Snapchat at 10: A history of scandal, innovation, and sexting

When Evan Spiegel and Bobby Murphy first went live with Snapchat in the App Store in September of 2011, it was a disappearing photos app made by college kids that *definitely wasn't* for sending nudes. As of its tenth birthday this month, it has over ... more - mashable

Petcube Bites 2 Lite is a budget-friendly treat tosser that keeps an eye on your pet

Treat-flinging pet cameras have an obvious appeal on the human side of things. It's a way to keep an eye on our pets — and potentially keep them company — when we have to leave them home alone. But there's another deciding factor regarding whether your ... more - mashable

The best Apple deals as of Sept. 14

You could really kill some time trying to dissect the reasons for the absolute iron grasp Apple has on the general population, but when it comes down to it, their products look good, work well, and stay cutting edge — of course people like them. Whether ... more - mashable

Sharpen your video game development skills with this $30 training guide

TL;DR: Level up with the Beginner's Guide to Game Development Bundle, on sale for 98% off. As of Sept. 14, grab it for just $29.99. If you're a true gamer, you've probably wondered a bit about the ins and outs of how your favorite games are made. And ... more - mashable

Apple says you should keep your iPhone camera away from motorcycle engines

This has gotta be one of the weirdest ways you can ruin an iPhone camera. Apple posted a new page to its support website warning iPhone owners to be careful about exposing their phones to the specific vibration frequencies found in "high-power or ... more - mashable

The best 4K and OLED TV deals as of Sept. 10

Best TV deals to shop as of Sept. 10: Samsung 65-inch Class Neo QLED QN85A Series — $1,649.99 (save $550) LG NanoCell 90 Series 75-inch smart TV — $1,896.99 (save $403) Sony A80J 65-inch Bravia XR OLED TV — $2,298 (save $201.99) Large 4K TVs no longer ... more - mashable

Porn, and porn sites, bolster racist tropes by design

Welcome to Porn Week, Mashable's annual close up on the business and pleasure of porn. Porn performer and professional dom King Noire was cast as the first Black male performer at American porn studio Assylum. But when he realised the role would perpetuate ... more - mashable

What's up with all the meat scents?

First there was chicken log. Then there was beef candle. And then there was meatball candle. You might be thinking, "This can't possibly be a thing." But it is. In recent years, KFC, McDonalds, and IKEA have injected the smells of their iconic ... more - mashable

If your kid isn't ready for a phone, a smartwatch might be a better fit

The percentage of kids who have a smartphone grows by the year: As of Oct. 2019, over half of kids have their own phones by age 11 (compared to ages 13 and 14 over the past few years). Kids seem to start begging for their own phone as soon as they can ... more - mashable

What can — or should — we learn from porn?

Welcome to Porn Week, Mashable's annual close up on the business and pleasure of porn. Although the jury is still out on the effects of watching porn, most adult industry insiders actively try to dissuade people from emulating their content — because ... more - mashable

Facebook's Ray-Ban Stories smart glasses are just an overpriced influencer toy

Facebook's hardware efforts over the years have been, to put it bluntly, weak. Sure, the company's enjoying the recent runaway success of its unchallenged Oculus Quest 2 VR headset (from a brand it acquired for billions ), but there are still skeletons ... more - mashable

Samsung's Galaxy Z Flip 3 is not the future of phones

The new Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 3 might be the best foldable phone to date. And yet, I cannot for the life of me imagine buying one. After years of hype around foldable displays, the "what" has almost never been sufficiently paired with a compelling ... more - mashable

Apple hid an AR effect in its iPhone event invite

Now that speculation over the date of the highly anticipated "iPhone 13" event has been put to rest, we can turn our attention to the trail of clues Apple has left inside its announcement. Opening the September 14 event page on an iPhone reveals ... more - mashable

Get 25 coding classes online for only $1 a piece

TL;DR: Kick off your coding training with the The 25 Course Web Development Mega Bundle, on sale for just $25 as of Sept. 6 — that's a 98% savings. Skilled tech talent, especially in web development, is hard to come by these days, which means there’s ... more - mashable

Porn games are ready for their big data money shot

Welcome to Porn Week, Mashable's annual close up on the business and pleasure of porn. Over the last five years, the adult industry titan MindGeek — best known as the parent company behind Pornhub, Brazzers, and a slew of other popular porn studios and ... more - mashable

The best virtual reality porn games, and how to play adult VR

Welcome to Porn Week, Mashable's annual close up on the business and pleasure of porn. The current state of virtual reality adult video games doesn't come close to reaching the medium's full potential for sexual exploration. Yet the promise of intimacy ... more - mashable

Pornhub deleted millions of videos. And then what happened?

Welcome to Porn Week, Mashable's annual close up on the business and pleasure of porn. If you live in America and have spent any meaningful amount of time on Pornhub this year, you may have noticed that its video search results for popular terms — like ... more - mashable

Apple's mixed reality headset might work a lot like its first ever Watch

Apple is coming for Facebook's Oculus and Snapchat's Spectacles with a mixed reality headset of its own. But, at least in its early iterations, it might be a bit light on raw computing power. A new report from The Information says that the forthcoming ... more - mashable

Seeing more dicks on TV? Here's why.

Welcome to Porn Week, Mashable's annual close up of the business and pleasure of porn. The amount of full-frontal dongs we see on TV shows has skyrocketed in recent years. We have online porn to thank for the money shots, media experts believe. From ... more - mashable

Upgrade your home workout routine with exercise machines on sale

The easiest way to get in a workout routine and stick with it? Make the workout come to you. With these 15 exercise machines and accessories on sale as of Aug. 29 for a limited time, you can save on the workout machine of your dreams. When you don't ... more - mashable

'Psychonauts 2' delivers a lesson on empathy that we all need right now

Psychonauts 2 is a lot like a brain, which is fitting given the game's premise. It's kind of goofy-looking from the outside, but far more complex once you peer beneath its soft, mushy surface. And soft and mushy it is. Psychonauts 2 unabashedly wears ... more - mashable

Save $900 on a Razer Blade 15, plus more laptop deals this weekend

The best laptop deals as of Aug. 27: OUR TOP PICK: Razer Blade 15 — save $900 ANOTHER GAMING DEAL: Alienware m15 R4 — save $350.01 BEST APPLE DEAL: 2020 Apple MacBook Air — save $149.01 BEST 2-IN-1 DEAL: Asus Chromebook Flip C434 — save 103.50 What's ... more - mashable

Snapchat unveils camera feature for Instagram to copy

Snapchat got closer to turning its camera into a full-fledged visual search engine on Thursday by putting its Scan feature front and center. Launched two years ago, Scan analyzes what the camera sees and suggests actions. For example, scanning a person's ... more - mashable

Adventure app Randonautica is fueling wildly unfounded conspiracy theories on TikTok

Randonautica videos continue to flourish online, and so are the conspiracy theories the adventure app has spawned. The urban exploring app created a genre of YouTube and TikTok videos that marry the supernatural with the internet's obsession with mystery ... more - mashable

Rogue Burning Man 2021: Should you go? Probably not.

Officially, Burning Man 2021 takes place in an alternate reality. The VR version of Black Rock City, which I reviewed last year, is returning with several neat upgrades — including museums dedicated to the event's nondenominational Temple and its eponymous ... more - mashable

'Mario Kart Live: Home Circuit' has never been this cheap before

SAVE $40: Typically $99.99, Mario Kart Live: Home Circuit is on sale at Walmart for just $59.99 as of Aug. 24 — that's a 40% savings. One big box store just lobbed the discount equivalent of a blue shell at Nintendo's most expensive Super Mario game ... more - mashable

How to force quit your iPhone

Some days our iPhones, like us, just can't seem to get it together. Your phone is stuck, frozen, or just not operating the way it should. The old IT adage of "turn it off and turn it back on" doesn't even work. In those cases, you need to force ... more - mashable

11 best apps for hiking

Whether gathering supplies for a day hike or setting up camp for a while, these days savvy hikers are sure to pack their digital backpacks with apps to bring out the best in their treks. Don't forget your gorp, and steer clear of fat bears. Happy trails! ... more - mashable

Weekend TV deals: Upgrade to OLED with a 65-inch LG A1 for under $1,800

No one should have to guess what's going on in that dark scene of The Handmaid's Tale . Since 2020, TV manufacturers have been pumping out large, affordable 4K panels at a wicked fast pace — which means watching your favorite content with punchy colors, ... more - mashable

Save $20 on an Asus VivoBook 15, plus more laptop deals this weekend

OUR TOP PICK: Dell XPS 13 9310 — save $333 BEST FOR STUDENTS: Asus VivoBook 15 — save $20 BEST APPLE DEAL: 2020 Apple MacBook Air — save $100 BEST FOR GAMING: Alienware m15 R4 — save $300 What's better than a great laptop? A great laptop that's cheap. ... more - mashable