Browsing Category: Tech News

  • LG has an ultra-wide monster monitor coming out, and I want it so badly

    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 having both in one package is a rarity …

    December 21, 2017 | by Raheel
  • 2017 was supposed to be Snapchat's year, but nothing went as planned

    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 smartphone cameras were the most important …

    December 21, 2017 | by Raheel
  • Cockatiel is 100% over the viral video that made him famous

    Lucky, the iPhone mimicking cockatiel, is a savage.  YouTuber and Vimeo user, Ben Plumier, posted a video of the internet famous bird being completely done with the sound of his own singing voice imitating the iPhone default ringtone.  He’s so annoyed that he struts over to Plumier’s laptop, listens intently, and finally rips out the …

    December 21, 2017 | by Raheel
  • Facebook abandons an attempt to curb fake news. Here's why

    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 should About a year ago, Facebook launched the feature, where red flag icons were put next to articles that were identified …

    December 21, 2017 | by Raheel
  • Give your Sonos speakers an upgrade with these mix-and-match covers

    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 Studio Truly Truly are partnering with the award-winning TextielMuseum and interior design …

    December 21, 2017 | by Raheel
  • People sure like watching 'The Boss Baby' while flying

    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. Losing yourself in a movie is part and parcel of long distance plane travel in these days. It’s also an experience that’s turned into a highly personal one, as opposed …

    December 21, 2017 | by Raheel
  • Seth Meyers takes down the Republican tax plan

    Welp, the Republicans passed their tax plan through Congress on Wednesday, which includes huge tax cuts for the wealthy and corporations. The middle class? In a decade, they’ll actually see higher taxes.  All that’s left is for President Donald Trump to sign the bill.  If you’re still confused as to why this is a bad …

    December 21, 2017 | by Raheel
  • ‘Sesame Street’ awarded $100 million grant to bring interactive education to refugee children

    Sesame Street just won a hefty award to bring educational programming and a humanitarian response to children displaced by war and conflict in the Middle East. Sesame Street and the International Rescue Committee were awarded a $100 million MacArthur Foundation grant on Wednesday to build an early-childhood education program for kids dealing with “toxic stress” …

    December 21, 2017 | by Raheel
  • Tesla's giant battery bailed out a coal power station nearly 620 miles away

    Tesla’s giant battery is already proving its worth, bailing out a coal power station nearly 620 miles (1,000 kilometres) away. The world’s largest lithium ion battery, installed to alleviate South Australia’s severe energy issues, was put to the test when it supplied emergency power to one of Australia’s biggest coal units, reports Renew Economy. SEE …

    December 21, 2017 | by Raheel
  • Money can buy you anything, including an ugly shirt line

    Money can buy you lots of things, but it doesn’t buy taste. As again evidenced in an unashamedly garish shirt range released by Wyatt Koch — the son of billionaire Bill Koch, of the oil-rich Koch brothers.  SEE ALSO: How to be the most insufferable person at your ugly Christmas sweater party The label is …

    December 21, 2017 | by Raheel