Google just made Maps even better for EV owners

Just in time for the holiday season, Google Maps is getting a handful of updates that should make the ever-convenient app even better, especially for electric vehicle owners. First up, if you need some juice and don't have a ton of time on your hands, ... more - mashable

The best early Black Friday laptop deals include MacBooks, Galaxy Books, and more ahead of Cyber Monday

UPDATE: Nov. 3, 2022, 1:00 p.m. EDT This story has been updated to include the latest deals and pricing changes ahead of Black Friday. BEST MACBOOK DEAL: The M1 Pro Apple MacBook Pro is a 14-inch workhorse from late 2021 with a gorgeous Liquid Retina ... more - mashable

Today's top deals: MacBook Pro M1 Pro, Samsung Galaxy Buds Live, Dyson V7 Cordless Vacuum, and more

We've gathered all of the best deals to shop on Nov. 16 — here are our top picks: BEST LAPTOP DEAL : 2021 16-inch Apple MacBook Pro (M1 Pro chip, 16GB RAM, 512GB SSD) — $1,999.99 $2,499 (save $499.01) BEST HOME DEAL : Dyson V7 Advanced Origin Cordless ... more - mashable

Today's best deals feature all-time low prices on the Galaxy Buds Live, Fire TV 4-Series, and eufy RoboVac

TL;DR: We've gathered the best deals of the day on Nov. 15 all in one place — here are our top picks : BEST TV DEAL : Amazon Fire TV 50-inch 4-Series 4K UHD Smart TV — $249.99 $469.99 (save $220) BEST HOME DEAL : eufy Clean by Anker RoboVac G32 Pro Robot ... more - mashable

Best Buy's Cyber Monday deals are here

UPDATE: Nov. 14, 2022, 2:10 p.m. EST This story has been updated with the latest and greatest early Black Friday deals at Best Buy. Best Buy is once again scrapping the Black Friday playbook. The electronics retailer previously revealed plans to offer ... more - mashable

Get 4 free months of Amazon Music Unlimited, plus more of the best deals of the day

We've rounded up the best deals of the day on Nov. 14 — here are our top picks: BEST STREAMING DEAL : Four months of Amazon Music Unlimited — free with select purchases at Best Buy (save $39.96) BEST TECH DEAL : Sony 55-inch BRAVIA XR A80J Series OLED ... more - mashable

Meta gives up on Portal and smartwatch

Facebook's Portal is dead, and so is the company's smartwatch project. This is according to Reuters, which was privy to an internal meeting at Meta, where CTO Andrew Bosworth told employees that the company is fully halting development of Portal. Portal, ... more - mashable

The best Black Friday TV deals at Walmart, including a 65-inch QLED display for under $400

UPDATE: Nov. 11, 2022, 11:10 a.m. EST This story has been updated with the latest and greatest TV deals from Walmart's ongoing Black Friday sale. Here's a brief overview: BEST BUDGET PICK: The well-reviewed 50-inch Vizio V-Series TV gets you a crystal-clear ... more - mashable

How MSNBC used tech from ‘The Mandalorian’ to bring election night to life

It's 6:55 on November 8th and on the 3rd floor of 30 Rockefeller Center, just beyond a silent sea of empty desks, is the beating heart of election night in America. In Studio 3A, Rachel Maddow, Chris Hayes, Joy Reid, Nicolle Wallace and Ari Melber sit ... more - mashable

Apple's mixed-reality headset could arrive next March for $2,000

As Meta faces a financial reckoning over its investment into its metaverse-moonshot, Apple is gearing up to release a competitor to the Quest 2 and Quest Pro virtual reality headsets. DigiTimes Asia and MacRumors report that Apple's offering will be ... more - mashable

Facebook owner Meta to lay off 11,000 people, or 13% of its workforce

The reports were true. Facebook's umbrella company Meta is laying off 11,000 workers, or about 13 percent of its workforce. The company also plans to cut discretionary spending, and it will extend its hiring freeze throughout the next quarter. Company ... more - mashable

Meta is reportedly announcing mass layoffs this week

Meta, Facebook's parent company, is planning mass layoffs this week, according to The Wall Street Journal . The news outlet reported Monday that this will impact thousands of Meta employees. As of September, Meta currently employs over 87,000 people. ... more - mashable

Twitter layoffs are the deepest of a thousand cuts. Here's where else big tech is bleeding.

Given the fog of war, it is hard to know exactly how large the carnage is inside Twitter as I write this. The company's internal FAQ, we can confirm, says that "roughly" half of employees are being ousted by CEO, co-owner, and sole director ... more - mashable

For a brief moment, Apple was bigger than Amazon, Alphabet, and Meta combined

Out of all the U.S. tech giants, Apple appears to be the most successful at navigating the bear market storm. Case in point: for a brief moment last week, Apple's market capitalization exceeded that of Alphabet, Amazon, and Meta – combined. According ... more - mashable

Snapchat and Strava launch a new AR lens to share workouts

Snapchat and Strava have launched a new lens that makes it easier, and more stylish, to share all the sweaty details of your workout. The popular workout tracker and Snapchat released an AR feature that lets you post a Snap or story that displays the ... more - mashable

Sony sets PlayStation VR 2 price at $550 with a February launch date

The next generation of console virtual reality finally has a price tag and a release date. Sony lifted the veil off that PlayStation VR 2 info on Wednesday. In a PlayStation Blog post, the company confirmed that you’ll be able to pick up a PSVR2 on Feb. ... more - mashable

Black Friday is already here at Best Buy: Save on Dyson vacuums, an Xbox Series S bundle, and more

UPDATE: Nov. 1, 2022, 10:30 a.m. EDT This story has been updated with the latest and greatest early Black Friday deals at Best Buy. Best Buy is once again scrapping the Black Friday playbook. In early October, the electronics retailer announced plans ... more - mashable

Meta has its own version of TikTok's Discover List

Last year, TikTok put together one big list of its influencers, championing the creators that have kept the platform going. Now, Meta has announced its inaugural Creators of Tomorrow class, a program aiming to showcase emerging talent across the company's ... more - mashable

Get lifetime access to this language-learning app for under £100

TL;DR: A lifetime subscription to Mondly (all languages) is on sale for £88.48, saving you 95% on list price. A classroom isn’t the only place to learn a language, and a teacher isn’t the only one who can teach you. Self-paced learning has been around ... more - mashable

The most watched movies and TV of the week are guaranteed to creep you out

So, what's everyone been watching this week? Hmmmm? Just to get a sense of what everyone's streaming, we've used data from streaming aggregator Reelgood, which gathers viewership numbers from hundreds of streaming services in the U.S. and UK. Each week, ... more - mashable

Xbox head Phil Spencer dunks on the metaverse and teases 'Call of Duty' on Switch

Put a microphone in front of Phil Spencer and the guy will always deliver. Spencer, who you may or may not know as the head of Microsoft Gaming (he’s in charge of all things Xbox), sat down with the Wall Street Journal at its WSJ Tech Live event for ... more - mashable

This beginner-friendly Scratch Programming bundle is on sale for 97% off

TL;DR: The 2023 Coding with Scratch Programming Bundle is on sale for £22.12, saving you 97% on list price. One of the first things you may realise when you start learning to code is that there’s not one objectively correct place to start. Instead, you ... more - mashable

Someone made real Meta avatar legs and hid them in a Florida Walmart

A mere two weeks ago, we promised you that Meta's VR legs weren't real and couldn't hurt you. Well, it turns out we were wrong... kinda . Though Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg's much-ballyhooed avatar legs aren't yet available in the metaverse, there was a ... more - mashable

Get lifetime access to this language-learning app for less than $100

TL;DR: As of Oct. 20, you can get the Mondly: Lifetime Subscription (All Languages) for just $99.99 instead of $2,199.99 — that's a 95% discount. A classroom isn’t the only place to learn a language, and a teacher isn’t the only one who can teach you. ... more - mashable

Meta has developed an AI translator for a primarily-spoken language

Meta has developed an artificially intelligent translation system that can convert an oral language — Hokkien — to spoken English. It's another step closer to finally making Star Trek 's Universal Translator a reality. CEO Mark Zuckerberg shared a video ... more - mashable

New iPad Pro models are coming in a few days, report says

Apple will refresh its iPad Pro lineup with new models in "a matter of days," new report says. According to Bloomberg's Mark Gurman, Apple is soon announcing a new 11-inch and 12.9-inch iPad Pro. These new iPads will be the first to come with ... more - mashable

FORME Studio is gunning for the title of our favorite fitness mirror

I’ve always been a little bit obsessed with fitness gear and gadgets. Even before the pandemic, I’d developed a habit of trying new fitness gear both at home and in the gym to see what’s actually worth the hype, and I’ve learned a lot since then. From ... more - mashable

A sign of failure? No one is on Horizon Worlds

If Regina George from Mean Girls lived in Silicon Valley, I feel confident that she'd have a few words for Mark Zuckerberg. Perhaps something along the lines of: "Mark, stop trying to make Horizon Worlds happen. It's not going to happen." Zuckerberg ... more - mashable

Apple XR headset might have 'Face ID' tech for paying with your eyes

Apple is reportedly one-upping Meta in the mixed reality competition by offering iris-scanning technology. According to a report from The Information, the tech giant's forthcoming XR device will include sensors that work like Face ID in iPhones and iPads. ... more - mashable

Today's top deals include Prime Day pricing on Apple products and Roombas, a new Peacock streaming discount, and more

Here are the best deals of the day for Oct. 14: BEST APPLE DEAL : AirPods (3rd generation) with Charging Case — $149.99 $179 (save 16%) BEST STREAMING DEAL : One year of Peacock TV — $19.99 $49.99 (save 60%) Prime Day still on your mind? Us, too. That's ... more - mashable