The real point of Amazon Prime Day

It's right there in the title.Amazon Prime Day, which is Tuesday, July 11 (though it technically starts on July 10), boasts some of the best deals you'll be able to get on tech, appliances, beauty products, and all the other junk we buy online. But the point of Amazon's fake holi … | Continue reading


@mashable.com | 7 years ago

How Google Assistant saved me from my own messy life

Let’s face it: Most voice assistants are still too dumb be useful in everyday life. Siri is an abomination, and even Alexa can’t answer some of the most basic questions that I ask. Luckily for me, Google Assistant has gotten ridiculously smart in the past year, and it's legitimat … | Continue reading


@mashable.com | 7 years ago

This Nokia 3310 has everything: Putin, Trump, titanium, and gold

When you truly believe in something, you will spare no expense to show off your beliefs to everyone. So if you're a fan of old phones, Donald Trump, Vladimir Putin, and very expensive metals, we have a phone for you: The Caviar Nokia 3310 Putin-Trump Summit edition. SEE ALSO: The … | Continue reading


@mashable.com | 7 years ago

Tesla wins contract in Australia for 'the world's biggest lithium-ion battery'

The bet is on.South Australia will work with Tesla and solar energy provider Neoen to install the world's biggest lithium-ion battery in a bid to curb energy concerns that have plagued the state.SEE ALSO: The electric car revolution may hit the world 'harder and faster' than pred … | Continue reading


@mashable.com | 7 years ago

Jawbone is reportedly going out of business

The company behind what was once one of the most hyped fitness trackers may soon be no more.Jawbone, makers of the Up fitness tracker, is going out of business, according to a new report in The Information. The company, which at its peak was valued at as much as $3 billion, is re … | Continue reading


@mashable.com | 7 years ago

Tech CEO busted for riding in driverless car to his own convention

A tech exec making a splashy entrance at a keynote is nothing new—but they usually don't break the law in the process. Baidu CEO Robin Li took a ride to the company’s Create AI developers conference in a car tricked out with self-driving tech, all while beaming live footage of th … | Continue reading


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Pitch your startup at this lingerie networking event and oh god tech industry really?

Getting started in tech is a daunting proposition—so clearly, having models and lingerie on hand when networking is a long overdue idea that could make everyone more comfortable and help ease the entire process. Right? Right?That somehow appears to be the thinking of Creative Sta … | Continue reading


@mashable.com | 7 years ago

Watch a bear play in an Alaskan waterfall right from Google Earth

Thanks to Voyager, Google Earth's storytelling platform, you can now basically take an even deeper look at Alaska without having to leave your couch. Pretty cool, right?SEE ALSO: Watch out Google Earth, Apple Maps has a hidden VR-like 'flyover' modeVoyager, which is essentially a … | Continue reading


@mashable.com | 7 years ago

You can now start tipping your Uber driver — and you should!

It's time to start tipping your Uber drivers.Following years of resistance, the ride-hailing company is finally starting to roll out its driver-tipping features in earnest.Today, Uber expanded its in-app tipping to more than 100 cities in the U.S and Canada, including some of its … | Continue reading


@mashable.com | 7 years ago

This new autonomous truck prototype ditches the driver completely

There's a big new self-driving vehicle primed to hit the roads, and it's like nothing you've ever seen before. It's technically a truck — but it looks much more like a new age spacecraft than any semi on today's highways.Einride, the trucking company that rolled out an ambitious … | Continue reading


@mashable.com | 7 years ago

The world's first glasses-free holographic phone is coming, and it's not from Apple

Forget the iPhone 8 and Galaxy Note 8.RED, the company that makes professional digital cameras for shooting Hollywood movies, is making a holographic phone called the Hydrogen.SEE ALSO: 6 reasons why the OnePlus 5 is the Android phone to getThe company is touting the Hydrogen as … | Continue reading


@mashable.com | 7 years ago

How to build your own Super NES Classic Edition

The Super NES Classic Edition is almost everything we could have ever asked for — except that it only plays about 20 games and you'll have to wait until Sept. 29 to get your hands on it. SEE ALSO: Super NES Classic is real and it's out in SeptemberLuckily for rabid Nintendo fans, … | Continue reading


@mashable.com | 7 years ago

'Pokémon Go' celebrates its first birthday by giving Pikachu a hat

Pokémon Go is celebrating its first birthday this month with discounts on items and something for fans of the original Pokémon TV show: Pikachu, donning Ash's hat.SEE ALSO: 'Pokémon Go' is branding Pokémon caught by cheatersStarting today and running through July 24, Pikachus fou … | Continue reading


@mashable.com | 7 years ago

The iPhone 8's biggest new feature could be standard for all iPhones by 2018

Forget the iPhone 8. We already (kind of) know enough about what's coming with this year's upcoming slate of Apple smartphones — you know, the ones we can't even confirm the official names for yet — to jump on the speculation train for the next slew of handsets coming from Cupert … | Continue reading


@mashable.com | 7 years ago

The $17,000 fidget spinner every rich kid on Instagram needs

This whole fidget spinner thing is officially out of control.Topping the iPhone 7-turned-fidget-spinner, there's now a new world's most expensive spinner, and it costs a whopping 1,000,000 Russian rubles, or about $16,800.SEE ALSO: The Craziest Fidget Spinners EverCreated by Russ … | Continue reading


@mashable.com | 7 years ago

Instagram Stories get a cool feature that Snapchat doesn't have

Instagram really wants you to use its Snapchat clone. Not Stories, but its other Snapchat clone: Direct (that's the name for Instagram's disappearing messages, for those keeping track). Now, in an effort to push more users to the feature, Instagram is plugging Direct's disappeari … | Continue reading


@mashable.com | 7 years ago

The 'Third Thumb' prosthetic for anyone makes me really want an extra finger

The Third Thumb Project from Dani Clode on Vimeo.You're holding your phone over your head to scroll through Facebook before you go to bed and the inevitable happens — you drop your phone on your face before falling asleep in shame. Not anymore, thanks to the Third Thumb.SEE ALSO: … | Continue reading


@mashable.com | 7 years ago

Video recording blimp drone can stay afloat for up to 3 hours

A company called Spacial is developing a large helium-filled blimp drone capable of safely flying over crowds for up to three hours.  Read more...More about Tech, Mashable Video, Tech, Consumer Tech, and Drones | Continue reading


@mashable.com | 7 years ago

Tiny keychain-sized Game Boy is infinitely better than the SNES Classic

The thirst for anything Nintendo is too real.The company can't keep the Switch in stock and people are hyped AF for the SNES Classic dropping in September. But what's better than both of those consoles? A flippin' keychain-sized Game Boy Advance. Nintendo's not officially "retro- … | Continue reading


@mashable.com | 7 years ago

This reversible micro USB cable plugs in properly 100% of the time

Just to let you know, if you buy something featured here, Mashable might earn an affiliate commission.Ever notice how it seems to be physically impossible to plug in a micro USB cable correctly on the first try? You've got a 50/50 chance of getting it right, and yet the technolog … | Continue reading


@mashable.com | 7 years ago

Soak and float at the same time with this hot tub tug boat

A unique Dutch creation is coming to the canals of London – boats that are actually hot tubs. They have wood-burning stoves to keep the water nice and warm. The boats, called 'Hot Tugs,' will be available to try out starting mid-July. Read more...More about London, Crowdfunding, … | Continue reading


@mashable.com | 7 years ago

This vibrating fitness roller will stretch and soothe your achy back

'Hyperice' has developed a fitness recovery device that vibrates and claims that this will help your muscles recover faster. Read more...More about Fitness, Recovery, Workout, Stretching, and Real Time | Continue reading


@mashable.com | 7 years ago

Amazon's Echo Show needs apps to actually be useful

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@mashable.com | 7 years ago

Snapchat is becoming the social network it never wanted to be

Even though Snapchat tends to get lumped in with other social platforms, it's never really been much of a social network — until now.While Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and the like thrive off the vast amounts of (often public) frenetic sharing that happens on their networks each … | Continue reading


@mashable.com | 7 years ago

Yes, augmented reality sneakers are here

The AR hype is alive and kicking.Japanese footwear giant Onitsuka Tiger has teamed up with fashion label Anrealage to produce what is quite possibly the first pair of augmented reality sneakers in the world. SEE ALSO: University sends acceptance letters with AR, and it's blowing … | Continue reading


@mashable.com | 7 years ago

RadioShack auction is a vintage wonderland of answering machines and, for some reason, oil paintings

RadioShack will forever be known as the mecca for electronic hobbyists and tech enthusiasts, even if the retail store has gone bankrupt and is pretty much dead. To relive the glory days of home electronics and amateur tinkering, an online auction is offering up vintage items from … | Continue reading


@mashable.com | 7 years ago

Porsche and AOC's sleek new monitor is absolutely beautiful

A luxury car designer and HD display technology expert walk into a bar. The result? A single cable monitor.SEE ALSO: Step inside the secretive class that turns people into hackersAOC and Studio F.A. Porsche partnered to bring the world a sleek, new monitor with just a single cabl … | Continue reading


@mashable.com | 7 years ago

Netflix is totally destroying Hulu, Amazon, and YouTube in battle for screen time

When it comes to streaming video on your TV, Netflix is king.  That's the finding from a recent comScore report on over-the-top (OTT) content, which says that Netflix commands more viewing time than Hulu, Amazon Video, and YouTube combined. SEE ALSO: Netflix rolls out new way to … | Continue reading


@mashable.com | 7 years ago

A dark web marketplace went down, and oh boy did its customers freak out

What to do when your favorite source for illicit substances goes offline for less than 24 hours?Well, if you're a customer of the Dark Web marketplace AlphaBay who happens to have an untold amount of cryptocurrency tied up in the enterprise, the answer is clear: You start freakin … | Continue reading


@mashable.com | 7 years ago

Nikon's Coolpix P900 is the best way to get detailed photos of the moon

It’s all about that lens.There is no way to talk about Nikon’s excellent, though occasionally frustrating, Coolpix P900 super zoom camera without first addressing the lens.This wide-angle, telephoto wonder can, at 24mm, pull in a startling amount of visual information. At 2,000mm … | Continue reading


@mashable.com | 7 years ago

This mixed reality room is so trippy it might leave you questioning reality

THÉORIZ studio is bringing an empty room to life with motion tracking and augmented reality. Projections in the room change as you interact with them. They offer environments like walking up stairs, pushing down walls, jumping on to surfaces or walking through doors that look lik … | Continue reading


@mashable.com | 7 years ago

So long, paper tickets. Ticketmaster will soon let you check into events with just a sound

Getting into live events could soon be a whole lot easier, thanks to a new Ticketmaster partnership.According to a report on VentureBeat, the ticket company is teaming up with Lisnr — an ultrasonic audio technology that sends data over inaudible sound waves called Smart Tones — t … | Continue reading


@mashable.com | 7 years ago

Doctor Octopus-esque robotic arm attachments will lend you an extra hand or two

A team at Inami Hiyama Laboratory created ‘MetaLimbs,’ robotic arms you can control using sensors and trackers on your legs and feet. Read more...More about Science, Robots, Mashable Video, Japan, and Robot | Continue reading


@mashable.com | 7 years ago

Keep yourself clean virtually anywhere with this portable shower

The Helio Pressure Shower provides a foot pump system to create pressure inside a water carrier so the hose can spray like a shower head anywhere. Read more...More about Travel, Innovation, Bath, Portable, and Surfing | Continue reading


@mashable.com | 7 years ago

Snapchat's latest update changes the app in a fundamental way

Snapchat just added a load of new ways to upgrade your snaps.The app introduced three new "creative tools" Wednesday: backdrops for adding illustrated backgrounds to your photos, voice filters for altering your voice without an animated lens, and — in a big break from the app's h … | Continue reading


@mashable.com | 7 years ago

Alleged hackers behind NotPetya cyberattack demand $260,000 bitcoin ransom

The ransom is on the move. The Bitcoin wallet controlled by the NotPetya attackers showed surprising signs of life over the Fourth of July holiday weekend, with approximately $10,000 in paid ransom disappearing from the account. Around the same time, a message purporting to be fr … | Continue reading


@mashable.com | 7 years ago

8 Devious Snapchat Pranks

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@mashable.com | 7 years ago

Xiaomi and Nokia's new multi-year deal could bring AR and VR tech to all

Smartphone news is typically dominated by Apple and Android, but today we got a taste of something different. Chinese smartphone maker Xiaomi and Finnish network equipment supplier Nokia are elbowing their way back into the conversation with a brand new patent-sharing deal. SEE A … | Continue reading


@mashable.com | 7 years ago

Amazon's Alexa now has more than 15,000 skills

Alexa continues to get smarter and more capable every day. According to a report on Voicebot and later confirmed by Amazon, Alexa crossed the 15,000 skills milestone on Friday. The achievement marks an impressively fast level of growth — the company crossed 10,000 skills just bac … | Continue reading


@mashable.com | 7 years ago

This giant kinetic sculpture is actually a shape-shifting human face

The sculpture, called K., is an amazing feat of technology and design, created by Czech artist David Černý. 42 individual plates of stainless steel, 38 of which move in horizontal circles, make up the giant face of one of the most famous literary figures of the 20th century – Fra … | Continue reading


@mashable.com | 7 years ago

Someone has reinvented the surfboard, and it can 'fly' on water

A company in Puerto Rico, is preparing to launch an electric motorized surfboard which can rise up above water and reach top speeds of up to 25 mph.The surfboard, called 'eFoil' uses a hydrofoil technology found in larger boats and airplanes to create the hovering effect. Read mo … | Continue reading


@mashable.com | 7 years ago

Samsung's Galaxy Note 8 will have one big feature the iPhone 8 won't

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@mashable.com | 7 years ago

This app of the year winner is the best PDF editor available

Just to let you know, if you buy something featured here, Mashable might earn an affiliate commission.This app unlocks the true potential of the Portable Document Format. Although the humble PDF is the easiest way to share a document with someone, its versatility stops short when … | Continue reading


@mashable.com | 7 years ago

Ordering with Alexa on Prime Day will give you access to some of the best deals

Are you ready for Amazon's Prime Day sales extravaganza? If you're not, you should probably ask Alexa to start, since the AI holds the keys to some of the best deals of the promotion. Prime users looking to take advantage of the annual e-commerce will get their first crack via Al … | Continue reading


@mashable.com | 7 years ago

University sends acceptance letters with AR, and it's blowing minds

Getting a college letter of acceptance is huge enough, but this one includes the magic of augmented reality.The Northwestern Polytechnical University (NPU) in China is issuing out its letters of acceptance to students suing AR. SEE ALSO: SpaceX rocket lands in swimming pool — in … | Continue reading


@mashable.com | 7 years ago

China's most popular game restricts kids to playing for just an hour a day, to curb mobile addiction

Bad news for kids in China.—China's most popular game is now limiting play time for younger players, amid reports of increasing game addiction.Tencent's smash hit smartphone app, Honour of Kings (also known as King of Glory), is restricting kids under the age of 12 to just one ho … | Continue reading


@mashable.com | 7 years ago

Volvo vows to go all-electric by 2019

Hear that, Tesla? Volvo is on board. The Chinese-owned, Swedish car maker has announced Wednesday that "every Volvo it launches from 2019 will have an electric motor."SEE ALSO: Self-driving cars can handle anything, except kangaroosThis doesn't necessarily mean all Volvo cars wil … | Continue reading


@mashable.com | 7 years ago

Tim Cook's Fourth of July tweet is pretty pointed

Apple CEO Tim Cook displayed his patriotic side by wishing everyone a happy Independence Day with a rather pointed tweet.Wishing everyone a happy #Independence Day! 🇺🇸 “Remember always that all of us ... are descended from immigrants and revolutionists.” -FDR— Tim … | Continue reading


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