Smartphones are exciting again.Like all products that reach maturity, modern smartphones as we know them today — rectangle glass touchscreen slabs — have become boring. Each new device iteration usually brings modest feature upgrades and industrial designers are playing it safe. … | Continue reading
It's pretty much becoming mandatory for a major tech company to have its own smart speaker, with the current lineup including Amazon Echo (and its siblings) and Google Home, as well as Microsoft Invoke and Apple HomePod (which have been announced but aren't out yet).You can now a … | Continue reading
At least nine of the ring of hackers that developed the "Fireball" malware have been arrested by Chinese authorities, according to state-run news outlets.Fireball's reach was one of the world's most extensive. News of it emerged a month ago, and it's been estimated to have infect … | Continue reading
Deciding to steal $85 million worth of cryptocurrency isn't something to take lightly. For the members of the White Hat Group, however, it seemed to be the only move left. On July 19, the loose collection of hackers and cryptocurrency experts were alerted to the theft of $32 mill … | Continue reading
The Boring Company may have risen out of a pun, but with each passing day it gets more serious. On Wednesday, Elon Musk shared a video on Instagram showing an elevator taking a Tesla Model S underground. SEE ALSO: Elon Musk: US government verbally agrees to let the Boring Company … | Continue reading
Tired of being asked to join terrible Wi-Fi networks? You’re in luck. Users have noticed the latest iOS 11 beta release includes an automated "Auto Join Disabled" feature, which stops your phone from connecting to spotty public Wi-Fi sources while you're out and about.SEE ALSO: … | Continue reading
When you sign up to play football, you know there's a chance you might get hurt. A new study, however, appears to confirm that for players who reach the highest levels of the sport, "chance" might be substantially higher than previously estimated, and the concept of "hurt" might … | Continue reading
It's official, nearly every major tech company wants to put a listening device in your home—or as they call it, a smart speaker. The latest? Facebook. SEE ALSO: Amazon's Echo Show has video streaming feature that plays Jimmy Fallon, CNN, CNBC, and moreThat's the chatter coming f … | Continue reading
Artificial intelligence — software with the ability to observe, analyze, and act on its own — will play a big part in shaping our future. But will it destroy it?It's a serious question, at least as far as Elon Musk is concerned. Over the past few years, he's taken a grim view of … | Continue reading
I was there at the beginning of Flash and yet, when Flash dies in 2020, I won't miss it.When I stumbled on the technology at the 1995 Internet World Conference in San Jose, it was called "Future Splash" and made by a tiny company called Futurewave Software, Inc.Future Splash was … | Continue reading
Hey there, Elon Musk. We need to have a little talk. I understand that you're very worried about what artificial intelligence could mean for our future. In fact, just the other week you said that it's the "greatest risk we face as a civilization," an idea that has been echoed by … | Continue reading
Another tech company is working to keep you safe during times of crisis.Google announced a new set of safety features called "SOS alerts" in a blog post on Tuesday. With SOS alerts, which the company will add to Google Search and Google Maps, Google hopes to "make emergency infor … | Continue reading
'ORII' is a voice-enabled smart ring that uses "bone conduction" and allows you to make calls by placing your finger to your ear. Read more...More about Google, Apple, Iphone, Android, and Kickstarter | Continue reading
Just to let you know, if you buy something featured here, Mashable might earn an affiliate commission.Ah, the new car smell. So refreshing. So pure. So ripe with promise.And yet, so fleeting. Because not long after you drive your new ride off the lot does it begin to absorb bad s … | Continue reading
Self-driving cars are a looming threat to to the human drivers that operate taxis around the world, but in one of the most populated countries, it could take a while before driverless cars start stealing jobs from humans.SEE ALSO: Driverless vans will now deliver groceries in Lon … | Continue reading
Just to let you know, if you buy something featured here, Mashable might earn an affiliate commission.In the quest for the smallest Bluetooth device possible, Origami Labs may be leading the packThe Hong Kong start-up that builds voice-enabled hardware just launched their first K … | Continue reading
Colin Angle, iRobot CEO and the father of modern robot vacuums, may have some cleaning up of his own to do.In a recent interview with Reuters, Angle indicated iRobot might want to sell home mapping data collected by its Roomba robot vacuums to third party smart home product compa … | Continue reading
Adobe has finally acknowledged what the rest of us have known for years: Flash needs to die. The software giant plans to stop supporting and updating Flash Player by 2020, according to a statement from the company. Sites that use Flash will continue to work through 2020, but wil … | Continue reading
Those mysterious virtual reality gloves Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg showed off back in February still aren't available to the public, but now we have video of exactly how they work. SEE ALSO: Marvel VR game for Oculus Rift lets you become Hulk, Captain Marvel, Rocket RaccoonOcul … | Continue reading
Just to let you know, if you buy something featured here, Mashable might earn an affiliate commission.The Rocketbook Wave Smart Notebook is like no tech you’ve used before. Although it looks like a traditional pen and paper notebook, it holds many more opportunities.This affordab … | Continue reading
Cell phones have powerful computers inside them. This company is using old ones to save the rain forests.Mashable’s new series, A Cleaner Future, highlights the best and brightest innovators working to change our world for the better.Subscribe for new episodes of A Cleaner Future … | Continue reading
Just to let you know, if you buy something featured here, Mashable might earn an affiliate commission.Few things are worse than being on the road and getting that “less than 20% battery remaining” notification on your smartphone. While portable chargers have presented a solution … | Continue reading
Traditional television ratings are about to get a much-needed modern day update.In an effort to bring the ratings up-to-date and improve accuracy, Nielsen Holdings — the king of ratings — will begin including views on Hulu Live TV and Google's YouTube TV in official TV ratings in … | Continue reading
Motorola may not be the mobile powerhouse it used to be during the glory days of the RAZR, but it's not down and out just yet.Following up on last year's Moto Z and recent Moto Z2 Play, the company's now adding the Moto Z2 Force Edition to its lineup of modular phones. SEE ALSO: … | Continue reading
The widely leaked Nokia 8 is arriving a bit later than expected.While some rumors pointed to an end-of-July release, HMD Global (the owner of Nokia brand) has started pinging media outlets about an Aug. 16 event in London. SEE ALSO: This is Nokia's new flagship phoneNokia confirm … | Continue reading
Remember Roomba, the cute robotic vacuum cleaner who's been navigating around your house for years? SEE ALSO: Live your best life with the help of these 9 robotsWell, its creator, iRobot, has hinted it may be selling Roomba-derived maps of your home to one or more of the Big Thre … | Continue reading
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Cordcutters who use streaming media devices have turned binge watching into a high art, and with good reason. There are now so many a la carte TV and movie apps that the danger of losing yourself in a sea of prestige television and on demand films offered across a range of networ … | Continue reading
There are two kinds of people in this world. Those who tidy their computer desktops, and those who don'tIf your desktop is littered with digital rubble, take heart, you're far from alone. These photos of people's messy desktops are proof. SEE ALSO: 20 Minimalist Backgrounds for a … | Continue reading
An epic battle of tech minds is about to go down. Mark Zuckerberg just commented on artificial intelligence, saying people who warn of "doomsday scenarios" regarding AI are "pretty irresponsible." This did not sit well with Elon Musk, who returned fire on Twitter, saying Zuckerbe … | Continue reading
Guys, good news: Microsoft isn't actually going to kill its Paint app in the next update of Windows 10. SEE ALSO: Hold your faux outrage over the demise of Microsoft PaintPaint, which started its life 32 years ago as a monochrome, bitmap Windows 1.0 drawing program, ended up on M … | Continue reading
Mere months after the launch of its U11 flagship, HTC has launched a more powerful version, one that sports 128GB of storage memory and 6GB of RAM. The new version is not entirely new, as the U11 with exactly those specs was initially available in Asia. But this release now means … | Continue reading
Philippine president Rodrigo Duterte has admitted he paid an army of social media trolls to defend him while he was on the campaign trail last year.The outspoken and at times controversial politician was defending himself after a University of Oxford study was published, finding … | Continue reading
Your Mac is not safe. Well, at least not as safe as you think it is. That's the big takeaway following the detailed investigation of a particularly insidious strain of Apple-focused malware that has potentially been around for up to a decade — all the while broadcasting video and … | Continue reading
Android has an emoji problem.No, it's not those weird blobs (RIP), but something that's been nearly as tricky to fix. Because of Android handset makers' inconsistent updates, not only do many Android users not get new software updates in a timely manner, they don't get new emoji … | Continue reading
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One of the most hated features of the 2017 internet — autoplay videos — may soon be coming to anyone (i.e. nearly everyone) who uses Google to search. At least that's the look of things based on a new test Google has been rolling out in recent days that puts autoplay videos in th … | Continue reading
Jared Kushner — prince of the United States and future savior of the Middle East — wants you to know that not all computer crazies worked to help his father-in-law during the 2016 presidential campaign. The Kush sat before investigators in Congress on Monday to talk about his mee … | Continue reading
MS Paint’s future is uncertain—but that doesn’t mean you’re losing the ability to capture, edit, save, and share screenshots.That's because there's been a better screen-capture solution hiding in Windows for 15 years.SEE ALSO: Microsoft Paint is getting evicted from WindowsAllow … | Continue reading
I gotta give it up to Apple for pairing Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson with Siri — yes, the iPhone's digital assistant — for its latest TV commercial. "The Rock x Siri: Dominate the Day" is funny and entertaining and just so ridiculous that it works. Bravo, Apple. Really, Bravo.SEE AL … | Continue reading
The next version of Android could have an unexpected name. At least, that's what Google wants us to think.The company dropped the final version of its Android O beta, signalling that the official release is almost here. But many were surprised to find a bizarre new Easter egg.SEE … | Continue reading
Mercedez-Benz and Bosch want to take the hassle of finding a parking spot out of your life forever. The two companies are teaming up to create the world's first self-driving valet service at the Mercedes-Benz Museum in Stuttgart, Germany. The service will eventually allow Mercede … | Continue reading
Just to let you know, if you buy something featured here, Mashable might earn an affiliate commission.The night is dark and full of terrors, but you'll be just fine with this duo of military-grade light-bringers at the ready.The UltraBright 500-Lumen Tactical Military Flashlight … | Continue reading
Here's a story straight out of your worst dystopian nightmare.Three Square Market, a Wisconsin-based vending machine company, announced today it will become the first U.S. company to implant microchips in some of its employees.Workers who have the chips implanted in their hands w … | Continue reading
'The Orbiter' is a magnetic fidget device that allows you to disassemble, flick, spin, and roll it. Read more...More about Concentration, Real Time, Real Time Video, Real Time, and Real Time Video | Continue reading
It typically takes around two hours to charge your iPhone from dead to fully juiced up. But what if you got your hands on a magical battery that could do it in seconds?This could actually be a reality with a new nanomaterial called MXene. SEE ALSO: Here's how to take photos even … | Continue reading
There will be a Microsoft HoloLens 2, and it will be smarter than ever.During a speech at the 2017 Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition Conference (CVPR) on Sunday, Microsoft artificial intelligence and research group executive Harry Shum outlined plans to incorporate artifici … | Continue reading
Apple is trying to cut down on its dependance on lone suppliers of critical iPhone components, especially in the case of its reliance on Samsung for OLED displays.According to a new Digitimes report, Apple is rumored to be building a new facility to better control the production … | Continue reading