Apple's OS X may soon get a lot sassier.Later this year, Apple plans to bring its digital assistant, Siri, to OS X, its desktop operating system, according to a new report from 9to5 Mac. The update will reportedly be part of Apple's next major release, slated for the fall of 2016 … | Continue reading
"This case is not about one phone. This case is about the future," Tim Cook said to David Muir on ABC World News Tonight Wednesday"What is at stake here is: Can the government compel Apple to write software that we believe would make hundreds of millions of customers vulnerable a … | Continue reading
Ford hasn't said that it is going to resurrect the Bronco. However, that hasn't stopped the creative minds at Bronco6G from imagining what the sixth-generation Bronco might look like.See also: Faraday Future's 1,000-horsepower concept car should make Tesla very, very nervousStart … | Continue reading
What if you could catch illegal loggers before they swing the ax?Like Tom Cruise in Minority Report — arresting murderers just before they kill — the key is the technology (or weird, genetically mutated mind-readers in the case of the sci-fi thriller).SEE ALSO: Can technology sav … | Continue reading
Tonight on ABC News, Tim Cook is talking about the ongoing war of words between Apple and the FBI.The interview, which will air during World News Tonight with David Muir at 6:30 p.m. EST, is Cook's first public interview on the topic since the news broke last week.See also: The F … | Continue reading
Croatian carmaker Rimac Automobili apparently couldn't contain itself; it just pulled the digital veil off a car that the company claims is the fastest production electric vehicle in the world.It's called the Concept_One (yes, the underscore is part of the official name). Despite … | Continue reading
If the goal of Facebook Reactions was complexity, then Facebook has succeeded in spades. Certainly they deserve a “Like.” Or is it a “Love?”Reactions, which finally rolled out globally on Wednesday, are Facebook's response to a growing desire for more choices than just “Likes” (a … | Continue reading
Google Docs just stepped up its voice features in a big wayNearly six months after introducing voice typing for Google Docs, the company is adding voice commands, which allow you to edit and format documents with only your voice.See also: Google Docs now lets you type without typ … | Continue reading
We see a lot of ridiculous tech products our inboxes — everything from a connected toothbrush to a belt that loosens as you eat too much. But the Freewrite, which calls itself the "world's first smart typewriter," is ridiculous on another levelThe Freewrite is a $500 word process … | Continue reading
There’s a new portable music player that’s looking to change the game by moving away from typical MP3 syncing and syncing with Spotify instead.Mighty, which is now on Kickstarter, uses your Spotify Premium account for iOS or Android to store up to 48 hours of your music in a comp … | Continue reading
Hoverboards, also known as self-balancing scooters, have been effectively declared unsafe. To date, no hoverboard with UL certification has been sold in the U.S., which means the ones you already own are on the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission's hit list. They are dangerou … | Continue reading
The largest retailer in the U.S., Walmart, has joined the ranks of stores backing away from selling hoverboards following the government's notice that the devices are unsafeSee also: U.S. government declares hoverboards unsafeAs recently as Monday, hoverboards were listed as avai … | Continue reading
The new Facebook reactions are finally here — which means you can respond to someone's status with Love, Haha, Wow, Sad and Angry in addition to the familiar, original LikeIf you're not seeing those options in your News Feed yet, though, we're here to helpOn desktopOn the browser … | Continue reading
A new iPhone might be right around the cornerMashable Senior Tech Correspondent Christina Warren runs through all the rumors about the iPhone 5se (or iPhone 6c), as we show what the next new iPhone could look like. Read more...More about Iphone, Apple, Apple Iphone, Iphone Video, … | Continue reading
McLaren, like Ferrari or Lamborghini, makes some of the finest and fastest cars in the world.McLarens are built for men and women with a lump of magnesium in place of their heart and a king's ransom in the bank account. The British-made cars are designed for driving incredibly fa … | Continue reading
Facebook's redesigned Like button is finally here.After months of testing, the social network is finally rolling out reactions to everyone, Facebook announced Wednesday. The update, which includes four new reactions — Love, Haha, Wow, Sad and Angry — will be available to all user … | Continue reading
BARCELONA — Two days removed from the other big smartphone announcements at the Mobile World Congress was Xiaomi’s Mi 5, the company’s first truly global flagship smartphonePresented in in-depth detail by company CEO Hugo Barra, the new phone continues Xiaomi’s tradition of offer … | Continue reading
The 29th Mobile World Congress is in full swing, and amid the flurry of new device announcements, the main conversation piece in Barcelona has been the evolution of the Internet of ThingsOf course, the topic as a whole is nothing new — in fact, it's been the most important phrase … | Continue reading
Video: Rill Causey, Phil Nolan, Sam Sheffer, Tyler TronsonFor iPhone users who are always low on battery life, there's an easy way to squeeze more power out of your device throughout the day.By flipping on the iPhone's Low Power Mode, it temporarily reduces power consumption unti … | Continue reading
Apple will tell a federal judge this week in legal papers that its fight with the FBI over accessing a locked and encrypted iPhone should be kicked to Congress, rather than decided by courts, The Associated Press has learned.Apple will also argue that the Obama administration's r … | Continue reading
When robots inevitably take over the world, remember this video.A new clip released by Alphabet-owned Boston Dynamics in an attempt to show off its robot Atlas left us feeling a little bad for the faceless humanoid. Mainly because a person in the video is a total jerk. SEE ALSO: … | Continue reading
Let me ask you a question. What's one less than 63? It's not 62 — if you're going by Mercedes math, that is. No, apparently the answer is 43. As in, the new C43 Coupe, which is the all-new moniker for the performance C-Class Coupe positioned just below the C63 Coupe.Confused? Wel … | Continue reading
You can now turn your smartphone into a laser tag gun, and all you need is an app and a small attachment. Play against other people in local laser tag skirmishes, join a faction and work to control areas around the globe — all with your smartphone screen.The game is called Father … | Continue reading
BARCELONA — Second day in at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, and the journalists are nervously staring at their laptop screens, looking for a theme or a topic to wrap up the week’s events and head home. Despite the event’s traditionally huge focus on mobile, it was hard t … | Continue reading
Just when you thought you had it all, Land Rover comes out with a luxury SUV that has more than the finest leather and most intricate brightwork; it has a gun case in the rear cargo area.See also: Volvo's all-new V90 wagon is the future hipster car of choiceForget Maybach and Rol … | Continue reading
How you view the road behind you while you drive is about to changeThe National Highway Traffic Safety Administration approved General Motors' rear camera mirror on Monday, which can display an 80-degree view behind the vehicle. The mirror also cuts out all visual obstructions, l … | Continue reading
Bill Gates' own existential crisis is now out there for all the world to see.The Microsoft co-founder and former CEO now finds himself caught up in the vigorous and ongoing debate over whether or not Apple should be forced to create a special mobile operating system to access the … | Continue reading
There's no shortage of ways to store your photos and videos in the cloudAt Mashable, Google Photos has quickly become our favorite online photo and video storage service because it's free and offers unlimited storage, as long as you're OK with photos being no larger than 16-megap … | Continue reading
Here we go again. Months ago, we were the first to report that Amazon had removed Swagway hoverboards from its website, a situation that was reversed soon after with no explanation from the companyBut on Tuesday, searches for hoverboards on Amazon returned no results, apart from … | Continue reading
Snapchat just got a little more like FacebookThe app rolled out a new "Birthday Party" feature on Tuesday, which allows you to unlock special Snapchat lenses on your birthday and on the birthdays of friends. You can enable the feature by entering your birthday in the app's main s … | Continue reading
Microsoft continues to slowly reveal more and more about its HoloLens augmented reality device, and the latest (albeit inadvertent) peek, aimed at developers, delivers yet another exciting view of mixed-reality computing. Also, the company is giving the first hints of a release d … | Continue reading
In the ongoing war of words between Apple and the FBI, there 's a lot to unpack.In what is quickly becoming a public-relations war between the Department of Justice and Apple, one of the core issues that keeps coming up again and again is, "What would happen to the software the F … | Continue reading
If catching Pokémon is your real test, and training them is your cause, then you probably want your gadgets to reflect that.Luckily for you, there are plenty of ways to Poké-ify your gadgets, so you can rock your geek pride on your sleeve — or your smartphoneSee also: Richard She … | Continue reading
BARCELONA — This year's Mobile World Congress is a huge sea smartphones (yay!), networking gear (meh) and people wearing VR headsets (uh...), but in between all the suited-up business folks and sweaty, stinky reporters was one booth that had something really charming.At the Andro … | Continue reading
BARCELONA — Qualcomm's Quick Charge 3.0 technology will let phones with the Snapdragon 820 processor recharge from 0 to 80% in about 35 minutes, but Chinese phone maker Oppo has just announced its own battery-charging technology that blows it away.Announced at Mobile World Congre … | Continue reading
Sure Bill Gates has a lot going on, but one of the habits of successful people is certainly keeping tabs on Beyoncé.Gates talked to Wired about protecting customers' private information from FBI. He also finally responded to the divine honor of being name dropped in "Formation," … | Continue reading
In this week's "Plugged In," Mashable tech corespondent Ray Wong investigates the Razer Blade Stealth laptop. At a starting price of $999 it's a hell of a deal for a laptop, but does it compete with the beloved MacBook Pro? Ray tells you all you need to know.More details: http:// … | Continue reading
BARCELONA — Flying a drone is hard. Epson's new Moverio BT-300 smart glasses will help make them easier to control.Announced at Mobile World Congress, the BT-300 is Epson's smallest, lightest and sharpest pair of smart glasses yet. The company's been selling Moverio smart glasses … | Continue reading
The latest Silicon Valley heavyweight to pick a side in Apple and the FBI's war of words is Bill Gates, and in a surprising turn, he's backing the law.The Microsoft founder pushed back on Apple CEO Tim Cook's claim the case would set a troubling legal precedent, he told the Finan … | Continue reading
It's 6 p.m. and you are still on the train headed home. You can't bear another night of greasy restaurant takeout, and there is no way you are cooking for yourself. What you want is a home-cooked meal. Gigamunch is an app that promises, if funded, to deliver just that. SEE ALSO: … | Continue reading
As the FBI and Apple continue to very publicly exchange words over whether the Cupertino company should have to help law enforcement unlock the iPhone that belonged to one of the shooters in the San Bernardino shootings, a new survey suggests that more Americans support the FBI t … | Continue reading
Aside from range anxiety, remembering to plug your car in might be the worst part of EV ownership. Thankfully, that might soon be a concern of the past for the Model S thanks to Plugless, an aftermarket wireless EV charger company.See also: Volvo is the first carmaker to replace … | Continue reading
Siri is full of surprises. She can tell you the weather, launch apps and give you sport scores. She's really funny and can beatbox (sort of).Over the years, she's gotten smarter and smarter, but here's one really cool trick you may not have known she could do: Read webpages.See a … | Continue reading
Uber may have won over Australian states including New South Wales and the Australian Capital Territory, but the company is facing a hold out in the far north.On Monday, the government of the Northern Territory announced it would not be making any regulatory changes to allow the … | Continue reading
Target, one of the largest retail chains in the U.S., has decided to "pause" the sale of hoverboards on its websiteThe action is being taken in the wake of a notice from the U.S. government last week that declared all hoverboards unsafeSee also: U.S. government declares hoverboar … | Continue reading
Ever since the Consumer Products Safety Commission declared all hoverboards (AKA self-balancing scooters) unsafe unless they have UL certification, retailers, merchants and manufactures have largely remained mum on what consumers should do about their beloved riders.See also: You … | Continue reading
BARCELONA — We all use mapping apps to get from one location to another when we're outside, but we could soon use them for indoor navigation, too.At Mobile World Congress on Monday, I got to experience for myself how indoor navigation works with a Project Tango device. (Google's … | Continue reading
Last December, a group of electric vehicle and green energy enthusiasts — including Elon Musk — sent an open letter to the head of California Air Resources Board, Mary Nichols, urging the agency to force Volkswagen to build more electric models instead of repair the some 600,000 … | Continue reading