Facebook is throwing away "disputed flags," one of its several attempts to curb the spread of fake news across the social network. SEE ALSO: Facebook doesn't scan Messenger for fake news. But it definitely shouldAbout a year ago, Facebook launched the feature, where red flag icon … | 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.Leave it to the Dutch to put a sweater on everything.Netherlands-based designers at Studi … | Continue reading
Popular cryptocurrency exchange EtherDelta got hacked in spectacular fashion Wednesday, with many users unknowingly sending their tokens to the hacker instead of the exchange.At least 308 ETH ($266,789) were stolen, as well as a large number of tokens potentially worth hundreds o … | Continue reading
In case you haven't had enough of Amazon, it may be on its way to your car. The online retailer has partnered with Audi and Porsche to integrate Amazon Music with their vehicles' entertainment systems. SEE ALSO: Alexa can now wake you up with your favorite songOwners of eight 201 … | Continue reading
Cybersecurity researchers at the Kaspersky Lab intentionally infected an Android phone with a new species of nefarious malware. Two days later, the overtaxed phone battery had bulged and actually warped the phone. The researchers call this malware a "jack of all trades," as the v … | 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.When Apple launched its new augmented reality platform, it promised the technology would usher in a new wave of ap … | Continue reading
Amazon may be preparing to launch a YouTube-style streaming service. The retail giant filed trademark requests on Dec. 5 for the names "AmazonTube" and "OpenTube." Although the trademarks don't necessarily mean the company plans to launch a new service, it does suggest that the c … | 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.Still not done holiday shopping? You could scramble around the mall trying to find a gift … | 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.If you're looking to treat yourself this holiday season, a drone is where it’s at. You're … | Continue reading
I owned an iPhone 6 for two years. During the second winter I spent with it, whenever I'd go for a run in the cold, the iPhone would shut down at some point mid-run, even if I'd charged it fully right before I left my house. There was no way to turn it back on without connecting … | Continue reading
Europe continues to be a giant pain in Facebook's app. Germany and France this week both hammered Facebook for its data practices, though in different ways. Germany's competition regulator declared on Monday that Facebook is using its dominance in the personal data market to sque … | Continue reading
He won't say how many coins he had, but all of Litecoin founder Charlie Lee's share in the cryptocurrency has been sold or donated.In a Reddit post early Wednesday, Lee explained how his stake in Litecoin is a conflict of interest: "Whenever I tweet about Litecoin price or even j … | Continue reading
Massive tech companies are watching who you are and what you do on the internet, and there's not much you can do about it.Fortunately, the European Union is here to save at least some of us.The EU is less than six months away from instituting the most aggressive personal data pro … | 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.Do your friends roll your eyes at you whenever you tell them you lost your keys — again? … | Continue reading
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The law that gives the National Security Agency the legal authority to spy on millions of Americans is set to expire at the end of the year. That might sound like good news, a chance to perhaps scale back the agency's far-reaching powers and rethink how far its tentacles are allo … | Continue reading
Apple could be looking to bring its desktop and mobile software much closer together.The company is planning to create a new kind of universal app that will allow developers to bring the same applications to both iOS and MacOS, according to a new report.SEE ALSO: The 12 best apps … | Continue reading
The week after the Federal Communications Commission nixed net neutrality rules in the United States, the United Kingdom decided that all 65 million of its inhabitants have a "legal right" to fast, reliable internet connectivity. The UK's Department for Digital, Culture, Media & … | Continue reading
Just to let you know, if you buy something featured here, Mashable might earn an affiliate commission.What's more fun than playing video games? Watching strangers play video games, of course. At least that's the idea behind Twitch, the esports streaming platform that boasts an au … | Continue reading
Bitcoin has had an absolutely insane year. At one point, its price was up nearly 2,000%, from about $1,000 in January to $19,922 mid-December. It exploded in the media and it caught the attention of pretty much everyone – from Wall St. billionaires to the average Joe just trying … | Continue reading
As the value of cryptocurrency continues to skyrocket, so, too, does the number of crazy things people will do to protect or retrieve their sweet, sweet digital nest egg.SEE ALSO: The top 10 tech stories of 2017Most notable are the Winklevoss Twins, that hard-luck pair of entrepr … | Continue reading
On Tuesday, Elon Musk tried to message the Chief Technology Officer of Oculus (the Facebook-owned virtual reality company) his phone number, but instead tweeted it to the world.Musk has since deleted the tweet, but not before some reporters at CNBC spotted the twitter mishap and … | Continue reading
On Twitter, they are openly bartered, donated, even celebrated.“Anyone have a Spectrum user ID & password I can trade for?” one Twitter user wrotelast month. Another thanked her friend “for giving me his Spectrum username and password to watch the World Series Game 7.” A third tw … | Continue reading
After years of boasting about its game-changing augmented reality technology, Magic Leap finally revealed its first headset, the Leap One.Set to ship in early 2018, the Leap One promises to bring your wildest sci-fi dreams to life, letting users do things like layer digital scree … | Continue reading
Every Christmas in London the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, are turning into a Disney-like wonderlandChristmas at Kew features over a million lights along a one-mile long trail which is guaranteed to enchant all visitors regardless their age. Read more...More about London, Christm … | Continue reading
Apple may be deliberately slowing down older iPhones with degraded batteries to preserve battery life, a developer has learned.After studying how some iPhone models were performing when using publicly available benchmarks, developer John Poole found that the phones' performance c … | Continue reading
Just to let you know, if you buy something featured here, Mashable might earn an affiliate commission.There's an awesome sale on this portable speaker that you won't want to miss. The harman/kardon Onyx Studio 4 Bluetooth speaker is normally $450, but you can get it now for just … | Continue reading
Niantic just gave Pokémon Go a very important update.The game's augmented reality effects just got a huge upgrade, thanks to Apple's ARKit technology. The update, which is rolling out on iOS this week, promises to make catching Pokémon much more immersive and, potentially, challe … | Continue reading
Uber's terrible, horrible, no good, very bad year just got worse. On Wednesday, the Court of Justice of the European Union, the highest court in the EU, ruled that the ride-share company should be considered a transportation service and not, as Uber had hoped, a digital company. … | Continue reading
It's time to get excited about smartphones again because the new year is just around the corner, and that means Samsung's next flagship phone — unofficially dubbed the Galaxy S9 — is nearing its official release.Expectations are high for Samsung heading into 2018, and most mobile … | Continue reading
It was only a matter of time before someone tried to copy the success of CryptoKitties, a virtual collectibles game that was so popular it hogged the Ethereum network nearly entirely for itself in early December. The new game is called Etheremon, and it allows you to purchase, wi … | Continue reading
Dogecoin was as high as $0.00673467 Tuesday.That seems like nothing compared to the $16,663 for one Bitcoin, but the meme-based cryptocurrency is having a moment.SEE ALSO: Learn to invest in Bitcoin so you can finally make those millionsLook at this price chart from CoinGecko sho … | Continue reading
Bitcoin is having a moment. In addition to becoming the talk of the town, its staggering price rise over the last 12 months has made some early holders of the cryptocurrency exorbitantly wealthy. But not everyone is riding that high. In fact, it's directly contributed to frustrat … | Continue reading
Why bother trying to describe your perfect, nitpicky burger over the counter when you could just order one with your face?Caliburger launched a new point-of-sale system on Tuesday that lets customers order using facial recognition technology. (This isn't the first time the Americ … | Continue reading
Hyperloop One set a new company record when it reached a blistering 242 mph outside of Las Vegas on Friday — and days later, it gained a famous billionaire. The company named Richard Branson its chairman on Monday, rebranding itself as Virgin Hyperloop One, Axios reports. It hope … | Continue reading
Just to let you know, if you buy something featured here, Mashable might earn an affiliate commission.Whether you code as part of your 9-5 job or as a hobby, having your projects available anytime, anywhere, from any device can be a major contributor to your productivity. The sol … | Continue reading
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Just to let you know, if you buy something featured here, Mashable might earn an affiliate commission.Vinyl is back in a big way. In the last few years, this resurgence has drastically improved the availability of vinyl records, from both classic and modern artists. The audio har … | Continue reading
It's the end ... but the moment has been prepared for.Peter Capaldi's run as the Doctor will finish after this year's Christmas episode of Doctor Who. Capaldi passes the reins to Jodie Whittaker, the first woman cast in the role. Now, just days before the special airs, the folks … | Continue reading
Fresh off the gutting of net neutrality rules by the Federal Communications Commission, Republicans in Congress are working on a bill that would allow internet providers to create fast lanes, according to a source that has seen a synopsis of the bill.The FCC previously had strong … | Continue reading
Every editorial product is independently selected by Mashable journalists. If you buy something featured, we may earn an affiliate commission which helps support our journalism.Your smartphone camera is about to reshape everything, but it has nothing to do with snapping photos. S … | Continue reading
Every editorial product is independently selected by Mashable journalists. If you buy something featured, we may earn an affiliate commission which helps support our journalism.Pull out your smartphone and scroll through your list of recently downloaded apps. What do you see — Sn … | Continue reading
Every editorial product is independently selected by Mashable journalists. If you buy something featured, we may earn an affiliate commission which helps support our journalism.Almost 200 Apple suppliers are really, really bad for the environment. An app called Blue Map, created … | Continue reading
The Intelli+ screen protector is like no other. As a smart screen protector, Intelli+ allows you to navigate your iPhone screen without reaching your thumb up. All of the controls happen at the bottom of the phone. It even includes a back button! Tiny thumbs rejoice! Read more... … | Continue reading
Researchers at the Georgia Institute of Technology have created a Luke Skywalker-inspired robotic hand that can help amputees play the piano. Read more...More about Music, Health, Social Good, Piano, and Musician | Continue reading
Just to let you know, if you buy something featured here, Mashable might earn an affiliate commission.Makeup Twitter, meet tech Twitter.Over the past few years, we've seen an explosion of beauty gurus and makeup tutorials on social media. There's been a similar trend in the tech … | Continue reading
Apple AirPods are sold out on its online store until next year — but the wireless earbuds may still get a major refresh in 2018. A leading Apple analyst, Ming-Chi Kuo of KGI Securities, released a memo on Tuesday predicting that Apple will offer a new version of AirPods in the se … | Continue reading
Facebook is letting you decide whether or not you want your face to be recognized.On Tuesday, Facebook released a new setting that lets users easily manage the facial recognition software across the social network, the company announced in a blog post. SEE ALSO: Facebook's new fa … | Continue reading