Articles by Mashable from December 2018

In the days of cold, hard newsprint, only people who could draw were successful comic strip authors. In some cases, this resulted in comic strips that had very nice pictures, but weren't all that funn...

There are few things in life more annoying than having a song stuck in your head that you don’t know the lyrics to. It’s even worse when you don’t even know the title of the song or ...

New year, new me — or so you say every year.But is it really a "new you" if you're stuck in your old ways? Would you consider yourself evolved if you're not learning something different? Eh, we ...

Hear that? That's the sound of 2018 drawing its last breaths — a noise that would be more than welcome if it wasn't messing with the sound quality of the bop to which you're currently listening....

It may be a groundbreaking high-tech piece of TV entertainment, but the interactive Black Mirror movie Bandersnatch is off limits if you happen to be using the highest-rated high-tech TV setup.That wo...

What better way to really understand Elon Musk's year as Tesla CEO than to look back at his Twitter. It's been a bumpy and very busy year for the electric car executive. He went from the depths of des...

A huge blue light flashed brightly over over the New York City skyline late Thursday night. New Yorkers filled social media with photos and videos of the phenomenon, which appeared to be centered over...

Tesla CEO Elon Musk is reportedly moving full speed ahead when it comes to autonomous driving.  Based on an email Electrek obtained this week, Musk is searching for Tesla employees to test out a ...

It's the end of the year, and for many of us that means taking a moment to reflect on decisions past. For Mark Zuckerberg, however, it means taking a moment to bask in your manifold and unqualified su...

For North Korean defectors, this is a nightmare come to life.Hackers stole the personal information of 997 North Korean defectors living in South Korea, the South Korean government reported Friday.
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AT&T's Netgear Nighthawk 5G hotspot, the first consumer mobile 5G device, has been on the market for about a week now, but it's hard to find any evidence that anyone's using itOne post on Reddit s...

Google Maps on Apple CarPlay$0 (free on CarPlay-enabled cars)View ProductThe GoodReally easy to connect • Similar to Google Maps on iOS • CarPlay integrates well with texts • calls ...

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You can fire him from Facebook and remove him from working on the Oculus VR technology he helped pioneer, but you can't stop him from letting his inner geek run wild.Ousted Oculus co-founder Palmer Lu...

Instagram pulled its new "swipe" update after major backlash. Read more...More about Instagram, Mashable Video, Social Media, Social Media Companies, and Tech...

If you got a new Amazon Echo device for Christmas and set it up via your iPhone or iPad, you might have a serious problem on your hands.In the days after Christmas, a fake app for iOS presenting itsel...

Uber changed its logo and Lyft launched pink and purple e-scooters. It's been a big year for the two big ride-hailing apps.For the drivers who supply rides ordered via smartphones, Uber and Lyft might...

You'd think Instagram would know by now that even the smallest changes can send users into a paranoid frenzy. That still didn't stop the company from unintentionally pushing out a major update that sc...

In a fitting end to a year of questionable tweets, Elon Musk is asking the courts to drop a defamation suit filed against him after insulting a British cave diver on Twitter this summer.A motion to di...

It's a match made in late-stage capitalism heaven.Gwyneth Paltrow's pseudoscience-filled lifestyle brand Goop is now shilling a Dyson product that truly embodies the best of the word "excess."Please m...

A Silicon Valley billionaire who co-founded LinkedIn is apologizing for accidentally funding a recently uncovered fake news operation.LinkedIn co-founder Reid Hoffman issued a statement on Wednesday a...

Sharing someone else's home is about to get even creepier.The Chinese Airbnb competitor Xiaozhu is rolling out locks that open with facial recognition, according to the South China Morning Post. The l...

Sharing someone else's home is about to get even creepier.The Chinese Airbnb competitor Xiaozhu is rolling out locks that open with facial recognition, according to the South China Morning Post. The l...

Take a deep breathe, Instagram users. Your timeline will now revert back to normal.Outrage spread throughout social media on Thursday as Instagram users were greeted by a major interface change that c...

Apple is bringing its iPhone production to India partially thanks to the looming threats and impacts of the China-U.S. trade war.Early in 2019, Apple’s high-end smartphones will start being asse...

Now that the Christmas holiday is over, we are looking forward to the New Year. And deals — lots and lots of deals. Retailers like Amazon, Walmart, Best Buy, and Macy's are looking to set you up...

Good news, Tesla owners: Supercharger coverage in Europe will be 100% sometime next year, Elon Musk tweeted Wednesday. "From Ireland to Kiev, from Norway to Turkey," he said, specifying (in subse...

RED Hydrogen One$$1,294.99View ProductThe GoodIt works • Battery life lasts long • Loud front-facing stereo speakersThe Bad'Holographic display' is garbage • Bulky • shoddily-...

The Honor View 20 had a bit of an odd launch. In early December, Huawei teased the phone as its first phone with a hole punch display, revealing some, but not all of its specs. Then, the company ...

If you were good this year then you must have received some exciting Christmas gifts like electronic products, or maybe even a tablet or laptop. If that was the case, then it's important that you stay...

Once your Roomba is done tidying the house, you can clean up your enemies in hell.Game programmer and designer Rich Whitehouse released a script on Christmas Eve which allows you to convert the roboti...

Received a strange email, Netflix subscribers? Don't fall for it, it's likely a scam.Following similar scams in September and October 2017, the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has issued a warning...

If you're an Apple Music subscriber and feel left out by the plethora of Spotify Wrapped 'year in review' posts, there's a workaround for you.You can use an app called Music Year In Review, developed ...

Apple may be experiencing a slump in demand for its latest iPhone models, but it is winning over one very interesting group of smartphone owners: Android users.The lower-priced iPhone XR, the latest i...

It’s the most wonderful time of the year, especially if you're Amazon.In a press release Wednesday, the e-commerce giant announced its strongest holiday season in the company's history. Accordin...

Tesla CEO Elon Musk will be the first to remind you that time is running out if you want a federal tax credit on a new Tesla vehicle.After Dec. 31, a $7,500 tax credit on Tesla's all-electric vehicles...

Whether you were into squishing foam or cutting soap, the strangely soothing sounds of ASMR video definitely had a moment in 2018. Now, research from Samsung may make those videos a lot easier to...

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Google's ongoing battle with Apple, Roku, and Amazon for your TV set is heating up.Android TV, which is the search giant’s set-top box and smart TV platform, is currently used by more than tens ...

This was the year we began to answer the age old question: if a bigot rants in a forest, and nobody is around to hear him, does anybody care what that idiot says?Over the past year, internet companies...

Now that Instagram is moving toward a Facebook-like algorithmic feed, creating photos that stand out just became a lot more important. And as great as the app's built-in filters and editing features a...

Amnesty International released a report about being a female user on the social network. Read more...More about Twitter, Mashable Video, Women, Female, and Abuse...

Cutting cable is all the rage, but it's easy to end up paying just as much without it. And while going digital through streaming platforms is convenient, sometimes that just isn't feasible. Digital se...

At 8:27 p.m. PST on April 23, 2005, a user named "jawed" uploaded a nineteen-second video of himself eyeing some elephants' "really, really, really long trunks" to a two-month-old website. Entitled "M...

Christmas is over folks. Time to take down the decorations, put away the tree, and stop with the Christmas songs.Boxing Day might seem like another reason to celebrate, but it's not. It's the saddest ...

We hope your Christmas was filled with great food, friends, and some top-notch gifts. If however there was a distinct lack of Bose under the tree this year then we have you covered.Bose has launched i...

New year, new deals... well, almost.The thing is, we're still hung up on a handful of bargains on apps in the Mashable Shop from the past 12 months — so much so that we're offering them once aga...

That most modern of dilemmas — not being able to employ the full algorithmic might of Snapchat lenses on your canine companion — has finally been resolved. That's right, as of today t...

Home security cameras used to be only for the rich and/or famous, but thanks to the democratization of technology and consumer demand, keeping your home safe by spying on it has become affordable for ...

As this particularly trying year mercifully draws to a close, we have only one thing to say to 2018: Thank you, next. To celebrate the conclusion of the year, we're rounding up the 10 best Mashab...

After a drone-induced shutdown, London's Gatwick Airport is back up and running again.Still at large, however, are the drones which caused around 1,000 flights to be diverted or cancelled over three d...

File this one under deeply ironic — yet sadly necessary.On Wednesday, the elusive street artist Banksy claimed responsibility on Instagram for a new mural that appeared on the wall of a garage i...

There's trouble in iOS paradise.Apple's 12.1.2 iOS update, rolled out Tuesday, appears to be causing more problems than the fix was intended to solve.SEE ALSO: The best apps of 2018Multiple users on T...

The banned Slack accounts are coming back.On Friday evening, Slack issued a mea culpa for what some were calling "discriminatory" account bans, made in an effort to comply with U.S. economic sanctions...

Roku Premiere and Premiere+$39.99 or $49.99View ProductThe GoodPlenty of apps (aka channels) to choose from • Slim design • Prime Video and YouTube apps includedThe BadBase IR remote on th...

Here's a fact that would send chills down your spine: electronic devices have officially taken over the human population. By 2020, experts are forecasting that there will be more than four devices for...

Computers may not wear tennis shoes (yet), but thanks to developing artificial intelligence technologies, they're smarter than ever before. Along with those technologies has come a relatively new cate...

Apple has already confirmed that it's fine if some newer iPad Pros don't lie completely flat, but now there's an actual numeric measurement for acceptable iPad bendiness.Apple's Dan Riccio, VP of hard...

Essentials Week spotlights unexpected items that make our daily lives just a little bit better.My name is Rachel, and I am a cheater.No, not that kind of cheater. I cheat at gamesUno, mostly, on famil...

Black Friday has been and gone and you missed out on the opportunity to grab a VPN at a knock-down price. We get it, it's hard to stomach. But it's time to crawl out from your cave and emerge after a ...

Thousands of San Diego area students and teachers may be on Christmas break, but that didn't stop the school district from announcing a major data hack Friday.San Diego Unified School District, the se...

Actual 5G networks for your phone won't be ready for some time, but AT&T isn't letting that stop it from trying to cash in on the hype.Some Android users will soon see a "5GE" icon on their screen...

People across the world may face a variety of challenges, but innovators, activists, and organizations worked together in 2018 to find impressive solutions.SEE ALSO: 2018 was the year of the youth act...

Nintendo sold more than 8.7 million units in the U.S. since launching in March 2017. Read more...More about Mashable Video, Nintendo, Nintendo Switch, Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, and Tech...

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With only four more days until Christmas, we found the best deals on 4K smart TVs from top manufacturers like Sony, LG, Samsung, and more. It's not too late to give an amazing 4K TV for the holidays w...

D.C. prosecutors claim Facebook misled users when they were allowed to download a Cambridge Analytica produced app. Read more...More about Facebook, Mashable Video, Mark Zuckerberg, Washington Dc, and...

It's a bad day for would-be tech watchdogs and gossips.The tech industry whistleblower and survey site Blind temporarily exposed user data when it left a server functioning without password protection...

End the painful cycle of buying a cheap replacement pair every year. Read more...More about Music, Mashable Video, Headphones, Earphones, and Clarification Please...

Apple may no longer be sharing how many iPhones it sells, but it's being more transparent than ever when it comes to reporting the data requests the company receives.The transparency report, released ...

The year may be winding down, but the deals certainly aren't — all the sales on laptops and tablets this weekend prove it.New Year's means heading back to work and school, so there are plenty of...

Apple still hasn't given up on the iPad mini, a new report from China Times claims (via MacRumors) citing sources from Apple's supply chain. A new version of the iPad mini, which hasn't been upda...

Essentials Week spotlights unexpected items that make our daily lives just a little bit better.ABC has stood for a lot of things. In the 1970s, it was synonymous with 1-2-3. After the callous 1980s, t...

Believe it or not, but it's not too late to get amazing last-minute gifts that'll ship in time for Christmas.Amazon offers free two-day shipping for Prime members — so you'll receive items on De...

President of the United States of America, Donald Trump, knows tech better than anyone. At least, that's what he wrote in a tweet on Friday, while giving the world a little lecture on walls and w...

While the ground all around Facebook burned (and continues to blaze), Apple was criticized for hiking up device prices and innovating at a slower pace, and social platforms made sweeping moves to comb...

Facebook is working on a cryptocurrency that will let users of WhatsApp — the messaging service that the social network giant acquired in 2014 — send and receive money, Bloomberg reported ...

The Amazon Christmas sale has run from Dec. 6 to Dec. 21 and has included some great deals on pretty much everything you could imagine. The eagle-eyed among you will notice that the sale is coming to ...

Essentials Week spotlights unexpected items that make our daily lives just a little bit better.Privacy and internet — sounds like the beginning of a joke, right? Contrary to the popular belief, ...

Like that kid from Vine who feigned excitement upon receiving an avocado, many of us will have to flex our acting muscles when we peer into our stockings come Christmas morning."Another useless gift t...

The past existence of a universal spoken human language has been essentially hypothetical: scientists haven't been able to prove much beyond grammar and sound patterns shared among different dialects....

It's highly likely that you'll find some socks under the Christmas tree this year. There may even be some chocolate, or sweet treats of some sort. If you are lucky, there will also be some new electri...

Google Chrome has sneakily introduced an app for quick sketches.Spotted by Chrome Unboxed, if you open up canvas.apps.chrome you'll be taken to Canvas, which lets you draw stuff within the browser.
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Kangaroos being hit by cars is one big, very Australian problem.With autonomous vehicles set to operate in Australia in the next few years, a trial in the state of New South Wales aims to figure out h...

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Things are looking up for GoPro.After a tumultuous couple of years — which saw the action-camera company enter and then leave the drone business, get squeezed harder by increasingly competitive ...

Juul employees are about to get some hefty bonuses, thanks to a new investment from one of the largest tobacco companies in the world.Altria, the parent company of Marlboro maker Philip Morris, invest...

Looking for an OLED TV on sale? You've come to the right place.The 55-inch LG C8 OLED 4K TV is currently on sale for $1,696.99 at Walmart, which is $1,103 off the original price of $2,799.99.You can e...

If you’ve ever visited Iran, Cuba, North Korea, Syria, or the Crimea region, you should probably check if you’re Slack account is still active.Early Thursday morning, Slack users began rep...

Palm$349.99View ProductThe GoodCool form factor that gets noticed • 'Life' mode mutes notifications by default • Still a full-featured smartphoneThe BadFrustratingly slow at times • ...

Richard Branson, who is competing with the likes of Tesla and Amazon, is reaching new heights. The SpaceShipTwo passenger rocket hit a new height of 82.7km. It took off from the Mojave Desert in Calif...

Call it juvenile or genius, but Tesla added a few more Easter eggs with its latest software update. They include a new driving game and "romance mode" with a crackling fire on the screen and seat...

In this episode, we're unboxing the sleek and stylish Thunder Purple OnePlus 6T. Find out what specs our senior tech correspondent Ray Wong has to whisper about it. Read more...More about Tech, Smartp...

Globally, one-third of the food that we produce every year is going to waste. Dutch designer Elzelinde van Doleweerd wanted to address this issue and she started creating recipes that would incorporat...

Nothing says "I care" like Fortnite V-Bucks, amirite?Apple made a change to its App Store guidelines on Wednesday that will allow users to gift in-app purchases to one another. Soon, people will be ab...

The upside to a smart home: life becomes that much easier. Voice controls, plus quick access to the news, weather, music, security devices, and more can streamline home life and even help reduce unwan...

A new report suggests that Russian trolls had more success influencing the 2016 U.S. election than most people realized.  Read more...More about Facebook, Instagram, Russia, Mashable Video, and C...

For GoPro, things are looking up.After a tumultuous couple of years — which saw the action-camera company enter and then leave the drone business, get squeezed harder by increasingly competitive...

How much data does Amazon have on you?One user emailed Amazon asking for all the personal data the company had stored on him. In return, this user received an email link from the ecommerce giant with ...

If there's anything that can help get you through all the holiday craziness, it's coffee. Considering there's a coffee chain on almost every corner — no matter where you live — gettin...

It seems like decades ago that scooters first roamed free and wild all over. It's really been about a year — it was just in the beginning of 2018 that e-scooters really started to drop into...

With only five more days until Christmas, we've looked high and low for the best deals on electronics, products for the kitchen, and Amazon devices for video streaming, home security, and e-readers li...

Instead of a loud, triumphant return, Uber's self-driving cars made it back on the road in the most humble, modest way on Thursday. Nine months after one of Uber's autonomous vehicle struck and k...

At the risk of sounding like a broken record, you really should ensure that your electronic devices are protected. Just imagine that all your Christmas wishes are granted this year and you get that ne...

Essentials Week spotlights unexpected items that make our daily lives just a little bit better.There they sat on the groaning shelf, looking like a rebuke to the entire digital era: years of handwritt...

There's only two days left of Amazon's Christmas sale and you there's no need to panic but if you haven't sorted your gifts this year then you need to completely and utterly panic. That is unless...

Holiday season is peak time for drone enthusiasts. Kids are off school, people are treating themselves to new toys, and all across the country amateur flyers will be keenly testing out their newl...

If you think you've had a rough year, take comfort in the fact that it probably hasn't been as stressful as Mark Zuckerberg's.The embattled Facebook founder lost more money than any other billionaire ...

Owners of the newest iPad Pro have noticed their devices are slightly bent.Apple confirmed the strange warping issue, which affects the aluminium chassis of the iPad, to The Verge, but the company doe...

If ride-hailing app Uber goes public next year its valuation could hit $120 billion. Its smaller rival Lyft: $30 billion. But will drivers benefit?Flush with cash despite years of never earning a prof...

The copied has become the copier. Snapchat, whose features Facebook and others have spent years duplicating, is changing things up a bit by borrowing a new from a competitor. The app introduced a...

It hasn't been Facebook's year. Or, years, really. But it really, really hasn't been the company's day.Over 24 hours starting Tuesday night, news organizations have dropped multiple reporting bombs on...

Securing your online accounts with two-factor authentication can be an effective way to ward off hackers. But the system isn't perfect. One mysterious group has been defeating the protection method in...

OnePlus 6T McLaren Edition$699View ProductThe GoodFaster charging versus 6T • Gorgeous McLaren-themed design • Long-lasting battery • Great display and performanceThe BadWarp charger...

Advertising Content from CitiPlatforms have existed for decades, but the modern platform economy has completely disrupted traditional business models in ways that have enhanced and continue to benefit...

The start of 2019 is creeping up fast, and that means it's time once again to make a list of New Year's resolutions that you'll inevitably ditch after a couple weeks.Here's one you can keep though: Vo...

Inspired by the technology in Ford's Edge SUV, its kennel prototype may be able to help animals with fireworks, sirens, and thunderstorms. Read more...More about Technology, Dogs, Ford, Future Blink, ...

Head's up, last minute shoppers: We know it feels like December started three days ago, but Christmas is officially less than a week away.But somehow, by the grace of friendly competition, your procra...

These days drones are everywhere, and so is the risk of bad actors using them to execute terrorist attacks, spying operations, and other illicit activities. For that reason, Fortem Technologies has bu...

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We already know Facebook will do pretty much whatever it wants with your data, but a lawsuit shows the lengths it will go to in defending that approach.On Monday, the ACLU, Electronic Frontier Foundat...

Nothing like some friendly competition and low prices to really get us into the holiday spirit, am I right?Amazon is a force to be reckoned with when it comes to deals this gifting season, and they're...

Finally, after waves of bad press, showy Congressional hearings, and hashtag campaigns, regulators in the U.S. are trying to punish Facebook for the Cambridge Analytica scandal. A lawsuit against...

Elon Musk’s Boring Company has unveiled its first tunnel. Musk says the 1.14-mile demonstration tunnel cost $10 million to make. Looks like Musk is getting serious about fixing the traffic hell ...

Mark Zuckerberg had a pretty interesting year, battling privacy and political scandalsTime reports he is set to lose more money this year than any of the world's other richest billionaires.  Read...

Facebook is still grappling with its very big problem in Myanmar.Since the UN determined the spread of fake news on the social network played a role in the genocide of the Rohingya Muslims living in M...

If you've ever tried to cook a large turkey or roast in your oven for a holiday dinner, you know that it doesn't leave much space for anything else. And hear us out on this one: side dishes make the m...

AT&T has launched its 5G network in the U.S., barely making its self-imposed, "by the end of the year" deadline. And in two days, on Dec. 21, the company will also start offering a mobile 5G devic...

Some coffee machines simply serve a purpose, namely to get you up and going in the morning. Other coffee machines are for the purists, the artists, and the wannabe baristas. The Nespresso Creatis...

Welcome to Small Humans, an ongoing series at Mashable that looks at how to take care of – and deal with – the kids in your life. Because Dr. Spock is nice and all, but it’s 2018 and...

With Amazon starting its Christmas sale in early December, just a few days after the Black Friday sale ended, we could be forgiven for losing our way amidst all the deals. With less than a week t...

We hope that you have all your Christmas shopping sorted by now as there's less than a week to go before the big day. And if you haven't, then don't worry. We have put together the very best deal...

 Apple Store gift card? Please. This holiday season, treat the techie on your list (even if that someone is you) to something with more pizzazz. Something that gets the gears turning and sparks c...

We're gonna go out on a limb and say that generally speaking, chores suck. (Bold, we know.) But the process of washing windows is particularly aggravating when you factor in unsteady ladders and havin...

Facebook's year of horror is dragging right to the very end.A New York Times report revealed just how loose the social network's data sharing practices were, where it gave third-parties deeper access ...

At first, the alley looked like many others: cinder block walls, neglected asphalt, and chain link fences that back up on beige single family bungalows.There was one big difference, though. At the end...

You've been there: Caught on a dodgy website, faced with a barrage of ads or suspicious content, and found yourself trapped — no matter how much you hit the back button.It's a sinister issue cal...

Time seems to work differently when you spend your days online. The memes, moments, and scandals that feel like ages ago are often really only months, weeks, or even days in the past — and what ...

A name that came up often during the Uber v. Waymo trade secrets trial is back in the headlines: Anthony Levandowski.The former Google-engineer-turned-autonomous-truck-startup-founder-turned-Uber-self...

A fictionalized docudrama about the creation of Snapchat was crowned the most-liked script to make the rounds in Hollywood this year, as it earned the top spot on the Black List. Read more...More abou...

Ad content from Bank of AmericaThink about the world 10 years ago. Smartphones were just adding GPS location services. SLR cameras were just getting video capabilities. The first app store came on the...

Having a smart home is cool, but it's a trickier proposition for renters. Unless you've got the best landlord ever, if you don't own your place you may not have the flexibility to mess with ceiling li...

Apple Music on Amazon Echo speakers$0 (free)View ProductThe GoodApple Music on Echo speakers! • Songs can be set as alarmsThe BadOnly works on Amazon's own Echo speakers (for now) • Alexa ...

The tech behemoth is calling the new 1.7 million square-foot campus, "Google Hudson Square." Read more...More about Google, Android, Mashable Video, New York City, and Campus...

The beverage company is offering up big cash if you can stay unplugged. Read more...More about Technology, Smartphone, Mashable Video, Contest, and Water...

Holiday sales are the real gift that keep on giving. Just when you think you've seen the best deal available, suddenly another hits that's even better than before. Just check out this Samsung 4K ...

The reverse chronological timeline is making a comeback.Twitter is rolling out an update to all users today that makes it easier to revert back to the old timeline,  where tweets are shown in rev...

It's been a long day. As you ride home from the office, you start to nod off. You close your eyes as the self-driving car merges onto the highway. When you’re zonked out 15 minutes later, the ca...

Blink and you'll miss Christmas. It's always the same. Weeks of build up and then it's over in a flash.It's not all doom and gloom though, because the New Year comes around quickly and it's at this po...

No one likes waking up to the sound of an alarm clock, so why not wake up to your favorite song instead? Using your phone or a smart speaker, or inside a music app directly, you can ditch your alarm c...

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A swappable battery and no more clunky U-lock or keypad? These are just some of the changes coming in January on the red Jump electric-assist bicycles rentable through the Uber app.The next generation...

A glitch in the App Store seems to have caused a panic for app developers.Millions of app  ratings and reviews completely vanished from the App Store over the weekendThe Apple Post first noticed ...

Listen, we get it. It's December, you're tired, and you desperately need a rest. We all do. Collectively we've almost made it to the end of the year and while some are celebrating with a much nee...

While waiting to the last minute isn't always the smart thing to do, it may have been a good call if you were still doing some holiday shopping. Need proof? The 8-quart Instant Pot DUO Plus is on...

It's only been a few months since we've seen the first smartphones with 10GB of RAM, and Lenovo is already upping the ante with its Z5 Pro GT phone, which maxes out at a whopping 12GB of RAM according...

With only a week until Christmas, we found the best deals from Amazon, Walmart, Best Buy, and Macy's. So if you're looking for a last-minute gift for the holidays, we looked high and low for deals on ...

Game of Thrones is popular, to put it lightly. Some fans as so enamoured by the world created by  George R.R. Martin that they want to fill their world with branded merch. Those fanatics are in l...

You can give something flashy this Christmas, or something expensive, but sometimes it's the more personal things that matter most. With a DNA test kit, you can give the gift of knowledge, and an inva...

The Amazon Christmas sale only has a few more days to run and you're therefore running out of time to pick up a great bargain. In today's round-up of the best deals from across the sale, we have found...

Essentials Week spotlights unexpected items that make our daily lives just a little bit better.What is the most essential Apple gadget? Put another way: Which of the trillion-dollar company's beautifu...

Isn't it funny that the more connected the world gets, the less we want to deal with wires?It already happened with wireless earphones. Humans in the 21st century now deem it more acceptable to have Q...

The image above looks like a collage of photographs, but in fact, it's been generated by an artificial intelligence. And as real as they may look, the people in the image aren't actual humans. In...

A screenplay about the birth of Snapchat has just been crowned the most-liked script to make the rounds in Hollywood this year, according to an annual industry list. It's called Frat Boy Genius, and i...

We usually think of plants as vegetables or home decoration, but Harpreet Sareen, an MIT Media Lab researcher,  developed a plant-robot hybrid that moves on its own in response to the changes hap...

The hiring of a former Tesla designer has reignited speculation over Apple's self-driving car ambitions. Andrew Kim was hired by Microsoft after his minimalist redesign for the company went viral...

A recently discovered piece of malware has a unique way of communicating with its creator—through an internet meme posted on Twitter.The mysterious hacker has been using the "What if I told you"...

If you're serious about losing weight for your New Year's resolution in 2019, then you'll need a serious GPS smartwatch to help you set and reach your goals. Save up to $165 on the Garmin Fenix 5...

Now that Christmas Eve is only seven days away, we found the best deals on 4K smart TVs from top manufacturers like Sony, LG, Samsung, VIZIO, and more so that you can binge-watch holiday movies while ...

Facebook is adding three new dynamic camera features to Messenger, it announced Monday. Users will be able to create and send Boomerangs, use a portrait mode, and integrate AR stickers into photos the...

It's been more than two years since the 2016 presidential election, and researchers are still uncovering the magnitude of Russian disinformation campaign targeted at U.S. voters.The Senate Intelligenc...

The social media giant has admitted to exposing private photos from 6.8 million users to apps who were not given access. Read more...More about Facebook, Mashable Video, Social Media, Leak, and Online...

Facebook will be losing yet another prominent user: Walt Mossberg, one of the most respected technology journalists of our era, said that he will delete his account at the end of this year.The former ...

With Hanukkah already come and gone and the big Christmas holiday just a week away, we don't have any time to waste. If you still need a gift for someone on your list (or are looking to take advantage...

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With only one week until Christmas Eve, we're rounding up the best deals from Amazon, Walmart, Best Buy, Macy's, and more on home products, electronics, computers, Amazon devices, and more so you can ...

Christmas is a great opportunity to connect with family you haven't seen in a long time. There are a few different ways of going about this, but it usually follows the routine of awkward chit-chat, th...

The Furbo dog camera is a smart way to monitor your doggo and send them treats when they're being extra good. The camera has some impressive specs and a sturdy build, perfect for excited dogs. Alix As...

If you're a tech giant, investing a billion dollars or more in a campus on U.S. soil seems to be the "in" thing right now. Last week, Apple announced it would build a new, $1 billion campus in Au...

Essentials Week spotlights unexpected items that make our daily lives just a little bit better.Google's Pixelbook is my favorite Chromebook ever. It's thin, light, really fast, and converts into a tab...

Huawei's "hole punch" display smartphone is here. Huawei Nova 4 didn't beat Samsung to the punch (pun intended) — the Korean giant launched its own "hole punch" phone, the Galaxy A8s, a wee...

For many, this week is the last week of the year in the office before the Christmas holidays, and that is reason to celebrate. You could crack into the chocolates, or you could save on a selection of ...

A car payment or some other responsible adult purchase is probably wise — BUT — if you're expecting a nice fat holiday bonus in the coming weeks, it's time to pick up a Hover Camera Passpo...

A KiwiBot, an automated food delivery robot which is present on UC Berkeley's campus, caught fire on Friday afternoon.In a post, the company explained the incident was due to a faulty battery which ha...

The Boring Company pushed back the opening of its Hawthorne underground tunnel in Los Angeles, but recent signs point to the Tuesday event happening.On Saturday, the tunnel-digging company CEO Elon Mu...

Colin Kroll, the 35-year-old CEO and co-founder of mobile game sensation HQ Trivia, was found dead after an apparent drug overdose on Saturday night.An NYPD official confirmed to The Daily Beast that ...

Essentials Week spotlights unexpected items that make our daily lives just a little bit better.We've all been there: You're typing away at your keyboard, busily getting stuff done, and suddenly you hu...

Apple's AirPods have earned a spot on many a holiday gift guide this year, which isn't a surprise considering their covetable minimalist design and crisp, clear audio quality. But at $159 a pop, buyin...

Lenovo Yoga C930$1,399.99 (starting)View ProductThe GoodStylus lives in an always-accessible slot • Latest Intel processors • Sleek design • Robust soundThe BadA little on the heavy ...

The end of 2018 is upon us and if you didn't download any new apps, then you're missing out. I know — it's sometimes surprising that 10 years into the App Store, there are still enough fresh ide...

Editor's Note: PCMag and Mashable are both owned by Ziff Davis.Working out is great and all, but come December it's hard to find the inspiration.Those inevitable days of stress, plus cold weather, plu...

Ad Content from LinksysWith so many smart home gadgets in the house these days, you may need WiFi in areas like the basement, garage, or even outside to power your smart doorbell or outdoor camera. Bu...

Facebook's secretive research lab, where the company developed new hardware like its Portal speakers and researched moonshot projects like brain computer interfaces, is no more.Building 8, the divisio...

Real talk: shopping for gifts during the holidays is not always fun. But if you don't want to deal with the stress, we're here to help. We've combed through the internet to find some of the best ...

Instagram is starting to look more and more like Facebook.The app is testing a new feature that would let brands add prominent buttons linking back to their business inside the app.The feature, which ...

The tech giant filed the patent application called “Offline Trajectories.”  Read more...More about Facebook, Mashable Video, Patent, Tracking, and Tech...

Bose and Beats are two of the biggest names in the audio world right now — but any veteran audiophile knows that there's one huge name that completes the headphone trifecta. We're talk...

The weekend is now here and you know what that means: Time to become one with your couch as you binge-watch all your favorite shows. If your living room needs an upgrade in the TV department though, w...

It's not too late to find the perfect gift for the holidays. To help you out, we've searched all over (the internet) for the best deals on electronics, home products, Amazon devices, and more. If you'...

BigRep's NOWlab built an electric motorcycle that, excluding the electrical components, consists purely of 3D-printed parts. The e-bike, NERA, was designed by Marco Mattia Cristofori and Maximilian Se...

It's a Friday, people, which means there's more bad news from Facebook.Facebook disclosed a data breach on Friday that affected 6.8 million users. The trouble once again came from the connectivity of ...

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YouTube has released its latest transparency report on Thursday detailing the content its removed from the platform this past quarter. The YouTube Community Guidelines report released on Thursday...

2018 has been a tough year for cryptocurrencies. As I write these lines, the prices of major cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin, XRP, and Ethereum are the lowest they've been in over a year. The pr...

The ethical dilemma swirling around facial recognition technology has prompted Google to hit pause on selling its own system to the public.On Thursday, Google's Cloud business said it was holding off ...

For Apple, music and social just don't mix. According to 9to5Mac, the company is quietly killing the social component of its Apple Music service, Connect. SEE ALSO: Surprise! Apple Music is ...

Welcome to Small Humans, an ongoing series at Mashable that looks at how to take care of – and deal with – the kids in your life. Because Dr. Spock is nice and all, but it’s 2018 and...

Gone are the days where you are expected to move. You can now sit somewhere warm and cosy, preferably with snacks to hand, and control your TV, music, and lighting without having to do any uncomfortab...

Very.co.uk has caught the Christmas bug early this year and is celebrating with a generous promotion on electrical products. You can receive £50 back on electrical products when you enter th...

Every single Christmas there are new toys and games that make a big noise, and all of sudden everyone wants them. A few months or even weeks after Christmas, however, they are forgotten about. Such is...

In a small update to a YouTube support page last month, the online video giant announced that annotations would be deleted from all videos using the feature early next year.An example of how crazy You...

Earlier this week, a Chinese court banned the sales of a number of iPhone models for violating two of chip maker Qualcomm's patents. The ban would take some time to implement and was appealed by Apple...

There are genuinely thousands of different headphones, earphones, and earbuds out there to choose from. That can seem like a great thing initially, but when you are faced with all those options, the p...

Here's the thing: no hiring manager is going to be impressed when you claim that you're proficient in Microsoft Office. That's like saying that you know how to tie shoelaces or can distinguish left fr...

Meet Serve.Serve is Postmates' new automated delivery robot, developed to help make the company's on-demand deliveries more efficient.SEE ALSO: Is the face-swapping robot with multiple 'personalities'...

For what seems like the umpteenth time, "123456" and "password" are the most commonly used passwords this year. Those combinations sit in the number one and two spots respectively, according to S...

I hate that I love it.In a pun-filled tweet, the Windows Twitter account announced that it's giving away a select amount of "ugly sweaters" adorned with the blocky Windows 95 logo. SEE ALSO: No, ...

From the Cambridge Analytica scandal to countless other privacy issues, 2018 hasn’t been such a banner year for Facebook when it comes to its users’ private data.Facebook undoubtedly reali...

Dyson Airwrap$499.99 (starting)View ProductThe GoodPretty • uniform curls • Protects your hair • Fast and easy to use • The straightening brush was a revelationThe BadMultiple...

Facebook is pushing back on claims that its work with third-party fact-checkers amounts to little more than "crisis PR."That's how one former employee of Snopes, one of the fact-checking websites that...

Tech giant Apple announced that it is aiming to create 15,000 new jobs with a new billion-dollar campus in Austin, Texas. The announcement also included details of other expansions across the United S...

Twitter released its biannual Transparency Report on Thursday outlining current trends in government information requests, content removal requests, and other privacy matters regarding the network.Thi...

Show me that tear-jerking scene again, Netflix!Netflix has confirmed to the Los Angeles Times that it is testing an "Instant Replay" button. The feature delivers a button prompt to viewers to "replay"...

Hi there: Would you like to own what is probably the best 2-in-1 laptop on the market right now (and possibly ever)?Do you like saving money?If you answered yes to both questions (and why wouldn't you...

For 30 days in October and November, 2,000 people across 35 North American cities vowed to get around without driving their own vehicle — with a little help from ride-hailing app Lyft.The Ditch ...

Now you can get your Google Assistant device to say "g'day."The voice assistant features two new voices for English speakers in the U.S., with the introduction of being able to choose an Australian or...

The 65-inch Samsung Q9F QLED 4K Smart TV is $1,999.99 at Walmart right now, which is a great deal.It's worth noting that Walmart likes to be tricky and has the starting price listed at $7,499, while t...

If you're looking for an amazing gift for the holidays, then we found a great one for you. Amazon has the mid-2017 Apple MacBook Pro on sale for $1,549.99. That's $450 off its list price and a really ...

Apple devices make great gifts — it's a simple fact. Aesthetically pleasing, high quality design, and excellent technical performance all wrapped up into one. What's not to love? So if that spec...

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YouTube’s official look back at 2018 is now the most disliked YouTube video of all time. And all it took was one week to hit that milestone.YouTube Rewind 2018 officially premiered on the site o...

With the weekend almost here, we've rounded up the best deals on kitchen gear, laptops, and Amazon devices so you can get the most out of your days off. We also found great deals on online courses fro...

Apple is planning a major expansion of its operations across the U.S., including a $1 billion investment in a new campus in Austin, Texas, the company announced Thursday. The plan also includes e...

A hardware bundle for Nintendo Switch and Super Smash Bros. fans is finally here, and it's available for just £299.99. The bundle contains a specially designed dock featuring fighters from t...

Drones are really having a moment right now. Not only are they massively fun to fly, but we've also all seen the incredible footage you can record from above. No matter how adept you are with a camera...

Some card games are classics, and everyone knows the rules without much instruction or too many reminders. Some games, however, require a little more explanationExploding Kittens is one of those games...

very product here is independently selected by Mashable journalists. If you buy something featured, we may earn an affiliate commission which helps support our work.Right from the minute CES kicked of...

If you thought the best time to pick up deals on electronics was Black Friday, well, you would be right, but it's not the only time to swoop on bargains. There are currently loads of fantastic deals a...

Samsung's Galaxy S10 is still likely months away, but rumors about the phone just keep on coming. The latest among them comes courtesy of Gizmodo UK, which says a source at a "major tech retailer...

We've all been there: waking up the day after Christmas with the sludge of cookies still on your teeth and a hunk of rogue sugarplum wedged in the grooves of your molars. But since you've spent all yo...

Congrats: If you've held out this long through the shopping season, anxiously awaiting discounts bigger than Black Friday, you made a smart move. Best Buy's 20 Days of Doorbusters continues with ...

Lime made it to Australia last month and Mexico City the month before. On Thursday, the motorized scooters dropped into Google Maps, inching us ever closer to e-scooter world domination.On the Google ...

Editor's note: PCMag and Mashable are both owned by Ziff Davis.Staying productive can be hard. We get it. As much as you love your job or field of study, keeping all of your tasks straight quickly dev...

While facial recognition is increasingly being used by authorities to keep track of wrongdoers, entertainers have employed the tech as well – to keep track of stalkers.As per Rolling Stone,...

It seems almost too easy to steal an electric scooter. They’re light, only about 30 pounds, and usually aren’t locked to anything, so you can simply lift them and throw them in your c...

Amazon Fire HD 8$79.99 (Starting)View ProductThe GoodVery affordable at $79.99 with special offers • Display is good enough for 'consumption • ' with great color accuracy • Sound is ...

While the Roomba 980 is iRobot's best vacuum yet, the 960 isn't too far behind. And when this thing goes on sale, people can not get enough of it. (Case in point: When we wrote about this deal on the ...

Puma is upgrading your workout wardrobe with the RS-Computer shoe. These vintage beauties originally came out in 1986, and were able to track your speed and other factors with a built-in computer chip...

Holiday sales are great to help you save a few bucks on gifts for your loved ones — but they're also an excellent way to justify getting something shiny and new for yourself.If you've been ...

Furhat Robotics, which is based out of Stockholm, is attempting to bring robots that mirror human emotion into the workplaceThe company, which hopes to incorporate the bots into training modules, has ...

It’s an iPhone. It's an Apple Watch. It's, um, both. And it costs $21,050.Yes, Caviar, the Russian company that gave us the golden Vladimir Putin iPhone, just dropped the Swiss Dreams Watchphone...

We're still getting used to the idea of a store where there's no checkout, but Amazon isn't standing still. It's just launched a new, much more compact version of its cashierless Go stores.Jeff Bezos ...

Add Jack Dorsey's name to the running list of white men who have issued non-apologies in 2018.On December 8, the Twitter CEO shared reflections on his recent meditation retreat to Myanmar, a country w...

Happy Hump Day, y'all. To get you through the rest of the week, we're rounding up the most exciting deals from Amazon, Walmart, and Best Buy. Our favorite things on sale today include premium audio ge...

Picking the perfect gift is never an easy task. You desperately want to impress and you've thought it through carefully, but what if they don't like it? That's a lot of pressure for anyone to handle.Y...

All signs point to China when it comes to the massive Marriott hack that came to light last month.The data breach that exposed personal data of around 500 million guests of the hotel chain is believed...

There are three realisations you come to once you enter the real world as a working adult: A 9 to 5 job is rarely ever just 9 to 5Your free time is pretty limitedDating sucksThe social freedoms y...

Google published its "Year in Search 2018" report on Wednesday, and unsurprisingly, the global results are topped by the biggest sporting event of the year, the World Cup. Sports, elections, catastrop...

Super Micro has not moved on.The San Jose-based motherboard manufacturer found itself mired in controversy after an Oct. 4 Bloomberg Businessweek article claimed, with a robust 17 sources allegedly ba...

Welcome to Small Humans, an ongoing series at Mashable that looks at how to take care of – and deal with – the kids in your life. Because Dr. Spock is nice and all, but it’s 2018 and...

Much like Santa's elves at this time of year, we have been keeping very busy concerning ourselves with gifts. With Christmas fast approaching, we understand that this time of year can be stressfu...

Users of U.S.-based cryptocurrency exchange Gemini can now trade on the go with a new mobile app, launched for iOS and Android on Tuesday. The app lets you buy and sell cryptocurrencies, includin...

It's officially crunch time for holiday gifting. If you have some pricier items on your list — i.e. a giant flat screen TV — you're probably wondering why you didn't jump on those Black Fr...

The worst thing about typos is only realizing you've made them after you've already embarrassed yourself to the worldJust ask Rudy Giuliani.On a much smaller scale, though, making typos is still prett...

Why take out your wallet and photo ID if a camera and software program can scan your face, verify your identity, and send you on your way in 30 seconds?That's what Hertz rental cars is asking with its...

It might seem like there's already tons of ads on Facebook, but the company is still searching for new places to put more of them. The latest method that's materializing is in search results, whe...

The nostalgia carousel keeps going round and round, and brands have happily hopped on for the ride.Puma announced Monday that it would reissue a little-known shoe with a technical twist from 1986: the...

Google CEO Sundar Pichai’s long-awaited Congressional hearing took place on Tuesday.Pichai testified before Congress on Google+ data breaches, the controversial Chinese-censorship friendly searc...

Apple's recent patent filing hints at noise-canceling, expandable foam, and biometric sensors. Read more...More about Apple, Mashable Video, Airpods, 2020, and Tech...

Instagram is taking new steps to woo some of its highest profile users. The app is testing "creator accounts," which would add new analytics and messaging features geared toward influencers and o...

Some people have a hard time staying in one place. For PC gamers, this has long been a challenge. Since desktop setups were the gold standard for so long, the more powerful rigs have often required th...

With just two weeks left to shop for Christmas presents, we're rounding up the best deals from Amazon, Walmart, Best Buy, and Macy's. Some of the hottest sales today include AncestryDNA test kits, var...

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The head of a tech giant is on the Congressional hot seat again.Google CEO Sundar Pichai appeared before the House Judiciary Committee on Tuesday morning. The hearing, titled Transparency & Accoun...

If versatility and mobility are your top priorities when it comes to choosing a laptop, the Microsoft Surface Pro (5th generation) should be top of your Christmas list. That's not to say that the...

Bug bounty hunter Sahad Nk recently uncovered a series of vulnerabilities that left Microsoft users’ accounts — from your Office documents to your Outlook emails — susceptible to hac...

Tally is a "shy" robot. Unlike the gregarious, extroverted Pepper robot seen roaming in shopping malls and interacting with customers and answering questions, Tally quietly does its thing with th...

Researchers at Stanford University and EPFL have developed drones that can anchor themselves onto a surface and lift objects that are 40 times their own weight. The FlyCroTugs — aka flying, micr...

There's a new smartphone with racing car-related branding in town. OnePlus and McLaren just announced the OnePlus 6T McLaren Edition, a beefed-up version of OnePlus's flagship with 10GB of RAM an...

Christmas is such an exciting time for so many. It can also be an incredibly stressful time, particularly for those that like their home to be spotless.There will be mess. It's an inevitability that s...

As more and more of our lives move into the digital world, an increasing number of us are looking to claim a permanent spot on the web.Having your own website is now a realistic possibility for anyone...

Every day we endeavour to bring you the very best deals to save you money. We also try our best to keep these deal round ups as varied as possible. Sure we could probably hit you with 20 laptop deals ...

Remember when Samsung made fun of Apple for not including a headphone jack on its flagship phones? Those jokes will pack a little less punch now that Samsung has launched the Galaxy A8s, a phone with ...

We weren't sure if it was actually going to happen, but the new Instant Pot Max is finally available to buy on Amazon.As certified members of the Instant Pot cult (er, club) we're psyched. And with th...

Does the slightest sight of Comic Sans, Papyrus, or — heaven forbid — Mistral set off a physical reaction in your gut? Well, congrats — you have what it takes to be a decent graphic ...

Apple is appealing a decision that bans certain iPhone models from being sold in China.As reported by CNBC, the tech giant filed an appeal on Monday, after San Diego-based chipmaker Qualcomm was grant...

Since 2010, YouTube has released a yearly wrap-up of its most popular videos and creators.It did the same thing this year with YouTube Rewind 2018. It featured the likes of Will Smith, plus creators M...

The CrossHelmet is aiming to provide wearers with an enhanced riding experience by incorporating a sound control system and a head-up AR display with navigation, ride data, and a rear view camera. Rea...

The famous Big Mouth Billy Bass is now compatible with Amazon Alexa. The fish, which costs around $40 dollars, will dance to Amazon Music, and is sure to make a statement to party guests.  Read m...

Microsoft Surface Studio 2$3,499 (starting)View ProductThe GoodGorgeous • expansive 28-inch screen • Beautiful • minimal design • All-in-one digital studio • with touc...

Google will end the consumer version of its ill-fated social network Google+ in April, four months earlier than expected, after finding another security issue impacting more than 50 million people.In ...

In honor of Green Monday, we've gathered the best deals on 4K smart TVs from Amazon, Walmart, and Best Buy. If you're looking for a new 4K TV to give as a gift for the holidays (or if you want to get ...

Winter break must-haves: Hot chocolate (Baileys optional), a ridiculously big blanket, and books.Whether you're reading because it's your passion, because that one professor assigned a holiday reading...

Google Maps is going to start offering recommendations about where to eat and visit based on your interests.The popular mapping app is adding a personalized "For You" tab to the iOS app starting today...

It was rumored on Dec. 4 and then confirmed on Dec. 6 that Microsoft is giving up on its EdgeHTML rendering engine and embracing Google's Chromium for its Edge browser. Now we're hearing more detail a...

The holidays usually means two things: gifts and some much-needed time off from work. If you're planning an epic trip to the slopes this winter, or are venturing off to someplace warm for surfing or s...

Anyone who runs regularly knows two things for certain. One: Running while listening to music makes you run much faster. Two: Finding a set of comfortable and secure earphones is a difficult task.In c...

Listen up because robot sidekicks are now a reality. We aren't quite to the point where we can command our robot friends to complete all our housework while we sit back and relax, but we've made the f...

'Tis the season for holiday deals.If you clicked on this you aren't looking for travel coupons for New Year's. You're here to find some of the best laptop and tablets deals available if you still need...

Everyone's favorite billionaire is back in the news.Tesla and SpaceX founder Elon Musk appeared in a 60 Minutes interview this weekend covering a wide range of topics including recent labor complaints...

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The end of the controversial display notch is nigh... for Android at least.Samsung kickstarted the death of the cutout with — no surprise — another type of display cutout on its newly anno...

If you weren't aware, today is Green Monday, a shopping holiday started by online retailer eBay in 2007 and a kind of sister sales day to Black Friday. In honor of this shopping holiday, we've ro...

In the summer of 1989, Giles Walker, a young artist traveling around Europe with the state-of-the-art Mutoid Waste Company, was in Berlin building a ramming machine to break through the Berlin Wall.&#...

OK, you've already bought your big-ticket items for the holidays, but what about your coworkers, the mailman, and everyone else on your list who you care about enough to not just fall back on a gift c...

There's just something about Anki's tiny AI robot Vector that draws you to it. Vector is the perfect size for a personal desk assistant. The AI isn't as advanced as Amazon's Alexa or Google Home, but ...

OK guys it's about two weeks until Christmas now. We are actually kind of impressed if you haven't sorted your presents yet. It's a sign of confidence.Having self-confidence is a good thing, without a...

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They say the things you put together yourself make for the most meaningful presents. Then again, there's no hard and fast rule that says that it's you who should be doing the work. For tinkerers and t...

An Australian Fortnite streamer has been charged after allegedly assaulting his partner during a live broadcast on Twitch.Officers from Camden Police were contacted after a witness reported the allege...

Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey shared with the world what he did on his most recent birthday: travel to Myanmar and do a 10-day silent meditation.Dorsey made a thread on Twitter explaining the experience, an...

The holidays are generally a stressful time, thanks in no small part to the mind-numbing task of having to think of (and not to mention, afford) the perfect presents for our friends and family. If you...

It's the most wonderful time of the year. That's right, cities around the globe are celebrating that most modern of holidays on Saturday: SantaCon. The annual gathering of revelers dressed as San...

Drones are coming to New York City, and that should worry you. So argues the New York Civil Liberties Union, which in a Dec. 7 statement blasts the forthcoming NYPD deployment of the flying surve...

Samsung's Galaxy 10 is coming and while we already know it's going to be feature-packed like no other Samsung phone before, we didn't have any idea what it looks like... until now.Two of most-respecte...

The music streaming war between Apple Music and Spotify is heating up.As part of what appears to a be series of moves to grow Apple Music, Apple has acquired Platoon, a London-based company that disco...

Imagine someone demonstrating a jet plane 15 years before Kitty Hawk. Imagine someone demonstrating a smartphone 15 years before the first cellular networks were even launched. Imagine someone demonst...

Furbo Dog Camera$249.99View ProductThe GoodEasy to use • Made of durable plastic • Bamboo lid tightly secures treats • Launching treats is fun!The BadCan't pan or move the camera ...

Hoping to land on someone's nice list this holiday season? We've got just the ticket, with deets on ten of the coolest gifts we're loving right now, all of which you can snag in the Mashable Shop. (Do...

When Ariel sang about "gadgets and gizmos aplenty," she was referring to all the rad stocking stuffers that just went on sale in the Mashable Shop. (Trust us on this one.)For a limited time, you can s...

Welcome to Small Humans, an ongoing series at Mashable that looks at how to take care of – and deal with – the kids in your life. Because Dr. Spock is nice and all, but it’s 2018 and...

If you're out of the loop, Amazon and Best Buy are doing some 12 Days and 20 Days of deals tech events to give us something to salivate over now that Black Friday weekend is over.We'll admit that some...

It seems like battle royale style games took over the world almost overnight. One day the beta for a game called PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds opened up and next thing you know Call of Duty is getting...

Bose designed a pair of sunglasses that have a built-in speaker systemStream music, connect to virtual assistants, and make calls, all while staying shady and looking cool.  Read more...More abou...

Oooohhhhhh, the Epic Rap Battles of History video guys are back after a two-year hiatus, and they're coming for two of the most shade-able figures in the tech world: Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg.Epic...

Things are not looking up for Huawei's CFO. Wanzhou Meng, arrested Dec. 1 in Vancouver and facing possible extradition to the U.S., had a bail hearing today in which it was made clear that she is...

Tesla CEO Elon Musk took a puff off a joint three months ago and people are still talking about it. In a preview Friday for an upcoming 60 Minutes interview with Lesley Stahl, Musk defends his br...

Now that it's the weekend, we've gathered the best deals on 4K smart TVs from Amazon, Walmart, and Best Buy. If you want to spend your weekend watching movies and TV shows, check out these amazing dea...

The only thing grosser than a dirty keyboard is having to clean a dirty keyboard. The silver lining: You can do it using items you'll find around your house or office and a few cheap cleaning supplies...

Checkmate.Competitive and casual chess players alike now have a new foe. In addition to computers, there's a new AI platform called AlphaZero that can totally beat us all.SEE ALSO: An AI wrote the scr...

Listening to the news over a Google Home smart speaker is going to get more useful. On Thursday, Google announced a new effort to personalize the audio news feed available through the company's digita...

We're starting to learn more about what the rumored 2020 AirPods redesign might look like.A recent Apple patent filing shows how the company may make changes to the AirPods in years to come. Spotted b...

If you bought a lot Bitcoin in 2011, you'd be rich now. But if you bought Bitcoin a year ago, or even a month ago...well, let's just say your portfolio would be a pretty sad sight. Which is ...

The smartphone megapixel wars aren't over yet. Chinese electronics company Xiaomi teased a new smartphone with a 48-megapixel camera, a record for the company, and as far as we can recall, an all...

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Amazon’s checkout-free Go stores are really starting to take off.The online retail giant has been in contact with several major U.S. airports to discuss opening new cashier-less Amazon Go locati...

The upside about the holidays: All of the great deals are like a savings buffet. The downside: Gift shopping isn't exactly the most relaxing activity.Don't worry though, we're here to help if you're s...

Bose Home Speaker 500$399.95View ProductThe GoodRobust sound with strong bass • Sleek design gives it a premium feel • No distortion • even at high volumes • Alexa integration...

Best Buy is having a big sale during the 20 days leading up to Christmas. Each day, the retailer picks a product and marks it down as low as possible to pass the savings on to you. This is day seven o...

TGIF: Thanks Goodness It's For sale. That's how the expression goes, right?With the weekend now here, w've rounded up the best deals that should make it easier to rest and relax during your days off. ...

Everyone loves a bundle deal. Don't deny it. You are bundle mad just like the rest of us. A bundle means you get the product you want, plus some great accessories that you didn't know you needed,...

'Tis the season to eat, drink, and be merry. It could also be the season to fall in love, if you play your cards right.What better gift to receive this Christmas than the gift of romance? Unfortunatel...

The perfect way to start your Friday isn't with a coffee, or a nice breakfast. It's with deals. Cold, fresh, unfiltered deals, straight from the source. And that is what we are supplying. We have...

Recent rumors were real: Microsoft's Edge will become a Chromium-based browser. Microsoft's Corporate VP Joe Belfiore revealed the news in a blog post Thursday, saying the company intends to "to ...

Long criticized for his time management skills, billionaire inventor Elon Musk is once again behind schedule on a major project.This time it's the underground Hawthorne test tunnel for The Boring Comp...

Nymeria howls.That impressive vocal ability was just part of what I learned about my newly adopted pup, Nymeria (aka "Meerie"), as I watched her, pacing and barking non-stop, from a dog nanny cam live...

The holidays are upon us and, for Instagram users, that can only mean one thing: it's time to make your "top nine" collage.For those not familiar, these are the posts that inundate Instagram feeds and...

There's no time like the present to slow the tide of a technology-enabled facilitation of discrimination aided by facial recognition. So, somewhat surprisingly, argues one key developer of said f...

Bose designed a pair of sunglasses that have a built-in speaker systemStream music, connect to virtual assistants, and make calls, all while staying shady and looking cool.  Read more...More abou...

If Instagram looks a little off to you right now, you're not alone: the app is experiencing a strange glitch that is messing with users' feeds.The issue is causing bars to appear over images, making t...

Qualcomm's Snapdragon chips dominate mobile — you'll find them in almost every Android phone and tablet — and now they're ready to invade Intel's main turf: PCs.On the third day of its ann...

Audeze Mobius$399.00View ProductThe GoodImmersive 7.1-channel soundstage • Top-quality audio in and out of games • Comfy fit • Solidly built • Slick designThe BadSurround sound...

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A shiny new MacBook is great and all, but if you're looking to buy a great gift for your kid, you might not want to drop thousands of dollars on something they could very easily break.Dear reader: Hav...

What's worse: a massive financial crime, or a years-long international espionage operation?China is emerging as the lead suspect in the Marriott security breach that affected 500 million customers, ac...

It's finally happening: Ride-hailing company Lyft is taking the long-anticipated step of going public. The company beat its rival Uber in the race to a public offering on Thursday when it filed c...

If you have any interest in the cryptocurrency space that's bubbled last year and deflated this year, you've probably heard of the term HODL. It's a misspelling of the word "hold," originating from a ...

Turn away from your Twitter feed, stop scrolling through Instagram, and log out of your Facebook account. It's time to focus all your energy on the very important task of online shopping. We've rounde...

China is demanding the release of a Huawei executive who was arrested in Canada.Canadian law enforcement detained Huawei Technologies' chief financial officer, Meng Wanhzou, in Vancouver, British Colu...

The Apple Watch Series 4's transformation from miniature iPhone and fitness tracker to medical device is now complete with the release of the ECG (electrocardiogram) app and irregular heart rhythm not...

The all-new Kindle Paperwhite is thinner, lighter, and has twice the storage of previous models. It's also waterproof, so it's perfect for lounging by the pool or on the beach. We know that image migh...

CyberGhost VPN has been around for a while now — seven years to be precise. The VPN service has made good use of those seven years of data protection expertise to introduce CyberGhost VPN 7.0.Th...

Amazon has launched its "Last Minute Christmas Deals" sale with a wide offering of discounts on Amazon devices, TVs, laptops, homeware, kitchenware, toys, and everything else in-between.The Amazon Chr...

Amazon has launched its "Last Minute Christmas Deals" promotion. This sale gives consumers the opportunity to pick up bargains right up until Dec. 21. It really isn't "last minute" just yet, but let's...

What are you doing with your life if you don't have a website? Do you really exist in the eyes of the digital generation?Whether it's via smartphone or desktop, more than 4 billion people in the world...

Here's a fact about 5G phones you probably didn't think about: They'll be expensive — at least at first. According to OnePlus CEO Pete Lau, who spoke with The Verge, OnePlus is indeed worki...

Editor's note: Both Mashable and PCMag are owned by Ziff Davis.The holidays are already here and you're going to have more get togethers at your home before you know it. While spending time with famil...

Shopping for an Ansel Adams wannabe this holiday season? Congratulations! You've got plenty of gift options to sort through. The challenge, however, is finding something that's neither tacky (like a l...

Between hot toddy-powered cocktail parties, cookie exchanges, and Secret Santa present pursuits, we really can't blame you if you mentally check out from work at some point during the holidays. Your b...

Another Google messaging app is dead.Allo, which launched back in 2016, will soon be no longer. The tech giant announced in a blog post that it's ending support for the messaging app next March.SEE AL...

I got so up close and personal with a fake rock wall at Refinery29's experiential pop-up, 29Rooms, that fuzzy little pieces of moss kept falling off of my dress long after my visit. The appearance of ...

Huawei's relationship with the U.S. just took a turn for the worse. Several months after Donald Trump signed a bill into law preventing U.S. government agencies from buying certain products from ...

Facebook Portal and Portal+$199 ($349 for Portal+)View ProductThe GoodSmart camera frees you up to move around • Great in the officeThe BadApp support is limited • Doesn't work with Messen...

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Well, Waymo did it. It launched a self-driving taxi service before the end of 2018. This is, on the surface, exactly what it said it would do, and it didn't even come down to the wire — it's onl...

Another iOS update is rolling out to iPhones and iPads everywhere. iOS 12.1.1 fixes several bugs and enhances some features. The update is rolling out now via iTunes or through an over-the-air up...

Qualcomm's next-gen mobile chip, the Snapdragon 855, is official and will be looked back as a cornerstone to the 5G-ification of everything.The world's largest mobile chipmaker held back on sharing ex...

We're still a way off from augmented reality devices being an everyday part of our lives, but Bose's new sunglasses are a subtle step towards that reality.Bose Frames are sunglasses, but they're also ...

The onslaught of 5G is coming sooner than you think. AT&T, Verizon, T-Mobile, and Sprint are beginning to prep there respective networks — but some are farther along than others.Similar...

Newly public documents reveal just how paranoid Facebook was of its potential competitors and shines new light on some of the company's most important acquisitions. The internal documents, made p...

Guys, there's really no reason to get worked up about all of thisFacebook promises. Following the release of 250 pages of internal Facebook emails and documents by UK lawmakers, everyone's favori...

It's already bad enough you're stuck in the middle seat for a six-hour flight home for holidays. But before the plane even taxis, the couple you're stuck between decide to start fighting and it's clea...

The day we are born is the day we begin to die, and the same was true for the beloved but ill-fated app, Vine.Mark Zuckerberg personally made the decision to revoke Vine's ability to connect users to ...

This post is part of Hard Refresh, a soothing weekly column where we try to cleanse your brain of whatever terrible thing you just witnessed on Twitter.Depending on the day, technology can feel like t...

The holiday season presents plenty of "stranger danger" moments for you and your family. The only risk that's greater than strange people is strange people on the internet, all trying to get ahold of ...

This portable robot uses its robotic arm and smart tech to map 3D coordinates to clean to perfection. Read more...More about Mashable Video, Robot, Toilet, Robot Arm, and Tech...

Just like our own Facebook profiles, Facebook's past activities keep coming back to haunt them.The UK has released a 250 page document containing private emails from Facebook, including communiques fr...

Amazon's 12 Days of Deals is nearly halfway through, with today top-notch sale featuring some pretty damn decent savings on PC laptops for business and gaming, monitors, desktops, Wi-Fi routers, and m...

Drone deliveries may finally become a reality.Wing, Alphabet’s drone delivery startup, has announced it will launch a trial-run of its service in Finland in spring 2019. The initial run wil...

Experts share advice on parenting, kids, and mindful tech in an age of distractions. Read more...More about Amazon, Supported, Alexa, Parenting With Technology, and Mindfulness...

Does your Amazon Echo often misunderstand your questions and commands? Do you live in a household with other Amazon Echo users, making it difficult for Alexa to figure out who is speaking?If so, there...

The future is here: Waymo One, a self-driving taxi service by Alphabet's self-driving company Waymo, has officially launched. Unfortunately, to paraphrase sci-fi prophet William Gibson, this futu...

Whoever said that reality is better than fiction hasn't taken the 2018 news cycle into account. It's really no wonder more and more people are becoming increasingly reliant on escapist entertainment.I...

It's Hump Day people, and the sales are piling up. We've rounded up the best deals on premium headphones, audio gear, kitchen products of various shapes and sizes, Amazon smart home devices, and more....

Tumblr is cracking down on adult content, and the internet has something to say about itThe move comes after the iOS app was temporarily pulled from the app store after it was reported for child porno...

There are always great deals out there, if you look hard enough. It's not uncommon for items to be reduced by 30%, 40%, or even 50%, particularly during Black Friday or Christmas sales.What is uncommo...

We spend a lot of time tracking the best deals and we see an awful lot of products. We therefore feel like we can speak with a little authority on coffee machines, because we come across a lot of them...

However experienced you are, you can always learn new tricks. Or at least improve the tricks you already know.Nowadays there is pretty much a course for anything. You can learn how to play the guitar,...

Welcome to Small Humans, an ongoing series at Mashable that looks at how to take care of – and deal with – the kids in your life. Because Dr. Spock is nice and all, but it’s 2018 and...

If you have a diehard Star Wars fan in your life, chances are, they probably already own every piece of official merchandise there is. Lightsabers, action figures, R2D2, BB-8 droids, and Chewbacca plu...

Samsung still hasn't officially launched a flagship smartphone with a notch, but it sure looks like it's seriously considering the idea. At a demonstration held during Qualcomm's Snapdragon Tech ...

Although the PlayStation Classic is a faithful miniaturization of the original console, it's simply an emulator, and the people at YouTube channel Retro Gaming Arts have managed to find a way to acces...

It turns out that hackers are an equal opportunity bunch. During the lead up to the 2016 U.S. election, much ado was made of the hack of the Democratic National Committee and subsequent publishin...

Hollywood chimed in Tuesday on something it actually knows a thing or two about: film and video technology. And you should be glad it did.”In a short video attached the home video release of Mis...

An e-scooter is an e-scooter is an e-scooter. Right?That's what it feels like, at least. But as the scooter-share industry stays upright longer, it's becoming clear that the motorized devices we're ri...

The Festival of Lights is upon us.Revelers are frying latkes and lighting candles at sundown for eight nights to celebrate Hanukkah through Monday evening. They're also playing dreidel — a ...

False advertising is not a good look, Samsung.Photographer Dunja Djudjic is accusing the world’s largest smartphone maker of using one of her photos and presenting it on their website as a photo...

Experts share their advice for parents on how to raise kids with a healthy relationship to technology. Read more...More about Amazon, Supported, Parenting, Meditation, and Amazon Echo...

5G, 5G, 5 gee.To most people, 5G is merely the successor to 4G LTE — the next generation of cellular connectivity for your phone. And yes, that's what 5G will be for most people as carriers...

Ad Content from AmazonToday, technology receives more than just a casual mention in most parenting handbooks and mommy blogs. Parents of elementary school-age kids are in a particularly befuddling spo...

A new generation of smartphones is nearly upon us.Starting in 2019, Android phone makers will start shipping new devices with Qualcomm's Snapdragon 855 system-on-a-chip (SoC), which'll be the first ch...

PC gaming can get really expensive.It's something I know all too well: I had to save up for almost seven months in order to afford the $1,500 Alienware laptop I wanted when I was in high school. It wa...

Santa Claus is coming to town Google.Google has just rolled out a slew of new games and features to its Santa's Village holiday page, including a location-based "Santa Tracker" that follows Santa ...

Students from two Swiss universities designed SpaceBok, a quadruped robot being trained for missions to Mars and the moon. Read more...More about Space, Mars, Moon, Students, and Training...

Hello, beautiful: The 6-quart Instant Pot Ultra is on sale for $30 off at Amazon, dropping it down to just $119.99 — the price that it was for Prime Day 2018. Random, but we'll take it.The ...

Amsterdam's Clean Energy Challenge inspired Guillaume Roukhomovsky and Blaž Verhnjak to design S-Park. It's a system that consists of a front bicycle wheel, and bike rack. As a rider bikes around...

Facebook is rolling out a brand new sharing feature just in time for the holidays.In a blog post on Tuesday, Facebook announced a brand new feature that allows users to share collections with family a...

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It's cuddle-up-with-a-book season, y'all.On Monday, Bill Gates released a list of his five favorite books of 2018 on his blog, without an Amazon link in sight. SEE ALSO: Bill Gates really identif...

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Dyson launched a big upgrade to its air purifier earlier this year with the Dyson Pure Cool.The UK-based company is now launching a new version called the the Pure Hot+Cool. As you might suspect, it's...

Let's start the day with amazing deals from retailers like Amazon, Walmart, Best Buy, and Macy's. We rounded up deals on camping gear, kitchen products, and Amazon devices for video streaming, home se...

Remember the browser wars? In 1995, Microsoft launched Internet Explorer and started bundling it with Windows in order to snatch away market share from the then-dominant browser, Netscape. It worked &...

If you are one of the millions (maybe billions) of people around the world who rely of coffee to get them through the working day, you may find yourself spending an inordinate amount of money on cups ...

This is what happens when MekaMon invade a model village. They seem to pop up in the unlikeliest of places... Read more...More about Tech, Gaming, Robots, Mekamon, and Entertainment...

A record-breaking cold night in Siberia back in 2012 spurred the creation of a more reliable ride-hailing service that spread through Russia and now that company is making its way to the U.S. First st...

What is the first thing you notice when you meet someone new? Everyone is different obviously, but for a lot of people it's the smile, and more specifically, the teeth.The thing about teeth is that yo...

This selection of deals has a real celebratory vibe. We have sourced the very best offers on cocktail liqueurs, karaoke machines, and Hasbro games, meaning you can be fully prepared for party season.O...

Editor's note: PCMag and Mashable are both owned by Ziff Davis.While at one time Apple MacBooks may have seemed like the be-all and end-all of the laptop world, that time has quickly passed. There are...

From your niece's shrill and ceaseless rendition of Deck the Halls to Uncle Jerry's eggnog-fueled, politically incorrect rantings, there are plenty of reasons to pick up a pair of noise-canceling head...

It's a problem most Apple lovers know all too well: Any attempt to organize your chargers and wires leaves you with a convoluted mess of cables reminiscent of the Pokémon Tangela. Fortunatel...

Being able to take your music wherever you go is one of the great wonders of Bluetooth and smartphone technology. It's even better when you have a portable Bluetooth speaker on hand to boost the sound...

Being able to take your music wherever you go is one of the great wonders of Bluetooth and smartphone technology. It's even better when you have a portable Bluetooth speaker on-hand to boost the sound...

Hanging out poolside, at the lake, or on the beach just isn't the same without your favorite playlist setting the soundtrack. Unfortunately, your current speaker is clunky, heavy, and needs to be plug...

YouTube can now add "most popular iPhone app of the year" to its list of accomplishments.Apple just released its lists for the most downloaded apps of 2018 and YouTube took the number one spot, beatin...

Quora, the question-and-answer site that bludgeons users into signing up, has been hit with a major data breach.In a blog post titled "Quora Security Update," the site revealed that the data of approx...

I’d heard about 5G. But I didn’t know just how fast it would be until I was watching myself miss free throws in real time.On Monday, Verizon opened the doors to its 5G Experience pop-up sh...

For most of us, it's a long trip to see the works of Johannes Vermeer, the Dutch Golden Age painter behind Girl with a Pearl Earring.Google is making those works accessible on your phone with its Arts...

Shady developers have found a new way to trick users into spending ridiculous sums of money on worthless services.The scheme, which was discovered by Redditors and reported by the welivesecurity blog,...

When Tesla CEO Elon Musk introduced a lower-priced Model 3 a few months ago, he deducted thousands in federal tax incentives from the sticker price. On Monday, according to Reuters, White House econom...

AICAN is a program designed by Rutgers' Art & AI Lab that's basically an AI artist. After looking at nearly 500 years of art history, it learned the ins and outs of artistic aesthetic, and created...

Tumblr will ban all adult content from its platform beginning Dec. 17.The new policy was announced just weeks after its iOS app was temporarily pulled from the App Store for child pornography. It mark...

The holiday season is known to be a time of giving, but in reality, it's the season of stealing. According to the FBI, many states see an increase in burglaries throughout the month of December, when ...

Toyota says 5G will pave the way for robots in real-world scenarios, like environmental disasters and health care. Read more...More about Robot, Wireless, Toyota, Humanoid, and 5g...

"On the first day of Hanukkah, my favorite store gave to me: an Apple MacBook Pro 13-inch with a touch bar for $600 off!"Ok, so the lyrics still need a little bit of work. But that's a good deal, righ...

Buckle up, folks. Best Buy is three days into their "20 Days of Doorbusters" sale event, and today's deal features some major discounts on Dyson products, including fans, vacuums and more.This time of...

Start off your week with amazing deals on 4K smart TVs from top retailers like Amazon, Walmart, and Best Buy. We've rounded up the best deals on 4K TVs of various shapes and sizes from brands like Son...

The race to 5G is ramping up.Samsung and Verizon announced on Monday that the two companies are partnering to bring one of the first 5G smartphones to the market. While no specific release date was me...

Need a little #MondayMotivation? We've scoured the internet for all the best dealsAmazon, Walmart, Best Buy, and Macy's all have great deals today on audio gear, kitchen products, video streaming devi...

If you're feeling particularly nostalgic, then the Gen 1 and Gen 2 Tamagotchi keychains are here to pick you up. With a new phone app to complement the toy, the Tamagotchi still has the same quirks, s...

Apple's next iPhones, which are likely to come out in 2019, won't come with a 5G modem, a Bloomberg report claims. The report, which cites people familiar with Apple's plans, claims Apple won't l...

Good offers on Apple products are few and far between. Good offers on the latest iPhone are almost non-existent. Well folks, that is what we are dealing with here.The Apple iPhone XS Max (64GB) can no...

Over the last few weeks we have seen some great Nintendo Switch deals emerge, and they just keep coming. You can now save big on a wide range of limited edition Nintendo Switch Mario Kart 8 Deluxe bun...

There are officially 28 days until 2019, and that means it's time to tally up all the new track.Streaming service iHeartRadio has been working all year to bring the music to you. Meanwhile, their data...

Anyone that has spent any extended time in cheap hotels will know that a poor mattress can not only completely ruin your sleep but also do some serious damage to your back, leaving you tired and sore....

If 2018 was the year of the notch, then 2019 might be the year of the hole punch. Huawei's Nova 4, a smartphone with a "hole punch" display — meaning the display only has a tiny round cutou...

It's hard to believe that December is already upon us, but here we are. For many, December marks the proper beginning of the Christmas period, with the decorations finally going up and the Christmas s...

Google has come out with its picks for the top Android apps of the year and its choices might surprise you.The company published its end-of-year lists highlighting the best of Google Play, and it rewa...

Amazon's cashier-less shopping tech could come to a full supermarket.As reported by the Wall Street Journal, the tech giant is experimenting with its Amazon Go technology at a larger store.SEE ALSO: W...

AirPods may finally get some long-rumored upgrades in the not-too-distant future. Apple will release an AirPods case that supports wireless charging in the beginning of 2019, according to a new r...

Black Friday 2018 has come and gone, which means the year's best deals on tech products are over. DoneFinito.... Or are they?For a limited time, you'll find a handful of refurbished Apple gadgets (plu...

There's a definitive list of household chores in order of agreeableness. Cleaning the oven is the worst. Dead last in the list and don't question us on that. Vacuuming is actually quite well posi...

This, depressingly, is just so very 2018.Brett Favre and Soulja Boy are doing some serious backtracking, after a report from BuzzFeed News revealed that the two had been tricked into making anti-Semit...

Four wheels good, two wheels better. According to a report in The Information, the ride-hailing company Uber is in secret talks to acquire an electric scooter company. And, if the story's sources...

The chorus is growing. Jack Poulson, a former Google research scientist, has publicly called out executives at his previous place of employment after resigning in protest over the company's plans...

It took California Highway Patrol seven minutes to pull over a Tesla driver. The driver appeared to be asleep at his wheel.SEE ALSO: Tesla's Model X gets a rival as Americans flock to trucks and SUVsA...

Microsoft Surface Pro 6$899 (starting)View ProductThe GoodComes in matte black option! • Quad-core performance • Entry-level model doesn't stink anymoreThe BadNo USB-C port(s)The Bottom Li...

Welcome to Small Humans, an ongoing series at Mashable that looks at how to take care of – and deal with – the kids in your life. Because Dr. Spock is nice and all, but it’s 2018 and...

Between your streaming service charges, monthly payments to the cloud, regular curated box deliveries, and that gym membership you rarely use, you and your wallet are probably tormented with way too m...

Black Friday has come and gone and so has Cyber Monday, but thankfully the deals haven't. And if you need a new laptop or are trying to find a tablet that will make a god holiday present, you can chec...

Ariana Grande has another accomplishment to add to her ever-growing list: breaking YouTube. The pop singer dropped the much anticipated music video for her hit song "thank you, next" on Nov. 30, ...

The Zenboard is a limited edition board that is promising to deliver the ultimate experience when it comes to electric skateboards. The ride brakes as the user steps off, incorporates a sleek design, ...

This holiday season, while everyone else is giving and receiving the year’s hottest new tech items, why not do something a little different?Give the gift of old and absolutely out-of-date techno...

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Aerones is building heavy-lift drones for operations that can get dangerous when performed by humans. The company has recently unveiled footage of a drone solution for high-altitude window cleaning. I...

Some Google Maps users are making a confusing and troubling discovery when opening the app.In some cases, users reported that they're seeing the swastika symbol on some locations, in particular hotels...

How do you make an insanely secure, but also memorable password? Read the full article here. Read more...More about Mashable Video, Cybersecurity, Password, Password Manager, and Password Securit...

Essential birthed the notch with the PH-1 and Apple popularized it with the iPhone X, but Asia's biggest smartphone makers already look ready to kill it and replace it with a less offensive-looking ho...

There's no better time to be a gamer than the holidays. All the biggest titles of the year are out to enjoy, whether it's the newest Call of Duty or a hotly anticipated game like Red Dead Redemption 2...

In 2017, a Palestinian construction worker in the West Bank settlement of Beiter Illit, Jerusalem, posted a picture of himself on Facebook in which he was leaning against a bulldozer. Shortly after, I...

If you value your data privacy, Starwood Points might end up costing you more than they've saved.Marriott International, Incdisclosed a data breach of its Starwood guest reservation database on Friday...

Samsung clearly has the 'Friday Feeling'. It has launched some incredible weekend offers to celebrate the end of another working week.Up until midnight on Dec. 2 you can pick up a Samsung Sound+ HW-MS...

Apple has a strict 14-day return policy on most of its products. But that may change for its newest wearable, the Apple Watch Series 4.MacRumors reports that the new Apple Watch will be getting an ext...

Now that it's Friday, we've gathered the best deals on 4K smart TVs for this weekend. We found the best deals from Amazon, Walmart, and Best Buy on the top name brands like Sony, Samsung, LG Electroni...

Microsoft has unveiled brand new icons for all the apps in its Office productivity suite.The Redmond, Washington-based tech giant announced the sweeping changes to its Office app icons in a blog post ...

Once the domain of the geeky or forward-thinking business owner, having your own website is now seen as an exciting and realistic prospect for many of us. You can use that website as a springboard for...

There have been some vicious rumours circulating that Black Friday deals are dead. You shouldn't believe everything you hear, though, because most rumours are simply not true.OK, we may have insinuate...

Amazon is re-running some of its most popular Black Friday 2018 deals. That should be music to the ears of anyone who missed out during the Black Friday rush. But don't get too comfortable, these deal...

Apple's subscription music service, Apple Music, will launch on Amazon's Echo devices starting in the week of Dec. 17, Amazon announced Friday. This will enable Apple Music subscribers to access ...

With the weekend finally here, we've rounded up the best deals on products that will help you enjoy the days off your work week. We have deals on kitchen products, electronics and audio gear, and Amaz...

If you are a keen mobile gamer then we'd be willing to bet that the Razer Phone 2 is already on your radar. What sets it apart from the competition when it comes to mobile gaming is the UltraMoti...

Amazon's Cyber Week sale ends at midnight on Nov. 30. That means this is your last chance to pick up a range of deals on everything from TVs to toys. Amazon is also running its Free Delivery Week...

Elon Musk's days of smoking weed in public are, apparently, over. To be fair, it was just that one time, when Musk appeared to be smoking weed on the Joe Rogan Experience podcast, but it was enou...

Buckle up kidsInstagram is about to get even more cliquey. The app added a new "close friends" feature that will let you post Stories that are only viewable to a select group of your followers. W...

Whether you're on Facebook, Ticketfly, Equifax, or a dating site for wannabe adulterers (hi Josh Duggar!), no one's safe from cyber attacks. It's a threat that looms mind-bogglingly large: A...

Facebook's chief operating officer Sheryl Sandberg has been accused of being directly involved in the company's (once) covert investigation into billionaire George Soros.As reported by the New York Ti...

A little rain didn't dampen ThorDrive, a self-driving car platform based in Seoul, from launching its self-driving delivery service. Starting Thursday, driverless vans will drop off purchases fro...

Well that certainly backfired. Professional boxer Floyd Mayweather and music producer DJ Khaled are on the receiving end of substantial fines today. The SEC announced the two would-be cryptocurre...

It turns out Facebook did at one point consider selling its users' data.We now know this not because Facebook executives had a sudden urge for transparency, but because of a bungled PDF that wasn't pr...