In ancient times, before the internet and streaming music, making a mixtape for a loved one was a widely recognised signal of affection. Now such thoughtful gifts have been replaced by playlists in music streaming services like Spotify. While no less meaningful, such digital playlists are much easie…

Uh oh. Your iPhone got wet? If you’re here, you’re probably panicking, so this is the part where we tell you not to worry and that it’s going to be OK! Here’s what to do if your iPhone gets wet. First and most importantly, power off your phone. Do it now. Do not charge your phone. If your phone was…

The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon has its celebrities-doing-celebrity-impressions formula down to a science. But on Friday, actor Keke Palmer advanced the field even further with a revelatory Angela Bassett impression you’ve just got to see. It’s an act Palmer started doing as a child on-set alon…

As a professional writer, the clickity clack of my MacBook’s keyboard — the famously loud and defective 2016 model — is a near ubiquitous sound in my home. Lately, however, that sound has been accompanied by exasperated sighs and a fair share of four-letter words. My spacebar is broken and I’m n…

Essentials Week spotlights unexpected items that make our daily lives just a little bit better. There’s an internet joke that stems from humanity’s unique ability to look at something distinctly not-human and decide that we’re going to be friends with it. The setup involves a person treating a hous…

The Halo subreddit is locked down for the weekend ahead of Halo Infinite’s Dec. 8 launch because some people on the internet don’t know how to be chill and rational with their feelings. It all started after Microsoft and developer 343 Industries partially launched Halo Infinite on Nov. 15, making a …

We all have that friend or relative who aspires to be a social media influencer. They’re always keeping up with the latest trends, they’re always filming or taking pictures, and they have the ruthless ambition of a reality show contestant. They’ve got the raw talent, they just need the right tools….

Paging Dr. Internet, we need a diagnosis. In this series, Mashable examines the online world’s influence on our health and prescribes new ways forward. It seemed like the cosmetic dermatology appointment of dreams: Patients could find “champagne and snacks” at the ready in the “luxurious and clean”…

TL;DR: As of Dec. 5, get the Adagio Not So Mini Flat Iron for just $27.99 with code CMSAVE20 — that’s a discount of 72% from its regular price of $99. Great things come in small packages — including hair tools. The Adagio Not So Mini Flat Iron, for example, may be compact, but it offers effic…

TL;DR: The Quantum Handheld Portable Vacuum is just $35.99 at the Mashable Shop with code CMSAVE20 as of Dec. 5. We all have that one spot in the corner under our desks or in the crevice of our couches where the crumbs just collect and keep on collecting. It’s not your fault; you just don’t have t…