Articles by Mashable from September 2016

Samsung's having a really terrible month. Several of its products — new and old — are literally exploding left and right.Looking forward is the only thing the South Korean electronics gian...

Machines already make your coffee, bot their way around the kitchen floor cleaning up after you and then help drive you to work, so why can't they also help out with the hardest part of a morning (noo...

Tesla has the lock on the all-electric SUV market with its Model X. But it won't for long. That's because Mercedes is gunning for the upstart electric-car-maker with its very own luxury EV crossover, ...

The Federal Communications Commission is making some improvements to its emergency alert system following the bombing in Chelsea, New York.After the bombing, authorities sent out emergency alerts to m...

If you were hoping to hear more about the next version of Android Wear at Google's big hardware event next week, you might not want to get your hopes up just yet.Google has now pushed back the date fo...

Balloons can signify lifting up, letting go, unimaginable joy or simply a birthday wish. When seen by the thousands, they can inspire awe, maybe a little fear, or remind you of a certain classic Pixar...

A train that smashed into the station in Hoboken, New Jersey during rush hour on Thursday likely wasn't equipped with a technology called positive train control that could have prevented the derailmen...

The iPhone 7 and 7 Plus just launched, but that's not stopping the rumor mill from moving on to rumors for next year's "iPhone 8," which is expected to come with a complete redesign to celebrate the d...

The best iPhone 7 feature may be its scariest: Apple's new device is water-resistant, meaning you can take that sucker in the shower with you and scrub away at the ever-thinning line between man and m...

Balloons can signify lifting up, letting go, unimaginable joy or simply a birthday wish. When seen by the thousands, they can inspire awe, maybe a little fear, or remind you of a certain classic Pixar...

Artificial Intelligence is now a part of our daily lives. It's on our wrists in the form of Apple's SIRI and in our kitchens thanks to Amazon's Alexa. We use it, but do not always understand or trust ...

Current airplane Wi-Fi sucks. It's borderline usable and very expensive. Trying to get any work done on the super slow Wi-Fi feels like you've teleported back in time to the dial-up era.Faster in-flig...

Apple and Flipkart will try to not disappoint Indians tonight.SEE ALSO: iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus: the reviewApple announced earlier this month that it has partnered with Flipkart, India’s larg...

After it was discovered in September 2015 that Volkswagen doctored its cars' diesel engines to give false readings in emissions tests — a costly mistake known as the Dieselgate scandal — t...

No Man's Sky is under investigation from the UK's Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) over allegations that its promotional material is misleading in regards to the features in the actual game. ...

This startup has a lot of courage.SEE ALSO: Apple SVP Phil Schiller wants you to know there's a $39 fix for your iPhone 7 headphone jack worriesApple might want to take you to the future of music by s...

Samsung plans to begin selling the Galaxy Note7 in India before the festival of Diwali.SEE ALSO: Samsung shares tumble in response to Galaxy Note7 warningsThe company had to postpone sales of the Gala...

Current airplane Wi-Fi sucks. It's borderline usable and very expensive. Trying to get any work done on the super slow Wi-Fi feels like you've teleported back in time to the dial-up era.Faster in-flig...

LONDON — Sir Richard Branson probably isn't your boss. But if he was, he'd tell you to unplug for a moment, maybe even two.Virgin, the British multinational company founded by Branson, recently ...

While 3D printing is enjoying its time under the sun, most mainstream consumers are still put off by the price and size of the printers.In theory, having a 3D printer at home is great for artists, des...

India may be a big market for refurbished and used phones, but it isn't easy to sell such products in the country.SEE ALSO: 5 things you need to know about the world's fastest growing smartphone marke...

Slowly, but surely, Australia's towns and cities are getting free Wi-Fi networks.Melbourne is the latest, with the Victorian government announcing a free Wi-Fi pilot program on Thursday. It joins Adel...

During keyhole surgery, surgeons typically rely on sight as they remotely control the delicate operation. A new robot promises to give them one important extra sense: touch.The invention, reveale...

The U.S. is objectively behind countries like Australia in digital banking "by whatever metric you choose," according to Stripe cofounder John Collison, but that head start may not last forever. ...

Meerkat may have helped ignite the livestreaming craze but its creators' latest app is taking a different approach to video.Instead, the newly-launched Houseparty, out now on Android and iOS, is a Sna...

Now that BlackBerry officially isn't making phones anymore, let's look back at a simpler time: the early 2000s, when BlackBerry ruled and Apple drooled. (The iPhone didn't exist yet, so BlackBerry was...

If only Nissan had released the ProPilot self-driving chair in time for the release of the new iPhone — waiting in line for the device would've been easy and maybe even fun.The prototype chair c...

First it was the smartphones, now it's the washing machines.In the same month that Samsung admitted it knows of at least 35 instances of Note7 batteries exploding or catching fire amid a nationwide re...

Mark Zuckerberg wants you to know just how much advanced technology goes into operating the social media giant that is Facebook.He announced on Wednesday that he'll begin to share photos on his Facebo...

Facebook has announced the dates and location for its next developer conference.F8, the company's annual developer conference, will kickoff April 18, 2017 in San Jose, the social network announced Wed...

OK, so maybe there's one little bit of the iMessage system that's not under lock and key.Apple iMessages are encrypted end-to-end. That means the messages you send on the platform can only be read by ...

Twitter is about to get more creative.Twitter is now opening up Moments, its tool for curating collections of tweets around specific subjects, to everyone.SEE ALSO: Twitter's new relaxed character cou...

The name of one of the world's fastest growing messaging apps appeared pretty self-explanatory. "Slack" seemed like a simple nod to what you shouldn't be doing at work. SEE ALSO: Microsoft is all...

What a difference a week makes. It was only a week ago when GoPro threw it’s epic launch party in Squaw Valley, California to formally introduce its Karma drone (along with the Hero 5 Black...

Amy Schumer is a lot things — comedienne, actress, opponent of the term "plus size" — but she's now also officially a danger to your data.Intel named Amy Schumer the most dangerous cyber c...

Swiping might be synonymous with sex and dating thanks to Tinder and Bumble. But now, thanks to an innovative new app, there's a new reason to swipe. SEE ALSO: Sperm donors wanted: UK government ...

Apple is opening a new UK headquarters at London's Battersea Power Station, which will see 1,400 staff working in 500,000 square feet. SEE ALSO: Irish government HQ bombarded with apples protest...

WhatsApp and India's Delhi High Court may have a communication problem. SEE ALSO: WhatsApp announces plans to share user data with FacebookLast week, the Facebook-owned company was ordered by the...

Remote controls are usually smaller than the devices they control, not the other way around. But whatever.Amazon just refreshed its $39.99 Fire TV Stick that plugs into an HDMI port on your TV or comp...

Things are getting back on track for YouTube in Pakistan. Months after the country lifted its three-year-old ban on the site, people have once again begun turning to Google’s video service for c...

It's the end of an era: Canada's BlackBerry has announced it will stop building hardware altogether, focusing instead on its software and services business. "The company plans to end all internal...

London — The publication of photographs allegedly stolen from Pippa Middleton has been banned by the High Court in the UK. SEE ALSO: Pippa Middleton's iCloud account hacked, with thousands ...

The release of iOS 10 brought a significant upgrade to the Messages app formerly known as iMessage: stickers.Seen in a host of other apps popular in Asia, such as WeChat and Line, stickers allow you t...

SpaceX is going to Mars. Not immediately, and many things are still uncertain, but the company sure has grand plans — from the initial flights with the Dragon, to send colonists to the red plane...

LG's other, non-modular flagship, the LG V20, will start shipping in South Korea this week, the company has announced. The launch in "key countries" in North America, Asia, Latin America and the ...

On the sidelines of a fleet of announcements for Indian customers yesterday, it seems Google also flipped the switch for its music store in the country.SEE ALSO: Inside Google's plan to conquer India'...

So many thirsty Tinder users, so little time. If only there were a way to sort the wheat from the chaff. The diamonds from the rough. The paying users from the cheapskates — apparently so.I...

Love music but not enough to actually seek out new artists? Hate music but want other people to think you love it? Don't worry! Spotify's released a new discover feature and it's a lazy person's dream...

One of Chrome's more useful features has landed on Google's iOS app. It now has an incognito mode, just like the browser, so you can search privately. SEE ALSO: Google launches Allo, its AI-...

Stop me if you heard this one before: A Samsung Galaxy Note7 exploded.Hui Renjie, 25, who purchased a Note7 in China that was deemed "safe" with a non-defective battery, claims his phone blew up Monda...

There are three reasons why wireless headphones mostly suck and I've steered clear of dropping serious dough on a pair: poor sound quality, frustrating pairing and weak battery life.Beats' new Solo 3 ...

There are three reasons why wireless headphones mostly suck and I've steered clear of dropping serious dough on a pair: poor sound quality, frustrating pairing and weak battery life.Beats' new Solo 3 ...

National Voter Registration Day is Tuesday.  Google doodle celebrated the occasion on Monday, following the lead of Facebook and Snapchat and urging its users to vote. Now Instagram, Uber, and Tw...

The subject of technology was largely absent from Monday night's presidential debate, minus some throwaway lines about "the cyber." Given the night's agenda, which focused on "America's Direction," "A...

The magic behind the immersive realism in the SUHD TV display is the work of incredibly small particles called quantum dots. A quantum dot is a semiconductor crystal so tiny that it is measured in nan...

NEW YORK CITY — Even as the world of available public drone fly space shrinks, DJI continues to innovate, hoping to find new ways to attract drone customers and encourage them to fly — eve...

NEW YORK CITY — Even as the world of available public drone fly space shrinks, DJI continues to innovate, hoping to find new ways to attract drone customers and encourage them to fly — eve...

The ultra-secure messaging app favored by Edward Snowden and many security analysts has finally landed on desktop. Signal, the app made by the same organization that powers the encryption in What...

For its next act in making its services more accessible and relevant to Indians, Google announced a fleet of improvements today that it hopes will fix two big challenges among Indians — slow int...

Recall, explosions, overheating, and battery drain issues be damned. People still love their Samsung Galaxy Note7 phones.About 90 percent of Note7 users affected by the phone's global recall are stick...

If you thought Transformers could only exist in a world as miraculous as one where Megan Fox would fall for a guy like Shia LaBeouf, think again.Letrons, a Turkish startup, put together an awesome vid...

Google turns eighteen today. The internet giant, which has been gigantic for the majority of those 18 years, has put up a celebratory doodle on its home page, as it has done nearly every year since it...

Uber and its Indian rival Ola could soon introduce unprecedented changes to lure government officials in India.SEE ALSO: Taxi drivers hope to beat Uber with their own appsBoth the cab-ride hailing ser...

Google is introducing major improvements to Chrome for Android to make browsing faster, and downloads seamless for people on slow network. The announcement is part of company’s 'Next Billion' pu...

Xiaomi, the Chinese company that makes phones with specs that top Samsung and Apple flagships, and then sells them at half the price, is at it again. The company just launched two new phones in C...

Google today announced a new version of its YouTube app called 'YouTube Go' for India to tackle slower network connections. The project is part of company’s 'Next Billion' program through which ...

Google's upcoming Pixel phone won't look extraordinary on the outside, but it will have plenty of new software tricks. Some of these can be seen in a leaked press render of the device, courtesy of lea...

Google wants every public place on the planet to have fast Wi-Fi service.SEE ALSO: 1.5 million people access the Internet via Google's free Wi-Fi at 19 Indian railway stationsLess than one year after ...

Google wants every public place on the planet to have fast Wi-Fi service.SEE ALSO: 1.5 million people access the Internet via Google's free Wi-Fi at 19 Indian railway stationsLess than one year after ...

Treasure hunters and explorers David Lang and Eric Stackpole are creating what they call the world's first low-cost underwater drone.Back in 2012, Eric told David about gold lost inside an underwater ...

HemaApp was developed by scientists to detect anemia, a common condition that often goes undiagnosed. Using the camera and flash to estimate hemoglobin concentrations, it is highly preferable to drawi...

DarkSky, the popular iPhone and Android weather app with dazzling graphics and hyper-specific forecasts, has made a transition onto your desktop. The company launched DarkSky.net earlier this mon...

Samsung's Galaxy Note7 nightmare just won't end.After an official recall of its Note7 phone with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) and the banning of the faulty devices on flights by ...

Donald Trump is taking one final jab at Hillary Clinton before tonight's debate, via Snapchat.On Monday, the Republican candidate's campaign launched a nationwide custom Snapchat filter that refers to...

A man has been arrested for allegedly hacking the iCloud account of Pippa Middleton — sister of Kate Middleton, the Duchess of Cambridge — and stealing 3,000 of her private photographs. &#...

Apple is reportedly getting ready to launch two new Apple Watch apps. One is centered around sleep tracking, and the other uses heart rate information to assess fitness levels, according to a new...

The new jet black iPhone 7 is still the hardest color of the phone to get, even though it's more prone to scratching and scuffing.Sold out within minutes as soon as pre-orders went live on Sept. 12, t...

If you're an owner of a new iPhone 7 or 7 Plus, here's a quick PSA for you: things aren't going to end well if you try to make a DIY headphone jack. Last week, YouTuber TechRax made a tongue-in-c...

Now that you're done lusting over jet black iPhones, it's time to turn your attention toward Google. You know, the guys who make Android and Chrome.And what a bonanza the company reportedly has in sto...

Google Doodle is joining the likes of Rock the Vote, Facebook, and Snapchat to get you to register to vote. SEE ALSO: Can Social Media Really Boost Voter Turnout?Just in time for National Voter R...

There's something remarkable about hearing the first, sweet and slightly tortured tones conducted entirely through a computer, especially when you consider that they were generated 65 years ago.Resear...

There's something remarkable about hearing the first, sweet and slightly tortured tones conducted entirely through a computer, especially when you consider that they were generated 65 years ago.Resear...

A vote is an act of conscience and will. It's also an act of trust. You're not just marking a ballot for your candidate of choice, your signifying your belief in the system. Your mark will be counted....

Welcome to the 2016 presidential election.Here we have a photograph of Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton standing before a crowd full of excited young supporters at a campaign event in...

Media player/server Plex is one of the most versatile independent solutions for folks with a big multimedia collection, but it has so far required users to run server software to power client apps on ...

If you've been thinking about upgrading your streaming setup, Roku just gave you five new options to choose from.The company unveiled its new line of streaming players on Monday, ranging from the $129...

In a major milestone, the Indian Space Organisation (ISRO) today successfully launched a total of eight satellites into two orbits. This is the first time ISRO has launched payload satellites in two o...

Google Doodle is joining the likes of Rock the Vote, Facebook, and Snapchat to get you to register to vote. SEE ALSO: Can Social Media Really Boost Voter Turnout?Just in time for National Voter R...

In preparation of the launch of Prime Video in India, Amazon is actively partnering with big Indian movie studios for local content.SEE ALSO: Amazon, Netflix strike deals in India for local video cont...

In its quest to make itself indispensable, Uber is keen to slide itself into your daily commute.On Monday, the company announced a partnership in Australia with the travel planning app TripGo, which l...

I have so many mixed feelings about BlackBerry’s DTEK50, a $300 Android-powered phone. I’m disappointed the company went with a “reference” design from a manufacturing par...

With Snapchat's big announcement and Google's hardware event just around the corner, you may have missed some of this week's best new apps.Each weekend, we round up a few of our favorite new and updat...

Balancing schedules. Remembering medication. Tracking symptoms.Being a caregiver for a family member can be as taxing as it is rewarding, and the role often goes underappreciated. While a support netw...

After months of rumors, we now know the Snapchat glasses are real. The company has officially introduced Spectacles, its Snapchat-connected wearable, that is set to go on sale later this year. Th...

Until recently, Mike Perry assembled engines at a Volvo plant in Skovde, a medieval city in Sweden. But Perry wanted to be a famous DJ. At night he labored in a recording studio, writing and producing...

What a time to be alive! Hot on the heels of Apple banishing the headphone jack from the iPhone 7 and 7 Plus, wireless headphones and earbuds are sure to garner a lot of attention. For the past t...

Snapchat may be moving closer to launching its long-rumored wearable.A video of what appears to be a commercial for the device — apparently called "Spectacles" — has surfaced, suggesting t...

GoPro kicked off the week with a huge event in Squaw Valley, Calif., to announces its new Hero 5 Black and Hero 5 Black action cameras, and its Karma drone, and they all look suh-weet.On this week's M...

Count down three seconds in your head. It goes fast, right?  I bet you did it the "one-hippopotamus way." That's actually considerably more than 3 seconds. Ask Siri to set a 3-second timer and th...

Pippa Middleton, the sister of Kate Middleton the Duchess of Cambridge, has had her iCloud account hacked and thousands of private photographs stolen, according to The Independent.The information retr...

Amazon might be getting a little worried.Pricing details for Google's upcoming smart speaker, the Amazon Echo-like Google Home, may have just been leaked and they suggest that Google's speaker will be...

Amazon is sitting pretty on top of the smart home with its Alexa voice-controlled Echo devices, and Google will close in later this year with its own Home assistant device. But what about Apple?While ...

On Friday morning, another Samsung-related phone incident took place onboard an aircraft carrier, but much to everyone's surprise, it wasn't a Galaxy Note7. A Samsung Galaxy Note 2 — releas...

When you find out the enigmatic 24-year-old who built one of the first commercially viable virtual reality headsets also funds a pro-Trump political action group aimed at spreading anti-Hillary Clinto...

Google is gearing up for the upcoming Oct. 4 hardware event with grand ads, building projections and even a statue showing its willingness to take on the iPhone 7 after this month's Apple event. ...

Things just keep getting worse and worse for Samsung.After weeks of investigating cases of Galaxy Note7 phones catching on fire, destroying people's cars, and even injuring people, Samsung and the Uni...

The iPhone 7 Plus holds a place of distinction in Apple’s growing line of mobile handsets. It’s the first to feature two cameras, one for regular shooting and the other for optically zoomi...

Seeing is safety.I live in a relatively safe neighborhood, but some years ago, my home was burglarized. The thieves broke in through the back door. Since then, we’ve been more vigilant about loc...

A Samsung Galaxy Note 2 smartphone caught fire mid-air on an IndiGo plane earlier today. The flight, 6E-054, was headed to Chennai from Singapore when the incident took place. The plane landed safely ...

WhatsApp’s move to share some of users’ information with Facebook isn’t sitting well with India. The country’s Delhi High Court today directed WhatsApp to make two critical alt...

When Tesla announced its acquisition plans for SolarCity in August, Elon Musk's strategy for the two companies included providing solar roofs to customers that integrate with Tesla's Powerwall home ba...

Apple is increasingly acquiring firms with expertise in machine learning and artificial intelligence.SEE ALSO: Elon Musk says the future of AI is in linking it to our brainsApple has confirmed it has ...

Well, that's a relief. Samsung's initial pleas for customers to stop using and return their Galaxy Note7 devices with faulty batteries weren't particularly fruitful, but now that the recall is of...

It's been nearly impossible catching a ride with Nutonomy's self-driving car in Singapore, but chances just got raised a little because the driving tech startup has opened seats to users of ride-haili...

Be prepared for fewer ‘discounts’ on the iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus this year in India.SEE ALSO: Apple, Samsung gear up for battle in India this DiwaliIn an attempt to better control the p...

Want to save the world? There's an app for that.In Australia alone, there's a bunch apps developed specifically to transform your in-phone behaviour into practical benefits for society. From advi...

Want to save the world? There's an app for that.In Australia alone, there's a bunch apps developed specifically to transform your in-phone behaviour into practical benefits for society. From advi...

Just in time for the autumnal equinox, Chevrolet unveiled its Equinox on Thursday night. It's the all-new 2018 Equinox, to be exact. And, no, it wasn't a coincidence.Although this new compact crossove...

In what has already been called the worst hack ever, Yahoo confirmed Thursday that at least 500 million users were affected by a security breach from a state-sponsored actor. If you want to tight...

At what point does the Michael Kors brand stop meaning anything?Perhaps when it's slapped on an instant camera. In its latest partnership, Fujifilm has released a Michael Kors-branded version of its I...

Thanks to the good people at SquareTrade, we can now truly verify that both the iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus are indeed water-resistant. SEE ALSO: iPhone 7's Lightning jack could be a durability li...

Facebook Messenger has a new payments feature and it might make some of your conversations a little awkward. The new feature being will suggest users pay their friends within a chat when "IOU" or...

Two-factor authentication: Learn these words well and you'll feel better when giant hacks splatter passwords and email addresses all over the dark web.SEE ALSO: Yahoo confirms massive leak of 500 mill...

Bumble users will soon have a new way to make sure the profile they're looking at isn't fake. The company will launch a new photo feature next week that will allow users to go through a verificat...

On Thursday afternoon Yahoo confirmed a massive data leak of at least 500 million user accounts, which is a very big deal.Though the data breach obviously spells trouble for those with YahooMail accou...

What a spectacular mess, Yahoo. At least 500 million accounts across your myriad services have been hacked. Data ranging from phone numbers to date of birth, email addresses, phone numbers and securit...

Yahoo announced Thursday that a massive 2014 security breach compromised more than 500 million user accounts, a minor detail it forgot to mention until just now. Oops!The company says a "state-sponsor...

For the next 48 hours, Amazon will be hosting a sale event with crazy deals on a number of unlocked smartphones. The key word here: unlocked.There are several benefits to purchasing an unlocked smartp...

How should you make back the money you spoiled on a hoverboard? Use the hoverboard to walk dogs, of course. The 'Iron Man' script was almost completely improvisedChristina Hendricks has 'dirty' s...

A few weeks after Elon Musk revealed the updates coming to the brand's Autopilot semi-autonomous driving feature, Tesla officially detailed the software 8.0 update Thursday morning.Along with Autopilo...

SAN FRANCISCO — LinkedIn unveiled a redesigned version of its website Thursday, which adds new messaging features — including bots — as well as a simplified feed. The company al...

Yahoo officially admitted Thursday that data from at least 500 million user accounts has been stolen, confirming one of the largest security breaches ever after years of speculation via a statement on...

Yes, there's a company that's actually trying to sell you an MP3 player in 2016.The Mighty, as you may recall, was originally launched as a Kickstarter earlier this year. Although it resembles an iPod...

Old speakers are thrown out every day, laid to rest in favor of shiny new portable speaker systems from Jawbone, Beats and Bose.  SEE ALSO: Look out Sonos, Vizio's coming for you with its Google ...

Chinese companies are increasingly showing us why one shouldn’t have to pay a premium for a high-end smartphone.SEE ALSO: Lenovo launches affordable Moto E3 Power smartphone in India for $120Tak...

Pax Labs is the Apple of cannabis vaporizers, and it released two new vapes just in time for the upcoming holidays.Since multiple states in the United States started legalizing and selling marijuana, ...

Old speakers are thrown out every day, laid to rest in favor of shiny new portable speaker systems from Jawbone, Beats and Bose.  SEE ALSO: Look out Sonos, Vizio's coming for you with its Google ...

Friends premiered on Sept. 22, 1994 – that's 22 years, four U.S. presidents and 12 iPhone generations ago.Binging the sitcom today on Netflix is sometimes even funnier than it was back then, bec...

How should you make back the money you spoiled on a hoverboard? Use the hoverboard to walk dogs, of course.  Read more...More about Mashable Video, Dogs, New York City, Hoverboard, and Tech...

After taking India by storm with its ultra low-cost tablets, DataWind has plans to do something similar with smartphones.SEE ALSO: Apple, Samsung gear up for battle in India this DiwaliDataWind has an...

iOS 10, like every new release of Apple's mobile operating system, is a compelling update that's full of new features, including a beefed up Messages app, redesigned Apple Music and Maps apps, richer ...

Tinder power users, rejoice: You can now swipe in iMessage.The dating app rolled out a new experience for iMessage, an app called Tinder Stacks, that allows people to create their own Tinder-like swip...

Wearing Google Glass was probably never cool, but that doesn’t mean eyewear can’t still be both intelligent and hip. At least that’s what sunglass manufacturer Oakley is counting on....

Google launched its new Allo texting app Wednesday, and it's pretty fun. You can use it to get information from a bot, send your friends doodles, mess with font sizes — all that good stuff.But s...

Tinder power users, rejoice: You can now swipe in iMessage.The dating app rolled out a new experience for iMessage, an app called Tinder Stacks, that allows people to create their own Tinder-like swip...

The future of music listening will be wireless, but that doesn't mean good, old-fashioned wired headphones will disappear just yet.Beats' newly announced EP on-ear headphones, priced at $129.95, are d...

Google launched its new Allo texting app Wednesday, and it's pretty fun. You can use it to get information from a bot, send your friends doodles, mess with font sizes — all that good stuff.But s...

Why makes a good operating system? Utility, intelligence, consistency, stability, speed and knowability.The last component should be the easiest one, especially for well-established OSes, but it’...

The world's largest social network is turning its attention to the International Day of Peace.Facebook just unveiled a new feature for the occasion, which first started 35 years ago. When you use the ...

Remember all those beautiful photos taken on the iPhone 7 and the iPhone 7 Plus that Apple showed during its September keynote? Turns out, the company has many more photos and videos it uses for showc...

Xiaomi is ready to expand its product offering in India beyond smartphones, tablets and wearables. The company today launched the Mi Air Purifier 2, its first "smart home" product for the Indian marke...

One of North Korea's many secrets is the structure of its internet, which is not only tightly controlled by the government, but also inaccessible to foreigners. That last part changed Monday, whe...

Google's new messaging app is here. The company is launching Allo, its AI-centric messaging app for iOS and Android that offers an early peek at some of its most robust artificial intelligence ca...

Need to get someone's attention in a crowded WhatsApp group chat? Now you can @ them.Tagging your friend this way makes them get a notification of your message on their phones, even in a group chat th...

SQUAW VALLEY, Calif. — On Oct. 23, GoPro will officially enter the world of drones with Karma. Why the name? GoPro CEO Nick Woodman broke it down during a Q&A session for media after unveili...

Researchers have developed a revolutionary milk protein-based film that could replace plastic wrap in the future. Read more...More about Mashable Video, Recycling, Plastic Waste, Plastic, and Milk...

Samsung is ready to give you a choice. Turn in your original Samsung Galaxy Note7 and get a new one immediately, or live with a Note7 that never stops reminding you to turn in your original, dangerous...

BROOKLYN - MakerBot is back in the 3D printing hardware game, but it's shifting away from consumers.Almost a decade after inventing the home 3D printing market, MakerBot is now focused squarely on pro...

Chinese white-hat hackers (hackers that expose vulnerabilities with good rather than pernicious intentions) just proved that Tesla has a significant security risk on its hands.Keen Security Lab, a Chi...

Apple's newest version of its Mac operating system is here.After a months-long public beta, Apple released the first official version of macOS Sierra Tuesday. You can download it for free right now.SE...

Need more space? SanDisk has you covered.At the Photokina 2016 photography show on Monday, the leading flash memory products manufacturer revealed a prototype of a mindblowingly spacious one-terabyte ...

Instagram is finally making drafts an official part of the app. The service, which first began testing drafts last month, is now making the feature available to all its users.SEE ALSO: Instagram is ki...

If you're splurging on a new iPhone 7, you've probably already gotten over its lack of a headphone jack. So, now it's time to shift your focus to compatible headphones. We've heard loads about Ai...

SQUAW VALLEY, CA — GoPro CEO Nick Woodman says the company's newly unveiled Karma drone is more than just a drone.That's true, a grip handle that connects to a GoPro Hero 4 or Hero 5 series acti...

Call it a last minute election stunt, or a pure marketing scheme, but several major forces in India have lately voluntarily assigned themselves with the task of distributing free mobile connectivity a...

The long-awaited expansion for Bungie's first-person shooter, Destiny: Rise of Iron — is out. Something else is, also, pretty much out: Bungie's Destiny servers, and gamers are not happy. A...

Up until a few weeks ago, wireless headphones were a relatively small product niche. All smartphones shipped with wired earbuds; most hi-fi enthusiasts still bought wired headphones for their superior...

Apple's newest version of its Mac operating system is here.After a months-long public beta, Apple released the first official version of macOS Sierra Tuesday. You can download it for free right now.SE...

Microsoft may have cut short its Windows Phone and mobile efforts, and it may be in the process of selling its feature phone business, but the company is anything but done with launching new feature p...

Instagram is finally making drafts an official part of the app. The service, which first began testing drafts last month, is now making the feature available to all its users.SEE ALSO: Instagram is ki...

Twitter is stopping global engineering work at its Bengaluru developer centre, one of its three offices in India. The move will impact less than 20 jobs.SEE ALSO: Twitter acquires Indian marketing sta...

If you're still holding onto your original Samsung Galaxy Note7, otherwise known as a potential fire hazard, that smartphone is about to become semi-useless.On Sept. 5, Samsung Electronics Australia a...

SQUAW VALLEY, CA — GoPro made sure to make a huge statement at its big product launch event on Monday. CEO Nick Woodman announced three new products: the Hero 5 Black, Hero 5 Session and th...

Up until a few weeks ago, wireless headphones were a relatively small product niche. All smartphones shipped with wired earbuds; most hi-fi enthusiasts still bought wired headphones for their superior...

Apple may have slayed the headphone jack in one fell swoop, but the iPhone 7 rollout has not been entirely problem-free.For one thing, those wee wireless AirPod headphones have been compared to everyt...

If you’re planning to purchase a high-end Android smartphone, hold that urge till early next month.SEE ALSO: Huawei-made 7-inch Google tablet tipped to arrive later this yearGoogle announced tod...

The Obama administration is weighing in on self-driving cars with a new set of rules for car and tech companies that are expected to bring federal regulations up to date with technology. The U.S....

The Obama administration is weighing in on self-driving cars with a new set of rules for car and tech companies that are expected to bring federal regulations up to date with technology. The U.S....

Still torn about the iPhone 7 not having a headphone jack? Make your own. As TechRax shows us, it works.All you need for this DIY is a drill with a 3.5mm bit, a vice to hold your device in place, and ...

Longer tweets have finally arrived.The changes Twitter announced to its character limit earlier this year are now starting to roll out to users. The update means that photos, GIFs, polls, videos and q...

SQUAW VALLEY, CA — Along with the new Hero 5 Black, Hero 5 Session and Karma drone, GoPro announced a new accessory called the Quik Key, which will make it a whole lot easier to transfer GoPro f...

SQUAW VALLEY, CA — After over a year of teases, GoPro has finally unveiled its Karma drone, which works with its new Hero 5 Black and Hero 5 Session action cameras. It's quite a beauty.The compa...

SQUAW VALLEY, CA — GoPro, maker of the world's most popular action cameras, is cranking things up to 11.The California-based technology company on Monday announced two new action cameras —...

If you live in or close to New York City, your cellphone likely made a strange sound at about 8 a.m. this morning. The noise accompanied a special notification about the identity of the chief suspect ...

Google's app for travelers is finally ready for prime time.Months after we first saw leaked images of Trips, the company's new app for all things travel-related, Google is finally launching the servic...

The buzz in my pocket and tone ringing though our packed railroad car startled me from a light sleep. Everyone’s phone was making the same noise.I knew, instinctively, that it was an emergency a...

Lenovo-owned Motorola today launched the Moto E3 Power, its latest affordable smartphone for the Indian market. The mid-range smartphone offers a “smudge-resistant” display, an all-day bat...

UK folks who own a Samsung Galaxy Note7, take notice: Samsung has officially started its recall program for the device due to defective, potentially exploding batteries. The company posted instru...

When you need your phone fixed, the last thing you need is to be judged.Reddit user Tunacrab shared a photo of their local electronics repair shop which turned a badly cracked front door into an adver...

Facebook has hired high-profile Indian executive Anand Chandrasekaran for top strategic role of Messenger. Chandrasekaran has previously led mobile and search operations at Yahoo, and held similar pos...

The IFA electronics trade show in Berlin didn't see too many flagship smartphone launches this year. Some companies, such as LG, opted for separate events weeks before or after the show, and most of t...

Netflix, and Amazon are aggressively looking at Bollywood and local content for their video streaming services. SEE ALSO: Amazon launches Prime service in India to woo customersNetflix launched i...

Here's how good technology for prosthetic running blades has become.Greek runner Michail Seitis set a world record for his division with a time of 49.66 seconds in the men's 400-meter final on Thursda...

In recent months, television host James Corden has become well known for his celebrity-packed "Carpool Karaoke" sessions, and now he's bringing that music celeb cachet to Apple Music in a new ad. Foll...

Google and Uber have grabbed most of the attention regarding the advent of self-driving cars, but on Sunday, Lyft threw down the ultimate challenge: A majority of autonomous vehicles for Lyft within a...

Now that users have had a couple of days with the iPhone 7, people are starting to get a better idea of how it works, and some have found a couple of unexpected surprises. SEE ALSO: iPhone 7 and ...

Following that black and white iPhone 7 teaser video from last week, Apple has launched a new series of commercials promoting the iPhone 7 and the Apple Watch Series 2 and each one is, in true Apple t...

The historically unusual 2016 U.S. presidential race has turned into a kind of reality show, so it's only natural that one of its central figures, Donald Trump, now has a mobile game dedicated to his ...

The reports of exploding Samsung Galaxy Note7 smartphones have resulted in a massive recall. But for one individual that action may have come to late, and now he's filing a lawsuit. SEE ALSO: FAA...

Despite the fact that Tokyo has rolled out its own virtual reality arcade earlier this year, U.S. VR companies are still slow to warm to the idea. But these new VR accessories from Futuretown might ch...

Following the accidental explosion at SpaceX on Sept. 1, company founder Elon Musk has been relatively quiet. But an interview posted this week gives us more insight into his thoughts on one of his fa...

We are shifting towards an age of companion robots and emotionally intelligent devices.  At least that's what Kayla Matheus and Laura Day, the co-founders and inventors of MOTI, think. MOTI ...

The bad news trailing Samsung and its defective Galaxy Note7 smartphone continues as the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has issued yet another stern warning about the device, this time to airli...

Even with all the amazing gaming consoles out there, mobile games still dominate our attention, and this week we've got a couple of games that could make your commute even more of an adventure. B...

The iPhone 7 and 7 Plus finally arrived this week and Mashable was there to cover the launches all around the world. Though excitement for the phones was greater than expected, many fans were unhappy ...

Following the accidental explosion at SpaceX on Sept. 1, company founder Elon Musk has been relatively quiet. But an interview posted this week gives us more insight into his thoughts on one of his fa...

The iPhone 7 and 7 Plus finally arrived this week and Mashable was there to cover the launches all around the world. Though excitement for the phones was greater than expected, many fans were unhappy ...

Robots have been used for everything from greeting bank customers to grabbing a slice of pizza — and now they seem to be venturing further into law enforcement.A six-hour police standoff in a So...

Snapchat may soon be your go-to destination for movie tickets.The photo sharing app may be moving close to a more regular ticket buying experience, according to an executive at movie ticketing company...

On Friday, the world reached peak Apple excitement when the new iPhone 7 devices became available in stores. Now that is done, people have already moved on to the iPhone 8.After Apple unleashed the iP...

A man from Thailand may have just completed the ultimate mission to get the new iPhone 7. Attapon Thaphaengphan spent over 19 hours waiting outside the Apple Store in Sydney, Australia, sitting i...

After weeks of urging consumers to return and exchange their Galaxy Note7 phones, Samsung, in partnership with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), has officially recalled the phones ov...

Note7 owners won't have to wait much longer for a replacement device. With Samsung's official recall of the Note7 now underway, carriers have started to lay out when their customers can expect re...

Apple has released a fix for the iOS 10 issue that caused "connectivity issues" for T-Mobile users.The carrier is now advising users who had problems to update to the latest version of iOS. SEE A...

Rejoice! Apple's new Smart Battery Case for the iPhone 7 is beefier than previous versions.When the $99 add-on rolls out at the end of this month, it'll improve the iPhone 7's "talk time" by up to 26 ...

Volkswagen is super-duper serious about going green. Emphasizing that fact, it will unveil a new electrified concept car later this month at the Paris Motor Show.Ahead of that that official debut, the...

The iPhone 7's missing headphone jack is more than just inconvenient. It causes a major durability issue.While the iPhone 7 is built unsurprisingly well, the lightning jack still has the same lifespan...

The iPhone 7's missing headphone jack is more than just inconvenient. It may cause a major durability issue.While the iPhone 7 is built unsurprisingly well, the Lightning jack likely still has the sam...

My wife cradled the new Dyson Supersonic hair dryer like it was a newborn baby. Her eyes beseeched me, “Please don’t take this away.”Minutes earlier, she had tried the unusual-lookin...

By now, most of us have gotten used to the idea of being “open” online. We freely exchange information over email, post content to social media, and peruse websites with reckless abandon, ...

Now that the iPhone 7 and the iPhone 7 Plus (well, technically) are on sale, we didn't have to wait too long to see the devices torn down to bits. Naturally, we were especially interested in the ...

Because technology handles everything these days, you'll no longer need to type to dole out passive-aggressive grammar edits via text. Thanks to the new sticker app Grammar Snob, your rude tenden...

LONDON — Dropping an iPhone is an excruciating experience. But there are two conditions that can arguably make it worse: dropping said phone mere minutes after purchasing it, and then havin...

LONDON — Dropping an iPhone is an excruciating experience. But there are two conditions that can arguably make it worse: dropping said phone mere minutes after purchasing it, and then havin...

As Amazon fights against Flipkart for the top e-commerce spot in India, it is looking at old and refurbished phones for further expansion in the country.SEE ALSO: India rejects Apple's plans to sell r...

LONDON — We arrived at the Friday morning iPhone 7 launch in London to a dismal scene of maybe 10 people huddled under umbrellas outside the Convent Garden Apple store.In previous years, diehard...

You shouldn't feel embarrassed if you can’t tell what’s new in the iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus. After all, Apple’s new iPhones look almost identical to its last year’s offerings...

SINGAPORE — As they do every year, the lines outside stores showed up as expected on iPhone launch day on Friday.But the lines, which in the past often snaked around the block, were observed to ...

People all over the world are lining up for the iPhone 7 (and iPhone 7 Plus, if they pre-ordered) Friday. But it might surprise you to learn that a bunch of stand-in robots probably got one before you...

With all of iOS 10's new messaging features, you'd be forgiven for forgetting that Siri support for third-party apps was one of the biggest new features to launch with the update.Thanks to iOS 10, you...

This smart strap gives users the capability to take phone calls from their fingertip. It is available for pre-order on Kickstarter for $139. Read more...More about Mashable Video, Wearables, Mobile De...

America's transportation infrastructure is crumbling. Thankfully, Volvo is here to help. With its high-riding, efficient and extremely luxurious V90 Cross Country wagon, the Swedish automaker has...

SYDNEY > SINGAPORE > LONDON > NEW YORK > LOS ANGELES > SAN FRANCISCOOn Friday at 8 a.m. local time, the iPhone 7 will be available in stores globally. If you were hoping for the iPhone...

In case you still had any doubts about whether or not you should be covering your laptop's webcam, the director of the FBI has now weighed in on the mater.Speaking at a conference in Washington, D.C.,...

Apple made the startling admission on Thursday that they had no more iPhone 7 Plus smartphones to sell to all those people who patiently waited outside Apple stores around the world.The news was met w...

It's official: Samsung's finally recalling its Galaxy Note7.The recall comes a week after the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) announced the Korean electronics giant was working with it ...

The new iPhone 7 and 7 Plus are already shaping up to be a huge hit. Even without a new design, Apple has managed to sell out of Jet Black models for both phone sizes and completely out of the iPhone ...

We now know why Mobileye severed ties with Tesla over the summer: It didn't believe the company took safety seriously enough. Simply put, Tesla was “pushing the envelope in terms of safety,...

Apple is trying to console iPhone obsessives who just found out they would not be getting an iPhone 7 Plus in any color or the Jet Black iPhone 7.On Thursday, the hearts of Apple fans across the world...

Apple's biggest launch of the year is letting some customers down.There will be no iPhone 7 Plus devices available to people who walk into an Apple Store on Friday, the company confirmed to Mashable. ...

Apple's iOS 10 troubles keep getting worse.The latest version of the operating system is now apparently causing "connectivity issues" for T-Mobile users who have the iPhone 6, 6 Plus and iPhone SE, ac...

The tech space has stereotypically been headed up by men. From Steve Jobs to Elon Musk, you’ll find a male stamp permeating the pages of the tech revolution tale. But women have always been on t...

Apple made the startling admission on Thursday that they had no more iPhone 7 Plus smartphones to sell to all those people who patiently waited outside Apple stores around the world.The news was met w...

It's official: Samsung's finally recalling its Galaxy Note7.The recall comes a week after the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) announced the Korean electronics giant was working with it ...

Apple is trying to console iPhone obsessives who just found out they would not be getting an iPhone 7 Plus in any color or the Jet Black iPhone 7.On Thursday, the hearts of Apple fans across the world...

LONDON — Bad news if you were planning on hitting the iPhone queue tomorrow.Despite the expense and the lack of a headphone jack everyone's been whinging about, the iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus ar...

Amidst all the crazy news at Apple's iPhone event last week, the announcement of new emoji may have gotten lost in the shuffle. (Remember the shuffle? RIP.)As part of the iOS 10 update that rolled out...

After taking Indians by storm with its affordable smartphones and tablets, Xiaomi plans to bring its Mi Air Purifier 2 in the country. The product will also mark the launch of the company’s Mi E...

Just in case using emoji or an actual pizza button wasn't simple enough, Domino's has now introduced a new way to order a fresh pie: Facebook Messenger.The company introduced a bot for Facebook's mess...

People in India can finally stop annoying retailers with price queries about the latest iPhones. Apple today shared the local pricing for the iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus as well as the new pricing for ...

Being amongst the first in the world to get an iPhone 7 Plus was meant to be a thrill for those waiting for Friday at Apple Stores around the world.Yet disappointment set in Thursday, as Apple announc...

Being amongst the first in the world to get an iPhone 7 Plus was meant to be a thrill for those waiting for Friday at Apple Stores around the world.Yet disappointment set in Thursday, as Apple announc...

WhatsApp has an Indian court that recent changes in its terms and condition won’t “endanger” the privacy privacy of its users. However, If people are still concerned, WhatsApp remind...

Apple's Jet Black iPhone 7 is completely, utterly, totally sold out. Furthermore, the iPhone 7 Plus is sold out regardless of color. A company rep told Mashable, via email, that this version of t...

You already know that Apple's Jet Black iPhones are completely, utterly, totally sold out, with wait times now extending to November. But things just got even more real.The iPhone 7 Plus is now sold o...

There's another digital horse in Australia's online music subscription race.On Thursday, SoundCloud Go launched in Australia and New Zealand where it will face off against market incumbents like Spoti...

After making it mandatory for all new mobile phones to have GPS and a panic button, India now wants inclusion of its homegrown authentication on all smartphones running Android, iOS and other operatin...

WhatsApp has an Indian court that recent changes in its terms and condition won’t “endanger” the privacy privacy of its users. However, If people are still concerned, WhatsApp remind...

They may have self-driving Ubers in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania now, but in Australia we can at least schedule one with a human in it to take us to the airport at 5 a.m.On Thursday, the multibillion-doll...

New York's Wi-Fi kiosks seemed like a great idea at the time.When they were introduced in February this year, they aimed to provide crucial power and internet facilities to visitors and residents. Pho...

If you've been paying attention, then you know Apple made Messages one of the stars of iOS 10.The update supercharged the operating system's messaging features with the ability to add a whole boatload...

iOS 10 is here and it's pretty awesome.If you're slightly skeptical about some of the operating system's features or simply reluctant to change, we've compiled nine awesome reasons why you should put ...

Instagram is great for a lot of things — but storing high-quality photographs isn't one of them.No matter how gorgeous a filtered image looks in your feed, you'll notice a lot of flaws if you zo...

California startup Zume believes software, machines and humans are the secret to making the perfect pie. Read more...More about Mashable Video, Delivery, Silicon Valley, Startups, and Zume...

It's been just over a day since Apple formally released iOS 10, but the latest version of the company's mobile operating system has already seen a huge number of installs, despite some early snafus.Ne...

While some people use their drones for racing, fishing and even to deliver burritos, Freefly Systems found a new use for its drone: surfing.With the help of the Freefly ALTA 8, the team was able to pu...

Bringing to mind the slow rolling disaster that was the hoverboard recall, the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) has issued an official warning against using the Samsung Note 7 on the New Yo...

Bringing to mind the slow rolling disaster that was the hoverboard recall, the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) has issued an official warning against using the Samsung Note7 on the New Yor...

Gmail experienced an outage for several hours during the U.S. workday Wednesday, and social media predictably freaked out.Users in the UK and U.S. appeared most affected during the period, with work-b...

California startup Zume believes software, machines and humans are the secret to making the perfect pie. Read more...More about Mashable Video, Delivery, Silicon Valley, Startups, and Zume...

One of the most talked about topics regarding Apple's new AirPods is the concern of some that the slippery devices will, like EarPods, slip out of your ears and get lost.Tim Cook finally answered thos...

You can do anything in a video game: fly, teleport, battle dragons, but it's all in a two-dimensional space. Increasingly, though, game and toy developers are trying to bridge the gap between real-wor...

We're still getting used the idea of Apple's new wireless AirPods, but one 3D modeler has already come up with an amazing new take on them: Jet Black AirPods. SEE ALSO: Don't worry about how they...

We're still getting used the idea of Apple's new wireless AirPods, but one 3D modeler has already come up with an amazing new take on them: Jet Black AirPods. SEE ALSO: Don't worry about how they...

Kanye West would only need a phone under the apocalyptic circumstances of a Kris Humphries and Kim Kardashian reunion. West admitted earlier this year that he only got a cell phone so he could co...

Gmail experienced an outage for several hours during the U.S. workday Wednesday, and social media predictably freaked out.Users in the UK and U.S. appeared most affected during the period, with work-b...

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. (AP) — Did robots help make your pizza?If you ordered it from Silicon Valley’s Zume Pizza, the answer is yes.The startup, which began delivery in April, is using inte...

For as long as Star Wars has been around, fans have made their own fan movies with toys using stop motion or by dressing up as characters and adding cheesy homemade special effects.But wouldn't it be ...

You can do anything in a video game: fly, teleport, battle dragons, but it's all in a two-dimensional space. Increasingly, though, game and toy developers are trying to bridge the gap between real-wor...

As Elon Musk struggles in acquiring land rights for testing his audacious Hyperloop project in the United States, India has emerged out of nowhere to offer him a helping hand. SEE ALSO: Hyperloop...

There are no spoilers for the 2016 NBA Finals, we already know that Cleveland made history. But the NBA and Oculus just made sports-media history by giving us those epic moments in virtual reality.
...

LONDON — Alexa, Amazon's personal assistant, is going global.The company debuted her British and German accents as it announced that the Echo — the speaker/microphone connected to Alexa &#...

Kanye West would only need a phone under the apocalyptic circumstances of a Kris Humphries and Kim Kardashian reunion. West admitted earlier this year that he only got a cell phone so he could co...

After months of beta testing, Apple has finally released the first official version of iOS 10.The update brings Siri to third-party apps and supercharges Messages with a lot of new superpowers. Siri a...

We got our hands on the new Apple Watch Series 2. Our thoughts? Take if for a swim! Read more...More about Mashable Video, Apple Watch Series 2, Apps And Software, Standalone Featured, and Apple Watch...

Yes, Apple does know what time it is. It's time to get serious about smartwatches.Life is pretty good with the new Apple Watch Series 2. It looks exactly like my old Apple Watch, the wearable Apple un...

There's this phone called the iPhone 7, you may have heard of it. It will be available for purchase in stores in two days, on Sept. 16 and — as is customary — Apple has released the first ...

India will finally get an online tool next week where people can report incidents of child porn. It will be the first hotline in the country aimed at safeguarding children from sexual abuse.SEE ALSO: ...

There are no spoilers for the 2016 NBA Finals, we already know that Cleveland made history. But the NBA and Oculus just made sports-media history by giving us those epic moments in virtual reality.
...

Apple's new operating system may let you order an Uber with Siri and other fancy things, but let's be serious: It's all about the new and improved Messages.Apple has given the once tired app a complet...

There are no spoilers for the 2016 NBA Finals, we already know that Cleveland made history. But the NBA and Oculus just made sports-media history by giving us those epic moments in virtual reality.
...

Sunrise, the popular calendar app acquired by Microsoft in 2015, is officially no more.The app's calendars have stopped updating and users will no longer be able to access their accounts through the a...

Forget Ford's 2025 benchmark to sell self-driving cars to the public. Volvo is handing over a fleet of autonomous SUVs to Swedish families next year.For a while now, Volvo has said it will launch its ...

The founders of the phone case claim the product can stick for hours to windows, appliances and even computers. The Megaverse case also comes with backplates that can turn your phone into a bottle ope...

The latest PlayStation 4 update — which brings the console up to system version 4.00 — adds HDR support, but that feature isn't nearly as exciting as some of the other changes.High dynamic...

Just a days after Google's parent company Alphabet Inc. announced plans to deliver food via drone on the Virginia Tech campus, footage of what might be a lunch delivery has surfaced online.Jacob Demmi...

PAID CONTENT BY ONEPLUSIt’s about time for a smartphone without compromises. A smartphone conceived and built by tech enthusiasts, hand-in-hand with users. A smartphone born from amazing technol...

The Fidget Cube from Antsy Labs has taken the crowdfunding community by storm, raising more than 24,000 percent of its initial $15,000 goal with 36 left to go. The product provides gears and buttons f...

Forget just hailing a ride in a self-driving Ford. By sometime around 2025, Ford will instead sell you an autonomous car.Speaking in Dearborn, Michigan on Monday, Ford CEO Mark Fields admitted that mo...

.gifiOS 10 is a big release — it's packed with tons of new features, some more useful than others — but the most notable one is, no doubt, the revamped and turbocharged Messages app.But, t...

Over the last year, emoji developers and public figures have argued that the universal emoji keyboard makes it difficult, if not impossible, for women to represent themselves beyond a bride or princes...

iOS 10 has finally arrived, but you might want to hold off on updating.As promised at its iPhone 7 event on Sept. 7, Apple released iOS 10 this Tuesday at 1 p.m. ET. But soon after, many users tweeted...

iOS 10 is officially out of public beta and now available for download and you're going to want it, specifically for all the awesome new messaging features.The easiest way to update your iPhone, iPad ...

Coinciding with the official launch of iOS 10 on Tuesday, Apple launched a separate App Store for its iMessage messaging app, offering an assortment of stickers and apps. The iMessage App Store a...

Samsung's Galaxy Note7 continues to be the company's worst nightmare.Reports of phone's exploding due to faulty batteries, including one that reportedly incinerated a Jeep and another that reportedly ...

Last week I was one of the first journalists in the world to take the Chevrolet Bolt EV on a road trip. Unaccompanied, hewing vaguely to a route prescribed by General Motors reps, I drove the electric...

India's richest man may have bitten off more than he can chew.SEE ALSO: Why are so many Indians queuing up to get a SIM card?Mukesh Ambani's Reliance Industries Ltd. announced the commercial availabil...

With the official release of iOS 10, it's hard not to feel a deep sense of nostalgia looking back on 10 versions of iPhone software since Apple's mobile operating system launched as "iPhone OS" on the...

The new iPhone 7 has a more powerful processor, a 7-megapixel selfie camera and can be dropped in water.   Read more...More about Mashable Video, Video, Review, Iphone 7, and Tech...

Apple’s iPhone 7 inches us ever-closer to the completely sealed, moving-parts-free ideal of a smartphone slab.Back when cellphones were young, little thought was given to how they looked or felt...

It has a dual lens camera, real optical zoom and you can drop it in the toilet.  Read more...More about Mashable Video, Iphone 7, The Big Apple, New York City, and Apple Iphone 7 Plus...

It's time to ditch the wires, but it's going to cost you. Read more...More about Mashable Video, Air, Earbuds, Apple, and Apple Wireless Earbuds...

I waited for the catcalls, odd looks and derision. They never came. Through two long walks along the streets and avenues of a crowded city, not a single person looked at my ears, asked me about them o...

Tech companies are increasingly realizing that if they want to make their services more accessible to Indians, they need to adapt to India's slow internet speeds. After Facebook, Google and Twitter, L...

Want to know "who's a Good Boy, who's a Good Boy now?" There's an app for that.DogLogBook, which was created by a team from the Faculty of Veterinary Science at Sydney University, aims to empower pet ...

America's nascent electric car industry got a major shot in the arm Tuesday, when Chevrolet revealed that its forthcoming Bolt EV has been rated by the EPA: It will officially be able to drive 238 mil...

Australia is slowly going cashless, but is it also ready to go "cardless"?An app to be released later this year by the National Australia Bank (NAB) will allow newly approved Visa credit cards to be u...

Last week's unveiling of the Apple Watch Series 2 kicked off the next phase of Apple's wearables era, but another kind of "apple" wearable debuted on the same day, with much less fanfare, but offering...

There's never a good time for a $900 smartphone to explode in your face. But that doesn't mean there isn't a worst time — and Samsung's probably found it.The company is set to recall its Galaxy ...

A couple of days ago we introduced the seemingly outlandish concept of an AirPod Safety harness, but now the idea is getting the mainstream treatment thanks to a well-known accessories maker. SEE...

I’ve been in the tech publishing industry for 25 years, but that no more makes me a programmer than someone watching football on TV for a quarter of a century makes them a quarterback. Code...

The virtual reality power of Google's Cardboard Camera has finally come to Apple's iOS. SEE ALSO: 8 classic films to learn from now that virtual reality is realLaunched late last year for the And...

Samsung's Galaxy Note7 phones are taking a serious toll on the company's share price.Samsung's shares had dropped more than 6 percent on Monday, opening the week sharply lower following following doze...

Just how good are the iPhone 7 Plus' dual rear cameras? Good enough for Sports Illustrated and ESPN photographers to shoot with and proudly publish online.On Sunday, Apple CEO Tim Cook tweeted out a l...

Samsung's exploding phone crisis is getting worse.A 6-year-old boy was rushed to the hospital in Brooklyn, New York on Saturday after a Galaxy Note7 caught fire in his hands, according to a report in ...

The Indian government plans a series of changes in cars and two-wheelers in the country as it continues its efforts to curb road accidents.SEE ALSO: India is getting rid of physical driver licenses wi...

India has joined the United States, Australia, Singapore and others in prohibiting the use of Samsung’s Galaxy Note7 on its airlines. SEE ALSO: Samsung Note7 owners told to stop using their...

A new video of the Atlas humanoid robot offers more proof that one day soon we'll have natural-looking robots swaggering down our streets, and we'll just have to deal with it. In the video, poste...

Elon Musk unveiled a series of much-anticipated upgrades to Tesla's Autopilot system on Sunday. The electric carmaker is facing widespread scrutiny following several Autopilot-related collisions,...

Whether it's a total hoax, Photoshop joke or an earnest attempt at addressing a need, the AirPod Safety Strap is simply awesome for a number of reasons.First off, it highlights, in no uncertain terms,...

The recent rumors about a potential Apple car may have all been a massive waste of anticipatory energy better directed toward the levitating, hologram-beaming "iPhone 10," if a new report is accurate....

Maybe you do it for social justice, or environmental sustainability, a food allergy, or some other reason. For those of us who endeavor to eat conscientiously and in line with certain values — w...

Nissan just bolted an 188-horsepower turbocharged 1.6-liter four-cylinder engine to the Sentra. Why? Because it can.Sporty Sentras have always been popular. Sure, it might not make a ton of sense, but...

It's been a really crazy week in tech for the two largest smartphone makers. Samsung's best smartphone, the Galaxy Note7, is being recalled due to faulty batteries that are causing them to explode. Th...

If you're wondering which one of the iPhone 7's new colors — the shiny Jet Black or the matte Black — is more popular, ponder no more: The Jet Black version of the device sold out soon aft...

Following dozens of reports of Samsung Galaxy Note7 smartphones exploding worldwide, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) is advising all existing Note7 customers "power them down and st...

Following dozens of reports of Samsung Galaxy Note7 smartphones exploding worldwide, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) is advising all existing Note7 customers "power them down and st...

Apple has unleashed a music lover's nightmare.The company killed the headphone jack at its iPhone 7 event on Wednesday, causing many to question how on earth they would be able to simultaneously charg...

General Motors Co. is recalling more than 4 million vehicles, most of them in the U.S., to fix an air bag software defect that has been linked to one death.The vehicles involved in the recall are all ...

Facebook is under fire again for its Trending Topics feature after it promoted a "truther" article from a British tabloid claiming the Twin Towers in New York collapsed on Sept. 11 due to a "controlle...

Facebook's Trending Topics feature is in trouble. Again. The section, whose human editors were recently replaced by algorithms, has promoted a "truther" article from a British tabloid claiming th...

Facebook's Trending Topics feature is in trouble. Again. The section, whose human editors were recently replaced by algorithms, has promoted a "truther" article from a British tabloid claiming th...

The iPhone 7 and 7 Plus went up for pre-order on Friday and — surprise, surprise — the Jet Black 256GB iPhone 7 Plus, the top-of-the-line iPhone, sold out within minutes. And now, most of ...

NASA is sending a spacecraft, called OSIRIS-REx, to a asteroid that's over 4 billion years old. The mission is to bring back some of its surface material, which can help us learn more about the origin...

Mark Zuckerberg's philanthropy arm, the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative, is making an investment in India-based startup Byju’s. The education startup offers personalized learning and assessment servi...

Apple and Samsung would battle it out in India during the Diwali holiday season with one thing both rivals have no shortage of — marketing dollars.SEE ALSO: Indians will have to shell out at lea...

Apple has unleashed a music lover's nightmare.The company killed the headphone jack at its iPhone 7 event on Wednesday, causing many to question how on earth they would be able to simultaneously charg...

The FAA released a statement Thursday urging passengers not to turn on or plug in their Samsung Galaxy Note7 devices while traveling on airplanes.After reports of the phone's batteries exploding began...

If you're wondering which one of the iPhone 7's new colors — the shiny Jet Black or the matte Black — is more popular, ponder no more: The Jet Black version of the device sold out soon aft...

India’s skewed sex ratio looks even worse on the internet.SEE ALSO: Why are Indian villages banning girls from using mobile phones?Though more Indians are increasingly coming online, they are pr...

Mark Zuckerberg's philanthropy arm, the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative, is making an investment in India-based startup Byju’s. The education startup offers personalized learning and assessment servi...

Do you love driving an electric car, but hate the daily reminder that you're alone in this world as you drive solo in a car built for five passengers? Well, a Canadian company called Electra Mecc...

India’s skewed sex ratio looks even worse on the internet.SEE ALSO: Why are Indian villages banning girls from using mobile phones?Though more Indians are increasingly coming online, they are pr...

Alexa is ready to speak freely.Amazon's digital assistant will soon be able to talk to you even if you haven't issued a voice command, according to a new paywalled report from The Information. As the ...

Upon Apple's announcement of the iPhone 7 and its wireless AirPods, consumers took to social media to express their confusion about the wireless headphones. Read more...More about Mashable Video, Ipho...

If you were impressed when carmakers started testing self-driving vehicles on freeways, wait until you get a load of what Volvo has up its sleeves.Volvo Trucks announced Thursday that starting this fa...

Mark Zuckerberg's philanthropy arm, the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative, is making an investment in India-based startup Byju’s. The education startup offers personalized learning and assessment servi...

Apple's new $159 wireless AirPod earbuds attracted instant backlash after their announcement with the iPhone 7 and 7 Plus and Apple Watch Series 2 at the company's big fall event on Wednesday.Even tho...

Nest, who recently announced it would be selling an outdoor cam, is giving homeowners on-demand video at their fingertips with a new brand-new app. SEE ALSO: Secret life of lawn mowers: New Nest ...

Alexa is ready to speak freely.Amazon's digital assistant will soon be able to talk to you even if you haven't issued a voice command, according to a new paywalled report from The Information. As the ...

We're salivating over the new iPhone 7 and 7 Plus, but not so much over the new Apple Watch Series 2.At its two-hour long Apple event on Wednesday, the company tried its best to go through as many cor...

We're salivating over the new iPhone 7 and 7 Plus, but not so much over the new Apple Watch Series 2.At its two-hour long Apple event on Wednesday, the company tried its best to go through as many cor...

At the iPhone 7 launch event yesterday, Tim Cook and the Apple team announced the device's new features, which include controversially removing the headphone jack.On The Late Show last night, Stephen ...

Say it ain't so, where will the wired headphones go?At Apple's iPhone 7 event on Wednesday, the headphone jacks (along with many hopes and dreams) were killed.Following this devastating news, Apple tr...

Here's a look at the iPhone 7, revealed Wednesday by Apple at an event in San Francisco.  Read more...More about Mashable Video, Apple Event 2016, Iphone 7 Plus, Iphone 7, and Tech...

This year’s Apple event might have been the most playful and most controversial one yet. Read more...More about Mashable Video, Standalone Featured, Iphone, Iphone Apps, and Apple Watch...

Apple has done it again: The company launched a key product sans a feature literally no one wanted to see removed. The amount of attention the iPhone 7's missing headphone jack has received in the las...

While Apple and others are struggling a bit to interest new customers in tablets (and existing ones in upgrading the hearty devices), Amazon has been happily selling a line of extremely low-cost Andro...

Uber’s biggest rival in India, Ola may have cracked a way to lure more drivers to join its cab-hailing platform.SEE ALSO: Uber finally gets its big automotive partner: ToyotaOla announced today ...

When Phil Schiller announced the iPhone 7 on Wednesday, he proudly pointed out that its price is the same as the launch price of its predecessor, the iPhone 6S. Not so in the UK.SEE ALSO: Apple's...

Apple may have grown more interested in India, but it is still making the world’s fastest growing smartphone market wait for a month for the new iPhones.SEE ALSO: This is the country where Apple...

In 2016, building a brand new messaging app and hoping it catches on seems particularly quixotic.Why spend two years building an app that must ceaselessly throw itself against the wall of Facebook Mes...

Dot is the physical push notification that combines location, Bluetooth and apps to deliver a user's information in the most convenient place. The product is available for presale on Kickstarter for $...

The new, Jet Black iPhone 7 is beautiful, and at its event Wednesday, Apple took special care to explain the painstaking engineering process through which the new color was achieved. But unlike a...

The new, headphone jack-free iPhone 7 won't arrive until Sept. 16,  but why wait — or spend hundreds or dollars — if you can upgrade your old iPhone on the cheap?Enter Plug,  a h...

Apple can’t really keep a secret, either.Minutes into Apple CEO Tim Cook’s iPhone 7 event presentation, which started with Super Mario, Pokémon and coding for everyone, the company...

SAN FRANCISCO — Wearing the Apple Watch Series 2 is nothing new. That is, it doesn't inspire much in the way of "wow" moments where you can see, hear or feel something different. It's a new Appl...

SAN FRANCISCO — Much of what you need to know about the Apple iPhone 7 Plus, which was unveiled here Wednesday, can be found in the iPhone 7 hands-on. These handsets are of a piece.Like the iPho...

SAN FRANCISCO — Apple's new AirPods are either genius or a disaster. After trying them out at the iPhone 7 launch, I think they might be both.Each AirPod looks almost exactly like a regular Appl...

SAN FRANCISCO — I'm not gonna lie to you: the new iPhone 7, which Apple unveiled on Wednesday, feels exquisite and offers the faintest hint of nostalgia.The highly-polished Jet Black exterior (t...

SAN FRANCISCO — I'm not gonna lie to you: the new iPhone 7, which Apple unveiled on Wednesday, feels exquisite and offers the faintest hint of nostalgia.The highly-polished Jet Black exterior (t...

The iPhone 7 Plus is Apple's biggest and best iPhone ever. Apple introduced a ton of features including a new Jet Black model, water resistance, dual rear cameras, and increased performance — al...

As the prophets foretold, Apple has put to death the headphone jack.The iPhone 7 and 7 Plus, launched at an event in California Wednesday, are the first iPhones without that familiar 3.5mm headphone j...

I've been at or watched every Apple keynote and product launch event since 1998. I was there when they killed the CD drive in the Macbook Air and the 30-pin connector in the iPhone 5. I've witnessed t...

Along with the iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus and Apple Watch 2, Apple announced watchOS 3 will be available for download on Sept. 13, the same day iOS 10 drops.WatchOS 3 is a software update that no Appl...

A funny thing happened during the Apple Watch Series 2 reveal on Wednesday: Apple didn't make a big deal about the pricey new Edition version of the device. Yes, they mentioned there's now a cera...

Apple released a ton of new information Wednesday at its event in San Francisco. From iPhone 7 news regarding cameras, battery life and speakers, to the release of new Apple Watches and some spec...

If you think the Tesla Model S is the only EV good enough for tech royalty like Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak, you might want to reconsider your stance.That's because, according to the Woz's verified...

The day finally came.Apple announced the Apple Watch Series 2, the iPhone 7 and 7 Plus at an event in San Francisco on Wednesday. As the event wraps up with its musical finale, we have listed its...

With all of the iPhone 7's sleek new features, we were hoping that their portable battery cases might be a bit sleeker, too.Alas, they still feature that ugly bump in the middle.Following the announce...

After weeks of speculation it turns out that one of the most talked about iPhone 7 rumors is true: Apple just killed the 16GB iPhone. SEE ALSO: Live from San Francisco: Apple iPhone 7 EventOn Wed...

At its iPhone 7 launch event Wednesday, Apple probably spent more time talking about audio than in its last two iPhone events combined. Besides removing the headphone jack and including both a new set...

Seven years after it first launched its iPhone app, Truecaller is finally getting real-time caller information and spam protection features. SEE ALSO: Truecaller eyes global domination as it hits...

During Apple's iPhone 7 event on Wednesday, the company also announced the official release of iOS 10, the newest version of the company's mobile operating system that we were given a preview of at WW...

The future is wireless and Beats are coming along for the ride.Apple officially announced the death of the 3.5 mm headphone jack at today's iPhone 7 event, and with it, came the introduction of brand ...

The rumors are confirmed: The iPhone 7 does not have a headphone jack. This means that Apple will be shipping a different set of earbuds with the new phone, simply called the EarPods. SEE AL...

I've been at or watched every Apple keynote and product launch event since 1998. I was there when they killed the CD drive in the Macbook Air and the 30-pin connector in the iPhone 5. I've witnessed t...

Good news iPhone fans: Apple is including a 3.5mm headphone jack dongle with every iPhone 7 and 7 Plus. Welcome to dongle hell!The iPhone 7 and 7 Plus are the first iPhones without a headphone jack. T...

The iPhone is back…in black. At today's highly anticipated iPhone 7 event, Apple announced that the new iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus models will come in two new colors.SEE ALSO: Live from San...

The Apple Watch Series 2 is coming — and you can take it for a swim.As expected, Apple revealed the new device at a media event in San Francisco Wednesday. It promises to be water resistant up t...

Apple is switching things up for the release of the iPhone 7.Right before Apple's launch event kicked off in San Francisco to announce the much anticipated new iPhone, along with potentially other upd...

Can a double camera make your pictures twice as good? Apple sure hopes so.The upcoming iPhone 7 Plus will include a "dual camera," Apple announced via Twitter Wednesday. It won't be included in the le...

For the first time ever Apple's iPhones are water-resistant. SEE ALSO: Live from San Francisco: Apple iPhone 7 EventAn early sneak peek at the new iPhone 7 #AppleEvent pic.twitter.com/lntDwefzpI&...

Apple CEO Tim "I love OneRepublic!" Cook carpooled with James Corden to the Apple iPhone 7 event on Wednesday. The event opened on a shot of Cook sitting in the passenger seat of an SUV, before c...

The new all new iPhone 7 will feature stereo speakers after all, according to a series of tweets, later deleted, by Apple just before the unveiling of the product during the Apple's iPhone 7 event Wed...

In the final episode of How to Race Drones, Mashable's Sam Sheffer competed in the Liberty Cup drone racing competition after weeks of preparation. While it may not have ended with a win, Sheffer lear...

In the final episode of How to Race Drones, Mashable's Sam Sheffer competed in the Liberty Cup drone racing competition after weeks of preparation. While it may not have ended with a win, Sheffer lear...

In a few hours, the iPhone 7 will be unveiled, and — based on rumors about the phone's specs — many are already bashing Apple for its lack of innovation. On the other end of the spect...

Vizio wants to do for audio what it has done with TVs: Make it dead easy to stream music from any service using Google Cast and look good doing it.The company's new $299.99 SmartCast Crave Pro and $24...

Rumors have it that the new iPhone, which is being launched later today, will have no headphone jack. Without any sort of official confirmation, we can't be certain about this, but there are many, man...

Rumors have it that the new iPhone, which is being launched later today, will have no headphone jack. Without any sort of official confirmation, we can't be certain about this, but there are many, man...

Those funny little symbols you innocently share with your friends every day? They mask a totalitarian conspiracy, basically.The secretive way our emoji are reviewed and chosen by the Unicode Consortiu...

If you drive a vehicle in India, you won't have to fret about forgetting your driver's license or car registration papers any more.SEE ALSO: Iowa may be first state to put driver's licenses on smartph...

An Air Asia pilot may want to consider an extended holiday after flying his plane to the south-eastern Australian city of Melbourne instead of the (very different) South East Asian country of Malaysia...

Correction: Sept. 7, 2016, 8:58 a.m. EDT The Air Asia pilots made several errors in entering data into the aircraft’s navigation system, which caused them to follow an incorrect flight path out ...

There's a great anecdote I like to tell at parties about how music has changed over the past couple of decades, and I find it particularly relevant on the eve of the iPhone 7 launch.In Brooklyn, where...

If you can't buy them, compete with them.That seems to be Microsoft's motto, since recent reports from MSPowerUser speculate that the company is working on creating a Slack competitor — with the...

Like Samsung, LG releases its flagship line of phones in the spring and a weirder, but still high-end, phone in the fall. The second model acts as a kind of testing ground for more cutting-edge tech.L...

Car aficinados, AI geeks — your new favorite toy has arrivedHot Wheels has unveiled its AI Intelligent Race System, available for preorder as of Tuesday for $99.99. As you'd expect from Hot...

It really sucks to be Samsung right now.Just when the company launches its Galaxy Note7, its best smartphone ever — one that I called the best smartphone on the planet — reports of devices...

On Wednesday, Apple is set to release its new stable of products — including the iPhone 7 — at an event in San Francisco, CaliforniaAs expected we have no idea what actually to expect at t...

How can the 707-horsepower Dodge SRT Hellcat get even better? Easy, give it a wide-body option.Just last month, Dodge revealed two new variants of its Challenger and Charger muscle cars, the Daytona a...

The Phone 7 rumors out there are now fairly well known, but Apple always hides one trick up its sleeve, and I've got a guess at what it might be: the Apple Pencil coming to the iPhone 7. SEE ALSO...

The iPhone 7 is about to drop, which means Apple will finally put the many rumors surrounding the phone to rest.Apple's launch event — which will be held on Sept. 7 in San Francisco — will...

In recent months, Apple has quietly touted the powers of Siri as the perfect digital assistant to help you navigate iOS. However, a tweet on Tuesday, from an official Star Trek-related account, indica...

NASA is preparing its OSIRIS-REx spacecraft for a historic seven-year journey. Its mission is to land on a 4.5-billion-year-old asteroid, gather a sample of its surface and return to Earth by 2023. Th...

iPhone 7, we're ready for you.The much anticipated iPhone 7 is set to be announced at tomorrow's Apple's launch event in San Francisco, but a post on Reddit appears to show that Apple had listed the i...

Instagram is taking away your photo maps. The photo-sharing app has begun to kill its photo map feature, with some users already seeing the option removed when visiting other profiles. Insta...

As expected, in the hours leading up to the Apple event, iPhone 7 rumors abound, but a new round of tips regarding the smartphone may be the most believable yet. Well known, and often accurate so...

As expected, in the hours leading up to the Apple event, iPhone 7 rumors abound, but a new round of tips regarding the smartphone may be the most believable yet. Well known, and often accurate so...

It's no secret Snapchat is working on augmented reality glasses. The company has reportedly been staffing up a team to work on them and CEO Evan Spiegel has even been caught wearing them in public.Sna...

Though the iPhone 7 will be released Wednesday, here are some of our predictions of what Apple will remove from the phone in the next few generations. Eye-opening video reveals how gender stereot...

In recent months, Apple has quietly touted the powers of Siri as the perfect digital assistant to help you navigate iOS. However, a tweet on Tuesday, from an official Star Trek-related account, indica...

First rule of filing DMCA takedown notices: Do not ask for your own site to be taken down. Warner Bros. would do well to heed that advice in the future. A recent DMCA copyright complaint to Googl...

How do you convince a youth-dominated population to vote for you? You take care of their gadget needs.  At least, that’s what Indian politicians are increasingly resorting to.SEE ALSO: Mill...

Fret not Indians, merely viewing pirated movies online won’t land you in jail.SEE ALSO: Downloading torrents in India could land you in jail for 3 yearsAmid confusion and panic among many in Ind...

Numerous passengers flying with British Airways early Tuesday are not happy. An IT issue has caused global delays, leaving many stranded at airports for hours. The company stayed largely silent o...

Google is thought to be working on a 7-inch tablet, slated for a late 2016 release. Few details about the device have emerged except for the name of its manufacturer, Huawei, and the amount of RA...

There may only be 13 episodes left of Game of Thrones, but Foxtel has 'em in its rictus grip.The Australia subscription TV provider has ensured it will remain the home of HBO shows in Australia in a n...

Even India's richest man is unable to quench the country's thirst for free voice calls and high-speed internet connectivity.SEE ALSO: Why are so many Indians queuing up to get a SIM card?Life is slow ...

Smartwatches have changed a lot since the release of the Apple Watch.Once a mess of myriad operating systems and designs, the smartwatch space has morphed into a trinary system with the vertices consi...

Here we are again. At least 790,724 unique email addresses and passwords for the porn site Brazzers have been exposed online, Motherboard reports. The details, provided by the data breach-monitor...

One day away from launching its iPhone 7, Apple has some good news out of Australia.A new report suggests the Apple Watch has captured more than 50 percent of the smartwatch market in the country, fol...

"Brewie" is the first fully automated home brewery. The device takes over the entire brewing process for you – all you have to do is press a button and choose a recipe. Read more...More about Ma...

The distribution of revenge porn, an act of digital harassment, is slowly being criminalised across Australia. Punishing those who share explicit pictures without consent is a welcome development...

The Williams' residence in suburban Melbourne is home to three dogs and five humans. Life is often chaotic as each member of the household negotiates for space and attention. It's one of many Australi...

BERLIN — Coming to Berlin for the 2016 IFA electronics trade show, we expected wearables, smart everything and virtual reality devices, and that's pretty much exactly what we got. Still, se...

When 13-year-old Nathalia Lawlor was born, she seemed perfectly healthy, moving and babbling like any other baby. But at around six or seven months, she started to lose her coordination and ability to...

For most of us, getting banned from Uber can make life tough, but if you're model and reality star Kendall Jenner, life is a little sweeter, thanks to Lyft. SEE ALSO: How Pittsburgh became the he...

The hacking group responsible for breaking into the social media accounts of a number of high-profile tech executives took aim at a different kind of target on Saturday: Variety. SEE ALSO: Leslie...

For most of us, getting banned from Uber can make life tough, but if you're model and reality star Kendall Jenner, life is a little sweeter, thanks to Lyft. SEE ALSO: How Pittsburgh became the he...

VR backpacks are officially a thing. HP, MSI and Zotac all announced VR backpacks, which are basically just battery-powered gaming laptops, with shoulder straps this year. And at IFA 2016, I fina...

BERLIN — 8K TVs are coming sooner than we thought...even if there's no 8K content to watch on them.Samsung and LG both announced 98-inch 8K TVs at CES and now Changhong, a Chinese consumer elect...

BERLIN — Every PC maker copied Apple's MacBook Air and now they're back at it again with clones of Apple's 12-inch MacBook.Asus's new ZenBook 3, unveiled at IFA 2016, is the most blatant copycat...

VR backpacks are officially a thing. HP, MSI and Zotac all announced VR backpacks, which are basically just battery-powered gaming laptops, with shoulder straps this year. And at IFA 2016, I fina...

Although some of the greatest apps revolve around gaming and photography fun, it's always good to know which apps will actually help you get a few things done. In this week's app roundup, we star...

BERLIN — 8K TVs are coming sooner than we thought...even if there's no 8K content to watch on them.Samsung and LG both announced 98-inch 8K TVs at CES and now Changhong, a Chinese consumer elect...

Although some of the greatest apps revolve around gaming and photography fun, it's always good to know which apps will actually help you get a few things done. In this week's app roundup, we star...

LONDON — Prior to 1960, the Aral Sea in Central Asia had been one of the four largest lakes in the world. Now, a series of NASA satellite images reveals how the once impressive body of wate...

If I were forced to list the top five most antiquated activities a person can partake in, from least advanced to most, it would look something like this:Jumping ropeChurning butterOff-roadingSpearfish...

In celebration of its 50th anniversary, LG created a special OLED Tunnel for its IFA 2016 exhibit in Berlin, Germany. Read more...More about Mashable Video, Ifa, Ifa 2016, Ocean, and Northern Lights...

LONDON — Prior to 1960, the Aral Sea in Central Asia had been one of the four largest lakes in the world. Now, a series of NASA satellite images reveals how the once impressive body of wate...

Facebook really, really wants you to talk to your friends.The company is testing a new feature — "What friends are talking about" — in some News FeedsMashable spotted it Friday in the Andr...

Razer's 12.5-inch Blade Stealth set out to reimagine thin and light Ultrabooks earlier this year, and it did. The company's now refreshing the Windows 10 machine with a seventh-generation Intel C...

Samsung’s glorious Galaxy Note7 mission has just imploded, almost as spectacularly as SpaceX’s Facebook satellite-carrying rocket did on the launch pad just hours before.SpaceX will mop up...

BERLIN — Mom always taught me never to kick any appliances, but Dyson actually encouraged me to kick the crap out of its new vacuums at IFA 2016 and try to make them fall over.I tried and failed...

BERLIN — We’ve seen TV walls of all shapes and sizes, but LG this year at IFA built an entire tunnel out of OLED, high-resolution TVs, and it’s one of the most stunning displays we&#...

If you have a Galaxy Note7 and haven't heard about its big problem yet – put the possibly explosive device down.Samsung halted new shipments of the device Friday and may recall Note7s that ...

Can you live without a headphone jack? For millions of iPhone owners, they're about to find out, assuming reports (and there are many) that the iPhone 7 will be the first smartphone from Apple to do a...

Socially conscious inventors are the true champions of global progress, though they are rarely recognized.Their innovations and inventions shake up our world, tackling some of the planet's biggest pro...

BERLIN — In Fragments of a Hologram Rose, William Gibson's first published short story, the protagonist has insomnia. To induce sleep, he uses a virtual reality tape that takes him to a yoga cla...

Razer's 12.5-inch Blade Stealth set out to reimagine thin and light Ultrabooks earlier this year, and it did.The company's now refreshing the Windows 10 machine with a seventh-generation Intel Core i7...

BERLIN — Battery packs have only one purpose: to charge up your phone and gadgets on the go. They don't look cool — they're batteries.This Poké Ball-shaped battery pack that I found a...

Samsung is to issue a global recall of the Galaxy Note 7 after finding batteries in some of the flagship phones have exploded while charging.SEE ALSO: Samsung to recall new flagship Galaxy Note 7 due ...

BERLIN — Sony has reintroduced the Xperia Agent at tech showcase IFA 2016, adding some new tricks, including the ability to connect to a smart coffee machine to make you a caffeinated cup.Also, ...

That sexy new Galaxy Note 7 you stood in line for will have to go back to Samsung, unfortunately, amid reports of devices catching fire while charging. The technology giant is planning a global recall...

That sexy new Galaxy Note 7 you stood in line for will have to go back to Samsung, unfortunately, amid reports of devices catching fire while charging. The technology giant is planning a global recall...

After delays, it looks like Google's plan for modular smartphones has come to an abrupt end.Project Ara, the company's foray into creating phones that can be built from interchangeable parts, has repo...

Love died on Thursday.In the evening hours, when starry-eyed Tinder users were searching for their soulmates, the iOS version of the app crashed. The wake of devastation was apparent on social me...

BERLIN — How much tech can you stuff into tiny, wireless earbuds? Turns out, quite a lot. At the Showstoppers event that's accompanying the IFA show in Berlin, Jabra announced the Elite Sport, a...

BERLIN — Pokémon Go, the summer's biggest craze, may be fading in popularity, but that doesn't mean there still aren't millions of players who still want to catch 'em all.iPhone and iPad ma...

Tesla, it turns out, is just like any other tech company: sometimes its software updates upset users and hinder functionality. Maybe the upstart EV automaker is fallible after all.Tesla recently pushe...

The iPhone 7 will arrive, but all anyone will want to talk about is the missing headphone jack.The reaction to the potential removal of the 3.5 mm headphone jack on the expected iPhone 7 has grown to ...

BERLIN — Sony's announced a slew of new products including a $3,200 Walkman, "the best-sounding" noise-canceling headphones and two new Xperia smartphones. But the coolest product on display is ...

BERLIN — Withings has carved out a nice little niche in the wearable space with its semi-smart Activité watches that blend clean analog watch design with just enough fitness-tracking sensor...

BERLIN — Sony's still hammering away at its e-paper watch.The second-generation watch is called the FES (by Fashion Entertainment Watch) Watch U and it's a more refined than the original model w...

BERLIN — Wireless, noise-cancelling headphones that are also comfy and look good aren't that easy to find. Companies including Bose, Beats, Plantronics and Sony have been trying to find a perfec...

BERLIN — Sony's out of its mind. At IFA 2016, the company unveiled a new high-resolution Walkman audio player... that costs $3,200.As part of its Signature Series and aimed at audiophiles who ha...

BERLIN — This summer, ZTE launched the Axon 7, the company's new flagship phone — which in ZTE's case pretty much means affordable but solid. Now, ahead of the IFA show in Berlin, the...

This isn't your typical movie trailer.For Morgan, which is described as an "AI horror thriller," 20th Century Fox approached IBM with a request: can Watson, the computing company's Jeopardy-winning ar...

The launch of Reliance Jio’s 4G LTE network in India has jolted the telecom market in the country. The impact of Jio’s free and unlimited voice calls and cheap data tariffs is not only hel...

BERLIN — Pokémon Go, the summer's biggest craze, may be fading in popularity, but that doesn't mean there still aren't millions of players who still want to catch 'em all.iPhone and iPad ma...

BERLIN — Can you blame Sony for not wanting to just throw in the towel for its ailing smartphone business?As disappointing as the new Xperia X series is, Sony's pushing forward with the new Xper...

Tesla, it turns out, is just like any other tech company: sometimes its software updates upset users and hinder functionality. Maybe the upstart EV automaker is fallible after all.Tesla recently pushe...

BERLIN — At its IFA 2016 press conference, Samsung unveiled the 88-inch KS9800, the world's largest quantum-dot TV on the market."The origin of the next TV begins with an amazing particle —...

BERLIN — Sony's out of its mind. At IFA 2016, the company unveiled a new high-resolution Walkman audio player... that costs $3,200.As part of its Signature Series and aimed at audiophiles who ha...

The iPhone 7 will arrive, but all anyone will want to talk about is the missing headphone jack.The reaction to the potential removal of the 3.5 mm headphone jack on the expected iPhone 7 has grown to ...

BERLIN — Quick, what’s the most important feature you want from a tablet? I’m guessing it’s either better battery life or a better screen, with sound likely being an afterthoug...

BERLIN — Huawei is a company that likes to cover all bases. Besides its flagship Huawei Mate and P series of devices, all of which come in several sizes and flavors, it also has a number of low-...

Apple CEO Tim Cook weighed in the recent European Commission tax ruling that stated Apple must pay Ireland $14.5 billion in unpaid taxes by calling it "maddening" and "political crap."SEE ALSO: Here's...

BERLIN — Sony's announced a slew of new products including a $3,200 Walkman, "the best-sounding" noise-canceling headphones and two new Xperia smartphones. But the coolest product on display is ...

Like Apple and Samsung users in China, Xiaomi smartphone owners are now able to "tap to pay" at contactless terminals in stores. But Xiaomi users will have an additional feature — they can also ...

BERLIN — Withings has carved out a nice little niche in the wearable space with its semi-smart Activité watches that blend clean analog watch design with just enough fitness-tracking sensor...

The cat has been set among the pigeons. India's biggest industrial house has launched its 4G LTE network and is offering unlimited free voice calls forever to anyone who signs up for its services. It ...

BERLIN — Sony's still hammering away at its e-paper watch.The second-generation watch is called the FES (by Fashion Entertainment Watch) Watch U and it's a more refined than the original model w...

BERLIN — Wireless, noise-cancelling headphones that are also comfy and look good aren't that easy to find. Companies including Bose, Beats, Plantronics and Sony have been trying to find a perfec...

BERLIN — Sony's out of its mind. At IFA 2016, the company unveiled a new high-resolution Walkman audio player... that costs $3,200.As part of its Signature Series and aimed at audiophiles who ha...

BERLIN — Alongside its standalone VR headset, Alcatel showed us an upcoming 360 camera called (d'oh) the Alcatel 360 Camera. Unlike similar devices from LG or Samsung, Alcatel's variant doe...

BERLIN — Virtual reality headsets these days fall in roughly two categories. There are those tethered to a computer, aimed mostly at gamers, like the Oculus Rift or the HTC Vive, and mobile ones...

Obi Wan is long gone, but his voice comes to me nonetheless, reminding me to be patient and asking me to… “Choose my activity?”The voice, an uncanny blend of Alec Guinness and Ewan M...

The HP Pavilion Wave is a sneak-attack tower PC that looks — and can even act like — like a speaker. In a departure from virtually anything else we've ever seen from HP (now HP, Inc.)...

Lenovo's line of laptop/tablet hybrids has a new king: the Yoga 910, whose nearly invisible bezels let it fit a 13.9-inch screen into a 13-inch laptop body.The Yoga 910 comes with a range of Intel pro...

BERLIN — Cool doesn't even begin to describe Lenovo's Yoga Book, announced Wednesday at IFA 2016. The Yoga Book is about the size of a children's hardcover book — Lenovo compared it s...

For those who want the performance and handling characteristics of a mid-size coupe with the body of a crossover (mostly), Mercedes has a sporty new vehicle for you: the 2017 GLC43 Coupe.Think of it a...

Facebook isn't a great place to get your news. Yet millions of Americans use the social network to learn about what's going on in the world every day.This is core to a new controversy over Facebook's ...

"It’s not the camera, but the person behind the camera that makes great pictures." Every seasoned photographer will bestow these words of wisdom on the less financially equipped. But in the...

The Moto Z and Moto Z Force are two of Lenovo/Motorola’s finest smartphones and its Moto Mods are the best shot at making modular phones a reality (at least until Google’s Project Ara laun...

The well-reviewed Galaxy Note7 from Samsung has, unfortunately, run into a major technical problem that may taint its otherwise successful launch. Distribution of the Galaxy Note7 is reportedly b...

Google's Alphabet is shaking things up at Nest... againFortune reports, and Mashable has confirmed, that the tech giant is moving several software developers back to Google. Nest will continue to make...

It has taken Instagram five whole years, but it has finally delivered the most basic feature to its users: Zoom. As of Wednesday, iOS users can zoom in on Instagram photos with a pinch of the fin...

Leading up to the release of the new iPhone, numerous rumors about the removal of the device's headphone jack have cropped up. But this latest one might be the most compelling.On Wednesday, a Dutch la...

BERLIN — Last year saw many great smartwatches including the Apple Watch, Huawei Watch, Moto 360 and Samsung's own Gear S2 get released.Samsung's following up on the well-received Gear S2 with t...

We've all been there. The anxiety. The despair.It can feel like the end of the world when your phone is about to run out of battery, and sometimes you have to take to some pretty extreme measures to s...

BERLIN — Apple's new MacBook is the belle of the laptop world even if this year's update was a little disappointing. However, if you like the compact form factor, but wish it ran Windows 10, Asu...

Do you wish you could live like Erlich Bachman from HBO's Silicon Valley? I am sure you probably don't — and rightfully so. His life is kind of a nightmare.Regardless of that, you can now rent h...

When you've already tried every Snapchat feature on goofy videos of yourself, you have to start branching out.One Star Wars/Snapchat fan went full force by adding filters, emojis and more to the Rogue...

BERLIN — At this point, practically every major computer maker has cloned the Surface Pro, further validating Microsoft's 2-in-1 tablet-laptop vision.Following in the footsteps of Acer, Samsung ...

BERLIN — Asus is joining the round club.The Taiwan-based consumer electronics company announced its latest smartwatch at IFA 2016, the ZenWatch 3, featuring a round display .SEE ALSO: Acer's new...

Amazon has rolled out its Dash purchase devices in the UK, allowing Prime members to buy cleaning supplies, pet food and laundry products simply by pressing a physical button. SEE ALSO: Amazon is...

BERLIN — Last year saw many great smartwatches including the Apple Watch, Huawei Watch, Moto 360 and Samsung's own Gear S2 get released.Samsung's following up on the well-received Gear S2 with t...

Xiaomi just added another home appliance to its growing line-up of smart home gadgets.This time, it's a Roomba-like robotic vacuum cleaner, called the Mi Robot Vacuum. Like others on the market, the d...

BERLIN — Apple's new MacBook is the belle of the laptop world even if this year's update was a little disappointing. However, if you like the compact form factor, but wish it ran Windows 10, Asu...

WhatsApp’s change of heart on how it handles its users’ data isn’t impressing many.SEE ALSO: How to keep Facebook from seeing your WhatsApp dataIndia’s Delhi High Court has rea...

BERLIN — StarVR, the ambitious high-res VR headset, is a prototype no more.In a partnership between Starbreeze and Acer, the latter PC maker announced at tech show IFA 2016 that the VR headset w...

BERLIN — Computer monitors, like TVs, get better every year with more pixels, greater brightness and higher contrast. That's all great, but Acer is shaking things up with the first monitor to bo...

Australia's driverless future just got one bus length closer.An autonomous electric bus, known as the RAC Intellibus, has begun on-road trials in Perth. Driving along the South Perth Esplanade, it wil...

BERLIN — Acer's mainly known for its PCs. But in recent years, as the number of PCs sold has declined, the company has started expanding into new markets like the growing 'petwear' industry.At t...

BERLIN — Go big or go home, right? That seems to be the approach Acer took with its absolutely ginormous Predator 21 X gaming laptop. Not only is its 21-inch display ridiculous to even put ...

BERLIN — Acer, one of the top PC makers, has two razor-thin Windows 10 laptops it wants to sell you.Announced at IFA 2016, the Swift 7 and Spin 7 measure 0.39-inches and 0.43-inches thick, respe...

Poor parents. They only just figured out what in the world Snapchat is and along comes Musical.ly.The app you've probably never heard of has been banned for those under 13 in an Australian school than...

There’s the old adage that "practice makes perfect."   And while perfect is easily the loftiest goal one can have, making better use of your practice is what will see you reach your pe...