Remember desktop pets? In the very early days of the web, they came in many forms (cats, ants, cockroaches, even spyware), all of them cute little pixels who just hung out on your screen to keep you company. It made the strange, isolating new world w… - 1 hour ago, 29 Mar 20, 6:30am -
Having trouble sleeping? Hit Snooze is Mashable's deep dive into how we cope with our collective insomnia and the many ways we can achieve a more peaceful slumber.You're exhausted. All you need is sweet, precious, lovely sleep. But the very thing yo… - 2 hours ago, 29 Mar 20, 6:00am -
So now that you're working from home due to the coronavirus outbreak, you're probably realizing your current laptop kind of sucks. Right? The battery only lasts a couple of hours, at most, the screen is cracked and dirty, and the storage isn't even w… - 3 hours ago, 29 Mar 20, 5:00am -
TL;DR: Get a lifetime subscription to XSplit VCam for just $19.99, a 59% savings as of March 29. If you're navigating the transition from an actual office to your home, you're not alone. Consider yourself one of the lucky ones and try to make the m… - 3 hours ago, 29 Mar 20, 5:00am -
TL;DR: Get a 3-month subscription to Canva Pro for just $12.99, a 66% savings as of March 29. With non-essential businesses closing left and right for the indefinite future, everyone – from small shop owners to restauranteurs – is looking for w… - 3 hours ago, 29 Mar 20, 5:00am -
The North American International Auto Show, which was scheduled for June in Detroit, has been canceled as the COVID-19 pandemic continues to spread and the city prepares to repurpose the TCF Center into a temporary field hospital. NAIAS is held each… - 10 hours ago, 28 Mar 20, 10:08pm -
TechCrunch is out hunting for bright spots in the startup world as we all come to grips with the pandemic — particularly where checks are actually being written despite everything. D2C is back to the future First up this week, we surveyed top direc… - 18 hours ago, 28 Mar 20, 2:00pm -
Welcome back to This Week in Apps, the Extra Crunch series that recaps the latest OS news, the applications they support and the money that flows through it all. The app industry saw a record 204 billion downloads and $120 billion in consumer spendin… - 21 hours ago, 28 Mar 20, 11:20am -
Netflix’s “Tiger King” is a docuseries focusing on the man who calls himself Joe Exotic — owner of a private park full of tigers and other big cats. We learn in the opening minutes of the first episode that he’s been accused of hiring a con… - 22 hours ago, 28 Mar 20, 10:08am -
The relationship between the United Kingdom and Australia is not usually a flashpoint in international relations. After all, the two allies share a common language, ancestry, and monarch. So what caused a dustup recently that saw a senior Australian… - 22 hours ago, 28 Mar 20, 9:30am -
We live in an increasingly connected world. It’s estimated that there will be about 260 million internet-connected devices in the U.S. by 2020, and the next wave of these devices will push our data demand even further. New Bluetooth advanceme… - 82 days ago, 7 Jan 20, 6:00pm -
Starting a business is not an easy decision to make. Building a company requires work and money as well, and time. The resources of time, work, and money mean you will have to make sacrifices to start your business. It takes someone who has a lot of… - 82 days ago, 7 Jan 20, 5:00pm -
The popularity of wedding drone photography is constantly rising. It’s not surprising because these flying machines can take really amazing photos and videos. But many people still aren’t sure about the necessity of aerial photography at wedding… - 82 days ago, 7 Jan 20, 4:00pm -
Elana Medo has dedicated many decades of her life to making mother’s milk available to premature babies. Now a questionable trade secret lawsuit threatens to destroy her life’s work and leave preterm infants without access to life-saving milk. T… - 82 days ago, 7 Jan 20, 3:00pm -
Paper is an essential commodity for office operations. Most conventional offices rely on paper for completing the simplest tasks. Even after digitization, the dream of a completely paperless office is far from reality. Humans are used to a standard… - 82 days ago, 7 Jan 20, 2:00pm -
Sundays were perfect for lying around and doing nothing all day even before coronavirus quarantines, but now we have no choice. One thing you can do if you'd like to take a quick break from doing nothing is save a whole bunch of money on popular prod… - 10 mins ago, 29 Mar 20, 7:45am -
The next few months are going to be especially hard on business owners, many of whom are more or less helpless right now since they may not have a customer base to speak of -- we're all at home quarantining ourselves because of the continued spread o… - 8 hours ago, 28 Mar 20, 11:51pm -
The United States is now home to more than 122,000 coronavirus cases, according to Johns Hopkins University -- the most of any country in the world. Social distancing and staying at home are among the best tools we have right now for preventing the… - 11 hours ago, 28 Mar 20, 9:01pm -
As a small token of appreciation to the nation's frontline healthcare workers who are carrying so much of the burden of getting the nation through the current COVID-19 coronavirus crisis, the Krispy Kreme doughnut chain is starting a new initiative o… - 14 hours ago, 28 Mar 20, 5:29pm -
The coronavirus' impact on world economies may force Apple to delay the iPhone 12 release. Even though iPhone production may be on track, Apple executives are worried that demand for a new iPhone will be incredibly low come September. Some Apple… - 17 hours ago, 28 Mar 20, 2:58pm -
Friedrich Kellner, a German who opposed the Nazis, recorded the arrival of Allied forces in his diary 75 years ago this week. - 2 days ago, 27 Mar 20, 7:21pm -
For just about his entire life, Ron Smith has been a subject of a scientific inquiry. At birth, in 1972, he was studied by scientists, and then assessed again at age three to document his physical fitness, mental health and intelligence. Every few ye… - 27 Jun 17, 9:43am -
Kevin Feige still has hope for Blade’s return to the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Stephen Amell wants a more socially-minded Oliver Queen on Arrow. Plus, one familiar face will not return to American Horror Story next season, and new pictures from th… - 27 Jun 17, 9:34am -
By now we’ve all heard the biggest news of 2017, fated in the heavens for eons before humanity’s earliest ancestors walked the savannahs: There’s an eclipse this August 21st, and it’s carving a path right through these great United States of… - 27 Jun 17, 9:28am -
The RoboVac 11 from Eufy (a division of Anker) is one of your favorite robotic vacuums, and in my own testing, it’s every bit as good—and far quieter—than my Roomba. So if it’s been on your radar, our readers can save $20 today with promo cod… - 27 Jun 17, 8:34am -
Forbes recently released its list of the richest person in every state. But when we’re talking about so much money, it can be hard to wrap our heads around just how wealthy these people are. But don’t worry, Gizmodo is here to help.Read more... - 27 Jun 17, 7:30am -
As the coronavirus spreads across the globe, your Apple, Android, and Fitbit smartwatch can help you monitor potential symptoms. - 23 hours ago, 28 Mar 20, 8:34am -
Due to the coronavirus and social distancing, traditional video watch parties are off the table right now—but you can still safely view movies and TV shows with loved ones. Thanks to the efforts of a few great developers, you can stream movies and… - 2 days ago, 27 Mar 20, 7:41pm -
In this episode of The Full Nerd, Gordon Ung, Brad Chacos, and Adam Patrick Murray dive into the latest gaming news with special guest (and PCWorld gaming guru) Hayden Dingman.We kick things off with a discussion about Nvidia’s DLSS 2.0 technology… - 2 days ago, 27 Mar 20, 2:12pm -
If all the grim coronavirus bulletins are taking a toll on your sanity, consider taking a break from news headlines on your Echo Show and Google Nest smart displays. - 2 days ago, 27 Mar 20, 12:42pm -
Let’s say you need to send a private message to a group of people, but you’re afraid one of them will leak the message elsewhere, and you won’t know who. Fast Forward Labs has a rough-and-ready solution that will expose anyone who publicly copi… - 27 Jun 17, 10:00am -
Fresh figs are luxury items: they’re so delicious, so expensive (in my neck of the woods, Peapod.com is selling them for $1.17 a piece) and so tragically short-lived. All too often, in my experience (Is it me? My refrigerator?) after I’ve decided… - 27 Jun 17, 9:00am -
The Grapevine Everything You Wanted to Know About the Migos, Joe Budden, Chris Brown Fights but Were Afraid to Ask | Deadspin 10 Years After The Chris Benoit Killings, Pro Wrestling Still Can’t Fix Itself | Jezebel The Tabloids Are Having a Hard… - 26 Jun 17, 6:03pm -
Verizon-owned social media platform Tumblr, along with a laundry list of other Yahoo services, is potentially locking users out of their accounts due to an ending partnership between Yahoo and AT&T, according to Techcrunch. If you’re a Tumblr, Flic… - 26 Jun 17, 6:00pm -
We’re living in a time of secrets. Whether it’s the health-care bill, Russia’s secret connection with our recent election, or the lies we all tell, secrets plague us all. In this episode of The Upgrade, Seth Stephens-Davidowitz, author of “Ev… - 26 Jun 17, 5:00pm -
Dropbox has been less alluring to some Mac users than iCloud in part because of its limited syncing. Where Apple's service can sync your desktop and Documents folder, you've had to be content with syncing a special folder with Dropbox's service. Yo… - 2 hours ago, 29 Mar 20, 6:06am -
Russia tends to turn a blind eye to some fraudsters and hackers, but it just clamped down on a particularly large group. Investigators have charged at least 25 people involved in a credit card fraud ring that included a notorious hacker. While Russ… - 8 hours ago, 28 Mar 20, 11:48pm -
The FDA has scrambled to allow numerous COVID-19 tests in a bid to control the pandemic, but one of the latest may represent a big step forward in technology fighting the disease. Abbott has received emergency use authorization for a variant of its… - 11 hours ago, 28 Mar 20, 9:22pm -
OneWeb's dreams of satellite internet access have hit a major setback. The startup has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy after attempts to get crucial financing fell through. The company said it was "close" to getting support, but the COVID-19 pandem… - 12 hours ago, 28 Mar 20, 8:01pm -
The use of phone location tracking to keep tabs on COVID-19 is becoming increasingly common, and the US appears to be no exception. Wall Street Journal sources say federal (via the CDC), state and local governments have been receiving location data… - 13 hours ago, 28 Mar 20, 6:39pm -
Electric bikes aren’t toys. And they aren’t a fad. In fact, more and more communities are starting to catch on that e-bikes are a lot more than an amusing gadget for the tech geek.Following a six-month study, Johnson County, Kansas, home to many… - 10 hours ago, 28 Mar 20, 10:00pm -
Last month, I covered the unreal tabletop fantasy village that Real Terrain Hobbies and Goobertown Hobbies built using buildings from Tabletop World, two Croatian sculptors who pretty much make the best resin-cast fantasy buildings in the world.Now,… - 14 hours ago, 28 Mar 20, 5:43pm -
Whether you're living in a city that has already taken measures to reduce plastic bag use, the small silver lining of the pandemic has inspired you to make changes, or you've already started living a greener lifestyle, reusable produce bags are a gre… - 16 hours ago, 28 Mar 20, 4:00pm -
Anyone who's ever gone to Burning Man is undoubtedly already familiar with the N95 mask, the particle filters that also protect from inhaling playa dust. And Burners are also familiar with "radical self expression." So, it comes as no surprise that t… - 17 hours ago, 28 Mar 20, 2:45pm -
Ben of Questing Beast has begun reading all of Gary Gygax's 1979 roleplaying game masterwork, the AD&D Dungeon Masters Guide, on YouTube, After the first two videos, at around four hours in, it look like he's up to page 33. He estimates it'll take so… - 17 hours ago, 28 Mar 20, 2:45pm -
Determining the source of locked accounts can be difficult and time-consuming. Use this technique to help troubleshoot this problem. - 20 Jul 17, 2:29pm -
If you constantly log in and out of your servers with ssh, Jack Wallen shows you how to make this task a bit more efficient, with the help of ssh-agent. - 20 Jul 17, 1:07pm -
Countly is a powerful tool that can enable various types of data analysis. Here's how to install this server app on the Ubuntu platform. - 20 Jul 17, 11:12am -
A recent blog from Senrio detailed a new flaw called Devil's Ivy, found in an open source code library, that could be used to hijack security cameras and for other nefarious purposes. - 20 Jul 17, 11:09am -
