Samsung may sell more smartphones, but a new Apple ad claims that more people listen to music on their iPhones than any other phone The 60-second ad, which broke Thursday night, is a bit of a stylistic departure for the brand. The music is downbeat — even somber — the visuals are grainy, even a bit gritty. Images show people grooving to music on their iPhone […]
A group of students in France crafted wooden, energy-producing stationary bicycles from trash. These novel bikes were recently used to power a film festival screening in St. Étienne. The whole thing started last year when a group of green-minded engineering students at the School of Mines in Saint-Étienne started an “eco-projections” initiative to show docum […]
Vials of moon dust brought back to Earth by the first men on the moon have been found inside a lab warehouse in California after sitting in storage unnoticed for more than 40 years The samples — collected by Apollo 11 astronauts Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin — were rediscovered last month by an archivist who was going over artifacts tucked away at the Lawre […]
The cicada swarms are coming, and there is nothing you can do to stop it You will step on a cicada shell, one will fall in your hair and that buzzing drone will haunt your entire summer. But instead of fearing the creepy crawlers, appreciate this miraculous act of mother nature with a time-lapse by filmmaker Samuel Orr Orr is determined to change the bad rep […]
It's prom season — for the planets Every couple of years, give or take, planets get together in the night sky in such a way that they seem to be aligned with each other. They seem to be, really — from Earth's perspective — shyly approaching each other, asking each other to dance. This planetary mixing-and-mingling is scientifically known as "p […]
What if you could have your smartphone greet customers while they’re shopping in your store or have a tablet work as a babysitter? That’s the idea behind R.bots Synergy SWAN, a telepresence robot with that works with any Android or iOS device. To make the robot work, you attach your smartphone or tablet. The device charges while its docked, and the robot int […]
What kind of experience do you have in the field? Who are your references? What's your Facebook password? If the Password Protection Act becomes law, it would make it a crime for employers to ask that third question. The PPA was introduced in the House of Representatives Wednesday by Reps. Ed Perlmutter (D-Colo.) and Peter Welch (D-Vt.). It would make i […]
What's it like to drive a snowmobile off a cliff? Thanks to B.A.S.E. (Buildings, Antennas, Spans and Earth) jumper Erik Roner and his trusty trio of GoPro cameras, we get to experience just that without having to risk our necks. Roner performed this exhilarating jump in honor of his late friend, Shane McConkey, who suffered a fatal accident while ski-B. […]
The Boy Scouts of America's governing council voted on Thursday to allow openly gay scouts to join local troops for the first time in the organization's 103-year history. Gay adults still can't serve as troop leaders, but many see the decision as a significant step for forward for gay rights in America SEE ALSO: How Online Activists Helped End […]
Are the images in your Pinterest feed not quite manly enough for you? If you think the virtual pinboard site is a little too feminine, you’re not alone In a recent Pew study of social media users, 25% of women said they used Pinterest, compared to a meager 5% of men. Since Pinterest’s creation, a number of similar websites have popped up that offer pins in w […]
It's World Turtle Day, hooray! Today, we finally get to celebrate the awesomeness of the shelled reptiles of the planet. These chill dudes really don't get the recognition they deserve, constantly being out-cuted by puppies and cats and singing goats But we know what's up — turtles are just swell with their rock-hard shells and affinity for he […]
Can an airplane flying during the day and night really cross the United States running only on solar power? The team at Solar Impulse is setting out to prove it's possible — and Mashable spoke with one of the pilots live as he flew from Phoenix to Dallas. Solar Impulse pilot André Borschberg talked with us via in-cockpit satellite phone about keeping fo […]
Millions of online activists, signing some 124 different petitions, helped to end the Boy Scouts of America's century-long ban on gay members. According to online petition platform Change.org, 1,866,000 signatures were collected on petitions advocating the Boy Scouts change its policy. To celebrate this milestone, Change.org created this infographic, wh […]
Google is now making it easier for users to find their own photos using Google Search. On its Inside Search blog, the company explained that users can now search for and through their photos hosted in Google+ Photos. Searching for the query "my photos" offers up this result, personalized with your own Google+ photographs. But it gets better. The sy […]
Actor and prominent startup investor Aston Kutcher took the stage at CTIA Thursday to talk about mobile, and specifically mobile apps. During a fireside chat at the wireless trade show Kutcher talked about how he discovers the apps that he uses and invests in, as well as how he currently sees the wireless industry. “Most of the apps that I discover come from […]
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