Browsing Category: Tech News

  • Samsung and ADT partner to launch new smart home security kit

    Samsung announced a new partnership with ADT today that will make automated smart homes even more secure. The companies are launching a new self-installed security product powered by Samsung’s SmartThings platform and ADT’s professional monitoring services.  The new Home Security Starter Kit ($549) from both companies comes with a security hub, two door and window …

    October 2, 2017 | by Raheel
  • Every euphemism people are using instead of calling Stephen Paddock a terrorist

    64-year-old Stephen Paddock is responsible for an attack that left at least 58 people dead and more than 500 people injured in Las Vegas last night — but don’t worry, officials want you to know, at least he’s not a terrorist. Over the past 12 hours, elected officials and select media outlets have been extremely …

    October 2, 2017 | by Raheel
  • Snapchat gives an unfiltered look at shock and aftermath of Las Vegas shooting

    A lone gunman fired into a crowd of people in Las Vegas on Sunday—and the crisis is still reverberating on Snapchat. User-submitted Snaps, curated by Snapchat editors, provided an on-the-ground look at the raw emotions in the midst of the largest mass shooting in U.S. history like no other platform or media outlet.  The story, …

    October 2, 2017 | by Raheel
  • Have a pint from this home beer tap that uses sound waves to foam up your drink

    Just to let you know, if you buy something featured here, Mashable might earn an affiliate commission. The taste of your beer can change drastically between its initial brew and when it hits your tongue. At least, according to the guys behind the Fizzics Waytap.  When you’re at home and looking to crack open a …

    October 2, 2017 | by Raheel
  • This leaked look at the Google Pixel 2 XL’s front face is promising

     Google’s Pixel 2 launch event is only a couple of days away, but the hype cycle is in high gear – and a new leak has me even more excited to see what Google officially unveils on Wednesday. Serial (and mostly accurate) leaker Evan Blass has posted images he says depict the Google Pixel 2 …

    October 2, 2017 | by Raheel
  • More daytime images of the Larsen C iceberg have come in, and they're amazing

    In July, one of the largest icebergs ever recorded — measuring in at about the size of Delaware and containing a volume of ice twice the size of Lake Erie — broke off the Larsen C Ice Shelf in northwest Antarctica.  The event, which took place during the frigid blackness of the Antarctic winter, was …

    October 2, 2017 | by Raheel
  • Leave the tabletop aquariums behind and mount your aquarium on the wall

    Just to let you know, if you buy something featured here, Mashable might earn an affiliate commission. Fish make great pets. They’re easy to take care of, you never have to walk them, and they’re really good listeners. Best of all though: they get to live in their own self-contained home. However, if you’re bored …

    October 2, 2017 | by Raheel
  • This is the perfect birthday gift for that friend who just won't go digital

    Just to let you know, if you buy something featured here, Mashable might earn an affiliate commission. We all know that person who refuses to use a Kindle, still gets physical magazines, and learns about current events from a newspaper instead of Twitter. Whether it’s your grandma, your dad or your friend who insists on …

    October 2, 2017 | by Raheel