Month: March 2022

The Series 7 was the first Apple Watch to get fast charging. | Photo by Vjeran Pavic / The Verge While the Apple Watch Series 7 didn’t come with longer…

The new shortcuts give you new tools for your chats. | Image: Meta Meta, the parent company of Facebook, is introducing Slack-like shortcuts to Messenger that let you do things…

Photo by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge Social media use is more strongly linked to bad mental health for adolescents and teenagers during years around puberty and when they’re…

British sports car maker Lotus is jumping on the electric bandwagon with the reveal of the Eletre, a plug-in crossover SUV with design language inspired by the automaker’s Evija hypercar.…

Elon Musk | Photo by Asa Mathat The latest court filing in Elon Musk’s battle to wrest back control of his Twitter account from the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)…

Photo by Vjeran Pavic / The Verge We kept using Valve’s handheld game console — here are answers to your burning questions Love it or hate it, fail or succeed,…

Sky Mavis Roughly $625 million worth of cryptocurrency has been stolen from Ronin, the blockchain underlying popular crypto game Axie Infinity. Ronin and Axie Infinity operator Sky Mavis revealed the…

Debian 11.3 is available, and although it’s just a small step forward, it’s still a giant leap in stability from the OS you’re using. See what Jack Wallen thinks about…

Verizon CEO Hans Vestberg | Photo by Chris Welch / The Verge Yesterday, I wrote about receiving a spam text that bizarrely looked as though it came from my own…

Sony’s PlayStation 5 is still one of the hottest hard-to-get items in gaming. | Photo by Vjeran Pavic / The Verge If you’ve been tracking new console restocks along with…

Illustration by Grayson Blackmon / The Verge A comprehensive look at the pricing and offerings of the console subscription services PlayStation has announced it’s revamping PlayStation Plus, bringing the subscription…

This photo taken on April 1, 2021 shows a worker adjusting cryptocurrency mining rigs at a cryptocurrency farm in Dujiangyan in China’s southwestern Sichuan province. | Photo by STR/AFP via…

When all other remote screen sharing solutions fail, you can always turn to Chrome Remote Desktop to help an end-user solve a problem. Jack Wallen shows you how. The post…

Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge For those who have yet to nab Sony’s PlayStation 5 console, Best Buy just published its listing for its TotalTech subscribers. Right now,…

Photo Illustration by Grayson Blackmon / The Verge Are NFTs the future of the music business? I have always been utterly fascinated by the constant back and forth between tech…

A screenshot of CNN Plus’ interface. | Image: CNN Plus CNN’s premium streaming service launches today. The service, CNN Plus, will debut with about a dozen weekly shows, more than…

Photo by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge If you want to verify your Google login and make it harder to access by anyone but yourself (always a good idea),…

The still-unnamed sequel to The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild has been delayed to spring 2023, producer Eiji Aonuma announced today in a video update. The game had…

Image: Sennheiser Sennheiser is introducing a new operating system that runs on the company’s premium Ambeo soundbar. Known as Ambeo OS, the big firmware update also adds support for new…

Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge YouTube TV is testing support for Dolby 5.1 surround sound on Google TV, Android TV, and Roku devices. In a tweet, the platform…

Banking integration is the process of linking different banking systems together in order to allow for the sharing of information and the execution of transactions between them. This can be…

Dials and buttons, oh my! Fujifilm’s latest instant camera, the Instax Mini Evo, manages to perfectly balance good design and retro gimmicks to encourage play. Housed in a plastic body…

Nvidia’s Founders Edition RTX 3090 Ti. | Image: Nvidia Nvidia is launching its $1,999 GeForce RTX 3090 Ti today. After a mysterious delay following a January announcement, the “fastest GPU…

The Keychron Q3 in grey. | Image: Keychron If you liked the look of Keychron’s excellent Q1 and Q2 mechanical keyboards but aren’t a fan of their compact layouts, then…

Image: Microsoft Microsoft is finally making it easier to change your default browser in Windows 11. A new update (KB5011563) has started rolling out this week that allows Windows 11…

You can buy a pair of Amazon’s second-gen Echo Buds with a wired charging case for just $49.99 at Amazon. | Image: Chris Welch In the market for a quality…

As part of its latest season, Fortnite removed building, one of the game’s most iconic features. And now, developer Epic appears to be making the change a more permanent part…

Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge WhatsApp chief Will Cathcart on how the Digital Markets Act could upend encryption, privacy, and product design Today, let’s talk about Europe’s aggressive…

Sony is announcing new versions of its PlayStation Plus subscriptions today, its long-rumored answer to Xbox Game Pass. PlayStation Plus is now a combination of Sony’s two current subscription services,…

Microsoft has started testing ray tracing support for Minecraft on Xbox Series X / S consoles. A new Minecraft Preview build is available to Xbox Insiders, and it includes limited…

Yandex, a multi-billion dollar tech company based in Russia, had been operating autonomous vehicles in Michigan before the invasion of Ukraine. | Yandex Yandex, the multi-billion dollar Russian tech company…

Otter.ai made its name as a slick, AI-powered transcription service. But as this type of automated transcription becomes more commonplace, the company is expanding its remit — adding a host…

LinkyPage can help you manage all your social media accounts to market your business for one low price. Get a lifetime subscription now. The post Manage your entire online presence…

Image: Respawn Entertainment Respawn Entertainment has confirmed that Apex Legends upgrades for the PS5 and Xbox Series X / S consoles will launch tomorrow with the new Warriors collection event.…

The Sonos Roam launched last year is now on sale in refurbished condition at Best Buy. | Photo by Chris Welch / The Verge Most would agree that Sonos offers…

MIT will once again require standardized test scores for admission | Photo by Maddie Meyer/Getty Images The Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) said Monday it’s reinstating requirements that students provide…

The NTH-100 offers a great option for audio mixing Rode, the audio company best known for its microphones, is debuting its first pair of headphones, the NTH-100. The NTH-100s are…

That could mean hundreds of dollars in savings — if everything goes smoothly. | Image: Asus Asus says it’ll be lowering the price of its RTX 30-series cards (it lists…

Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge TikTok appears to be testing a new Watch History feature that should save you from the mental anguish of trying to locate that…

Graphics by Michele Doying / The Verge 2A US lawmaker has proposed a large-scale trial of government-backed digital cash. The Electronic Currency and Secure Hardware (ECASH) Act, introduced by Rep.…

Creating a presentation from scratch is a lot of work so let Word and PowerPoint work their time-saving magic. The post How to combine two new PowerPoint features to increase…

Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is affecting an unexpected community: cross-stitchers who buy patterns on Etsy. Slate published a piece describing how American cross-stitchers have been “devastated” by Etsy’s recent suspension…

This is the demonstration file to accompany the article, How to combine two new PowerPoint features to increase productivity, by Susan Harkins. From the intro of this PowerPoint tutorial: Nobody…

Not all personalization settings found in the Windows 11 system control panel are as useful as they should be. Here are a few we recommend you avoid at all costs…

Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Apple could pay an even larger periodic fine if the Dutch competition regulator doesn’t approve of its latest proposal to address its demands…

The iPhone SE might not be meeting Apple’s sales expectations. | Photo by Allison Johnson / The Verge While luxury electronics like the PS5 and graphics cards may still be…

Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge On March 24th, EU governing bodies announced that they had reached a deal on the most sweeping legislation to target Big Tech in…

Image: ApeCoin DAO Bored Ape Yacht Club NFT holders can buy new merchandise items from Yuga Labs — but they can only use the newly-launched ApeCoin to do it, according…

A keyboard with a lot of great ideas, well executed With just about every gaming keyboard I’ve tested, there’s always something missing — a feeling of “if this keyboard only…

You can currently save $300 on the Surface Pro 8 at Best Buy. | Photo by Becca Farsace / The Verge Monday doesn’t have to be all bad, especially when…

When organizations suffer application downtime, productivity and profitability take a big hit. See how two network performance monitoring solutions, Datadog and Prometheus, can head off these costly problems. The post…

Eric Schmidt speaks at a technology summit in Washington, DC. | Photo by Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images Former Google CEO Eric Schmidt’s foundation poured money into the White House Office of…

Find My adds a ton of perks to this item tracker Item trackers were made for absent-minded people like me. Not a day goes by that I don’t ping my…

Photo by Vjeran Pavic / The Verge Our iPhones are so much more than just phones. Sure, they’re where we store our photos, books, music, and movies, but they also…

Bandai Namco One Piece is getting a new video game. During a video presentation celebrating the 25th anniversary of One Piece, Bandai Namco announced that the celebrated manga / anime…

Looking for a basic Kanban board extension for your web browser of choice? Jack Wallen thinks KanbanTab might be right up your alley. The post KanbanTab is a simple browser…

Photo by Chris Welch / The Verge This morning, I received a very blatant spam text offering me “a little gift” for supposedly paying my phone bill. Normally I’d groan,…

Intel has officially announced its new Core i9-12900KS processor, an unlocked version of its flagship Core i9-12900K that ups the maximum boosted clock speed even higher to 5.5GHz for what…

The ability to automate tasks in Excel for the web has been a long wait—but it’s finally here, and it was worth the wait. The post How to run script…

Reddit has brought back its April Fools’ Day project. | Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Reddit said Monday that it’s bringing back its r/Place April Fools’ Day experience…

The white-colored model costs $700, while the others cost $30 more. | Samsung Samsung’s latest smart monitor, the 32-inch 4K M8, is now available to reserve in four colors: white,…

If you’ve been looking for a way to quickly delete the last 15 minutes of your Google search history on Android, your time has finally come. Jack Wallen shows you…

Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge A prolific hacking group run by teens The Lapsus$ hacking group first made headlines when it waged a ransomware attack against the Brazilian…

Remote admins need the right tools to get the job done. If one of those tools is a GUI for managing remote systems, AnyDesk should be on your radar. Jack…

For the next few weeks, we’re showing you how to run various commonly used benchmarks on your PC. Reviewers like myself find these very helpful in comparing laptops we test…

If you need to market with video, try this easy-to-use tool. You can get a lifetime subscription for a very low price. The post VidTags makes video marketing easier appeared…

Coda’s stars after winning big at the awards. | Photo by David Livingston/Getty Images CODA has become the first film from a streaming service to win best picture at the…

Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Amazon workers claim they weren’t all properly alerted as what they thought was smoke filled the third floor at a Bessemer, Alabama warehouse…

Users could previously watch delayed simulcasts for free on Crunchyroll. | Photo Illustration by Rafael Henrique/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images Crunchyroll will no longer offer free ad-supported streaming for newly-released…

Photo by Vjeran Pavic / The Verge Apple is reportedly planning to release an iPad Pro with the rumored M2 chip sometime between September and November of this year, according…

Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Apple Pay will no longer support Russian card payment system Mir, closing a loophole that let Russians continue to use the service amid…

Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Uber has secured a 30-month — or two-and-a-half-year — license to keep its ridesharing services up and running in London, according to a…

US government agencies are already barred from using Kaspersky products. | Photo by Jakub Porzycki/NurPhoto via Getty Images The US Federal Communications Commission has added Russian cybersecurity company Kaspersky Lab…

When not in use, Samsung’s Frame TV can be used to display more than 1,400 works of art. | Image: Samsung Now that Samsung’s new Frame TVs are available for…

Photo by Andrew Burton/Getty Images Amazon Games studio head Mike Frazzini is stepping down from his role to focus on family, according to a report from Bloomberg. Frazzini has helped…

Collecting satellite data for research is a group effort thanks to this app developed for Android users. Camaliot is a campaign funded by the European Space Agency, and its first…

Olivia | Photo by Helen Havlak / The Verge If you’ve got a pet, it’s likely you have something cool that you use to either feed the pet, amuse the…

Photo Illustration by Grayson Blackmon / The Verge Converting a laptop into a ‘slabtop’ is surprisingly freeing People had a lot of questions when I pulled out my M1 MacBook…

Recruiting an IoT architect with the right combination of technical expertise and experience will require a comprehensive screening process. This hiring kit from TechRepublic Premium includes a job description, sample…

Tesla has been sued by civil rights watchdogs for racial segregation at its Fremont, California factory. | Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge The Los Angeles Times has a…

Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Valve’s next Steam Next Fest, an event where players will be able to try out demos of upcoming PC games right from Steam,…

Photo by Becca Farsace / The Verge This may sound familiar, but there’s something wrong with the latest software update for Google’s Pixel 6 phones. As Google tweaks the version…

ETL tools pull, scrub and store data from multiple sources for future use and insights. Explore the best ETL software now. The post Best ETL tools and software 2022 appeared…

Popular network monitoring tools Nagios and Zabbix feature a variety of capabilities. See how Nagios and Zabbix compare. The post Nagios vs. Zabbix: Network monitoring software comparison appeared first on…

Your work in Google Sheets will go faster if you have a few go-to tricks up your sleeve — especially when you’re working with text instead of numbers. The post…

No kidding. | Photo by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge 2022 is going to be a big year for Wear OS. Google’s rumored to be making its own Pixel…

Encryption software protects confidential and private data in transit and at rest by making it accessible only to authorized individuals. Learn about the best encryption software and techniques. The post…

If you’ve deployed OpManager to your network, the next step is to start adding devices. Jack Wallen shows you how this is done. The post How to add devices to…

If you’d like to turn Portainer into a collaborative platform for container development, employ teams for access control to specific application stacks. Jack Wallen shows you how. The post How…

Maybe you don’t need an expensive project management tool, and you want something you can host on your own servers. Try this TaskCafe project management software. The post How to…

Screenshot: Cameron Faulkner / The Verge Gran Turismo 7 developer Polyphony Digital is apologizing for the changes recently introduced to the game’s economy and is promising improvements, along with a…

Roberta and Ken Williams, founders of Sierra and influential game designers | Photo by John Storey/Getty Images Ken and Roberta Williams, two of the most influential figures in video game…

Business intelligence tools are vital to organizations seeking information to make sound decisions. This comparison of BI platforms Zoho Analytics and Qlik Sense will help you determine if either is…

Microsoft Excel’s Subtotal feature is a great tool, but you can make the results even better by customizing the format. The post How to quickly make Excel subtotals stand out…

Google contract workers voted on whether to join a union | Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge A group of workers for a Google Fiber subcontractor in Missouri has…

This is the demonstration file to accompany the article, How to quickly make Excel subtotals stand out from the data, by Susan Harkins. From the intro of this Microsoft Excel…

Microsoft Excel’s XLOOKUP() is powerful, but combined with wildcards, it’s also flexible. The post How to use wildcards with the XLOOKUP() function in Excel appeared first on TechRepublic.

Google has announced a pilot to allow for alternative payment systems in Android apps. | Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Google announced on Wednesday that it would test…

UConnn’s Paige Bueckers faces off against UCF players Tay Sanders and Alisha Lewisin in the second round of the tournament. | Photo by M. Anthony Nesmith/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images…

The Bose QuietComfort earbuds are discounted to just $219.99 at Amazon and Best Buy right now. | Photo by Chris Welch / The Verge If you have yet to pick…