LONDON — Apple Pay launched in the UK Tuesday, and thousands of people shot out to sandwich shops to spend money using their phones and watches in the future we'd always dreamed of. There was one small problem though: Not all the banks were working with the payment service. … [Read more...]
Physically Feeling Video Game Damage on Your Chest Isn’t as Cool as it Sounds
Photorealistic graphics, 3D physics and virtual reality are all playing roles in making video games more realistic than ever before, but one thing remains hard to achieve: the sensation of physically feeling what's happening in a video game. … [Read more...]
Windows 10 Rollout Plans Reveal a Humbler Microsoft
Microsoft's Joe Belfiore, corporate vice president of Operating Systems Group, speaks at an event demonstrating new features of its flagship operating system Windows at the company's headquarters Wednesday, Jan. 21, 2015, in Redmond, Wash. … [Read more...]
Comcast Unveils PC and Mobile TV App Called Stream
The battle to woo cord cutters with à al carte cable TV channels via apps has taken a new turn, with cable giant Comcast now joining the fray. … [Read more...]
Brewtroleum: Let Your Car Drink and Drive …
Drink more beer, save the planet? That's what a beer brewery in New Zealand is saying. DB Export, a brewery in New Zealand, announced last month it had created a biofuel made using leftover yeast from brewing beer called Brewtroleum. … [Read more...]
Target Bets on Smart Home with Futuristic Open House Lab
Your future smart home could be brought to you by... Target? Yes, Target. The retailer opened the doors of an experimental space, called Open House, in San Francisco Thursday. The Open House is completely dedicated to showcasing and selling smart home devices. … [Read more...]
Asus Chromebook Flip: Nothing Cheap About It Except the Price
The Asus Chromebook Flip starts at $250 and has a hinge that rotates 360-degrees from laptop into tablet mode. Mashable Choice highlights the products and services we've tested and would recommend to others. Consider it Liked, Favorited, +1'ed and Pinned. … [Read more...]
Linkmoji Turns Any Link into Emoji
The day has come, people. We've reached the zenith of human achievement: We can now turn web links into emoji. George Kedenburg III, a product designer at Facebook, and Eric Nakagawa, founder of the site I Can Has Cheezburger, just launched a simple website called Linkmoji that can turn any URL into emoji. … [Read more...]