Heads up: All products featured here are selected by Mashable's commerce team and meet our rigorous standards for awesomeness. If you buy something, Mashable may earn an affiliate commission.Real talk: How did we ever live without cellphones?These days, if you let your battery di … | Continue reading
What are your friends liking on Instagram? Whatever it is, it's about to land in your feed.Instagram is quietly rolling out a new feature that will recommend posts for you based on the activity of the accounts you follow. "Recommended for You" posts will sit in their own section, … | Continue reading
Every product here is independently selected by Mashable journalists. If you buy something featured, we may earn an affiliate commission which helps support our work.You may have heard: iPhone customers around the U.S. are suing Apple for slowing down their older phones. Class-ac … | Continue reading
At least you tried.Starting Jan. 1, the Library of Congress will curtail what's been a seven-year effort to collect and archive every single utterance on Twitter. A Tuesday missive from the federal institution notes that, come 2018, "the Library will acquire tweets on a selective … | Continue reading
Snapchat is focused on taking snaps beyond the app as it tries to fend off the rise of Facebook's Stories knock-offs and Discover competitor, Watch. The latest Snapchat effort? A new initiative called "Stories Everywhere."SEE ALSO: Snapchat just did the most anti-Snapchat thing e … | Continue reading
Once upon a time, Snapchat was about ephemerality.The origin of Snapchat came from a desire to send nudes and have them disappear. Of course, sexting wasn't its only use case. Middle schoolers also wanted to pass notes in class without getting caught by their teachers, for exampl … | Continue reading
'Tis the season of giving and extensive web vault The Internet Archive is the latest recipient of cash from an anonymous bitcoin benefactor.A few weeks ago, we talked about the Pineapple Fund, a project established by an anonymous bitcoin millionaire who wanted to give away nearl … | Continue reading
If you've ever found yourself just wanting to disappear for a while, there may soon be an app for that. A Japanese developer has announced that he is working on an app that will make your head disappear in photos and videos, in a tweet first spotted by DesignTAXI. The developer, … | Continue reading
An open memo, to all marginally-smart people/consumers of internet "content": Hi. Some questions. Do you...Want the internet to be better in 2018? Want your favorite media outlets to survive 2018? Want the proliferation of "fake news" (both the now-meaningless phrase and actual b … | Continue reading
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2017 may have been a rough year, but there were plenty of inventions, innovations, and gadgets that made the world just a slightly better place.From global health to social justice to humanitarian aid, a slew of scientists, technologists, and activists came together this year to … | Continue reading
You've probably seen a Bitmoji floating around on Snapchat, Facebook, or Instagram. You might even have the Bitmoji app. But what are these adorable full-sized avatars for, anyway?As it turns out, a bunch of things. The Bitmoji app opens up a world of possibilities, and we're her … | Continue reading
Heads up: All products featured here are selected by Mashable's commerce team and meet our rigorous standards for awesomeness. If you buy something, Mashable may earn an affiliate commission.Apple may have killed the MagSafe in its latest array of MacBooks, but that doesn't mean … | Continue reading
Heads up: All products featured here are selected by Mashable's commerce team and meet our rigorous standards for awesomeness. If you buy something, Mashable may earn an affiliate commission.January is a great time for a fresh start. Not matter what you're planning this year — fr … | Continue reading
Facebook released a previously promised tool that lets you see if you've followed any of the fake pages meant to help Russia influence the 2016 presidential election. SEE ALSO: Oh joy! Soon, Facebook will reveal what Russian propaganda you 'liked'The tool, which you can check her … | Continue reading
The Russian hackers behind Hillary Clinton’s leaked emails are still at it. This time, Fancy Bear is being accused of targeting hundreds of journalistsThe Associated Press found at least 200 journalists have been part of a long-term attack dating back to at least mid-2014. The mo … | Continue reading
Uber may operate in more than 80 countries, but it still had a difficult time understanding the nuances of country flags. SEE ALSO: Flying taxis could be here by 2020 thanks to UberIn what appeared to be an attempt to recognize and celebrate the anniversary of Puerto Rico's flag … | Continue reading
Elon Musk is terrified that artificial intelligence might spell the end of humanity.Thankfully, it looks like we're not quite there yet. Colorado-based research scientist Janelle Shane has trained a neural network (a type of machine-learning algorithm) to write its own Christmas … | Continue reading
Coinbase — the largest Bitcoin market in the U.S. — has disabled all buying and selling as the digital currency Bitcoin dramatically loses value. At 11:11 a.m. EST, Coinbase posted that it had temporarally disabled trading:About 25 minutes later, at 11:35 a.m. EST, the company sa … | Continue reading
Researchers at the German IT Security company SySS GmbH successfully fooled the Windows 10 facial recognition system by using a printed photo of the user's face.Their spoofing efforts were published on the cybersecurity site Seclists on Dec. 18. The cybersecurity experts bypassed … | Continue reading
Amazon wants to be inside your home, not just dropping off packages at your door. Now, the book-seller-turned-retail-giant is acquiring home security camera startup, Blink. The companies announced the deal on Friday. SEE ALSO: A new 'Lord of the Rings' series is coming to AmazonB … | Continue reading
Every product here is independently selected by Mashable journalists. If you buy something featured, we may earn an affiliate commission which helps support our work.If you're an iPhone user, you've probably heard the news by now: In some circumstances, Apple is slowing down olde … | Continue reading
In the past few months, Apple has released frequent updates to iOS 11. Should you upgrade? For most people, it's a personal preference, but there are some people who should definitely steer clear. I've owned an iPhone 6 for the past two years. When Apple released iOS 11 in early … | Continue reading
Every product here is independently selected by Mashable journalists. If you buy something featured, we may earn an affiliate commission which helps support our work.Chinese smartphone manufacturer OnePlus made a huge splash with the release of the OnePlus 5T last month. In March … | Continue reading
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Ian Stell, a New-York based designer, is creating incredible pieces of functional furniture that are able to transform their shapes. Although most of his pieces require precise engineering in order to become kinetic, Stell himself is not an engineer, but he rather studied Fine Ar … | Continue reading
HQ trivia isn't easy to win, but we just uncovered a secret that might help. A tipster sent us instructions to a hidden cheat this morning, and it's really simple. Like, really, really simple. Here's how to do it:SEE ALSO: Our office played HQ Trivia together. Here's what we thin … | Continue reading
It's only been a few days since the world learned Apple was purposely slowing down older iPhones in an effort, as they say, to save battery life. And already we have our first series of class-action lawsuits against the tech giant. While some have suggested it's not a big deal, o … | Continue reading
CNN is canceling The Update, a daily show on Snapchat that premiered in August and covered hard news with breaking updates throughout the day. SEE ALSO: CNN fiasco reveals heated battle between AT&T and TrumpThe decision to pull away from Snapchat, whose parent company Snap Inc. … | Continue reading
Heads up: All products featured here are selected by Mashable's commerce team and meet our rigorous standards for awesomeness. If you buy something, Mashable may earn an affiliate commission.A lot has changed since Charles Babbage first conceptualized the computer in the early 19 … | Continue reading
Heads up: All products featured here are selected by Mashable's commerce team and meet our rigorous standards for awesomeness. If you buy something, Mashable may earn an affiliate commission.Portable chargers and power banks are lifesavers. At this point, they're just as importan … | Continue reading
Well, it can't just go up all the time. After an incredible rally in the first part of December, which saw Bitcoin's price nearly double from $10,240 to $19,994, the popular cryptocurrency is losing value, fast. The price dropped by a quarter in the last 24 hours alone, and Bitco … | Continue reading
Congress passed a stopgap measure on Thursday that will prevent a government shutdown, at least until January. But FWD.us, the organization founded by such tech titans as Mark Zuckerberg and Bill Gates, isn't happy about one thing the spending bill is missing: protection for Drea … | Continue reading
Heads up: All products featured here are selected by Mashable's commerce team and meet our rigorous standards for awesomeness. If you buy something, Mashable may earn an affiliate commission.CarWink is a solar-powered LED device that sticks right onto the back of your car. Simila … | Continue reading
One of the longest-running Google executives is stepping away from the tech giant. Eric Schmidt, who joined Google in 2001 as CEO and served as executive chairman of Google's parent company Alphabet, is stepping aside from his current role. He will stay involved as a technical ad … | Continue reading
Heads up: All products featured here are selected by Mashable's commerce team and meet our rigorous standards for awesomeness. If you buy something, Mashable may earn an affiliate commission.Bluetooth speakers and STEM toys: two items that we can almost guarantee are on every kid … | Continue reading
Every product here is independently selected by Mashable journalists. If you buy something featured, we may earn an affiliate commission which helps support our work.Conspiracy theorists, rejoice: For once, you were rightApple confessed this week that, yes, it slows down old iPho … | Continue reading
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Because ransomware and playing a game of nuclear chicken aren't enough for Kim Jong-un, it now looks like North Korea is behind a recent bitcoin theft as the cryptocurrency's value continues to skyrocket. SEE ALSO: People are not buying Trump's reassurance on North Korea's latest … | Continue reading
Instagram loves to secretly test new features on some of its users and get feedback before deciding on whether it should roll them out for everyone.But over the last few weeks, the company added a new commenting feature that you won't see unless you look at a post for more than f … | Continue reading
Tesla is currently mired in "production hell," but owners are still extremely satisfied with their brand new all-electric vehicles.In Consumer Reports' 2017 Annual Owner Satisfaction Survey, the popular review publication found Tesla topped the vehicle satisfaction survey — for t … | Continue reading
As Amazon's plan for world domination has swallowed Whole Foods, competing supermegachain Walmart is rolling out more plans to fight back in an ongoing battle of David Goliath versus Goliath.SEE ALSO: Kindles and quinoa: Amazon to sell more gadgets in Whole Foods storesThe latest … | Continue reading
Facebook is getting more musical. In what's been quite the long-time coming for the social network, Facebook has signed its first-ever deal for music rights with a record label. Universal Music Group and Facebook agreed on a multi-year deal that lets Facebook host content with th … | Continue reading
Magic Leap's first mixed reality headset, the Leap One, is coming in early 2018. It looks pretty damn neat, assuming it delivers on everything it's promising — and as long as you can get over its weird design.Reactions to the headset have been split down the middle with some peop … | Continue reading
Heads up: All products featured here are selected by Mashable's commerce team and meet our rigorous standards for awesomeness. If you buy something, Mashable may earn an affiliate commission.We all know and love that one person that treats their dog like it's their baby or calls … | Continue reading
The wrist-worn fitness tracker, as a category, is well past its zenith.Even in 2017, fitness trackers are still little more than overwrought pedometers for disinterested users who'll probably ditch them after a few months. Many of these devices, which don't run apps or have most … | Continue reading
Every product here is independently selected by Mashable journalists. If you buy something featured, we may earn an affiliate commission which helps support our work.There are plenty of ultrawide monitors on the market, and there's a fair choice of 5K and 4K ones as well, but hav … | Continue reading
Snap Inc. had a lot to prove in 2017.Following months of speculation, the company finally went public, as onlookers wondered whether this would be the year the company finally moved out from under Facebook's shadow. That, and so much more, didn't quite go as planned.SEE ALSO: Why … | Continue reading