If you thought taking photos in public with an iPad was embarrassing, you haven’t seen the MacBook Selfie Stick.As the name suggests, it's a selfie stick strong enough to hold a MacBook. But... why?See also: This $149 flexible selfie camera wraps around your wristThe website for … | Continue reading
Tesla owners, you can now cancel your AAA membership: Your long-distance tow is on Tesla.See also: Sorry, Tesla: The world’s fastest electric car is made in... Croatia?Tesla Motors announced on Wednesday that it would begin covering the cost of a tow-truck up to 500 miles for its … | Continue reading
Apple can now count one of its former adversaries as an ally in its legal fight with the FBI.Microsoft President and Chief Legal Counsel Brad Smith testified before Congress today, saying the company would file paperwork next week in support of Apple in the current case, where th … | Continue reading
The appearance of the Freewrite, a $500 machine that does nothing but cloud-based word processing, was bound to cause howls of protest.You can read all the arguments against the Freewrite in this skeptical piece by my colleagues Karissa Bell and Christina Warren. Here's the TL;DR … | Continue reading
Apple Pay rolled out in China last week to a mixed response. Domestic players WeChat Wallet and Alipay have had years to figure out how the Chinese epayments market works, and a new player — especially one that doesn’t offer staple services like discounts, online purchases, and s … | Continue reading
YouTube is expanding upon its face-blurring feature that it first introduced in 2012, allowing YouTubers to easily blur moving objects.After uploading a video, you can access the new feature through the new Custom Blurring tool under Blurring Effects. You can draw a blurred box o … | Continue reading
The one thing we know about privacy and data security is that we have neither. Those words are more true every day and if a federal judge gets her way, the state of privacy throughout the world is about to get a lot worse.Apple is currently wrestling with the FBI and Department o … | Continue reading
HTC's next flagship smartphone is coming.The struggling smartphone maker wisely waited until after Samsung announced its Galaxy S7 and LG unveiled its modular G5 at Mobile World Congress to send out a teaser for its next smartphone.See also: 12 awesome Instagram features you're p … | Continue reading
LONDON — People's futuristic transport dreams are in a pile of smoldering rubble after photos of dozens of unsafe hoverboards being destroyed emerged.Surrey County Council tested the hoverboards imported from Hong Kong via Heathrow airport. They were found to have defective batte … | Continue reading
Apple is working on strengthening the iPhone’s security measures, making it even harder for government agencies to break into an encrypted device, the New York Times reports, citing sources close to the companyThe fact that Apple is constantly working on improving various facets … | Continue reading
Formula 1 drivers will have an additional level of protection for the 2017 racing season.The motor-racing governing body, the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA), announced Wednesday that the F1 Commission officially approved a new cockpit protection on the 2017 race … | Continue reading
The U.S. Government has declared them unsafe, and the most high profile retailers have rushed to remove them from stores and onlineAnd now New York's Metropolitan Transit Authority (MTA) has deployed a series of large posters warning commuters not to use, or even carry their hove … | Continue reading
Facebook just got a lot more emotionalThe social network rolled out its long awaited redesign of the like button Wednesday, which added five new sentiments you can use to respond to posts in your News FeedSee also: The 10 Facebook reactions we actually neededBut with such a big c … | Continue reading
The new Facebook reactions are here and gone are the days of the simple "Like." You can now express your love, anger, laughter, surprise and sadness on your friends' posts. SEE ALSO: With Facebook Reactions, life just got a lot more complicatedHere are a few dos and don'ts for ho … | Continue reading
Apple's OS X may soon get a lot sassier.Later this year, Apple plans to bring its digital assistant, Siri, to OS X, its desktop operating system, according to a new report from 9to5 Mac. The update will reportedly be part of Apple's next major release, slated for the fall of 2016 … | Continue reading
"This case is not about one phone. This case is about the future," Tim Cook said to David Muir on ABC World News Tonight Wednesday"What is at stake here is: Can the government compel Apple to write software that we believe would make hundreds of millions of customers vulnerable a … | Continue reading
Ford hasn't said that it is going to resurrect the Bronco. However, that hasn't stopped the creative minds at Bronco6G from imagining what the sixth-generation Bronco might look like.See also: Faraday Future's 1,000-horsepower concept car should make Tesla very, very nervousStart … | Continue reading
What if you could catch illegal loggers before they swing the ax?Like Tom Cruise in Minority Report — arresting murderers just before they kill — the key is the technology (or weird, genetically mutated mind-readers in the case of the sci-fi thriller).SEE ALSO: Can technology sav … | Continue reading
Tonight on ABC News, Tim Cook is talking about the ongoing war of words between Apple and the FBI.The interview, which will air during World News Tonight with David Muir at 6:30 p.m. EST, is Cook's first public interview on the topic since the news broke last week.See also: The F … | Continue reading
Croatian carmaker Rimac Automobili apparently couldn't contain itself; it just pulled the digital veil off a car that the company claims is the fastest production electric vehicle in the world.It's called the Concept_One (yes, the underscore is part of the official name). Despite … | Continue reading
Using a scooter or motorcycle to get around is one of the most popular modes of transport in Asian cities, and now the Bangkok branch of Uber has decided to add the two-wheeled vehicle to its list of optionsSEE ALSO: You can now order an Uber with Amazon EchoCalled UberMOTO, the … | Continue reading
If the goal of Facebook Reactions was complexity, then Facebook has succeeded in spades. Certainly they deserve a “Like.” Or is it a “Love?”Reactions, which finally rolled out globally on Wednesday, are Facebook's response to a growing desire for more choices than just “Likes” (a … | Continue reading
Google Docs just stepped up its voice features in a big wayNearly six months after introducing voice typing for Google Docs, the company is adding voice commands, which allow you to edit and format documents with only your voice.See also: Google Docs now lets you type without typ … | Continue reading
We see a lot of ridiculous tech products our inboxes — everything from a connected toothbrush to a belt that loosens as you eat too much. But the Freewrite, which calls itself the "world's first smart typewriter," is ridiculous on another levelThe Freewrite is a $500 word process … | Continue reading
There’s a new portable music player that’s looking to change the game by moving away from typical MP3 syncing and syncing with Spotify instead.Mighty, which is now on Kickstarter, uses your Spotify Premium account for iOS or Android to store up to 48 hours of your music in a comp … | Continue reading
Hoverboards, also known as self-balancing scooters, have been effectively declared unsafe. To date, no hoverboard with UL certification has been sold in the U.S., which means the ones you already own are on the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission's hit list. They are dangerou … | Continue reading
The largest retailer in the U.S., Walmart, has joined the ranks of stores backing away from selling hoverboards following the government's notice that the devices are unsafeSee also: U.S. government declares hoverboards unsafeAs recently as Monday, hoverboards were listed as avai … | Continue reading
The new Facebook reactions are finally here — which means you can respond to someone's status with Love, Haha, Wow, Sad and Angry in addition to the familiar, original LikeIf you're not seeing those options in your News Feed yet, though, we're here to helpOn desktopOn the browser … | Continue reading
Santigold has released a new music video that's perfect for those who enjoy staring in the mirror a little too long, and other acts of gleeful self-absorption.The video, for the aptly titled "Can't Get Enough of Myself," uses the camera on your computer or phone to put your own i … | Continue reading
A new iPhone might be right around the cornerMashable Senior Tech Correspondent Christina Warren runs through all the rumors about the iPhone 5se (or iPhone 6c), as we show what the next new iPhone could look like. Read more...More about Iphone, Apple, Apple Iphone, Iphone Video, … | Continue reading
McLaren, like Ferrari or Lamborghini, makes some of the finest and fastest cars in the world.McLarens are built for men and women with a lump of magnesium in place of their heart and a king's ransom in the bank account. The British-made cars are designed for driving incredibly fa … | Continue reading
Facebook's redesigned Like button is finally here.After months of testing, the social network is finally rolling out reactions to everyone, Facebook announced Wednesday. The update, which includes four new reactions — Love, Haha, Wow, Sad and Angry — will be available to all user … | Continue reading
BARCELONA — Two days removed from the other big smartphone announcements at the Mobile World Congress was Xiaomi’s Mi 5, the company’s first truly global flagship smartphonePresented in in-depth detail by company CEO Hugo Barra, the new phone continues Xiaomi’s tradition of offer … | Continue reading
The 29th Mobile World Congress is in full swing, and amid the flurry of new device announcements, the main conversation piece in Barcelona has been the evolution of the Internet of ThingsOf course, the topic as a whole is nothing new — in fact, it's been the most important phrase … | Continue reading
Video: Rill Causey, Phil Nolan, Sam Sheffer, Tyler TronsonFor iPhone users who are always low on battery life, there's an easy way to squeeze more power out of your device throughout the day.By flipping on the iPhone's Low Power Mode, it temporarily reduces power consumption unti … | Continue reading
Apple will tell a federal judge this week in legal papers that its fight with the FBI over accessing a locked and encrypted iPhone should be kicked to Congress, rather than decided by courts, The Associated Press has learned.Apple will also argue that the Obama administration's r … | Continue reading
When robots inevitably take over the world, remember this video.A new clip released by Alphabet-owned Boston Dynamics in an attempt to show off its robot Atlas left us feeling a little bad for the faceless humanoid. Mainly because a person in the video is a total jerk. SEE ALSO: … | Continue reading
Let me ask you a question. What's one less than 63? It's not 62 — if you're going by Mercedes math, that is. No, apparently the answer is 43. As in, the new C43 Coupe, which is the all-new moniker for the performance C-Class Coupe positioned just below the C63 Coupe.Confused? Wel … | Continue reading
You can now turn your smartphone into a laser tag gun, and all you need is an app and a small attachment. Play against other people in local laser tag skirmishes, join a faction and work to control areas around the globe — all with your smartphone screen.The game is called Father … | Continue reading
BARCELONA — Second day in at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, and the journalists are nervously staring at their laptop screens, looking for a theme or a topic to wrap up the week’s events and head home. Despite the event’s traditionally huge focus on mobile, it was hard t … | Continue reading
Just when you thought you had it all, Land Rover comes out with a luxury SUV that has more than the finest leather and most intricate brightwork; it has a gun case in the rear cargo area.See also: Volvo's all-new V90 wagon is the future hipster car of choiceForget Maybach and Rol … | Continue reading
How you view the road behind you while you drive is about to changeThe National Highway Traffic Safety Administration approved General Motors' rear camera mirror on Monday, which can display an 80-degree view behind the vehicle. The mirror also cuts out all visual obstructions, l … | Continue reading
Bill Gates' own existential crisis is now out there for all the world to see.The Microsoft co-founder and former CEO now finds himself caught up in the vigorous and ongoing debate over whether or not Apple should be forced to create a special mobile operating system to access the … | Continue reading
There's no shortage of ways to store your photos and videos in the cloudAt Mashable, Google Photos has quickly become our favorite online photo and video storage service because it's free and offers unlimited storage, as long as you're OK with photos being no larger than 16-megap … | Continue reading
Here we go again. Months ago, we were the first to report that Amazon had removed Swagway hoverboards from its website, a situation that was reversed soon after with no explanation from the companyBut on Tuesday, searches for hoverboards on Amazon returned no results, apart from … | Continue reading
Snapchat just got a little more like FacebookThe app rolled out a new "Birthday Party" feature on Tuesday, which allows you to unlock special Snapchat lenses on your birthday and on the birthdays of friends. You can enable the feature by entering your birthday in the app's main s … | Continue reading
Microsoft continues to slowly reveal more and more about its HoloLens augmented reality device, and the latest (albeit inadvertent) peek, aimed at developers, delivers yet another exciting view of mixed-reality computing. Also, the company is giving the first hints of a release d … | Continue reading
In the ongoing war of words between Apple and the FBI, there 's a lot to unpack.In what is quickly becoming a public-relations war between the Department of Justice and Apple, one of the core issues that keeps coming up again and again is, "What would happen to the software the F … | Continue reading