Ransomware is not new. The malware, which encrypts data and demands payment in exchange for decryption keys, has been with us for almost 30 years.So why does it feel like it's getting worse? Well, that's because it is getting worse. SEE ALSO: A new ransomware is sweeping the glob … | Continue reading
Take your coffee to bed.The Australian bedding company Ettitude takes coffee grounds from local cafes to upcycle your morning jolt into their bamboo-coffee sheets.SEE ALSO: Freezing while your partner is sweating? This smart comforter has an answer.The company launched a Kickstar … | Continue reading
It's pretty remarkable that, 10 years after the iPhone first debuted, that it's still recognizably an iPhone.SEE ALSO: 10 years of people destroying their iPhones in very dumb waysPut an iPhone 7 on the table next to an original iPhone, and, while it would be clear that one is mo … | Continue reading
Fun fact: Battery-powered fidget spinners can burst into flames. Two local news outlets in different states recently reported that fidget spinners had erupted into small fires while plugged into an outlet.SEE ALSO: Someone made a fidget spinner for adultsThese are the kind of fid … | Continue reading
The next version of MacOS is ready for testing.Apple just released the first public beta for High Sierra, the next version of MacOS. The update brings enhancements to many of Apple's native apps, like Photos and Mail, as well as under-the-hood performance improvements to graphics … | Continue reading
Dubai, the self-proclaimed "Future City," is getting its own unit of autonomous, drone-launching robotic police vehicles, because what's more future than than Robocops?The city's police force will be the first in the world to roll out Singapore startup Otsaw Digital's O-R3 autono … | Continue reading
Wireless charging is undoubtedly one of the most exciting, hyped-up features expected to debut with the iPhone 8 later this year. The wireless charging capability will likely come via the inductive Qi standard, which means the phone will require some form of power mat. So, we hav … | Continue reading
Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning usually work best with a lot of horsepower behind them to crunch the data, compute possibilities and instantly come up with better solutions.That's why most AI systems rely on local sensors to gather input, while more powerful hardware … | Continue reading
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Tim Cook just acknowledged the iPhone's tenth anniversary in the most Apple way possible."Here's to the #iPhone that changed the world, to the man who dreamed it & the people at Apple who have never stopped looking to its future," the CEO wrote. SEE ALSO: What it's like to use th … | Continue reading
Just to let you know, if you buy something featured here, Mashable might earn an affiliate commission.No need to drop hundreds on a high-tech device when you can save some money with a refurbished gadget. I know what you’re thinking: doesn’t refurbished just mean used?Not necessa … | Continue reading
Waymo's self-driving work is shifting gears to bring big rigs into the fold — and now, we know what the autonomous trucks will probably look like when they eventually hit the highways. The first look at the Waymo big rig comes via Jalopnik, which published a set of images fe … | Continue reading
Michelin has unveiled the "Visionary Concept" tire that's 3D printed and airless. The long-lasting design would be repaired by reprinting the tread whenever it gets worn down. Read more...More about Technology, Cars, Design, Future, and Innovation | Continue reading
How's this for a #TBT?Once upon a time, the iPhone wasn't the thing attached to everyone's hip. It was, in fact, just a new idea that nobody had even thought about, as the ad that debuted in February 2007, months ahead of the device's release, suggested.But the simple ad still st … | Continue reading
Playing Overwatch with a motion-sensing gun sounds pretty fun. But what if that gun was a baguette? Très bon.SEE ALSO: 'Overwatch' player lands a double kill while using a bow for a controllerRudeism, an Overwatch player famous for rigging up hilarious, homemade controllers to pl … | Continue reading
A decade ago, the world seemed like it wasn't ready for the iPhoneResearch showed most people in affluent societies didn't want converged devices.But today we live in the age of the smartphone, which, for better or worse, was almost single-handedly ushered in by Apple's rectangul … | Continue reading
I can still remember in vivid detail the very first time I saw the original iPhone in the flesh. My 16-hour direct flight from Hong Kong had just landed back in New York's John F. Kennedy International Airport. The flight attendant announced our arrival back in the Big Apple and … | Continue reading
Imagine a one-inch window. Not very interesting, but if you make larger, say, 10 inches, you start to appreciate the sunlight coming through it, the sky, almost discernible trees, and the fleeting glimpses of people passing by. It holds your attention, at least for a little while … | Continue reading
It's getting harder and harder to think of opening sentences for all these iPhone 8 rumors, so I'll just get on with it: There's a new iPhone 8 video, crystal clear, showing the device from all sides. There's one caveat: It's not really the iPhone 8. It's a device manufactured vi … | Continue reading
Public transit can be a nightmare. Endless amounts of people and fumbling with your transit card are pretty much unavoidable, and that's before you even get on that crowded train. Meow-Ludo Disco Gamma Meow-Meow, an Australian molecular biologist and the founder of citizen scient … | Continue reading
One of the reasons I hate it when people "call bullshit" on technology that still hasn't played itself out in the market yet (cough, VR, cough), is that it's just too easy. Most new products fail. So when journalists "boldly" say that something sucks, is stupid, or won't work wit … | Continue reading
One of the most stressful parts of leaving home is wondering if your laptop and smartphone will die when you need them most. LAER, a Bluetooth-enabled laptop sleeve currently raising money on Indiegogo, thinks it's the solution to that problem. SEE ALSO: Smart Light Bulb Doubles … | Continue reading
Anyone who catches public transport in Australia's largest city knows that delays and random missing buses are an inevitable part of commuting.Google Maps is hoping to ease some of that pain by finally including real-time public transport data in Sydney, Australia starting from T … | Continue reading
Forget drones — self-driving cars can now deliver your groceries. Autonomous delivery vehicles are making drop-offs in London as part of a trial program and study spearheaded by University of Oxford self-driving spin-off Oxbotica, as well as Ocado Technologies, a developmental di … | Continue reading
Is ransomware still ransomware if its goal is purely to destroy?This is less if-a-tree-falls hypothetical and more sobering reality for the untold number of people across the globe whose computer systems have been infected with the NotPetya ransomware. That's because the latest d … | Continue reading
Emily Kennedy spent her undergrad years reading child sex-trafficking ads. She wanted to understand their ticks: Why was this ad formatted that way? Why did the same ads often have different phone numbers? Kennedy knew that this kind of analysis could unravel at least a portion o … | Continue reading
On Wednesday, Google announced several updates to the Photos app that will make sharing selfies, your trip to Machu Picchu, and that ridiculous sign you saw on the way to work even easier.SEE ALSO: How to post Google Photos' awesome animations to InstagramThese features were firs … | Continue reading
You're soon going to have a new reason to use Apple Maps.Apple is adding a new feature to its mapping app that lets you go on 3D "flyover" tours of cities around the world. Though not technically VR, the feature is reminiscent of Google Earth VR and raises fresh questions about A … | Continue reading
When the highly anticipated iPhone 8 finally drops later this year, it'll be tough to get Apple fanatics to put their devices down — until their batteries eventually die, that is. There is some (potential) good news for power users, though: powering up the iPhone 8 might just be … | Continue reading
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It turns out that Amazon's new Echo Show isn't just a hyped-up, touchscreen-touting version of the company's speaker product, it's also a stealth smart TV, too.Jimmy Fallon, host of The Tonight Show, revealed a new Echo Show feature on Wednesday that gives users the ability to st … | Continue reading
It's a familiar story: You boot up your computer only to find a mysterious message saying your files are encrypted. You soon realize that your data is likely gone for good — even if you fork over a cryptocurrency ransom payment. But this time around, as a new and virulent form of … | Continue reading
The 'LAER' is the laptop bag techies have been thirsty for for years. It charges all of your devices at once, so you can stay connected and stop stressing about that 10% battery alert. Read more...More about Tech, Mashable Video, Tech, and Innovations | Continue reading
Samsung's Galaxy Note 7 is the smartphone equivalent of a daytime soap opera character: just when you think it's died dramatically in a fire and been stricken from the storyline, it pops up again.The South Korean company announced its plans to sell the retooled phones in its nati … | Continue reading
It's been 160 years since the first cable elevator was invented and it has come to define how we build any high-rise building. A German company is looking to change that with their multi-directional elevator system that uses magnetic levitation and linear motors to allow sideways … | Continue reading
Just to let you know, if you buy something featured here, Mashable might earn an affiliate commission.How's that summer reading list coming along? Being well-read is a huge time commitment, and you're not alone if the prospect of reading through a stack of books makes you want to … | Continue reading
If you're a customer service rep sick of dealing with an endless inbox of complaints to sift through, you might finally have some relief on deck. The complaints will still likely be endless, but Salesforce is rolling out some new AI tools for its third-party developers to help ma … | Continue reading
Let's face it — some of us are living deep in the trenches of smartphone addiction. Whether it's by constantly checking social media networks, reading push alerts, or responding to texts, we spend more time than ever on our phone.So it shouldn't come as a huge surprise that, acco … | Continue reading
Snapchat is making it even easier to make your own custom geofilter. The app just added its geofilter creation tools to its main app so you can design and buy a filter without ever closing the app. Previously, you could only make filters on Snapchat's website.SEE ALSO: Snapchat m … | Continue reading
If we asked you to close your eyes and describe an iPhone, the image in your head would be pretty clear.It would probably look something like this: It’s a rectangle with rounded corners, with another rectangle — the display — on the front, a circular home button below the screen, … | Continue reading
It's not just you — this phone looks really familiar to us, too.North Korean company Mangyongdae Information Technology Corporation just dropped the Jindallae 3, and it looks a whole lot like an iPhone. SEE ALSO: 'North Korea VR' is an extraordinary glimpse of the world's most op … | Continue reading
The Most Famous Artist is all about reverse-engineering art to find what works on social media. In his latest project, he's using artificial intelligence to create like-able and sell-able work that also comments on AI's potential to kill jobs and industries.SEE ALSO: Bright pink … | Continue reading
We may have just gotten our first good look at Samsung's Galaxy Note 8, thanks to this detailed render.SEE ALSO: Everything you'd possibly wanna know about Samsung's Galaxy Note 8 just got leakedAlthough these aren't photos, the new images are design renders based on what we know … | Continue reading
Instagram comments might be getting a much-needed update.A new test on the Android app of Instagram shows nested comments, similar to those on Facebook. SEE ALSO: Instagram is still clobbering Snapchat, and it's worse than we thoughtHitting "reply" on a comment now adds them to a … | Continue reading
If you use an iPhone, Apple probably controls most of your waking hours. The company could take over your time spent in dreamland sometime in the near future, too, by using all the data it collects about you to push you toward a better night's sleep. Apple might be working on a n … | Continue reading
Apple is currently driving a tricked-out, super-data-sucking car all over the world, but no one really knows why.Details about where in the world to find the Apple Maps car are here, but beyond promising that the data will be used to improve Apple Maps (which many people believe … | Continue reading
Are you tired of that awkward moment when you ask Siri to check if it's National Awkward Moments Day and your iPhone leaves you in a lurch?Apple's AI assistant is tasked with answering your questions and keeping track of your busy schedule, but Siri can't always keep up with all … | Continue reading
While Apple and Samsung race to be the first company to perfect a fingerprint scanner that resides under a smartphone's display, a Chinese company called Vivo has already done it. Vivo is launching the technology jointly with Qualcomm at Mobile World Congress Shanghai on Wednesda … | Continue reading