• Minnesota man teams up with friend in India to create an earth sandwich

    Lee St. John from Minnesota had an ingenious idea: build an earth sandwich. Four hours later, he teamed up with his new friend, Subash Luitel, in India to take over the world, Subway style.  SEE ALSO: Some dudes recreated Ralph Wiggum’s legendary grilled crayon sandwich It was as simple as laying one slice of bread …

    February 16, 2018 | by Raheel
  • Look at these dumb email accounts Russian trolls made to influence the 2016 election

    We can’t say they didn’t have a sense of humor.  Today, the U.S. Justice Department brought detailed charges against the Russian Internet Research Agency for its attempts to influence the 2016 U.S. presidential election in favor of Donald Trump. With those charges,  we were gifted with a detailed look at the inner-workings of the Russian …

    February 16, 2018 | by Raheel
  • Essential’s Amazon-exclusive phone comes with Alexa onboard

    Oh, you thought Essential was out of new color options to show off? Not quite. The company announced today that a new, so-called Halo Gray model is now available to purchase exclusively from Amazon. Unlike the other, limited-edition versions of the P… Source: Engadget | Essential’s Amazon-exclusive phone comes with Alexa onboard

    February 16, 2018 | by Raheel
  • We tested popular VPNs to see which was fastest. Here's what we found.

    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. A VPN, or Virtual Private Network, is a way to add a layer of anonymity or privacy to your internet browsing. But, it doesn’t come for free.  VPN companies host …

    February 16, 2018 | by Raheel
  • The 9 craziest things from latest Mueller indictment against Russian trolls

    Another bombshell dropped on Friday afternoon when the special counsel investigating led by Robert Mueller announced indictments against Russian troll group Internet Research Agency and a dozen other individuals for “operations to interfere with the U.S. political system, including the 2016 U.S. presidential election.” SEE ALSO: An ad industry group nominated Russia’s election hack for …

    February 16, 2018 | by Raheel
  • How security became more important than convenience

    Since the dawn of infosec, the belief that we users are a group of dullard cattle who blindly trade our own security for convenience at every turn has been trumpeted by the stewards of IT and the infosec-arrogant, while bolstered by old research. No… Source: Engadget | How security became more important than convenience

    February 16, 2018 | by Raheel
  • Here are the best gay dating apps, since meeting people IRL is hell

    Dating. Whether you hate it a little or hate it a lot, it’s a rite of passage for most of us. It’s also particularly challenging for members of the LGBTQ community, who’ve traditionally only had access to hetero-based sites and apps. When I was on the apps in the late aughts, queer women could barely …

    February 16, 2018 | by Raheel
  • Leaked Snapchat beta hints at new Stories section in redesign

    Snapchat’s hated redesign may be here to stay, but that doesn’t mean Snap is ignoring all of the update’s issues. The chief one being that Stories are far less visible now than ever before. But if you glimpse the latest beta version of the app, it suggests the company is at least considering adding a …

    February 16, 2018 | by Raheel
  • Airbnb vs. VRBO: Everything you need to know about both accommodation sites

    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. Sometimes when you’re traveling or booking a vacation, the last thing you want to do is stay in a hotel. Sure, they’re convenient — the whole having someone else make …

    February 16, 2018 | by Raheel
  • Wes Anderson's 'Isle of Dogs' VR mock-doc is live on Pixel phones

    Big-budget VR tie-ins are nothing new. Dunkirk got its own version from Intel, Blade Runner 2049 has one that debuted at Comic-Con and even Spider-Man got his own virtual reality "experience" when the reboot launched last year. Wes Anderson's Isle of… Source: Engadget | Wes Anderson's 'Isle of Dogs' VR mock-doc is live on Pixel …

    February 16, 2018 | by Raheel