Articles by Mashable from May 2017

Modobag is a rideable suitcase that can go up to 8 mph. It weighs 19 pounds and fits the dimensions of a carry-on item. It costs $1,495. Time to roll out your wallet.  Read more...More about Worl...

The Larry Page-backed Kitty Hawk Flyer isn't quite the flying car we were hoping for — but the footage above proves the craft could make the power of flight more accessible than ever (if you can...

Late last year, we were the first to tell you that the UFC was testing virtual reality live broadcasts.Now the testing is over—and we're a few days away from seeing our first live mixed martial ...

Earlier today, Android founder Andy Rubin finally unveiled the new smartphone he's been teasing for months.The phone, the first product from Rubin's new company Essential, is so big that its nearly be...

We finally know what it takes to get fired at Uber. No, not allegedly propositioning your subordinates for sex, but pleading the Fifth Amendment in a massive court case in which you're accused of...

Andy Rubin, the founder of Android and the brain behind the quintessential early aughts phone Sidekick, is back, and this time he has his sights on taking over your home.After months of teasing, Rubin...

We all know that self-driving cars are the future — it's just a matter of time and testing (lots and lots of testing) for safety purposes until they take over the road. But how, exactly, does th...

Samsung has a new duo of Windows laptops at the top of its lineup: The 13.3-inch and the 15-inch Samsung Notebook 9 Pro, which both feature the 360-degree rotating screen and Samsung's S Pen. That sho...

Hey, guess what? Gaming laptops don't have to weigh more than a newborn child anymore.Nvidia's new "Max-Q" approach to design allows hardware manufacturers to cram the power of a GTX 1080 into a shell...

What most people don't know about virtual reality headsets could fill a holographic stadium, but that's not slowing the competition between the leading VR headset makers. The latest competitive upgrad...

Late last year, we were the first to tell you that the UFC was testing virtual reality live broadcasts.Now the testing is over—and we're a few days away from seeing our first live mixed martial ...

Andy Rubin, the founder of Android and the brain behind the quintessential early aughts phone Sidekick, is back, and this time he has his sights on taking over your home.After months of teasing, Rubin...

The Essential Phone, coming from the workshop of Android creator Andy Rubin, is finally out after months of teasing. And it's probably the most exciting smartphone launch in years. The phone is a...

I recently began wearing an Apple Watch regularly. Generally I'm not a watch guy — haven't been since I gave up my calculator watch in the late '80s — but in recent years I've learned to a...

From the outside, McLaren's ultramodern supercar factory looks like a giant mirror in the horizon, splitting water and sky. It's an unexpected sight in the English town of Woking. Is it any wonde...

There's really no way you could miss the huge blue hole in the centre of Asus' new router.The rather aptly-named Blue Cave is the Taiwanese tech giant's latest AC2600 dual-band Wi-Fi router.SEE ALSO: ...

For many of us, thinking about the arcade brings back memories of old school shooter games. But kids of the future may have a very different experiences.StarVR — from IMAX, Taiwanese PC maker Ac...

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The 'GoSun Grill' can bake, roast, steam, and fry a meal for up to 8 people. The secret is its solar vacuum tube that absorbs light while also acting as an insulator. You can cook even when the sun go...

This wheelchair allows its users to move both when upright and when sitting. It works with a manual mechanism using chains, similar to a bicycle. The chair was developed by Chicago’s Center...

Shelley Taylor calls herself a Silicon Valley veteran. Veteran, she tells me, "means old."Raised in Palo Alto, Taylor has an extensive tech background. She isn't an engineer, but she wrote the "bible ...

LG's V series of phones is the company's playground for screen-related innovation. Released in 2015, the LG V10 had a secondary screen on top of the main one, and the LG V20 followed up with a larger,...

Sorry, human Go players, Google's AlphaGo AI is just out of your league right now. At the Future of Go Summit event, held in Wuzhen, China from May 23-27, AlphaGo has won every single match, goin...

The world of convertible laptops just got its thinnest yet.Asus unveiled the Zenbook Flip S on Monday in a large scale launch event, a day ahead of the larger Computex technology show in Taipei. ...

Dating apps are totally out of control. And, we only have tech bros to blame. As an online dater, I've had enough of the never-ending barrage of new, gimmicky dating apps from the tech world. For the ...

At first there was the unicorn latte, then the charcoal latte, and even the avocado latte... But here at Mashable, we have taken the latte art trend to the next level with this brand new creation...

All the pieces of Snap's grand plan are coming together, the latest of which appears to be putting its camera technology atop drones. SEE ALSO: Snapchat blew its first-ever earningsAt least that'...

Shlack is a pop-up beach mat that replaces traditional towels that get sandy and are hard to maintain. Read more...More about Kickstarter, Summer, Beach, Sand, and Ocean...

Helmets already make the violent game of football safer, but one of the biggest equipment makers in the sport is making them even better. It's developed a new process to create helmets that could play...

Khajorn Chiaranaipanich flew for more than two hours to be one of the first people to experience Apple's first store in Singapore.Witnessing its opening was very important for the managing director at...

Watching Mark Zuckerberg's Harvard commencement speech and learning that the POTUS only has one app on his phone may have kept you too busy to keep up with this week's app news. We've kept up for you....

Tesla's Model 3 has been spotted in the wild. The sedan, which Tesla is priming to reveal before production starts in July, could make the company — and fully electric cars in general ̵...

Let's face it: Selfie filters have gotten boring. No one cares anymore that thanks to the miracle of modern technology you can vomit rainbows or stick a dog's nose on your face. It's just, well, ...

Apple's reportedly working on a new kind of chip — potentially for future iOS devices — that'll be used just for processing AI, Bloomberg reports. SEE ALSO: New leaked photos reported...

French officials have opened an investigation into the possibility that a deadly Egypt Air crash in May 2016 could have been caused by a fire resulting from two Apple products overheating.The report c...

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When you're a cofounder of one of the world's most valuable companies, your passion projects tend to take on a more massive scale than, say, simply tuning up an old hot rod in the garage.Take Google's...

Google wants to help make your research look better.To help journalists share their research and tell stories in a more visual and appealing way, Google just launched Data GIF Maker, a data visualizat...

Facebook can't catch a break these days.The Guardian published a comprehensive tell-all, dubbed the "Facebook Files," revealing the social network's guidelines for monitoring violence, hate speech, an...

It turns out vaping may be bad for more than just your look. With a few tweaks of the pen, a security researcher has demonstrated that vaporizers can be modified in such a way as to pass code to ...

You can breathe easier now, iPhone fans: Apple might have solved the biggest challenge facing your favorite upcoming smartphone.Apple has reportedly figured out how to integrate an optical Touch ID se...

"I'm really at their mercy right now for something that I didn't do."That was the voice of Aaron Turgeon in a video uploaded to YouTube on Oct. 31, 2016, as Turgeon learned what he was up against in c...

Between now and 2024, the healthcare field is projected to experience the fastest employment growth, which is creating opportunities for people who are passionate about healthcare and considering a ca...

Andy Rubin, better known as the guy who created Android and then sold it to Google only to later leave, will finally show off his new smartphone on May 30.Rubin's company, Essential, sent its first tw...

Apple may follow in Samsung's footsteps with its next iPhone in more ways than one. We've heard a ton about the switch to an OLED screen for the upcoming iPhone 8; it's the most prevalent rumor i...

Most malware requires some form of active user interaction in order to infect a device — a click on a link in a phishing email, or the installation of software from an unverified source. Bu...

We all use tech to get through the day. Whether its replying to messages on Slack or email for work, or using map apps to get us from place to place, our gadgets are often our lifeline to the world.Bu...

Letvision, an innovative R&D company based in Turkey, spent 8 months building a real-life Transformer out of a BMW 3 Series Coupe. The 15-foot-tall robot named 'Letron' can move its head and ...

Kik is venturing into new territory.The messaging service announced on Thursday that it was launching its own digital currency, called "Kin" that can be used to buy services on its platform. SEE ...

Why just hail a self-driving car with your smartphone when you can control one, too? That may soon be an option if Uber has its way. SEE ALSO: Uber is losing a ton — and we mean a ton ...

Donald Trump's using his iPhone wrong.The President reportedly (finally!) has an iPhone. And yet, he's only installed a single, solitary app on it: Twitter.Of course.SEE ALSO: Twitter has all the answ...

Apple dropped another entry in its animated Earth Day shorts series — and this one grapples with a pretty heady concept: Does my iPhone believe in reincarnation? The 50-second spot was a ti...

If you've got $12,000 to blow and already own every Apple product under the sun, we've got great news — you can now buy this impeccably sophisticated hourglass to fill the void in your life.Chan...

"Star Wars is not science fiction" is one of those arguments that gets trotted out a lot, and it's fundamentally true — but tell that to a 4-year-old kid who's just seen the original George Luca...

Instagram DMs just got a whole lot more useful.Instagram has infamously not allowed links in the app for years, except in a user's bio (which led to the "link in bio" phenomenon). But it looks li...

Stan is a robot valet that's designed to make car parks more efficient by parking your car for you.Created by Stanley Robotics, the system is already in use at the Charles de Gaulle airport in Paris.&...

Private car ownership in the United States is still holding strong as the dominant form of transportation, but the base of that paradigm is starting to crack. Americans are beginning to trade in ...

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You can always count on Samsung to show you a glimpse of the future.Samsung Display unveiled the world's first stretchable touchscreen display at the Society for Information Display (SID) in Los Angel...

It looks, sounds, and moves like Lightning McQueen from the movie Cars. This toy car is more like a robot. It's able to speak your favorite lines and react to your touch from its capacitive touch pane...

Since it launched 21 years ago after the tragic death of 9-year-old Amber Hagerman in Arlington, Texas, the AMBER Alert system has helped families and authorities successfully recover 868 missing chil...

The Tesla Model 3 is no Model S, as the electric car manufacturer keeps reminding us, but it's still going to have quite the kick.A leaked document posted May 22 to the Model 3 Owners Club message boa...

Google announced last week that Android emoji would be getting a complete revamp with the next version of Android, Android O.As my colleague Stan wrote after the announcement, the redesign was long ov...

Going to the eye doctor is one of those yearly errands I always dread. I like my eye doctor well enough and, no, I don't have some eye-related phobia — I just really, really, dislike the whole p...

Hey, OnePlus fans: You can rest easy knowing the OnePlus 5, slated for launch sometime this summer, will be just as powerful as the Samsung Galaxy S8.Chipmaker Qualcomm has confirmed the much-rumored ...

Flying a drone that takes your photos and videos has never been easier. The 'DJI Spark' drone camera is no bigger than a coke can but it's got some great potential. It's almost entirely controlled by ...

Robots are rapidly becoming a part of manufacturing, but the results of who's winning the robot game are in: South Korea has the highest concentration of industrial robots in the world.According to th...

Stan is a robot valet that's designed to make car parks more efficient by parking your car for you.Created by Stanley Robotics, the system is already in use at the Charles de Gaulle airport in Paris.&...

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You can always count on Samsung to show you a glimpse of the future.Samsung Display unveiled the world's first stretchable touchscreen display at the Society for Information Display (SID) in Los Angel...

How many times have you seen claims of a smartphone with long battery life, only to be disappointed when, in real life, said smartphone barely lasts a day?Xiaomi's new Mi Max 2 phablet, however, might...

Private car ownership in the United States is still holding strong as the dominant form of transportation, but the base of that paradigm is starting to crack. Americans are beginning to trade in ...

Airlines already have a whole bunch of information about you when you fly.So just imagine if augmented reality could remind attendants about your favourite drink and even figure out how you're feeling...

Google's AlphaGo AI has won over world champion and number one ranked Go player Ke Jie for the second time in a row. Since there's only one match left to play, AlphaGo has clutched the overall wi...

Apple's first destination in Southeast Asia? Singapore. The doors of the two-storey high store, which features a stunning glass facade spanning 120 feet, opened briefly on Thursday for a media pr...

After several weather delays, Rocket Lab successfully launched its Electron rocket from its Mahia peninsula site on New Zealand's South Island Thursday afternoon, as part of a series of tests. SE...

Apple's first destination in Southeast Asia? Singapore. The doors of the two-storey high store, which features a stunning glass facade spanning 120 feet, opened briefly on Thursday for a media pr...

It's been said that the insane news cycle killed Jon Stewart's daily animated news show, but the truth is, the hitch was as much about the animation as it was the news."We all thought the project had ...

Mark Zuckerberg insists he's not running for president. But just like your finely tuned privacy settings, things in Facebook Land are never quite what they seem. Or so hopes the newly formed supe...

Great news frequent fliers — the already delightful TSA routine of unpacking your bags, taking off your shoes, and organizing a conveyor belt full of bins could soon be getting even more demandi...

The FBI has seen a steady uptick in internet crime complaints since 2013, and cybersecurity is expected to be an even greater concern in 2017.   Dennis Bonilla, executive dean of the College...

If you thought the iPhone 8's final design was actually set in stone, you'd best check yourself, because you're about to get wrecked.We've seen a few sources recently, most notably BGR, report that a ...

A robot cop isn't the future — it's now.Dubai police added a robotic officer to its force, and plans to add more over the next few years. (Don’t worry, it doesn’t have a gun.) &...

Life may be a bit chaotic right now, but hey, at least that massive plane that looks like a butt is back in the sky.The world's largest booty-shaped aircraft, Airlander 10  — aka the "Flyin...

The White House wants unmitigated power to capture your drones. The Trump administration is asking members of Congress to consider legislation that would allow officials to do whatever the f*ck t...

Bad news, fam: Your favorite emoji could very well be passé. 😟. Emoji authority Emojipedia just released a handy new feature to help you check in on how popular your favorite pictogr...

Can't wait for the massive emoji update coming later this year?Good news: You can now start to take the 239 new emoji for a test drive — on Twitter. The service rolled out support for the new ch...

DJI unveiled its tiny Spark drone on Wednesday, and it's sort of the anti-drone for consumers.It's small enough to fit in your hand, launches and lands from there, can be controlled almost entirely wi...

Over the course of the past few years, international travel has taken on an extra level of invasiveness as U.S. officials demand travelers unlock phones or hand over social media passwords in order to...

The 'Water Walker' is perfect for those recovering from an injury, or for athletes who want to get a little more creative in their workouts. The machine reduces the amount of stress put on the bo...

If you thought the iPhone 8's final design was actually set in stone, you'd best check yourself, because you're about to get wrecked.We've seen a few sources recently, most notably BGR, report that a ...

Apple is probably embracing a brand new display for the next version of the iPhone – but even before the switch is officially made, the company could be experimenting with the next generation of...

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People are awful. It’s the obvious (but no less depressing) reality that Facebook—and especially Mark Zuckerberg—somehow failed to recognize. Whether it was a naive belief or a ...

If you thought movie subtitles are just benign text files you can download to your computer and use without fear, think again. A report from security company Check Point claims that subtitles can...

My hands are shaking. But I know that these kinds of events are driven by sugar and adrenaline, so I ignore my nervous muscle twitches and stuff a couple more Oreos into my mouth, one package of many ...

Welcome to Apple College. School is in session.Everyone I know has a mobile app idea. I even have a few, but little idea of how to build an iPhone app.Last year, I tried learning code with Apple’...

Lawrence stood at the front of Amazon’s first New York City bookstore, momentarily startled by the applause.He was the first shopper at Amazon’s newest "Amazon Books" physical retail locat...

If you've ever been punched in the gut by an SUV, you know how this will feel.A demonstration of Nissan's anti-collision safety technology went awfully wrong in Sichuan, central China, when the brand ...

You know we've reached peak iPhone rumors when actual videos of the device start circulating on the internet. True, this latest video, shared by prominent leaker Benjamin Geskin, is of a "dummy m...

Pixar’s original Cars movie worked because you believed cars had feelings. Anthropomorphized vehicles talking, fighting, falling in love. It all clicked because of Pixar’s animation p...

Apple is one step closer to the super-fast wireless networks of the future — or at least being able to test them, anyway. The company applied for a license to experiment with millimeter wav...

Someone lost control of their GoPro Karma drone as it flew over Petco Park in San Diego on Sunday in the middle of a game between the Padres and the Arizona Diamondbacks. Some in the crowd watche...

Mice sperm can survive the radiation exposure of space, according to a new study, something that could be useful to humans in the future.  SEE ALSO: Two NASA astronauts just completed a last-minu...

Facebook's Oculus virtual reality unit has moved on from its founder, Palmer Luckey, but that doesn't mean that the guy who literally kickstarted the modern VR space is done thinking about the future ...

Any dedicated Instagrammer knows that a carefully curated profile is extremely important. Sometimes, that means you may have to delete old photos that you no longer like or that don't mesh with the re...

Hackers have once again proved there's no such thing as true security for your phone.Researchers at the Chaos Computer Club (via Motherboard) claim to have bypassed the iris scanner on Samsung's Galax...

Just when you thought we'd reached peak iPhone speculation, the rumor mill pops off and churns out a hot new leak to kickstart the chatter.The leak is concerned with the handset Apple's dropping in 20...

Crime doesn't pay. Well, unless it's your side hustle when you're not working as a hacker for the North Korean government. Then it pays. Bitcoin, specifically. SEE ALSO: Security researcher ...

Google has slowly been expanding each of its apps to work better for families. It even launched Family Link, a way for kids to use Google's apps with parental supervision. SEE ALSO: Google's new ...

Female undergraduates at a top Chinese university can now use their face to open doors.The Beijing Normal University installed two facial recognition devices at entrances to the No. 13 female dorms in...

Apple and Nokia are no longer locked in a legal duel. The two companies announced on Tuesday that they "settled all litigation related to their intellectual property dispute and agreed [to] a mul...

Facebook really wants you to talk to your friends — so it's making it even easier for your inner circle to interact in and around its Live videos.The social network just announced two new featur...

AirBuddy is a floating, battery-powered air compressor that delivers freshly pressurized surface air to a diver so they don't have to wear heavy scuba gear. Read more...More about Kickstarter, Swimmin...

In a move that would mark a major turning point for how governments regulate what is posted on online, European Union ministers have voted to establish a universal set of content rules companies like ...

We hear a lot of talk about the possibility of augmented reality glasses in the future, but it turns out there's another way engage the technology that might be more social: through an interactive win...

IKEA is pushing to make your home smarter — so it just teamed up with some of the biggest players in the connected home space. The Swedish home design retailer's TRÅDFRI smart lighting...

Laptops are hot fire once again.Microsoft announced its first laptop, the Surface Laptop, earlier this month, and now Huawei, the world's third-largest phone manufacturer, is getting into Windows 10 l...

UNICEF is ramping up its efforts to help American kids get active and save lives, and it's using tech to do it.Two years after it officially launched its Kid Power fitness bands, which help kids conve...

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Want a recipe to make that great salad you bought at the deli? Pinterest can help.Ever since its inception, food has been a large and important category for Pinterest. Food is the most searched catego...

Doomsday predictions intrigue us, but we should be wary of taking them at face value. After all, the world hasn't ended yet, Y2K did not kill our computers, and the internet survived Kim Kardashian's ...

Hackers have once again proved there's no such thing as true security for your phone.Researchers at the Chaos Computer Club (via Motherboard) claim to have bypassed the iris scanner on Samsung's Galax...

Just when you thought we'd reached peak iPhone speculation, the rumor mill pops off and churns out a hot new leak to kickstart the chatter.The leak is concerned with the handset Apple's dropping in 20...

Crime doesn't pay. Well, unless it's your side hustle when you're not working as a hacker for the North Korean government. Then it pays. Bitcoin, specifically. SEE ALSO: Security researcher ...

It's been less than a year since Instagram launched its clone of Snapchat Stories but Instagram's version of the feature has already eclipsed Snapchat in both size and scale. Now, with more than ...

Google has slowly been expanding each of its apps to work better for families. It even launched Family Link, a way for kids to use Google's apps with parental supervision. SEE ALSO: Google's new ...

This is the world's first drone jump. A 28-rotor drone lifted a man about 1,000 feet in the air before he let go. The stunt shows the drone's potential in rescue operations, where they could be u...

Snapchat Stories are about to get a lot more social.The app introduced a new feature that finally adds what has long been one of the app's top-requested features: custom Stories so groups of friends c...

Microsoft is dropping the number scheme. This is the Surface Pro, and it doesn't have any crazy new features or a radical redesign.Instead, this model introduces big improvements to the existing techn...

Of all the changes Microsoft could have made with the new Surface Pro it introduced on Tuesday in China, adding a USB-C port was a gimme.Except that it wasn’t and Microsoft didn’t.The choi...

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One of the highlights of Microsoft’s freshly announced Surface Pro tablet is new Surface Pen.It looks exactly like the old pen, but Microsoft reengineered it to amp up the pressure sensitivity, ...

Google's AlphaGo is slowly but surely becoming the best Go player in the world, with one key difference: Unlike other top players, it's not human. It's an artificial intelligence. Kicking off The...

Social media used to be so easy. You put your photos on Facebook and your definitely-not-million-dollar shower thoughts on Twitter.It was nice, simple, and stress-free.It’s not like today where ...

In the second half of 2016, Apple dealt with government data requests affecting more than 20,000 devices — nearly double from what the company dealt with in the first half of the year. Also...

Microsoft has accused a Chinese gaming website of hacking Xbox account and illegally gaining virtual gaming currencies.iGSKY, which presented itself as a gaming service website, offered players a way ...

One of China's biggest e-commerce operators is planning to build a logistics network with drones at its backbone, as it seeks to further expand its e-commerce business in rural China. JD.com R...

Wi-Fi is everywhere — and as the electromagnetic waves are beamed out from routers to connect our devices to the internet, they also travel through empty space, around corners, and even through ...

Clever and funny are out. Short and obvious are in.Watching Apple's new collection of Switch Ads, I was instantly nostalgic for the company's iconic "I'm a Mac and I'm a PC" ads that introduced us to ...

Artificial intelligence is the way of the future. When it comes to Facebook's content moderation, however, we are still very much in the present.The almost 2 billion-user strong social media giant is ...

Fidget Spinners are everywhere now. They've even made it to 7-Eleven stores nationwide.SEE ALSO: The only thing worse than the fidget spinner craze is fidget spinner appsSome of the convenience market...

In the battle of household robots that people talk to instead of using their phones, at least we can all still be friends.There's an arms race going on between Google and Amazon to have the best perso...

Imagine the horror: you're attempting to pay for something using your phone but just when you pull up the app your device starts blasting the last embarrassing song you were listening to.According to ...

A Singapore startup has released a four-wheeled security robot that has its own built-in drone. The O-R3, an autonomous robot created by Otsaw Digital, has a drone that can be launched after intr...

Where platforms, social technology, and the internet at large are concerned, over its brief history, Facebook's been the exception to so, so many rules. Except for one."There’s no silver bu...

Where platforms, social technology, and the internet at large are concerned, over its brief history, Facebook's been the exception to so, so many rules. Except for one."There’s no silver bu...

We've officially gone beyond the iPhone 8 specs and supply chain rumor phase — now we're in full-on production photo leak territory.New leaked images purported to be the molds used to make the n...

You just wanted to see the photos your friend shared. Or buy a pair of shoes. Or read that story. Now your email account's been hacked, your credit card number's been stolen, and your computer fo...

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You just wanted to see the photos your friend shared. Or buy a pair of shoes. Or read that story. Now your email account's been hacked, your credit card number's been stolen, and your computer fo...

It's the middle of the night on a Sunday in the U.S., and of course Elon Musk is on Twitter. This time, the Tesla CEO shared a couple of details regarding the seemingly never-ending rollout of th...

Flexible phones will soon take another step towards reality.Samsung is expected to showcase the world's first "stretchable" display panel at a U.S. tech fair this week, according to news reports from ...

If you use Google Photos, you know the service is so much more than just the best way to store and back up all your photos and videos into the cloud.Using advanced machine learning, Google Photos can ...

Because we're spoiled and don't appreciate amazing technology unless it's immediately convenient, some tech pundits are dismissing VR in favor of AR, but the fact is that we're still years away from e...

Buying a drone for fun just got a little less complicated. A court ruling has declared that civilians c no longer need to register their non-commercial drones with the Federal Aviation Administra...

Transgender Twitter users aren't here for the platform's gendered assumptions. And they sure aren't hesitating to make that known.Here's the deal: Twitter released a new set of tools on May 17 which a...

Though we got out first peek at Android O back in March, Google finally revealed  more details this week at its I/O developers conference about the soon-to-drop version of Android.Though we're st...

Reading all the news from Google I/O may have kept you too busy to keep up with this week's app news. We've kept up for you.SEE ALSO: Google imagines an app-less future with Android Instant AppsEach w...

Tired of your boring eggshell walls? A new AI experiment recommends colors like "Sink" or "Bank Butt."SEE ALSO: We're not saying you're obsolete, but Google is making music humans can'tResearcher Jane...

Google introduced Quick, Draw! last November at our productivity's great expense. We spent hours in the office toying around with the image maker, resulting in some next-level sketches and a firm lect...

It's hard to understand what it feels like to be confronted or bullied outside a women's health center — until it happens to you. I'd never had that experience until last year, while report...

It's hard to understand what it feels like to be confronted or bullied outside a women's health center — until it happens to you. I'd never had that experience until last year, while report...

It's such a weird thing to hear, it seems counter-intuitive: London City Airport is building a new air traffic control tower that will be completely digital and manned by a group of human controllers ...

It's such a weird thing to hear, it seems counter-intuitive: London City Airport is building a new air traffic control tower that will be completely digital and manned by a group of human controllers ...

When it comes to online currency, lulz just might outvalue Bitcoin. A unknown group of hackers is working behind the scenes to restart the ransomware WannaCry, and one security expert believes th...

You never know what to expect from Google's I/O developer conference.One year people are parachuting in with Google Glass on their faces and another year it's hey look at this completely modular phone...

In a matter of weeks, fidget spinners went from something almost nobody had ever heard of to the must-have toy of the season. The anxiety-reducing handheld spinners are so ubiquitous that dozens of de...

Engineers at the University of Minnesota have developed a way to 3D print mechanical sensors that could one day give robots the ability to feel.  Read more...More about Science, Robots, 3d Printi...

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What does 😊 🍾 👯 mean to you? In a recent case involving a landlord and two potential renters, an Israeli judge ruled that emoji are evidence of intent. Which means that to...

Yes, it's come to this.Your drive just got a whole lot more annoying thanks to Karta GPS, a navigation company that has added a Donald Trump impersonator to its software.SEE ALSO: Is Twitter's growth ...

Some of Ford's SYNC 3-enabled cars are finally getting an update to match the rest of the connected car ecosystem.The automaker's 2016 model-year line will be eligible for an infotainment center softw...

Tired of your phone battery draining so fast, and for no apparent reason? Android has a solution.A new update to the battery menu in Android O helps you easily identify and exit the apps that are depl...

The WhiteShark Mix will have you falling in love with pool time all over again. It lets you swim like a dolphin, or live out your James Bond dreams. Read more...More about Tech, Water, Pool, Scooters,...

A group of researchers at the University of Newcastle in Australia have pioneered a game-changing conductive ink that can be used to create paper-thin solar panels. The panels can be printed usin...

Microsoft is slated to unveil its latest version of the Surface Pro line next Monday during an event in Shanghai — but counter to (some) expectations, the reveal won't be an upgraded Pro 5 model...

Trust me, I never thought it would come to this. If you had asked me a week ago what I was expecting from Google's I/O developer conference, "boring" is not the word that would've come to mind.Yet, lo...

Apple CEO Tim Cook will be the first to tell you — he loves the Apple Watch and its health tracking capabilities. So if there's anyone who would serve as a high-profile guinea pig for a bre...

Тhe Trocadero Fixie is an experimental bicycle that features a twisting frame in the middle, freeing it for a range of new tricks.The bicycle is best for downhill slaloms and drifting tight corn...

When you hear about Twitter these days, chances are it's because of the latest dispatches from our bombastic, erratic Tweeter-in-Chief, Donald J. Trump. The President's use of the platform is unp...

“Imagine a world where you can order pizza, pay for a pair of shoes, hire a cab, or refill your subway pass — all in a few button taps."That's what Telegram — which has some 100 mill...

Julian Assange can now (almost) walk free. SEE ALSO: Pamela Anderson really, really wants you, and the rest of the world, to become a veganAnd he's obviously thrilled about it, as his latest twee...

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Facebook's latest tweak goes beyond just the social network itself — instead, the Facebook team is looking to bring its whole family of apps closer together. The new feature, which was firs...

The ransomware WannaCry has infected hundreds of thousands of computer systems around the globe, but a security researcher claims he's figured out how to beat it. In some cases, that is.Adrien Gu...

YouTube is making it even easier for people to livestream from their mobile devices (as if we needed another way to share our lives in real time.)Android Police reported on Wednesday that YouTube is m...

Tesla isn't the only automaker vying to claim your rooftop as well as your garage. Mercedes-Benz now wants to sell you a full "ecosystem" of clean energy services, including solar panels that cha...

During natural disasters, the ability to communicate with loved ones and get basic information is vital. But communication infrastructure is often one of the first things to be knocked out by high win...

Google Chrome is entering new realities.The company announced its seemingly ubiquitous web browser will soon come to Google's Daydream VR platform, giving us a chance to scroll through our favorite si...

Google knows just how to get our attention about one of its new developer tools: Star Wars.Always use Star Wars.SEE ALSO: Sorry, Apple Photos, but I'm leaving you for Google PhotosThe above video show...

Google's mobile VR platform, Daydream, is getting some major updates.During its I/O developer conference Thursday, Google unveiled the next version, Daydream 2.0, which aims to turn the inherently iso...

VR is often slammed for being an isolating experience, but companies like Facebook and Google are making strides to make it more social.At Google I/O, Google previewed an upcoming YouTube VR feature f...

When Google Photos launched two years ago, I installed it for one very simple reason: to backup all of my photos and videos to the cloud. It was a second home screen app on my iPhone, not yet worthy o...

Uber is expanding its ride-sharing service with a brand new app that hopes to make life easier for truck drivers.The company launched Uber Freight on Thursday, and as you probably guessed, it's essent...

Yeah, yeah. Google's upcoming smartphone operating system, Android O, has tons of goodies: Picture in picture, Notification Dots, better autofill, and (finally) smarter text selection. But the hi...

SolarGaps are sun tracking solar panels blinds for your windows. A single window covered by the photovoltaic solar panels can power up to 30 LED lightbulbs. The company, which claims its blinds a...

Google Chrome is entering new realities.The company announced its seemingly ubiquitous web browser will soon come to Google's Daydream VR platform, giving us a chance to scroll through our favorite si...

WannaCry, the hacking attack that took thousands of computers' data for ransom over the last week, hasn't apparently been very lucrative for its makers so far. But another, apparently larger and smart...

Bet you didn't notice this little gesture the last time you played Mario Kart — and now you never will.A new Mario Kart 8 Deluxe update has just been released, in which developers did away with ...

Bet you didn't notice this little gesture the last time you played Mario Kart — and now you never will.A new Mario Kart 8 Deluxe update has just been released, in which developers did away with ...

Google's virtual reality announcement Wednesday at Google I/O was a big deal. But that might not be readily apparent to those still getting their feet wet in VR, so Google made a video to help yo...

Google is expanding its Assistant in a big way.Previously only available on Pixel phones and within the messaging app Allo, Google released a standalone iPhone app for its digital helper during its I/...

Android TV is getting a much-needed makeover later this year complete with Google Assistant, courtesy of Android O.The new user interface is not only prettier, but is designed to put content, not apps...

We've heard a ton about what's probably coming with the iPhone 8 — but we still don't even know for sure if Apple has even decided on the flagship's final design.  The company's indecisiven...

Donald Trump’s "retreats" like Mar-A-Lago are more than just costly to taxpayers—they’re also extremely vulnerable to getting hacked.  In a story published jointly by Gizmodo an...

Google is right. Artificial Intelligence can help us, dammit.The notion of a coming AI apocalypse has grown tiresome, especially because it invariably makes the leap from the nascent forms of AI we ex...

One of the biggest challenges facing developers right now is the simple fact that the vast majority of people just don't download that many new apps. Google might have a solution: Android Instant...

The Decco toddler monitor uses motion sensor technology to alert parents when a child gets out of their room. Read more...More about Technology, Kickstarter, Children, Baby, and Toddler...

Self-driving trucks aren't just for hauling beer anymore. Now they can also haul garbage. Not to be outdone by the likes of Uber and Waymo, Volvo has now outlined one of its own autonomous vehicl...

New York City hopes an app can help it reduce homelessness.Around 62,000 homeless people live in New York City, and the city's "demand for shelter" has shot up 79 percent in the last 10 years. But the...

Google wants their Android operating system on as many phones as possible, even ones that may not currently be able to support it. To that end, Google announced at its annual I/O developer confer...

Everyone knows how useful GPS is for navigating the world outdoors, but what about indoors?At its Google I/O developers conference, Google announced a new technology called Visual Positioning Service ...

What the Google started at last year's I/O conference, where it announced the Daydream mobile virtual reality platform and headset, is now complete with the announcement of Google's new, standalone (n...

World, meet Android O. Google unveiled new details of the next version of Android at its massive developers conference, Google I/O. Android O will be coming to consumer phones later this year.SEE...

Google is bringing its room-sensing augmented reality tech to the classroom.Two years after bringing VR field trips into schools with its Expeditions program, the company is expanding the project to i...

Google Home, the tech giant's digital assistant and answer to the popular Amazon Echo, is adding a long list of new features, Google vice president Rishi Chandra announced at the company's I/O confere...

Google Home, the tech giant's digital assistant and answer to the popular Amazon Echo, is adding a long list of new features, Google vice president Rishi Chandra announced at the company's I/O confere...

Google took to the stage at its big developer conference, Google I/O, on Wednesday and announced several new features in Google Photos. And we have to say: the updates are pretty robust. The...

Mokase can make you a shot of espresso, thanks to its coffee-filled cartridges. All you need to do is click a button on the app and wait a few seconds for your coffee to come right out of your phone.&...

Google's Assistant isn't just for Pixel phones anymore.The company's digital helper will soon be available for other Android phones and iPhones too, Google announced during the keynote presentation at...

Google's Assistant isn't just for Pixel phones anymore.The company's digital helper will soon be available for iPhones too, Google's Scott Huffman announced during the keynote presentation at its I/O ...

Google's I/O developer conference is finally here, and the company wasted no time celebrating its accomplishments.Google's CEO, Sundar Pichai, kicked off the company’s big event by making a huge...

One of the biggest challenges facing developers right now is the simple fact that the vast majority of people just don't download that many new apps. Google might have a solution: Android Instant...

Google's image-recognition AI just got way smarter.The company announced a new computer-vision platform, Google Lens, which could give our smartphone cameras even more power.SEE ALSO: Google's new Aut...

Facebook has been working to make users feel safer on the platform for years, and in its latest effort to enhance the online community, the social media platform partnered with The Trevor Project, an ...

Gmail is about to get a lot smarter.Google just updated the Gmail app with an AI-driven "Smart Reply" feature that predicts responses you may want to send. SEE ALSO: How to turn on 'Undo Send' in...

Imagine if Siri wasn't just an anonymous voice living inside your iPhone. Instead, what if the dulcet tones of none other than Jeff Goldblum asked "how can I help you?" every time you accidentally pre...

The 'Flyte' is the perfect gift for the person in your life who already has everything. It's a floating LED lightbulb that can last up to 22 years.  Read more...More about Tech, Home, Technology,...

Our hair is a big part of our identities. But when it comes to finding an emoji that represents us, there aren't that many options to choose from.There's some hope on the horizon. The Unicode Technica...

FOLLOW US LIVE ON THE GROUNDGoogle’s biggest event of the year is almost here.The company’s I/O developer conference is about to kick off and all signs suggest it’s going to be as bi...

Everyone knows how useful GPS is for navigating the world outdoors, but what about indoors?At its Google I/O developers conference, Google announced a new technology called Visual Positioning Service ...

According to a new report from Bloomberg, Apple might thoroughly update its laptop lineup at this year's WWDC conference in June, with new versions of MacBook, MacBook Air and MacBook Pro. While ...

Google's biggest event of the year is about to kick off as its annual developers conference, Google I/O, gets underway in Mountain View, California.SEE ALSO: Android O, Google Assistant and augmented ...

Car parks that are actually massive vending machines are a thing. In Singapore, a used car seller claims it has the world's "largest luxury car vending machine."In the U.S., Carvana, an online dealers...

Google's Assistant just learned some new kitchen tricks.Ahead of Google's I/O developer conference, GE has announced its full suite of Wi-Fi-connected smart appliances can now be controlled with Googl...

One out of every three tablets sold last quarter was an Amazon tablet.It’s a stat Amazon’s General Manager for Fire Tablets Kevin Keith cites when explaining why the company is doubling do...

Kids are really precocious these days but this is something else. SEE ALSO: Oops, that vibrator with a camera is super easy to hackAn 11-year-old has shocked an audience of security experts by ca...

If you pilot a drone heavier than 250 grams (0.55 pound) in China, you'll have to register with authorities.That's due to a new registration policy that aims to address a recent spate of drone intrusi...

The iPad mini might be on its deathbed. The 7.9-inch tablet, a recent report says, is cannibalized by the 5.5-inch iPhone 7 Plus, which is big enough for those late-night reading binges, and more...

Elon Musk's pun-inducing, earth-shattering Boring Company is getting more official by the day. Now, as announced by Musk, the CEO of everything, it has a website, complete with an FAQ. So are all our ...

Imagine a loot box — but for security exploits.The people behind the security exploits that powered WannaCry are threatening more leaks. SEE ALSO: It won't be easy for WannaCry hackers to g...

Elon Musk's pun-inducing, earth-shattering Boring Company is getting more official by the day. Now, as announced by Musk, the CEO of everything, it has a website, complete with a FAQ. So are all our q...

Accepting that your computer is infected with ransomware is hard. Figuring out Bitcoin in order to pay the ransom? Even harder. SEE ALSO: It won't be easy for WannaCry hackers to get their c...

There's something undeniably special in the way Meera Phillips looks at you when you speak. It's as if your words are the only words that will ever matter, whether you're talking about something silly...

Hello. Stop reading this story and go check just how compromised your email accounts are. Once you've clicked that link—assuming your email is linked to at least one site that's been breach...

Next up for your ears: mini-computers.Truly wireless earbuds are all the rage in the audio scene these days, as Apple's AirPods have been more widely embraced than anyone expected. Cutting the cord ha...

With all the amazing real tech entering our lives, concept videos are becoming passé— that is, unless the concept video uses existing innovations that simply haven't been combined yet. ...

Senate staffers are now allowed to send texts via Signal, an end-to-end encrypted messaging app favored by privacy advocates. SEE ALSO: You marched for science and climate action. Now what?The Si...

Congrats. You've just pulled off a global ransomware attack. Now comes the hard part: Accessing your money. SEE ALSO: Microsoft says WannaCry ransomware attack is a wake-up call for governme...

Why, Amazon? Why?!In a move that's sure to destroy your sanity, Amazon is giving Alexa one of the most hated features in the world: notifications.The company announced Alexa's new Notifications featur...

It's easy to point to the crippling ransomware cyberattack dubbed WannaCry and see it as an example of the ever-worsening state of global cybersecurity.There's certainly a case to be made that things ...

More than 16 years after founding Wikipedia, the free online encyclopedia, Jimmy Wales is determined to reform another critical source of information: the news.Conceptually similar to Wikipedia, the W...

The iPad Mini is likely going out with a whimper after being gobbled up by its slightly smaller cousin, the iPhone 7 Plus.Apple's smallest tablet will be discontinued, according to a report from BGR, ...

Hello. Stop reading this story and go check just how compromised your email accounts are. Once you've clicked that link—assuming your email is linked to at least one site that's been breach...

Move over, Siri: your iPhone might soon welcome another AI assistant into the iOS fold. Google could throw the smartphone world for a loop at this week's I/O developers conference and unveil new ...

Netflix and chill is great when you're loved up. But, when that love dies, Netflix can serve as a constant reminder of your ex and the shows you once watched together.That's because of one big Netflix...

Proving once again it has no shame, Instagram has announced "face filters," its own blatant copy of Snapchat's lenses.If you've used Snapchat's selfie lenses to add dog ears or a flower crown on top o...

Tesla is pairing up with a Vermont utility provider to offer subsidized Powerwall battery packs to bolster its power grid and give customers a chance to harness its energy when other lights go out.Ver...

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The guy known as MalwareTech is sure getting a lot of attention, very suddenly. The British security researcher stopped the WannaCry ransomware from spreading further with a brilliant albeit acci...

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Wink Bar is a connected handlebar that turns any bike into a smartbike by adding turn-by-turn navigation, GPS tracking, and powerful headlights. Read more...More about Smartphone, Smartphones, Gps, Gp...

Text messages are the currency of modern-day courtship. But, when the texts start to become scarce, many of us search for signs of a relationship's demise. SEE ALSO: Seduce people using this R...

Inspired by a similar experiment uploaded on YouTube, one bold user cut out a paper blade and used it to slice through wood and plastic.Using a similar principle, water jets, like Wazer, uses high-pre...

Samsung has sold more than 5 million units of its new Galaxy S8 smartphone, the company has confirmed.“Although we cannot provide detailed figures, the sales are going smoothly around the globe....

It was bound to happen eventually. Instagram, which has turned copying various Snapchat features into a near art form, has finally ripped off the last major Snapchat feature it had yet to copy: s...

It used to be that you bought a cheap TV from budget brands and got pure garbage for what you paid for, but that's not so anymore. Case in point: Westinghouse and Element’s new 4K Amazon Fi...

It used to be that you bought a cheap TV from budget brands and got pure garbage for what you paid for, but that's not so anymore. Case in point: Westinghouse and Element’s new 4K Amazon Fi...

Imagine you're in a car, blindfolded, hands on the wheel. SEE ALSO: Nintendo reportedly working on a 'Zelda' smartphone gameThe windows are open and cars are rushing past at 90 miles per hour.
...

Google's biggest event of the year is about to get underway. The company's developers conference, Google I/O, is just hours away so naturally the rumor mill has already kicked into high gear. At ...

I still don't know how it happened.One minute I was sitting down at my desk, glass of water in hand. Seconds later I was watching helplessly as the contents of the glass seeped into my MacBook Air. My...

Garmin is looking to solve one of the biggest issues facing wearables with its latest release, the vívosmart 3: How can an activity tracker be useful in the weight room? Just about every fit...

The ransomware attack that held thousands of computers hostage late last week might be linked to a hacker group with ties to North Korea, researchers have found. On Monday, Google security resear...

Weird phone features are back again.The last few years have seen phone makers largely dump fun little gimmicks in favor of refining the basics: design, display, performance, and battery life.Nothing w...

If you're an Android user with a rooted phone — there's bad news for you.Netflix may no longer work on your rooted or unlocked device, due to an update to the app. Netflix now fully relies on Go...

Digital file formats don't usually get the rock star treatment when it comes to entering the public's consciousness, but if one ever did, the MP3 format is it. But that's all coming to an end ...

Personal advice from one of the biggest business icons in all of tech history is difficult to come by, but Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates is making it easy for newly minted college graduates via Twit...

Hackers make it their life's mission to remain anonymous, but we allllllll know exactly what they look like. I mean, come on. We've all seen the picturesThey are a shady-looking individuals often foun...

For people with diabetes, the Apple Watch could soon become indispensable. BGR claims to have "exclusive" information from a source "familiar with Apple's plans" about the company's efforts to de...

The sick activation is part of Nike's latest shoe launch. Even non-runners will be into this track that let's you compete against yourself.  Read more...More about Tech, Technology, Running, Tech...

Chalk up another feel-good story courtesy of Tesla's vaunted safety features. A California couple almost missed out on exchanging their vows after the groom's rented Tesla Model X was struck in a...

The BedBud alarm is perfect for perpetual snoozers, using motion sensor technology to “feel” if they’ve gotten up. Read more...More about Gadgets, Technology, Kickstarter, Bed, and S...

Hackers attacked a hospital system with ransomware and demanded $17,000 in bitcoin payment. This was not part of the potentially deadly Global WannaCry Ransomware attack that slammed Britain's Na...

After teaching AI to draw and paint with AutoDraw, Google has set its sight on conquering another art form: musicThe company's AI research team, Google Magenta, announced a new project in April called...

The latest Facebook update could make it even easier for users to navigate through all of its extensive groups, pages, and feeds on the mobile app.   The social network constantly tweaks its...

Android is coming to your car — and you won't even need to bring your phone along for the ride. A year after Google teased the experience, Android-powered car infotainment systems are much ...

3D printing is slow, builds from the bottom up and is limited in both material and output. But a technique developed by MIT's Self-Assembly Lab, called 'Rapid Liquid Printing,' overcomes all thos...

Jelly is a fun-sized smartphone that can fit into the little pocket of your jeans. Despite its size, it has the capabilities of a normal smartphone. Jelly supports 4G network, has 16GB of storage...

Chalk up another feel-good story courtesy of Tesla's vaunted safety features. A California couple almost missed out on exchanging their vows after the groom's rented Tesla Model X was struck in a...

'Morpher' was designed to improve cyclist safety by making helmets more portable. The helmet folds flat and can fit in any backpack. Read more...More about Tech, Crowdfunding, Innovation, Cycling...

Android is coming to your car — and you won't even need to bring your phone along for the ride. A year after Google teased the experience, Android-powered car infotainment systems are much ...

Have you always dreamed of deleting all your cringey, pre-18 social media history without having to check each post one by one?   SEE ALSO: Why using AI in policing decisions risks race and ...

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella set a high bar for developers at the company's annual Build conference last week with a slightly off-putting challenge: don't let your programs — and by extension, ou...

Jelly is a fun-sized smartphone that can fit into the little pocket of your jeans. Despite its size, it has the capabilities of a normal smartphone. Jelly supports 4G network, has 16GB of storage...

'Morpher' was designed to improve cyclist safety by making helmets more portable. The helmet folds flat and can fit in any backpack. Read more...More about Tech, Crowdfunding, Innovation, Cycling...

Apple's stunning new campus in Cupertino, called Apple Park, was scheduled to open to employees in April 2017, but no announcements have been made during that month and we're already deep into May.
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A global ransomware attack hit thousands of Windows-based computers late last week, locking users' files and demanding Bitcoin payment to unlock them. The attack, called WannaCry (or WannaCrypt),...

A global ransomware attack hit thousands of Windows-based computers late last week, locking users' files and demanding Bitcoin payment to unlock them. The attack, called WannaCry (or WannaCrypt),...

The augmented reality game of whack-a-mole in the popular Black Mirror episode "Playtest" may have seemed like a fascinating look at the future but now it's real. David Robustelli, a virtual real...

The ransomware attacks spreading across at least 99 countries on Friday are the type of attack that could one day kill someone. That sounds like hyperbole, but this attack froze and disrupted com...

It's such an obvious idea, but it took a professional artist to think of it: use the FaceApp to give old world art portraits the smiles they deserve. SEE ALSO: Banksy claims responsibility for ne...

Mime et moi is revolutionizing the shoe industry with its convertible height heels that offer seven interchangeable bottoms. Read more...More about Fashion, Kickstarter, Shoes, High Heeled Shoe, and H...

So you've decided to dump Facebook.But you're worried. Worried about missing out, struggling to stay connected, or getting left behind by the almost 2 billion users on Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg's p...

The ransomware attacks spreading across at least 99 countries on Friday are the type of attack that could one day kill someone. That sounds like hyperbole, but this attack froze and disrupted com...

Whattup, James Bond? Here's a new, incredibly dangerous but totally on trend stunt idea for your next film: drone jumping.  A drone company in Latvia has executed what it calls the "the world's f...

Still stubbornly running an ancient version of Windows, despite the security threats? You're in luck, this time.The ransomware attack known as WannaCrypt that sent organizations and individual users a...

It's Mother's Day weekend, and in case you haven't called your mom yet, Apple has a handy way you can pester her to get on the jogging track with you a little more often: digital flowers! SEE ALS...

Reading about Elon Musk's latest announcement about his Boring company and the expanded laptop ban may have kept you too busy to keep up with this week's app news. We've kept up for you.SEE ALSO: It's...

The digital, it is bad. President Donald Trump recently revealed he wants Navy aircraft carriers to go back to steam-powered catapult systems, according to a Time interview published on Thursday....

Sorry, everyone: We have some more bad news about the upcoming iPhone 8. Remember how we said it was going to be super expensive, then changed our tune?Well ... about that ...A new Goldman Sachs ...

My life is being destroyed by the real-time messaging app, Slack. When I was first introduced to Slack, I was told it would be a simple way to efficiently communicate with my co-workers during wo...

Google's Play Store is getting a brand new look ... well, kind of.In a continuing effort refine the Play brand, Google has quietly rolled out a new logo for the Play Store, Android Police noticed. The...

Can you live without Facebook? Yes, you can. And life will go on just like the days before Facebook came into your life and sucked up all your attention.This week's MashTalk is hosted by Tech Editor P...

How do you deliver bad news? It's an unfortunate question we all grapple with at some point in our lives. But regularly having tough, life-changing conversations is a job requirement for many doc...

What's a better way to celebrate Mother's Day than with animated purple flowers on Facebook? Actual flowers, you say? Get out of here.Mother's Day is fast approaching and Facebook is here to help you ...

AI is rocking the world of policing — and the consequences are still unclear. British police are poised to go live with a predictive artificial intelligence system that will help officers a...

Hold on to your butts because the mother of all leaks for the OnePlus 5, one of the most anticipated phones of the year, has hit the interwebs.If these are indeed the specs for the OnePlus 5, which we...

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Google's messaging app Allo — one of the several confusingly similar communication apps Google has launched in the past year or so — has a new trick: It can create a Bitmoji-like, cartoon ...

As I get ready to walk at my college graduation next week, I have more gratitude for one thing above all: YouTube. YouTube was my go to while doing homework, prepping for exams or just when I needed t...

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First shoes, then liquids, and now laptops.With reports suggesting the airplane cabin laptop ban may soon expand from flights originating in eight Middle Eastern and African countries to parts of Euro...

A UK company wants to build massive-scale simulations of reality, and they just raised $502 million to do it. The Series B funding round, led by Softbank, values the company at over $1 billion. T...

You read that right: Samsung still hasn't given up on flip phones. In fact, the company — as reported by Korea's ET News, via The Investor — is preparing to launch a new model in Kore...

First shoes, then liquids, and now laptops.With reports suggesting the airplane cabin laptop ban may soon expand from flights originating in eight Middle Eastern and African countries to parts of Euro...

The Apple Watch could be used to detect a heart condition that causes over 100,000 strokes every year, according to a new study. Heart health app Cardiogram and researchers from the University of...

It wasn't that long ago when Windows Phone was an important topic at Microsoft's Build developer conference.But you'd be hard-pressed to tell from watching this year's keynotes. Like last year's event...

Just because you know how to press your iPhone's camera shutter and record button and snap the perf selfie doesn't mean you're getting the most out of the incredibly capable camera.To help iPhone user...

Satya Nadella changed Microsoft.That’s the assessment of Microsoft Executive VP for Windows and Devices Terry Myerson who was recalling the very first staff meeting with the newly installed CEO ...

Life may soon get more complicated for anyone flying from Europe to the U.S.The U.S. is reportedly considering an expansion of the March electronics ban, which forbids anyone from carrying a laptop in...

Hey Apple: WTF is going on in Germany?The Cupertino company might be up to something on the down low in Deutschland, according to Business Insider's Sam Shead. The reporter investigated rumors of a se...

A redesigned iPad Pro might be announced next month.9to5Mac has obtained an image of what it claims is an inventory listing for cases for an iPad Pro with a 10.5-inch screen — an iPad that doesn...

You must use at least one uppercase letter, a symbol, and a number. Or, wait, maybe not. According to the experts at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), some of the passwor...

Magic Leap might finally be closer to its long-awaited launch — so it needs more developers to help prep the software that will run on the mysterious augmented reality platform. The much-hy...

Norwegian Engineer Kåre Halvorsen has designed several robots inspired by insects, including the creepy MX-Phoenix hexapod. Read more...More about Science, Technology, Robot, Spider, and Insects...

Friends, we've got a new kind of digital fun for you to enjoy. It's called Mashable Reels.Each one tells a complete story with vertical video—a perfect match for the mobile web. Reels deliver da...

iTunes, Apple's nearly two-decade-old music and video store, is coming to the Windows Store.Microsoft announced the surprise addition, coming later this year, at its annual Build developers conference...

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I watch as a Tyrannosaurus Rex chases a frantic young woman across a vaguely familiar landscape, something straight out of Jurassic Park. She looks over her shoulder in horror. Will she outrun the T-R...

I watch as a Tyrannosaurus Rex chases a frantic young woman across a vaguely familiar landscape, something straight out of Jurassic Park. She looks over her shoulder in horror. Will she outrun the T-R...

Microsoft's mixed reality headsets will soon have dedicated motion controllers of their own. The company is teaming up with hardware makers to make controllers for Windows-powered mixed reality h...

The Windows 10 Creators Update may have only started rolling out, but Microsoft just gave us our first look at what's next for Windows.During the second day of its Build developer conference on Thursd...

We should have known that this would happen. Riding on the fidget spinner craze, it was only a matter of time before someone combined the toy everyone is obsessed with and the phone everyone is obsess...

Remember that weird face mask that claimed it can muffle your voice and keep your conversations private while you're in public?Well, Hushme has now launched a Kickstarter campaign after a substantial ...

Delete your Facebook account. No, but really. This is not the exhortation of an internet troll, but rather the earnest advice of someone who has peered deep into the blue and white abyss and foun...

Let your love for all things kawaii shine bright, with the official Sailor Moon phone and its matching wand selfie stick.The phone, by Chinese selfie app maker Meitu, is a limited edition of its lates...

If you happen to be in Russia, don't play Pokémon Go inside a church. Even if that bloody Mewtwo is hiding there. You might end up in jail. SEE ALSO: 'Pokémon Go' fans take over downtow...

Delete your Facebook account. No, but really. This is not the exhortation of an internet troll, but rather the earnest advice of someone who has peered deep into the blue and white abyss and foun...

It's the moment we've all been waiting for.Gaming company EA has announced that The Sims will soon be coming to iPhone and Android devices.SEE ALSO: "The Sims" Creator Developing TV Show with User-Gen...

When President Donald Trump issued his infamous travel ban in January, it consumed headlines for days. But little attention was paid to other provisions in the executive order—including one...

Snap just revealed some telling numbers about Spectacles.Though the company didn't break out specific sales numbers for its first wearable, executives revealed enough that we now have pretty good idea...

Even if you're all alone, this phone's got your back.The Doro 8020X — available in Europe and the UK — is your typical waterproof smartphone, except it's a bit more robust and potentially ...

The trial that may cost Facebook $500 million in damages is over, but a transcript of Mark Zuckerberg's comments under intense questioning on the stand has shed more light on his vision for virtual re...

She loves fashion and coding. So when prom season came around, she had the perfect idea for a DIY dress.  SEE ALSO: This teen's $15 homemade prom dress is better than many Met Gala looksLast year...

'Knops' provide hearing protection through varying acoustic filter levels to gradually decrease sound. Read more...More about Music, Kickstarter, Sound, Music Festival, and Listening...

Snap just revealed some telling numbers about Spectacles.Though the company didn't break out specific sales numbers for its first wearable, executives revealed enough that we now have pretty good idea...

Tesla is not content with just a spot in your driveway. The company today began accepting orders for the latest product in its arsenal, the long-awaited Solar Roof. Installation of the energy-gen...

She loves fashion and coding. So when prom season came around, she had the perfect idea for a DIY dress.  SEE ALSO: This teen's $15 homemade prom dress is better than many Met Gala looksLast year...

Apple is once again the king of the global smartphone market, even after a dip in iPhone sales.When Apple released its Q2 2017 earnings report, one of the few points of concern — other than what...

'Knops' provide hearing protection through varying acoustic filter levels to gradually decrease sound. Read more...More about Music, Kickstarter, Sound, Music Festival, and Listening...

Speed is of the essence in our modern age of fast-swipe online dating. So much so that the process of swiping, matching, and chatting can feel like a race to to that great (or not so great, depending)...

Harry Styles fans literally cannot wait for his debut solo album, coming Friday. But in all the anticipation, it looks like a lot of One Directioners have missed a key clue on Snapchat.Along with his ...

Microsoft is finally ready to open its assistant up to developers. The Cortana Skills Kit, which allows developers to integrate their services with the assistant, is now in public preview, Micros...

Smartwatches may not be as hot as they used to be, but that doesn't mean wrist-worn wearables are dead altogether.Far from it, actually. Take the Emma Watch, a wrist wearable created by Microsoft Rese...

Speed is of the essence in our modern age of fast-swipe online dating. So much so that the process of swiping, matching, and chatting can feel like a race to to that great (or not so great, depending)...

Harry Styles fans literally cannot wait for his debut solo album, coming Friday. But in all the anticipation, it looks like a lot of One Directioners have missed a key clue on Snapchat.Along with his ...

Tesla is not content with just a spot in your driveway. The company today began accepting orders for the latest product in its arsenal, the long-awaited Solar Roof. Installation of the energy-gen...

Uber's now giving us new ways to get to our favorite places even faster — and finally saving us from having to memorize an address ever again. The ride hailing app just introduced some new ...

Opera wants to make your browser social.Earlier this year, Opera launched a new experimental browser called Neon, which imagined a complete redesign of Opera. Now, the company is adding some of Neon's...

If you are overwhelmed with 2000s nostalgia and can't wait for the re-release of the most indestructible phone ever, the Nokia 3310, we have good news for you — the phone will be here a lot soon...

If we keep heading down the path we're going, there's a decent chance the surveillance state from George Orwell's 1984 future will come true.Kicking off Microsoft's Build developers conference on Wedn...

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What if you could understand everything about a video without ever having to watch it?That may sound contradictory, but Microsoft has created a tool that can analyze videos and make their contents sea...

It's always good to kick off a big conference with some good news and, for Microsoft, 500 million monthly active devices for Windows 10 is the best kind of news.Microsoft announced the milestone durin...

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Apple wants to come into your bedroom to keep an eye on you while you sleep ... but not in a creepy way, of course.The company just acquired sleep tracker Beddit, according to a CNBC report. The news ...

Originally, Tesla CEO Elon Musk said the company's new solar roof tiles would be coming in April. While that timeline slipped slightly, Musk tweeted Wednesday morning that the orders would open s...

FOLLOW US LIVE ON THE GROUNDMicrosoft's biggest event of the year is about to get underway. Build, the company's annual developer conference, kicks off Wednesday morning when CEO Satya Nadella will ta...

Teaching a robot how to do something is usually done by either programming it to perform a specific task, or demonstrating that task for the robot to observe and imitate. The latter method, however, s...

Microsoft is finally ready to open its assistant up to developers. The Cortana Skills Kit, which allows developers to integrate their services with the assistant, is now in public preview, Micros...

She loves fashion and coding. So when prom season came around, she had the perfect idea for a DIY dress.  SEE ALSO: This teen's $15 homemade prom dress is better than many Met Gala looksLast year...

Opera wants to make your browser social.Earlier this year, Opera launched a new experimental browser called Neon, which imagined a complete redesign of Opera. Now, the company is adding some of Neon's...

If you are overwhelmed with 2000s nostalgia and can't wait for the re-release of the most indestructible phone ever, the Nokia 3310, we have good news for you — the phone will be here a lot soon...

No, you're not that important or busy. Put your smartphone away and pay more attention to the world around you.Better yet, leave your smartphone over there, where you can't get to it for a few hours.&...

For every big news announcement there are at least 10 fake news popping up — it's rule. In this case, after President Donald Trump fired FBI director James Comey, a tweet from his alleged T...

With Microsoft seemingly uninterested in releasing a new 2-in-1 Surface Pro, other PC makers like HP are stepping in to fill the void.HP's Elite x2 1012 G2 (yeah it's a mouthful) is the latest Surface...

Microsoft will soon kick off the beginning of developer conference season with its event: Build. In addition to annual updates on the performance of Windows, Office and the Surface devices, Microsoft ...

Every single time I go back to my parents' home I try to get them to cancel their home phone line. And every time I fail.I don't know how much they pay for their phone bill off the top of my head, but...

A small robot is roving around a massive U.S. nuclear waste site to gather critical samples of potential air and water contamination after an emergency was declared Tuesday.The machine was deployed af...

Look out, Apple Pay: Alipay, one of China's biggest mobile payment services, is coming to the United States.The payment platform, which is an extension of Ant Financial and Jack Ma's Alibaba ecommerce...

President Donald Trump's team just learned a hard life lesson: Nothing ever truly disappears from the internet. At most, it just travels to a more obscure (but still very findable) location.The Trump ...

"Alexa, call my mother."Yes, the future of hands-free calling is here after Amazon announced the new Echo Show on Tuesday, a version of its popular smart speaker with a touchscreen that looks like a '...

The perfect pillow for people who hate waking up. The 'Sunrise Smart Pillow' will have you waking up with more ease than ever before. It tracks your sleeping pattern, plays soothing music to stir you ...

Tesla's excited to ramp up its work to create a fully self-driving car platform by the end of the year — so it wants your permission to take some quick videos while you're behind the wheel, plea...

Schools may provide students with a wealth of academic knowledge, but do they really think they have what it takes to outsmart children when it comes to social media?The battle between educational ins...

Here we go! We already told you to mark your calendars for June 5-9 for Apple's Worldwide Developer Conference (WWDC) and now you can set your clocks.Apple sent out press invites to its 28th annual WW...

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A woman was so sick of receiving unsolicited dick pics from men on Snapchat that she decided to get revenge in the most British way ever — she sent a guy to Buckingham Palace under the fake prom...

You might want to take a close look at Amazon Echo Show, because it’s about to change everything.Amazon, which is on a product-release tear, revealed on Tuesday its latest Echo device, the rough...

South Korea is making a big move into the self-driving car development space. Like, "building an entire mock-city dedicated for self-driving cars" big.The country's government will open K-City, an 88-...

"Alexa, call my mother."Yes, the future of hands-free calling is here after Amazon announced the new Echo Show on Tuesday, a version of its popular smart speaker with a touchscreen that looks like a '...

More than 3 million people in the U.S. are allergic to gluten. The 'Nima Sensor' is a pocket-sized device that can give you a piece of mind on whether your food really has gluten or if it was cross-co...

The perfect pillow for people who hate waking up. The 'Sunrise Smart Pillow' will have you waking up with more ease than ever before. It tracks your sleeping pattern, plays soothing music to stir you ...

The quest for those sweet, sweet favourites and retweets can feel like the search for the Holy Grail. But, get yourself into a "selfie deck" — a secret Twitter community — and you'll never...

Developer conference season has officially kicked into high gear. Microsoft Build is about to get underway, and we're expecting the show will be as jam-packed with news as ever.SEE ALSO: Microsof...

Snapchat just dropped another update, and it changes, well, almost everything.The update adds new "limitless" snaps (for snapping without time constraints), looping videos, emoji doodling, and a new P...

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A Malaysian company developed a handbag accessory designed to stop thieves red-handed ... literally.SEE ALSO: Does Your Cellphone Make You Safer?Aptly called the Handbag Dyenator, the device clips ont...

These omnidirectional tires from inventor William Liddiard can be added to any vehicle, allowing the wheels to move in all directions. It'll also help you conquer your fear of parallel parking. Read m...

Amazon's newest Echo is here and it's got a screen.As leaked last week, the new Echo Show has 7-inch screen to display visual information and make video calls with other Echo Show owners.SEE ALSO: Ama...

Citymapper, a popular app used to navigate around London, is trialling a "smart bus" for two days around the city.SEE ALSO: I made a spectacular vagina-shaped map riding London buses, using GPS tracki...

When it comes to apps on my iPhone, I'm guilty as charged: I'm a hoarder.There's nothing wrong with being a digital hoarder so long as you don't let it destroy your sanity. You just need to know how t...

Amazon's newest Echo is here and it's got a screen.As leaked last week, the new Echo Show has 7-inch screen to display visual information and make video calls with other Echo Show owners.SEE ALSO: Ama...

Didi Chuxing, China's dominant ride-hailing service, is finally opening its app to visitors into the country, with an English version that was just released.Impressively, the English interface —...

What could be worse than heading out for the night, then realising your phone battery is down to a 10 percent charge?A new crop of pay-as-you-use powerbank sharing companies have heeded the call of th...

Faraday Future may be falling apart, but that doesn't mean the company cannot produce a good video — and, possibly, build an attractive car. After a few months of silence, the company poste...

Trucks are latest vehicle to get the driverless treatment in Singapore.12 driverless trucks will soon be tested in the country, with the first run due to take place from September.SEE ALSO: Driverless...

When it comes to apps on my iPhone, I'm guilty as charged: I'm a hoarder.There's nothing wrong with being a digital hoarder so long as you don't let it destroy your sanity. You just need to know how t...

Sick of the way your GPS app reads out directions? Now you can take the wheel by recording yourself talking, in a new Waze update.SEE ALSO: Uber wants to wean drivers off Google Maps and onto their ne...

Faraday Future may be falling apart, but that doesn't mean the company cannot produce a good video — and, possibly, build an attractive car. After a few months of silence, the company poste...

Salt and Bluetooth technology are paired in one of the weirder inventions for the "smart" home.SEE ALSO: Next-gen Google Home could control your lights and fix your bad Wi-FiSmalt (yes, really) pairs ...

If your Facebook page doesn't appear to be working — it's probably not just you.People all across the globe realised on Monday night that the social media platform was down. People in Asia were ...

Securing your accounts just got a whole lot easier. Researchers from Carnegie Mellon University's CyLab Usable Privacy and Security Laboratory and the University of Chicago have developed a new p...

Last week, Intel revealed that a serious security flaw in some of its chips left potentially thousands of devices vulnerable to attackers.Then, security researchers revealed the problem was way worse ...

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Enjoy the 70-percent lead while you can Amazon, because Apple's coming to slay Alexa and the Echo. Well, it'll try.In an interview with India's Gadgets360, Phil Schiller, Apple's senior vice president...

Instagram is following in its parent Facebook's footsteps and making its service much more accessible to those left out of its app-centric, data-heavy sharing experience. The photo platform will ...

Feeling ambitious? If so, NASA's got a challenge for you.If you know how to program computers (otherwise this will be damn near impossible), the agency's encouraging you to participate in the High Per...

The latest rumor about the iPhone 8 could make audiophiles very happy and one-up its biggest rival — even if it raises the cost of the already potentially super-expensive flagship.The deluxe 10t...

WhatsApp users are spending a lot of time on video calls. Together, the app's 1.2 billion users are spending more than 340 million minutes a day making more than 55 million video calls, WhatsApp annou...

QR codes are dead, an internet marketing strategist wrote in AdAge in 2013. The murderer: "easier-to-use apps."And yet, four years later, that isn't the case. Apps have become even more prevalent and ...

Alexa is absolutely crushing the smart assistant competition.Amazon's line of AI voice-controlled Echo speakers gobbled up a massive 70.7 percent of the marketshare in the first forecast on digital as...

Instagram is taking yet another step to embrace the raw and brave conversations around mental heath that happen on its platform.On May 8, the social media giant announced the launch of a new awareness...

The 'bFan' can help you avoid huge electric bills from air conditioning this summer, while satisfying your craving for a cool night’s sleep. Read more...More about Real Time Video, Real Time Vid...

The FBI shelled out nearly seven figures to break into the infamous San Bernardino iPhone, according to a senator who may have let the world know with a slip of her tongue. California Sen. Dianne...

It's been a rough spring for Uber CEO Travis Kalanick, or TK. Both he and his company have been reeling from a workplace harassment and sexism scandal hit his company back in February, which also...

Don't hold your breath for a Surface Pro 5.Panos Panay, Microsoft's energetic Surface devices chief, says, "There's no such thing as a Pro 5."SEE ALSO: With the Surface Laptop, Microsoft leads the PC ...

Microsoft is finally giving Cortana its own hardware home.Okay, it's not Microsoft exactly, but Harman Kardon's Invoke, announced Monday and coming this fall, is the first stand-alone hardware devoted...

18-year-old Julián Ríos Cantú invented the bra after seeing his mom battling breast cancer for the second time. The bra, called 'Eva,' won the top prize at this year's Global Stude...

18-year-old Julián Ríos Cantú invented the bra after seeing his mom battling breast cancer for the second time. The bra, called 'Eva,' won the top prize at this year's Global Stude...

It's no longer just about the black car. Uber has been working on a truck division called Uber Freight — no, not Uber flight, that'll come a bit later. SEE ALSO: This list of stuff people h...

QR codes are dead, an internet marketing strategist wrote in AdAge in 2013. The murderer: "easier-to-use apps."And yet, four years later, that isn't the case. Apps have become even more prevalent and ...

Is red color a new trend in smartphones? It definitely seems like it's catching on; months after Apple launched a special edition (RED) iPhone, a new leak shows a red variant of HTC's upcoming flagshi...

I know, I know. By now, we all pretty much know better than to click on links in sketchy-looking emails. Except, obviously, we don't.That was more than evident last week when a phishing scam that spoo...

Today’s AI is tomorrow’s taken for granted.It’s an insight you’d expect to hear from, maybe, Watson parent IBM, Alexa’s mom, Amazon, or even Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg ...

We've all been there. Missing that one important email because your inbox is cluttered with garbage. But it doesn't have to be that way. SEE ALSO: The best thing you can do to protect yourse...

Augmented reality (AR) isn't just for Pokémon Go and Snapchat masks, the technology will can have practical applications in areas like medicine, too. At least that's the promise of the new S...

Hey, did you hear? Smartphones are dead.That's according to Microsoft's Alan Kipman, better known as the inventor of the company's HoloLens augmented reality headset.SEE ALSO: Microsoft's future phone...

'Mu Tag' is a small chip that you can stick on almost anything. No longer do you need to wonder where your car or belongings are. It costs $25 and the battery lasts up to three months.  Read more...

Gmail's massive phishing scam and Microsoft's new Surface laptop debut may have distracted you from reading about some of this week's best new apps. Don't sweat it. We got you. SEE ALSO: Any...

Facebook is dead set on breaking through our news biases and popping our filter bubbles. Now, in a new attempt to expand our horizons, the company is taking a page out of Twitter's playbook by rolling...

Wish there was some way to make your ~basic~ love of celebrities and social media more meaningful? Well you're in luck. There's an app for that. By combining the power of social media and network...

Despite receiving the same education as their male counterparts, women with STEM degrees (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) are actually less likely to work in a STEM occupation.  ...

Your next iPhone may be able to spit out water using sound.Apple's latest patent, published on Thursday details a mechanism to essentially blast out excess water from your iPhone's earpiece or speaker...

A new leaked photo may have just given us a sneak peek at Amazon's first ever touchscreen-enabled Echo, and if these images are to be believed, well ... the device is absolutely hideous.A photo uncove...

Spotify is getting in on QR codes with a new way to share music.The streaming service recently added "Spotify Codes" into its app. The feature (thanks Moshe Isaacian for sharing with us) is described ...

The smartphone you should be talking about is coming.The OnePlus 5, the successor to the OnePlus 3T, the best phone most people have never heard of, but hopefully have because you read Mashable obsess...

Move over, Fitbit: there's a new king of the wearables market.Even though Tim Cook won't disclose exact Apple Watch sales numbers, the company has been crowned the new top dog of wearables, pushing Fi...

The head of the German equivalent of the FBI said he'd like the legal authority to "wipe out" servers the Russian government allegedly used to deploy cyber attacks again Germany. Which kinda soun...

Facebook presents you with a variety of news based on pages you might have liked years ago. Now, it's considering asking what you care about today.Facebook is testing a new way to follow "topics" in N...

The UK government is pretty damn serious about its secret surveillance plans. You might remember that a few months ago the "Snoopers' Charter" — a.k.a. the Investigatory Powers Act — ...

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Former architecture student, Tyler Short developed a kinetic blinds concept that follows the sun throughout the day. A similar mechanism has since been applied in a new generation of rotating sol...

Education technology startup Byju's, backed by the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative (CZI), is now a Harvard case study.It is only the fourth Indian startup to make it to the hallowed Harvard Business Publis...

Sorry, Spotify — I have no interest in your streaming. When it comes to the music I love, I'm possessive to a fault. I want to own it all. Case in point: on April 14, Kendrick Lamar release...

The future is as unpredictable as ever, and to imagine even the slightest of its contours requires thinking outside the box.Design company IDEO has created a provocative concept vehicle for that futur...

Just weeks after it announced its first-ever Surface-based laptop, the (d'oh!) Surface Laptop, Microsoft will host another Surface-related announcement. The event is scheduled for May 23 in Shang...

Microsoft is testing developer tools that allow chatbots directly in Bing's search resultsReports of the tests in Seattle and surrounding areas have been around for at least a month. The bots are powe...

Elon Musk has a difficult dilemma on his hands: He needs a name for The Boring Company's first tunneling machine. And of course, the CEO of Tesla, SpaceX, and (probably) his new tunnel-related ve...

Sorry, Spotify — I have no interest in your streaming. When it comes to the music I love, I'm possessive to a fault. I want to own it all. Case in point: on April 14, Kendrick Lamar release...

Uber's problems just went from really, really, bad to worse.As if its months-long PR nightmare wasn't bad enough, the company is reportedly now the subject of a criminal investigation.SEE ALSO: For Ub...

Thanks to drones, adventurers and sports enthusiasts can achieve movie-like shots without much training. You just need to fork over enough cash to actually buy a drone.So what do you do if you're too ...

UberPOOL, the ride-hailing app's carpool option, is great — until three other people pile into the backseat. At that point your ride just got at least 20 minutes longer and it doesn't help that ...

In honor of this the most holy of holidays, May the Fourth (aka Star Wars Day), Google's Android Pay is transporting customers to a galaxy far, far away every time they make a purchase. Google's ...

This is war.Qualcomm, which has been in a heated battle with technology partner Apple over patent royalty payments, may be pursuing the nuclear option, according to a Bloomberg report, possibly asking...

Remember the good old days when updating your Snapchat Story was all you had to do to let people know what was happening in your life?You know what? BARELY, tbh. Snapchat Stories were a blast, bu...

Fittbo is a sleek redesign of the traditional lunchbox that features a compartment tray and outer shell. Read more...More about Mashable Video, Real Time Video, Real Time Video, Real Time, and Inventi...

Snapchat isn't done with Spectacles, its video-camera sunglasses. The first version, released in November, was a disappointment for some, not for its lack of color selection, but for the absence of au...

The payloads on some of SpaceX's 2019 rocket launches will be its own satellites.SpaceX vice president of satellite government affairs, Patricia Cooper, dropped some new details yesterday about the co...

We've all been there: filled with the insatiable need to click pens, twirl hair, or tap our fingers, just looking for a way to get more focused, soothe anxiety, or escape straight-up boredom. We've al...

The iPhone 8 is expected to be Apple's biggest update to the device ever.Slated for launch this year, the new phone is rumored to have a new OLED display that covers the entire front. For that to happ...

Google Maps is about to get a whole lot more accurate. (Good timing, Google Maps!)Google announced in a research blog post on Wednesday that the company plans to automatically update Maps with clearly...

Wouldn't it be nice if we could all be as disciplined as Tim Cook, especially when it comes to secrets and fitness?The Apple CEO sat for a friendly interview with CNBC's Jim Cramer, on Wednesday, foll...

Design student, Haseef Rafiei, has proposed an ambitious building that would 3D print, install, and recycle its own housing units. Read more...More about Haseef Rafiei, Future, Technology, Constructio...

You know that crazy little fidget spinner all the cool kids (and cats, apparently) are whipping around these days? It's a huge success — but its creator isn't reaping any of the windfall.SE...

Fake news was very much a part of U.S. elections last year and now it's trickled into the French elections as well. SEE ALSO: John Oliver says the French elections are looking Trump-esqueDuring t...

Looks like Snapchat has a new copycat: Twitter. SEE ALSO: Hulu wants to be the future of online TV — and make TV a verbThe news app, which earlier this week announced a new slate of live vi...

Construction as we know it is slow, labor-intensive, inflexible, and expensive.But a team of researchers at MIT have developed an autonomous electrical robot arm that can use several raw materials to ...

U.S. President Donald Trump has really upped the war of words with North Korea in the past few months, prompting an endless flow of news reports about the hermit regime. What these reports often ...

I gotta hand it to BlackBerry for getting everyone so hyped for its new flagship KEYOne phone. It's such a polarizing phone. I'm honestly torn on the KEYone. On the one hand, it's the best BlackB...

BlackBerry's back and this time it's finally got a winner with the QWERTY keyboard-equipped KEYone.With a physical keyboard, a handsome aluminum design, and the latest version of Android, the KEYone i...

Facebook CEO and noted rich person Mark Zuckerberg has spent a considerable chunk of 2017 taking a surreal tour of all 50 states. In an effort to "get out and talk to more people about how they’...

Facebook CEO and noted rich person Mark Zuckerberg has spent a considerable chunk of 2017 taking a surreal tour of all 50 states. In an effort to "get out and talk to more people about how they’...

A new Tesla model is joining the company's lineup of electric cars, but it won't come very soon as it's being built on a completely new platform. The news comes from Elon Musk, who shared some ne...

Xiaomi is now taking its offline stores to India — its biggest market outside China. The first Mi Home store in the country is scheduled to launch in Bangalore next week, where consumers ca...

A large Japanese security company has an ambitious plan to arm thousands of dementia-stricken elderly folks with a portable, thumb-sized tracker, in hopes of getting them safely home if they get lost....

Facebook is having another go at how it can bring more people online, including in places that aren’t a big fan of the company’s earlier attempts. SEE ALSO: Google's new bet to win In...

You know that crazy little fidget spinner all the cool kids (and cats, apparently) are whipping around these days? It's a huge success — but its creator isn't reaping any of the windfall.SE...

No your eyes aren't deceiving you, that really is a banana phone on sale.A campaign on Indiegogo is planning on making banana-shaped phones a reality, because mankind has clearly run out of ideas.Imag...

Google has added an anti-phishing security check on its Gmail app for Android, the company announced Wednesday. From now on, the Gmail app will give you an additional warning when you click on a ...

What are the major drivers of Twitter take-up, in Australia and elsewhere? Do we connect around shared interests, shared location, or pre-existing offline relationships? And when, in the eleven-year h...

If there's one question that just won't go away for Snapchat parent company Snap Inc., it's what to do about Facebook. For months, Mark Zuckerberg's social network has been relentless pushing int...

Tesla owners who’ve spent tons of money and time on repairs, rejoice. The most valuable automaker in the U.S. said it plans to open a line of company-owned body shops for Tesla owners in ne...

WhatsApp Status, its version of Snapchat's Stories feature, now has 175 million daily users.Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced the news Wednesday in an earnings call, in which he also mentioned Wh...

This is not a drill. WhatsApp, the Facebook-owned app that 1.2 billion people count on to communicate, is down. Like, in many places it's totally not working. And the internet is not pleased....

What's old is definitely new again.The most hyped phone (no, not the iPhone 8) of the year, the new Nokia 3310 feature phone, is finally almost here (possibly launching in June, according to one UK li...

The rumors and speculation swirling around the iPhone 8 have officially jumped the shark into the unfounded and absurd.A research note penned by a JP Morgan analyst suggests there's a "high likelihood...

Love them or hate them, Facebook's Reactions aren't going away.The social network is expanding its like button yet again. This time, it's comments that are getting the new emoji-filled treatment. ...

Bass addicts are going to love this wearable. It combines sound and feeling to experience music like never before. Read more...More about Music Wearable, Tech, Music And Tech, Music, and Bass...

A sophisticated phishing attack is racing across the internet, and may already have hit your inbox. The definitely not-legit email disguises itself as an official message from Google alerting you...

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Nothing sets off a good binge watching sesh like Netflix's autoplay feature.Still, sometimes the feature, which automatically begins the next episode as the previous one is wrapping up, is more of a n...

Microsoft is such a damn tease.Despite launching its last flagships, the Lumia 950 and 950 XL, in November 2015, Microsoft's not giving up on phones yet. In fact, Microsoft's future devices may not ev...

Twitter in 2017 [or the era of Donald Trump] can be a noisy and anxiety-inducing place. If our feeds aren't bursting with shouty all-caps Twitter rants about politics, they're brimming with news updat...

You’re not buying iPhones because the media keeps reporting on future iPhones.That, in a nutshell is how Apple CEO Tim Cook characterized a pause in iPhone purchases during a Q2 earnings call Q&...

Texting while driving is bad. In fact, doing anything on your phone while driving — except perhaps answering the phone in handsfree mode — is dumb and dangerous.But sometimes, after you he...

The Dot Watch has reinvented tactile communication, bringing modern innovation to the visually impaired. Read more...More about Standalone Featured, Smartwatch, Invention, Social Good, and Wearable Te...

The Dot Watch has reinvented tactile communication, bringing modern innovation to the visually impaired. Read more...More about Mashable Video, Standalone Featured, Smartwatch, Invention, and Social G...

Self-healing materials are so widespread that clothes lines and tech companies are already applying them to different products.Now, a research team at the University of California, Riverside, has deve...

Samsung's Galaxy S8 is a beautiful, powerful phone, but there are several indications that it could've been so much more — according to a leaked alleged prototype and reports about the S8, Samsu...

'Gravity' can help reduce anxiety. It weighs 10% of your body weight to make it feel like someone is hugging you. Your levels of serotonin and melatonin will increase, which means your mood will impro...

If you've ever experienced a bad breakup, harassment, or unwanted attention online, you're probably familiar with the block button. On mainstream social networks—Facebook, Twitter, and Inst...

People in Singapore are going to start seeing this Peugeot SUV driving itself on (a couple of) roads soon.Europe's fifth largest carmaker has partnered with MIT self-driving spin-out Nutonomy, to test...

Thinking about purchasing one of Microsoft's snazzy new Surface Laptops, running the company's freshly introduced Windows 10 S operating system? Keep in mind that you won't be able to change the ...

Samsung has a new app meant to curb how much time your kid spends glued to their smartphones. And this one might actually work.The new app, called Samsung Marshmallow (not related to Android Marshmall...

Uber had announced in January that it was bringing its food delivery service to India, its fastest-growing market in the world. And finally, it's here. UberEATS has rolled out in Mumbai and will ...

If you love your multi-monitor setup, LG's got a great new device for you.As reported by AnandTech, a new press release on LG's Japan website shows a massive new monitor that can support up to four di...

New York Times tech columnist Farhad Manjoo posed an innocent-enough looking question Tuesday afternoon about which tech brands and products people would drop from their lives.What’s the order i...

Self-driving technology is shifting to the bus lane.Proterra, an electric bus manufacturer, just announced its three-phase plan to create the self-driving public transit system of the future, filled w...

Don't expect Apple to slow down its India push any time soon. Sales there are looking goooood. SEE ALSO: Apple opens App Accelerator in India to foster iOS app developmentThe iPhone-maker said it...

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Tim Cook has a secret about the Apple Watch, and he's not any closer to telling us.Apple's latest quarterly earnings report for Q2 2017 was yet another big showing for the company, and CEO Tim Cook wa...

Not everything's perfect with Wall Street and Apple. The iPhone maker (which also makes a lot of other things) sold fewer iPhones over the last three months than analysts and investors would have hope...

NBA champion LeBron James has already hinted that, if he wins again in the coming weeks, he might not make the traditional post-season White House team visit now that Trump is president. But he&#...

Brace yourselves now, people: we could be in for quite an iPhone-based shock later this year — and it might not be the sticker price. By now, you've probably heard that Apple's upcoming del...

Ikea, what in the name of eftersökt are you planning?!The design store — where roughly a bajillion millennials have purchased a build-it-yourself cabinet and whatever a "frakta" is — ...

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A new camera developed in Sweden is faster than any photography gear on the planet.Researchers at Sweden's Lund University built a crazy-fast camera that can capture a staggering five trillion frames ...

Two young surgeons created 'Touch Surgery' to help young doctors make better decisions on the operating table.The surgical simulator app is being geared towards the global market, where around 5 billi...

Facebook is facing backlash over possible gender bias within its engineering team, according to a report from the Wall Street Journal on Tuesday.Data collected by an engineer in 2016 suggests that cod...

The fight between Samsung's built-in AI assistant Bixby and Apple's Siri just escalated to a full on rap beef.Aside from one-upping Siri's assistant capabilities (Bixby goes beyond simply answering qu...

Apple's newest killer accessory, AirPods, might look ridiculous — but that hasn't stopped them from taking over as one of the must-have gadgets of 2017. The wireless buds dominated headphon...

Playing games in Facebook Messenger is no longer a solo affair.The company just announced a new upgrade to its Instant Games, the mini games you can play inside chats with friends. With the new update...

YouTube.com's finally getting a new look.A year after it was discovered YouTube was testing a new flatter, more minimalist website design, the company's now starting to roll out a public version as an...

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Meet the newest member of the Surface family.Along with the new Windows 10 S, Microsoft also introduced the Surface Laptop on Tuesday at its education-focused event in New York City. SEE ALSO: Mi...

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Microsoft is tired of getting beat in the education market, so it's pulling out the big guns: A custom version of Windows 10 streamlined for students.And they call it Windows 10 S.If you can leave asi...

Microsoft is tired of getting beat in the education market, so it's pulling out the big guns: A custom version of Windows 10 streamlined for students.And they call it Windows 10 S.If you can leave asi...

Microsoft is about to unveil new products — both hardware and software — Tuesday, and you can join the fun and follow the event live over the internet. The education-centered #Microso...

Canada's Kobo, one of the few companies besides Amazon that have a healthy lineup of e-readers, has updated its waterproof Kobo Aura H2O e-reader with several nice improvements. The Kobo Aura H2O...

We take a lot of drugs. We also forget to take a lot of drugs.According to a 2015 study in the Journal of the American Medical Association, 60% of Americans take a prescription drugs.  Most of th...

Facebook is the world's most successful social network — but it shows you an abject failure every time you open its app.One month in, no one's using "Stories," the Snapchat clone that sits on to...

India's first high-tech train is here.The country that boasts of Asia's largest rail network and possibly the world's highest passenger traffic, will soon roll out a premier train service between Mumb...

Need more proof that smartwatches are doomed? Several internet giants, including Google, Amazon, and eBay, quietly dropped support for Apple Watch in some of their apps in recent weeks. But there...

The sound of humanity's impending irrelevance is all the more terrifying when it's delivered sotto voce. This much is clear following Amazon's release of several new voice features for its Alexa ...

Sit down. Be humble. Rapper Kendrick Lamar's latest hit "Humble" blasted in the background. A giant screen wrapping around a circular room showed an iPhone that displayed tweets. This was the beg...

The race to produce a self-driving car just got a little more crowded. Samsung Electronics Co. is taking its autonomous vehicle program out of the shop and onto the street, following a decision b...

Of course this had to happen on a Monday.Instagram users are currently unable to upload new photos and videos to their Stories and we're definitely not OK.SEE ALSO: Instagram is absolutely crushing Sn...

The brand of the malfunctioning hoverboard that erupted in flames and led to the deaths of two children in March has been identified. On Monday, following a month-long investigation, the Consumer...

While we love to hate Apple's virtual assistant, Siri, she has been hailed a hero by some fishermen in Florida, who claim that it saved their lives.Though it seems like Siri is incapable of doing anyt...

The more we learn about Fitbit's upcoming foray into the general smartwatch market, the more it looks like the activity tracking company's fans could be in for a major letdown once the device finally ...

WhatsApp users know that, with things like group chats and people messaging you all day, your most important chats can get lost in the shuffle. But now the messaging service is testing a new feat...

Millions of people now track their steps with Fitbits, Apple Watches, and other wearable fitness-tracking devices. We have to admit, it feels pretty good to hit that 10,000 steps-a-day goal.But what i...

In Russia, playing Pokémon Go inside a church is apparently worthy of jail time.A 22-year-old Russian blogger was detained in September after publishing a video he took of himself playing Pok...

Those stoplight cameras that catch us committing the tiniest traffic infractions might not be as accurate as we've been led to believe, according to a very persistent Oregon resident whose nearly four...

What would virtual reality on the Nintendo Switch look like? YouTuber Nintendrew decided to find out by attaching the device to a Durovis Dive 7 VR headset. The end result: A bulky-ass clunker on your...

If you have an original Apple Watch with a swollen or expanded battery, some good news: You're now eligible for extended repair coverage.In a note obtained by 9to5Mac, Apple has quietly updated its se...

Scientists at Northwestern University developed a soft, flexible skin patch that measures the wearer’s sweat to show how their body responds to exercise. Read more...More about Real Time Video, ...

Multi-company tech mogul Elon Musk recently laid out plans for his traffic-defeating Boring company during a talk at the TED conference, but now, we finally have the full video of his appearance. And ...

Twitter is now a 24/7 streaming video service, beginning with news. Bloomberg, the finance news site with a wealth of funds from terminals, has agreed to produce exclusive video content for Twitt...

Facebook has apologised for reportedly allowing advertisers to target emotionally vulnerable people as young as 14, as a 23-page leaked document obtained by The Australian revealed. According to ...

Multi-company tech mogul Elon Musk recently laid out plans for his traffic-defeating Boring company during a talk at the TED conference, but now, we finally have the full video of his appearance. And ...

Facebook has apologised for reportedly allowing advertisers to target emotionally vulnerable people as young as 14, as a 23-page leaked document obtained by The Australian revealed. According to ...

You might’ve seen this on Shark Tank, but if you haven’t, it’s a handy little attachment that runs on AAA batteries and lights up your toilet bowl. Installation seems easy, but it ta...

Robots aren't plotting an imminent human take-over; robots are our partners and friends. That's the broad theme of a Google.org-backed robotics exhibit coming soon to Chicago. Robot Revolution fe...

You might’ve seen this on Shark Tank, but if you haven’t, it’s a handy little attachment that runs on AAA batteries and lights up your toilet bowl. Installation seems easy, but it ta...

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