Sean Hollister 2021-10-23 12:35:22 www.theverge.com We are literally right now celebrating The Verge’s 10-year anniversary in New York City, but we couldn’t throw an epic two-day event without also bringing you a teensy bit of tech news — and…
Mitchell Clark 2021-10-22 14:52:57 www.theverge.com Noted hub-maker Satechi has come out with a new dongle that combines extra ports and a slot for an M.2 SATA SSD for expanding both your computer’s IO and storage while only taking up…
Tom Warren 2021-10-22 17:10:22 www.theverge.com Microsoft has spent the past 10 years embracing open-source software and, at several points, even admitting it loves Linux and the open source community. The Linux Foundation even praised Microsoft for working with the…
Jay Peters 2021-10-22 15:25:13 www.theverge.com Google Meet hosts will soon be able to turn off participants’ microphones or cameras and prevent them from turning them back on, the company announced in a Workspace blog. The feature could be a…
Emma Roth 2021-10-21 16:22:48 www.theverge.com Months after we predicted that Stadia would soon become a white-label cloud-gaming service, AT&T appears to be taking Google up on the idea. AT&T is offering a free browser-based version of Batman: Arkham Knight…
Chaim Gartenberg 2021-10-21 16:43:56 www.theverge.com Stardew Valley creator Eric Barone — better known as ConcernedApe — has announced his second game: ConcernedApe’s Haunted Chocolatier, which looks to expand on the Stardew Valley formula with a more fantastical setting and…
Cameron Faulkner 2021-10-21 14:00:00 www.theverge.com Razer has announced the Kraken V3 lineup, which has a refreshed design and new features. At the top of the offering is Razer’s wireless Kraken V3 Pro, which costs $199.99 and has built-in haptics.…
Tom Warren 2021-10-21 10:26:38 www.theverge.com Microsoft is announcing new storage expansion card options for the Xbox Series X / S today. Made by Seagate, there will now be a smaller 512GB card priced at $139.99 and a larger 2TB…
Sam Byford 2021-10-21 07:00:00 www.theverge.com Thrustmaster’s new $399.99 T248 is a force-feedback steering wheel and pedal setup designed for the PS5, PS4, and PC. While it’s not quite as premium as some of the more extreme enthusiast gear out…
Chaim Gartenberg 2021-10-20 15:58:50 www.theverge.com Hyper has announced a pair of over-the-top USB-C accessories: HyperJuice 245W USB-C Battery Pack and the HyperJuice 245W USB-C GaN Charger, each of which offers four USB-C ports for charging up all your gadgets…
Barbara Krasnoff 2021-10-20 09:48:21 www.theverge.com Virtual desktops aren’t new to Windows. In Windows 10, it was a simple matter to create a separate desktop so that, for example, you could have one desktop for one project and a second…
Richard Lawler 2021-10-19 17:55:56 www.theverge.com Pre-orders for Google’s new line of phones started at the same time as their launch event, but for most of us, trying to buy a Pixel 6 or Pixel 6 Pro has meant seeing…
Mitchell Clark 2021-10-19 19:20:04 www.theverge.com If you’re looking at buying the $1,999 base model MacBook Pro 14-inch, there’s one upgrade that you may really want to make — the $20 one that gets you the 96W power adapter instead…
Jay Peters 2021-10-18 18:54:00 www.theverge.com Apple announced new M1-equipped MacBook Pros on Monday, and they look like very good upgrades, with powerful chips, adaptive refresh rate displays, the return of some beloved ports, and more. They don’t come cheap,…
Emma Roth 2021-10-18 19:04:18 www.theverge.com If you were ever concerned about safely cleaning your Apple products, now you can use an official $19 piece of cloth made by Apple to do so. Apple released this polishing cloth after today’s…
Chaim Gartenberg 2021-10-18 18:07:00 www.theverge.com Apple kicked off its MacBook Pro keynote a little differently today: with a sweet remix of classic Apple sound effects from the past 45 years of the company’s history, created by artist A. G.…
Tom Warren 2021-10-18 10:00:51 www.theverge.com Sony’s PS5 has become the first console to outsell the Nintendo Switch in the US in nearly three years. The PS5 outsold the Switch in September in the US, according to data from retail…
Thomas Ricker 2021-10-18 05:36:08 www.theverge.com Ikea’s Vappeby Bluetooth speaker just leaked courtesy of an FCC filing. And because it’s Ikea, this mushroom-shaped speaker with an IP65 rating — which means it’ll resist dust, rain, and low pressure jets of…
Jay Peters 2021-10-15 19:36:08 www.theverge.com We’re just a few days away from Google’s October 19th launch event for the Pixel 6 and Pixel 6 Pro, but if you want an early look at what to expect, you might want…
Tom Warren 2021-10-15 10:04:04 www.theverge.com Microsoft’s Xbox Series X-shaped mini fridge will be available to preorder next week. The Xbox Mini Fridge will be priced at $99.99 (£89.99 / €99) and available to preorder on October 19th in the…
Tom Warren 2021-10-15 06:43:58 www.theverge.com Microsoft originally promised new 3D emoji for Windows 11 and various other products earlier this year. Now the company has gone for a 2D flat look instead, with the new emoji debuting in Dev…
Jay Peters 2021-10-14 18:13:28 www.theverge.com Spotify has been a music streaming option on the PS5 since it launched in November, giving you the option to listen to your favorite music when playing games. Soon, though, the console might get…
Ian Carlos Campbell 2021-10-14 14:34:56 www.theverge.com Spotify is making it easier to get ahold of its first hardware device, the Car Thing, by opening up a waitlist to purchase the device that anyone can join starting today. The catch…
Jennifer Pattison Tuohy 2021-10-14 13:00:00 www.theverge.com First, there were triangles; then there were squares. Next came hexagons, and now, say hello to lines. No, this isn't your sixth grader’s geometry homework. It’s the latest addition to smart lighting maker…
Chris Welch 2021-10-14 09:00:00 www.theverge.com The first table lamp speaker from Ikea and Sonos was a little… strange. With its bulbous, mushroom-esque lampshade, fabric-covered speaker, and a plate beneath it all, the original Symfonisk lamp wasn’t exactly a universal…
Andrew Webster 2021-09-22 11:00:00 www.theverge.com When Amazon makes a new movie or TV show, the reason is pretty clear: the tech giant needs to build out its streaming service Prime Video. One of the best ways to do that…
James Vincent 2021-09-22 07:00:00 www.theverge.com Piaggio Fast Forward, a subsidiary of storied Italian automotive firm Piaggio, has launched its second robot, a compact version of its cargo-carrying bot Gita named Gitamini. The form and function of Gitamini remain the…
Barbara Krasnoff 2021-09-21 16:11:12 www.theverge.com iOS 15 is finally here, and while it can’t be called a revolutionary update, there are enough cool new features that you may not want to wait until Apple notifies you that the update…
Joey Roulette 2021-09-21 16:36:57 www.theverge.com The body of NASA tasked with managing human spaceflight is being split into two distinct directorates, the agency’s chief announced on Tuesday, embarking on a major reorganization that past officials have tried and failed…
Andrew J. Hawkins 2021-09-21 13:42:48 www.theverge.com Mercedes-Benz just announced the pricing of its all-electric luxury sedan, the EQS, and not surprisingly, it starts north of $100,000. What is surprising, though, is that the starting price is cheaper than a…
Kait Sanchez 2021-09-21 10:00:00 www.theverge.com Tumblr is expanding the beta for its Post Plus subscription feature to all users in the US today. Post Plus, similar to Twitter’s Super Follows, allows creators to designate some of their posts as…
Kim Lyons 2021-09-21 06:00:00 www.theverge.com To mark the International Week of the Deaf, Snapchat has created custom stickers and three AR Lenses to encourage users to fingerspell, the company said Tuesday. The new features were designed by incorporating feedback…
Mitchell Clark 2021-09-20 18:26:32 www.theverge.com Apple’s iOS 15 and iPadOS 15 are finally here, but not all of the features announced at WWDC have made it alongside them. We looked through Apple’s product pages for each OS to find…