Apple's iPhone X is here, and with it comes a new controversial features: Face ID. While the Sept. 12 keynote at the Steve Jobs Theater touched on all the basics — like how users will unlock an iPhone without Touch ID — it still left a lot of questions unanswered about the facial … | Continue reading
Facebook is again finding itself in hot water over its ads.The social network allowed advertisers to buy ads specifically targeting "Jew haters" and people who were "interested in" other anti-Semitic topics, according to a new report from ProPublica.SEE ALSO: Everything we know a … | Continue reading
After Apple announced unlocking on the new iPhone X using facial recognition, social media users couldn't help but think of the one character who might be able to trick it.Arya Stark from Game of Thrones is a master of deception, switching between identities and faces. Read more. … | Continue reading
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Facebook's emergency response features now include much more than just Safety Check.The social network introduced a new "Crisis Response" hub that helps Facebook users learn about natural disasters, terrorist attacks, and other events affecting people around the world. SEE ALSO: … | Continue reading
Bogart the camel was born with hyper-mobile joints in his forelimbs which prevent him from standing straight and walking. We met with Dr. Derrick Campana to see how he approached building Bogart’s orthotic to help him get on his feet. 'Pawsthetics' is a dive into the world of ani … | Continue reading
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Just to let you know, if you buy something featured here, Mashable might earn an affiliate commission.Lately, it seems like the versatile, grip-anything capabilities of octopus tentacles are popping up all over the tech world, from this robotic gripper to surgical tools modeled a … | Continue reading
Just to let you know, if you buy something featured here, Mashable might earn an affiliate commission.Take a trip with me back to 1998. These were simpler times, when there were only three Star Wars movies and Brandy and Monica were duking it out over a dude. Sorry, you can’t sta … | Continue reading
Just to let you know, if you buy something featured here, Mashable might earn an affiliate commission.There are a lot of headphones out there, and it’s easy to get overwhelmed and settle on spending hundreds on Beats. If everyone's doing it, it's got to be cool, right? But if you … | Continue reading
It's Google's turn to announce its new flagship phones now that its rival Samsung launched the Galaxy Note 8 and other rival Apple just unveiled the new iPhone X and iPhone 8 and 8 Plus.Google will announce the Pixel 2 on Oct. 4, according to its "Made By Google" website.SEE ALSO … | Continue reading
Just to let you know, if you buy something featured here, Mashable might earn an affiliate commission.Back in 2013, The Guardian pondered the "death of photography" as an art form as smartphone cameras became ubiquitous. A little dramatic? Maybe — but to be fair, those Instagram … | Continue reading
Bogart the camel was born with hyper-mobile joints in his forelimbs, which prevent him from standing straight and walking. We met with Dr. Derrick Campana to see how he approached building Bogart’s orthotic to help him get on his feet.Pawsthetics is a dive into the world of anima … | Continue reading
Snapchat's latest Bitmoji update is about much more than dancing animations.Snapchat is updating its Bitmoji-enabled "World Lenses," the feature that lets you overlay your Bitmoji characters onto your surroundings, to make the animations look more realistic.SEE ALSO: Snapchat's n … | Continue reading
Tesla hasn't forgotten about its electric semi-truck. Originally slated for a September launch, Tesla CEO Elon Musk just announced that the truck will finally be revealed on Oct. 26 in Hawthorne.On Twitter, Musk called the truck "unreal" and a "beast," that's worth seeing in pers … | Continue reading
Innovation is in the air in Cologne, Germany this week. September is getting off to a remarkably innovative start — dmexco is in town. A conference dedicated to “Lightening the age of Transformation”, dmexco sees innovative businesses, future thinkers, and those who are crafting … | Continue reading
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These college students could be onto something big.Five students from China have developed a smart helmet that could aid the visually impaired in their everyday activities.Called the "Eye See", the laser-equipped helmet is capable of detecting obstacles, as well as identifying te … | Continue reading
This little robot pooch may be adorable, but it doesn't mince its words when telling you how much your feet smell.The Japanese made robot has an odour sensor built into its nose, and will trot over to greet you, bending down to sniff your feet.SEE ALSO: These adorable Fingerlings … | Continue reading
During Apple's big event Tuesday, Craig Federighi tried to unlock an iPhone X using Apple's new face recognition system, Face ID, but something went wrong: The phone asked for a passcode, and Federighi quickly replaced it with another iPhone X, which worked as advertised. Now, in … | Continue reading
Silicon Valley just invented a racist glorified vending machine designed to kill your friendly neighborhood convenience store.That was the narrative to which startup Bodega debuted on Wednesday, thanks in part to a well-played Fast Company headline. SEE ALSO: Nobody asked for the … | Continue reading
The iPhone X is finally here, and with it comes a host of new features that Apple promises herald the arrival of "the future." But could that future be rife with privacy violations and potential for abuse? It's a question that Sen. Al Franken intends to get to the bottom of, and … | Continue reading
When ships are autonomous, the navy and other shipping industries won't need a crew onboard.That's what Rolls-Royce is working on with their autonomous naval vessel concept that plans to have a 3,500 nautical-mile range. SEE ALSO: Tesla's autonomous trucks will move in platoons, … | Continue reading
Whose sick joke was it to make mornings a thing? If you manage to make it through the process of getting out of bed, putting on your clothes, and walking out the door, you’ve still got a number of obstacles in the way before you make it into work. Whether you drive, bike, run, … | Continue reading
Following Apple's big day on Tuesday, some people seem to be pretty damn skeptical about the iPhone X and its next-level intrusive biometric Face ID system. From concerns about the police being able to arrest you and simply point the smartphone at your face to get your data, to t … | Continue reading
Nine years ago, Polaroid was going to through bankruptcy, and it seemed like its iconic instant film and cameras would vanish into the ether. Death by digital photos would've been inscribed on its tombstone.By some sheer miracle, a startup called the Impossible Project swooped in … | Continue reading
Internal combustion is so yesterday, and Tesla's not the only company that knows it. German car manufacturer Audi, which has long daydreamed of an electric future, took yet another baby step toward gasoline's obsolescence with the unveiling of a new concept car at the 2017 Frankf … | Continue reading
A NASA engineer and 10 others are suing Customs and Border Protection over what they believe to be illegal searches of electronics.The group of 11 includes 10 U.S. citizens as well as a permanent resident, and they have the backing of the ACLU as well as the Electronic Frontier F … | Continue reading
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Presented by Coors LightKate Wurzbacher is Head of Camera at Here Be Dragons — a specialized production company dedicated to bringing the latest and greatest in virtual reality to fruition. Wurzbacher's job is to help filmmakers create their vision by building custom rigs that ca … | Continue reading
The overpriced, and mostly unnecessary iPhone X is what happens when the elite stop caring about appearances and start producing products expressly for the rich. Therefore, it only makes sense that, if you're going to have a fuck-you iPhone, you might as well have the fuck-you iP … | Continue reading
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Paid Content ByINFINITIThe average American driver spends about 293 hours behind the wheel per year. In that span, you could travel across the continental United States seven timesIf you're going to spend the equivalent of 12 days per year in the driver's seat, you'll want a car … | Continue reading
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After Apple's reveal of the iPhone X Tuesday, the CEO of Pokémon Go's development studio wrote a blog post saying the demo of the phone's augmented reality capabilities was just a step toward what AR is capable of.During Apple's presentation Tuesday, the company showed off a demo … | Continue reading
Andri Ragettli is a slopestyle ski prodigy who won the World Championship in 2016 and is the first skier to complete a trick called a quad cork 1800. He recently shared a video on social media showing some of the work that goes into his training. Read more...More about Twitter, Y … | Continue reading
Twitter has noticed more and more of us watching live video on our phones, so it's riding the wave to get you even more hooked on its app.On Wednesday, Twitter announced 35 new broadcasters and content providers who've agreed to feed the social network with fresh video.SEE ALSO: … | Continue reading
Apple's announcement of the iPhone X has wowed consumers with a device that boasts an OLED screen, wireless charging, facial recognition, and augmented reality capabilities. Read more...More about Apple, Iphone, Technology, Smartphone, and Apple Event | Continue reading
The Internet is still a place for fairytales, as the amazing story of Emma Blackery shows. SEE ALSO: How the iPhone has evolved over the last decadeBlackery is an unsigned British singer-songwriter and YouTuber who has been releasing music independently for years. Her YouTube cha … | Continue reading
Just to let you know, if you buy something featured here, Mashable might earn an affiliate commission.VR is the hot new tech that everyone is trying to get into these days — Facebook, Microsoft and even Dell are all moving into that space. So far they’re mostly focused on gaming … | Continue reading
Apple is finally taking action to trim that mammoth piece of software that iTunes has become over the years, pivoting it back to its original mission: an app for music. SEE ALSO: Apple’s biggest announcement won’t be the iPhone 8, but HOW you use itWith the iTunes version 12.7 fo … | Continue reading
We already know that Charlie Brooker's dystopian series Black Mirror is the perfect, nightmarish commentary for our tech-filled times. SEE ALSO: Even Apple admits Face ID can't fully secure your sensitive dataBut rarely has it been so well manifested than during Apple's announcem … | Continue reading
The iPhone X is expensive in the U.S., but that's nothing compared to prices in some other markets. Case in point: The United Kingdom. There, the 64GB iPhone X costs £999 while the 256GB variant costs £1,149. That's an absolutely insane price difference: 999 British pounds is abo … | Continue reading
You might've once been stressed out with the responsibility of keeping a Tamagotchi alive as a child.As an adult, you're likely mildly perturbed by ensuring you don't have too many Chrome tabs open, slowing down your computer. Life is hard.SEE ALSO: Apple's new Apple TV 4K is bui … | Continue reading
The Apple Watch Series 3 is more health-focused than ever, coming packaged with an improved heart rate monitor, and an interesting but mysterious medical study. Apple COO Jeff Williams unveiled the device Tuesday at the iPhone Event, along with a new watchOS and workout app. The … | Continue reading
And then it was real.In a few short moments after the words "one more thing..." appeared on a massive screen during the Sept. 12 Apple keynote, the iPhone X went from a much-rumored tech myth to a real, officially announced product. Soon Apple's SVP of marketing Phil Schiller was … | Continue reading
The iPhone X is doing away with the Home button and, with it, Touch ID. In its place we'll have Face ID — a method of unlocking your smartphone just by looking at it. But what does that mean for Apple Pay?Don't worry, you'll still be able to quickly and easily buy stuff using onl … | Continue reading
It's not easy buying an iPhone these days. You have a huge assortment of options, starting with the puny iPhone SE ($350) and going all the way up to the super-powered iPhone X ($1,000).I'm not going to pretend I can tell you exactly which phone is right for you, but I'll tell yo … | Continue reading