Human beings, being human, get anxious. We all do, except psychopaths. An estimated 40 million Americans suffer from anxiety of some form at any given time. Some of us get really, really anxious, like Scott Stossel, a writer and editor at the Atlanti...
For many city-dwellers, the last straw was the surge pricing Uber announced Monday, which could see the cost of cars rise eight-fold at midnight on New Years' Eve. For many more, it was the various other forms of surge pricing associated with the eve...
Since 1999, millions of people have donated time on their personal computers for the SETI@home project, which analyzes radio signals to look for intelligent life in outer space. An entrepreneur now wants people to donate time on their mobile phones f...
Though the $4 billion Star Wars franchise includes manga comics and animated TV shows, no official anime adaptation has ever come to fruition. Until Lucasfilm licenses an anime series, then we'll have to rely on the Internet to make our long-ago gala...
In the publish-or-perish world of academia, the pressure can be intense for scientists to get their work out in front of peers and to secure more funding for further research — so much so that, well, let's just say mistakes can happen. Some mistakes ...
No matter where you're ringing in the new year, you'll be able to watch a live stream of the festivities in New York City's Times Square right here on Mashable or via mobile apps. The commercial-free live stream -- which begins at 5:55 p.m. ET and en...
At the stroke of midnight, Walt Mossberg and Kara Swisher's Wall Street Journal-owned tech news site AllThingsD died and the two announced a new venture to take its place: Re/code. A message on the WordPress-created site states that it is set for a l...
You don’t have to be a serious audiophile to require improved laptop sound. Whether you’re spending hours gaming, watching movies or just playing tunes, a good set of laptop speakers makes a major difference. As with any audio gear, speakers can get ...
A pen and checkbook used to be the only way to donate money to good causes. The Internet, however, has rejuvenated our concept of “giving to charity,” bringing about an unprecedented age of both citizen and viral philanthropy, and calling upon online...
SaaS and app startups can literally be anywhere in the world. With the cloud, both sales and support functions are virtual -- a top-notch software company no longer needs a large local sales force to sell its product via tons of in-person meetings. T...
Conservationists have extracted 22 century-old images from a box of photo negatives they discovered in Antarctica earlier in 2013. The Antarctic Heritage Trust, of New Zealand, announced the discovery in December, saying the photographs are from Erne...
The next step in transformative technology is already here, and the United States runs the risk of getting left behind. The amount of robotics inventions is steadily on the rise, and the U.S. military is already in on the action. A few years ago, Air...
Your cover letter is supposed to catch a prospective employer's eye, but that's easier said than done when it's buried under a pile of applications. As a result, nearly every professional has his or her own advice when it comes to writing one of thes...
The year 2013 was one of huge and affecting news stories, including NSA snooping, the Papal transition and Obamacare. Unfortunately, it was also the year of Joanna Rohrback's Prancercise camel toe. It may be a new year, but there are plenty of head-s...
Drawing and sketching were once activities limited to pencil and paper, but for budding artists in the digital age, there's a wealth of online, browser-based tools to let your creativity run wild. It doesn't just have to be a hobby or pastime, though...
UPDATE - Jan. 1, 11:54 p.m. ET: Snapchat CEO Evan Spiegel told Mashable that the company is "working with law enforcement," and will "update when we can." @neeeda @Snapchat working with law enforcement. Will update when we can.— Evan Spiegel (@evansp...
With the departure of New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg, the city's tech industry loses its most powerful public persona. Replacing him is Bill de Blasio, the former city public advocate who campaigned with a platform that appealed to the everyma...
This year, you conquer the power drill and the glitter, craft master. DIY projects might seem like an impossible challenge that will leave you covered in glue and crying over a half-constructed birdhouse. But using your own two hands to make somethin...
The people of Earth rang in 2014 with raucous celebrations that reached all the way to space, where astronauts on the International Space Station helped usher in the New Year. Three space station astronauts recorded a video wishing humanity a Happy N...
Two developers have created a tool that helps Snapchat users check if their accounts were compromised following a massive leak of information that included usernames and phone numbers. Will Smidlein and Robbie Trencheny built "GS Lookup - Snapchat" o...
The new year always arrives filled with hopes and resolutions to make this year better than the last. It also reminds us that we're getting really old. Year after year, it's unfathomable that it's already time to change the calendar and spend the fir...
A great poet once said, Nothing changes New Year's Day. And while that's true in many respects, it doesn't apply to Netflix. A handful of new movies were added to the site today. Several titles will also be expiring today, and all the buzz around thi...
We all know the shortcomings of Wikipedia. The encyclopedia that anyone can edit is a frequent victim to hoaxes and trolls who litter it with misinformation that can sometime last as long as a half-decade. Most of us use it anyway. But what if you re...
James Avery, best known for playing Philip Banks on the television classic Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, died Wednesday at age 68. Alfonso Ribeiro, who played Uncle Phil's son Carlton on the show, announced Avery's death on Twitter and Facebook. I'm deepl...
UPDATE - Jan. 1, 11:50 p.m. ET: A Skype spokesperson told Mashable, “We recently became aware of a targeted cyber attack that led to access to Skype’s social media properties, but these credentials were quickly reset. No user information was compromi...
2013 was a big year for Miley Cyrus and her tongue, for better or worse, so it seems only fitting that the tongue made several appearances in different variations on the final day of the year during ABC's Dick Clark New Year's Rockin' Eve party. View...
It's the beginning of a new year, and chances are you're resolving to do several (hundred?) things for the first time, differently, or better. But before you start listing out your new and improved social media plans for 2014, I've scoured the Intern...
Amid the sea of smartphones and handheld cameras capturing the iconic Times Square ball drop on New Year's Eve was at least one pair of Google Glass. Mashable's Associate Entertainment Editor Brian Anthony Hernandez, above, wore Google's wearable tec...
Today we are focused on apps that will help you with your New Year's resolutions like Quick Diet, GymAssist, Striiv Activity Tracker, and Logacal. All app prices are subject to change at any time and without notice regardless of stated free duration....
Motorola's flagship smartphone, the Moto X, now costs $399 without a contract, the company has announced. Rick Osterloh, Motorola's Senior VP, Product Management, explained the company's reasoning behind the price change, arguing that prepaid service...
