When I was in high school I discovered that a well-timed quip or joke in the classroom could make an entire class – even the teacher – laugh or at least react. It was a kind of skill, the ability to think on my feet and the distance from my brain to my mouth being maybe a millise … | Continue reading
Despite the ups and downs experienced by most tech startups, this week Twitter marks its tenth year in operationThe company is celebrating that achievement by sharing cleverly crafted thank you messages and milestone dates tracking the growth of the service. See also: Say so lon … | Continue reading
CUPERTINO, Calif. — Here's the lineup: A 4-inch iPhone, a new iPad, Apple Watch bands ... and maybe something more. Those are the educated guesses, but you will know for sure, because you're here, with us, on the live blog.From the moment Apple CEO Tim Cook takes the stage on Mon … | Continue reading
Spring has no shortage of hot music festivals. If you’re planning to hit up some of the biggies, such as Ultra, Coachella, Lollapalooza or EDC, preparation is key. Although there’s much debate surrounding staying connected versus unplugging at concerts, many seasoned festival goe … | Continue reading
Spring has arrived, and the best way to ring it in is with some good old-fashioned spring cleaning. But this is the 21st century, so there’s gotta be some form of electronic help for you.To help with all of your spring cleaning needs, we’ve compiled some of the best apps to help … | Continue reading
Things come up in your schedule, and cancellations are a necessary inconvenience. But when you've made an appointment to get your makeup done before a big event or a massage on your birthday and it falls through, it's The Worst. (Okay, there are plenty of things worse in the worl … | Continue reading
For years, Japan has been showing off various types of exoskeletons designed to support the elderly and enhance the strength of manual laborersBut aside from brief, one off demonstrations, we rarely see those exoskeletons at work in real settings, such as factories. See also: FD … | Continue reading
If you look at Samsung’s new TabPro S and think, “a Surface pro knock-off,” you’re not looking in the right direction. Samsung modeled this tablet/PC hybrid on Apple’s brand new, giant iPad Pro.Sure the TabPro S runs Windows 10 and has a detachable keyboard/screen cover, but the … | Continue reading
With Apple's next product unveiling right around the corner and new rumors surrounding the upcoming iPad, you may have msissed some of this week's best new apps.See also: What to expect at Apple's spring event: A smaller iPhone is just the beginningEach weekend, we round up a few … | Continue reading
We've seen experimental drones that rule that skies with speed and even mounted weapons, but a new flying drone prototype has emerged that will lie in wait for you somewhere new: under the seaA team at the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory designed the CRACUNS ( … | Continue reading
The Venture Backpack wants you to shed $650 so you can keep track of your backpack, especially when it goes for an adventure on its ownMashable Fashion Reporter Noelle Sciacca takes the pricey tech backpack for a run in NYC and tests its style and utility. Is this the "Find My iP … | Continue reading
Netflix can either be your best friend or your worst nightmare. When you’re halfway through a seven-season TV series or have a list of must-watch movies on your list with a fantastic Internet connection, Netflix is great. But what about when you don’t know what you want to watch? … | Continue reading
Even if you keep your computer virus-free and abstain from downloading dubious programs, it'll eventually stop booting up as quickly as it used to. But don’t worry, there are a few easy fixes you can do to make your Mac or PC start up almost as fast as when you first took it out … | Continue reading
Google Docs is a great online service that allows you to work on documents, spreadsheets and presentations for free without worrying about losing your work if your computer crashes. With its sharing feature, Google Docs is also a cool collaborative tool for any written project th … | Continue reading
Matt Walker faced the problem a lot of divorced fathers face: How could he spend more time with his children.The Australian dad, who lives in America, didn't want to be just a blip in his children's lives, he wanted to be there full time. So he taught himself electronics, bought … | Continue reading
We knew Uber would make an order for autonomous cars at some point; it's inevitable. However, the idea that it just ordered $96 billion worth of Mercedes-Benz S-Class sedans is insane.See also: Sorry, Tesla: The world’s fastest electric car is made in... Croatia?A recent Reuters … | Continue reading
Your iPhone isn’t as safe from viruses as you thought. A security firm has confirmed the existence of iOS malware that can infect even non-jailbroken phones.Security company Palo Alto Networks announced it found a Trojan that exploits flaws in Apple’s DRM without needing to abuse … | Continue reading
McDonald's Happy Meal boxes are getting a virtual upgrade. The fast food giant is transforming its iconic boxes into foldable VR headsets. Where can you get your hands on one of these transformers? Well for right now, McDonald's is only releasing a limited quantity of these boxes … | Continue reading
We're just days away from Apple's spring event and the rumors and leaks aren't slowing down.We already know a lot about the 4-inch iPhone SE Apple is expected to unveil, but now we're getting more insight into what might show up for the iPad.A new report from 9to5Mac says that Ap … | Continue reading
McDonald's announced last month it was turning its iconic Happy Meal boxes into foldable VR headsets in Sweden. While the concept isn't yet slated to debut in other countries, Mashable recently got its hands on one of the boxes, and it might be one of the coolest DIY VR headsets … | Continue reading
In the spirit of March Madness, Facebook’s Messenger app has a little surprise for anyone who needs to kill some time while waiting for replies — a secret basketball minigame.Unless you read the notes of the latest Messenger update, you wouldn’t know you could shoot hoops right i … | Continue reading
Domino's, thy name is innovation.Just months after announcing a pizza delivery truck with built-in heaters, the pizza purveyor is upping the ante with the world's first pizza delivery robot.See also: 9 jobs robots could replace in 2015The company's Australian arm announced plans … | Continue reading
Users of Microsoft Edge, the company's replacement for Internet Explorer and the default browser in Windows 10, are getting their first taste of extensions, albeit only in beta. Build 14291 of Windows 10, released Thursday and available to users who participate in Microsoft's Wi … | Continue reading
Tired of leaving your apartment only to find it starts raining minutes later? Or are you always buying umbrellas and leaving them under tables in bars? There's a new umbrella that could solve both of those problems. Oombrella, a smart brolly from Paris-based Wezzoo, launched a ca … | Continue reading
It's time for another big Apple event.Ahead of Monday's Apple event, we share our predictions and run through all the rumors, particularly those of a 4-inch iPhone and a new iPadSee also: Apple vs. the FBI: This is digital security on trialWe also analyze the news that Instagram … | Continue reading
Apple, as a company, might eventually be forced by the court to help FBI crack open the iPhone that once belonged to one of the San Bernardino shooters. But Apple employees are another matter. According to a new report by The New York Times, based on input from more than six curr … | Continue reading
Once again, poor Australians have been forced to suffer massive Internet outages Thursday thanks to Telstra.The outage resulted in many customers without data for hours, spreading to services reliant on the Internet such as ATMs, EFTPOS machines and Uber apps. You couldn't get a … | Continue reading
After a months-long delay, Microsoft is finally rolling out Window 10 to older handsets.Windows 10 Mobile, the mobile version of Microsoft's newest operating system, is beginning to roll out to more than a dozen handsets. Though the update will likely come as welcome news to thos … | Continue reading
Friday didn't start well for Australians already struggling with a huge mobile and Internet outage.Amazon Web Services, a cloud services platform that supports the websites and data storage of companies around the world, suffered issues on Friday morning following a nationwide T … | Continue reading
It was a long, lonely night for some Telstra customers across Australia Thursday night.The largest telecommunications service went down on Thursday evening at 6 p.m. local time. At least 8 million customers and 50% of calls were affected by the downtime that reached into Friday m … | Continue reading
When most people think of invisibility cloaks, they think of something from Harry Potter, donning a fabric that makes you blend right into the background. That might help you sneak into the restricted section of your school library, but that won’t fool radarsA team of engineers a … | Continue reading
Mashable Tech Correspondent Ray Wong got a look at Samsung's new Galaxy Tab Pro S at the new 837 Samsung Experience store on Thursday. The biggest drawback with 2-in-1 tablets that seek to replace laptops is that they don't come with keyboards; you're forced to buy the keyboard s … | Continue reading
LOS ANGELES — T-Mobile users can now "binge on" YouTube videos without wasting any data or money.CEO John Legere said Thursday that the company will now let the Google-owned platform be part of its program "Binge On," which lets customers stream video from popular brands — includ … | Continue reading
The biggest drawback with 2-in-1 tablets, like the Microsoft Surface Pro 4 and iPad Pro, that seek to replace laptops is that they don't come with keyboards. To take full advantage of their productivity features, you're forced to buy the keyboard separately.Samsung's new Galaxy T … | Continue reading
It's been over a year since parent company Fossil Group teased a smart Michael Kors watch was in development, and now we finally have a peek of what's coming later this year.Michael Kors is making a big entrance into the wearables space with two sleek and beautiful Android Wear s … | Continue reading
You matched with someone online. He's interesting to text with, uses the right amount of emoji, and just asked you to your favorite coffee place. But then he showed up in a "Make America Great Again" t-shirt, and you have a Bernie 2016 bumper sticker on the back of your Prius. Aw … | Continue reading
Aston Martin and Red Bull Racing Formula 1 team announced Thursday morning they are working on building "the ultimate hypercar," making me wish I were a wealthy man.See also: Sorry, Tesla: The world’s fastest electric car is made in... Croatia?The project is called the AM-RM-00. … | Continue reading
Apple is getting ready to deliver a throwback.That will likely be the headline following the March 21 product event at its headquarters in Cupertino, California. The widely anticipated 4-inch iPhone (possibly called the iPhone SE, though iPhone 6C and iPhone 5SE are in contention … | Continue reading
A mini, form-factor PC code-named Skull Canyon NUC (next unit of computing) was announced by Intel at Game Developers Conference specifically aimed at the PC gaming audience.The Skull Canyon is packed with some decent hardware for such a small size — only 8.5 inches long, 4.6 inc … | Continue reading
When this CD-ROM accessory was released in 1991 for the Sega Genesis video game console, video gamers everywhere rejoiced. Let's take a look at one of tech's most beloved creations of the '90sCheck back each Thursday as we explore another piece of #ThrowbackTech for a whole new t … | Continue reading
What's Christian Slater's favorite emoji? If you send an email to Rami Malek, will he ever respond? Do the Mr. Robot stars agree on life's most fundamental question: Grumpy Cat or Marnie? Will you ever get tired of looking at these handsome men? You already know the answer to tha … | Continue reading
Continuing its quest to make the Amazon Echo the most central and indispensable part of your smart home, Amazon's smart speaker can now field your Fitbit questionsFitbit announced on Thursday you can now ask the Echo's voice assistant, Alexa, how many steps you've walked, calorie … | Continue reading
Spray paint manicures — yeah, we're intrigued, too.Whether the technology will catch on is still questionable, but products are heading stateside. And they seem promising.After launching aerosol nail polish in London last November, Nails Inc is bringing its product to North Ameri … | Continue reading
Steve Wozniak has a love-hate relationship with Apple Watch.In a Reddit AMA (ask me anything) session Wednesday, the Apple co-founder criticized the soon-to-be-slightly-updated gadget, saying it's undermining Apple's core values. SEE ALSO: Steve Wozniak on Apple vs. FBI: I'm with … | Continue reading
So you've had a few too many. Everyone in your crew is either in the bathroom or at the bar, ordering more drinks. With nothing else to do, you whip up your phone, fire up Twitter, and start typing: "Thifs isz the best bar evah! The DJ hhere is, like, so goopd!"Chances are, a com … | Continue reading
Web Developer DJ Karasek talks about the basics of making an app for Slack.Slack is the go-to messaging app for teams of all sorts. Karasek assures us that whether you want to build an interactive bot or simply need to remind employees to submit their timesheets, you can get star … | Continue reading
The world's largest watch and jewelry show, Baselworld 2016, is currently underway in Basel, Switzerland, and while we didn't expect an onslaught of smartwatches, we knew we'll see some weird and/or expensive smart wearables. One falling into the latter camp is Samsung's de Griso … | Continue reading
For many of the women who lead Australia's technology industry, lacking a degree in computer science has not been a barrier to success. And, they say, it should not be one for other women either.Speaking at the Females in IT and Telecommunications International Women’s Day lunche … | Continue reading