Browsing Category: Tech News

  • Malala is off to college and needs your packing advice

    Malala Yousafzai is off to college and asked for packing help this weekend.  The 20-year-old activist and Nobel Peace Prize winner will attend Oxford University this year as a freshman studying philosophy, politics, and economics. Yousafzai, a staunch advocate for global education, turned to Twitter on Saturday morning to ask her followers for their best …

    October 2, 2017 | by Raheel
  • Order these creepy, color-changing organ lights in time for Halloween

    Just to let you know, if you buy something featured here, Mashable might earn an affiliate commission. Forget the dangly fake skeleton hanging on your door and decorate your home with the organs it left behind instead.  Image: THINKGEEK These realistic-looking organ lights are the perfect ornaments for your spooky house set-up. The lights change …

    October 2, 2017 | by Raheel
  • People are demanding that the Las Vegas attack be labeled as an act of terrorism

    How do we distinguish a crime from a terrorist attack? It’s a convoluted conversation that appears after every horrific mass shooting in America, and Sunday night’s Las Vegas attack—the deadliest in U.S. history—is no exception.  As many on Twitter have pointed out, the president did not use the words “terror” or “terrorist” during his remarks …

    October 2, 2017 | by Raheel
  • Mark Zuckerberg wades into gun control debate with post about the Las Vegas shooting

    As the fallout from the horrific shooting in Las Vegas continued to ripple around the country on Monday, Facebook founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg issued a brief statement condemning the shooting and sharing, for him, a strong stance on another hot button political debate: gun control. SEE ALSO: Zuckerberg fires back at Trump over Facebook’s …

    October 2, 2017 | by Raheel
  • This browser extension makes you a more ethical shopper with just one click

    Your online shopping habits aren’t as ethical as they could be. A new startup called Impakt wants to change that. Based in New York City, Impakt is on a mission to build a browser extension for Chrome and Firefox users, helping you buy products from companies that pay workers fair wages, promote equality, don’t harm …

    October 2, 2017 | by Raheel
  • Every iPhone X sold will bring Samsung a big payday

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    October 2, 2017 | by Raheel
  • Mariah Carey already has her Christmas tree up

    It’s officially October and what better way to celebrate Halloween than putting up an enormous Christmas tree two months early.  “All I Want For Christmas Is You” singer, Mariah Carey, was seen on Good Morning Britain for a live interview to promote her UK Christmas tour in December. But the decorated fir tree behind her, …

    October 2, 2017 | by Raheel
  • Learn Arduino by building 15 projects from scratch

    Just to let you know, if you buy something featured here, Mashable might earn an affiliate commission. It’s no secret that Arduino is the go-to resource for inventors, artists, programmers, and designers alike who want to create a compelling interactive object. Comprised of a user-friendly circuit board and software that can run on your home …

    October 2, 2017 | by Raheel
  • Apple has a new iPhone payment plan for people who hate wireless carriers

    Anyone who decides to buy the latest iPhone face the same dilemma: Do I buy from Apple or from my wireless carrier? Buying directly from Apple typically means either a big one-time payment or joining the company’s iPhone Upgrade Program. That program, introduced in 2015 alongside the iPhone 6S and iPhone 6S Plus, splits the …

    October 2, 2017 | by Raheel
  • Facebook brings data plan-saving Messenger Lite to U.S. Androids

     Facebook’s data-conserving version of Messenger is no longer just for developing nations with slow networks. Now the Messenger Lite Android app is expanding to the US. Canada, UK, and Ireland after previously being available in over 100 mostly-developing countries. Messenger Lite packs most of the critical features of the app, but skips things like Messenger …

    October 2, 2017 | by Raheel