Articles by Mashable from December 2017

Human Twitter accounts serve their purpose, but I prefer tweets from bots.Research suggests there are now some 30 million tweeting bots — though this might be a low estimate. Some of these bots ...

The "Nigerian prince" email scam is one of the most notorious cybercimes out there, and the people behind it may have hit a bit of a snag after one of their alleged co-conspirators was arrested in Lou...

T-Mobile CEO John Legere has never been known to remain quiet. As New Year's Eve approaches, it's been no different.In an annual memo posted to the T-Mobile blog, Mr. Legere offers up his raw opinions...

If you keep a phone around long enough, it becomes a vestige of an old version of yourself, or even many former versions of yourself. Regrettable texts, untouched apps, and pointless screenshots ...

It's been a rough month for Apple.The company has been embroiled in a controversy stemming from its decision to purposely slow down older iPhones to increase battery performance. Apple issued an apolo...

It's been a rough month for Apple.The company has been embroiled in a controversy stemming from its decision to purposely slow down older iPhones to increase battery performance. Apple issued an apolo...

If you bought a brand new iPhone this year, you weren't alone.The iPhone was once again the best-selling tech product of the year, according to a USA Today report. What's more impressive is that the s...

From dating app accessories to cookie-icing robots, we rounded up some of the most unique gadgets of 2017—that nobody asked for. Read more...More about Tech, Watercooler, Gadgets, Apple, and Iph...

Ergonomic peripherals — a fancy term for more comfortable computer accessories — are the next big thing. Everyone seems to be using standing desks these days, and more ergonomic mice and k...

Steve Jobs was many things, but trademarked he was not. At least, that's how a court ruled in a two-year-long legal battle between Apple and the company that can now officially call itself Steve Jobs ...

There are currently many, many people trying to sue the pants off Apple. But commercial law experts predict that if the company ends up on trial, it may come out on top. Before we get too deep in...

Move over ethereum and litecoin — ripple is suddenly the hot new cryptocurrency. But ripple is different. It can't be mined. It can't be used to go shopping. And it's operated by a private ...

Blockchain had a big 2017The technology upon which bitcoin operates is suddenly the hot new thing. Acolytes believe it will change how we conduct business, elections, and even finding a mate (more on ...

In 2013, James Altucher called bitcoin “a fad, or a scam, or a ponzi scheme, or worse.”Now, he’s become the face of the bitcoin bubble, appearing in ads across the internet touting t...

Another year of smartphones will be upon us soon.We'll likely see new versions of all of 2017's major flagship Android phones. But when can you expect them to come out? How long will you have to wait?...

Things still aren't looking great for Apple. Three individuals in Texas have filed a class action lawsuit against the company for purposefully slowing down older phones. SEE ALSO: Here come the f...

Ominous, high-hanging icicles have turned Apple's sleek, MacBook-inspired waterfront store in Chicago into a potentially perilous environment. Apple has cordoned off, with caution tape and signag...

Have you heard of cryptojacking? It's the practice of secretly using your computer's resources to mine cryptocurrency without the user's permission. Typically, you'll see the practice on shady we...

Kidrunner is an all-terrain kid jogger that attaches a child-sized buggy to the back of an adult. Read more...More about Transportation, Children, Running, Innovation, and Safety...

Every product here is independently selected by Mashable journalists. If you buy something featured, we may earn an affiliate commission which helps support our work.After a period of tremendous growt...

Read more...More about Mashable Reels, Tech, and Iphone...

The FCC may have squashed net neutrality, but Newark mayor Ras Baraka says the city will keep its internet lanes open and equitable. Unlike most U.S. cities, Newark has its own internet fiber cab...

Following huge waves of criticism and several lawsuits slamming Apple for purposely slowing down older iPhones to balance power consumption from aged batteries, the tech giant has now issued an apolog...

The 45th president of the United States, Donald Trump, has tried, and failed, at many things over the course of his questionable career. From Trump University to Trump Steaks, the man who would be kin...

Things are getting more serious for Apple over the revelations that the company purposely slows down older phones. They could face criminal charges in France under a recently passed obsolescence law.&...

The iPhone X is basically one gigantic screen, but the "notch" right at the top of the display guides the owner on how to hold it. The phone should be held vertically, where the length is far longer t...

While the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea are just around the corner, attention is already turning to the 2020 Summer Olympics and Paralympics in Tokyo, Japan as reports indicate that...

Someone needs to end this madness. This insanity. This horrifying trend of smart speakers that look like trash cans.Ahead of CES, LG announced its upcoming ThinQ smart speaker with built-in Google Ass...

John McAfee — an early cybersecurity pioneer — claims someone hacked into his phone and hijacked his Twitter account.The 72-year old McAfee is a dubious character with an admittedly colorf...

Read more...{"player":{"description":"Samsung still makes the best phablet.","image":"https://i.amz.mshcdn.com/I6qsMOSd9MpaeiLdRzUa34t-DFk=/https%3A%2F%2Fvdist.aws.mashable.com%2Fcms%2F2017%2F9%2F63d...

Twitter's number one goal in 2017 was curbing abuse and cracking down on hate speech. But when one intrepid Twitter user tried to help with the problem, the company shut down his efforts.SEE ALSO: New...

Bitcoin's price is taking a dive again after news broke that South Korea plans to make it harder to trade cryptocurrencies anonymously. The price of Bitcoin dropped to $14,081 Thursday morning, d...

Heads up: All products featured here are selected by Mashable's commerce team and meet our rigorous standards for awesomeness. If you buy something, Mashable may earn an affiliate commission.Real talk...

What are your friends liking on Instagram? Whatever it is, it's about to land in your feed.Instagram is quietly rolling out a new feature that will recommend posts for you based on the activity of the...

Every product here is independently selected by Mashable journalists. If you buy something featured, we may earn an affiliate commission which helps support our work.You may have heard: iPhone custome...

At least you tried.Starting Jan. 1, the Library of Congress will curtail what's been a seven-year effort to collect and archive every single utterance on Twitter. A Tuesday missive from the federal in...

Snapchat is focused on taking snaps beyond the app as it tries to fend off the rise of Facebook's Stories knock-offs and Discover competitor, Watch. The latest Snapchat effort? A new initiative called...

Once upon a time, Snapchat was about ephemerality.The origin of Snapchat came from a desire to send nudes and have them disappear. Of course, sexting wasn't its only use case. Middle schoolers also wa...

'Tis the season of giving and extensive web vault The Internet Archive is the latest recipient of cash from an anonymous bitcoin benefactor.A few weeks ago, we talked about the Pineapple Fund, a proje...

If you've ever found yourself just wanting to disappear for a while, there may soon be an app for that. A Japanese developer has announced that he is working on an app that will make your head di...

An open memo, to all marginally-smart people/consumers of internet "content": Hi. Some questions. Do you...Want the internet to be better in 2018? Want your favorite media outlets to su...

Read more...{"player":{"description":"Oh boy. ","image":"https://i.amz.mshcdn.com/Gd_8R4mUts4yDkawWiiMvER0Q80=/https%3A%2F%2Fblueprint-api-production.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Fvideo_uploaders%2Fdi...

Google's AI program AlphaGo whipped the world's top human Go player, Ke Jie, so resoundingly this spring that he said he wouldn't ever play a machine again. Now, he's coming back for more. S...

Facebook obeys U.S. sanctions. This rule was made abundantly clear after a Russian internet watchdog demanded an explanation for why Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov's Facebook and Instagram accounts had...

TiiPii Bed is a luxury hammock that is shaped like a teepee. Read more...More about Luxury, Furniture, Innovation, Indiegogo, and Sleep Products...

Ever wish you could charge your gadgets wirelessly — and we mean truly wirelessly, not by placing them on a charging surface?That day may come quite soon, as the Federal Communications Commissio...

Heads up: All products featured here are selected by Mashable's commerce team and meet our rigorous standards for awesomeness. If you buy something, Mashable may earn an affiliate commission.If you're...

Israel might be launching its own private Bitcoin in a few years. The Bank of Israel is looking to issue a digital currency to create a faster payments system as well as reduce the country's reli...

Read more...More about Apps, Mashable Reels, Sn Reels, Tech, and Iphone...

Rokshok is selling phone cases that can hide your engagement ring. This is perfect for those who want to capture the proposal right from your iPhone. The ring is also framed perfectly at the bottom of...

Elon Musk, appreciates your business, Tesla owners.The Tesla, Inc. co-founder tweeted a brief year-end 'thank you' note on Tuesday, expressing appreciation for those who "[took] a chance on a new comp...

Heads up: All products featured here are selected by Mashable's commerce team and meet our rigorous standards for awesomeness. If you buy something, Mashable may earn an affiliate commission.You love ...

Heads up: All products featured here are selected by Mashable's commerce team and meet our rigorous standards for awesomeness. If you buy something, Mashable may earn an affiliate commission.So you go...

Jason Barnes has used robotic prosthetics before, but this is the first time he has been able to move each finger independently and even play the piano again. Researchers at Georgia Tech’s ...

Jason Barnes has used robotic prosthetics before, but this is the first time he has been able to move each finger independently and even play the piano again. Researchers at Georgia Tech’s ...

If you happen to have an old Android device lying around and a reason to worry about people messing with your business, Edward Snowden has an app for that.Haven is an open-source project that Snowden ...

Heads up: All products featured here are selected by Mashable's commerce team and meet our rigorous standards for awesomeness. If you buy something, Mashable may earn an affiliate commission.Quick, st...

Heads up: All products featured here are selected by Mashable's commerce team and meet our rigorous standards for awesomeness. If you buy something, Mashable may earn an affiliate commission.Have you ...

HQ, the addictive live trivia app, is finally coming to Android. No, really, it is. Well, it's at least about to come to Android. The makers of HQ, the live trivia app that has drawn hundreds of ...

Heads up: All products featured here are selected by Mashable's commerce team and meet our rigorous standards for awesomeness. If you buy something, Mashable may earn an affiliate commission.Designati...

When Apple released iOS 11 with a redesigned Control Center in September, they also quietly made a change to how the shortcut buttons for Wi-Fi and Bluetooth worked.On iOS 10 and earlier, tapping them...

HQ trivia, the live game-show app that launched in July, is ridiculously hard to win, but contestant Allan Gibbons repeatedly finds a way.Better known by his username “AllanG,” Gibbons is ...

2017 may have been a rough year, but there were plenty of inventions, innovations, and gadgets that made the world just a slightly better place.From global health to social justice to humanitarian aid...

You've probably seen a Bitmoji floating around on Snapchat, Facebook, or Instagram. You might even have the Bitmoji app. But what are these adorable full-sized avatars for, anyway?As it turns out, a b...

Heads up: All products featured here are selected by Mashable's commerce team and meet our rigorous standards for awesomeness. If you buy something, Mashable may earn an affiliate commission.Apple may...

Heads up: All products featured here are selected by Mashable's commerce team and meet our rigorous standards for awesomeness. If you buy something, Mashable may earn an affiliate commission.January i...

Facebook released a previously promised tool that lets you see if you've followed any of the fake pages meant to help Russia influence the 2016 presidential election. SEE ALSO: Oh joy! Soon, Face...

The Russian hackers behind Hillary Clinton’s leaked emails are still at it. This time, Fancy Bear is being accused of targeting hundreds of journalistsThe Associated Press found at least 200 jou...

Uber may operate in more than 80 countries, but it still had a difficult time understanding the nuances of country flags. SEE ALSO: Flying taxis could be here by 2020 thanks to UberIn what appear...

Elon Musk is terrified that artificial intelligence might spell the end of humanity.Thankfully, it looks like we're not quite there yet. Colorado-based research scientist Janelle Shane has trained a n...

Coinbase — the largest Bitcoin market in the U.S. — has disabled all buying and selling as the digital currency Bitcoin dramatically loses value. At 11:11 a.m. EST, Coinbase posted th...

Researchers at the German IT Security company SySS GmbH successfully fooled the Windows 10 facial recognition system by using a printed photo of the user's face.Their spoofing efforts were published o...

Amazon wants to be inside your home, not just dropping off packages at your door. Now, the book-seller-turned-retail-giant is acquiring home security camera startup, Blink. The companies announce...

Every product here is independently selected by Mashable journalists. If you buy something featured, we may earn an affiliate commission which helps support our work.If you're an iPhone user, you've p...

In the past few months, Apple has released frequent updates to iOS 11. Should you upgrade? For most people, it's a personal preference, but there are some people who should definitely steer clear....

Every product here is independently selected by Mashable journalists. If you buy something featured, we may earn an affiliate commission which helps support our work.Chinese smartphone manufacturer On...

Read more...More about Mashable Reels, Tech, Consumer Tech, and Big Tech Companies...

Ian Stell, a New-York based designer, is creating incredible pieces of functional furniture that are able to transform their shapes. Although most of his pieces require precise engineering in order to...

HQ trivia isn't easy to win, but we just uncovered a secret that might help. A tipster sent us instructions to a hidden cheat this morning, and it's really simple. Like, really, really simple. He...

It's only been a few days since the world learned Apple was purposely slowing down older iPhones in an effort, as they say, to save battery life. And already we have our first series of class-action l...

CNN is canceling The Update, a daily show on Snapchat that premiered in August and covered hard news with breaking updates throughout the day.  SEE ALSO: CNN fiasco reveals heated battle between ...

Heads up: All products featured here are selected by Mashable's commerce team and meet our rigorous standards for awesomeness. If you buy something, Mashable may earn an affiliate commission.A lot has...

Heads up: All products featured here are selected by Mashable's commerce team and meet our rigorous standards for awesomeness. If you buy something, Mashable may earn an affiliate commission.Portable ...

Every product here is independently selected by Mashable journalists. If you buy something featured, we may earn an affiliate commission which helps support our work.If you're an iPhone user, you've p...

Well, it can't just go up all the time. After an incredible rally in the first part of December, which saw Bitcoin's price nearly double from $10,240 to $19,994, the popular cryptocurrency is los...

Well, it can't just go up all the time. After an incredible rally in the first part of December, which saw Bitcoin's price nearly double from $10,240 to $19,994, the popular cryptocurrency is los...

Congress passed a stopgap measure on Thursday that will prevent a government shutdown, at least until January. But FWD.us, the organization founded by such tech titans as Mark Zuckerberg and Bill Gate...

Heads up: All products featured here are selected by Mashable's commerce team and meet our rigorous standards for awesomeness. If you buy something, Mashable may earn an affiliate commission.CarWink i...

One of Google's longest-running executives is stepping away from the tech giant's parent company Alphabet. Eric Schmidt, who joined Google in 2001 as its CEO and chairman, is stepping away from h...

Heads up: All products featured here are selected by Mashable's commerce team and meet our rigorous standards for awesomeness. If you buy something, Mashable may earn an affiliate commission.Bluetooth...

Conspiracy theorists, rejoice: For once, you were rightApple confessed this week that, yes, it slows down old iPhones to mitigate battery concerns, practically confirming a long-running suspicion: tha...

Read more...{"player":{"description":null,"image":"https://i.amz.mshcdn.com/wUaclNeZOi14mnaf0ZaovLcexuw=/https%3A%2F%2Fblueprint-api-production.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Fvideo_uploaders%2Fdistribu...

Because ransomware and playing a game of nuclear chicken aren't enough for Kim Jong-un, it now looks like North Korea is behind a recent bitcoin theft as the cryptocurrency's value continues to skyroc...

Instagram loves to secretly test new features on some of its users and get feedback before deciding on whether it should roll them out for everyone.But over the last few weeks, the company added a new...

Tesla is currently mired in "production hell," but owners are still extremely satisfied with their brand new all-electric vehicles.In Consumer Reports' 2017 Annual Owner Satisfaction Survey, the popul...

As Amazon's plan for world domination has swallowed Whole Foods, competing supermegachain Walmart is rolling out more plans to fight back in an ongoing battle of David Goliath versus Goliath.SEE ALSO:...

Facebook is getting more musical. In what's been quite the long-time coming for the social network, Facebook has signed its first-ever deal for music rights with a record label. Universal Music G...

Magic Leap's first mixed reality headset, the Leap One, is coming in early 2018. It looks pretty damn neat, assuming it delivers on everything it's promising — and as long as you can get over it...

Heads up: All products featured here are selected by Mashable's commerce team and meet our rigorous standards for awesomeness. If you buy something, Mashable may earn an affiliate commission.We all kn...

The wrist-worn fitness tracker, as a category, is well past its zenith.Even in 2017, fitness trackers are still little more than overwrought pedometers for disinterested users who'll probably ditch th...

Every product here is independently selected by Mashable journalists. If you buy something featured, we may earn an affiliate commission which helps support our work.There are plenty of ultrawide moni...

Snap Inc. had a lot to prove in 2017.Following months of speculation, the company finally went public, as onlookers wondered whether this would be the year the company finally moved out from under Fac...

Facebook is throwing away "disputed flags," one of its several attempts to curb the spread of fake news across the social network. SEE ALSO: Facebook doesn't scan Messenger for fake news. But it ...

Heads up: All products featured here are selected by Mashable's commerce team and meet our rigorous standards for awesomeness. If you buy something, Mashable may earn an affiliate commission.Leave it ...

Popular cryptocurrency exchange EtherDelta got hacked in spectacular fashion Wednesday, with many users unknowingly sending their tokens to the hacker instead of the exchange.At least 308 ETH ($266,78...

In case you haven't had enough of Amazon, it may be on its way to your car. The online retailer has partnered with Audi and Porsche to integrate Amazon Music with their vehicles' entertainment sy...

Cybersecurity researchers at the Kaspersky Lab intentionally infected an Android phone with a new species of nefarious malware. Two days later, the overtaxed phone battery had bulged and actually warp...

Every product here is independently selected by Mashable journalists. If you buy something featured, we may earn an affiliate commission which helps support our work.When Apple launched its new augmen...

Amazon may be preparing to launch a YouTube-style streaming service. The retail giant filed trademark requests on Dec. 5 for the names "AmazonTube" and "OpenTube." Although the trademarks don't n...

Heads up: All products featured here are selected by Mashable's commerce team and meet our rigorous standards for awesomeness. If you buy something, Mashable may earn an affiliate commission.Still not...

Heads up: All products featured here are selected by Mashable's commerce team and meet our rigorous standards for awesomeness. If you buy something, Mashable may earn an affiliate commission.If you're...

I owned an iPhone 6 for two years. During the second winter I spent with it, whenever I'd go for a run in the cold, the iPhone would shut down at some point mid-run, even if I'd charged it fully right...

Europe continues to be a giant pain in Facebook's app. Germany and France this week both hammered Facebook for its data practices, though in different ways. Germany's competition regulator d...

He won't say how many coins he had, but all of Litecoin founder Charlie Lee's share in the cryptocurrency has been sold or donated.In a Reddit post early Wednesday, Lee explained how his stake in Lite...

Massive tech companies are watching who you are and what you do on the internet, and there's not much you can do about it.Fortunately, the European Union is here to save at least some of us.The EU is ...

Heads up: All products featured here are selected by Mashable's commerce team and meet our rigorous standards for awesomeness. If you buy something, Mashable may earn an affiliate commission.Do your f...

Read more...More about Mashable Reels, Sn Reels, Tech, and Iphone...

The law that gives the National Security Agency the legal authority to spy on millions of Americans is set to expire at the end of the year. That might sound like good news, a chance to perhaps s...

Apple could be looking to bring its desktop and mobile software much closer together.The company is planning to create a new kind of universal app that will allow developers to bring the same applicat...

The week after the Federal Communications Commission nixed net neutrality rules in the United States, the United Kingdom decided that all 65 million of its inhabitants have a "legal right" to fast, re...

Just to let you know, if you buy something featured here, Mashable might earn an affiliate commission.What's more fun than playing video games? Watching strangers play video games, of course. At least...

Bitcoin has had an absolutely insane year. At one point, its price was up nearly 2,000%, from about $1,000 in January to $19,922 mid-December. It exploded in the media and it caught the attention of p...

As the value of cryptocurrency continues to skyrocket, so, too, does the number of crazy things people will do to protect or retrieve their sweet, sweet digital nest egg.SEE ALSO: The top 10 tech stor...

On Tuesday, Elon Musk tried to message the Chief Technology Officer of Oculus (the Facebook-owned virtual reality company) his phone number, but instead tweeted it to the world.Musk has since deleted ...

On Twitter, they are openly bartered, donated, even celebrated.“Anyone have a Spectrum user ID & password I can trade for?” one Twitter user wrotelast month. Another thanked her friend...

After years of boasting about its game-changing augmented reality technology, Magic Leap finally revealed its first headset, the Leap One.Set to ship in early 2018, the Leap One promises to bring your...

Every Christmas in London the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, are turning into a Disney-like wonderlandChristmas at Kew features over a million lights along a one-mile long trail which is guaranteed to en...

Apple may be deliberately slowing down older iPhones with degraded batteries to preserve battery life, a developer has learned.After studying how some iPhone models were performing when using publicly...

Just to let you know, if you buy something featured here, Mashable might earn an affiliate commission.There's an awesome sale on this portable speaker that you won't want to miss. The harman/kardon On...

Niantic just gave Pokémon Go a very important update.The game's augmented reality effects just got a huge upgrade, thanks to Apple's ARKit technology. The update, which is rolling out on iOS this...

Uber's terrible, horrible, no good, very bad year just got worse. On Wednesday, the Court of Justice of the European Union, the highest court in the EU, ruled that the ride-share company should b...

It's time to get excited about smartphones again because the new year is just around the corner, and that means Samsung's next flagship phone — unofficially dubbed the Galaxy S9 — is neari...

It was only a matter of time before someone tried to copy the success of CryptoKitties, a virtual collectibles game that was so popular it hogged the Ethereum network nearly entirely for itself in ear...

Dogecoin was as high as $0.00673467 Tuesday.That seems like nothing compared to the $16,663 for one Bitcoin, but the meme-based cryptocurrency is having a moment.SEE ALSO: Learn to invest in Bitcoin s...

Bitcoin is having a moment. In addition to becoming the talk of the town, its staggering price rise over the last 12 months has made some early holders of the cryptocurrency exorbitantly wealthy. ...

Why bother trying to describe your perfect, nitpicky burger over the counter when you could just order one with your face?Caliburger launched a new point-of-sale system on Tuesday that lets customers ...

Hyperloop One set a new company record when it reached a blistering 242 mph outside of Las Vegas on Friday — and days later, it gained a famous billionaire. The company named Richard Branso...

Just to let you know, if you buy something featured here, Mashable might earn an affiliate commission.Whether you code as part of your 9-5 job or as a hobby, having your projects available anytime, an...

Read more...More about Iphone, Mashable Reels, Sn Reels, Tech, and Iphone...

Just to let you know, if you buy something featured here, Mashable might earn an affiliate commission.Vinyl is back in a big way. In the last few years, this resurgence has drastically impro...

It's the end ... but the moment has been prepared for.Peter Capaldi's run as the Doctor will finish after this year's Christmas episode of Doctor Who. Capaldi passes the reins to Jodie Whittaker, the ...

Fresh off the gutting of net neutrality rules by the Federal Communications Commission, Republicans in Congress are working on a bill that would allow internet providers to create fast lanes, accordin...

Every editorial product is independently selected by Mashable journalists. If you buy something featured, we may earn an affiliate commission which helps support our journalism.Your smartphone camera ...

Every editorial product is independently selected by Mashable journalists. If you buy something featured, we may earn an affiliate commission which helps support our journalism.Pull out your smartphon...

Every editorial product is independently selected by Mashable journalists. If you buy something featured, we may earn an affiliate commission which helps support our journalism.Almost 200 Apple suppli...

The Intelli+ screen protector is like no other. As a smart screen protector, Intelli+ allows you to navigate your iPhone screen without reaching your thumb up. All of the controls happen at the bottom...

Researchers at the Georgia Institute of Technology have created a Luke Skywalker-inspired robotic hand that can help amputees play the piano. Read more...More about Music, Health, Social Good, Piano, ...

Just to let you know, if you buy something featured here, Mashable might earn an affiliate commission.Makeup Twitter, meet tech Twitter.Over the past few years, we've seen an explosion of beauty gurus...

Apple AirPods are sold out on its online store until next year — but the wireless earbuds may still get a major refresh in 2018. A leading Apple analyst, Ming-Chi Kuo of KGI Securities, rel...

Facebook is letting you decide whether or not you want your face to be recognized.On Tuesday, Facebook released a new setting that lets users easily manage the facial recognition software across the s...

2017 was a year of fake news, security breaches, bitcoin, net neutrality, Elon Musk, and more. And with all the new news came a slew of horrible passwords. Security software company SplashData ha...

It sounds like science fiction. At a laboratory in Vancouver, Canada, scientists donning red coats say they have recreated the scorching, 100-million degree conditions inside the core of our sun....

Facebook is working to make its platform even more accessible for blind users and people with low vision.In a series of updates announced Tuesday, the company revealed that it will begin using its alr...

Fashion retailer COS and Studio Swine collaborated on an interactive installation which features a tree-like sculpture that blossoms with mist-filled bubbles. The bubbles are engineered to burst once ...

Just to let you know, if you buy something featured here, Mashable might earn an affiliate commission.If your new phone is severely lacking in headphone jacks, then it's time to join the wireless revo...

Just to let you know, if you buy something featured here, Mashable might earn an affiliate commission.Sonos is known for their wide range of wireless sound systems perfect for blasting your jams. The ...

LOLISTRAW is an edible, hyper-compostable straw. The straws are made of seaweed and can be turned into fertilizer. Their goal is to replace the 500 million plastic straws that are used and discarded e...

The U.S. government has named North Korea as the source of the devastating WannaCry cyberattack. In a Wall Street Journal op-ed Monday, Thomas Bossert, Trump's homeland security assistant, wrote ...

This was a wild and tumultuous year in tech, with game-changing scandals, staggering displays of incompetence, and chin-scratching revelations. And while we may prefer to forget the dumpster fire...

When Transport for London (TfL) announced in September that it was planning to rescind Uber’s licence to operate in the city, a lot of people were shocked. Twitter was ablaze with angry comments...

Ethereum, the second largest cryptocurrency by market cap, is having a field day. It's currently trading at $850, a new all-time-high, after an incredible rally in which it nearly doubled its price in...

A sweet cockatiel knows exactly how to get its owner's attention: imitate an iPhone.Vimeo user Ben Pluimer posted a video to his page on Monday featuring his friend's pet bird perfectly recreating tha...

A startup just released the least judgmental scale you've ever seen — and it's powered by AI. The scale, called Shapa, looks like any normal scale, with one key difference: It doesn't tell ...

China has more than 700 hundred million internet users, but if tech companies want a slice of the action, they'll have to abide by the country's tight censorship laws.The reminder comes from Qi Xiaoxi...

Just to let you know, if you buy something featured here, Mashable might earn an affiliate commission.Christmas is officially one week away and if you're not done shopping yet, you really gotta get on...

Just to let you know, if you buy something featured here, Mashable might earn an affiliate commission.Cellphone carriers are dropping holiday deals left and right, but the big issue is that the phones...

Twinkly turns your tree into a light show that you can control from your phone. Read more...More about Christmas, Mashable Video, Christmas Tree, Real Time, and Real Time Video...

BlackBerry announced plans to shut down the official BlackBerry app store by December 2019. By the way, did you know BlackBerry still has an app store?The app store will be the final casualty of Black...

YEAR WITH UBERWant to experience Year with Uber for yourself? Access your own customized video on yearwithuber.com.The new year is a time for celebration, anticipation, and setting goals for the next ...

In Facebook's perfect world, your News Feed might look something like this: There's a post from a family member or close friend, ideally a tagged photo that is thoughtful and important to them bu...

Apple recently allowed a fraudulent $4.99 Cuphead app to appear in the App Store.  The mobile gaming site Touch Arcade first spotted the fake app and reported its existence as a "surprise" iOS la...

Just to let you know, if you buy something featured here, Mashable might earn an affiliate commission.If you happen to be fiddling around with a brand-spanking new phone, then you're probably using up...

Every editorial product is independently selected by Mashable journalists. If you buy something featured, we may earn an affiliate commission which helps support our journalism.Amazon's not declaring ...

Sophia the humanoid robot from Hanson Robotics has a holiday message for fans. Read more...More about Technology, Christmas, Robots, Mashable Video, and Holiday...

Just to let you know, if you buy something featured here, Mashable might earn an affiliate commission.You can make any house party into a mini-rave with this light-up Bluetooth speaker for 22% off.
...

Read more...More about Cake, 3d Printing, Mashable Reels, Sn Reels, and Tech...

If you're a last-minute holiday shopper, you might be in trouble. Apple's Airpods, are in high demand as Christmas approaches. But as of today, most retailers are either sold out of the items or ...

Every editorial product is independently selected by Mashable journalists. If you buy something featured, we may earn an affiliate commission which helps support our journalism.Chinese electric car st...

Stoos, a car-free Alpine resort in Switzerland, has just launched a new funicular line which is the steepest in Europe. Its four cylindrical cabins feature an inclination adjustment system making sure...

Ultra Suit is a high-tech formal outfit. Which will protect you from almost any disaster and keep you smelling fresh. Read more...More about Tech, Fashion, Kickstarter, Design, and Mashable Video...

The Twitter purge has just begun and it looks like one of the first high-profile accounts to be wiped from the social media platform is that of Jayda Fransen, the controversial Britain First leader wh...

Facebook wants publishers to stop begging for likes.The social network is taking action against so-called "engagement bait," where publishers ask users to vote, like, or share a post in the hopes of b...

Twitter has a list. They're checking it twice. Well, no, actually, it's much more complex than that. For the past two years, Twitter has been working with its Trust & Safety Council — a...

The internet is filled with too many fake news websites — not the ones Donald Trump keeps falsely accusing, but real sources of provably false information — and Google's taking another ste...

Ready or not, Samsung's Galaxy S9 is coming.The Korean electronics giant's next flagship Android phone might be announced in February, according to a report from Bloomberg.SEE ALSO: Samsung is making ...

Every editorial product is independently selected by Mashable journalists. If you buy something featured, we may earn an affiliate commission which helps support our journalism.Just when you thought a...

Net Neutrality is dead thanks to the Federal Communication Commission's idiot chairman Ajit Pai, and Mark Hamill is pissed.The Last Jedi star took some time out of the movie's huge opening weekend to ...

Protip for Mozilla and the USA Network: In the future when you're plotting a tie-in for a show about vigilante hackers, maybe don't actually compromise people's privacy.Some Firefox users were none to...

Just to let you know, if you buy something featured here, Mashable might earn an affiliate commission.These days, everyone and their mother has an Apple Watch. If you don't have one now, spoiler alert...

Just to let you know, if you buy something featured here, Mashable might earn an affiliate commission.Listening to music with an aux cable is so 2000s, and using Bluetooth can get cumbersome when a bu...

The disasters that former Uber CEO Travis Kalanick left in his wake at his popular ride-hailing app company was one of this year's biggest tech industry stories. Now, as we wrap up the year, Uber (thr...

The White House revamped its website Friday, and its new look proves it's possible for the Trump administration to make things even more opaque.The White House website is where the public comes to wat...

Google Chrome just made surfing the web way less annoying. Chrome developers announced Thursday that the newest Chrome update, Chrome 64 Beta, will allow you to mute annoying autoplay videos. Thi...

If there's one thing we should all be able to agree on about The Last Jedi it's most definitely the Porgs. Now, Facebook is helping you relive all the best Porg moments from The Last Jedi and the...

"Let the past die. Kill it!"Kylo Ren's calm, yet threatening monologue from Star Wars: Episode VIII — The Last Jedi (this isn't a spoiler — it's in the trailer) couldn't be more apt for th...

The last time Microsoft tried releasing a phone, it didn't go so well. Even so, rumors have been circulating for months about the possibility of a new phone from the company, the Surface Phone, which ...

Just to let you know, if you buy something featured here, Mashable might earn an affiliate commission.There’s a lot we don’t know about the future, but it's a pretty good bet that many of ...

Every editorial product is independently selected by Mashable journalists. If you buy something featured, we may earn an affiliate commission which helps support our journalism.Raise your hand if you ...

Every editorial product is independently selected by Mashable journalists. If you buy something featured, we may earn an affiliate commission which helps support our journalism.If you did some online ...

The government didn't completely kill net neutrality, as long as companies that offer our internet access enforce its principles. Some probably won't. Comcast, America's most-hated company, has h...

After a year of making headlines for groundbreaking achievements and troubling controversies, it's become nearly impossible to avoid the cult of personality surrounding Elon Musk. SEE ALSO: Our d...

With cryptocurrency values to continuing to skyrocket, at least one company is going to try to give its employees an incentive to invest in Bitcoin by offering it as a salary option. SEE ALSO: Ho...

A five-foot tall, 400-pound robot with four surveillance cameras just got fired from its security job. Right before Christmas.The San Francisco animal welfare non-profit, SF SPCA, rented the 'bot to r...

Just to let you know, if you buy something featured here, Mashable might earn an affiliate commission.Sure, your smartphone camera is great. But don't you wish it could do a little more?SEE ALSO: This...

Just to let you know, if you buy something featured here, Mashable might earn an affiliate commission.With The Last Jedi finally here, there's no better way to celebrate than tricking your car out wit...

Just to let you know, if you buy something featured here, Mashable might earn an affiliate commission.The holidays are nearly upon us and if you haven't already decked your halls or are looking to tak...

Facebook is allowing its users to be more choosy with where their posts are shared.SEE ALSO: Facebook steps on YouTube's turf with a creator-focused video appThe social network is testing a status opt...

The creative master minds of howchoo.com have engineered a 'Furlexa'—a Furby with the mind of Amazon Echo. The creator outfitted Furby with a small computer and rewired Furby's hardware to sync ...

The 'Gates of Light' is a design project that hopes to eliminate the need for electric street lights and limit light pollution. Designers from Studio Roosegaarde lined these floodgate structures ...

Facebook is a symbol of one of the great debates of the 21st century: Is social media a gift to humanity, or is it a curse that drives us further apart and deeper into our own ideological echo chamber...

Every editorial product is independently selected by Mashable journalists. If you buy something featured, we may earn an affiliate commission which helps support our journalism.It's the most wonderful...

At the Star Wars: The Last Jedi Hollywood premiere this week, Radiohead frontman Thom Yorke sat down cross-legged on the red carpet to speak with BB-8, an intelligent robotic character from the Star W...

Just to let you know, if you buy something featured here, Mashable might earn an affiliate commission.The holidays are nearly upon us and if you haven't already decked your halls or are looking to tak...

Read more...More about Iphone, Iphone Cases, Mashable Reels, Tech, and Iphone...

Facebook has launched a feature to let you temporarily hide annoying friends from your newsfeed. The feature, Snooze, allows you to unfollow a person, page, or group for 30 days. SEE ALSO: H...

‘Tis the season of giving, and perhaps no song celebrates that better than the classic Christmas carol “The 12 Days of Christmas.” First appearing sometime in the 1700s, the song foc...

Sam Altman is a Silicon Valley kingmaker. Sam Altman is rich. Sam Altman wears cargo shorts. Sam Altman is awful. As president of Y Combinator, an internationally renowned startup accelerator bas...

Just to let you know, if you buy something featured here, Mashable might earn an affiliate commission.The FCC has spoken and it's official: Net Neutrality is dead.Mashable's been closely covering this...

The Federal Communications Commission repealed net neutrality in Washington, D.C., on Thursday, which prohibited powerful telecoms from charging more for faster internet access. But 3,000 miles a...

Just to let you know, if you buy something featured here, Mashable might earn an affiliate commission.These days, you wouldn't want to be caught dead on a long flight without a portable charger —...

Just to let you know, if you buy something featured here, Mashable might earn an affiliate commission.As Mick Jagger once moaned into a microphone, you can't always get what you want — and compu...

Jason Allemann designs and builds custom models using Lego bricks. He built a cookie-icing machine using a Lego Mindstorm EV3 kit. The machine features 3 different designs—an angel, snowflake, a...

And we're tied, folks. Thanks to Google and some fancy artificial intelligence, we now know that our solar system is just slightly less unique than we may have thought. Scientists have disco...

If you had a fortune in bitcoins, what would you do with it?One Bitcoin whale (a term often used for someone who owns a lot of bitcoins) has decided to simply give most of it away to charities.The ano...

Read more...{"player":{"description":"What's next, Elon?","image":"https://i.amz.mshcdn.com/zFYHAYCMjMs2swsx88G7Nbmrq1Q=/https%3A%2F%2Fvdist.aws.mashable.com%2Fcms%2F2017%2F5%2Fdaec53c7-38b0-bbc5%2Ft...

Congrats, Apple and Google. Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos is ready to play nice, in a way. Amazon will begin selling Apple TV and Google Chromecast devices after a two-year ban on the e-commerce giant, C...

Atari's throwback console Ataribox looks like it's in trouble.The Ataribox, first revealed in June, was supposed to go up for preorder Thursday, but the preorder was unexpectedly delayed the morning o...

Sam Altman is a Silicon Valley kingmaker. Sam Altman is rich. Sam Altman wears cargo shorts. Sam Altman is awful. As president of Y Combinator, an internationally renowned startup accelerator bas...

Just to let you know, if you buy something featured here, Mashable might earn an affiliate commission.New headphones are a perfect gift for people who use their phone or play games or listen to music,...

There's a lot of fake news out there, but at least you're not the one writing it, right? Not so fast. The Federal Communications Commission has received millions of comments concerning the potent...

Just to let you know, if you buy something featured here, Mashable might earn an affiliate commission.Watching a video filmed via GoPro is like going on a wild, first-person ride. Now you can take peo...

Snap is opening up to more creators. The self-proclaimed camera company released Lens Studio on Thursday as a way for developers to build augmented-reality experiences for Snapchat.The tool, available...

Google launched Star Wars augmented reality stickers on its Pixel and Pixel 2 phones. You can fight AR stormtroopers or play with a whole bunch of porgs... the world is your galaxy. Read more...More a...

Paid Content | ShellDespite differences in geography and culture, citizens around the world are united in their quest for a brighter future.The vision for a more sustainable society involves innovatin...

Created by interactive developer and designer Charlie Clark, 'Emoji Party' is an audio-visual emoji experience that let's you throw your own internet rave using your favorite emojis. The interactive e...

Designer duo O João e a Maria developed a hydraulic 3D printer that user a watermill to print ceramic containers. The project, called 360º UNDER WATER, is currently a work-in-progress and we...

Google is rolling out its personal AI Google Assistant to users with phones running older versions of its Android OS, finally giving more people the voice-controlled smart features that are becoming a...

The vast majority of Apple customers will never use an iMac Pro. The monstrously potent machine, billed as the “most powerful Mac ever built” when Apple unveiled it in June, has stratosphe...

On Oct. 27, I joined millions of people worldwide in pre-ordering the iPhone X in the middle of the night. I went back to sleep after spending exactly $1,250.97 for the fully-loaded version, and I wok...

If you're looking for a penthouse condo in Miami, and are sitting on a large heap of Bitcoin, we just might have a deal for you. A condo in Miami is selling on real estate site Redfin, seemingly ...

Since Back to the Future, you're far from alone if you've wondered where the heck your flying car is already.Sure, we've seen pitches by the likes of Kitty Hawk, which is backed by Google co-founder L...

Chance the Rapper traveled across the country over the last year telling crowds, "no problem." And yet, for SoundCloud, the music service that helped propel him to fame, it's been a year of turmo...

With a historic net neutrality vote set to take place tomorrow, people across the United States are rightly concerned about the future of the internet. Visions of price-tiered online spaces dancing in...

Now you can travel back to ancient Cyprus, thanks to a VR app developed by researchers. The Paphos Theatre in VR app, available on Google Play and iTunes, is the result of 20 years of excavation ...

Just to let you know, if you buy something featured here, Mashable might earn an affiliate commission.Green Monday may be a totally made up holiday, but the sales are real. So real, in fact, that they...

Just to let you know, if you buy something featured here, Mashable might earn an affiliate commission.Professional photo tools like Photoshop are no longer just for the pros. Not only are they pretty ...

Amazon has a holiday gift for its Prime members. The online retailer has launched free one-day and same-day delivery for Prime members for the duration of the holiday season. SEE ALSO: A new...

Just to let you know, if you buy something featured here, Mashable might earn an affiliate commission.On the 11th day of Christmas, Amazon gave to me: dog DNA kits, vacuums for those hairballs, sales ...

Google has released its annual "Year in Search" feature and the ongoing sexual assault and harassment reckoning is front and center.SEE ALSO: Time Person of the Year poll honors the women who broke th...

If you're still browsing thrift stores in search of an outfit for an upcoming ugly Christmas sweater party, look no further. The ugliest (and, I'm sorry to say, the most insufferable) sweaters on...

The Federal Communications Commission is schedule to vote on Thursday to remove just about any and every regulation on internet providers. Mignon Clyburn, the longest-serving commissioner on the ...

If you're desperately trying to avoid spoilers for Star Wars: The Last Jedi, this app is for you. Force Block is a Google Chrome extension that warns you if you're about to visit pages that may h...

Just to let you know, if you buy something featured here, Mashable might earn an affiliate commission.If you've got a fitness friend that you're shopping for during the holidays, the Garmin Vivosmart ...

Maybe, just maybe, Alexa's new alarms can make you actually enjoy getting up in the morning. You can finally instruct Amazon's voice assistant to wake you up in the morning with a song of your ch...

Apple has invested $390 million in Finisar, a manufacturer of optical communications components.  That's right: It's investing in lasers. SEE ALSO: Gift ideas for your friend who can’t...

Tesla's all-electric Semi truck has been the biggest story of the year for freight hauling, but the rig won't even go into production until 2019, assuming everything actually goes according to plan.In...

Even after 11 years of existence, Twitter is still trying to explain the basics of the product. New ads, released Wednesday, show two scenarios of two different men joining the social network and...

Just to let you know, if you buy something featured here, Mashable might earn an affiliate commission.On the 11th day of Christmas, Amazon gave to me: dog DNA kits, vacuums for those hairballs, sales ...

Just to let you know, if you buy something featured here, Mashable might earn an affiliate commission.R2-D2 is decked out with a lot of handy gadgets, so it would stand to reason that he should probab...

Heatherwick Studio designers created a shapeshifting table, called Friction Table, that can be stretched to become two times longer than its original size. The result was achieved using a mechanical d...

Just to let you know, if you buy something featured here, Mashable might earn an affiliate commission.The Amazon's Cloud Cam, the Alexa-compatible camera can connect to your phone or even your Amazon ...

Ethereum, the second largest cryptocurrency by market cap (behind Bitcoin), is currently trading at $707, a 20% increase in the last 24 hours. This is a new record for Ethereum, which has kept pa...

Your Netflix is a personal space. What you watch, when you watch it, and how often you watch it can reveal a lot about you. The last thing you want is someone poking around your account, checking your...

Jason Barnes lost one of his hands after an accident at work in 2012. Now, five years later, a new prosthesis developed at the Georgia Tech College of Design allows Barnes, a musician, to play the pia...

It's finally here.The Federal Communications Commission will vote Thursday on a measure that would completely gut regulations to internet providers and open the door for net neutrality to be destroyed...

Get ready: Faster, smarter, and more secure smartphones are coming in 2018. Like clockwork, Qualcomm, the world's largest mobile chipmaker, announced its latest system-on-chip (SoC), the Snapdrag...

Just to let you know, if you buy something featured here, Mashable might earn an affiliate commission.Apple products are always at the top of our wishlist: They’re fast, they’re intuitive,...

San Francisco mayor Ed Lee died early Tuesday morning, leaving behind a conflicted legacy in a city known for innovation but afflicted with homelessness, income inequality, and rising housing costs.Th...

DipClip is a dip holder for your car. It's made of steel and can accommodate the five most common sauce containers. Slide the clip onto your car's air vent, and dip those chips.  Read more...More...

Still haven't bought the iPhone X? Maybe these videos will convince you. Apple posted three new videos to its Youtube channel Monday, all of which advertise features of the iPhone X. SEE ALS...

In an unexpected move, Facebook PR just pushed back against criticism after a former executive's critical words of the company affecting our behavior and society spread this week.“The short-term...

Just to let you know, if you buy something featured here, Mashable might earn an affiliate commission.It's a fact of modern life that you will always need access to a charger, whether it's for your la...

BoxLock keeps your packages safe from 'porch pirates' or people who steal packages. All you need to do is put this lock on your outdoor storage container. When your delivery person comes to the door, ...

It's tough to maintain a healthy national economy when most banks on the planet won't accept your business.That's the dilemma facing North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, as mounting economic sanctions cut...

Jason Barnes lost one of his hands after an accident at work in 2012. Now, five years later, a new prosthesis developed at the Georgia Tech College of Design allows Barnes, a musician, to play the pia...

Twitter is finally embracing the tweetstorm.In yet another admission that 140 characters (or 280 characters) just isn't enough for some people, today Twitter is introducing a feature that makes the so...

It's 2017 so of course the phrase, "a robot cut through a wall to pass the Olympic torch on to its creator" is a real sentence to describe a real thing that actually happened. On Monday, "Hubo," ...

We don't know the true identity of Satoshi Nakamoto, the creator of Bitcoin. We don't know if Nakamoto is a singular person or a group of people. We don't even know if Nakamoto is alive or dead. ...

Get ready for the next dancing hot dog. Facebook opened up its AR studio on Tuesday to everyone and released its own "world effects," AKA features that let users augment the world around them thr...

Instagram is widening the scope of its feed and officially opening up its follow feature to your interests by allowing users to follow hashtags. That's right, you've been #blessed — and now you ...

Just to let you know, if you buy something featured here, Mashable might earn an affiliate commission.Isn't it about time for your wireless headphones to do more than just play music and answer your c...

The new iMac Pro will released in a matter of days, giving Apple fans something to get excited about this holiday season. The computer was unveiled as a surprise at the company's WWDC conference in Ju...

Somnox is the bean-shaped sleep robot that makes getting your nights rest much easier. You can cuddle it like a teddybear and it'll play soothing sounds that'll lull you to sleep.  Read more...Mo...

It's a good day for someone who believes in cryptocurrencies that aren't Bitcoin.Don't get me wrong — Bitcoin is doing just fine. At $17,459, it's grown more than 5 percent in the last 24 hours....

Designed by Ernst Giselbrecht + Partner, Kiefer Technic Showroom features a shapeshifting facade that actually moves according to the weather conditions. The building's exterior face consists of glass...

Just to let you know, if you buy something featured here, Mashable might earn an affiliate commission.These rose gold wireless earbuds are exactly what your commute needs to be a little smoother, and ...

Tinder is making it easier to subtly stalk your matches. The dating app is now testing a new "feed" feature that's meant to make it easier to strike up a conversation with a match.SEE ALSO: Readi...

This year, the automotive world had a collective come-to-God moment around electric vehicles. Major auto players from all corners of the industry announced their plans to replace internal combust...

The Apple Watch conquered all comers and became the most important wearable in the world in 2017.  SEE ALSO: AirPods will be even more ubiquitous in 2018, says reportThe iPhone maker flexed its m...

When it comes to your News Feed, Facebook knows best. That's the message the social network has been broadcasting pretty much since it introduced the first version of its News Feed algorithm in 2...

It's 2017 so of course the phrase, "a robot cut through a wall to pass the Olympic torch on to its creator" is a real sentence to describe a real thing that actually happened. On Monday, "Hubo," ...

I find that the absolute best way to introduce yourself to someone is to sneak up behind them, tap them on the shoulder, and then run away as fast as you can.Or... hold on, no. What I meant to say is ...

Traveling with young kiddos is no easy taskBagrider has designed a rolling suitcase that can be used as a stroller for your toddler, making travel a bit easier for families.  Read more...More abo...

Could the future of smartphone biometrics look a lot like a shinier version of the past? The answer is most definitely yes — that is, if Synaptics Incorporated has anything to say about it. ...

Apple launched a new feature that lets you pre-order from the App Store.Announced on Monday, the change allows developers to make new iOS 11 apps available for pre-order up to 90 days before release.S...

Uber's stronghold in Australia is about to face a challenge.Estonian ride-sharing company Taxify launched in Sydney on Tuesday, with more than 4,000 drivers signed up so far.SEE ALSO: Your next taxi d...

Read more...More about Mashable Reels, Tech, and Iphone...

Facebook has been cracking down on fake news, but it's been missing one very important place of conversation.Messenger, the standalone app for Facebook's private messaging feature, is not being includ...

Netflix watches you, too.The streaming service sent what it probably thought was an innocuous-enough tweet Saturday night, ribbing a few dozen of its users for partaking in a holiday-inspired B-movie ...

Just to let you know, if you buy something featured here, Mashable might earn an affiliate commission.That home Wi-Fi connection you so desperately need to function on a daily basis? Networking techno...

Airbnb thinks virtual reality could one day help you plan, and survive, your vacation. As tacky as that sounds, this could actually be a really good use of VR. SEE ALSO: 2 Airbnb hosts could...

Just to let you know, if you buy something featured here, Mashable might earn an affiliate commission.Do you ever find yourself stranded with an empty battery after a long night out? It's the worst, e...

Autonomous vehicles (AVs) will likely change the way we get around forever, but the AI that controls them might not be able to tell other cars on the road when they're driving like assholes. At l...

Just to let you know, if you buy something featured here, Mashable might earn an affiliate commission.If you're scratching your head about the term "Green Monday" you're not aloneIt's definitely a thi...

Making computers out of e-waste and casing them in jerrycans is allowing kids their first chance to go online. The computers were built by an association in Chad, called Wenaklabs, in association with...

Just to let you know, if you buy something featured here, Mashable might earn an affiliate commission."Sport mode" is a camera feature that's been around forever, but it still seems like companies can...

An impressive list of early internet pioneers and technologists have issued an updated letter to Congress in which they urge a hard stop on Thursday's Federal Communications Commission vote to repeal ...

Just to let you know, if you buy something featured here, Mashable might earn an affiliate commission.Smartwatches can be useful and cool, but not everyone loves having a tiny screen on their wrist th...

In November, a computer programmer spotted some strange code while trying to control a backlit keyboard on a Hewlett-Packard laptop.It was a keylogger — which if turned on by a hacker is capable...

It's official: Your go-to method for finding out what song is playing in your Lyft is changing hands, with Apple confirming today that will acquire Shazam. Founded in 1999, the company makes an a...

If you just can't wait for the iPhone X, today's your lucky day. After iPhone X pre-orders began in October, Apple estimated that units would take five to six weeks to ship. Such pessimistic pros...

Need another reason to switch to Google's Pixel 2 phones? How about an augmented reality squad?Unveiled with all its fall hardware in October, Google has finally launched its anticipated "AR Stickers"...

Read more...More about Snapchat, Snapchat Lenses, Mashable Reels, Tech, and Social Media Companies...

Rubbee X is an e-drive that can turn almost any manual bicycle into an electric hybrid. The device is completely wireless and it can be attached and detached from the seat post in seconds. You can pre...

Just to let you know, if you buy something featured here, Mashable might earn an affiliate commission.If you're in the middle of holiday shopping, then that means you've been scoping out some big deal...

A fake version of popular wallet for cryptocurrency Ethereum, MyEtherWallet, is currently being sold in Apple's App Store. The app is created by a developer called Nam Le, with no ties to the mak...

Just to let you know, if you buy something featured here, Mashable might earn an affiliate commission.Whether you're a journalist who needs to handle an important interview or you just want a simple s...

"You don't get to 500 million friends without making a few enemies." That was the tagline for The Social Network, the film about creating Facebook, and it's only become more relevant as the socia...

In what many see as the first true test for Bitcoin's price, one of the world's largest future exchanges, CBOE, has launched a Bitcoin futures product on Sunday. The result, so far, is good for B...

Elon Musk is quite the hatter. Besides running a car company, a space company, a tunnel company and an AI company, he also managed to sell roughly $600,000 worth of hats, and the demand just keep...

And you thought the dancing hot dog was the best thing ever.SEE ALSO: Congrats world, you watched Snapchat's dancing hot dog 1.5 billion timesMeet your new best friend on Snapchat: Porg. It's cre...

Just to let you know, if you buy something featured here, Mashable might earn an affiliate commission.If you thought you missed your chance to major in computer science when you opted for art history ...

Just to let you know, if you buy something featured here, Mashable might earn an affiliate commission.Over the past few years, selfies have transformed from a guilty pleasure to a viable way to take t...

With each passing day comes yet another reason to question the notion that the long arc of the universe bends toward justice. However, this year, in particular, has made it resoundingly clear that ...

There's a new app at the top of the App Store and it's all because of Bitcoin.Coinbase, a popular Bitcoin wallet app, is now at the top of Apple's App Store, unseating Snapchat, Instagram, and YouTube...

The 'X-Trail 4Dogs' is a concept car in dogs in mind. It has many features to keep your dog happy, like a non-spill water dispenser and smart dog treat bowl. It even has a shower and two-way camera wi...

I've attended church with my family for my entire life, but I've noticed a stark change in the last few visits to our non-denominational Christian congregation: A startling number of people around me ...

Cubii is a mini elliptical that can fit under your desk. It's perfect for those who sit in an office all day or any couch potatoes out there. The ergonomic design offers low range of motion that can g...

Just to let you know, if you buy something featured here, Mashable might earn an affiliate commission.In 2017, it's safe to say tech has seeped into virtually every industry the job market has to offe...

The most romantic place I’ve ever been was a grassy hill overlooking a campground. It was late evening; lit-up tents and cabins dotted the valley that sprawled before us. In the distance, stood ...

Just to let you know, if you buy something featured here, Mashable might earn an affiliate commission.In 2017, it's safe to say tech has seeped into virtually every industry the job market has to offe...

Bitcoin. It's pretty great, amirite? But, ya know, could you maybe just chill the fuck out on it for a single goddamn second?I mean, jeez, this rocket ship is on a one-way trip to the cryptocurrency m...

Nvidia just announced the Titan V, the most powerful graphics processing unit (GPU) of all time. This isn't the type of graphics card your gamer friends all bought on Black Friday, either. This i...

Apple's Chief Design Officer Jony Ive is back in charge of the company's product design teams, according to a Bloomberg report.And that could mean really great things for the company's future products...

Just to let you know, if you buy something featured here, Mashable might earn an affiliate commission.Thanks to Fitbit and Apple Watch, wrist wearables have become almost as ubiquitous as smartphones....

Just to let you know, if you buy something featured here, Mashable might earn an affiliate commission.T-Mobile is offering $50 off the Apple Watch Series 3 starting Dec. 8 and running for an unspecifi...

One of the world's leading iPhone analysts, Ming-Chi Kuo of KGI Securities, predicts the 2018 iPhones will pack bigger batteries. But hold on — this doesn't necessarily mean next year's iPh...

Just to let you know, if you buy something featured here, Mashable might earn an affiliate commission.There are only so many times you can precariously balance your iPhone on your laptop screen withou...

For the real Apple stans, we found the scarf for you. It's not enough to just have the latest iPhone model in your hand. You should be wearing it around your neck.SEE ALSO: A hands-on review of t...

Gamebuino META is a tiny handheld gameboy like system that allows you to program games as well as as play unique video games. It's so tiny it can fit in a t-shirt pocket for retro vibes on the go. Rea...

Got a smartphone? Then you must also have a wireless plan, and if you live in the U.S., chances are it's with one of the big four — Verizon, AT&T, T-Mobile, or Sprint.However, there are a bu...

(function() {var s = document.createElement('script');s.type = 'text/javascript';s.async = !0;s.src = 'https://adserver.pressboard.ca/v3/embedder?media=131735';var d = document.getElementsByTagName("s...

Just to let you know, if you buy something featured here, Mashable might earn an affiliate commission.There are many big players in the cloud space: Microsoft, Amazon, the sun. (Cloud puns are fun!) T...

More than a year after acquiring Cloud9, Amazon has launched it's cloud-based integrated development environment (IDE) called AWS Cloud9. The product is getting attention because it makes it easier th...

Apple has fixed a vulnerability in its HomeKit internet-of-things platform that allowed a hacker to take remote control of users' gadgets, including smart locks. 9to5Mac first wrote about the vul...

Read more...{"player":{"description":"Musk says it's the quickest in the world.","image":"https://i.amz.mshcdn.com/QqNEugdFLj5s_9BXvV4rxcsKcbM=/https%3A%2F%2Fvdist.aws.mashable.com%2Fcms%2F2017%2F11%...

Facebook is making it easier to find the right soundtrack for your original videos with "Sound Collection."On Friday, the social network released thousands of exclusive audio tracks and sound effects ...

Just to let you know, if you buy something featured here, Mashable might earn an affiliate commission.You already use surge protectors to increase your outlet options, but it's time you thought outsid...

Invented by Brad Lawrence, body marbling is a water painting technique that uses hydrodynamics to transform your body into a psychedelic canvas. Produced by Black Light Visuals, this non-toxic paint i...

Just to let you know, if you buy something featured here, Mashable might earn an affiliate commission.Remember those scenes in the Iron Man movies were when Tony Stark would mess around with his holog...

Just to let you know, if you buy something featured here, Mashable might earn an affiliate commission.Listen up, Team Apple: Best Buy is having a huge Apple Sales Event right now.If you missed your ch...

A startup has launched what may be the most adorable news app ever. The company, Genies, Inc., has launched the Genies app, where you can create an adorable clone of yourself that will bring you ...

A startup has launched what may be the most adorable news app ever. The company, Genies, Inc., has launched the Genies app, where you can create an adorable clone of yourself that will bring you ...

Defenders of a free and open internet rallied in front of Verizon stores across the U.S. Thursday. The fight to save net neutrality even made it to the only Verizon store in Fairbanks, Alaska.SEE ALSO...

It was never meant to be this way. With the price of Bitcoin skyrocketing by the hour, it's either time to buy buy buy or step back a moment and ask ourselves just exactly how Bitcoin went from a...

Dreamed of watching the pensive looks of your opponent on Words With Friends?Facebook's Messenger games launched a year ago, and on Thursday the company announced it was rolling out new livestreaming ...

Tesla's Semi has a famous new customer: Budweiser.SEE ALSO: Tesla switches on the world's largest lithium ion batteryAnheuser-Busch, which makes the über patriotic lager, just announced it had re...

Apple CEO Tim Cook expressed 'hope' that the communist Chinese government will allow Apple to reinstate certain apps to the tech giant's App Store on Wednesday. Earlier this year, Apple removed s...

In July 2016, female Adobe employees based in the U.S. were making 99 cents to every dollar that the company's male employees were making. The software company vowed to close that pay gap by the end o...

We spoke with Ed Amoroso, who's the CEO of cybersecurity firm TAG Cyber, about what it takes to make a computer hard to hack and how power plants can remain safe from any external hacking threat. ...

Just to let you know, if you buy something featured here, Mashable might earn an affiliate commission.They love being the little spoon, they meditate, and they promise to wake you up gently after your...

When you take a cool photo and share it online, do you care if it disappears tomorrow?If you don't, I'd say there's a good chance you're younger then 30. I know this because Snapchat, the popular phot...

Something terrible just went down on Instagram.Lil Bub, one of the app's most popular celebrity pets, was hacked. SEE ALSO: Instagram's most popular posts of 2017The account has since been restor...

Something terrible just went down on Instagram.Lil Bub, one of the app's most popular celebrity pets, was hacked. SEE ALSO: Instagram's most popular posts of 2017The account has since been restor...

Read more...More about Ios, Emoji, Mashable Reels, Tech, and Iphone...

Ford is changing the focus its self-driving car platform as early as next year. The company says it now plans to focus on features beyond just enabling a computer system to drive from point A to B.SEE...

Net neutrality's day of reckoning is fast approaching, and musicians of all persuasions – pop, rock, rap – are making noise about Federal Communication Commission Chairman Ajit Pai's inten...

When you get an Amazon Echo and a Amazon Echo Show together they may start arguing about some very basic ideas.  Jamielliottg uploaded a video to Youtube on Wednesday, showing the two Alexa devic...

Two of the biggest tech companies, Google and Facebook, have been competing as the internet's biggest destinations for video. And yet, a small startup is betting it has a shot of nabbing their views b...

Just to let you know, if you buy something featured here, Mashable might earn an affiliate commission.If you haven’t gotten on the Arduino train, now is a good time. The open-source platform is ...

Just to let you know, if you buy something featured here, Mashable might earn an affiliate commission.No one needs another mug. Or a personalized keychain. Or homemade socks. It's time we all get a li...

Last month, someone posted a request on Reddit titled "Mission Impossible."SEE ALSO: Something insane is happening on Reddit right nowThe Redditor user aishavoya was on the hunt for a Tonka Hummer tru...

Rinspeed, a think tank for the automotive industry, presented a modular driverless concept carSnap consists of a giant skateboard, on top of which a passenger pod can be attached. Once detached, the p...

Physician-assisted suicide is a controversial topic, but that hasn't stopped the ceaseless march of technology from innovating the practice, which remains illegal in most of parts of the world. S...

A report from Reuters finally revealed the person behind Uber's massive 2016 data breach: a 20-year-old man from Florida. Florida Man, you might say.A source told the publication that the man responsi...

Stop me if you've heard this one before: A popular app is splitting one of its fastest growing features into its own app.Facebook made this exact type of decision when it broke out direct messaging in...

Cryptocurrency marketplace NiceHash has reported that nearly $70 million in bitcoin has been swiped from its service by hackers, a revelation that comes as bitcoin continues to climb to new heights of...

In July 2016, female Adobe employees based in the U.S. were making 99 cents to every dollar that the company's male employees were making. The software company vowed to close that pay gap by the end o...

Google is taking another step toward making search more fun. The company is testing a new feature that allows celebrities and influencers to record vertical video clips answering common search qu...

Snapchat is getting a little geekier. SYFY has launched GEEKLY, a Snapchat Show that covers science fiction, fantasy, paranormal, and superhero news and culture as Snap and SYFY expand their digi...

If you've ever tried to learn a language, you'll know how important listening can be. That's why Duolingo has launched the Duolingo Spanish Podcast, for English speakers who are learning Spanish....

If you bought 1 bitcoin yesterday, it would've cost you $12,000 and someone in your family probably would've called you a mad man. Just one day later, however, you'd be able to sell that bitcoin for $...

Snap may have had a rough year, but you wouldn't know it from the App Store charts.Apple just revealed the most popular apps of 2017 and Snap nabbed the top two spots on the list, beating out Facebook...

There are currently multiple fires raging across Southern California, one of which forced the notoriously clogged 405 Freeway in Los Angeles to shut down. Big fires force people to find new route...

The rise and rise of Bitcoin might make some people richer, but it's been a headache for companies that accept it.Steam, the gaming digital distribution service owned by Valve, will no longer take Bit...

Just to let you know, if you buy something featured here, Mashable might earn an affiliate commission.Charging cable rage: it’s real. They’re never long enough, they’re always tangle...

Just to let you know, if you buy something featured here, Mashable might earn an affiliate commission.Maybe your alarm didn't go off, maybe you merely snoozed it a few too many times, maybe you flat-o...

Just to let you know, if you buy something featured here, Mashable might earn an affiliate commission.Breeched security, fraudulent charges, and compromised data — let's face it: Hacking doesn't...

Bostonites have a new way to get around the city's famously contentious streets: robotaxis.  SEE ALSO: Lyft now has permission to test self-driving cars on California's roadsLyft and autonomous d...

The Glow Gel iPhone case can adhere to vertical surfaces, as well as glow in the dark. Read more...More about Iphone, Mashable Video, Glow In The Dark, Real Time, and Real Time Video...

More than any year in recent memory, 2017 saw the launch of many (mostly) gimmick-free tech products.Here at Mashable, we’re all for the weird oddity that makes you perk up in bewilderment. But ...

Let's be real: Social media as we know it is all about the followers. The more followers, the more likes, and we yearn for those double-digits on Instagram, triple-digits on Facebook, and the increasi...

Jeanna Barrett had spent the last 20 months in Seattle helping grow a location-based mobile app. In April 2011, Groupon acquired the startup, and it declined to keep her on staff. Fine by her."I ...

Jeanna Barrett had spent the last 20 months in Seattle helping grow a location-based mobile app. In April 2011, Groupon acquired the startup, and it declined to keep her on staff. Fine by her."I ...

IKEA's furniture might bring you to the verge of tears and obscenity while you attempt to put it together — but in the future, the retailer could allow you to drown out your struggles with its o...

Just to let you know, if you buy something featured here, Mashable might earn an affiliate commission.Charging cable rage: it’s real. They’re never long enough, they’re always tangle...

The latest trend in cryptocurrency is way more adorable than you'd expect: people are spending millions on CryptoKitties, virtual cats bought and sold through the Ethereum blockchain. You can buy them...

Just to let you know, if you buy something featured here, Mashable might earn an affiliate commission.With all the new Star Wars swag you've been adding to your collection in time for The Last Jedi, y...

In yet another tech battle of the titans, Mozilla and Oath are suing each other over a contract that set Yahoo as the default search engine for Mozilla's Firefox browser. SEE ALSO: Firefox just r...

The classic line "Would you like to play a game?" takes on a whole new meaning in a WarGames reboot conceived by Sam Barlow.The Her Story creator describes the reboot — officially titled #WarGam...

Just to let you know, if you buy something featured here, Mashable might earn an affiliate commission.Breeched security, fraudulent charges, and compromised data — let's face it: Hacking doesn't...

Just to let you know, if you buy something featured here, Mashable might earn an affiliate commission.Whether you're gearing up for a movie marathon or want to play your video games on a bigger scale,...

The new and improved Android operating system, Android 8.1, is finally here. The update introduces a ton of new developer tools that incorporate artificial intelligence and machine learning. ...

Just to let you know, if you buy something featured here, Mashable might earn an affiliate commission.No one really likes bending over an ironing board and desperately trying to avoid scorch marks whi...

Jaguar's I-PACE concept won't be available for drivers until the second half of next year — but the all-electric luxury SUV is already showing off its impressive range on the streets of Californ...

Amazon Prime Video is finally available on Apple TV. Apple announced this would happen back in June, saying that the app would arrive "later this year." The company kept its promise, but it was q...

Reto Togni, a Swiss designer and alumnus of the Royal College of Art, London, designed a wheelchair with a backrest that acts as a steering wheelThe Reagiro's steering system allows one-handed propuls...

The Vinci 2.0 headphones let you stream music, get directions, and take calls while leaving your phone at home when you go for a run. Read more...More about Mashable Video, Running, Headphones, Run, a...

The SkySaver backpack was designed to help evacuees escape when trapped in a tall structure during an emergency. Read more...More about Mashable Video, Escape, Emergency Evacuation, Safety, and Emerge...

Let's be real: Social media as we know it is all about the followers. The more followers, the more likes, and we yearn for those double-digits on Instagram, triple-digits on Facebook, and the increasi...

This video shows that digital home assistants that are becoming must-have features in our houses might have an unexpected role in the development of children with language deficits. SEE ALSO: Goo...

Bitcoin is on the rise again.On Wednesday, the price of one bitcoin broke through $12,000, a first for the cryptocurrency. At time of writing, Bitcoin is trading at $12,740, according to CoinMarketCap...

Bitcoin is on the rise again.On Wednesday, the price of one bitcoin broke through $12,000, a first for the cryptocurrency. At time of writing, Bitcoin is trading at $12,740, according to CoinMarketCap...

Hear the words "Wi-Fi router," and you usually think of that vertical slab decorated with ports and blinking lights, or a horizontal slab sprouting multiple antennas that resembles some kind monstrous...

Google wants to make sure everyone can access Android, even those who can't afford fancy phones. The company announced today that Android Oreo (Go Edition) will be launching alongside Android 8.1...

Just to let you know, if you buy something featured here, Mashable might earn an affiliate commission.If you missed anyone on your holiday list, need to up your home tech game before the parties start...

Just to let you know, if you buy something featured here, Mashable might earn an affiliate commission.Everyone has that friend whose phone is always dying (and if you can't think of one, you're that f...

Google Photos lets you store, share, and edit photos on your mobile device like never before. Here's a collection of tips and tricks to help you navigate this app like a photo pro. Read more...More ab...

Microsoft is about to overhaul its campus...in Silicon Valley.The Redmond, Washington, tech company can be forgiven if, as Apple collects accolades for its stunning Steve Jobs Theater and Space Ship C...

Under-Cover is an umbrella for your bike. That protects your clothes from getting soaked while riding around town.  Read more...More about Tech, Weather, Protection, Innovation, and Umbrella...

Sizing up Bitcoin is a tall order. Even as the price of one bitcoin soared above $10,000, a debate raged over what, exactly, Bitcoin is: A digital store of value, a revolutionary payment platform, or ...

Read more...More about Dongle, Dongle Hell, Mashable Reels, Sn Reels, and Tech...

Just to let you know, if you buy something featured here, Mashable might earn an affiliate commission.It's never a fun time when your PS4 controller gives out during an intense sequence in Uncharted: ...

When Samsung released its 256GB storage chip, we were impressed. Today, Samsung has doubled down on that. Literally. The Korean company announced it's begun production of a 512GB chip, the most p...

Just to let you know, if you buy something featured here, Mashable might earn an affiliate commission.R2-D2 is a droid of many tools and uses. He's about to get even handier thanks to this R2-D2 screw...

Just to let you know, if you buy something featured here, Mashable might earn an affiliate commission.If you're in line to be gifted a MacBook Pro this holiday season (even if it's from yourself), you...

An experimental research program at the University of Utah is helping amputees feel touch with the use of a complex robot arm. It's a breakthrough in the field of neuroprosthetics, allowing the human ...

Good news for people who hate carrier contracts and have a thousand bucks to spend on a phone: Apple now sells a SIM-free version of the iPhone X.This model is the same as other iPhone X variants but ...

Facebook Messenger went down across the globe earlier today, leaving countless IMs as "read" with no response, but somehow the world kept turning.Facebook messenger is down. Well I was getting tired o...

Just to let you know, if you buy something featured here, Mashable might earn an affiliate commission.If you're not really up for an upper arm workout when opening jars in the kitchen, then this autom...

Dutch designer Marjan van Aubel has designed windows and a table that uses colored solar cells to convert sunlight into electricity. Her ultimate goal, however, is to all surfaces capable of harvestin...

Your Instagram Stories no longer have to disappear forever after 24 hours. The app introduced two new features that allow you to save your Stories indefinitely: archiving, for private saving, and...

Fitbit went all-in on its new Ionic smartwatch this year. It released the gadget in October with only a few apps to its name — then proceeded to leave the brand new OS alone for almost two month...

If you're a parent, this smart photo album could bring a lot of joy to your holiday season. The Joy Photo Album allows you to remotely share photos, and communicate about those photos, with your ...

What if your photos could move, like they do in Harry Potter? With augmented reality they can. Lifeprint got a head start wowing people with its augmented reality wizardry printer, but the 2x3 ph...

2018 could be the year of changeable emoji directions. This. Is. Huge. SEE ALSO: All women's shoe emoji have high heels. This striking campaign wants to change thatEmojipedia reports that a just-...

Read more...{"player":{"description":"Google is no match for humans.","image":"https://i.amz.mshcdn.com/spyaT9jE_jMsUHHe1Wl2xR2KSIM=/https%3A%2F%2Fblueprint-api-production.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%...

Beware of group-think. It can lead to bad choices and circular logic. The wisdom of the crowd might help you solve a difficult puzzle, but it won't necessarily lead to better choices or products.For E...

Google Maps will support two-wheel vehicle navigation, offering directions to better suit scooters and motorcycles.It's starting first with India, before expanding the feature to other countries, Goog...

Google's light search app for Android is here, called Google Go.Like the Google app that you can already get on iOS and Google Play, Google Go will give you quick access to search, weather, and voice-...

GM wants to make life more efficient for its drivers and keep them on the road, so it's making sure you'll never have to leave the comfort of your car to order a coffee or pay for gas.  The autom...

That "smart" suitcase might not be the best gift idea thanks to new checked baggage restrictions from several major airlines.On Friday, American Airlines announced that starting Jan. 15, only smart su...

Backward compatibility on the Xbox One works really, really well, and the folks at DigitalFoundry went in-depth on how Xbox managed to make it work.In the above video, DigitalFoundry breaks down how t...

After suing Mark Zuckerberg over the idea for Facebook, Tyler and Cameron Winklevoss invested part of their payout in Bitcoin. Read more...More about Facebook, Technology, Mashable Video, Stocks, and ...

That "smart" suitcase might not be the best gift idea thanks to new checked baggage restrictions from several major airlines.On Friday, American Airlines announced that starting Jan. 15, only smart su...

Over the past five years, the idea that computer programming – or “coding” – is the key to the future for both children and adults alike has become received wisdom in the Unite...

The 'Cooler Cannon' is hoping to up your tailgate game. The cooler, which is bound to turn heads, can shoot a beverage at a range of 8 feet.  Read more...More about Tech, Kickstarter, Mashable Vi...

With this device you can easily make molds of just about any object. The 'FormBox' by Mayku can be used to make objects or make molds to make large numbers of objects.  Read more...More about Tec...

That selfie with the adorably lazy sloth can have an impact on the animal more than people realize — so starting Monday Instagram is warning users about their photos' potential link to animal ab...

Get ready to see even more of those distinctive AirPod stems sticking out of ears everywhere you go next year.SEE ALSO: I didn't like wearing headphones in public... until I tried these wireless earbu...

For the first time in a long time, Windows 7 is now being run by less than half of PC users. Only 43.12% still use the eight-year-old operating system, reports TechRadar. This figure is down 3.5%...

After suing Mark Zuckerberg over the idea for Facebook, Tyler and Cameron Winklevoss invested part of their payout in Bitcoin. Read more...More about Facebook, Technology, Mashable Video, Stocks, and ...

Just to let you know, if you buy something featured here, Mashable might earn an affiliate commission.Hey, team PlayStation: whether you've already snagged a PS4 or happen to know you'll be getting on...

It's straight out of a nightmare. You're staying in an Airbnb with your partner on a romantic getaway, and discover as you're packing up to leave that a hidden camera placed in the bedroom captured yo...

Tim Cook made a trip to China for the country's World Internet Conference and gave a surprise keynote address, where he brought good news for app developers: They're making a ton of money. SEE AL...

Wyss Institute at Harvard University and MIT’s Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (CSAIL) joined forces to create super strong artificial muscles. The origami-inspired muscl...

Star Wars and OnePlus fans are in for a real treat.While the default colorway for the OnePlus 5T, one of the year's most-talked about Android phones, is Midnight Black, the company's preparing a new S...

Coding is for everyone.The idea of stringing together commands to make a program is daunting prospect for most, but that's because many have never seen visual programming tools. Until now.Monday's Goo...

Read more...More about Apple, Samsung, Iphone X, Galaxy Note 8, and Mashable Reels...

Just to let you know, if you buy something featured here, Mashable might earn an affiliate commission.Why is it that your hair looks so good after a haircut but when you do the exact same thing at hom...

You've heard there's a new kitty-related crypto fad in town, and you want in on the action.This is exactly what you're looking for. In this article, we'll explain how to play CryptoKitties, the game t...

We had two interpreters race the Google Pixel Buds. The results may or may not surprise you. Read more...More about Google, Travel, Mashable Video, Russian, and Fast...

The QUARTZ Bottle uses UV technology to neutralize bacteria so you'll never have a stinky water bottle again. Read more...More about Kickstarter, Design, Mashable Video, Bottle, and Water Bottle...

These motorized 'RocketSkates' are basically the hoverboard of roller skates.  Read more...More about Videos, Video, Mashable Video, Real Time Video, and Realtime...

With this device you can easily make molds of just about any object. The 'FormBox' by Mayku can be used to make objects or make molds to make large numbers of objects.  Read more...More about Tec...

That selfie with the adorably lazy sloth can have an impact on the animal more than people realize — so starting Monday Instagram is warning users about their photos' potential link to animal ab...

Facebook just found a new way to nab younger users.The social network announced Monday that it's launching a new app, Messenger Kids, which allows children to use Facebook's messaging software —...

Facebook just found a new way to nab younger users.The social network announced Monday it's launching a new app, Messenger Kids, which allows children to use Facebook's messaging software — the ...

Get ready to see even more of those distinctive AirPod stems sticking out of ears everywhere you go next year.SEE ALSO: I didn't like wearing headphones in public... until I tried these wireless earbu...

For the first time in a long time, Windows 7 is now being run by less than half of PC users. Only 43.12% still use the eight-year-old operating system, reports TechRadar. This figure is down 3.5%...

If you love Spotify's Discover Weekly playlist, but wish you could teach it some new tricks — you just might be in luck.SEE ALSO: Want to make music on Spotify? A new acquisition could make it p...

Just to let you know, if you buy something featured here, Mashable might earn an affiliate commission.Hey, team PlayStation: whether you've already snagged a PS4 or happen to know you'll be getting on...

There's a new craze in the world of cryptocurrencies: kitties. A game called Cryptokitties, build on Ethereum's blockchain, has exploded since its launch last week, with players spending thousand...

A small fleet of self-driving public buses has started running on the roads of China's tech district of Shenzhen, Guangdong.The four buses are currently on trial, and will run over three stops on a pu...

The end of the year is almost here and that means Instagram is about to, again, be flooded with "top nine" memes. Luckily, we now have a handy tool to help create the collages we can't ever seem ...

I've tweeted over 60,000 times, but I'd never seen anything like this. As of this writing, one of my tweets has collected 100,000 likes and over 42,000 retweets, and counting. All in less than 24...

Wag! is a popular dog walking app that has been described as the "Uber of dog walking." Within minutes while you're away, you can schedule for a walker to come to your apartment and take your dog out ...

Just to let you know, if you buy something featured here, Mashable might earn an affiliate commission.It's 2017. It's certainly no secret that coding is one of the most in-demand skills out there R...

This is an odd one: Not long after midnight on Dec. 2, some iOS 11-powered iPhones started crashing.It was an issue with local notifications, as software engineer Yoshimasa Niwa noted on Twitter (h/t ...

Just to let you know, if you buy something featured here, Mashable might earn an affiliate commission.You don't need us to tell you that Nintendo's NES Classic and SNES Classic are notoriously hard to...

For a while there, we had reached peak smartphone. Every phone started to look the same. Phones became boring. Like, really put-you-to-sleep boring. Boring to look at. Boring to hold. And, yes, even b...

The internet is full of gifts that can spice up any iPhone, even newer models that are almost too good to be true. From your luddite friend who wants something basic to your roommate who's into really...

Read more...{"player":{"description":"My eyes. They burn. ","image":"https://i.amz.mshcdn.com/W_Y8dhwpO1iZV3fJ0OlXrC__loQ=/https%3A%2F%2Fvdist.aws.mashable.com%2Fcms%2F2017%2F11%2Fbdf6f43f-cc0d-f971%...

Just to let you know, if you buy something featured here, Mashable might earn an affiliate commission.When it comes to introducing new technologies to the mainstream, Apple often leads the pack: touch...

Just to let you know, if you buy something featured here, Mashable might earn an affiliate commission.You don't need us to tell you that Nintendo's NES Classic and SNES Classic are notoriously hard to...

It's the end of the month, and you're furiously uploading receipts to submit to your employer for reimbursement. It's been a busy few weeks — too many Lyft trips to count — so you have a l...

Tons of auto companies are changing up their vehicle designs to feature electric systems instead of internal combustion engines — but for the most part, the cars look the same as their gas-power...

Inferno is a sleeping bag for your hammock. It keeps you warm while also weather proofing your hammock. Read more...More about Tech, Kickstarter, Mashable Video, Weather, and Outdoors...

Twitter doesn't understand its own policies.That's the only conclusion to draw from the company's bizarre change of course today in regards to Donald Trump's Twitter account. One day after saying that...

Just to let you know, if you buy something featured here, Mashable might earn an affiliate commission.The Twelve Days of Christmas is so 1780. Luckily, Best Buy's got an amazing set of deals to last y...

The video conference is one of the least-liked parts of modern office culture.Despite the plethora of video conferencing services — Google Hangouts, BlueJeans, Highfive, Skype, FaceTime, and doz...

Google has just come out with its annual list of the top apps of the year, and some of its picks might surprise you.This year, Google highlighted both its favorite new apps and the most popular new ap...

Just to let you know, if you buy something featured here, Mashable might earn an affiliate commission.Of course we all love our pets, but the little monsters seem to relish leaving their hair everywhe...

The iPad is great, but it's so damn expensive. That may be about to change. Anonymous sources with intimate knowledge of Apple's supply chain told DigiTimes that the tech giant is considering rel...

Just to let you know, if you buy something featured here, Mashable might earn an affiliate commission.Although the fad was short-lived, pulling up the Pokémon Go app for the very first time made ...

Amazon has a new idea to ensure delivery safety: a self-destruct drone.On Friday, The Verge reported that Amazon has submitted a patent for a drone that can initiate a crash sequence and break itself ...

Reddit users have been quite outspoken about their outrage over the Federal Communications Commission's plan to upend net neutrality. SEE ALSO: Alyssa Milano vs. Ajit Pai is the net neutrality fi...

Project Redspace unveiled REDS, a fully electric car designed for commuters in Chinese megacities. The projects aims to let people reclaim their time lost while stuck in traffic by converting the car ...

Read more...More about Iphone, Emoji, Mashable Reels, Sn Reels, and Tech...

A Danish company has figured out a way to transform boring roof windows into tiny balconies.  Read more...More about Innovation, Denmark, Balcony, Construction, and Terrace...

A Turkish Airlines flight was diverted by a "bomb on board" that turned out to be a false alarm. SEE ALSO: Singapore Airlines' new cabins are basically a hotel room in the skyThe flight from Nair...

The Yeehaw Wand hooks up to your phone or tablet and lets you create 3D objects out of thin air. Read more...More about Kickstarter, Mashable Video, 3d Printing, Mashable Video, and Real Time...

Volvo is taking steps to embrace new technologies more aggressively than some of its peers, and that trend even extends to the way the Swedish automaker will market its vehicles to drivers.The company...

One of the disadvantages of Android being an open operating system is that app developers can pretty much mess with the core experience in any way they want. Like inject ads that show up on your phone...

Just to let you know, if you buy something featured here, Mashable might earn an affiliate commission.Amazon wants Alexa to be everything for you: a personal assistant, a maid, a news anchor, and now ...

The video conference is one of the least-liked parts of modern office culture.Despite the plethora of video conferencing services — Google Hangouts, BlueJeans, Highfive, Skype, FaceTime, and doz...

Just to let you know, if you buy something featured here, Mashable might earn an affiliate commission.The holidays are quickly approaching, so why not tackle your gift list early by snagging this pair...

The iPad is great, but it's so damn expensive. That may be about to change. Anonymous sources with intimate knowledge of Apple's supply chain told DigiTimes that the tech giant is considering rel...

Amazon has a new idea to ensure delivery safety: a self-destruct drone.On Friday, The Verge reported that Amazon has submitted a patent for a drone that can initiate a crash sequence and break itself ...

Uber's once secret data breach affected 57 million customers globally, but it's only recently we've seen how the hack is affecting specific markets.In Australia, the company's local arm revealed 1.2 m...

Twitter Lite, the space-saving version of Twitter's main app, is ready for prime time after about two months of ground testing in the Philippines.The social network announced on Friday it's releasing ...

Google has released its data-friendly YouTube Go app in some of Southeast Asia, and Africa's new markets.Available now in beta for Thailand, Malaysia, Vietnam, and the Philippines, the app is a way to...

So much of our life is determined by algorithms. From what you see on your Facebook News Feed, to the books and knickknacks recommended to you by Amazon, to the disturbing videos YouTube shows to your...

The Google Pixel Buds claim to be able to translate up to 40 languages. We brought in 2 interpreters to put the buds to the test. To our surprise, the earphones had trouble with the word Arabic word f...

Twitter Lite, the space-saving version of Twitter's main app, is ready for prime time after about two months of ground testing in the Philippines.The social network announced on Friday it's releasing ...

Tesla's hit the switch on the world's largest lithium ion battery.After winning a bet to build the huge battery in 100 days, Musk and his team, along with the South Australian government, completed th...

General Motors President Dan Ammann made a rather bold statement today: In less than two years, autonomous Chevy Bolts will be driving around busy city streets.“If we continue on our current rat...

The Federal Drug Administration just cleared a new band for the Apple Watch that monitors the electrical rhythms in your heart. After a two-year process to satisfy the FDA's stringent requirement...

Google wants to help you conserve your data. The company has launched Datally, a free app to help you understand and curb your data usage. The app is primarily intended for users in India and Sou...

With this new app, your Apple Watch might save your life. Apple launched the Apple Heart Study app on Thursday, which will collect data on your heart rhythms using the Apple Watch, and send you a...

Just to let you know, if you buy something featured here, Mashable might earn an affiliate commission.Who would have thought that a gadget purchased by the military would someday become a bestselling ...

We spoke with Ed Amoroso, CEO of TAG Cyber, a cybersecurity firm based in New York City, about how the markets could potentially change as a result of artificial intelligence. He's got a surprising pe...

Just to let you know, if you buy something featured here, Mashable might earn an affiliate commission.If you've ever trained a puppy before, you know just how valuable food rewards can be. After littl...

Microsoft's Edge browser is finally making its way to your phone.SEE ALSO: Official, full-featured Microsoft Office apps just arrived on ChromebooksThe company announced the mobile version of its Inte...

Google might soon reverse one of its biggest hardware decisions.The company is reportedly thinking about bringing Nest, and its portfolio of smart home devices, back into Google, in an effort to beat ...

San Francisco-based startup Fin wants to replace your digital assistant. The company has built an artificially intelligent app that functions on voice commands alone and learns your habits over time.F...

Read more...{"player":{"description":"What's next, Elon?","image":"https://i.amz.mshcdn.com/zFYHAYCMjMs2swsx88G7Nbmrq1Q=/https%3A%2F%2Fvdist.aws.mashable.com%2Fcms%2F2017%2F5%2Fdaec53c7-38b0-bbc5%2Ft...

Read more...More about Iphone, Imessage, Mashable Reels, Sn Reels, and Tech...

Just to let you know, if you buy something featured here, Mashable might earn an affiliate commission.If you grew up watching the original Power Rangers show, then you've definitely pretended that you...

  There’s nothing like ringing in the New Year to get you thinking about making big changes—including in your career. No surprise, the tech industry continues to boom, creating a...

Home Biogas is a backyard appliance that turns your food scraps into cooking gas. Pour the food waste into the machine, bacteria digests it into gas, and the gas moves through a pipe to your stove or ...

Engineers at Ocado Technology developed a robotic arm capable of lifting up thousands of the retailer's catalog items. The arm consists of a pipe that is linked to an air compressor. On the other side...

Just to let you know, if you buy something featured here, Mashable might earn an affiliate commission.If you've ever trained a puppy before, you know just how valuable food rewards can be. After littl...

Think your phone's 4G LTE internet speed is fast? Think again.In the second half of 2018, Verizon will deploy its blazing-fast 5G wireless network to the lucky (and those willing to pay) in Sacramento...

Seabreacher is a semi-submersible speedboat equipped with a 260hp supercharged engine and it can easily perform stunts such as a 360 degree barrel roll or a 180 degree backflip. Starting on February 2...

Just to let you know, if you buy something featured here, Mashable might earn an affiliate commission.No matter how cool your playlist is, it's not a real party without a light showThe Tailgater Flash...

Read more...{"player":{"description":"R.I.P., Vine. It was fun while it lasted. ","image":"https://i.amz.mshcdn.com/sVngsaPi9fkp2tRLZEazFLnzXuE=/https%3A%2F%2Fblueprint-api-production.s3.amazonaws.co...

Google wants to help you conserve your data. The company has launched Datally, a free app to help you understand and curb your data usage. The app is primarily intended for users in India and Sou...

Just to let you know, if you buy something featured here, Mashable might earn an affiliate commission.Remember the EcoQube Air and the EcoQube C that you all freaked out over? There's a bigger, better...

Uh-oh, Apple. After fixing that embarrassing macOS High Sierra bug that let anyone create a root account on a Mac without a root password, Apple introduced a new bug, albeit one far more benign.&...

Just to let you know, if you buy something featured here, Mashable might earn an affiliate commission.Segways don't have to be just for rich CEOs and mall cops. You can cruise around on your own smart...

Apple store logos around the world are turning red.The transition from gray to a more crimson hue started Thursday in Australia and continues around the world through tomorrow.SEE ALSO: iPhone X adopt...

The Palace Theatre is submerged in an ocean of darkness. From the blackout, dozens of screens shine bright, dotting the darkness with their blue-white glow. In the shadows, technicians huddle over mon...

As a parent, I'm a member of more than a few Facebook Groups related to my children's education. And damn, they can be irritating. You quickly learn that parents frequently disagree wildly on teaching...

Read more...{"player":{"description":"Find out which friends are best at 'Tetris.'","image":"https://i.amz.mshcdn.com/Iv5nhSxYamozo-KUOOKYgvp90AM=/https%3A%2F%2Fvdist.aws.mashable.com%2Fcms%2F2017%2F...

It's not just Amazon itself that is yet to truly launch in Australia.The company's Alexa-powered Echo devices are not currently available in Australia or New Zealand, either. But they're on their way,...

The identity of the Twitter employee who briefly deactivated Donald Trump's Twitter account is no longer a secret.The former Twitter employee has finally come forward to share his perspective on what ...

Most cryptocurrencies are pseudonymous, but some users of the digital exchange Coinbase are about to have their identities blown wide open thanks to the Tax Man. A federal court Wednesday ruled t...

Just to let you know, if you buy something featured here, Mashable might earn an affiliate commission.Missed out on Cyber Monday? Don't worry, there are still plenty of deals to check out.Cyber Monday...