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Watch our Meerkat Q&A on the Apple Watch
Earlier on Wednesday, Mashable‘s chief correspondent Lance Ulanoff answered your questions about the Apple Watch in a live Q&A on Meerkat, which you can watch in the above video. To participate in more live Meerkat and Periscope events, be sure … Continue reading
How the world reacted to Apple’s new emoji keyboard
Oh hello, folks who are waiting for their iPhones to update to iOS 8.3. Thanks for reading this to kill time until you can access Apple’s new diverse emoji The lucky few who have already gotten the update shared their … Continue reading
Join MashFlix for a screening of ‘Ex Machina’
It’s almost time for our MashFlix movie screening of the month, Ex Machina. There’s still time to register to join us for a free screening on Thursday at 7 p.m. ET in New York City’s East Village. The sci-fi film … Continue reading
We are on the brink of discovering alien life, NASA scientist predicts
Humanity is on the verge of discovering alien life, high-ranking NASA scientists say. “I think we’re going to have strong indications of life beyond Earth within a decade, and I think we’re going to have definitive evidence within 20 to … Continue reading
YouTube subscription service that will eliminate ads is coming
YouTube is rolling out a monthly subscription model that will allow viewers to bypass pre-roll ads, and has notified its creators that their terms are being updated to share in that revenue, Mashable confirmed on Wednesday “While we can’t comment … Continue reading
A group trafficking in stolen cellphones couldn’t unlock the codes. So they asked AT&T employees for help
AT&T will pay $25 million to settle accusations that employees at call centers in the Philippines, Mexico and Colombia allegedly stole the financial information of U.S. customers to break into stolen phones that were protected by personal codes. The Federal … Continue reading
Apple, Google and Microsoft grilled over Australian tax avoidance
Apple, Google and Microsoft have faced an Australian Senate inquiry into corporate tax avoidance on Wednesday The tech giants have given evidence to a committee regarding the low amounts of tax paid locally in comparison to their profits. From the … Continue reading
Apple unleashes iOS 8.3 update for iPhone and iPad, including new emoji
Apple’s iOS 8.3 beta, previewed here last month, has finally been released into the wild The mobile operating system update, targeting iPhones and iPads, delivers a new set of diverse emojis in addition to several other fun surprises. Among them, … Continue reading
Photos from the front lines against ISIS
TIKRIT, Iraq—As the sun set, helicopters lifted off the ground and flatbed Toyota Landcruisers carrying Iraqi soldiers rolled past the air base. Airstrikes rumbled in the distance. The security forces had set up their command post about 40 miles south … Continue reading
Madonna dances with Terrence Howard of ‘Empire’ in a nuked ‘Ghosttown’
Who would survive a nuclear bombing? Apparently, Madonna and Terrence Howard In Madonna’s “Ghosttown” video, she finds comfort in Howard — who stars as Lucious Lyon on Fox’s breakout hit TV show Empire — amid a nuked wasteland. Don’t tell … Continue reading
