If you always kind of thought that Twitter is faster than authorities in accurately identifying threats, you're not that far from the truth. SEE ALSO: Twitter cuts ties with another social media surveillance companyNew research from Cardiff University, which analysed 1.6 million … | Continue reading
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Despite having troubles with its voice-powered smart assistant Bixby, Samsung plans to launch a standalone smart speaker powered by the same technology, akin to Amazon Echo and Google Home. The news comes via a report by The Wall Street Journal, which cites sources familiar with … | Continue reading
For most people, breaking WhatsApp's and iMessage's security to let the government stop terrorists sounds like a reasonable idea. SEE ALSO: How the government can force WhatsApp to break its encryptionIn the past we had wiretaps, after all, so what's wrong in updating them to the … | Continue reading
Uh-oh. Apple's upcoming iPhone 8 may not have that under-the-display fingerprint scanner after all; instead, it may rely on 3D face scanning for unlocking the display.The news comes via two new reports; Bloomberg and KGI Securities, whose Ming-Chi Kuo says the OLED-based iPhone 8 … | Continue reading
We've repeated this many times here before, but there are a few truisms that can be said for any future iPhone: it will have the fastest processor, the best camera and at least one unique feature you can't get on any other iPhone.That's as true now as it will be in 2020. But it's … | Continue reading
Just to let you know, if you buy something featured here, Mashable might earn an affiliate commission.Going on an overseas trip soon? Need to familiarize yourself with a local language?Up your linguistic game with a language-learning app.Say goodbye to feeling like Google Transla … | Continue reading
Just to let you know, if you buy something featured here, Mashable might earn an affiliate commission.There are plenty of smartwatches on the market, but not all of them are as smart as you’d think. With issues like compatibility, battery life, and appearances keeping non-Apple … | Continue reading
There's now another element to add to your VR experience.This startup has created a device that is meant to "drastically heighten" your VR game — by letting you experience elements like heat, cold — and even pain.SEE ALSO: Chemistry lessons go high-tech with this amazing VR progr … | Continue reading
Tesla's affordable mid-size electric sedan, the Model 3, is ready for production, and the first car (Musk calls it SN1 which likely means serial number 1) will be completed on Friday. That's according to Elon Musk, who shared the news on Twitter, explaining the Model 3 passed "al … | Continue reading
We've seen Elon Musk's Tesla being virtually driven in augmented reality, so it's only right that we also get a look at his SpaceX rockets in the amazing platform. Another person experimenting with Apple's ARKit showed off the Falcon 9 rocket returning from space and landing on a … | Continue reading
Studies show dogs cope with separation anxiety by keeping an object with their owner's scent nearby. The Smelly Sock allows a dog to play with an item carrying that scent while protecting it from damage. Read more...More about Kickstarter, Dogs, Dog, Inventions, and Invention | Continue reading
The history of smartphone photography is a never-ending chase after features of full-sized cameras while keeping the actual camera modules slim enough to fit a thin phone case. Impossibly and amazingly, the smartphone is winning this battle. A modern smartphone still can’t replac … | Continue reading
Just to let you know, if you buy something featured here, Mashable might earn an affiliate commission.What do your television, air conditioner, cable box, and ceiling fan all have in common? They can soon all be controlled through the smartphone in your pocket. The KlikR Unive … | Continue reading
Elon Musk is working hard to make Tesla vehicles everyone can afford, but the only available versions of the tech-centric electric vehicle are still too pricey for some of us — but not in augmented reality! That's what one Norway-based 3D designer decided when he used Apple's new … | Continue reading
French director Michel Gondry is well known for his many innovative approaches to shooting film and music videos, but none may be more disruptive than his recent decision to shoot a short film using an iPhone 7. SEE ALSO: Does the OnePlus 5 have a better camera than the iPhone 7 … | Continue reading
'Hitch Theaters' is a portable movie screen and projector stand that attaches to the back of your vehicle. Read more...More about Movies, Travel, Kickstarter, Traveling, and Movie | Continue reading
It may seem like Amazon is suddenly hungry to take over the world, but the company has been focused on dominating the internet for a very long time, a fact we were recently reminded of via a profile on early social networking site PlanetAll. If you've never heard of PlanetAll, th … | Continue reading
"Apple doesn't care about the Mac anymore" is the overarching narrative that's been tossed around over the last few years.There's some truth to the sentiment, even if you're a long-time Apple user and Mac supporter.The MacBook's still too underpowered, overpriced, and still only … | Continue reading
Self-driving cars can make it through ice, snow, thunderstorms, and the winding streets of Pittsburgh. What can't they handle? Kangaroos. Volvo admitted this week that its self-driving technology's "Large Animal Detection system" was flummoxed by kangaroos. SEE ALSO: Check out th … | Continue reading
Mirage Eclipse has pedals and a handlebar for you to pedal across the water. The large fins move you forward. Generate speed or freely cruise at a relaxed paced. The handlebar and rudder comes off so the board fits right on top of your car. Read more...More about Summer, Water, … | Continue reading
Customs and Border Protection (CBP) evidently doesn't need Congress to begin using facial recognition of United States citizens. Officials at George Bush Intercontinental Airport in Houston and Logan International Airport in Boston earlier this week began to scan faces of U.S. ci … | Continue reading
The iPhone of the future may or may not look much like its predecessors, but at some point in the next few years it's almost a sure bet that Apple is going to get rid of the Lightning port. The industry's move toward wireless charging is clear, and by killing the headphone jack, … | Continue reading
It's completely possible that you weren't able to keep up with app updates this week considering all of the speculation of what the iPhone will look like in 2020. If that's the case, there's no need to worry. We've got you covered.SEE ALSO: Why your iPhone photos look so badEach … | Continue reading
Just to let you know, if you buy something featured here, Mashable might earn an affiliate commission.While smartphone-based VR is still in the early stages, there are some drones that prove the technology is coming along quicker than we think. Smart, fast, and able to fit in … | Continue reading
WannaCry paralyzed hospitals. NotPeya crashed banks. But how to know if you're vulnerable to the stolen National Security Agency exploit that fueled two major cyber attacks and helped bring down computers across the globe?Thankfully, a new tool has your back. SEE ALSO: Ransomware … | Continue reading
A robotics competition team of Afghan girls won't be able to watch their creation compete in person.They were recently denied one-week visas to the United States to come to Washington, D.C., for the First Global Challenge, a new robotics competition that focuses on providing clea … | Continue reading
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Facebook is rolling out a new feature to help us save on data and locate open Wi-Fi networks, no matter where we are. It's called Find Wi-Fi, and it shows network-needy users a tailored hotspot map of their immediate area, highlighting locations where they'll be able to find a co … | Continue reading
Reading Wikipedia just got a whole lot more fun.A new game called "Wikipedia: The text adventure" helps you navigate and learn more about the world using a clever modification of the online knowledge database's API. You can start your journey with a suggested location or choose y … | Continue reading
Palmer Luckey, co-founder of Oculus virtual reality, gave his old employers at Oculus and Facebook a huge middle finger this week by donating thousands of dollars to a VR project that makes Oculus-exclusive VR games playable on its competitor's VR device, the HTC Vive.The creator … | Continue reading
'Covi' is a speech-enabled light and open-source smart hub that can automate your home. Read more...More about Smartphone, Light, Interior Design, Smart Home, and Alexa | Continue reading
Facebook is taking new steps to fight spam.The social network will now weed out posts from spammers who fill their friends' feeds with "vast amounts" of links to "low quality content." SEE ALSO: This app will tell you which of your photos are actually good enough to post (which i … | Continue reading
Vinyl records are truly a thing of beauty. They were the first thing to bring personal music libraries to the masses, and that's something we'll never forget. While cassette tapes, CDs, and streaming services have all succeeded the format, there's just something about vinyl recor … | Continue reading
The robots are coming ... to help us.Almost a decade ago, as the U.S. war in Afghanistan trudged on, Army Ranger Romulo Camargo was shot in the neck when his troop was ambushed during a humanitarian mission. He was paralyzed from the neck down and struggles with daily tasks that … | Continue reading
Dead or Alive is a...weird series. And it's only getting weirder with a new VR-equipped arcade cabinet edition releasing soon.On the surface, Dead or Alive is a series of fighting games featuring scantily-clad women who, in a spin-off series, adopt a quieter life of playing volle … | Continue reading
When the iPhone launched 10 years ago, it came with YouTube as a default app on iOS 1.The pairing of the Google-owned video platform and Apple wasn't as odd then as it might seem today — the first commercial version of Android didn't debut until 2008. But that doesn't mean that t … | Continue reading
Facebook beware — Germany is finally getting serious on fighting hate speech, and that has wider consequences.SEE ALSO: This country is waging a war against FacebookFor some time, the European country flagged the possibility it could impose a heavy fine on Facebook, Twitter and o … | Continue reading
‘FreeMotionHandling’ by Festo is an indoor flying object that can autonomously maneuver itself in any direction and pick up and drop off any item. Read more...More about Tech, Science, Mashable Video, Drones, and Gps | Continue reading
Virtual reality (VR) is undeniably cool, but think about just how much of the experience is wasted. Total immersion requires a complete sphere of video ("360"), but humans can only see roughly half of that experience at any given moment.That's why YouTube announced VR180 a bit ag … | Continue reading
You can keep your measly normal electric cars, Elon Musk — the real future of automotive power will be fully powered by the sun.That's the vision a new Dutch auto startup, Lightyear, hopes the world is ready to embrace with a fully solar-powered, four-wheel-drive luxury sedan. Li … | Continue reading
Just to let you know, if you buy something featured here, Mashable might earn an affiliate commission.Do you have the attention span of a goldfish? A new meditation app, Aura, claims it can still help you out.Aura entered a saturated meditation market with a mission and an edge. … | Continue reading
Every iPhone has come with a hole in its bottom. Did I say hole? I meant charging port.First it was the 30-pin port on the iPhone "2G" in 2007, which lasted until the iPhone 4S in 2011. And then it was the Lightning port, which has appeared on every iPhone since the iPhone 5 in 2 … | Continue reading
Just to let you know, if you buy something featured here, Mashable might earn an affiliate commission.No matter how handy you are, your home repairs and DIY projects can come to a standstill when there’s an issue where hands and eyes can’t reach. Since shrinking yourself down to … | Continue reading
Using a 3D water printer and high-speed flash, water droplets were animated in stop motion to bring a liquid human figure to life.The technology is unique, taking over 11 days in a studio to complete. It was produced for a special Gatorade ad. The printer was guided by data that … | Continue reading
Elon Musk tweeted on Thursday that his tunnel boring machine has completed the first segment of tunnel in Los Angeles. On Friday, he followed up with images and video of a tunnel — supposedly the same tunnel segment — located at the SpaceX headquarters in Hawthorne, California. S … | Continue reading
Snapchat's new feature, Snap Maps, is freaking people out big time. SEE ALSO: Snapchat maps can figure out what you're doing and it's either cool or creepyTL;DR: it doesn't just tell your friends where you are, it also discloses some of your activities.To be fair, Snap Maps also … | Continue reading
Apple dropped the first public beta for MacOS High Sierra on Thursday and, as many have already pointed out, many of the biggest changes to the software are ones you can't easily discern.That's because Apple spent more time on improving core technologies and performance than on f … | Continue reading