc-compatible A drive in your computer. You wouldn’t want to just let that go to waste, would you? But how do you put a 3.5-inch floppy to use whe...

Samsung's Galaxy S7 and S7 Edge will be available globally on March 11In the U.S., the phones can be pre-ordered on AT&T, Verizon, T-Mobile, Sprint and U.S. Cellular. You've got lots of options fr...

When you visit South Korea's capital in 2017, you can expect to hop onto free Wi-Fi in public spaces, including subway trains and buses.That's what the government promised this week, as part of a...

Good news for everyone who constantly has to battle "not enough space" messages on their smartphone: Samsung has announced a 256GB flash embedded memory, aimed specifically for high-end mobile devices...

The day has finally arrived: Mailbox, the once red-hot email startup, is no more. After nearly three years of helping us in our (often futile) quest for inbox zero, Dropbox has officially shut it down...

BARCELONA — The 2016 Mobile World Congress has officially drawn to a close, leaving event-goers and tech-watchers alike to take stock of prior days' excitement — the new flagship devices, ...

The year is 2016, and you still have a floppy disc-compatible A drive in your computer. You wouldn’t want to just let that go to waste, would you? But how do you put a 3.5-inch floppy to use whe...

Samsung's Galaxy S7 and S7 Edge will be available globally on March 11In the U.S., the phones can be pre-ordered on AT&T, Verizon, T-Mobile, Sprint and U.S. Cellular. You've got lots of options fr...

One of Apple's allures among fans is the company's attention to detail, which often makes its products just a little more thought-out than the products of its competitors — a hidden antenna here...

One of Apple's allures among fans is the company's attention to detail, which often makes its products just a little more thought-out than the products of its competitors — a hidden antenna here...

Time and again, things we imagine as common knowledge are actually little more than myths and rumours in the tech world. Be it the industry of mobile gadgets, business strategies, BYOD or even the ado...

The day has finally arrived: Mailbox, the once red-hot email startup, is no more. After nearly three years of helping us in our (often futile) quest for inbox zero, Dropbox has officially shut it down...

The year is 2016, and you still have a floppy disc-compatible A drive in your computer. You wouldn’t want to just let that go to waste, would you? But how do you put a 3.5-inch floppy to use whe...

The day has finally arrived: Mailbox, the once red-hot email startup, is no more. After nearly three years of helping us in our (often futile) quest for inbox zero, Dropbox has officially shut it down...

Bad news for owners of the Nissan LEAF and eNV200 electric vehicles: the NissanConnect EV app (formerly called CarWings) has been disabled due to security concerns.See also: Sorry, Tesla: The world...

LifePrint has a crazy idea. What if you could not only share a photo through social media — which is so 2015 — but also as a physical print to friends and family around the world, all at o...

Robots might be better at driving than people. They might also be better at solving a Rubik's Cube. Turns out, though, there's still one place in the world where humans still outshine robots: a Merced...

Apple is gearing up to debut a new smaller iPad but it won't be another iPad Air, according to a new report.Instead, the company will show off a smaller iPad Pro during its upcoming March event, 9to5M...

Mobile World Congress isn't as large as CES and there aren't nearly as many product announcements, but that doesn't mean we didn't see some great stuff.The two big products announced at the show were ...

Last year, we broke the Internet. This year, we're building it back up.That's right — it's the Internet of the future. Visit the 2016 Mashable House at SXSW and take a glimpse into the future of...

Mark Zuckerberg had strong words for Facebook employees after finding out that someone has been crossing out "Black Lives Matter" on the walls at the company's Menlo Park, California, headquarters.In ...

If you thought taking photos in public with an iPad was embarrassing, you haven’t seen the MacBook Selfie Stick.As the name suggests, it's a selfie stick strong enough to hold a MacBook. But... ...

Tesla owners, you can now cancel your AAA membership: Your long-distance tow is on Tesla.See also: Sorry, Tesla: The world’s fastest electric car is made in... Croatia?Tesla Motors announced on ...

Apple can now count one of its former adversaries as an ally in its legal fight with the FBI.Microsoft President and Chief Legal Counsel Brad Smith testified before Congress today, saying the company ...

Apple can now count one of its former adversaries as an ally in its legal fight with the FBI.Microsoft President and Chief Legal Counsel Brad Smith testified before Congress today, saying the company ...

The appearance of the Freewrite, a $500 machine that does nothing but cloud-based word processing, was bound to cause howls of protest.You can read all the arguments against the Freewrite in this skep...

LifePrint has a crazy idea. What if you could not only share a photo through social media — which is so 2015 — but also as a physical print to friends and family around the world, all at o...

Apple Pay rolled out in China last week to a mixed response. Domestic players WeChat Wallet and Alipay have had years to figure out how the Chinese epayments market works, and a new player —...

YouTube is expanding upon its face-blurring feature that it first introduced in 2012, allowing YouTubers to easily blur moving objects.After uploading a video, you can access the new feature through t...

The one thing we know about privacy and data security is that we have neither. Those words are more true every day and if a federal judge gets her way, the state of privacy throughout the world is abo...

HTC's next flagship smartphone is coming.The struggling smartphone maker wisely waited until after Samsung announced its Galaxy S7 and LG unveiled its modular G5 at Mobile World Congress to send out a...

LONDON — People's futuristic transport dreams are in a pile of smoldering rubble after photos of dozens of unsafe hoverboards being destroyed emerged.Surrey County Council tested the hoverboards...

Everyone knows #TBT usually means #ThrowbackThursday, but we at Mashable thought we'd try something different - mashing up our favorite pastime of peering into the past, with another of our favorite t...

Apple is working on strengthening the iPhone’s security measures, making it even harder for government agencies to break into an encrypted device, the New York Times reports, citing sources clos...

Formula 1 drivers will have an additional level of protection for the 2017 racing season.The motor-racing governing body, the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA), announced Wedne...

The U.S. Government has declared them unsafe, and the most high profile retailers have rushed to remove them from stores and onlineAnd now New York's Metropolitan Transit Authority (MTA) has deployed ...

Facebook just got a lot more emotionalThe social network rolled out its long awaited redesign of the like button Wednesday, which added five new sentiments you can use to respond to posts in your News...

The new Facebook reactions are here and gone are the days of the simple "Like." You can now express your love, anger, laughter, surprise and sadness on your friends' posts. SEE ALSO: With Faceboo...

Apple's OS X may soon get a lot sassier.Later this year, Apple plans to bring its digital assistant, Siri, to OS X, its desktop operating system, according to a new report from 9to5 Mac. The update wi...

"This case is not about one phone. This case is about the future," Tim Cook said to David Muir on ABC World News Tonight Wednesday"What is at stake here is: Can the government compel Apple to write so...

Ford hasn't said that it is going to resurrect the Bronco. However, that hasn't stopped the creative minds at Bronco6G from imagining what the sixth-generation Bronco might look like.See also: Faraday...

What if you could catch illegal loggers before they swing the ax?Like Tom Cruise in Minority Report — arresting murderers just before they kill — the key is the technology (or weird, genet...

Tonight on ABC News, Tim Cook is talking about the ongoing war of words between Apple and the FBI.The interview, which will air during World News Tonight with David Muir at 6:30 p.m. EST, is Cook's fi...

Croatian carmaker Rimac Automobili apparently couldn't contain itself; it just pulled the digital veil off a car that the company claims is the fastest production electric vehicle in the world.It's ca...

Using a scooter or motorcycle to get around is one of the most popular modes of transport in Asian cities, and now the Bangkok branch of Uber has decided to add the two-wheeled vehicle to its list of ...

If the goal of Facebook Reactions was complexity, then Facebook has succeeded in spades. Certainly they deserve a “Like.” Or is it a “Love?”Reactions, which finally rolled out ...

Google Docs just stepped up its voice features in a big wayNearly six months after introducing voice typing for Google Docs, the company is adding voice commands, which allow you to edit and format do...

We see a lot of ridiculous tech products our inboxes — everything from a connected toothbrush to a belt that loosens as you eat too much. But the Freewrite, which calls itself the "world's first...

There’s a new portable music player that’s looking to change the game by moving away from typical MP3 syncing and syncing with Spotify instead.Mighty, which is now on Kickstarter, uses you...

Ford hasn't said that it is going to resurrect the Bronco. However, that hasn't stopped the creative minds at Bronco6G from imagining what the sixth-generation Bronco might look like.See also: Faraday...

Hoverboards, also known as self-balancing scooters, have been effectively declared unsafe. To date, no hoverboard with UL certification has been sold in the U.S., which means the ones you already own ...

The largest retailer in the U.S., Walmart, has joined the ranks of stores backing away from selling hoverboards following the government's notice that the devices are unsafeSee also: U.S. government d...

The new Facebook reactions are finally here — which means you can respond to someone's status with Love, Haha, Wow, Sad and Angry in addition to the familiar, original LikeIf you're not seeing t...

Santigold has released a new music video that's perfect for those who enjoy staring in the mirror a little too long, and other acts of gleeful self-absorption.The video, for the aptly titled "Can't Ge...

A new iPhone might be right around the cornerMashable Senior Tech Correspondent Christina Warren runs through all the rumors about the iPhone 5se (or iPhone 6c), as we show what the next new iPhone co...

McLaren, like Ferrari or Lamborghini, makes some of the finest and fastest cars in the world.McLarens are built for men and women with a lump of magnesium in place of their heart and a king's ransom i...

McLaren, like Ferrari or Lamborghini, makes some of the finest and fastest cars in the world.McLarens are built for men and women with a lump of magnesium in place of their heart and a king's ransom i...

Facebook's redesigned Like button is finally here.After months of testing, the social network is finally rolling out reactions to everyone, Facebook announced Wednesday. The update, which includes fou...

BARCELONA — Two days removed from the other big smartphone announcements at the Mobile World Congress was Xiaomi’s Mi 5, the company’s first truly global flagship smartphonePresented...

The 29th Mobile World Congress is in full swing, and amid the flurry of new device announcements, the main conversation piece in Barcelona has been the evolution of the Internet of ThingsOf course, th...

Video: Rill Causey, Phil Nolan, Sam Sheffer, Tyler TronsonFor iPhone users who are always low on battery life, there's an easy way to squeeze more power out of your device throughout the day.By flippi...

Apple will tell a federal judge this week in legal papers that its fight with the FBI over accessing a locked and encrypted iPhone should be kicked to Congress, rather than decided by courts, The Asso...

When robots inevitably take over the world, remember this video.A new clip released by Alphabet-owned Boston Dynamics in an attempt to show off its robot Atlas left us feeling a little bad for the fac...

Let me ask you a question. What's one less than 63? It's not 62 — if you're going by Mercedes math, that is. No, apparently the answer is 43. As in, the new C43 Coupe, which is the all-new monik...

You can now turn your smartphone into a laser tag gun, and all you need is an app and a small attachment. Play against other people in local laser tag skirmishes, join a faction and work to control ar...

BARCELONA — Second day in at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, and the journalists are nervously staring at their laptop screens, looking for a theme or a topic to wrap up the week’s...

Just when you thought you had it all, Land Rover comes out with a luxury SUV that has more than the finest leather and most intricate brightwork; it has a gun case in the rear cargo area.See also: Vol...

How you view the road behind you while you drive is about to changeThe National Highway Traffic Safety Administration approved General Motors' rear camera mirror on Monday, which can display an 80-deg...

Bill Gates' own existential crisis is now out there for all the world to see.The Microsoft co-founder and former CEO now finds himself caught up in the vigorous and ongoing debate over whether or not ...

There's no shortage of ways to store your photos and videos in the cloudAt Mashable, Google Photos has quickly become our favorite online photo and video storage service because it's free and offers u...

Here we go again. Months ago, we were the first to report that Amazon had removed Swagway hoverboards from its website, a situation that was reversed soon after with no explanation from the companyBut...

You can now turn your smartphone into a laser tag gun, and all you need is an app and a small attachment. Play against other people in local laser tag skirmishes, join a faction and work to control ar...

Snapchat just got a little more like FacebookThe app rolled out a new "Birthday Party" feature on Tuesday, which allows you to unlock special Snapchat lenses on your birthday and on the birthdays of f...

Microsoft continues to slowly reveal more and more about its HoloLens augmented reality device, and the latest (albeit inadvertent) peek, aimed at developers, delivers yet another exciting view of mix...

In the ongoing war of words between Apple and the FBI, there 's a lot to unpack.In what is quickly becoming a public-relations war between the Department of Justice and Apple, one of the core issues t...

If catching Pokémon is your real test, and training them is your cause, then you probably want your gadgets to reflect that.Luckily for you, there are plenty of ways to Poké-ify your gadgets...

BARCELONA — This year's Mobile World Congress is a huge sea smartphones (yay!), networking gear (meh) and people wearing VR headsets (uh...), but in between all the suited-up business folks and ...

BARCELONA — Qualcomm's Quick Charge 3.0 technology will let phones with the Snapdragon 820 processor recharge from 0 to 80% in about 35 minutes, but Chinese phone maker Oppo has just announced i...

Sure Bill Gates has a lot going on, but one of the habits of successful people is certainly keeping tabs on Beyoncé.Gates talked to Wired about protecting customers' private information from FBI....

In this week's "Plugged In," Mashable tech corespondent Ray Wong investigates the Razer Blade Stealth laptop. At a starting price of $999 it's a hell of a deal for a laptop, but does it compete with t...

If you have cable, then it’s a good bet your Wi-Fi comes courtesy of the cable producer’s incredibly average modem. Most of them are one or two generations behind the latest Wi-Fi technolo...

BARCELONA — Flying a drone is hard. Epson's new Moverio BT-300 smart glasses will help make them easier to control.Announced at Mobile World Congress, the BT-300 is Epson's smallest, lightest an...

Snapchat just got a little more like FacebookThe app rolled out a new "Birthday Party" feature on Tuesday, which allows you to unlock special Snapchat lenses on your birthday and on the birthdays of f...

The latest Silicon Valley heavyweight to pick a side in Apple and the FBI's war of words is Bill Gates, and in a surprising turn, he's backing the law.The Microsoft founder pushed back on Apple CEO Ti...

This is absolutely one of the best examples of how virtual reality can revolutionize teaching in the very near future. Famed British nature documentarian David Attenborough appears in new VR video fro...

It's 6 p.m. and you are still on the train headed home. You can't bear another night of greasy restaurant takeout, and there is no way you are cooking for yourself. What you want is a home-cooked meal...

As the FBI and Apple continue to very publicly exchange words over whether the Cupertino company should have to help law enforcement unlock the iPhone that belonged to one of the shooters in the San B...

Aside from range anxiety, remembering to plug your car in might be the worst part of EV ownership. Thankfully, that might soon be a concern of the past for the Model S thanks to Plugless, an aftermark...

Siri is full of surprises. She can tell you the weather, launch apps and give you sport scores. She's really funny and can beatbox (sort of).Over the years, she's gotten smarter and smarter, but here'...

Uber may have won over Australian states including New South Wales and the Australian Capital Territory, but the company is facing a hold out in the far north.On Monday, the government of the Northern...

Target, one of the largest retail chains in the U.S., has decided to "pause" the sale of hoverboards on its websiteThe action is being taken in the wake of a notice from the U.S. government last week ...

Ever since the Consumer Products Safety Commission declared all hoverboards (AKA self-balancing scooters) unsafe unless they have UL certification, retailers, merchants and manufactures have largely r...

BARCELONA — We all use mapping apps to get from one location to another when we're outside, but we could soon use them for indoor navigation, too.At Mobile World Congress on Monday, I got to exp...

Last December, a group of electric vehicle and green energy enthusiasts — including Elon Musk — sent an open letter to the head of California Air Resources Board, Mary Nichols, urging the ...

Maybe warp speed isn't science fiction after all. This British supercar called the AF10 has its own "warp drive" engine system that allows it to produce 2,080 horsepower.See also: Aston Martin teams w...

Last summer I was on vacation with my family, watching an episode of Hoarders — as you do — when my dad turned to me and said "This is going to be you, but with books, isn’t it?̶...

Ever felt like cranking up your 3D printer and making fossil recreations suitable for living room décor?Now you can, thanks to a free website under the auspices of Duke University that allows reg...

Facebook is rolling out a way to make wishing "happy birthday" to your friends a little more personal.The company announced a feature on Monday that allows users to record 15-second videos that can be...

BARCELONA — Mark Zuckerberg is on Apple's side, but we're still not sure what he'd do if the FBI asked him to help break into a customer's encrypted phone. The Facebook CEO and founder gave...

The image is delightfully and disturbingly apt: Mark Zuckerberg confidently striding alongside a crowd of seated people all wearing virtual reality headsets, his smile indicating how pleased he is to ...

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Anyone can now make Snapchat a more official part of their special events.The company is rolling out a new "on-demand" geofilter that allows people and businesses to pay for custom filters, which will...

BARCELONA — You might be able to buy a smartphone with a slightly curvy screen — both LG and Samsung have one — but now a UK company called FlexEnable is working to deliver screens t...

Apple's war of words with the FBI and U.S. government is far from over, but in the latest salvo Apple CEO Tim Cook pressed his case in a letter to Apple employees and in an extensive Q&A page on t...

Do commercial airplane concepts peek into the future of air travel, or are they just a way for aircraft designers to make current jet designs look relatively comfortable?Without an answer to that ques...

BARCELONA — Remember the FLIR One thermal camera that attached to your phone, giving it thermal vision capabilities? A new rugged phone from Cat has a similar camera built in. The comp...

BARCELONA — Sony's new Xperia X smartphones are slick, but even cooler are the concept products the company unveiled.Building on its rad Life Space UX products, Sony announced at Mobile World Co...

BARCELONA — The sad reality is Sony's Xperia smartphones just aren't selling, despite having desirable features like a 4K display, long battery life and clean, minimalist designs.Even though its...

A number of the victims of the San Bernardino attack, which killed 14 people and wounded 22 others, will issue a legal brief in support of the Federal Bureau of Investigation's attempt to make Apple h...

The FBI has responded to Apple's claim that San Bernardino county officials reset the iCloud password associated with the gunman's iPhone, which prevented the company from recovering information from ...

BARCELONA — Samsung is so serious about accelerating VR's reach, it's giving away a free Gear VR (worth $100) to customers who pre-order its new Galaxy S7 and S7 Edge in the U.S.Samsung announce...

If you're in Australia and hoping to get your hands on one of Samsung's new Galaxy S7 or S7 Edge smartphones, you won't have to wait too long.On Monday, the company announced that the two products wil...

Apple may face an uphill climb in its latest fight with the feds over digital privacy.The company's CEO, Tim Cook, said in a statement on its website Wednesday that Apple opposes a federal court's ord...

You probably thought you'd already seen the geekiest moments from the International Space Station (ISS). But astronaut Scott Kelly just upped the ante by pulling off what we think is a first: augmente...

Apple's lead attorney has fired back at critics who say the company should comply with a court ruling ordering Apple to assist the FBI in helping hack into the iPhone belonging to the San Bernardino g...

With the U.S government declaring all hoverboards unsafe and tensions mounting between the FBI and Apple, you may have missed some of this week's best new apps.See also: U.S. government declares hover...

The splash-proof Samsung Gear 360 is a tiny, ball-shaped camera that fits in the palm of your hand to record 360-degree VR video. It's similar to the 360Fly, but instead of just one lens, it has twoRe...

On the newest iteration of Samsung's flagship phones, they've brought back the microSD card slot that allows for expanded storage and a water-resistant design. Plus Samsung has improved everything els...

Samsung really wants you to know it's listening.Remember last year's Galaxy S6 and S6 Edge, the company's best-designed phones ever? Well, Samsung now thinks it understands why you didn't buy them. An...

You wouldn’t think that an iPad in an airplane is a big deal, but when it’s used as part of flight control, it’s not only big, it’s verboten.Three months ago, Cobalt aircraft m...

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg made a surprise appearance onstage during Samsung's keynote at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona SundayDuring his remarks, Facebook's chief executive spoke about the comp...

Facebook's big plans for the future of social VR are finally coming into focus.In the two years since Facebook bought Oculus Rift for $2 billion, the company has been busy. It collaborated with Samsun...

BARCELONA — You no longer have to shell out a ton of money for a smartphone with great audioLenovo's Vibe K5 Plus, announced at Mobile World Congress, is a budget phone that comes with Dolby Atm...

BARCELONA — Sandwiched between major smartphone announcements from LG and Samsung, Lenovo is coming out guns blazing at the Mobile World Congress this year, updating a big part of its Yoga lineu...

BARCELONA — Samsung wants to own the entire consumer VR ecosystem. The company already sells the Gear VR headset and the smartphones that power it; now it's going to sell a camera to help regula...

BARCELONA — The successors to the Samsung Galaxy S6 and S6 Edge phones are here and they're called, predictably, the Galaxy S7 and S7 Edge.Samsung and Android fans will really love the new smart...

BARCELONA — Windows 10 Mobile desperately needs a hero and HP's new Elite x3 phablet could be it.Billed by HP as the "ultimate productivity device with the power of a PC," the Elite x3 is the co...

Apple's lead attorney has fired back at critics who say the company should comply with a court ruling ordering Apple to assist the FBI in helping hack into the iPhone belonging to the San Bernardino g...

BARCELONA — If you think the Oculus Rift's $599 price tag is a lot of money for a virtual reality headset, you're not going to like how much the HTC Vive is going to cost.HTC announced at Mobile...

BARCELONA — Alongside the LG G5 and Rolling Bot, LG also announced the 360 VR, a virtual reality headset that is one-third lighter than other VR headsets and has a 20% sharper display, at Mobile...

BARCELONA — If you have a smartwatch, a smartphone, a tablet, a laptop and a TV, is there room in your life for any more screens?ZTE believes its new tablet/projector hybrid, called the ZTE Spro...

BARCELONA — In the weeks leading to the Mobile World Congress — which officially kicks off Monday, Feb. 22 — Huawei teased a stylus-themed announcement. Turns out, the company b...

BARCELONA — How would you like to yank the battery out of your smartphone and replace it with another module with some extra functionality, like a high-end audio chip or camera controls? We...

BARCELONA — We expected a new, modular flagship phone from LG, and we imagined there might be a VR-related gadget in the mix — both turned out to be true — but what we didn't expect ...

Major toy and game retailer Toys "R" Us has decided to pull hoverboards from its website effectively immediatelySee also: U.S. government declares hoverboards unsafeThe new policy information, obtaine...

Video: Noah ThroopSamsung 837, the Korean giant's first flagship retail space opens on Monday in New York City.Located at 837 Washington Street in the Meatpacking District, the 55,000 square-foot spac...

BARCELONA — Looking for a portable Windows 10 tablet 2-in-1 that isn't as large or expensive as the Surface Pro 4 or Surface Book? At Mobile World Congress, Alcatel unveiled the Plus 10, its fir...

BARCELONA — How do you innovate in the smartphone space, where the vast majority of devices are essentially large screens with a metal or plastic case?One thing you can do is focus on the packag...

Following the U.S. government's declaration that hoverboards currently being sold are unsafe, Swagway, one of the most high profile hoverboard brands, is telling consumers to stop using its device"In ...

Your dream tech store has arrived: the Samsung 837. The new addition to the Samsung family includes everything from a VR tunnel to a selfie station. The space opens Feb. 22.Read more: https://on.mash....

Your dream tech store has arrived: the Samsung 837. The new addition to the Samsung family includes everything from a VR tunnel to a selfie station. The space opens Feb. 22.Read more: https://on.mash....

Everything from my hat to my underwear contained some form of tech.Fashion and tech have a complicated relationshipWhile it's becoming clear the two are destined to be soul mates — more des...

Swedish developer and nerd dad supreme, Peter Fjallstrom recently published a list of all the ways his family uses Slack, the integrated messaging system that claims to end email. Fjallstrom uses code...

BARCELONA — How do you innovate in the smartphone space, where the vast majority of devices are essentially large screens with a metal or plastic case?One thing you can do is focus on the packag...

Following the U.S. government's declaration that hoverboards currently being sold are unsafe, Swagway, one of the most high profile hoverboard brands, is telling consumers to stop using its device"In ...

Your dream tech store has arrived: the Samsung 837. The new addition to the Samsung family includes everything from a VR tunnel to a selfie station. The space opens Feb. 22.Read more: https://on.mash....

Swedish developer and nerd dad supreme, Peter Fjallstrom recently published a list of all the ways his family uses Slack, the integrated messaging system that claims to end email. Fjallstrom uses code...

Apple's big fight with the Federal Bureau of Investigation could have been avoided if one government employee had kept his hands off the phoneAccording to a senior Apple executive, the company has bee...

It's undeniable that Maseratis are some of the most beautiful cars on the road, from the two-door GranTourismo to the Quattroporte long-body sedan. Now there's a new great Italian beauty in the family...

No hoverboard currently on the market can be deemed safe. That's the startling conclusion the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) reached after its months-long investigation into the safety...

The legal battle between Apple and the FBI will have enormous implications for years to come.See also: If Apple loses to the FBI, we're all screwedOn this episode of MashTalk, we explain what exactly ...

The Department of Justice on Friday filed a motion to compel Apple to help the FBI break into an iPhone used by a gunman in the San Bernardino attack in DecemberThe motion comes three days after a fed...

Every single hoverboard — AKA self-balancing scooter — sold in the U.S. is unsafe. It doesn't matter if you paid $200 or over $1,000, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) sai...

I know I've held a more than a few bulky key fobs in my hand and wondered aloud why my phone couldn't simply unlock the car. Clearly, Volvo had the same thoughts.See also: Volvo's all-new V90 wagon is...

I know I've held a more than a few bulky key fobs in my hand and wondered aloud why my phone couldn't simply unlock the car. Clearly, Volvo had the same thoughts.See also: Volvo's all-new V90 wagon is...

I know I've held a more than a few bulky key fobs in my hand and wondered aloud why my phone couldn't simply unlock the car. Clearly, Volvo had the same thoughts.See also: Volvo's all-new V90 wagon is...

We’ve been seeing it for years. The iMac, iPod, iTunes, iPhone, iPad — the omnipresent “i” prefix has marked most Apple products since the release of the iMac in 1998. But why?...

No hoverboard currently on the market can be deemed safe.That's the startling conclusion the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) reached after its months-long investigation into the safety ...

LONDON — Mobile company Three is becoming the first European carrier to introduce ad blocking at a network level, giving digital advertisers more headaches.Three will start the ad blocking on it...

LONDON — Mobile company Three is becoming the first European carrier to introduce ad blocking at a network level, giving digital advertisers more headaches.Three will start the ad blocking on it...

In this Ask A Dev, web developer Alex Wasner dives into the many resources and precautions of developing a VR experience on the web platform. Whether you want a 360-degree video on your website or you...

LONDON — If remembering a bunch of different passwords is something you find challenging, you may welcome this decision to roll out other ways to access your bank accountPeople who bank with HSB...

A huge rush of people signed up for Apple Pay on Thursday when the payment service debuted in China, resulting in system errors for users.It seems the sheer number of users was too much for Apple's ba...

Village Roadshow and Australian cable television provider, Foxtel, are behind separate court actions to have torrent websites such as Pirate Bay blocked in Australia.It is the first action of its kind...

Google is letting you share your love with the world.The Internet giant released a custom map called Places of Pride, which allows people attending a Pride event this Sunday to add rainbow Pride Pins ...

Technology may soon eliminate one of the most-hated human experiences: the line at the DMVMicrosoft is developing a program that could allow users to make authenticated video calls with government age...

Facebook may be looking at new ways to monetize Messenger.The social network plans to start putting ads inside of its messaging platform, according to a new report from TechCrunch. The ads could launc...

Atlassian is about to disrupt your work day.The Australian company, which recently went public on the American Stock Exchange, has announced they will be integrating scissors-paper-rock into HipChat, ...

Instagram may soon be changing the way you see likes.The company is testing a new feature that causes all likes to appear as numbers, even if a photo has fewer than 11 total likes. Previously, photos ...

Apple is apologizing — and fixing — the "Error 53" bug that left some iPhone devices brickedThe basic problem occurs if your iPhone 6 or 6 Plus home button is repaired anywhere other than ...

Lamborghini is reportedly planning an all-new, limited-edition carbon-fiber clad hypercar called the Centenario, in honor of the brand's 100th anniversary. And these recently discovered patent images ...

Funny thing is, it kind of looks like a Batman vehicle.Researchers at the University of Southampton have announced successful flight tests for a new kind of biologically inspired aircraft wing. Intend...

Instagram may soon be changing the way you see likes.The company is testing a new feature that causes all likes to appear as numbers, even if a photo has fewer than 11 total likes. Previously, photos ...

Good news, irony-loving hipsters: the Volvo wagon is back. Sure, you might not be able to afford it for 30 years. But it's nice to know what you'll be running into the ground in the future, right?See ...

Facebook’s new “Live” video feature is beginning its expansion outside the U.S. and into other countries around the world.Facebook Live allows you to broadcast live video on your iPh...

Thursday is National "Drink Wine" Day and if you needed more invitation than that, you should probably check your pulse. SEE ALSO: Upside down wine glass lets you look even less soberHere are a f...

In the wrong hands, sometimes a toy can become a weaponCommercial drones are fast becoming a favorite gadget of armed non-state actors and terrorist groups, which are increasingly using them in combat...

Before DSLRs and smartphones, fashion editors and buyers used to sketch their favorite runway looks with pencils and paper during fashion shows. SEE ALSO: Fitbit and PUBLIC SCHOOL reveal collabor...

Something cool is happening this weekend: Nearly all the big Android smartphone makers are launching a top-of-the-line model, a "flagship" in mobile-world parlance.Yep, we're talking Samsung and LG, b...

After the insane amount of snow that hit the U.S. over the past week and reports of more to come, the powder is bound to be fresh for skiiers and snowboarders hitting the mountain this weekend.If you ...

Skype's free group video calls have finally landed on mobile.The company rolled out a long-awaited update that adds the feature to Skype's iOS and Android apps. Group video calls are available in Nort...

As exciting as all new smartphones are — oh look, they're shiny and new and have faster everything — they're equally as boring now. There's an uninspiring genericness to all smartphones &#...

Statistics can be depressing. Take these, for example: only 30% of India’s tech force is made up of women, with a meager 36% of this pool promoted to supervisory positions.Statistics can also be...

You're right, that robot in the photo does look like a Terminator robot. And that's probably not an accidentRussian officials have been working for years to get a new breed of military robots up and r...

Since the announcement of its launch, the Freedom 251 has generated considerable excitement for being the world's cheapest smartphone at just Rs 251 ($4). However since its high-profile launch yesterd...

Following up on its use of 3D scanning to bring thousands of interactive 3D models to your computer, Sketchfab is taking a foray into the fourth dimension: time.In a collaboration with TimeSlice Films...

The PowerShot G7 X, Canon's best point-and-shoot camera, is now even better.The new G7 X Mark II is still a great camera for taking selfies and vlogging thanks to its 3-inch touchscreen that flips a f...

There is a smartphone being developed that you can bend, and no, not like the iPhone 6 Plus.ReFlex uses a Flexible OLED display from LG, similar to some of the rollable screens recently shown at CES t...

Declining DSLR sales aren't enough to stop Canon from pumping out updated versions of its DSLR workhorse cameras.Canon's new prosumer EOS 80D is the successor to the 70D DSLR, a camera that made it ea...

Well, things just got a lot more interesting in the electric vehicle world. Aston Martin and Chinese company LeEco announced Wednesday evening that they were combining forces to create a new all-elect...

October 1963A wooden mockup of the Concorde nose and cockpit under construction at Filton factory in Bristol.Image: Keystone-France/Gamma-Keystone/Getty ImagesWhen, in 1947, the U.S. Air Force’s...

Following up on its use of 3D scanning to bring thousands of interactive 3D models to your computer, Sketchfab is taking a foray into the fourth dimension: time.In a collaboration with TimeSlice Films...

A federal court judge has ordered Apple to assist the FBI with unlocking an iPhone used by one of the attackers responsible for the December mass shooting in San Bernardino, California.Apple, for its ...

It's been five long months, but the new Google Chromecast and Chromecast Audio have finally landed in Australia.On Thursday, Google announced the products would be available to purchase Down Under. As...

Apple and the U.S. government are at odds over a federal judge's order to help the FBI unlock the iPhone of a gunman, who along with his wife killed 14 people in San Bernardino, California. But what i...

The encryption debate is once again heating up but tech companies are mostly remaining silentA judge ordered Apple to help the FBI hack into the iPhone of the San Bernardino shooter who killed 14 in D...

While most tech companies are staying silent as the encryption debate heats up once more in the wake of a judge ordering Apple to hack a mass shooter's iPhone, a handful have come out in support of th...

There are lots of ways for a couple to bond: Cooking together, traveling or even taking dance classes. However, this Florida couple from the website Drag Times just bonded over drag racing a Tesla Mod...

There are lots of ways for a couple to bond: Cooking together, traveling or even taking dance classes. However, this Florida couple from the website Drag Times just bonded over drag racing a Tesla Mod...

Lego has been cranking out Star Wars-themed sets for years, but the latest ones from the new Force Awakens film haven't been seen in its full glory until now.Photos and more on the Lego debut: https:/...

If I've ever had one complaint with the Jaguar F-TYPE sports Coupe (and Convertible) it is that it has never been fast enough. Wait. No, that's not it. It's that I can't afford one.Nevertheless, Jagua...

Forget the technology. If the FBI successfully forces Apple to create a new OS just to brute-force hack its own product, it’s the first step through a very dark one-way door — for all of u...

Sometimes, overcoming your hurdles just takes a bit of confidence — and perhaps a pickup truck.A video on Time Warner Cable News' website shows Chris Johnson, a welder from Byron, New York, usin...

The Pocket Piano by Critter and Guitari is a powerful synthesizer that you can play on the go. It's also the secret ingredient behind a lot of songs made by everyone from Taylor Swift to Bon Iver to O...

If you like all the features of Gmail but don’t want to go through the hassle of creating a whole new email address, now you can "Gmailify" your old email accounts.Google announced on Wednesday ...

Say goodbye to dirty dishes and hello to the food delivery vehicle of your dreams. SEE ALSO: The coolest kitchen gadgets of 2015The Edible Spoon Maker cooks spoons out of any dough you place...

Twitter’s GIF library is finally here.Following a limited testing of a new GIF button more than a week ago, Twitter announced it is rolling out its new GIF search feature to users on all platfor...

Donald Trump, the GOP frontrunner in this year's presidential race, aimed his colorful line of political commentary on Wednesday at a new target: Apple and its struggle to maintain the security of the...

Worst kept secret in tech doesn't even begin to describe the upcoming Samsung's Galaxy S7.After leaked images, specs, prices and other info (somehow, there's even a llama involved), now we've got the ...

Should tech companies provide governments with backdoors to their products, enabling them to bypass encryption and access people's personal data? Apple's answer is a resolute no. On Tuesday, Appl...

Instagram's popularity continues to grow, and the social network has started to roll out two-factor authentication to help prevent security breaches.Until now, logging into Instagram only required a u...

Instagram's popularity continues to grow, and the social network has started to roll out two-factor authentication to help prevent security breaches.Until now, logging into Instagram only required a u...

Monopoly fans: your days of fighting over who has to be the banker may soon be over.Hasbro showed off a new version that eliminates both the game's signature paper money and the banker position. In th...

Who doesn't want to get inspired while flying over the Pacific Ocean sipping a Bellini? Qantas flight QF73 is travelling from Sydney, Australia to San Francisco, California Wednesday afternoon packed ...

A little-known Indian company is launching the cheapest smartphone in the world today. The Freedom 251, manufactured by Ringing Bells, is priced at just Rs 251 (under $4). Affordable and feature-rich,...

3D printing has helped us make plastic knick knacks, phone cases, action figures and braces for broken arms. And now it can help make you a new ear.Researchers from Wake Forest Institute for Regenerat...

Scientists at the University of Southampton are offering a tantalizing look into a new type of technology that could be be the future of data storage.The new technology, dubbed "Superman memory crysta...

A judge ordered Apple Tuesday to help the FBI unlock the iPhone of a gunman who along with his wife killed 14 people in San Bernardino, California in December, even after Apple said months ago its han...

Mashable Transportation Reporter Nick Jaynes takes BMW's latest car out for a spin. The BMW M2 is the newest from the motorsports division, but can it live up to its legendary badge?Nick's full review...

Figuring out ways to innovate print magazines in the digital era can be tough, but Sports Illustrated may have cracked the code with its latest attempt: a virtual reality viewer built into the magazin...

The computer system of a Hollywood hospital is being held ransom for $3.4 million, according to BBC.The staff at Hollywood Presbyterian Medical Center has been offline for more than a week due to a &#...

I figure if you're thinking about the MINI Cooper Convertible, you're going to want to know about its fun-ness. I am pleased to report it is very much fun. That's because it takes the potent twee aspe...

"Trust the grip, Nick ... just trust it!" I shouted to myself as I threw the BMW M2 Coupe into the 90-degree Rainey Curve on the Laguna Seca racetrack at speeds well in excess of 90 mph.With a swift t...

NEW YORK — Soon a visit to the local toy store will feel like you've been transported to Silicon Valley.Selfie drones, virtual reality headsets and simulated art farms are just a few of the most...

Japan prides itself on making nearly every aspect of everyday living more convenient through technology, but we never could have seen this one coming: self-parking chairs! Posted to Nissan's YouTube p...

Update 2/16 4 p.m.A spokesperson for Instagram told Mashable that the bug has been fixed.Instagram’s new feature allowing multiple accounts comes with a caveat for Android users: there’s a...

Samsung might be having a little too much fun with the unveiling of its next flagship smartphone, the Galaxy S7.In its latest bit of pre-release hype, Samsung marched a llama by the name of Kuzco thro...

Imagine if you could leave the parameters of your desk and work from wherever you wanted in the world. Well thanks to the new HP Spectre x2, that dream is now closer than ever. The Spectre x2 is HP's ...

Need to read a web page but your hands are full? Don't fret, Siri is here to helpMashable Tech Correspondent Ray Wong shows you how to unlock the secret reading powers of your iPhone's most loyal pers...

An unfortunate iPhone rumor led some users to set the system date on their devices to 1970 in search of an Easter egg — resulting in a smartphone that doesn't work at all.Apple has acknowledged ...

NEW YORK — Mattel's ThingMaker was the original at-home maker device of the 1960s, but now the company is giving it a modern reboot, allowing kids to design their own toys within an app and then...

If you've been on an American Airlines flight recently and thought the Wi-Fi could have been better, the airline agrees with you.American filed a suit in district court in Texas last week, claiming it...

Apple Pay will launch in China on Thursday, Feb. 18, one of Apple's partner banks revealed on Chinese social media.A chatbot for the China Guangfa Bank disclosed the date on an official acco...

We've all been there: You have a song stuck in your head, but you don't know the lyrics, so you can't look it up.Soon, you'll be able to hum the tune into your Xiaomi phone — and hopefully, it w...

In this week's Plugged In, Mashable Tech Correspondent Ray Wong takes the VirZOOM virtual reality bike for a spin, with some mixed results. Read more...More about Bike, Technology, Virtual, Virtual Re...

An Indian handset maker is ready to launch the country's cheapest smartphone under Rs 500 ($7), which could be a game changer in one of the world's fastest growing smartphone markets. Called Freedom 2...

NEW YORK – With Apple sponsoring this year’s Met Gala, it was only expected that the Cupertino-based company would be in charge of the music as well. On Monday’s Metropolitan Museum ...

We're still a few years away from the average person embracing a fully-connected smart home, but Barbie is an early adopter. Mattel unveiled at the 2016 International Toy Fair in New York City The Hel...

NEW YORK – With Apple sponsoring this year’s Met Gala, it was only expected that the Cupertino-based company would be in charge of the music as well. On Monday’s Metropolitan Museum ...

Following smartphone teasers from LG, and Samsung, Lenovo decided it doesn't want to be left behind. On Friday, a company Twitter account posted a teaser image of an upcoming smartphone, schedule...

NEW YORK — All eyes may be on the new Star Wars: The Force Awakens Lego sets at the 2016 Toy Fair this week, but that's not the only Lego franchise that'll set off your geek radar.Lego is showin...

Smartphone manufacturers usually have one or two high-end models (often called "flagships"), several mid-range devices, which are just like flagships, only with overall weaker specs, and a few entry-l...

Phone company giveth, customers taketh.Australian telecommunications company Telstra made good on a promise on Sunday, giving mobile customers a day of free data as part of an apology for the outages ...

A seemingly playful Twitter rant from Kanye West on Sunday that vaguely suggested that he wanted $1 billion from Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg turned out to be the truthHours after posting the original m...

You already know it's Valentine's Day and, if you're lucky, you got to spend it with your true love. But you might not realize that it's also the birthday of one very special woman, er, replicant R...

NEW YORK — Lego has been cranking out Star Wars-themed sets for years, but the latest ones from the new Force Awakens film haven't been seen in its full glory until now.Lego is showing off scene...

Smartphone manufacturers usually have one or two high-end models (often called "flagships"), several mid-range devices, which are just like flagships, only with overall weaker specs, and a few entry-l...

Phone company giveth, customers taketh.Australian telecommunications company Telstra made good on a promise on Sunday, giving mobile customers a day of free data as part of an apology for the outages ...

It can be difficult trying to develop friendships when you're an adult. There's no school recess forcing you make friends.New app Hey! Vina is a Tinder-like app that lets women swipe their way to...

You already know it's Valentine's Day and, if you're lucky, you got to spend it with your true love. But you might not realize that it's also the birthday of one very special woman, er, replicant R...

A seemingly playful Twitter rant from Kanye West on Sunday that vaguely suggested that he wanted $1 billion from Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg turned out to be the truthHours after posting the original m...

You already know it's Valentine's Day and, if you're lucky, you got to spend it with your true love. But you might not realize that it's also the birthday of one very special woman, er, replicant R...

People love physical books. They even prefer them over ebooks. Studies say this and bibliophiles believe it.But it’s just not true. Ebooks, whether on an ereader, an iPad or a smartphone, are a ...

NEW YORK — Drones have been a hot but controversial topic in the tech space for quite some time, but following the trend of whatever's popular among adults — from cars to mobile devices &#...

NEW YORK — Lego has been cranking out Star Wars-themed sets for years, but the latest ones from the new Force Awakens film haven't been seen in its full glory until now.Lego is showing off scene...

With Twitter rolling out its biggest timeline change yet and Facebook hitting a roadblock on its Free Basics initiative, you may have missed some of this week's best new appsSee also: The 100 best iPh...

You get home from a long day of work, plop down on the couch and reach for the nearest gadget. For some of us that’s the phone, for others a tablet, and more and more often that’s a Chrome...

NEW YORK — Whether you’re a kid or a kid at heart, you can never be too old for toys.With the 2016 International Toy Fair in town this weekend, Mashable was treated to a preview of some of...

NEW YORK — Barbie received a dose of body proportion reality last month when parent company Mattel announced three new body types would be coming to the iconic doll later this year.But at the 20...

In recent days, some Gmail users have been wondering and worrying about new emails popping up in their inboxes with a new unlocked iconHave no fear. As we mentioned on Tuesday, this is just Google's w...

NEW YORK — "Hello, Dreamhouse. Bring the elevator down to the first floor." We're still a few years away from the average person embracing a fully-connected smart home, but Barbie is an early ad...

NEW YORK — "Hello, Dreamhouse. Bring the elevator down to the first floor." We're still a few years away from the average person embracing a fully-connected smart home, but Barbie is an early ad...

We've seen the record-setting Rubik's Cube puzzle-solving by human and machine, but a new version of the cube hopes to set a different kind of record: the biggest, fully functional Rubik's Cube ever.T...

If you accept the axiom “opposites attract” then it stands to reason that, often, one person in a relationship is the technophile while the other is the technophobe. I’m betting that...

The smart ring is here, but is it a fashion faux-pas or tech masterpiece? Mashable Fashion Reporter Noelle Sciacca tries out a smart ring from Ringly and gives you her insights. Read more...More about...

We love them, we hate them. And they expect us to walk how many steps a day? Please.Seventeen Fitbit users confessed their complicated feelings for their activity trackers on the Whisper app.See also:...

It wasn’t pretty. The first version of Apple Maps, a product that took the acquisition of three digital mapping companies to create, had more issues than most users could count. It was next-leve...

Your phone vibrations are pretty important. Did you know you could customize your iPhone vibrations so you’ll know when mom is calling or bae is texting? Well, you can and it's fantastic. Read m...

What if instead of going out to cast our votes at the polls, the U.S. chose its presidential primary winners with Facebook likes? In that case, Ben Carson would be up against Bernie Sanders come Novem...

Apple is in the hot seat once again in a patent infringement case.A haptic technology company has filed a series of complaints against Apple for infringing on patents related to the 3D Touch and Force...

Children of the '80s are about to get a major case of the feels: Cabbage Patch Kids are coming back.The iconic toy getting a high-tech reboot that meets kids how they play today: It's loaded with tiny...

Children of the '80s are about to get a major case of the feels: Cabbage Patch Kids are coming back.The iconic toy getting a high-tech reboot that meets kids how they play today: It's loaded with tiny...

How long are we going to believe Google when it says it doesn't want to be a car manufacturer?See also: Faraday Future's 1,000-horsepower concept car should make Tesla very, very nervousThe tech giant...

The current state of virtual reality isn't elegant. There are headsets like Samsung's Gear VR and Google Cardboard that require a smartphone. Then there are the beefier VR headsets like the Oculus Rif...

Samsung's flagship phones come with a premium price tag, and that's not likely to change this yearThe starting price for the Samsung Galaxy S6 at launch was $199 with a contract and around $700 w...

Imagine a world without buffering, a world where downloading HD movies takes less than one second, a world where your favorite web pages load before you even take your finger off the enter button. Don...

Well, that's slightly out of character. Mercedes-Benz's truck line, Sprinter, just revealed a new concept van at the Chicago Auto Show that looks more fitting in Jurassic Park than it does in a utilit...

After raking in nearly $2 billion, Star Wars: The Force Awakens is easily one of the biggest and most successful movies of all time. It's biggest star? Well that depends on who you ask. Daisy Ridley i...

Uber may be about to owe a lot of users moneyThe ride-sharing service announced a $28.5 million class action settlement proposal Thursday in response to lawsuits by riders alleging its "Safe Ride Fee"...

It's been a tough week for Twitter and Facebook.Twitter announced a new algorithmic timeline and endured the predictable backlash that followed. It also posted some of its worst numbers ever in an ear...

For retro gaming fans, the Internet Archive is the gift that keeps on giving.Last year, the Archive started hosting thousands of DOS classics, all playable in the web browser. On Wednesday, the Archiv...

Who says you can't have it all? With BMW's new 760i xDrive, you get M Performance components, a raucous V12 and a sumptuous but techie interior.See also: Faraday Future's 1,000-horsepower concept car ...

It's time to upgrade your texting game by unlocking this secret emoticon keyboard. Over 100 new faces await you. Read more...More about Mobile, Iphone, Texting, Emoticons, and Tech...

Toyota's 2017 Tacoma TRD Pro gives the joys of distinctive but burly off-road gear and attitude, without the sacrifice in comfort or warranty coverage of a truck tricked-out in the aftermarket.See als...

Online dating went mainstream years ago, but new research suggests the amount of young adults looking for love on the Internet has grown threefold since 2013.The young adult demographic — ages 1...

Simon, the classic memory-based toy from your childhood that tasks you with following color patterns, is getting a very modern update.Parent company Hasbro is introducing its latest version of the gam...

NEW YORK — We've already seen the crowded field of LED wearables at CES, as such products try to find their places in the fashion universe. But most fall flat for one major reason: The...

We ask a lot of our phones today — video streaming, video calling, virtual reality — and we expect the network to keep up. The problem: There's only so much spectrum in the airwaves for da...

Relax. Twitter's new Timeline algorithm is pretty tame.Nearly 24 hours after Twitter first announced a new Twitter Timeline option to load "Best Tweets First" on your Twitter timeline, followed by you...

NEW YORK — Printers are no longer just for homework assignments. When you hear the word "Epson," visions of swag don't really dance in your head. Well, the electronics company has deci...

Over 100 million people have downloaded Tinder since its inception in 2012. Now it seems singles are more interested in spending their days swiping left or right on their phones than actually meeting ...

In this Ask A Dev, web developer David Dulak explains why iOS engineers aren't the only ones who have fallen in love with all the helpful features in iOS 9.If you're a web developer looking to give yo...

Facebook has withdrawn its Free Basics service from India, after the country's telecom regulator banned discriminatory pricing for different data services on Feb. 8. The decision has been a huge setba...

Adobe Flash's death march continues. Google announced Tuesday that beginning June 30, display ads built in Flash can no longer be uploaded to AdWords or DoubleClick Digital Marketing — it's two ...

Oct. 16, 1903Alexander Graham Bell kisses his wife Mabel Hubbard Gardiner Bell inside a tetrahedral framework.Image: Library of CongressIn 1899, Alexander Graham Bell, famous for inventing the telepho...

Gasoline is cheap again, and high-riding, truck-based SUVs are making a resurgence. The latest in the large SUV revival is the 2017 Nissan Armada. With its big V8 engine, truck frame and boxy body, it...

If what you're trying to convey is best said with a lamington, then there's a new emoji keyboard here to help you out.It's called the Aussie Emoji Keyboard, and it features more than 40 Australian-the...

How do you generate interest in one of the most boring sectors of tech? Add zombies, of courseThat's what Amazon Web Services did earlier this week when it updated its Terms of Service with a ...

When Reddit user David Trinidad looked at his wife's Fitbit data and noticed her heart rate was well above normal, he posted his concerns on the popular message-board site"I'm not sure if something is...

Tesla Motors' earnings weren’t spectacular, but it set a solid date for unveiling the Model 3: March 31st. However, we likely won't see all of it — maybe as little as the exterior design. ...

Betrayal! That's what some Twitter users felt on Wednesday when the company rolled out its long-rumored timeline changes, just days after CEO Jack Dorsey attempted to calm user concernsSee also: Twitt...

There wasn't a big switch. Twitter's new timeline didn't just appear after it was announced on Wednesday the site would officially get a "Show Me Best Tweets First" design based on relevancy, rather t...

And Americans thought they had big tires. Meet the Sherp all-terrain vehicle (ATV): The Russian truck that's so tough it can drive straight through a forest, crushing everything in its path, and even ...

Google says it doesn't want to be a car manufacturer. But it never said anything about being a truck-maker.See also: Google is testing wireless charging for its self-driving cars, report saysAs first ...

The pre-order period for the long-awaited Oculus Rift virtual reality headset kicked off last month, an order window that was quickly stampeded by enthusiast buyers, resulting in the device's immediat...

Chevy finally has the track package for the all-new Camaro you've been waiting for. It's called the 1LE. And while that moniker won't grab your attention, it more than makes up for it with performance...

Flying a drone isn’t easy. Standing in the middle of 24 drones and not getting whacked in the head is almost impossible — until it isn’t.In Marco Tempest’s new video, the cyber...

Mashable's Sam Sheffer shows you how to use your iPhone's low power mode in order to save battery. Let us finally put this life struggle to rest. Read more...More about Tricks, Cellphones, Iphones, Te...

If you've ever wanted to prove your superior knowledge of GIFs, there's a new game that's everything you've been waiting for.GIF Battle, developed by New York-based app developers Postlight, lets two ...

Forget about robot friends. Robit wants to be your robot servant.The new bot from the eponymous Robit officially launched its Indiegogo campaign on Wednesday, hoping to generate enough interest for a ...

Samsung will officially unveil the Galaxy S7 on Feb. 21 at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona. But thanks to newly leaked photos, the world will have already seen it.We've already heard Samsung's next...

Hollywood has already started to embrace virtual reality as a new way to tell stories, with a number of VR studios popping up in Los Angeles in recent monthsNow, one of the premiere film festivals in ...

May 11, 1997Spectators watch a broadcast of the final, decisive game in the rematch between Garry Kasparov and the IBM computer Deep Blue.Image: STAN HONDA/AFP/Getty ImagesChess is mental torture.Garr...

A trilingual robot is helping travelers at Tokyo's Haneda Airport.The humanoid NAO robot is about two feet tall, comes from France and will provide flight and weather information in Japanese...

How do you generate interest in one of the most boring sectors of tech? Add zombies, of courseThat's what Amazon Web Services did earlier this week when it updated its Terms of Service with a ...

Twitter's new algorithms have arrivedThe company pushed out an update Wednesday that makes its much-talked-about timeline redesign official. The new feature, which is live on Twitter's app and website...

As is customary, LG is slowly dripping bits and pieces of info about the upcoming LG G5 flagship phone, scheduled to be unveiled just before Mobile World Congress in Barcelona on Feb. 21.On Wednesday,...

India's ban on Facebook's Free Basics has provoked a range of responses, from CEO Mark Zuckerberg's disappointed reaction to World Wide Web founder Tim Berners-Lee's supportive tweet for net neutralit...

Opera's search for a buyer may soon come to an end, with a generous offer from a group of Chinese companies.The 20-year-old Norwegian company is perhaps known best for its web browser, and announced t...

As smart and self-driving vehicles gain more momentum, the technologies around detection systems improve and become more reliable. And as humans who occasionally cross streets, who wouldn’t want...

If you regularly have 50 cents left over from your daily coffee purchase, you could be doing more with it than simply tossing it in a jar with all your other shrapnel.The fintech app, Acorns, which of...

Amazon just released a new, free video game engine for developers called Lumberyard. Although it seems like an odd match-up — an online retailer launching a game engine — Lumberyard is a f...

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has ruled that Google's self-driving systems legally qualify as a driver under federal law.See also: Google is testing wireless charging for its self...

The Tesla Model 3 won't be the first mass-market, long-range electric vehicle to hit the market. That prize goes to the Chevy Bolt. However, the Model 3 could be the least expensive.See also: Faraday ...

The Tesla Model 3 won't be the first mass-market, long-range electric vehicle to hit the market. That prize goes to the Chevy Bolt. However, the Model 3 could be the least expensive.See also: Faraday ...

If your home is filled with music, it may also be full of togetherness, happiness — and a little more sex.These are the none-too-surprising results of a new study sponsored by Sonos and supporte...

At least one U.S. law firm is looking into bringing a class-action lawsuit against Apple over the "Error 53" issue affecting certain iPhone owners.Seattle-based law firm PCVA is investigating a potent...

The idea of self-driving cars is to take drivers completely out of the picture, both for safety and comfort.However, it wouldn't make a lot of sense to ride to work in a steering wheel-less self-drivi...

If you had your heart set on the mid-range 85-kilo-Watt-hour Model S, I have some bad news: Tesla Motors has officially ended production of that power level.See also: Bentley working on Tesla-trouncin...

Talk to an owner or fan of the Tesla automobile brand and you'll soon realize that you're talking to someone who believes they're pioneering the future. And they might be right.If they are right, then...

It's a tiny change on a relatively small social network. Still, the ability to edit a Vine caption after you post your six-second video represents a break from parent company Twitter, where users have...

Danielle Trofe is a Brooklyn-based designer who recently launched a series of pendant and table lamps that are made from mushroom mycelium, a versatile and sustainable material. Trofe grows the lampsh...

It's hard to remember, but things looked good for Facebook's ambitions in India last fall."India has 600,000 villages, and most people get scared when they hear this number. My vision is to connect th...

Mashable Tech Correspondent Christina Warren goes through four tips to help you unlock secret shortcuts on your iPhone. Read more...More about Iphone, Christina Warren, Ios, Tech, and Gadgets...

Forget Google Glass. Contact lenses could be used to browse the web and even monitor your health in the future.Scientists have a proof of concept of a conductive polymer film coating that can transfor...

Some things things in this world are creepier than robots. Cockroaches, for example. They are the virtually un-killable.Now, naturally, they are inspiring a new kind of robot.See also: Big study predi...

In honor of Safer Internet Day, an annual online, worldwide promotion of safe Internet practices (particularly with regard to children), Google is giving away more storage on Google DriveSEE ALSO: Goo...

Sunday's Super Bowl is already a distant memory for some, but for family members of an athlete aspiring to one day make it to the big game, recent concerns related to chronic traumatic encephalopathy ...

Sunday's Super Bowl is already a distant memory for some, but for family members of an athlete aspiring to one day make it to the big game, recent concerns related to chronic traumatic encephalopathy ...

The idea of self-driving cars is to take drivers completely out of the picture, both for safety and comfort.However, it wouldn't make a lot of sense to ride to work in a steering wheel-less self-drivi...

3D printers for the home haven’t quite taken off the way everyone expected them to, but the technology is finding some new life in an ever-growing variety of 3D printing pens.These pens take the...

We all need security, whether for keeping an eye on your house when you’re gone, making sure nobody rifles through your files or opens up your laptop after you leave work, or just seeing if your...

We may never know exactly what Twitter planned to do with its timelines before #RIPTwitter became the most popular hashtag on the beleaguered service, but we do know this: The much talked about experi...

If you're scratching your head and looking at this new Ferrari sideways saying, "I feel like I've seen this before," your eyes aren't deceiving you. This, the new Ferrari GTC4 Lusso, isn't exactly all...

The mobility scooter your grandparents ride around the house and the supermarket top out at around 10 mph — if they're lucky. This one, though, just did 107.6 mph.Built in just six months by mec...

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg has responded to the news that India's telecom regulator has banned the company's Free Basics program.Free Basics, which began as part of Facebook's Internet.org project, ...

Australian scientists hope a device about the size of a matchstick will one day help people with spinal cord injuries get back on their feet.The device, a stent-electrode recording array or stentrode,...

Tesla has shaken up the luxury sedan market so much, Bentley is reportedly considering joining in with an EV of its own.See also: Faraday Future's 1,000-horsepower concept car should make Tesla very, ...

Instagram is finally supporting one of its most requested featuresThe photo-sharing app announced Monday that Instagram users will begin to see support for multiple accounts appear in its iOS and Andr...

Are you missing Popcorn Time, the now-defunct, mostly illegal site that let you stream movies for free, directly from your browser? Well, we've got good and bad news. Thanks to a new software called T...

We all need security, whether for keeping an eye on your house when you’re gone, making sure nobody rifles through your files or opens up your laptop after you leave work, or just seeing if your...

This story is developing...Around midday Tuesday, social media began to light up with customers of Australia's largest telecommunications company, Telstra, complaining their mobile and Internet servic...

A nationwide Telstra outage Tuesday was caused by "embarrassing human error," according to Kate McKenzie, the company's chief operations officer.Around midday Tuesday, social media began to light up w...

Amid the speculations already swirling around Apple’s iPhone announcement next month, here's another rumor to tack onto the growing listA new report suggests the 4-inch iPhone, a likely successo...

If you've only got 24 hours to find a Valentine's Day date, these online dating tips could help.Dating app Hinge looked at 5,000 users who exchanged information within one day of initiating conversati...

We may never know exactly what Twitter planned to do with its timelines before #RIPTwitter became the most popular hashtag on the beleaguered service, but we do know this: The much talked about experi...

If you're scratching your head and looking at this new Ferrari sideways saying, "I feel like I've seen this before," your eyes aren't deceiving you. This, the new Ferrari GTC4 Lusso, isn't exactly all...

The mobility scooter your grandparents ride around the house and the supermarket top out at around 10 mph — if they're lucky. This one, though, just did 107.6 mph.Built in just six months by mec...

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg has responded to the news that India's telecom regulator has banned the company's Free Basics program.Free Basics, which began as part of Facebook's Internet.org project, ...

Instagram is finally supporting one of its most requested featuresThe photo-sharing app announced Monday that Instagram users will begin to see support for multiple accounts appear in its iOS and Andr...

Are you missing Popcorn Time, the now-defunct, mostly illegal site that let you stream movies for free, directly from your browser? Well, we've got good and bad news. Thanks to a new software called T...

Amid the speculations already swirling around Apple’s iPhone announcement next month, here's another rumor to tack onto the growing listA new report suggests the 4-inch iPhone, a likely successo...

If you've only got 24 hours to find a Valentine's Day date, these online dating tips could help.Dating app Hinge looked at 5,000 users who exchanged information within one day of initiating conversati...

I've never seen an action figure quite like Hasbro's Star Wars InteracTech Stormtrooper.Standing 12 inches tall, the Stormtrooper looks like any regular ol' action figure. It's made of stiff plastic a...

We've featured a number of ways to save battery life on your smartphone before, but there may be an easier way to get up to 20% more juice on your iPhone: Stop using the Facebook app.Following Android...

In a significant move, India's telecom regulator has banned the differential pricing for different kinds of data according to the principles of net neutrality. This implies that zero-rating initiative...

UPDATE, Feb. 8, 2016, 1:54 p.m. EST: A Venmo spokesperson responded to Mashable’s request for additional information regarding the service outage on Sunday following the Super Bowl:So you though...

So you thought the dabbing quarterback with the million-dollar smile, Cam Newton, was going to win, huh? Well now, if you put your money where your mouth was — that is, you made a bet on th...

Turtles don't really need shoes. Their webbed, clawed feet allow them to move around easily, regardless of terrain. Anthropomorphic turtles who battle New York City criminals using ninjutsu, on the ot...

Amazon aired its first-ever Super Bowl commercial on Sunday night to shine the spotlight on its Amazon Echo, a part-speaker, part-smart-home gadget. When actor Alec Baldwin asks voice assistant Alexa ...

Most who have followed the career of Facebook co-founder Mark Zuckerberg have seen his impressive Mandarin Chinese language skills on display. But he so rarely trots those skills out that it's a ...

Back in January, we reported that recent job postings indicating that Google was likely developing its own virtual reality headsetNow, just two weeks later, a new report claims to have confirmation th...

It's been a big week for Facebook.The social networking giant turned 12 and unveiled a few very cool features to celebrate the milestoneSee also: How Facebook's fake holiday took over TwitterOn this e...

All the hashtag angst and insider commentary regarding Twitter's potential timeline changes finally came to a head on Saturday, forcing the company's CEO, Jack Dorsey to finally weigh in on the matter...

The devastation wrought by the earthquake in Taiwan early Saturday morning has been captured on video and in numerous photos, but a few locals have enhanced the world's view of the disaster by posting...

With Facebook's Friends Day videos taking over social media and reports that Twitter may be getting close to one of its biggest changes yet, you may have missed some of this week's best new apps.See a...

The Twitter community went into a virtual hyperventilating freakout on Friday when reports surfaced that the company might be planning on changing the way tweets are displayed (from reverse chronologi...

The prospect of a Twitter timeline determined not by date but by some arbitrary algorithm has me questioning my devotion to the now decade-old platform.And I'm not the only oneIn an exquisite piece of...

The Super Bowl is a long American tradition of brute force meeting skill on the gridiron as the world waits to see who will emerge victoriousBut in our newly tech-powered mediascape, how exactly will ...

The Twitter community went into a virtual hyperventilating freakout on Friday when reports surfaced that the company might be planning on changing the way tweets are displayed (from reverse chronologi...

The prospect of a Twitter timeline determined not by date but by some arbitrary algorithm has me questioning my devotion to the now decade-old platform.And I'm not the only oneIn an exquisite piece of...

The Super Bowl is a long American tradition of brute force meeting skill on the gridiron as the world waits to see who will emerge victoriousBut in our newly tech-powered mediascape, how exactly will ...

Jerry Seinfeld will be sending 16 Porsches from his own collection to the bidding block on March 11 at the Amelia Island Auction held by Gooding & Company.See also: Arnold Schwarzenegger's Mercede...

Twitter's most controversial change yet may be a lot closer than we thought.The company plans to formally roll out a redesigned version of its timeline in the near future, possibly next week, accordin...

Not only is the DeLorean Motor Company producing all-new DeLoreans, it has also produced a commercial.See also: Matt LeBlanc to co-host 'Top Gear'Set in a very scenic desert, the commercial shows a ma...

If you're a North Carolina or Denver native, try to keep your phone in your pocket on Sunday. Just in case.People in the home states of losing Super Bowl teams request smartphone repairs almost 200% m...

Thousands of iPhone users have been left with bricked devices after having their home buttons repaired by non-Apple authorized technicians.The Guardian on Friday reported on the issue, known as "Error...

Mashable's transportation reporter Nick Jaynes tried out Uber puppies and weighs in on their cuteness. Investigative journalism is a tough job, especially when it involves unpredictable animals like p...

Jerry Seinfeld will be sending 16 Porsches from his own collection to the bidding block on March 11 at the Amelia Island Auction held by Gooding & Company.See also: Arnold Schwarzenegger's Mercede...

If you live in China and you've been on WeChat, there's a decent chance you've come across or at least heard of chatty teenager named Xiaoice.Xiaoice is a good listener who sometimes offers encouragem...

When is an electric car not an electric car? When it's a three-wheeled motorcycleMashable's transportation reporter Nick Jaynes took the Arcimoto SRK electric motorcycle for a spin in Venice, Californ...

Twitter's most controversial change yet may be a lot closer than we thought.The company plans to formally roll out a redesigned version of its timeline in the near future, possibly next week, accordin...

Not only is the DeLorean Motor Company producing all-new DeLoreans, it has also produced a commercial.See also: Matt LeBlanc to co-host 'Top Gear'Set in a very scenic desert, the commercial shows a ma...

Carolina Panthers outside linebacker Thomas Davis broke his arm in the game leading up to the Super Bowl. But that doesn’t mean he will be sitting on the bench for the championship game this Sun...

Sorry, technophiles. While the world may be going digital, when it comes to reading, regular books are here to stay.In a new study conducted by American University linguistics professor Naomi Baron, r...

Sorry, technophiles. While the world may be going digital, when it comes to reading, regular books are here to stay.In a new study conducted by American University linguistics professor Naomi Baron, r...

In this Ask A Dev, iOS Engineer Sam Stigler shares his enthusiasm for Apple's surprisingly robust "minor" iOS update, 9.3. You'll feel the same once he finishes rattling off all the enhanced features....

One feature noticeably missing from Instagram — the lack of support for switching among multiple accounts — may not be an area for complaint anymore.The feature is already live on iOS for ...

Oral Roberts University, a Christian school in Tulsa, Oklahoma, announced in early January that all its first-year students must wear Fitbits, a fitness tracker that monitors a person's physical activ...

More than a year after Nintendo announced it was developing a fun game-y spin on sleep tracking gadgets, the company is putting the initiative on hold indefinitely.Nintendo originally planned to launc...

If you're a North Carolina or Denver native, try to keep your phone in your pocket on Sunday. Just in case.People in the home states of losing Super Bowl teams request smartphone repairs almost 200% m...

Mashable's transportation reporter Nick Jaynes tried out Uber puppies and weighs in on their cuteness. Investigative journalism is a tough job, especially when it involves unpredictable animals like p...

If you live in China and you've been on WeChat, there's a decent chance you've come across or at least heard of chatty teenager named Xiaoice.Xiaoice is a good listener who sometimes offers encouragem...

Dick Tracy would be proud: A new Android Wear update, announced Thursday, lets smartwatch users make calls only by using their watch, provided it has a microphone and a speakerUntil now, it was only p...

Sorry, technophiles. While the world may be going digital, when it comes to reading, regular books are here to stay.In a new study conducted by American University linguistics professor Naomi Baron, r...

In this Ask A Dev, iOS Engineer Sam Stigler shares his enthusiasm for Apple's surprisingly robust "minor" iOS update, 9.3. You'll feel the same once he finishes rattling off all the enhanced features....

One feature noticeably missing from Instagram — the lack of support for switching among multiple accounts — may not be an area for complaint anymore.The feature is already live on iOS for ...

Oral Roberts University, a Christian school in Tulsa, Oklahoma, announced in early January that all its first-year students must wear Fitbits, a fitness tracker that monitors a person's physical activ...

Tesla's Summon feature, which lets you call upon the car to unpark itself out of the garage and arrive at your doorstep, is cool enough by itself, but it's infinitely more cooler when you do it from a...

Just like America's current generation of hipsters, Google's self-driving project is moving to the Pacific Northwest.See also: This strange-looking EV is powered by something called 'electrolyte fuel'...

The dreaded cracked iPhone screen may soon become a thing of the pastUntil recently, Apple Retail stores have accepted only undamaged older iPhone models for upgrade credit through the company's Reuse...

If you spent any time on Facebook Thursday, chances are your News Feed was filled with Friends Day videos.The videos, which were similar to the social network's end of year videos, were rolled out Thu...

We already know that Elon Musk is the king of electric cars. He's gunning to become the king of electric planes, too.The CEO of Tesla Motors and SpaceX spoke at the Hyperloop Pod Competition this week...

The Obama administration wants to make transportation not only more eco-friendly but also safer. And it wants oil companies to help pay for the transition.See also: This strange-looking EV is powered ...

Video: Mark Andrew BoyerWithout the original Star Trek television series, which first aired almost 50 years ago, there would be no “Next Generation,” no “original cast movies,”...

SAN FRANCISCO — Visa is looking to take on Silicon Valley payments companies like Stripe and is turning to developers to jumpstart its efforts.The company launched a far-reaching developer platf...

SAN FRANCISCO — Visa is looking to take on Silicon Valley payments companies like PayPal and is turning to developers to jumpstart its efforts.The company launched a far-reaching developer platf...

Just like America's current generation of hipsters, Google's self-driving project is moving to the Pacific Northwest.See also: This strange-looking EV is powered by something called 'electrolyte fuel'...

If you spent any time on Facebook Thursday, chances are your News Feed was filled with Friends Day videos.The videos, which were similar to the social network's end of year videos, were rolled out Thu...

We already know that Elon Musk is the king of electric cars. He's gunning to become the king of electric planes, too.The CEO of Tesla Motors and SpaceX spoke at the Hyperloop Pod Competition this week...

The Obama administration wants to make transportation not only more eco-friendly but also safer. And it wants oil companies to help pay for the transition.See also: This strange-looking EV is powered ...

In honor of its 12th birthday, Facebook has calculated the degrees of separation between you and every other person on the websiteWith a total of 1.59 billion users on the site, it's mind blowing just...

SAN FRANCISCO — Visa is looking to take on Silicon Valley payments companies like PayPal and is turning to developers to jumpstart its efforts.The company launched a far-reaching developer platf...

GoPro announced it is discontinuing its older series of cameras alongside a pretty negative financial report for 2015The report describes an unexpected $57 million hit to the company’s revenues ...

Twitter users may soon see more GIFs in their newsfeed, thanks to a dedicated button the company is quietly testing.It appears the social network is currently working on a GIF button that would allow ...

iRobot is officially out of the military.The 26-year-old robotics company sold the defense portion of its business to Arlington Capital Partners for $46 million on Thursday. While the deal will take a...

Echo, Amazon's voice-controlled, wireless home speaker, can now play your Spotify tunesThe new feature, available for Spotify Premium subscribers in the U.S., lets you ask Amazon's virtual assistant, ...

There are a lot of wacky electric vehicles out there. Nothing is quite like the QUANTiNO from nanoFlowcell.It's not just distinctive because of its yellow paint, round body lines or hypnotic wheels. T...

One of China's largest web companies suffered a massive hacking attack last year, its owner said Thursday. Hackers managed to gain access to 20.59 million user accounts on Taobao.The attack on China's...

To prove its toughness, Ford is taking its 2017 Ford Raptor desert racing.See also: Faraday Future's 1,000-horsepower concept car should make Tesla very, very nervousEntering the 2016 Best in the Dese...

In June 2015, Samsung showed off an intriguing concept: The company attached a large screen onto the back of a semi-truck, showing the road ahead to drivers behind the truckNow, the company is getting...

It's happened to all of us: You're trying to find a download link for some freeware app, and the three largest buttons on the site that say "download" are all fake. Click on any of those, and your com...

May 28, 1918French troops use flamethrowers to flush out German positions in the town of Cantigny, France.Image: The Print Collector/Print Collector/Getty ImagesThough projected incendiary weapons suc...

Facebook just turned 12 (yes, it's okay if that makes you feel super old.) This year, the social network is marking the milestone, which it has dubbed "Friends Day," with a new personalized video feat...

Sometimes you want four hot, tasty dumplings, and you want them delivered to the office so you can enjoy a sad desk lunch — just you, and the one hundred Internet tabs you have open.So many del...

Koya and Kona, a pair of robotic arms, are the top chefs at Toyako Ramen in China. One is in charge of boiling the noodles, the other is in charge of the soup. They work together and can finish making...

The excitement around the Tesla electric vehicle, and all the innovation it delivers, is rapidly being matched by the interest in the company's battery solution, the Tesla PowerwallNow, in a recent ap...

Apple Watch will be heading to six countries next week, including Israel, Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar and Greece.The expansion was first picked up by 9to5 Mac, which spotted the listings on the Apple...

Over the last couple of decades, the GPS ankle bracelet has quietly become a common technology that most U.S. citizens accept as a part of "house arrest" legal judgments. But would we be so accep...

The Scion brand is no more. Well, at least, soon it won't be.On Wednesday morning, Scion announced that, starting in August, all 2017 model year Scion models will be sold as rebadged Toyotas. The FR-S...

The successor to the Sony A6000, one of the best-selling mirrorless cameras and Mashable's best camera of 2014, is finally here.Sony's A6300 largely resembles the A6000, but it now comes with even mor...

It takes just 26 pounds of hardware to get Steven Sanchez walking again. He lost the use of his legs more than a decade ago in a BMX biking accident. Now Sanchez serves as test pilot for an innovative...

Miitomo is the first of five announced mobile releases from Nintendo and DeNA, and it's coming to Android and iOS in March.Less a game and more a platform for social interactions, Miito...

How resistant is Apple Watch to impact? Apparently, not resistant enough for Apple to replace it if its glass cracks under standard warrantyGareth Cross, 32, from Aberystwyth, UK, found that out the h...

OK, we get it. Makers of fitness trackers now recognize that, for the most part, the majority of products in this category are clunky. No matter how hard the company tries to disguise wearable tech, y...

If we had to deduct points for the iPhone 6/6S design, we'd probably do it for that unsightly camera bump on the backInstead of lining up with the phone's surface, the camera lens protrudes a few mill...

Looks like the cat is out of the bagEarlier this week, Samsung sent out a typically cryptic invite for its next Unpacked event on Feb. 21 in Barcelona, without actually disclosing the names of the dev...

Instead of just hanging up every time “Sharon, your local Google specialist” calls, one person decided to create an artificial intelligence that is as effective at wasting telemarketers...

Microsoft may be closing in on another massive deal for another popular productivity app.The company is reportedly close to acquiring SwiftKey, a London-based company that makes the popular keyboard a...

Update, 2:03 a.m. ET Wed: The deal has been confirmed by both companiesMicrosoft may be closing in on another massive deal for another popular productivity app.The company is reportedly close to acqui...

Twenty one years ago this August, the Windows 95 operating system launched to great fanfare around the world.Now you can relive those heady days with a Windows 95 emulator that runs in your browser. B...

Zagg, the smartphone accessory company, has agreed to buy Mophie for $100 million, both companies confirmed Tuesday.Zagg makes a range of smartphone accessories, including a line of screen protectors ...

Typically, when a carmaker unveils a new model, it reveals most — if not all — of the details about the carBut not Tesla MotorsElon Musk doesn't intend to reveal everything about the mass-...

Ford's all-new supercar, the 2017 GT, will go on sale later this year. However, it won't be like a Focus — you won't be able to just turn up to the dealer and hope to drive away in one. It's goi...

Google is on a virtual reality tear to start off 2016In addition to all the other VR news from the company in recent weeks there's now talk of plans to introduce live, 360-degree video to YouTube....

Microsoft is busy prepping HoloLens, its augmented reality headset, for developer and commercial clients, but that doesn't stop it from dreaming of a distant future, where regular people wear the head...

Microsoft is busy prepping HoloLens, its augmented reality headset, for developer and commercial clients, but that doesn't stop it from dreaming of a distant future, where regular people wear the head...

Apple filed a patent on Tuesday for multi-touch surfaces with touch-free proximity sensors, which means we could see Apple devices with gesture-based input in the future.The patent, which you can view...

Twitter just made a major change to the way tweets appear on its website: clicking on a tweet now opens a separate separate window within your timeline. The window appears for any tweet, but it will a...

When you’re looking for viruses on your computer, the typical scanner pores over your hard drive for malicious files, programs or bits of code, examining each item to make sure there’s not...

Picking up your smartphone while behind the wheel of your car is illegal in many states. That doesn't mean, however, you won't want to experience the music and news streaming from apps on your phone.E...

The reports of malfunctioning hoverboards exploding have become so frequent that it's no longer a surprise to hear of one burning a user's home or belongingsNow UL (Underwriters Laboratories), the ind...

If torturing your friends and strangers with your own devious Mario levels wasn't enough, you can now bring your own twisted Super Mario Maker creations to all your screens.Nintendo launched a Japanes...

Writing on a computer can be one of the most harrowing experiences of the modern era. With a bevy of Internet distractions including endless pictures of puppies, videos of people falling down and soci...

Still cloaked in mystery, Magic Leap, the Florida-based augmented reality startup, has added a whopping $793.5 million in new funding, despite the fact that the public hasn’t even seen its produ...

Low-cost airlines have mastered the art of saving money. UK-based EasyJet unveiled a new concept on Tuesday that could save millions of dollars on fuel while also recycling water for passeng...

Mid March is the new Christmas, at least for Apple fans, it seems.A new report from prolific Apple rumor distributor Mark Gurman at 9to5 Mac says Apple will hold its next event on March 15. The compan...

In the first installment of "Plugged In," Mashable tech corespondent Ray Wong gives you the lowdown on the Prynt case. This ZINK paper-based printer accessory connects to smartphones and uses augmente...

Video: Rill Causey, Quincy LedbetterUnlike photos in the Muggle world, photos in the wizarding world of Harry Potter aren't static. They're living images, where people and things move around, and peop...

When you’re looking for viruses on your computer, the typical scanner pores over your hard drive for malicious files, programs or bits of code, examining each item to make sure there’s not...

If torturing your friends and strangers with your own devious Mario levels wasn't enough, you can now bring your own twisted Super Mario Maker creations to all your screens.Nintendo launched a Japanes...

Low-cost airlines have mastered the art of saving money. UK-based EasyJet unveiled a new concept on Tuesday that could save millions of dollars on fuel while also recycling water for passeng...

Video: Rill Causey, Quincy LedbetterUnlike photos in the Muggle world, photos in the wizarding world of Harry Potter aren't static. They're living images, where people and things move around, and peop...

Humans are not the only animals into video games, it turns out.In a research project that began Monday, orangutans at Australia's Melbourne Zoo are being entertained with interactive projections from ...

Jaguar Land Rover announced Monday morning that it is putting five highly automated vehicles on U.K. roads this year to test both connectivity and self-driving tech.Imagine, for example, if your car k...

Not to be outdone by Nikon's high-end D5 DSLR, Canon has announced its own full frame DSLR with 4K video recording: the EOS-1D X Mark II.As the successor to the EOS-1D X, the Mark II is not a camera f...

Self-driving cars are going to be the future of mobility. That is, for everyone but Porsche.Porsche CEO Oliver Blume told German newspaper Westfalen-Blatt that the performance carmaker does not plan t...

Over the past year, we’ve seen a number of drone videos of the new UFO-style headquarters of Apple being built. But none have been as revealing as a new video posted on Monday that shows the adv...

Maybe we should stick with the hand-written ballots. The website tracking the Republican caucus results in Iowa experienced intermittent outages on Monday, a stumble for what had been a highly to...

Maybe we should stick with the hand-written ballots. The website tracking the Republican caucus results in Iowa experienced intermittent outages on Monday, a stumble for what had been a highly to...

Just one day after Samsung announced the debut date of its Galaxy S7 smartphone, there are new rumblings that the company will also release a long-rumored virtual reality cameraSamsung may have offere...

What's the old adage? If you can't beat them, join them? Well, it seems that's exactly what Tesla is doing. The upstart EV automaker has applied for a dealership license in Michigan.This is a change, ...

Facebook and Google both just reached a significant milestone. Google's Gmail and Facebook's WhatsApp both claim more than 1 billion monthly active users, the companies announced Monday.News of both m...

Facebook is once again tweaking its News Feed algorithm to help weed out posts you may not want to seeThe company said Monday that it is updating the News Feed based on feedback from user surveys; the...

Mashable transportation reporter Nick Jaynes takes Apple CarPlay out for a spin in the 2016 Cadillac CTS-V. Read more...More about Apple, Tech, Cadillac, Youtube, and Apps Software...

A new computer program can decode people's thoughts almost in real time, new research shows.Researchers can predict what people are seeing based on the electrical signals coming from electrodes implan...

Bill Gates once had a habit of memorizing his employees’ license plate numbers to keep tabs on when they came and left during the early days of MicrosoftAs a guest on BBC Radio 4's Desert Island...

Don't panic. Seriously, don't. That's the message to the intelligence community — especially the FBI — from a group of cybersecurity and policy experts who make a fairly compelling case th...

Who needs an iPhone or Galaxy when you can buy a Hello Kitty flip phone?The Figurine KT-01 doesn't feature any cutting-edge technology like a high-res screen or an app store. Heck, the phone doesn't e...

Remember those two sassy eagles that snatched a DJI Phantom 3 drone out of the air last last year, thinking it was a meal? It turns out they were on to somethingThe Dutch police are training eagles to...

The SpaceX Hyperloop Pod competition crowned a winner on Sunday, naming the MIT Hyperloop Team as the group with the best look at what the Hyperloop transportation pod system might look like in the fu...

After years in the #Vodafail wilderness, telecommunications company Vodafone really, really wants Australians to like them. And what better way to earn brownie points than by offering customers free r...

It looks like we'll know soon enough how many of those Galaxy S7 rumors were true as invitations to Samsung's "Unpacked" event have been sent, according to Android CentralThe event will happen on Sund...

Google is over 4G internet and wants to beam 5G to you from the skyThe company is now experimenting with solar drones that deliver 5G Internet, reports The Guardian.See also: Australia will have a 5G ...

Some people say sex and smartphones don’t mix. But hear me outNo longer an intimacy killer, foreplays apps turn your smartphone into your new favorite sex toy. From controlling a vibrator, to he...

Google is over 4G internet and wants to beam 5G to you from the skyThe company is now experimenting with solar drones that deliver 5G Internet, reports The Guardian.See also: Australia will have a 5G ...

After fires, explosions, recalls and bans, it seems like owning a hoverboard is just testing fate. If you must, at least take some precautions.Aiming to give hoverboard-owners a little more peace of m...

The rollout of Google Fiber, the search giant's initiative to give select cities high-speed Internet access, could be about to add a service that would dramatically enhance the offering: phone service...