Articles by Mashable from August 2016

Last week, Chevrolet revealed a new V6 engine and 8-speed automatic transmission for the 2017 Colorado mid-size pickup. Apparently, that's not the only powertrain for the Colorado it's been working on...

If the rapid ascent of the wearables as a hot new category is, after the tepid reception to the Apple Watch, poised to falter, Xiaomi's uninspiring new Amazfit may be the final death knell for the sma...

After an in-depth analysis of Apple, the European Commission found that Ireland gave the company illegal tax benefits worth $14.5 billion (€13 billion).On Tuesday, after a three-year investigati...

The use of mobile devices by parents to keep their kids occupied is fairly well established, but a new study indicates that those devices' calming effect may even be useful for surgeries.A new study b...

The Nanofarm is a stackable, miniature plant environment that allows owners to grow produce indoors. The invention is available for pre-sale on Kickstarter from Replantable. Read more...More about Mas...

The HB Ring allows you to see and feel the heartbeat of a loved one. It starts at $599 for a pair, which can be connected to an app to connect your ring to your partner's ring in seconds.  Read m...

The second generation Boosted Board could not be cooler. The electric board has been completely revamped and is the same price as the first generation. Ride on. Read more...More about Mashable Vi...

Apple isn't letting any secrets slip before its Sept. 7 event, but a move by one major accessories maker hints that we may indeed see the end of the iPhone 7's headphone jack. SEE ALSO: Apple sen...

Last weekend, Will.i.am's customized and heavily modified Tesla Model S was spotted street-parked in Beverly Hills. Luckily (or unluckily, depending on your aesthetic sensibilities) for us, someone ca...

Six scientists just spent a year inside a dome in Hawaii as they replicated what life would be like if they lived on Mars. NASA funded the experiment, which is meant to help figure out how crews could...

Snapchat wants to make your party planning easier.The mobile storytelling app has released customizable templates for geofilters, the in-app illustrations that are seen more than 1 billion times every...

The Nanofarm is a stackable, miniature plant environment that allows owners to grow produce indoors. The invention is available for pre-sale on Kickstarter from Replantable. Read more...More about Mas...

If CES is the tech industry's Super Bowl, IFA is like the NCAA Football Bowl. Not quite the trendsetting tech event of the year, but still worth getting excited for.Held annually in Berlin, Germany, I...

NEW YORK — Sonos took a look at the future and realized it's time to put partners first.The wireless audio company announced it would roll out Amazon Alexa integration early next year, enabling ...

Just days before Apple launches a wealth of new product goodness, U.S. food chain Papa John's has announced an amazing new feature designed for Apple consumers: pizza via your TV. On Tuesday, Pap...

Mophie just unveiled its most affordable batteries yet.Among the accessory maker's new lineup of external batteries is the Powerstation Mini, which starts at $29.95.SEE ALSO: New battery tech could do...

Stepping in front of a self-driving car is the automotive equivalent of a trust fall. You believe the car can see you and does not plan to run you down, but you can’t catch the eye of a driver, ...

Chances are if you've got a PC or a Mac, it's powered by an Intel processor. The chipmaker rules with an iron fist (sorry, AMD), commanding roughly 85% of the desktop CPU market. And that dominan...

How does one sell a new smartphone brand in the world's fastest growing market that already has more than 65 established players?SEE ALSO: After dubious $3 smartphone, another Indian company promises ...

A few years ago, LG figured out that wide-aspect 16:9 monitors just don't cut it for a modern power user's needs. The company then started churning out ultrawide 21:9 monitors that offer a ton of hori...

If you're looking to buy a new MacBook, iMac or a Mac Pro computer, we feel for you. Apple hasn't launched any major updates to any of these devices in ages, and buying anything now feels like a ...

India is embarking on an ambitious project that hopes to bring banking to every smartphone user in the country. SEE ALSO: Kanye West just showed us the future of mobile paymentsFor decades, the c...

Tesla might soon be planning to limit Autopilot, but just for those drivers who abuse it.Following several crashes and one fatality, Autopilot updates in Tesla's version 8.0 software may include progr...

If biting snark doesn't work, maybe creepy folksiness will. That's the tact taken in Microsoft's latest commercial extolling the virtues of the Surface Pro 4 while slamming Apple's 13-inch MacBook Air...

On Monday, Facebook cofounder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg dropped an unexpected piece of news in Italy on a topic currently at the top of the country's collective conscious: safety. SEE ALSO: Munich ...

Dogs and apps both tend to make life better. Even better is when they combine to make everything easier, because — face it — your dog is probably the cutest thing alive but also a hot mess...

Instagram's obvious bid to compete with Snapchat by launching a Stories feature was, apparently, just the beginning. SEE ALSO: Instagram just declared war on SnapchatNow the app will harness the ...

The old adage "live fast, die young" just got an update. Because now, thanks to an Italian coach-builder, you can live fast, die young ... and get driven to your funeral even faster.What a time to be ...

The FBI is investigating possible voter registration data breaches caused by foreign hackers in Arizona and Illinois, according to a report by Yahoo! News. SEE ALSO: Hackers have found a way to t...

Owners of iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus devices are slapping Apple with a lawsuit over a so-called "Touch Disease" that makes the devices unusable.SEE ALSO: An internal defect is causing tons of iPhone 6...

The Apple iPhone 7 invites are here.The Cupertino, California, tech giant will unveil its newest smartphone — and maybe more — on Sept. 7 in San Francisco.Apple emailed the invitations to ...

I like stupid-simple gadgets. Why? Because they're designed to do one thing great instead of a dozen things adequately. The Zens Apple Watch Power Bank is just the dead-simple gadget that I've be...

In Oct. 2015, we wrote about USB Killer — a seemingly innocuous USB stick that fries nearly any device it's inserted into with a bolt of electricity. Back then, it was a proof of concept, i...

An Indian bank is planning to get a robot to greet its walk-in customers. Call it giving your service, um, a robotic touch.SEE ALSO: Humans may prefer expressive robots to competent ones, study findsT...

Speech recognition software used to be awful. It couldn't deal with background noise, its vocabulary was limited and it was awkward to use in public. But we've come a long way. A new speech recog...

Fitbit is updating two of its most popular fitness trackers.The new waterproof Flex 2 and heart rate-tracking Charge 2 are available now up for preorder and will officially go on sale in the coming we...

Opera says the sync feature on its browsers was recently hacked, and data of some of its users was compromised. As a security measure, the Norway-based software firm is forcing all sync users to reset...

Using voice commands via the Amazon Echo's Alexa voice assistant or your smartphone to turn on your Philips smart light bulbs is convenient, but even better is just walking into a room and ta-daa!Phil...

After spending an entire year living in the isolation of a simulated mission to Mars, the crew of the Hawaii Space Exploration Analog & Simulation (HI-SEAS) project finally emerged on Sunday, and ...

I love steak. That's why, for most of my adult life, I've tried to hone my skills at cooking it. Grilling, pan-frying, broiling — I've done it all, with all kinds of cuts. But a new kind of cook...

So you’ve made the decision to reboot your diet: Eat healthier, cook more, and — once you download all the necessary apps — live your best food life. But choosing which app is worth ...

So yay, you're in college!Image: giphyLess yay: you have no idea what you're doing. Image: giphyI mean, I don't care what anyone says, adulting is hard. But I believe in you, I believe you can ...

With all the news about driverless cars, Facebook collecting WhatsApp data and high school football on Snapchat, you may have missed some of this week's best new apps. Each weekend, we round up a...

The last time a company tried popularizing wearable tech embedded in glasses, most notably with Google Glass, the public mostly rejected the idea as equal parts creepy and silly. Now a new projec...

Amazon's quiet march toward direct competition with brick and mortar bookstores will expand with the launch of an additional store in one of the biggest cities in the U.S. The move follows what s...

The Aido robot is a friendly, interactive home assistant that features voice activation, a multimedia projector, and smarthome control. Read more...More about Mashable Video, Inventions, Tech, Indiego...

No matter how many passwords you set, your iPhone is never totally safe. Thieves are getting craftier and hackers are becoming more and more sophisticated. But a new patent might help catch iPhone ste...

Similar to the  Uber, nuTonomy riders hail the taxi through their smartphones. The company is hoping to roll out a full fleet of these smart cars by 2017.  Read more...More about Mashable Vi...

Well, it's August. It's like if Smonday were a month, and worse, it's the time for the dark void that is college shopping. Everyone will tell you to buy different things, and you will buy these overpr...

Well, it's August. It's like if Smonday were a month, and worse, it's the time for the dark void that is college shopping. Everyone will tell you to buy different things, and you will buy these overpr...

Immigrants in most countries have a host of legal impediments that make many activities more difficult, but a new app called Monese (pronounced Muh-neez) is letting immigrants bank with less hassle in...

Want to know what's happening around your car at all times? It seems with the next BMW 5 Series, you might be able to do just that.SEE ALSO: Timeline: The future of driverless cars, from Audi to Volvo...

On this week's episode of MashTalk, the Mashable Tech team talks about a wide range of things happening in the tech world from Android to VR to McDonald's (yes, Mickey D's) to Apple CEO Tim Cook.I'm j...

Andrew Luck, the highest-paid player in NFL history, got a cool new piece of technology recently.No, not a personal robot butler or a self-driving car — a flip phone.SEE ALSO: How to get better ...

The mid-size pickup truck market is heating up with several new, compelling entrants in the last year. And — thanks to Chevy — starting later this year, the mid-size segment is getting bot...

If you haven't done so already, go and update your iPhone, iPad or iPod touch to iOS 9.3.5 right now. To update, go to Settings > General > Software Update.It may not seem urgent because it's on...

They developed a distinctive vocal technique and worked with scientists to create special instruments that would work underwater. Read more...More about Mashable Video, Singing, Instruments Musical, U...

Just three years ago, autonomous cars seemed like a pipe dream relegated to a far-off decade in the future. But then, last week, Ford announced that in 2021 it's planning to release an autonomous car ...

SINGAPORE — It's kept Kickstarter backers waiting for two years, but the Rotimatic is finally ready to make its maiden voyage to U.S. buyers.Singapore startup Zimplistic, which makes the robot r...

Just three years ago, autonomous cars seemed like a pipe dream relegated to a far-off decade in the future. But then, last week, Ford announced that in 2021 it's planning to release an autonomous car ...

It's telling that, days before the expected launch of iPhone 7, we're seeing more rumors about the next year's iPhone. The consensus among the reporters and leakers who follow Apple is that the iPhone...

Though Google and Apple have introduced caller ID and spam protection features for their users in their upcoming OS updates, third-party app Truecaller offering similar service continues to gain popul...

Indian telecom operator Reliance Jio has become the talk of the country even before its service becomes commercially available to users. SEE ALSO: India will have 730 million internet users by 20...

Apple's march to be the way people pay for everything continues, with rumoured plans to allow people in Japan to tap their iPhones on buses and trains there. According to Bloomberg, Apple intends...

An extremely advanced hack exploiting three iOS vulnerabilities in iPhones was recently uncovered by researchers at digital rights watchdog group Citizen Lab and mobile security company Lookout.  ...

Though Google and Apple have introduced caller ID and spam protection features for their users in their upcoming OS updates, third-party app Truecaller offering similar service continues to gain popul...

Honeybot is an educational robot that has integrated augmented reality learning into its design. The cute robot is designed to teach kids learning and communication skills and is available to preorder...

Indian telecom operator Reliance Jio has become the talk of the country even before its service becomes commercially available to users. SEE ALSO: India will have 730 million internet users by 20...

Facebook just announced it is changing one very important part of WhatsApp.The messaging app, which was acquired by Facebook in 2014, will soon begin to share its users' phone numbers and usage inform...

You can never have too much security.Apple released iOS 9.3.5 with yet another "important security update for your iPhone or iPad" on Thursday. The update is available for iPhone 4S and later and iPad...

You can never have too much security.Apple released iOS 9.3.5 with yet another "important security update for your iPhone or iPad" on Thursday. The update is available for iPhone 4S and later and iPad...

During the wee hours of Sunday morning this week, thieves broke into a Chevrolet dealership in Tyler, Texas and made off with $250,000 worth of brand-new wheels and tires.They weren't stored in a part...

It's not pink and it's not rose gold. It's pink gold.Previously an exclusive color to South Korea, Samsung's now launching its excellent Galaxy S7 and S7 Edge smartphones in pink gold in the U.S.SEE A...

Honeybot is an educational robot that has integrated augmented reality learning into its design. The cute robot is designed to teach kids learning and communication skills and is available to preorder...

As if Tesla's Autopilot system wasn't expensive enough, the automaker just tacked an additional 20 percent to the price tag ... without adding any additional sensors or features.When Tesla originally ...

High school football is about to get a lot more Snapchat-friendly. The photo app will soon debut a new type of geofilter that shows sports scores for local high school football games in real time...

The world's largest social network is getting better at learning about your photographs, but it still needs humans to help it improve.Facebook announced Thursday that it will make its computer vision ...

Big changes are coming to WhatsApp.On Thursday, WhatsApp announced in a blog post it will begin sharing phone numbers and analytics data of its users with its parent company, Facebook. It is the first...

Google just added two new fun Easter eggs to its search results.You can now play Solitaire and Tic-Tac-Toe minigames directly in Google's app and web search results.SEE ALSO: Google's Arts & Cultu...

For years, air travelers in India have complained about the unavailability of internet connectivity on flights. But those days will soon be behind them. SEE ALSO: Virgin America and Netflix bring...

Uber users in London can now request a ride hours, days or weeks in advance, the company announced Thursday. London is the first European city to get the "Scheduled Rides" feature. It goes live a...

Garmin makes about a hundred different kinds of fitness and GPS trackers and sports watches. Seriously, go look at their product line — it's dizzying.Its do-everything watch is the Fēnix 3,...

India has shown a refreshing growth in the shipments of personal computers in what is another example of it bucking global trends. About 2.2 million personal computers were shipped in the country duri...

In the beginning, it was just about getting rid of the keys to his office.American biohacker Amal Graafstra, 40, decided in 2005 that he wanted to be done with such archaic technology "from like 700 B...

Facebook isn't giving up on India. Roughly six months after the Indian government deemed Facebook's Free Basics program illegal, the company is already preparing a comeback. And this time it is taking...

Xiaomi has launched the newest addition to its Redmi Note line, and as expected, it's a large, powerful smartphone sold at a ridiculously low price. The Xiaomi Redmi Note 4 is a 5.5-inch phone wi...

SINGAPORE — The world's first self-driving taxis started picking up passengers in Singapore on Thursday, says nuTonomy, the vehicle startup here making autonomous cars.Its cars have been undergo...

Nikon may have pioneered DSLR video recording with its D90, but it was Canon's 5D Mark II, released in 2008, which really gave amateur filmmakers the power to shoot high-quality full HD video with TV ...

You can run, you can hide, but you can't escape companies wanting to deliver things via drone to you.Domino's in New Zealand want to be the next to do so, announcing a partnership with drone delivery ...

Are you a female astronaut or a male judge? Apple has your back.As spotted by Emojipedia, the company has requested male and female variations of five new professions be added to the next Unicode upda...

The COWAROBOT R1 is a fully autonomous, smart suitcase that will follow alongside its user as they travel. With additional features like GPS and a portable charging bank, this robotic companion makes ...

You can run, you can hide, but you can't escape companies wanting to deliver things via drone to you.Domino's in New Zealand want to be the next to do so, announcing a partnership with drone delivery ...

Researchers at Harvard have come up with an innovation that may eventually give us the terrifying organic-style automatons we've always feared: a robotic octopus. Nicknamed the Octobot, the mecha...

Snapchat is about to have a couple of really good years.The company will see huge gains in the numbers of its U.S. users, according to a new report from market research firm eMarkerter. SEE ALSO:...

Are you a female astronaut or a male judge? Apple has your back.As spotted by Emojipedia, the company has requested male and female variations of five new professions be added to the next Unicode upda...

“Apple will be fine.”That’s what I wrote five years ago this Wednesday when Apple co-founder and CEO Steve Jobs, then in ill health, reluctantly stepped down as and handed over the r...

“Apple will be fine.”That’s what I wrote five years ago this Wednesday when Apple co-founder and CEO Steve Jobs, then in ill health, reluctantly stepped down as and handed over the r...

We have a winner for the most beautiful drone on the market and its name is the PowerEgg. SEE ALSO: Amazon patent shows how delivery drones could dock on street lightsBeijing-based PowerVision ha...

The COWAROBOT R1 is a fully autonomous, smart suitcase that will follow alongside its user as they travel. With additional features like GPS and a portable charging bank, this robotic companion makes ...

If you have poor air quality in your home, no central heat or air conditioning, and an extra few hundred dollars, your day is about to get much better. Dyson has come out with the Pure Hot + Cool...

Researchers at Harvard have come up with an innovation that may eventually give us the terrifying organic-style automatons we've always feared: a robotic octopus. Nicknamed the Octobot, the mecha...

A hardware defect is causing certain iPhone touchscreens to malfunction and become unusable. Is it a design flaw or planned obsolescence?The issue, dubbed "Touch Disease," affects iPhone 6 and iPhone ...

Multiple organizations and institutions have asked people to temporarily remove passwords from their WiFi after the strong earthquake that struck central Italy early Wednesday, leaving dozens dead.
...

“Apple will be fine.”That’s what I wrote five years ago this Wednesday when Apple co-founder and CEO Steve Jobs, then in ill health, reluctantly stepped down as and handed over the r...

At Google's annual I/O developer conference in May, the company announced Daydream, an Android-based, virtual reality development platform. Daydream will offer users a VR experience with just a smartp...

Mashable's Creative Producer Sam Sheffer is one week closer to competing in the Liberty Cup drone race.If you want to compete in the world of quad racing, you need to get the right gear and know how t...

A hardware defect is causing certain iPhone touchscreens to malfunction and become unusable. Is it a design flaw or planned obsolescence?The issue, dubbed "Touch Disease," affects iPhone 6 and iPhone ...

The sport of drone quad racing is quickly growing from DIY hobby to full-fledged competitive sport. Unlike off-the-shelf drones like DJI's Phantom series, the racing drones are quadcopters (hence, "qu...

Android 7.0 Nougat has arrived.For the most part, Nougat's noteworthy features are under-the-hood changes like the better Doze battery and data saver, split-screen mode and a whole bunch of new emoji....

At Google's annual I/O developer conference in May, the company announced Daydream, an Android-based, virtual reality development platform. Daydream will offer users a VR experience with just a smartp...

Everyone wants a piece of India. The world’s fastest growing smartphone market has over 60 phone companies fighting with each other for the attention of country’s 1.3 billion people. And t...

Android 7.0 Nougat has arrived.For the most part, Nougat's noteworthy features are under-the-hood changes like the better Doze battery and data saver, split-screen mode and a whole bunch of new emoji....

The online security of notorious cheating website Ashley Madison had "unacceptable shortcomings." That fact must have been bitterly obvious to any of its users who had their names, emails and ban...

If you believe the hype, we're mere minutes from having hot meals delivered by drone. That's why it's concerning we know so little about drone accidents and what causes them.A team of academics in Aus...

Arguably one of the most hyped video game releases of the year, No Man's Sky has been met with a reception more mixed than bag of mixed nuts.The galaxy-exploration game has been dissed for everything ...

Tesla's attempt at the family SUV has finally arrived Down Under.On Wednesday, the electric car company officially launched the Model X in Australia. In case you didn't know which demographic it's hop...

Google is starting to roll out the latest version of Android. If you have a Nexus device, you can grab the update now.While many of the biggest improvements — like longer battery life, better se...

If you believe the hype, we're mere minutes from having hot meals delivered by drone. That's why it's concerning we know so little about drone accidents and what causes them.A team of academics in Aus...

The company whose software helps to run a massive number of mainstream media sites and personal blogs alike, Automattic (the organization behind WordPress), has announced the rollout of its .blog doma...

SoundStage is a new app for the HTC Vive, a virtual reality headset. It allows users to play and record music without musical instruments. It's available on Steam Early Access for $9.99. Read more...M...

Humans may prefer to work with robots that can communicate and express emotions, even if that means they're less efficient, according to a new study from University College London and the University o...

Sorry nerds, but the days of claiming "Phone X" dramatically smoking "Phone Z" are over.Nobody cares which phone has a faster clock speed or more cores or more RAM. Speeds and feeds haven't mattered i...

Sony's PlayStation Now service is launching for Windows PC, meaning subscribers will soon be able to access PlayStation 3 games on their computer screen in the same way they'd watch a Netflix series.P...

Following rumors Tesla was readying a bigger, more powerful battery pack for its Model S and Model X vehicles, Elon Musk surprised no one when he revealed a 100-kilowatt-hour battery pack Tuesday afte...

Microbiologists at the University of Massachusetts Amherst have found a way to make electrical wires that are thousands of times thinner than a human hair. The secret? The "microbial nanowires," ...

Let’s get real about #InternautDay.Today is being celebrated as the 25th anniversary of public access to the World Wide Web, (aka Happy #InternautDay), but in the history of the internet and Web...

Prisma, the app that lets you turn regular photos into beautiful artworks with a single tap, now works offline. Since the app uses neural network-based tech to apply its photo filters, it has so ...

Prisma, the app that lets you turn regular photos into beautiful artworks with a single tap, now works offline. Since the app uses neural network-based tech to apply its photo filters, it has so ...

Facebook claims to know your political biases — and it's generating ads to exploit them.The social network rolled out a new "ad preferences" page earlier this month, allowing users to understand...

When the robots come for our weak human flesh during the Singularity, let's hope they're at least as cute as the Xpider, a robot being developed by a small team in Beijing. The developers, who we...

Pinterest has acquired Instapaper, both companies have confirmed. Pinterest did not disclose the terms of the acquisition but the company said Instapaper will continue as a standalone app. Instap...

Last week's McDonald's debacle, which saw the fast food giant forced to recall its first wearable tracker, has taken yet another turn, this time involving the U.S. government. On Tuesday, the U.S...

With September's (unconfirmed but very probable) iPhone event right around the corner, the iPhone rumor mill is in its penultimate stage, and this means anything is possible.A report from the Nikkei A...

SoundStage is a new app for the HTC Vive, a virtual reality headset. It allows users to play and record music without musical instruments. It's available on Steam Early Access for $9.99. Read more...M...

Imitation is not always the best form of flattery. SEE ALSO: Xiaomi's MacBook Air clone is called, wait for it, Mi Notebook AirFor Xiaomi, avoiding copycat accusations is hard and it is not calle...

For the first-half of 2016, Android makers such as LG and Samsung have made a big deal about cameras capable of capturing 360-degree photos and video. Apple, for its part, has yet to announce a camera...

Opera Software has been steadily spreading the free VPN love across device platforms in recent months, and now an Android app joins its iOS and desktop VPN releases.The Norwegian browser maker on Tues...

Emojis are a ubiquitous way to communicate in this day and age, but you've probably wondered — how do emojis make their way to your phone's keyboard?Recently there has been a push for Australian...

April 28, 1936An autogyro takes off in front of the United States Capitol.Image: Library of CongressIn 1919, Spanish aviation engineer Juan de la Cierva witnessed one of his airplanes crash after stal...

Scientists at MIT have created a self-assembling cell phone. The prototype, developed by MIT's Self-Assembly Lab, is able to piece itself together in less than a minute. SEE ALSO: Researchers cre...

Democratic party presidential candidate Hillary Clinton has an app for voters so it's only natural that her GOP opponent, Donald Trump, would roll out his own as well. SEE ALSO: Hillary Clinton's...

People have been talking trash about Apple. They claim its best days are over. Its revenue engine, the iPhone, is slowing down and the company has no new ideas. The next big iPhone, the iPhone 7, whic...

One of the first Apple computers ever made is currently up for auction.A rare "Celebration" Apple-1 computer, which may have been built by Steve Jobs himself, is already going for more than $500,000 i...

There's a new reigning monarch for the most expensive American car ever sold at auction. And it's a modified British sports car with a Ford V8 under the hood. Go figure.The roundish blue shape you see...

Google is now starting to roll out the next version of Android.Android 7.0 Nougat, which brings better battery life, new multitasking features and a bunch of new emoji, is now starting to roll out to ...

Think your only career options involve sitting at a desk in an office?    Think again.   When it comes to many professions, offices are outdated.   People simply don...

Amazon's Echo made controlling music with your voice easy-peasy, but its sound quality could be a lot better.Enter Whyd, an Apple-esque voice-controlled speaker that claims to offer better sound than ...

Instagram has reached 1 billion app installs on the Google Play store, Android Police has noticed. This makes the photo sharing app the fourth Facebook-owned app to reach the milestone, after Fac...

When you think of a laptop, what attributes come to mind? Portable and powerful are my top two. Now, forget at least one part of that equation while I tell you about Samsung’s Notebook 7 Spin.&#...

Starting as early as next year, customers will be able to buy a refurbished, high-end Samsung smartphone, according to Reuters, which quotes sources familiar with the matter. Under the program, p...

They just finished a successful test run of the rocket engine required to launch us into deep space. Read more...More about Mashable Video, Rocket Engine, Deep Space, Mars, and Space...

No country for torrent downloaders.SEE ALSO: India blocks access to 857 porn websites in latest online crackdownThe Indian government is once again taking a strong stand against online piracy. Several...

They just finished a successful test run of the rocket engine required to launch us into deep space. Read more...More about Mashable Video, Rocket Engine, Deep Space, Mars, and Space...

Being one of the most famous entertainers on the planet comes with perks when it comes to dealing with Apple, especially if your name is Barbara Streisand. SEE ALSO: 15 times Siri was kind of a j...

Being one of the most famous entertainers on the planet comes with perks when it comes to dealing with Apple, especially if your name is Barbra Streisand. SEE ALSO: 15 times Siri was kind of a je...

What is this slimmer, matte black PlayStation 4 console that's up for sale online?Seller Adam is offering what appears to be a boxed-for-retail PlayStation 4 that looks distinctly different from any v...

UPDATED Aug. 22 11:19 a.m. ET It now seems all but certain that the "slim" PlayStation 4 is a real thing. European website Eurogamer obtained what it claims is the redesigned console, and it's hard to...

Lamborghini just unveiled the Roadster version of the most powerful car it has ever built. And it's already sold out.To celebrate its 100th anniversary earlier this year, Lamborghini unveiled the limi...

Searching for a way to help children with autism, researcher Gail Alvares came up with a fairly simple equation."We like games, we know that kids like games, so why don't we develop something that cou...

Your iPhone can alert you to text messages and calls in a rather clever way — by making the LED flash go off. If you're in a scenario when your phone to be set to silent, or you're just try...

As the sun set beyond the long-needle pines and emerald waters of Lake Tahoe, I looked across the campfire and laughed out loud. I was about to go “camping” in the back of a $145,000 elect...

The group behind a growing list of celebrity social media breaches has struck again, this time taking over the Twitter account of Wikipedia co-founder Jimmy Wales.SEE ALSO: Sarah Silverman's Twitter a...

The era of Barack Obama as U.S. president is gradually winding down, with less than six months left before we get either Hillary Clinton or Donald Trump in the White House. One of the memories of...

The group behind a growing list of celebrity social media breaches has struck again, this time taking over the Twitter account of Wikipedia co-founder Jimmy Wales.SEE ALSO: Sarah Silverman's Twitter a...

Tech is leaping past Wall Street in New York. The tech industry is creating more jobs than the finance sector. William Dudley, the president of the New York Federal Reserve, said the technology i...

Samsung launched its latest flagship phone, the Galaxy Note7, this week and I think it's the best smartphone on the planet right now. Yes, it's even better than the iPhone 6S Plus.The phone is beyond ...

With all the news about driverless cars, Tinder and No Man's Sky, you may have missed some of this week's best new apps. Each weekend, we round up a few of our favorite new and updated apps. This...

For the truly devoted Pokémon trainers/Instagrammers/texters, Pokémoji and Pokéstickers are here. While the emoji are not official and aren't available in app form, you can screens...

Facebook is trying — once again — to make itself more appealing to teenagers. Though the company has tried and failed and tried again to win over teens the way Snapchat has, the company is...

On this week's MashTalk, Lance, Pete and I talk about about the new hot smartphone in town: Samsung's Galaxy Note7 (1:17) and whether or not it really is the best smartphone money right now. We d...

Walking along Jones Beach Boardwalk one sultry August night last week, I paused frequently to line up Pokémon and catch them as my niece, her boyfriend and my two college-age kids walking alongsi...

From Sono Motors in Munich comes the 'Sion' solar powered car. Boasting a 155 mile range and only a $17,000 price tag, the prototype is bound to be gaining attention and capital to back its crowdfundi...

Your airplane snaps are about to get a whole lot cooler.Snapchat just added a new type of filter to its lineup: altitude. The new filter joins the speed, temperature, time and battery life filters as ...

An increasing number of customer complaints about broken modules and phone issues on the LG G5 suggest modular phones may not be as awesome as they sound.One Reddit user (via Android Authority) says h...

Get ready to waste more time on your phone. An MIT spin-out, SolidEnergy Sytems, has developed a new kind of "anode-free" lithium-metal battery that is smaller and has double the energy capacity of mo...

Ah, college. A time for co-ed dorms, tailgate parties and — oh right, studying. But who says campus life can’t include work and play.    This fall, the two will join forces,...

GoPro's Hero 5 action camera may have leaked thanks (as always) to the internet.A Japanese blog called Nokishita posted images and specs of what is believed to be GoPro's latest action camera.SEE ALSO...

A Princess from Zimbabwe with a large inheritance wants to run away with James Veitch to get away from her wicked uncle because life is a fairy tale. Veitch offers some wise counseling to try and...

Ah, college. A time for co-ed dorms, tailgate parties and — oh right, studying. But who says campus life can’t include work and play.    This fall, the two will join forces,...

Steve Jobs probably didn't have India in mind when in 2010 he made his ambitious claim about the arrival of post-PC era. Though Jobs was hoping the iPad — or the tablet category, in general R...

Steve Jobs probably didn't have India in mind when in 2010 he made his ambitious claim about the arrival of post-PC era. Though Jobs was hoping the iPad — or the tablet category, in general R...

If you're hoping for an Apple Watch that can function pretty much on its own, even when your iPhone's not present, you'll likely have to wait a little longer. According to a Bloomberg report, whi...

If you're one of the many enthusiasts that applied to buy the $450,000 GT supercar but didn't make the initial cut, I have some good news: Ford announced Friday that it will be doubling the production...

While the first official Pokémon Go wearable is still several weeks away, that hasn't stopped at least one enterprising developer from hacking together a wearable version of Nintendo's hit mobile...

Dating is hard, online dating is its own hell, and opening lines can make you want to cease human contact altogether. It's awkward to straddle the line between just the right amount of forwardness and...

People seem to have forgotten that Mercedes resurrected the Maybach brand as an all-new suffix to Mercedes' most luxurious models, like the Mercedes-Maybach S600. To remedy that, it's created a new lu...

It’s time for some real talk about self-driving cars: they're not coming around any time soon. You won’t find a bigger fan of the technology than me. I love robots, autonomy and artif...

The National Telecommunications Information Admistration (NTIA) announced via blog post on Tuesday that it will hand over the internet domain naming system, or DNS, to a non-U.S. entity: the multi-sta...

Tech wiz Evan Booth transformed a Keurig coffee maker into a bionic hand in just over eight days. While the hand can grip an empty glass, we hope Booth tests out a coffee mug next.  Read more...M...

Google could be releasing the next version of Android very soon. The company plans to begin the rollout of Android 7.0 Nougat Monday, Aug. 22, according to Canadian carrier Telus, which posted th...

Plugless, an aftermarket wireless charging company, released a video Thursday showing just how easy it is to charge a Tesla without a chord. The company, which started taking deposits for its pla...

Tech wiz Evan Booth transformed a Keurig coffee maker into a bionic hand in just over eight days. While the hand can grip an empty glass, we hope Booth tests out a coffee mug next.  Read more...M...

The butt flies!The Airlander 10, the world's largest aircraft, completed its first test flight on Wednesday. The "Flying Bum," as it's been nicknamed, took off from Cardington Airfield in Bedfordshire...

Samsung's Galaxy Note7 is touted by many reviewers as one of the best, if not the best, smartphones around today. Its most interesting features are waterproof design, curved screen and, for the first ...

A hacking group is claiming it obtained tools that reveal the digital fingerprint of the National Security Agency (NSA). If this turns out to be true, the U.S. security organization's involvement in c...

It’s worth wondering if we’d be further along in our quest for the ultimate smart home if we had never called it a Smart Home.The idea that an entire dwelling could achieve something appro...

The first Best Buy store opened on Aug. 22, 1966, meaning the retail chain's 50th birthday is just around the corner. To celebrate, Best Buy has launched a 50-hour sale featuring 50 deals, mostly on t...

Google Duo, Google's recently launched, dead-simple video calling app, will get an option to make audio-only calls soon. The news comes from Google's product lead for communication Amit Fulay (sp...

Now that Uber doesn’t have to worry about China, the American cab-hailing service is paying more attention to India. SEE ALSO: Uber's biggest rival in India just laid off nearly 1,000 emplo...

Google Duo, Google's recently launched, dead-simple video calling app, will get an option to make audio-only calls soon. The news comes from Google's product lead for communication Amit Fulay (sp...

Japanese messaging app Line is trailblazing its way through our phones, offering up goodies that are too awesome to resist.Just two weeks since the company released a special edition Pikachu sticker s...

In Sep. 2014, Canada's Kobo was the first company to launch a waterproof e-reader, the Kobo Aura H2O. Now, the company has followed that up with the Kobo Aura One, which also doesn't mind getting wet,...

Google Duo, Google's recently launched, dead-simple video calling app, will get an option to make audio-only calls soon. The news comes from Google's product lead for communication Amit Fulay (sp...

The attempt from McDonald's to combine fast food with fitness has come to an abrupt and unfortunate end due to a possible defect with its recently released wearable. SEE ALSO: We try out the late...

You probably didn't know it but Google Chrome users have been fiercely divided over the function of the backspace key. Now Google is looking to make peace with a new Chrome extension. Before we g...

If you thought the Tesla Model 3's 200-mile-range was impressive, wait until you hear what Volkswagen has in store.The company has been hurting a bit since dieselgate broke last year. The world's larg...

From researchers at MIT's Media Lab comes DuoSkin, an on-skin interface that lets users control their mobile devices. The stylish circuits are made from skin-friendly gold leaf material and are a...

If you think we're hyperconnected today, just wait until autonomous cars are everywhere.In 2020, we'll all download and upload a lot more data, and so will the objects around us. The average person wi...

STEPP is a personal running coach that uses sensors on your shoes and your hip to track motion and technique. The wearable technology gives you real-time feedback about your form and likelihood of inj...

You no longer need professional software to make your own filter for Snapchat.A new iPhone app called Confetti aims to simplify the process. While Snapchat does provide instructions (and even a few te...

Dodge believes the golden era of American muscle cars is now — not in the 1960s. Accordingly, it has infused its two modern muscle cars, the Charger and the Challenger with some additional herit...

The gadget world moves fast, and tech innovations almost never keep pace with the wild ideas designers and engineers dream up.Some companies like Apple like to wait until technologies are mature befor...

For those of you who don't just Uber and actually drive a car, Automatic's automobile "fitness tracker" just got a lot easier to use thanks to a new, always on wireless connection. SEE ALSO: Ford...

Instagram is diving deeper into video.The company is adding a new type of video channel to its app: live events. The channel, which will begin appearing in the Explore section of the app, highlights v...

Want to know how typical brands make smartphones for millennials? They build a phone that's good for everyone, and then tell millennials to buy it. That's it. Nothing special.    But th...

As much as I love my iPhone, its screen is starting to look just terrible compared to the displays on other phones.The screens on Samsung's flagship Android phones leapfrogged the iPhone's years ago a...

Pizza Hut is at it again with another fast food/tech crossover.The UK branch of the fast food restaurant has created a cardboard pizza box that you can DJ on. The limited edition box will be distribut...

Build or buy? It's the age-old business question, but when the buy added up to billions of dollars, it was, perhaps, the question for Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg.The social network founder and CEO reve...

Amazon Launchpad will now feature Product Hunt items on its website in a new collaboration announced Wednesday morning. "It's encouraging to see Amazon create new experiences around product disco...

Upcoming smartphones might not have a 3.5mm headphone jack. It all still hangs on a rumor that Apple's iPhone will shun all connectors but its proprietary Lightning jack (some Android models out this ...

Popular amongst the quad racing community, this drone, called the Tiny Whoop, has a small camera that lets you fly in first-person view (FPV). Mashable's Creative Producer Sam Sheffer tried it ou...

SINGAPORE — Would you interact with your bank more if you could text it?Singaporean bank DBS announced on Wednesday it's going to have chatbots that you can text to do some of your common bankin...

The Honor 8, Huawei's dual-camera smartphone with solid specs and a price far lower than its dual-camera brother, the Huawei P9, is now available in the U.S. It's a 5.2-inch device with a full HD...

SINGAPORE — Would you interact with your bank more if you could text it?Singaporean bank DBS announced on Wednesday it's going to have chatbots that you can text to do some of your common bankin...

Apple's direct phone billing plans are unfolding, with the company allowing Japanese users to opt to add their apps and music purchases to their phone bills.This makes Japan Apple's fifth market globa...

Remember when the Oxford English Dictionary declared "😂 " Word of the Year 2015? It seemed novel at the time but it's only grown in legitimacy since and with it, real-time trackers that log em...

Apple's direct phone billing plans are unfolding, with the company allowing Japanese users to opt to add their apps and music purchases to their phone bills.This makes Japan Apple's fifth market globa...

Netflix delivers a lot of video. Now researchers from Queen Mary University of London have mapped out where the servers that send out all of that data are located. A map of where the study found ...

A trip to McDonald's is seen by many as a quick way to gain weight, but the fast food giant just rolled out a new promotion that might actually help some people drop a couple of pounds. In the la...

The software that powers Microsoft's HoloLens will soon be able to run on any Windows 10 PC. An upcoming update will allow Windows 10 PCs to run the Windows Holographic shell and the augmented re...

The Superbook is an accessory that turns a smartphone's computing power into a laptop-like interface. The smart shell is compatible with apps, games and the Microsoft Office Suite. Andromium Inc....

When Croatian carmaker Rimac Automobili unveiled its Concept_One, the world's fastest electric vehicle (EV) this spring, we were blown away by both its design and performance figures.Thing is, though,...

Intel's Typhoon H dronen is officially available for purchase from a variety of retailers, as the company announced at the Intel Development Forum on Tuesday afternoon. Prices vary among sellers:...

Yuneec's Typhoon H drone (formally the Typhoon PRO with Intel RealSense Technology) is officially available for purchase from a variety of retailers, as the company announced at the Intel Development ...

In the 16 years since Sony introduced AIBO, the first robotic pet, consumer robotics has not exactly flowered. AIBO was  a smooth-moving, shockingly intelligent and incredibly expensive product. ...

Shots. Fired. Microsoft just lobbed a piping hot, tablet-sized dose of shade at Apple's iPad Pro, and it's delicious. SEE ALSO: Apple pushes iPad Pro as 'computer' in latest adMicrosoft on Tuesda...

Panic briefly took over on Tuesday when everyone's favorite messaging app/millstone went down temporarily.Office communications, Giphy gags and helpful pings were halted while Slack worked on the issu...

If you thought Google's steering wheel-less Prototype cars were a vision of a far-off future, you're in for a surprise. That's because Ford Motor Company announced Tuesday that in the year 2021, it wi...

Internet providers are increasingly embracing a technology that provides fast, reliable connections in areas across the country that lack it.  SEE ALSO: Why Monopolistic Telecoms Threaten Interne...

Raise your hand: who hasn't fallen victim to cyberscams or at least come pretty close.Among the most lucrative con games are technical support scams that scare people into buying expensive software to...

The Superbook is an accessory that turns a smartphone's computing power into a laptop-like interface. The smart shell is compatible with apps, games and the Microsoft Office Suite. Andromium Inc....

Yuneec's Typhoon H drone (formally the Typhoon PRO with Intel RealSense Technology) is officially available for purchase from a variety of retailers, as the company announced at the Intel Development ...

Mashable's Raymond Wong put the Samsung Galaxy Note7 and it's features — including water resistance, GIF maker and iris scanner — to the test.The verdict? The Samsung Galaxy Note7 might ju...

If you thought Google's steering wheel-less Prototype cars were a vision of a far-off future, you're in for a surprise. That's because Ford Motor Company announced Tuesday that in the year 2021, it wi...

Raise your hand: who hasn't fallen victim to cyberscams or at least come pretty close.Among the most lucrative con games are technical support scams that scare people into buying expensive software to...

Intel just took a big leap into virtual reality.CEO Brian Krzanich showed off a new standalone virtual reality headset during the company's Intel Developer Forum in San Francisco on Tuesday. The heads...

Google is updating its search features to make it easier for people to find information about how to vote. The feature follows a previous update aimed at educating users about voter registration....

For mobile VR, there is no better VR headset and software experience than Samsung's Gear VR.The Oculus-powered VR headset isn't quite as powerful as high-end VR headsets like Oculus's own Rift or the ...

iPhone fans are not going to like hearing this, but Samsung's Galaxy Note7 (yes, there's no space) is the best smartphone money can buy right now.I don't make that statement lightly. I've been a devou...

Internet providers are increasingly embracing a technology that provides fast, reliable connections in areas across the country that lack it.  SEE ALSO: Why Monopolistic Telecoms Threaten Interne...

Intel just took a big leap into virtual reality.CEO Brian Krzanich showed off a new standalone virtual reality headset during the company's Intel Developer Forum in San Francisco on Tuesday. The heads...

If you thought Google's steering wheel-less Prototype cars were a vision of a far-off future, you're in for a surprise. That's because Ford Motor Company announced Tuesday that in the year 2021, it wi...

Facebook may have a new India problem.SEE ALSO: This Indian carrier shows Facebook how to give free Internet to usersWhatsApp’s India rival Hike has raised $175 million in funding at a valuation...

SINGAPORE — Getting stuff done at the bank often involves having to waste part of your day standing in line at the bank.Singapore's national bank just started rolling out the country's first-eve...

After generations of peering into a microscope to examine cells, scientists could simply stroll straight through one.Calling his project the "stuff of science fiction," director of the 3D Visualisatio...

Quick: You want to make a mobile-to-mobile video call. What app do you use?If the first app you thought of was FaceTime, you've perfectly demonstrated a big problem on the Android side. Although there...

Quick: You want to make a mobile-to-mobile video call. What app do you use?If the first app you thought of was FaceTime, you've perfectly demonstrated a big problem on the Android side. Although there...

Apple is quietly adding more modes of payment for iTunes, to cater to users who don't have or don't want to add a credit card to their accounts.On Tuesday, it started allowing users in Taiwan to pay f...

Apple is quietly adding more modes of payment for iTunes, to cater to users who don't have or don't want to add a credit card to their accounts.On Tuesday, it started allowing users in Taiwan and Swit...

Dating app Bumble just added a new premium tier that lets users access three special features. Bumble's first paid offerings, the features allow users to reconnect with previous matches, extend t...

The Apple iPhone 7 is almost here, so of course the rumor mill is in full swing, and this time the breadcrumbs point toward changes in how the device is charged. SEE ALSO: Video shows possible Ap...

The only bad iPhone 7 rumor is one that doesn't get us excited, which is why this latest one is a welcome tease at what might be coming next month: a truly black iPhone. SEE ALSO: Video shows pos...

Instagram Stories just got its first significant update. But its newest features will — surprise, surprise — be familiar to most Snapchat users. The update added the ability to zoom i...

A Tesla Model S P100D begs the question: What's more Ludicrous than Ludicrous?Right now, the biggest battery you can get on a Tesla Model S or Model X is a 90-kilowatt-hour pack. Capable of traveling ...

The reviews of No Man's Sky, the PC and PlayStation 4 game that allows you to endlessly visit the universe, have been mixed. But while some are calling the game's stunning, though often action-less, v...

Meet Marty, the robot that is teaching kids and makers about programming, electronics and mechanics. The cute robot is Wi-Fi enabled, can be customized through 3D printing, and with the help of h...

When Honda revealed its stunning and grandparent-scaring Civic Hatchback Prototype earlier this year, I presumed the production version would never be as sharp, angular and downright extreme.That's be...

Tesla took the terms "self-driving" and "autopilot" down from its Chinese-language website after a driver in China crashed while driving with the autopilot on. The company told The Washington Pos...

Audi is trying to make traffic lights less frustrating.The company just introduced a new feature that is able to let drivers know exactly when the traffic light they are at will change. Called a "traf...

Grobo's creators were inspired by the difficulties of growing your own medicinal marijuana. Read more...More about Mashable Video, Innovation, Startups, Farming, and Crops...

Life imitates tech. Or, perhaps it's the other way around.Reddit user xbshooter was traveling near Santa Cristina, Italy, when he stumbled upon a familiar sight: the same view that he had set as his i...

Apple's iPad Pro currently comes in two sizes: 12.9 and 9.7 inches, with the latter variant sharing the form factor with the Pencil-less iPad Air. But according to a new report by KGI's analyst Ming-C...

It's only fitting that the leader of the biggest company in the world has a pretty impressive list of friends. In an extended interview with the Washington Post, Apple's top executive offered new...

The traditional, analog watch industry has been struggling to figure out how to deal with the rise of the smartwatch, led by the Apple Watch. Now one German company has presented what it thinks i...

Pokémon Go players, beware: Niantic is starting to get serious about cracking down on cheaters.The company is starting to permanently ban players who cheat either by spoofing their location or by...

The '90s are back. The golden era of video games and 3D computer graphics. CD players, beepers, The Fresh Prince of Bel Air, AOL, JNCO jeans, Dunkaroos, Beanie Babies, Tamagotchis, Pokémon. ...

With an impressive new VR headset launching and even more iPhone rumors, you may have missed this week's best new apps.SEE ALSO: This website will help you trick your Snapchat followersEach weeke...

House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi warned fellow Democrats on Saturday to change their cellphone numbers and not let family members read their text messages after personal and official information of ...

The battle to snag the precious attention of consumers swimming in a sea of ubiquitous Wi-Fi is being waged on a new front in London: bookstores. SEE ALSO: This book nerd's tweet to a bookstore's...

The controversial Snapchat filter called out as "yellowface" by many earlier this week has thrust the popular app's face morphing filters into the spotlight again, with some wondering if the app may b...

Obsessed with Pokémon Go? Then consider a case that will share your love of the game with the world. While none of these covers will up your Pokémon-catching skillz, they will definitel...

The most controversial change on the new iPhone 7 will be the removal of the headphone jack. You'll either love it or hate it. Accept dongle hell, go Bluetooth or buy new Lightning-based headphones.In...

In the future, your tattoos could be much more than just ink designs.Scientists have created a new kind of high-tech temporary tattoo that can act as a controller for smartphone apps and other devices...

Grindr, the gay hookup app, is officially coming to a T-shirt near you. The brand, the most popular app for gay men for a few years now, is now venturing into a fashion brand. Image: GRINDRStart...

While waiting for the arrival of their baby, many parents spend hours scouring the internet for the most educational toys, invest in top-of-the-line baby monitors and survey fellow parents about the b...

Instagram is known as a place to post still photos, but the future is video. Mashable has discovered a new video "Channels" section located within the app's "Explore" section. We've reached ...

As humans, we can hop into Virtual Reality with an Oculus or Vive headset, but what about our feline friends? Let your cat step out of its boring human apartment and into 25 different virtual wor...

Looking to buy an elephant tusk on eBay? Might not be so easy. The e-commerce giant, along with Etsy, Gumtree, Microsoft, Pinterest, Tencent and Yahoo, have signed on to a new commitment to preve...

Instagram has always maintained that it is a mobile-first platform. And although there is a web interface, it's nowhere near as robust as the app.Rather than wait for Instagram to roll out a web versi...

An email scammer tells comedian James Veitch that he could earn a $6 million profit in an unsuspecting way: snail farming. As always, Veitch says he is in, but questions how to keep the snails in the ...

One email scammer tells comedian James Veitch that he could earn a $6 million profit in an unsuspecting way: snail farming. As always, Veitch says he is in, but questions how to keep the snails in the...

Reddit is coming back online after an outage that lasted more than an hour. The issues began around 3:26 p.m. PT, according to the site's status page, following "a slight issue with a routine sof...

This is the final MashTalk for me — AKA C-Mac, AKA Film_Girl — as a host. Don't worry, MashTalk will continue. I love you all very much and want to thank the listeners for their patro...

If you own a Volkswagen or Audi built between 1995 and 2016, it could be susceptible to hackers, researchers have discovered.Computer security researchers at the University of Birmingham in England pu...

A mother in Houston, Texas woke up one morning to pretty much every parent's worst-case scenario. "I happened to get a text from a friend of mine that said she saw a picture on Facebook and she t...

Apple is expected to unveil its next iPhone in a few weeks. And, as is usual pattern, more and more credible leaks have come out about what will presumably be called the iPhone 7.Bloomberg probably ha...

One of the dorkiest Apple Watch features is the ability to send your heartbeat to another Apple Watch user in real time.Now a company called TheTouch has taken that dorktastic feature to a new level w...

Another week, another News Feed change.Facebook announced a new change to the algorithim that powers its News Feed. This time, the change is meant to make the stories you see "more personally informat...

Don't call it a comeback; the Karma has been here for years.On Thursday morning, the fledgling Southern California-based carmaker Karma Automotive revealed the first photo of its "new" model, the Reve...

If you own a Volkswagen or Audi built between 1995 and 2016, it could be susceptible to hackers, researchers have discovered.Computer security researchers at the University of Birmingham in England pu...

A mother in Houston, Texas woke up one morning to pretty much every parent's worst-case scenario. "I happened to get a text from a friend of mine that said she saw a picture on Facebook and she t...

Why carry a smartphone and an action camera when you can just carry a smartphone with an action camera built right in it?That's exactly what Kyocera's DuraForce Pro phone is. The military-grade Androi...

Don't call it a comeback; the Karma has been here for years.On Thursday morning, the fledgling Southern California-based carmaker Karma Automotive revealed the first photo of its "new" model, the Reve...

Why carry a smartphone and an action camera when you can just carry a smartphone with an action camera built right in it?That's exactly what Kyocera's DuraForce Pro phone is. The military-grade Androi...

In the world of smartphones, a "flagship" phone usually designates a company's best, most fully featured product. LG, however, challenges this definition: With its semi-modular design, the company's G...

Smart homes don't need to be complicated.While the smartphone was once hailed as the hub for controlling all of your smart home devices, Amazon's Echo has shown with Alexa that voice commands are more...

In the world of smartphones, a "flagship" phone usually designates a company's best, most fully featured product. LG, however, challenges this definition: With its semi-modular design, the company's G...

SINGAPORE — We rubbed our eyes and checked what we were reading twice. Yeah folks, we might just have stumbled upon the best job in the world: getting paid to play Pokémon Go.SEE ALSO: A ci...

It's all fun and games in the Internet of Things until your vibrator gets hacked. On Friday, two hackers at the Def Con hacking conference in Las Vegas proved the wonderfully-named world of "tele...

As much fun as Snapchat can be, sometimes there's no getting around the FOMO that goes along with watching friends' Snaps and Stories while you're stuck at home doing nothing.Now, there's a service th...

With Apple expected to announce the iPhone 7 during the second week of September (all signs point to Sept. 7), the leaks are coming more frequently than before. This time, a part for the iPhone 7...

Massoud Hassani, an Afghanistan-born designer who now lives in the Netherlands, grew up in an area near Kabul with landmines. He is developing a drone that is designed to detect and destroy active lan...

Deep within a building shaped like the Starship Enterprise, a little-known Chinese company is working on the future of education. Vast banks of servers record children at work and play, tracking ...

Facebook is making its 360-degree videos more immersive and easier to navigate.The social network introduced a new "guide" feature that allows users to highlight specific portions of the video before ...

Carmakers have already figured out how to capture the energy lost to slowing a car. It's called regenerative braking.Rather than slow a vehicle with conventional friction brakes that turn forward mome...

Naturo has invented a "Time Machine" that can apparently slow the ripening of the avocados. The Australian food technology company claims it can switch off the enzymes responsible for browning, e...

Musician Ian Chang is pushing the boundaries of the drums by using Sensory Percussion sensors from Sunhouse. The technology allows him to program other sounds, ranging from vocals and strings to ...

Snapchat has again released a filter that seems to channel racial sterotypes, igniting a backlash from users accusing the company of trafficking in digital yellowface. The new filter debuted Tuesday, ...

President Obama is about to get a lot more mail. The White House just became the latest Facebook account to join the social network's bot platform, with a new Messenger bot that makes sending a n...

The next Samsung smartwatch might not be a single model, but three, according to a new report.SamMobile reports Samsung's Gear S3, which is expected to be announced at IFA next month, might come in th...

The redesigned MacBook Pro is real, but it's not coming in September — if you trust a new report posted by Bloomberg Wednesday. The report doesn't bring anything new in terms of MacBook Pro...

In episode three of our How to Race Drones vlog series, Mashable's Creative Producer Sam Sheffer finally gets his hands on a full-sized drone. Watch and learn a lot more about the racing communit...

In episode three of our How to Race Drones vlog series, Mashable's Creative Producer Sam Sheffer finally gets his hands on a full-sized drone. Watch and learn a lot more about the racing communit...

Nimb is a ring with a panic button, that can send an alert to 911 dispatchers when you are in danger. The wearable technology also has an audio recording function and retails for $149 on Kickstarter. ...

Nimb is a ring with a panic button, that can send an alert to 911 dispatchers when you are in danger. The wearable technology also has an audio recording function and retails for $149 on Kickstarter. ...

While Chinese athletes are over at Rio Olympics chalking up medals, members of a different species were busy setting their own world record back home in China.During the Qingdao Beer Festival in Shand...

A Stanford undergrad's AI-based chatbot has already helped us with our parking tickets and various legal issues, but now his DoNotPay bot is taking on an even bigger, trickier issue. After receiv...

GIFs are the Esperanto of our Internet culture, a semi-nonsensical, visual language that acts as a stand-in for everything from random thoughts and reactions to intricate art and instructions. They...

Remember when Samsung launched the world's first 15 terabyte SSD? It wasn't that long ago, in March 2016, but it was a crazy amount of solid state storage at the time. Now, Seagate blew that reco...

While Chinese athletes are over at Rio Olympics chalking up medals, members of a different species were busy setting their own world record back home in China.During the Qingdao Beer Festival in Shand...

The internet connection speed measuring website created by Netflix has just been launched as an app. SEE ALSO: The 'Netflix tax' is starting Back in May, Netflix debuted Fast.com to help users, N...

GIFs are the Esperanto of our Internet culture, a semi-nonsensical, visual language that acts as a stand-in for everything from random thoughts and reactions to intricate art and instructions. They...

As any seasoned Instagram user knows, crafting the perfect post can take awhile. There are settings to adjust, filters to choose — not to mention the caption, which can make or break the whole t...

People choosing Jedi as their religion is not the biggest issue of the Australian census.This year being 2016, the government decided to go paperless for the census. It could have been a seamless tran...

People choosing Jedi as their religion is not the biggest issue of the Australian census.This year being 2016, the government decided to go paperless for the census. It could have been a seamless tran...

People choosing Jedi as their religion is not the biggest issue of the Australian census.Being 2016, the government decided to go paperless for the census. It could have been a seamless transition to ...

If you've used Snapchat then you're probably familiar with the app's geofilters, the illustrations you can overlay on top of your photos and videos. Earlier this year, Snapchat expanded the abili...

After some 60 years in the making, it's been exciting to watch virtual reality (VR) develop so rapidly this year. It's cheaper and lighter than ever, and at this point, it may be safe to anticipa...

The final nail in Adobe Flash's coffin goes in later this year.Google announced on its Chrome Blog that it will begin taking actions in September to deemphasize and then disable Flash by default.Chrom...

Back in the day, growing weed at home involved you forfeiting an entire closet or room in your home, along with endless hours of research, constant attention and, of course, the risk of arrest. But no...

Based on these patent images, the long-rumored Apple Car might be beefier than we ever anticipated.SEE ALSO: No, it’s not OK to let Tesla's Autopilot drive you to the hospitalThe U.S. Patent and...

People choosing Jedi as their religion is not the biggest issue of the Australian census.This year being 2016, the government decided to go paperless for the census. It could have been a seamless tran...

Cruise Automation, the autonomous driving systems company recently acquired by General Motors, is wasting no time, expanding the testing of its latest self-driving car, the long-range Chevy Bolt EV.In...

Gimmick or not, people really seem to like Samsung's Galaxy "Edge" smartphones. And now Apple seems to be interested in them, too. Apple has just been granted a new patent for "electronic devices...

In an effort to boost user privacy, Netflix is changing the way it serves up video streams on its website.The main part of the change if officially moving from HTTP to HTTPS protocols, meaning the con...

Hands up, who doesn't hate exercise bikes — those boring tools that demand that you pedal, pedal, pedal endlessly while some TV plays in the background. SEE ALSO: You’re about to get ...

Under CEO Tim Cook, who is a well known health buff, Apple has steadily increased its focus on personal health.The Apple Watch, HealthKit, ResearchKit and the announcement of CareKit are all pieces in...

People choosing Jedi as their religion is not the biggest issue of the Australian census.Being 2016, the government decided to go paperless for the census. It could have been a seamless transition to ...

There's a new version of Google Maps for Android, and it might just save you a few bucks in those roaming data charges. From now on, Google Maps will let you switch the app to "Wi-Fi only" mode o...

If you've used Snapchat then you're probably familiar with the app's geofilters, the illustrations you can overlay on top of your photos and videos. Earlier this year, Snapchat expanded the abili...

Twitter's Moments feature is about to get bigger.The company is opening up Moments to a slew of new partners, including brands, and plans to make the feature available to anyone in the next few months...

Gimmick or not, people really seem to like Samsung's Galaxy "Edge" smartphones. And now Apple seems to be interested in them, too. Apple has just been granted a new patent for "electronic devices...

Hands up, who doesn't hate exercise bikes — those boring tools that demand that you pedal, pedal, pedal endlessly while some TV plays in the background. SEE ALSO: You’re about to get ...

If you or your kids are avid gamers, here's some good news: All that strategising may have a beneficial impact on school results. Whether regular Facebook use is a drag on one's English test scores &#...

E-book nerds, rejoice! More than 300,000 titles are now available for download on your smartphone, for free if you have a New York Public Library card. The Big Apple's biggest book lender release...

It turns out that the surprise hit Netflix show of the summer, Stranger Things, has also quietly boosted the profile of a new piece of Apple hardware: the iPad Pro. The now iconic poster for the ...

Golf technology could be the U.S. track team's key to Olympic success.The technology, called Track Man, was originally developed for golfers, but has gained popularity with the U.S. track team —...

As countries and companies plan for a future filled with drones, safety and efficiency have become top concerns. A London-based startup hopes to make the skies safer and clearer for everyone. It'...

Lyft announced Monday that it will finally implement a very useful feature for carpoolers. You will soon be able to add multiple destinations to a ride, either at the beginning or in the middle of a t...

The Rio Olympics are already underway, but if you didn't get a chance to travel to Brazil to support your teams, you can still show your Olympic spirit with your Apple Watch, thanks to a new set of sp...

I had my doubts when China's Dlodlo (pronounced "dwaw dwaw") announced the V One, the world's thinnest and lightest VR headset back in April.It sounded too good to be true. At a press event in New Yor...

Over the weekend, the story broke that a Missouri lawyer, Joshua Neally, claimed that the Autopilot system in his Tesla Model X saved his life when he suffered a pulmonary embolism while behind the wh...

Researchers have discovered a new form of Android malware, and it's pretty scary how many phones are vulnerable. If you have Google's Nexus 5X, Nexus 6 or Nexus 6P, HTC's One M9 or HTC 10, BlackBerry'...

The team at Wilson X behind the Connected Basketball has come up with the next logical sports equipment innovation: the Connected Football. SEE ALSO: He shoots, he scores! (And he checks the conn...

Researchers at Moley Robotics have used motion-capture technology to bring MasterChef champion Tim Anderson's mouth-watering meals to your table, hands free.  Read more...More about Mashable Vide...

ZEEQ, created by Moley Robotics, could be the answer to your sleeping problems. The smart pillow wirelessly streams music and gathers analytics through built-in sensors as you sleep.The company h...

The MacBook Pro is due for a serious refresh and Apple is expected to deliver this fall.According to 9to5Mac, Apple will reportedly add a Touch ID button to its revamped MacBook Pro notebook computers...

The days of failing home buttons on your iPhone could soon be over.Corroborating previous rumors, Bloomberg reports the iPhone 7 will sport a new pressure-sensitive home button.SEE ALSO: This iPhone 7...

SINGAPORE — It sure looks like everyone's excited for the country's 51st birthday, Apple included.On Friday, Apple released a specially curated collection of apps called "Being Singaporean" on i...

The Apple rumor mill is heating up once again, just weeks before the release of the iPhone 7, but this time the news about the Apple Watch. SEE ALSO: Levitating Apple Watch charger turns smartwat...

With the whole world playing Pokémon Go, you need every advantage to stay ahead. Here are some of the hacks to get an edge on the competition when chasing pocket monsters, from easy to way advanc...

With Instagram taking on Snapchat and new information on the rumored headphone jack-less iPhone 7, you may have missed the scoop on some of this week's best new apps.Each weekend, we round up a few of...

ZTE first made a splash with the Axon name last year by sending out mysterious press invites teasing what eventually became the Axon Pro. The Axon Pro was a respectable first attempt at a flagshi...

ZTE first made a splash with the Axon name last year by sending out mysterious press invites teasing what eventually became the Axon Pro. The Axon Pro was a respectable first attempt at a flagshi...

You've probably already seen the magic of Prisma, an app that transforms your photos into artsy images designed to mimic human-created art styles. Now an app called Aristo has taken that dynamict...

We already have real lightsabers and levitating Death Stars, so it was only a matter of time before we got a real, working Star Wars Speeder bike.  The vehicle, first shown in Return of the Jedi,...

About two weeks ago, while I was busy Snapchatting all the people at the park playing Pokémon Go, I wondered for a hot second why Instagram doesn't let you add text, drawings and emoji to your po...

"Dude, you're rolling coal," my copilot hollered at me from the lefthand passenger seat of my 1986 Land Rover Defender."Huh?" I replied, leaning over for a better look at the sideview mirror. To my ch...

RIO DE JANEIRO — There's one question swimmers won't hear this month around the Olympic Aquatics Stadium in Rio de Janeiro: What are you wearing?Olympic coaches and swimmers would prefer it rema...

Pokémon Go's only been in Singapore for half a day, but cheaters are already ruining the experience for everyone.The record-breaking mobile game finally hit the city state on Saturday after playe...

Welcome back, MashTalkers! Pete is out this week, so Lance and I are joined by Mashable Product Analyst Ray Wong to talk about everything happening in the world of tech. SEE ALSO: Samsung Galaxy ...

In its bid to become more like Snapchat, Facebook is finally putting its MSQRD acquisition to good use.The social network is testing a new feature that puts a Snapchat-like camera at the top of News F...

New drone footage shows Apple's Campus 2 under major development in Cupertino, California. Viewers can really see the immensity of it all, with everything from a 100,000-square-foot fitness center, a ...

Aside from a couple distinctive designs, most electric vehicles (EV) from the long-established automaker set have been pretty tame. By that I mean they've been based on the traditional car layout: fou...

Spotify just added a new feature that's going to make it a lot easier to find new music.The company introduced a new type of playlist called "Release Radar" that automatically curates weekly playlists...

Today in the ever-disappointing iPhone 7 missing headphone jack saga: Forbes is reporting that Apple has developed a custom Bluetooth radio chip for wireless earbuds. This might be exciting becau...

"That’s a lot of wires for a pair of wireless headphones," was my first thought when I unboxed the $199 Roam Ropes USA Bluetooth headphones.For Steven Lamar, a co-creator of Beats, the developme...

The HTC Vive VR headset will get its own app store this fall, as the company moves to broaden the experiences available to its users. Viveport will offer virtual reality experiences in areas like...

Volume is a new kind of 3D display. It was created by Looking Glass, a company based in Brooklyn and Hong Kong. The volumetric display uses a projector and a series of transparent slices to creat...

We've reached a whole new stage of Apple iPhone 7 rumor management.For months we've watched as iPhone 7 rumors big and small have made their way from Apple's leaky cauldron(?) China(?), Foxconn(?) to ...

Let the Fruit Games begin.Over the years, Google has done many different style Google Doodles to recognize the Olympic games. In their own stylized way, these daily drawings and animations usually cel...

You can add Snapchat to the list of apps that will help you stay up to date on what's going on at the Olympics.Snapchat added a boatload of new Olympics-themed features, including new stickers, lenses...

In its bid to become more like Snapchat, Facebook is finally putting its MSQRD acquisition to good use.The social network is testing a new feature that puts a Snapchat-like camera at the top of News F...

Aside from a couple distinctive designs, most electric vehicles (EV) from the long-established automaker set have been pretty tame. By that I mean they've been based on the traditional car layout: fou...

Spotify just added a new feature that's going to make it a lot easier to find new music.The company introduced a new type of playlist called "Release Radar" that automatically curates weekly playlists...

Volume is a new kind of 3D display. It was created by Looking Glass, a company based in Brooklyn and Hong Kong. The volumetric display uses a projector and a series of transparent slices to creat...

Instagram caught many by surprise this week when it revealed it was launching a new feature called Instagram Stories, which looked almost exactly like the Snapchat feature of the same name.While close...

Today in the ever-disappointing iPhone 7 missing headphone jack saga: Forbes is reporting that Apple has developed a custom Bluetooth radio chip for wireless earbuds. This might be exciting becau...

"That’s a lot of wires for a pair of wireless headphones," was my first thought when I unboxed the $199 Roam Ropes USA Bluetooth headphones.For Steven Lamar, a co-creator of Beats, the developme...

We've reached a whole new stage of Apple iPhone 7 rumor management.For months we've watched as iPhone 7 rumors big and small have made their way from Apple's leaky cauldron(?) China(?), Foxconn(?) to ...

Let the Fruit Games begin.Over the years, Google has done many different style Google Doodles to recognize the Olympic games. In their own stylized way, these daily drawings and animations usually cel...

Apple is launching its first security bounty. The news comes on the heels of a presentation from Apple’s Ivan Krstic at the annual Black Hat USA security conference in Las Vegas. Krstic run...

Generation Y, the millennial generation, is all about experiences. Turns out, they'd rather spend their money on travel, food and adventure than on material goods.Frankly, that inclination never reall...

Attention iPhone and iPad owners: now is a great time to make sure your software is up to date.Apple has released iOS 9.3.4, which includes "an important security update" that the company says all iOS...

Despite selling out for a cool $26.2 billion two months back, LinkedIn still has a job to do.And it did just fine. The professional social network reported second-quarter earnings that beat analy...

If the Tupac hologram was the stuff of your dreams, or this scene from Star Wars kind of changed your life, you're in for some good news. A startup called HoloVit has launched an Indiegogo campai...

The new Bugatti Chiron isn't even on sale yet. And the car that the ultra-luxury French brand used to tease it, the Bugatti Vision Gran Turismo, wasn't ever intended for sale. Despite that, though, bo...

The White House Office of Science and Technology held a conference on Tuesday to discuss the future of commercial drone use and announced several initiatives to encourage its growth. “We ne...

A driver of a Tesla Model S died in early May when both he and his car's semi-autonomous Autopilot system failed to see a tractor trailer crossing in front of the car on a highway in Florida.While it ...

Having choices is great. Samsung's releasing its impressive Galaxy Note 7 later this month, the new iPhones are coming next month and now LG's announced it'll also unveil a new phone in early Septembe...

If there's one constant at Facebook it's that your News Feed will change.The company is once again adjusting the algorithm that powers News Feed. The changes are (again) aimed at reducing the amount o...

If there's one constant at Facebook it's that your News Feed will change.The company is once again adjusting the algorithm that powers News Feed. The changes are (again) aimed at reducing the amount o...

LONDON — The countdown until the official opening of the Rio 2016 Olympics is officially on. First-time Olympians are gearing up for the most exciting and career-defining games of their lives so...

If the Tupac hologram was the stuff of your dreams, or this scene from Star Wars kind of changed your life, you're in for some good news. A startup called HoloVit has launched an Indiegogo campai...

The White House Office of Science and Technology held a conference on Tuesday to discuss the future of commercial drone use and announced several initiatives to encourage its growth. “We ne...

Remember when Apple would hop on stage and unveil an iPhone that you hadn't already seen in a hundred internet leaks? Who are we kidding? That hasn't happened since the 2009 release of the iPhone...

It's been a tough four years for the human family since the last summer Olympics. We've seen our share of violence, heartache and divisiveness, much of it focusing on our perceived differences.Entitle...

Apple Music for Android has graduated out of "beta" status after its introduction in November 2015.Version 1.0.0 of the app is now available to download from the Google Play Store for Android devices ...

The rollout of Amazon Alexa-enabled devices that transcend the Echo continues to grow, this time with its first touchscreen video device called Nucleus. Roughly the size of a tablet (9 inches x 7...

Having choices is great. Samsung's releasing its impressive Galaxy Note 7 later this month, the new iPhones are coming next month and now LG's announced it'll also unveil a new phone in early Septembe...

Messaging app Line is chalking up karma points with their latest sticker release.On Tuesday, the Japanese company released a new set of Pokémon-themed stickers, with all proceeds going towards th...

Modern home cleaning robots are stuffed with cutting edge technology. They can see, communicate with apps, charge themselves and, of course, do the cleaning for you.The best of them are also almost $1...

GoPro's next flagship action camera will likely be called the Hero 5 — and, thanks to a new leak, we might have gotten our first glimpse at some of its features. GoPro enthusiast Konrad Itu...

In case anyone still thought apps were dying, Tim Cook just laid that theory to rest.The company's App Store set a new record for the month of July, Cook revealed. The month saw Apple's highest ever m...

A Tesla executive dismissed competitors like the Nissan Leaf, Kia Soul EV, BMW i3 and Chevrolet Spark EV as "little more than appliances,” according to Automotive News.“Now, appliances are...

I'm praying it doesn't happen, but it's very possible Apple may release two new iPhone 7 models this fall — a 4.7-inch and a 5.5-inch version — and the latter will be much more powerful.Wi...

Google is great when it comes to helping users harness its data to learn about our world, but a new tool geared toward children takes that dynamic to a new level by turning maps into a kind of game.&#...

Kim Kardashian West, the queen of reality TV and a leading mobile entrepreneur, is in crisis. Her beloved BlackBerry Bold died.According to her Twitter feed, the phone succumbed at around 12:13 p.m. P...

It's 2016 and there are no bad cars. There just aren't.Sure, I recently kvetched about the Maserati Ghibli. But, in the grand schemes of things, the Ghibli is not a bad car — it's just a bit dis...

Dark times for Kim Kardashian West.It's well-documented that Kardashian loves her BlackBerry Bold phones. You know, the phones with the physical keyboards running the older version of BlackBerry OS, t...

Dropbox's new productivity software is getting a big update.The company has been testing Paper, a new Google Docs-like tool, since last year when they quietly introduced something known as Project Com...

Apple on Wednesday released its annual diversity report. And like in previous years, the company is still predominately white and male. But that doesn’t mean that its efforts to improve div...

Samsung's impressive new Galaxy Note 7 doesn't launch until Aug. 19, but pre-orders begin today.In the U.S., the Note 7 will be available on Verizon, AT&T, T-Mobile, Sprint and U.S. Cellular in th...

Yahoo has developed an AI algorithm that it says can correctly detect up to 90 percent of abusive comments online, making it outperform other "state-of-the-art" deep-learning-based algorithms, accordi...

MENLO PARK, Calif. — When you think about hardware, Facebook is likely not the first company that comes to mind. But the social network is now investing more in hardware development than ever be...

Good news, Android users: Google has updated Chrome to make streaming video faster and smoother, suck up less battery and reduce data usage.Improvements made to version 52 of Chrome will be "most noti...

Today’s world is hurtling along at a rapid pace thanks to technology. Tasks that once upon a time could’ve eaten into our day are now complete in a flash, and all streamlined by our mobile...

Nothing can be left unconnected in the Internet of Things-era, not even your trampoline.While you might think of it as a pretty inanimate item — a mat stretched over a bunch of springs — t...

Prominent Bitcoin exchange Bitfinex was hacked Wednesday, leading to a rumoured loss of bitcoin worth up to $65 million.The Hong Kong company halted trading on its website, where a notice states: "Tod...

You too can live in a suburb from the future. A new development in Australia is offering home owners a solar panel setup including Tesla's home battery, the Powerwall, as something a little extra.SEE ...

Studies have proven that, under the right conditions, music can help people sleep better. But what a pain that can be to implement without disturbing bedmates or roommates. There are headphones, but t...

That feeling when your Apple software-powered car starts spitting hot emoji poetry at you and you realize, yes, this is the future. SEE ALSO: Dozens of new emoji will finally show women being awe...

It's Windows 10 Anniversary Update day!Hello? Anyone?Sure, news of a war between Instagram and Snapchat and a sexy new Samsung flagship device may have pushed aside this momentous occasion. But f...

Snapchat is upgrading its stickers — again. The latest additions, however, will only be available to some users, at least for now.That's because the company is introducing new location-specific ...

If your social media life wasn't confusing enough, Instagram has essentially stolen "Stories" from Snapchat. Now you can put your photos in little timelines all over the place.In an interesting move, ...

Six major banks have partnered with Samsung to improve banking security measures with the Galaxy Note 7, Samsung Senior Vice President Justin Denison announced at Samsung Unpacked on Tuesday. Even coo...

A Tesla Model S that can supposedly run Pokémon Go might be the nerdiest thing I've ever seen.Ever since Pokémon Go launched, I've been trying to imagine a way in which I could use a car to ...

Samsung just revealed what may be the next step in biometrics. The company's Galaxy Note 7, announced at a press event Tuesday, will allow you to complete mobile payments using the phone's built-...

Samsung just launched the latest addition to their smartphone lineup, the Galaxy Note 7. Mashable got a sneak peak of some of its new features, such as eye recognition and the ability to create G...

Samsung Senior Vice President Justin Denison just threw shade at Apple for (very annoyingly) getting rid of its headphone jack in favor of a dongle for the iPhone 7. SEE ALSO: Samsung Galaxy Note...

Google has updated its innovative tool that lets you paint and sculpt in virtual reality by adding another, groundbreaking dimension: sound. The updated Tilt Brush now features audio reactive bru...

Samsung was right from the start: bigger is better. And the company's newest flagship Android smartphone, the Galaxy Note 7, is its best phablet yet.The rumors nailed almost everything about the Note ...

Samsung made a number of smart moves with the original Gear VR headset, which it unveiled almost two years ago. First of all, it partnered with the virtual reality hardware leader, the Facebook-o...

Samsung will finally begin selling its ball-shaped Gear 360, which shoots 360-degree videos, in the U.S. some six months after it was unveiled.Alongside the Galaxy Note 7's official unveil on Tuesday,...

Instagram Stories is an act of digital and business war. That's the only way I can interpret Facebook’s apparent go-forward strategy for tackling Snapchat, a social media juggernaut Faceboo...

The war between Facebook and Snapchat just got real. The Facebook-owned photos app just introduced a new feature called Instagram Stories and yes — it's a lot like Snapchat's feature of the...

Mashable met up with some esports professionals to get their thoughts on the current craze in gaming, Pokémon Go. While it may be popular at the office, we found out it's not necessarily a h...

Samsung just revealed what may be the next step in biometrics. The company's Galaxy Note 7, announced at a press event Tuesday, will allow you to complete mobile payments using the phone's built-...

With the first Civic in 1972, Honda essentially invented the idea that a small, inexpensive car didn't have to be badly built or dull (go figure, right?). And over the years, the brand toyed with that...

Samsung is once again letting people livestream their reveal of the Samsung S7 Edge, this time also available in 360 degrees to VR headsets. Oh so convenient for their Gear VR users, via the Unpacked ...

Is one of your friends suddenly giving inspirational speeches out of the blue? Does a simple question cause her to go into a soliloquy about something unrelated yet appears to be meaningful?She might ...

It was only 8 a.m., but the sun was already baking portions of Central Park’s Sheep Meadow when I met up with Mike Luff.  As I walked up to him, the Staaker drone company's VP of marketing ...

Samsung will once again live stream the launch for its next flagship smartphone, the Galaxy Note 7. The Unpacked event will begin on Aug. 2, 11:00 a.m. EDT, with simultaneous streaming in New Yor...

Avocados are super tasty and addictive, but it's pretty annoying when they go yucky and brown.Now an Australian-based company called Naturo Technologies thinks they've got the answer, creating a techn...

You can put down that awkward Siri remote. Apple just launched a new way to navigate around Apple TV.Flagged at Apple's Worldwide Developers Conference in June, the Apple TV Remote app is one of a sui...

Pokémon Go players in Sydney, Australia, may have three less PokéStops from which to get their Poké Balls, Razz Berries and potions.The western suburb of Rhodes had been inundated with ...

A young word processing app just found a new home — for a pretty hefty price tag. Salesforce, the cloud software giant, has acquired Quip for $582 million, according to the company's filing...

If you've ever spent a late night in front of a computer then you likely know it's not the most eye-friendly experience. Luckily, apps like f.lux, which change the color temperature of displays, ...

When Elon Musk revealed that Tesla is planning to produce an all-electric commercial vehicle platform called "Tesla Semi," it came as quite a surprise to a lot of people. That's because it seemed virt...

Apple wants you to accept the new iPad Pro as a computer.In the latest commercial for its more powerful 9.7-inch tablet, Apple positions the iPad Pro, with its optional Smart Keyboard and Apple Pencil...

One longstanding emoji is about to get a big change. The pistol emoji, which has been around since 2010, is being redesigned with the next version of iOS 10. The change, revealed by Apple Monday,...

Eons ago, or at least 40 years ago, there were fewer TV channels than you could count on your fingers and toes and the programming schedule was set by television networks. We all watched TV, but maybe...

Two weeks ago, Tesla CEO Elon Musk revealed the second part of his master plan for the upstart automaker. In it, he divulged that Tesla would build a commercial vehicle called 'Tesla Semi,' along with...

The next version of iOS will have the most diverse set of emoji yet.Apple announced Monday that the upcoming iOS 10 update will include new female characters depicting professional women and women in ...

We love the multi-talented Camaro SS, even with its paltry 455-horsepower rating. And we've been very much been looking forward to driving its higher performance brother, the Camaro ZL1.When it was un...

LG's next flagship phone, the V20, will be the first smartphone in the world to launch with Android 7.0 Nougat, the next version of Google's mobile operating system.The V20 will succeed last year's V1...

Governor Andrew Cuomo issued a directive Monday that bans sex offenders from playing Pokémon Go and other similar games.The order requires the New York Department of Corrections and Community Sup...

If you're going to Rio de Janeiro for the 2016 Olympics, whether as a visitor or an participating athlete, you'll have to face one harsh reality: Pokémon Go is a no-go.The game launched last mont...

Windows 10 is the best Windows in a decade, so it stands to reason that Windows 10 Anniversary Update would, barring any insane feature or design revisions, be pretty darn good, too.The smooth transit...

LONDON — Need a mental break from all the negative news out there? Here are some magical pictures of the incredible wildlife housed in two of Europe's remarkable conservation parks. SEE ALS...

If you’d like to save your phone screen, put some bling on it.More than a decade ago, scientists figured out how to grow synthetic diamond as a potential replacement for the silicon MEMs or micr...

Almost a month after the app took the world by storm, Pokémon Go has now been updated with some major changes that should make it more difficult to cheat in the game.Developer Niantic pushed out ...

Big issues are best tackled with massive creativity — and sometimes that creativity leads to world-changing innovation. From clothing that changes color to alert the wearer of nearby toxins...

Elon Musk is accelerating his plans to reinvent Tesla, making good on Monday his promise to combine Tesla and SolarCity, two companies where he currently serves as Chairman of the Board.SEE ALSO: How ...

Unfortunately for your global positioning system (GPS), Australia just won't stay still.Being the renegade that it is, the only continent that is also a country is moving north by about 7 centimetres ...

Let there be no further doubt that Prisma, the app that turns your photos into artistic masterpieces, is a hit. None other than famed author Neil Gaiman took to Instagram on Sunday to post a self...

Whether you love or hate the Apple Watch, charging it is often one of the first encounters many users have with the magic of wireless charging. Now that magic has been taken to the next level wit...

We just got more proof that Instagram is an essential social media tool, even for the world's richest tech company, as Apple's iBooks finally launched its account on the service on Saturday. SEE ...

With Yahoo's big sale to Verizon finally becoming official and a new look at how the iPhone without a headphone jack could work, you may have missed some of this week's best new apps.Each weekend, we ...