Browsing Category: Tech News

  • Here's how to get one of those Star Wars vacuums if you don't want to shell out $800 up front

    Just to let you know, if you buy something featured here, Mashable might earn an affiliate commission. If you’re following Mashable Deals on Facebook (and you really should be—we’re fun!) you’ve probably seen the Samsung POWERbot in action.  Read more… {“player”:{“description”:”Use The Force to clean your apartment. “,”image”:”https://i.amz.mshcdn.com/v0Fj_OPBnhcP1w0nl4FiyWTQwds=/https%3A%2F%2Fvdist.aws.mashable.com%2Fcms%2F2017%2F10%2F7d4844ed-cc92-f6cb%2Fthumb%2F00001.jpg”,”mediaid”:”panavPGlWV”,”preload”:false,”title”:”Star Wars robot vacuums talk while they clean …

    November 2, 2017 | by Raheel

  • Pandora tried to become more like Spotify and now it's bleeding users

    Pandora is trying to reinvent itself as more than free internet radio. But subscriptions come with a price.  Pandora has been losing users with each earnings report, at 73.7 million active listeners this quarter compared to 78.1 million this time two years ago.  Pandora Q3 Users:2015: 78.1M2016: 77.9M2017: 73.7M — Lucas Shaw (@Lucas_Shaw) November 2, …

    November 2, 2017 | by Raheel

  • YouTube Kids update gives kids their own profiles, expands controls

     YouTube Kids, the kid-friendly, more filtered version of YouTube first introduced in 2015, is getting a notable upgrade. The updated app is adding several new features designed to reflect the app’s now aging user base, including profiles that are customized based on the kid’s date of birth, as well as additional security controls for parents …

    November 2, 2017 | by Raheel

  • Apple taps $900B after a blowout fourth quarter

     Apple is continuing its run toward $1 trillion today, as a huge fiscal fourth quarter sent the stock to new highs and helped its market cap briefly hit $900 billion — though it’s since leveled off just a bit and is now resting just a hair below that. Read More Source: Tech Crunch Mobiles | …

    November 2, 2017 | by Raheel

  • Yep: Russian hackers have targeted everyone from Colin Powell to Pussy Riot to the Vatican

    Russian hackers — they’re everywhere. Not even those in the the pope’s camp are safe from them, according to a new report. And yes: That pope. While the narrative surrounding Russian hacking efforts has centered mostly around the 2016 U.S. election, a new report published by cybersecurity firm Secureworks and obtained by the Associated Press …

    November 2, 2017 | by Raheel

  • If you wanted to cheat your WWII rations, you went to the 'Wide Boys'

    The ‘Wide Boy’ was the guy to know if you were caught in London in WW2 and needed to skirt government rationing Watch more episodes of Before the Darknet and Subscribe to Mashable News for more videos like this Read more… More about Uk, Meat, British Isles, Alcohol, and Cigarettes Source: Mashable | If you …

    November 2, 2017 | by Raheel

  • iPhone X Animoji Karaoke is the next big thing

    Read more… {“player”:{“description”:null,”image”:”https://i.amz.mshcdn.com/QdjaGXvN1xqYInqLXlHMeQrT-jw=/https%3A%2F%2Fvdist.aws.mashable.com%2Fcms%2F2017%2F11%2F6e9aed26-37ae-1a84%2Fthumb%2F00001.jpg”,”mediaid”:”O4oKWEpodV”,”preload”:false,”title”:”iPhone X Animoji Karaoke Supercut”,”sources”:[{“file”:”https://vdist.aws.mashable.com/cms/2017/11/6e9aed26-37ae-1a84/hls.m3u8″},{“file”:”https://vdist.aws.mashable.com/cms/2017/11/6e9aed26-37ae-1a84/dash.mpd”},{“file”:”https://vdist.aws.mashable.com/cms/2017/11/6e9aed26-37ae-1a84/mp4/1080.mp4″},{“file”:”https://vdist.aws.mashable.com/cms/2017/11/6e9aed26-37ae-1a84/mp4/720.mp4″},{“file”:”https://vdist.aws.mashable.com/cms/2017/11/6e9aed26-37ae-1a84/mp4/480.mp4″}]},”options”:{“disableAds”:false,”disableSharing”:false,”nextupAction”:”autoplay”,”embedUrl”:”http://mashable.com/videos/blueprint:O4oKWEpodV/embed/?player=offsite”,”standaloneUrl”:null,”post”:{“url”:”http://mashable.com/2017/11/02/iphone-x-animoji-karaoke/”,”date”:”2017-11-02T17:49:12.384Z”,”bp_id”:61565,”wp_id”:null}},”advertising”:{“params”:{“keywords”:””,”sec0″:null,”sec1″:””,”prc”:””}},”analytics”:{“labels”:””,”videoSeriesName”:null}} More about Music, Apple, Karaoke, Iphone X, and Animoji Source: Mashable | iPhone X Animoji Karaoke is the next big thing

    November 2, 2017 | by Raheel

  • Turn any surface into a canvas with this 3D printing pen

    Read more… {“player”:{“description”:”Get creative. “,”image”:”https://i.amz.mshcdn.com/XzWAdSDPp-qx2H92Z_N9i0hGuyo=/https%3A%2F%2Fvdist.aws.mashable.com%2Fcms%2F2017%2F11%2Fd762b5f0-0f87-1549%2Fthumb%2F00001.jpg”,”mediaid”:”O2opZMJnmG”,”preload”:false,”title”:”Turn any surface into a canvas with this 3D printing pen”,”sources”:[{“file”:”https://vdist.aws.mashable.com/cms/2017/11/d762b5f0-0f87-1549/hls.m3u8″},{“file”:”https://vdist.aws.mashable.com/cms/2017/11/d762b5f0-0f87-1549/dash.mpd”},{“file”:”https://vdist.aws.mashable.com/cms/2017/11/d762b5f0-0f87-1549/mp4/1080.mp4″},{“file”:”https://vdist.aws.mashable.com/cms/2017/11/d762b5f0-0f87-1549/mp4/720.mp4″},{“file”:”https://vdist.aws.mashable.com/cms/2017/11/d762b5f0-0f87-1549/mp4/480.mp4″}]},”options”:{“disableAds”:false,”disableSharing”:false,”nextupAction”:”autoplay”,”embedUrl”:”http://mashable.com/videos/blueprint:O2opZMJnmG/embed/?player=offsite”,”standaloneUrl”:null,”post”:{“url”:”http://mashable.com/2017/11/02/3doodler-pen-amazon/”,”date”:”2017-11-02T17:30:59.815Z”,”bp_id”:61595,”wp_id”:null}},”advertising”:{“params”:{“keywords”:”tech,3d printing,3d pen,mashable-shopping,shopping-amazon,3dpen”,”sec0″:null,”sec1″:””,”prc”:””}},”analytics”:{“labels”:”tech,3d printing,3d pen,mashable-shopping,shopping-amazon,3dpen”,”videoSeriesName”:null}} More about Tech, 3d Printing, 3d Pen, Mashable Shopping, and Shopping Amazon Source: Mashable | Turn any surface into a canvas with this 3D printing pen

    November 2, 2017 | by Raheel

  • Trump's pick for NASA chief has an appalling record on LGBTQ rights, and that matters for the space agency

    Jim Bridenstine has a problem. The Oklahoma congressman and President Donald Trump’s nominee for NASA administrator really wants the job, but he may not get it, and not for the reasons you might think. On Wednesday, during Bridenstine’s confirmation hearing before the Senate’s Commerce, Science, and Transportation committee, the congressman was hit hard by Democrats …

    November 2, 2017 | by Raheel

  • Watching bath bombs get chopped up is surprisingly satisfying

    Bath bombs: they’re not just for baths anymore. Thanks to “professional Lush enthusiast” @therosequeenn, the famed beauty products have taken on a purpose beyond making your bathwater smell like lavender. @Therosequeenn, whose real name is Andrea, films herself chopping up bath bombs for her Instagram. Don’t worry; it’s not as traumatizing as it sounds. In …

    November 2, 2017 | by Raheel