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The new Porsche-themed version of the Magic V2 next to the Magic 6 Pro. A month and a half after debuting the Magic 6 Pro in China, Honor is announcing global availability of its latest flagship at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Spain. Alongside it, the company has also announced pricing for the new Porsche Design Honor Magic V2 RSR, a special edition of the Magic V2 foldable with higher specs and a design themed around the German car brand.The Magic 6 Pro is set to retail for 1,299 (1,099.99, around $1,407) with 12GB of RAM and 512GB of storage and be available from March 1st, while the Porsche Design Magic V2 RSR will cost 2,699 (2,349.99, around $2,625) with 16GB of RAM and 1TB of storage and will ship on March 18th. Expect both to be available in European markets, but they're unlikely to be... Continue reading...

The Stream Onyx is the turntable to start with if you're running a Sonos-only home. | Image: Victrola With the ability to stream to practically anything, the Victrola Sapphire is shaping up to be the last turntable you'll need. It's not available yet, though, and not everyone will want to spend $1,500 for the privilege of owning one. The Sonos-ready Stream Onyx, while not as ubiquitous, is the cheapest model that will let you stream your record collection to all your Sonos speakers while retaining vinyl's authenticity and character. We've seen it fall to $359.99 in the past, but Amazon is establishing a new all-time low at the moment, dropping it to $341.99 ($258 off).The Stream Onyx is a more affordable alternative to the Stream Carbon, one that lacks the latter's premium metallic accented finishings and Ortofon Red 2M cartridge. It... Continue reading...

If you wanted a Ring Car Cam you're too late. | Photo by Jennifer Pattison Tuohy / The Verge Ring confirmed to The Verge that it has stopped selling its Ring Car Cam, a dashcam / security camera hybrid that records the road and the driver while in motion and acts as a security camera when a vehicle is parked. The product, which launched at CES 2023, has been hard to come by since going on sale last January, and customers who tried to purchase one in the last few months are finding those orders canceled."We've experienced ongoing delays with Car Cam and have decided to stop the sale of the device," Ring spokesperson Andrea McDonald told The Verge in an email. "Customers who purchased a Car Cam will continue to receive software updates and support. We remain excited about opportunities to innovate in the auto space."McDonald... Continue reading...

Illustration by Nick Barclay / The Verge I was really hoping I wouldn't have to do this again. Last year, it seemed like there was no reason to believe Spotify would ever roll out its long-delayed HiFi lossless streaming feature, which was announced in 2021 and then never mentioned again. But then, one of the company's co-presidents kept hope alive, telling my colleague Alex Heath we are going to do it."That was in March 2023. And now here we find ourselves, three years and one day after Spotify HiFi's buzzy original announcement, and still nothing. Like always, there are signs that the company is continuing to work on HiFi - although it's unlikely to be called that anymore. And unlike rival services, you're likely going to have to pay a lot more for it, whenever it actually... Continue reading...

Corsair's Scimitar RGB Elite gaming mouse is our top pick for gamers who play a lot of MMOs or MOBAs. | Photo by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge It's been a good week for gaming accessory deals. Not only is the official Xbox Wireless Controller on sale for just $44 ($16 off), but you can still replace your Nintendo Switch Joy-Con with the Hori Split Pad Compact for $32.49 ($18 off). And PC gamers can get in on the savings, too, now that Corsair's Scimitar RGB Elite is down to $59.99 ($20 off) at Amazon and Best Buy. That's the lowest price we've seen on the wired gaming mouse since Black Friday and only $10 shy of its lowest price to date.Corsair's gaming mouse is our top pick for playing MMOs, MOBAs, and action RPGs like World of Warcraft and Final Fantasy XIV. With an adjustable 12-button side panel, the USB-A mouse makes it easy to quickly swap weapons or abilities using... Continue reading...

No one seems to know what causes it. | Photo by @inphenite / Reddit Vision Pro owners are posting near-identical reports of a crack appearing on the front glass of their headsets. None of them seem to know how it happened, either.The issue was first spotted by MacRumors, and so far, there have been five separate Redditors who have posted about it in the r/VisionPro subreddit. Engadget also reported that the same happened with its review unit. What makes it curious is that all of the uploaded pictures appear to show vertical hairline cracks in the same exact area above the nose bridge. All the affected Redditors say they didn't do anything obvious to cause the cracks, like dropping the device or storing it improperly. Reddit user @dornbirn claims that they polished the front glass, placed the soft cover... Continue reading...

Illustration: Nick Barclay / The Verge Investigations into child influencer" accounts on Facebook and Instagram have found that Meta is knowingly allowing parents who sexually exploit their children for financial gain on the platform - and in some cases, using Meta's paid subscription tools to do so.According to separate reports published by The New York Times and The Wall Street Journal on Thursday, Facebook and Instagram have become a potentially lucrative endeavor for parents who run social media accounts for children - mostly girls - who aren't old enough to meet the platforms' minimum 13-year-old age requirements. Several of the parent-managed minor accounts" investigated sold materials to their large audiences of adult men, including photos of their children in... Continue reading...

Image: Intuitive Machines Intuitive Machines has just made history by becoming the first private aerospace company to land a spacecraft on the Moon's surface. Following its launch aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket last Thursday, the robotic Nova-C Odysseus" lander built by Intuitive Machines has now touched down - also making it the first US spacecraft to successfully land on the Moon since the 1972 Apollo 17 mission.It was expected to land at about 6:24PM ET and now mission control confirmed it is on the Moon and transmitting.Described by NASA as a hexagonal cylinder" on six legs, the Nova-C Odysseus lander is carrying several science and research payloads for the agency's Commercial Lunar Payload Services (CLPS) program, which aims to collect important data... Continue reading...

Google and Samsung aren't the only ones baking magical AI selective photo erasers into their devices - they're about to become table stakes for Windows PCs too. Microsoft has just announced Generative erase, a feature that lets you do similar things in the Photos app that comes bundled with Windows.Above and below, you can see how Microsoft disappears a dog's leash and some unintentional photobombers using the power of generative AI: GIF: Microsoft Selectively removing people from the background of a photo. While that may not be quite as nifty a party trick as other AI fakery you've seen, you won't need to buy a new Pixel or Galaxy to integrate this into your life, either. Microsoft says it's not only... Continue reading...

Image: Engadget The nearly 20-year-old tech publication Engadget is laying off staff and restructuring editorial teams today with a new focus around traffic and revenue growth. The changes are designed to give the outlet a stronger emphasis on commerce revenue, while removing key editorial leaders from its newsroom, including its editor-in-chief.Engadget, which is operated by Yahoo, will lay off 10 employees, according to people with knowledge of the situation who say staff were blindsided" by the decision. In addition to cutting staff, the editorial team will split into two sections: news and features" and reviews and buying advice." The news teams will focus on traffic growth, while the reviews teams will report to commerce leaders.As part of the... Continue reading...

Because who wants to pay $70 just to develop analog drift in another three months? | Photo by Cameron Faulkner / The Verge I love the Nintendo Switch's Joy-Con, but they develop stick drift way too easily, and people with ham-sized hands like mine can't play for long before cramps set in. They're also pretty expensive to replace. I've personally settled on Hori's Split Pad Pro Joy-Con replacements to remedy all of that, but it makes my Switch too bulky to fit comfortably in my smaller everyday carry. The Hori Split Pad Compact offer a nice balance between size, affordability, and added grip, and you can get a pair in white / yellow for only $32.49 (about $18 off) at Target.The Split Pad Compact suffers from the same deficiencies as most third-party Joy-Con replacements: you'll forsake rumble, NFC, and motion control, and you can't use them individually as... Continue reading...

Photo by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge The Flip shopping app is a TikTok knockoff, filled only with videos earning affiliate revenue. For a month, I tried my hand at influencing strangers. Continue reading...

Image: Riot Games Riot Games has given Project L, its in-development 2v2 fighting game, an official name: 2XKO.2XKO - a name that is unlikely to spawn its own catchphrase ala When's Mahvel?" - was first announced in 2019 along with a battery of other League-themed projects including Arcane and Legends of Runeterra. Last year, however, Riot underwent layoffs of around 500 people, scaling back projects including Runeterra and shuttering its publishing arm Riot Forge.Since that first announcement, Riot has offered sporadic development updates culminating in the game's first hands-on demo at EVO 2023.2XKO is a 2v2 fighter, but unlike other tag-team fighting games like Marvel vs. Capcom, 2XKO lets you play competitively or cooperatively. Players can team... Continue reading...

Image: Nuro Delivery robot company Nuro is reaching out to chip designer Arm for help developing its third-generation vehicle, the companies announced today. The partnership is expected to enhance the capabilities and range of Nuro's electric-powered robots as well as fast-track the production and commercialization of the company's delivery service.The Nuro Driver, which is the company's branding for the hardware and software needed to power one of its autonomous delivery vehicles, will use Arm's Automotive Enhanced technology. That's the chip designer's branding for the portfolio of intellectual property dedicated to the safety and specialized computing needs of the automotive market," Arm says.The news of the partnership comes at a perilous... Continue reading...