Fireworks displays across the U.S. are set to go off all weekend in celebration of the Fourth of July. Take better photos of both the fireworks and the friends and family you've gathered with. ...  1 Comment

Take note, readers: eReaders apparently offer frequent/intense mature/suggestive themes! Well, at least this one does. On Twitter, Eucalyptus author Jamie Montgomerie says his app is now saddled...  Comment

In a show of forward thinking stifled by corporate lethargy, it seems that Sony had a PSP Go planned since 2004 but didn’t think the infrastructure was ready for it. Well, Sony, you missed the boat on that one. As usual, you took the low-risk, ...  Comment

Apple has expanded the services offered by its retail stores to include fixing damaged iPhone screens. The Loop has confirmed that if your iPhone has a broken screen and you take it to an Apple retail relocation, they have the capability to fix it on the spot.  Comment

A year ago, TechCrunch editor Michael Arrington announced his plan to build a “dead-simple Web tablet for $200,” using crowdsourced designs from his readers. Today Arringto announced the...  Comment

The tradition of improvising a chess set from whatever's on hand is probably as venerable as chess itself. Chess culture is chock-full of sets put together from odds and ends of every...  Comment

Apple and NVIDIA may be engaged in a fierce dispute that could exclude NVIDIA graphics chips from future Macs, according to sources reportedly aware of the talks. They claim to SemiAccurate that Apple views NVIDIA's proposals for renewed deals a...  1 Comment

Desktop PCs have been in decline for a decade, and countless people have said their piece about it. But new evidence suggests the desktop tower's death spiral is underway—and we're not too broken up about it. I say this as a guy who w...  1 Comment

Start Mobile has managed to get 18 separate iPhone applications approved by Apple. So you’ll imagine their surprise when one of them was recently rejected. But you may be even more surprised to...  Comment

Seriously folks, what's up with these prototype iPhones falling out of nondescript white vans and ending up on eBay in the shadiest of manners? Just months after we saw an original iPhone...  Comment

You know what'd sell like a cold glass of water in hell? A $199.99 BlackBerry Tour on Verizon, that's what -- and it looks like that might be what the carrier's planning to unleash. Boy Genius...  Comment

Apple's iPhone 3G S may be praised by most, but it's still not perfect, as this owner shows. Basically, the case discoloration above "was caused by overheating during a period of using the GPS and...  1 Comment

For a complete collection of Twitter resources, check out The Twitter Guide Book, Mashable’s hub for all things Twitter. - Most Twitter users probably follow under a thousand other people, but...  1 Comment

For all of its public perception as a great censoring overlord, the Chinese government leaves plenty of wiggle room for computer manufacturers, including Apple, to avoid complying with recently...  Comment

Nothing innovative here really. Just some functional features which should have been added a long time to Google’s Blog Search. Then again, better late than never.  So, Google has just added RSS/ATOM subscription, list of  the most popular te...  Comment

While it might not be news to some of our readers, more casual computer users might want to take note. Pay web2.0collage a visit, and you'll learn just how easy it can be for a website (any website) to poke around and see what sites you've b...  Comment

Microsoft has activated the kill annoy-the-crap-out-of-you switch on Windows 7 Beta and urged us to install the RC, upgrade coupon plans have been announced, pre-orders are being taken, the Family...  Comment

I guess Mafia games are a big hit these days. Zynga’s Mafia Wars, a multiplayer game that’s playable on social networks like Facebook, as well as the iPhone, has attracted some 4 million gamers to...  Comment

For hardcore gamers, the iPhone hasn’t had much to offer. The games are mostly light-hearted, casual games that you play when you need a short distraction. They’re also a big compromise compared...  Comment

I love GPS. in the mid 1990s I had a Garmin unit that had no maps, just a bread crumb trail of where you were and where you'd been. I lived in England at the time, and thought I had a highly...  Comment

If you've ever had to change your flight, check additional luggage, or use in-flight Wi-Fi, you know that these services often come with a price. Consumer site BillShrink has created a handy fee...  Comment

Smart. And a little gross. An Italian company has resorted to using remote-controlled toy submarines to run fiberoptic cable through the sewers of Milan. The model of the submarine is apparently...  Comment

Electronics packaging has been growing steadily smaller and less annoying over recent times, but here comes Apple adding complexity where we didn't know it was needed. The bright sparks at...  Comment

Any big city bicyclist knows that being small and silent on the street is a deadly combination. Drivers of 2-ton cages are simply immune to anything but the sights and sounds of combustion engines...  Comment