Haley Henschel

Chicago

Senior Shopping Reporter at Mashable

@mashable senior shopping reporter + @zdcreatorsguild + @dcaa + bird person 🦜 she/her 💌 [email protected]

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Proton VPN sees 1,000 percent surge in signups 30 minutes after Pornhub exits France

1 day ago | mashable.com | Haley Henschel

A popular VPN service reported a 1,000% increase in registrations just 30 minutes after Pornhub blocked access in France this week. The adult site reportedly exited its second-biggest market on June 4 because of a new French age-verification law, per Mashable's Anna Iovine. "5PM - PornHub blocks France from accessing its website," Proton VPN tweeted Wednesday.
I found Chappell Roan's iPhone case, and it's currently on sale

2 days ago | mashable.com | Haley Henschel

Google's Search by Image feature is low-key one of my favorite shopping tools. It takes a split second to identify products and logos in photos that might otherwise take me hours to track down. Case in point: When I wanted to know which iPhone case pop superstar Chappell Roan was rocking in some mirror selfies she shared to Instagram this week, a reverse image search immediately pulled up the source.
I wore my $39 Loop Earplugs to the Cowboy Carter Tour, and thank Beyoncé I did

1 week ago | mashable.com | Haley Henschel

Let the record show that I will do almost anything for Beyoncé. I will fight for my life in a Ticketmaster queue. I will spend hours covering a cowboy hat in mirror tiles only to wear it once. I recently learned that I'll even shelter in the basement of Soldier Field for three hours when there's a tornado in my city. I will not, however, give myself hearing damage.
Heads up: The Samsung Galaxy S25 has never been this cheap before

1 week ago | mashable.com | Haley Henschel

SAVE $175: Amazon and Best Buy have the Samsung Galaxy S25 (128GB) on sale for only $624.99 as of May 28. That's 22% off its $799.99 MSRP and an all-time low. Quick links: Samsung's latest smartphone, the ultra-thin Galaxy S25 Edge, officially lands on May 30. But if scoring a great deal matters more to you than sleekness, look to the lower end of the Galaxy S25 lineup: The base model just hit its lowest price ever.
The PlayStation 5 Pro just went on sale for its lowest price since launch

1 week ago | mashable.com | Haley Henschel

SAVE $50: The PlayStation 5 Pro usually retails for $699.99, but Amazon has it on sale for $649 as of May 28. That's its best deal since launch. PlayStation 5 Pro $649 at Amazon $699.99 Save $50.99 The most powerful PlayStation console has fallen to its lowest price yet during Sony's 2025 Days of Play sale. That's not saying much — it's still $50 more than a 1TB Xbox Series X post-tariffs.
Google's latest AI shopping tool is Cher's 'Clueless' closet IRL

2 weeks ago | me.mashable.com | Haley Henschel

Announced during the opening keynote at Google I/O 2025 on Tuesday, the tool uses a new custom image-generation model to place clothing pictured in online product listings onto a full-length shot provided by the user. Per a company blog post, the model "understands the human body and nuances of clothing — like how different materials fold, stretch and drape on different bodies." According to Google, it will also be able to accommodate different poses.
Google's latest AI shopping tool is Cher's 'Clueless' closet IRL

2 weeks ago | mashable.com | Haley Henschel

Google's latest shopping feature makes Cher Horowitz’s computerized closet a reality. The new virtual try-on tool within its "AI Mode" search option lets users see how outfits look on photos of themselves. Announced during the opening keynote at Google I/O 2025 on Tuesday, the tool uses a new custom image-generation model to place clothing pictured in online product listings onto a full-length shot provided by the user.
Ruggable and Tumble are running dueling Memorial Day sales on washable rugs

2 weeks ago | mashable.com | Haley Henschel

Shop the best washable rug deals this Memorial Day weekend: Ruggable Save up to 20% sitewide with code MEMDAY Tumble Save up to 30% on all washable rugs Memorial Day weekend marks the unofficial start of summer and the official start of "tracking the outside inside" season. Enter the washable rug, a lower-maintenance alternative to your average wool, shag, or jute number.
After a tariff price hike, our favorite laptop from CES 2025 is on sale for the first time

2 weeks ago | mashable.com | Haley Henschel

SAVE $200: Normally $999.99, the Asus Zenbook A14 (Snapdragon X Plus, 16GB RAM, 512GB SSD) is on sale for $799.99 at Best Buy through May 26 — a 20% savings and its best price to date. This year's Consumer Electronics Show (CES) was packed to the gills with impressive and innovative laptops, including one with a rollable screen and another made from oysters.
How to watch Google I/O 2025

2 weeks ago | me.mashable.com | Haley Henschel

Google I/O 2025 is nearly upon us. The tech giant's annual developers conference begins Tuesday, May 20, in Mountain View, California, and all things AI are on the menu. As in years past, Google I/O is set to open with a company keynote (likely led by CEO Sundar Pichai) followed by a developers keynote. The company is expected to drop its biggest I/O news and announcements during these presentations.