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by Jon Porter on (#6G1F3)
Mario Kart 8 Deluxe's last wave of DLC will be available for download on November 9th, Nintendo has announced. Like its five previous waves, the release will add eight additional tracks to the 2017 game and also include new playable characters Diddy Kong, Funky Kong, Pauline, and Peachette. The release concludes an ambitious program of extra content for the game that's seen its total track list double from 48 to 96 tracks in total.The eight tracks are split between two cups, the Acorn Cup and the Spiny Cup. These include Mario Kart Wii's Rainbow Road and Daisy Circuit, DK Mountain from Double Dash, Rosalina's Ice World from the 3DS, Bowser Castle 3 from the SNES, and Madrid Drive, Rome Avanti, and Piranha Plant Cove from Mario Kart Tour.... Continue reading...
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by Chris Welch on (#6G1F4)
It's 2023. If Ultimate Ears is going to charge this much, there needs to be more to its speaker than just Bluetooth. Continue reading...
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by Amanda Chicago Lewis on (#6G1F5)
As the public begins to believe Google isn't as useful anymore, what happens to the cottage industry of search engine optimization experts who struck content oil and smeared it all over the web? Well, they find a new way to get rich and keep the party going. Continue reading...
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by Sean Hollister on (#6G1F6)
The Duracell M150. | Image: Duracell I don't think I've used one of Duracell's famous coppertop batteries since I was a kid - but recently, I've had a compelling reason to try one again. The new Duracell M150, on sale today for $199, is one of the most packed portable battery banks I've ever seen.The 1.8-pound, 3.1-inch-wide canister not only sports two USB-C ports, two USB-A ports, a MagSafe-compatible wireless charging lid, and a built-in ring light but it's also got its own charging dock so you can keep it plugged in on a desk or nightstand before taking it on the go.
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by Jess Weatherbed on (#6G1CY)
Meta has yet to confirm the cause of the tracking issues, or provide a possible workaround. | Photo by Becca Farsace / The Verge Meta is investigating reports of tracking issues blighting its Quest 3 VR headset following user complaints that controller tracking performance is much worse than the Quest 2" in some games. Over on the Meta community forums, user NotDream flagged issues with tracking performance on the Quest 3 controllers while playing Gorilla Tag (a VR game that requires users to run, jump, and climb by moving their arms around) claiming that they lose tracking during medium-fast to fast hand movement" such as throwing or catching a ball.This is a big issue for games/activities involving fast-paced hand movement as it's not nearly as reliable as the Quest 2 controller tracking performance," said NotDream.Other forum members in the same thread... Continue reading...
by Andrew J. Hawkins on (#6G1CZ)
Image: Hugo Herrera / The Verge EV sales are skyrocketing, more than 100 models are on sale, and charging infrastructure is getting better. So why does everything seem so precarious all of a sudden? Continue reading...
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by Jon Porter on (#6G1D0)
The Phantom V Fold, from Transsion brand Tecno. | Image: Tecno / Transsion Transsion, a Chinese smartphone manufacturer whose brands include Tecno, Itel, and Infinix, has quietly grown to become the world's fifth largest smartphone manufacturer, according to recent market reports from Canalys (via Android Central), IDC, and Omdia.Despite being one of the few smartphone brands to grow in the third quarter of this year, many in Europe and North America won't have heard of Transsion given its focus on markets in Africa, the Middle East, Latin America, Asia, and Oceania. Transsion has a particularly strong base in Africa, according to IDC, where it sells more phones than Samsung and Xiaomi. Although this suggests Transsion is focused on affordable smartphones, its Tecno brand recently released its first foldable... Continue reading...
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by Alex Heath on (#6G12Q)
Photo illustration by Cath Virginia / The Verge | Photos by Jerod Harris, Chesnot, Getty Images During an employee all-hands, Musk said that Twitter became X to replace YouTube, LinkedIn, FaceTime, dating apps, and even your bank. Continue reading...
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by Emma Roth on (#6G10B)
The new PS5 (right) is a bit shorter than the original (left). | Image: @phantompainss The launch of the slimmer PlayStation 5 is just weeks away, and one user seems to have already gotten their hands on the updated console. In a series of images posted to X (formerly Twitter), user @phantompainss shows how the updated console stacks against its chunkier counterpart.The new PS5 looks like it'll have a slightly smaller footprint when compared to the original console. Not only does it have a slimmer profile than the standard PS5, but it's also a couple of inches shorter as well. Despite the thinner design, the back of the device appears to retain the same ports as its predecessor, including an HDMI port, two USB ports, a power connector, and an ethernet port. Image: @phantompainss The images also appear... Continue reading...
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by Jay Peters on (#6G10C)
Illustration: The Verge Match Group and Google announced a settlement on Tuesday in Match's lawsuit against the company. The last-minute decision leaves Google scheduled to go up against Fortnite publisher Epic Games alone in an antitrust trial that starts next week, with Epic alleging that Google Play's payment policies are anticompetitive.Match sued Google in May 2022, alleging the company illegally monopolized the market" for app distribution with Google Play and imposed an extortionate tax" with the fees it takes from transactions on the marketplace. Its claims dovetailed with an existing complaint from Epic as well as a coalition of state attorneys general. Google and the states announced their own settlement in September.Under the terms of this latest... Continue reading...
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by Sheena Vasani on (#6G10D)
Image: Apple In addition to a new iMac, Apple announced new M3-powered versions of the 14- and 16-inch MacBook Pro during its Scary Fast" event on Monday. The new laptops can be configured with either the M3, M3 Pro, or M3 Max chip, all of which should offer larger performance gains than the last-gen M2 chip. Each MacBook Pro is currently available to preorder online ahead of its release date in November, with the M3 and M3 Pro models due to arrive on November 7th, while the M3 Max will ship later.If you're wondering how the new laptops compare with the M2 models on paper, we've rounded up everything we know so far based on specs and statements from Apple. Stay tuned as well for our full reviews, in which we'll let you know how well the laptops... Continue reading...
by Victoria Song on (#6FZVV)
Marathon and Destiny 2's The Final Shape have been delayed. | Image: Bungie Bungie is laying off around 100 staffers as well as delaying two of its forthcoming titles: Marathon and Destiny 2's forthcoming expansion, The Final Shape. The latter is now expected to launch in June 2024, while the former won't be expected until 2025.The layoffs, first reported by Bloomberg, are part of ongoing cuts within Sony's PlayStation division. Ex-Bungie employees have begun posting on social media about the layoffs, which impact around eight percent of the studio's workforce. Sony purchased Bungie last year in a $3.6 billion deal that was supposed to see the Destiny developer operate as an independent unit within the company.Today is a sad day at Bungie as we say goodbye to colleagues who have all made a significant impact... Continue reading...
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by Jennifer Pattison Tuohy on (#6G0XN)
Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge DoorDash has added a pop-up in its app this week warning customers that orders with no tip might take longer to get delivered. Upon seeing the prompt in a since-deleted tweet on X, formerly Twitter, The Verge confirmed that if you enter $0 in the tip amount in the DoorDash app while placing an order, an alert appears with the below warning, prompting you to add a tip or continue without a tip:
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by Elizabeth Lopatto on (#6G0XP)
MFW my supervisees tell me to stop asking questions because it is distracting. | Photo Illustration by Cath Virginia / The Verge | Photo by Bloomberg, Getty Images His employees told him he should stop asking questions because it was distracting.' Continue reading...
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by Ash Parrish on (#6G0XQ)
Image: Toby Fox Deltarune fans, consider your bones trousled. On Tuesday, the fifth anniversary of Deltarune's release, Undertale and Deltarune developer Toby Fox shared some wonderful news worthy of a spooky celebration. In a development update, Fox shared that Deltarune's third chapter is nearing completion" and outlined his plans for the game's full release.Chapter 3 is pretty much content complete! There will be essentially no more changes to dialogue or gameplay from here," Fox wrote on his website, interspersed with cute Halloween-themed sprites of everyone's favorite monster crew.Though Fox explained that there is still more work to be done on Chapter 3 before it can be released in full, he said that his team has mostly transitioned to... Continue reading...
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by Jay Peters on (#6G0XR)
Photo by Cameron Faulkner / The Verge Twitch is pulling the plug on its Nintendo Switch app; the streaming company is ending support" for the app, according to a support page. It will be removing the app from the Nintendo eShop on November 6th and people who already have it downloaded will lose access" on January 31st, 2024.Twitch launched its Switch app in late 2021, but users have voiced some complaints with the app. You can't see a stream's chat, for example, meaning you have to use another device if you want to see what other people are talking about or type a message of your own. You can't subscribe to creators if you want to support them. And you also can't use the app to broadcast your own gameplay.We recently made the difficult decision to remove the Twitch app... Continue reading...
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by Emma Roth on (#6G033)
Apple's Scary Fast" showcase has come to a close. During the launch event, Apple took the wraps off of some brand-new Macs that come equipped with the latest version of the company's in-house chip.If you're curious about all the new products, here's a roundup of the major announcements from the event.A more powerful line of M3 chips Image: Apple As expected, Apple's M3 chips took the spotlight during this month's event. The new lineup includes the M3, M3 Pro, and M3 Max chips, which Apple says mark the first personal computer chips" made using the more efficient 3-nanometer process.In addition to offering a faster and more efficient CPU," the trio of chips comes with an updated GPU that supports ray... Continue reading...
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by Andrew J. Hawkins on (#6G0T5)
Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Tesla was found not to be liable for the death of a Model 3 owner whose vehicle crashed while driving in Autopilot, a jury decided Tuesday.The case centered on a crash in California in 2019 in which a Tesla Model 3 veered off the road, crashing into a palm tree before catching fire. The crash killed the driver, 37-year-old Micah Lee, who was reportedly using Autopilot at the time of the incident. Lee's family, who were passengers in the vehicle, accused Tesla of knowing that Autopilot was defective when it sold them the car.The case centered on a crash in California in 2019But in a 9-to-3 decision, the California jury found in favor of Tesla, Reuters reports. Tesla's lawyers argued that the crash was caused by human error.It was... Continue reading...
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by Makena Kelly on (#6G0T6)
Photo by Demetrius Freeman / The Washington Post via Getty Images President Joe Biden's executive order on artificial intelligence is a first-of-its-kind action from the government to tackle some of the technology's greatest challenges - like how to identify if an image is real or fake.Among a myriad of other demands, the order, signed Monday, calls for a new set of government-led standards on watermarking AI-generated content. Like watermarks on photographs or paper money, digital watermarks help users distinguish between a real object and a fake one and determine who owns it.It's a seemingly simple solution that has support from the White House and the tech industry. Watermarking technology has promise. But it's not infallible, and experts fear that it won't be enough on its own.Many of the... Continue reading...
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by Emma Roth on (#6G0T7)
Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge YouTube is broadening its efforts to crack down on ad blockers. The platform has launched a global effort" to encourage users to allow ads or try YouTube Premium, YouTube communications manager Christopher Lawton says in a statement provided to The Verge.If you run into YouTube's block, you may see a notice that says video playback is blocked unless YouTube is allowlisted or the ad blocker is disabled." It also includes a prompt to allow ads or try YouTube Premium. You may get prompts about YouTube's stance on ad blockers but still be able to watch a video, though, for one Verge staffer, YouTube now fully blocks them nearly every time. Screenshot by Jay Peters / The Verge YouTube confirmed that it was disabling... Continue reading...
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by Jay Peters on (#6G0T8)
Illustration: The Verge Google Registry is launching a new and really fun top-level domain: .ing. I am guessing you are already think.ing about some of the domains you might end up buy.ing.You can now register .ing domains as part of Google's early access period, though you'll have to pay an additional one-time fee," Google's Christina Yeh wrote in a blog post. That fee will go down daily through December 5th. At 16:00 UTC (noon ET) on that date, .ing domains will officially be publicly available.A few of us at The Verge have had some fun plugging different words into GoDaddy's domain search to see what .ing domains are up for grabs. Some common words with -ing endings are really expensive; think.ing and buy.ing cost $38,999.99 and $129,999.99, respectively,... Continue reading...
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by Wes Davis on (#6G0T9)
The Magic Mouse continues to be a helpless turtle. | Image: Wes Davis / The Verge It's 2023, and I have a port complaint. Apple's Scary Fast" event came and went, and new M3-powered iMacs were born. Yet there was a curious tidbit the company didn't mention: the Magic Mouse, Magic Keyboard, and Magic Trackpad still have Lightning ports. In a USB-C iPhone world, what is that old port still doing there?It shouldn't come as too much of a shock that Apple didn't update the crucial accessories. Tim Cook is like a supply-chain-and-logistics Legolas, always ready with a quiver full of old products and designs to maximize their value to Apple. Often, that's a good thing for customers, too. It means there are iPhones, iPads, and Apple Watches with years-old designs but solid performance at more downright affordable prices.B... Continue reading...
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by Tom Warren on (#6G0P5)
Photo by Becca Farsace / The Verge Microsoft is releasing its Windows 11 2023 Update today, which was originally supposed to be one of the biggest updates to Windows 11. But Microsoft went ahead and released a lot of the features in the Windows 11 2023 Update (23H2) a little early last month, including the new Windows Copilot, AI-powered updates to Paint, Snipping Tool, and Photos, RGB lighting support, a modernized File Explorer, and more. So, the main change to the Windows 11 2023 Update is the removal of the Microsoft Teams integration named Chat.Chat is now Microsoft Teams (free) and is pinned by default to the taskbar," explains John Cable, VP of program management for Windows servicing and delivery. When you click to launch Microsoft Teams, you will discover a... Continue reading...
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by Wes Davis on (#6G0P6)
Illustration: The Verge More than three years after Microsoft gutted its news divisions and replaced their work with AI and algorithmic automation, the content generated by its systems continues to contain grave errors that human involvement could, or should, have stopped. Today, The Guardian accused the company of damaging its reputation with a poll labeled insights by AI" that appeared in Microsoft Start next to a Guardian story about a woman's death, asking readers to vote on how she died.The Guardian wrote that though the poll was removed, the damage had already been done. The poll asked readers to vote on whether a woman took her own life, was murdered, or died by accident. Five-day-old comments on the story indicate readers were upset, and some clearly... Continue reading...
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by Jon Porter on (#6G0P7)
Get to popular sites like example.com without having to stretch your thumbs. | Image: Google Google's Chrome browser on iOS is officially getting the option to move the address bar from the top of the screen to the bottom, the search giant has announced. Early signs of the feature were spotted in a beta version of the browser this year, but as of this week, it's getting a wide release. Without having to update my browser, I already have access to the feature on my phone.It's an optional change, and judging by my own Chrome app, the default is still the top-oriented address bar. But if you want to move it down to the bottom, you can do so using the address bar" option in the Settings menu or by long-pressing on the bar itself and tapping move address bar to bottom." Image: Google You can move the... Continue reading...
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by Chris Person on (#6G0P8)
A little extra hardware, a handful of Linux commands, and boom, the vacuum is free. | Photo Illustration by Cath Virginia / The Verge Conceptually, I love robot vacuums. A little friend who cleans up my floor? Fantastic. Into it. The issue is, unfortunately, I don't trust them. They constantly report back to the external servers, and they can be a huge security liability. I don't want that. Someone has to have hacked these things, I reasoned. A quick search revealed I was correct. This is how I came across Valetudo, a project that aims to liberate robot vacuums from the cloud.Valetudo is a firmware replacement for your robot. It integrates with a vacuum's existing software and acts like a cloud replacement that allows you to control your robot vacuum locally. Instead of having to use a proprietary app on your phone, which connects to a distant server, which then... Continue reading...
by Andrew J. Hawkins on (#6G0JH)
Walk down Melrose Avenue in Hollywood, and you might stumble on something that seems out of place: a robot, about waist high, with headlights shaped like blinking eyes and its own name stenciled on the side.These robots are owned by Serve Robotics, a company that spun out of app-based delivery service Postmates about six years ago. For over a year now, Serve has been working with Uber Eats to deliver food to thousands of people in Los Angeles as part of its ongoing experiment to see how AI and robotics can transform the way we get our food.Serve likes to promote its robots as Level 4" autonomous, meaning they are able to make all their own decisions under certain circumstances. But behind the scenes, a small army of human helpers... Continue reading...
by Brandon Widder on (#6G0JJ)
Apple's latest pair of AirPods Pro are nearly identical to the last-gen model, though that's not necessarily a bad thing. | Photo by Chris Welch / The Verge Apple's Scary Fast" Mac event came and went with little mention of the company's flagship wireless earbuds - or few other products, for that matter. That isn't all that surprising given Apple introduced a new pair of AirPods Pro just over a month ago. And now, shortly after receiving a steep Prime Day discount, the second-gen AirPods Pro with USB-C support are back down to $189.99 ($60 off) at Amazon and Target.On the spec front, there's little separating the new AirPods Pro from the second-gen model Apple launched last year. The latest edition adds dust resistance for some added peace of mind, though their marquee feature is undoubtedly a new MagSafe case that charges via USB-C instead of a Lightning port. The new AirPods Pro, like... Continue reading...
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by Alex Cranz on (#6G0JK)
Image: Apple The Touch Bar was too ahead of its time. This happens occasionally. We finally reach the point we can make a really cool idea technologically feasible but not feasible enough for widespread adoption. Think 3D TVs or augmented reality headsets. The Touch Bar, which is no longer available on any Mac sold by Apple, was like that. A really cool idea, executed pretty well, and never embraced by anyone but us diehards.When the Touch Bar launched, it felt like touching the future. It was an OLED strip that recognized touch and replaced the function row of keys on the 2016 MacBook Pro. You could easily scrub through video and audio files in QuickTime. You could choose really pretty bookmark buttons in Safari. Preview had a whole array of useful... Continue reading...
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by Andrew Webster on (#6G0JN)
Image: Genvid Entertainment Silent Hill: Ascension has been billed not as a game but, rather, as an interactive streaming series. And now, ahead of the show's premiere on Halloween night, we finally have some sense of what that means. Developer Genvid Entertainment has just released a new explainer video that, well, explains how Ascension will actually work.Essentially, the experience sounds like a mix of choice-based games like Telltale's The Walking Dead and choose your own adventure" shows like Netflix's Bandersnatch. (Notably, the team at Genvid consists of a number of ex-Telltale staff.) Each evening, part of the story streams live, and there are various ways that players can interact with the experience. The most basic are quick-time events - called... Continue reading...
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by Nilay Patel on (#6G0JM)
Photo illustration by Alex Parkin / The Verge The publisher behind the songwriting copyrights to some of the most popular music ever recorded doesn't think AI spells doom for the industry. Continue reading...
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by Barbara Krasnoff on (#6DX33)
Illustration by Samar Haddad / The Verge [Note: we've gotten reports that a recent Chrome update has removed the Enable download bubble flag - so you may find that this fix is no longer available.]The issueSuddenly, Chrome downloads are no longer showing at the bottom of the window.Quick fixChange a download flag.The full storyEarlier this month, Google made some changes to its Chrome browser, one of which was switching the download notifications from a bar at the bottom of the browser window to a drop-down icon at the top right of the address bar. Some users may like this new way of finding downloads - certainly, it's neat, out of the way, and lets you quickly see all of your downloads from the last 24 hours.However, I found it rather disconcerting. I've got a lot of... Continue reading...
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by Antonio G. Di Benedetto on (#6G032)
The 24-inch iMac is back with a refresh, and it's bringing a slate of M3 MacBook Pros with it. | Image: Apple Apple's first foray into the world of prime-time product launches (for those of us on the East Coast, that is) kicked off with a new generation of Apple Silicon, the M3 processor. And announced alongside the new M3 chips were the handful of computers Apple is putting them in - including a new 24-inch iMac, an upgraded 14- and 16-inch MacBook Pro, and a new 14-inch MacBook Pro with a base M3 that kills off the controversial Touch Bar for good (pour one out for an Apple flop).This may have been a somewhat low-stakes Apple event for the evening before Halloween, but even if none of these new Macs are radically different, a new generation of M-series chips is nothing to sneeze at. The $1,299 iMac shows that Apple hasn't totally forgotten... Continue reading...
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by Victoria Song on (#6G0FK)
The Pixel Watch 2 adds some new personal safety features. | Image: The Verge With the Pixel Watch 2, Google introduced Safety Check and Safety Signal - two personal safety features that are a little different from the typical emergency SOS features we see on smartwatches.Safety Check is a proactive timer that alerts your predesignated emergency contacts of your location if you don't make it to where you're going. Meanwhile, Safety Signal allows you to use emergency SOS features without an active LTE plan on your smartwatch.Hopefully, you never really need either feature, but here's how to set them up and use them.Check which Pixel Watch you haveGoogle just began rolling out Wear OS 4 to the original Pixel Watch - which means both the Pixel Watch and Pixel Watch 2 are compatible with Safety Check. If you have... Continue reading...
by Mia Sato on (#6G0FM)
Illustration by Nick Barclay / The Verge Independent artists using DistroKid to share their music will now have another avenue on TikTok.A deal announced today between the video platform and DistroKid could bring millions of songs by independent artists to TikTok Music, the platform's subscription-driven streaming service launched earlier this year. The service, so far, is limited to just a handful of countries - Indonesia, Brazil, Australia, Mexico, and Singapore - but could be appealing to up-and-coming musicians looking for a viral breakout.DistroKid artists already had the option to add their music to TikTok's library, but today's announcement expands that feature to TikTok Music. Additionally, artists have had the option to upload their music to TikTok's Commercial... Continue reading...
by Jon Porter on (#6G0FN)
Image: Atari Atari is acquiring Digital Eclipse, a studio that specializes in preserving and rereleasing retro games on modern hardware. The releases are often rich in additional materials and historical content. Think the Criterion Collection but for video games. In a press release, Atari says it's paying up to $20 million for the studio, including an initial $6.5 million paid in a combination of cash and shares and a further $13.5 million, which is due to be paid in cash over the next decade subject to Digital Eclipse's performance. It expects to complete the deal in the coming days.The two companies previously worked together on last year's excellent Atari 50: The Anniversary Celebration, which included ports of over 90 classic games as well as... Continue reading...
by Jess Weatherbed on (#6G0FP)
There's a reason the event footage looked as good as it did, and that's likely down to the fancy equipment used alongside the iPhone 15 Pro Max. | Image: Apple via Halideapp Behind-the-scenes footage of Apple's Monday evening Scary Fast event reveals how it was filmed using an iPhone 15 Pro Max... with the aid of a full suite of professional recording equipment and studio lighting. Still images and a video reveal that (unsurprisingly) a great deal of fancy equipment - from drones, gimbals, dollies, industrial set lighting, and other recording accessories - is still required to make iPhone footage look this good.Apple has utilized similar but far less extreme setups for previous events that were filmed using iPhones, including the Burberry spring / summer 2014 fashion show. It's a neat way to promote the recording quality of iPhone cameras, but it's not like everyday folks can recreate these kinds of results... Continue reading...
by Jon Porter on (#6G0CY)
The keyboard and buttons are an ode to all things Nintendo. The retro NES styling of the mechanical keyboard is one thing, but the accompanying programmable buttons steal the show. Continue reading...
by Jay Peters on (#6G031)
Image: Belkin Belkin has a new 2-in-1 charging dock that's all about the looks. Yes, it offers the types of features you'd expect from a $129.95 charger, including letting you fast charge iPhones with MagSafe as well as Apple Watches. But if you do pay up for the new charging dock, you're probably buying it because it looks great.Offered in two neutral colors, sand or charcoal (basically white and black), the dock achieves a stunning stone-like appearance, blending seamlessly into its environment whether it's placed on a nightstand, kitchen counter or desk," Belkin writes in its press release. Take Belkin's marketing language there with a grain of salt, but I do think the charger has a really nice aesthetic. Image: Belkin B... Continue reading...
by Jay Peters on (#6G037)
Image: Apple Apple is finally moving on from the Touch Bar. The company has just announced a new entry-level version of the 14-inch MacBook Pro, replacing the 13-inch MacBook Pro with the Touch Bar keyboard. This new model has the standard M3 chip; the 14-inch model previously was only available with the higher-end Pro or Max chips.The biggest news about this new MacBook Pro is the M3 chip. As rumored, the M3 is a 3nm chip, and Apple is promising some big performance improvements over the 13-inch M1 MacBook Pro, including Final Cut Pro rendering that's up to 60 percent faster. As usual, Apple only shared some selective performance stats, so it's not entirely clear how much of a jump this new chip might have compared to the old M1 model, let alone... Continue reading...
by Victoria Song on (#6G036)
The outside isn't changing much, but the M3 processor will purportedly make this new 24-inch iMac two times faster. | Image: Apple The 24-inch iMac is finally getting a refresh. At its Scary Fast" event, Apple announced a new M3 version of the iMac that is supposedly two times faster than its over two-year-old M1 predecessor.What's really new this time around is the M3 chip. The M3 has an eight-core CPU, up to a 10-core GPU, with support for up to 24GB of RAM and 2TB of storage. Supposedly, that ought to translate to a much faster all-in-one. Productivity apps, such as Safari or Microsoft Excel, will run up to 30 percent faster. For creators, the new chip enables up to 12 streams of 4K video, and Adobe Photoshop should also process photos up to two times faster. It also now supports Wi-Fi 6E. Image: Apple Ostensibly, the faster processor... Continue reading...
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by Chris Welch on (#6G035)
Image: Apple Alongside a refreshed iMac and new entry-level 14-inch MacBook Pro featuring the M3 chip (and sans Touch Bar), Apple is introducing upgraded models of the 14-inch and 16-inch MacBook Pro with M3 Pro and M3 Max processors today. Design-wise, they retain the exact same look and port layout as their predecessors but now come in a new space black" color that replaces space gray.The machines raise the bar in several ways, ranging from sheer performance to configurability. For example, the M3 Max MacBook Pro can be ordered with up to 128GB of RAM - a new high for Apple's laptops. Preorders start today, and M3 Pro models will be available on November 7th. M3 Max units will take a bit longer to ship and are due to arrive sometime later in... Continue reading...
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by Tom Warren on (#6G034)
Image: Apple Apple is unveiling its new M3 processors today, and all three include big improvements to the GPU side of the chips. The M3, M3 Pro, and M3 Max will all offer faster CPU performance, but crucially, the M3 family of chips will include significant changes to the GPU to improve professional apps and gaming performance. All three M3 chips will debut in new MacBook Pro models, with the M3 also part of a new 24-inch iMac.The base M3 includes an eight-core CPU with four performance cores and four efficiency cores, and Apple claims it's up to 35 percent faster than the M1 for CPU performance. We don't know exactly how the M3 compares to the M2, but when Apple announced the M2 last year, it said it had 18 percent faster CPU performance over the... Continue reading...
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by Elizabeth Lopatto on (#6G038)
Photo Illustration by Cath Virginia / The Verge | Photo by Bloomberg, Getty Images Bankman-Fried gets a shot at his side of the FTX story -then promptly shreds his own credibility with the jury. Continue reading...
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by Jacob Kastrenakes on (#6G015)
Dark Finder. | Image: Apple Apple plays a pre-Halloween trick with new product announcements coming in from a surprise nighttime livestream event. Continue reading...
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by Ash Parrish on (#6FZYN)
Image: Kick.com / Instagram Nick Nickmercs" Kolcheff recently inked a reported eight-figure deal with Twitch rival Kick. In a recent livestream, the Faze Clan co-owner and popular Call of Duty streamer said that, as part of his new deal, he will be running gambling streams. The first question I've been seeing is like, Nick, are you gonna do gambling streams?'" he said during his first Kick stream. We're gonna do some gambling for sure. It's part of the contract."Kick's head of strategic partnerships clarified that a gambling clause is not in Kolcheff's Kick contract. According to a post by gaming and esports reporter Jake Lucky, Nickmercs has a Stake contract alongside his Kick contract," referencing Stake.com, a gambling site owned by Kick co-founder Ed... Continue reading...
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by David Pierce on (#6FZYP)
Photo: Getty Images You might not expect an antitrust trial focused on Google's overwhelming dominance in the year 2023 to spend a lot of time talking about Internet Explorer circa 2005. But you'd be wrong.Google CEO Sundar Pichai spent a good chunk of Monday in a DC courtroom, testifying as part of the ongoing US v. Google antitrust trial. He stood at a podium instead of sitting (apparently he hurt his back), often with a magnifying glass in his hand, pushing his glasses up on his forehead as he squinted down at a binder full of exhibits. One exhibit proved particularly interesting: a letter from Google's then-top lawyer David Drummond, sent on July 22nd, 2005, to Microsoft's then-general counsel Brad Smith.Drummond's letter concerned the launch of... Continue reading...
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by Andrew J. Hawkins on (#6FZVT)
Photo by Vjeran Pavic / The Verge Porsche said today that future models would include native versions of popular Google apps, like Maps and Assistant. The German automaker is the latest to support Google built-in, enabling native Android apps with over-the-air (OTA) software updates.Earlier this year, Porsche said it was considering adopting Google's software for its in-car infotainment in a sign that parent company Volkswagen was still struggling to fix its software issues. Today, VW said it was planning around 2,000 job cuts at its in-house software provider, Cariad, that will delay the launch of its new architecture, according to Reuters.It was just a few months ago that VW rolled out an entirely new app store designed to serve its wide portfolio of car brands.... Continue reading...
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by Alex Heath on (#6FZVW)
Image: Laura Normand / The Verge Everyone knew that Twitter wasn't worth $44 billion when Elon Musk bought it a year ago. Now, we know what Musk himself thinks it's worth today: $19 billion.On Monday, employees at X were awarded equity in the company at a valuation of $19 billion, or $45 per share, according to internal documents seen by The Verge. That price is a 55 percent discount to Musk's original purchase price, per the documents, which note that the fair market value per share is determined by the Board of Directors based on a number of factors in a manner that complies with applicable tax rules." (Musk is X's chair and has yet to create a formal board.)Since he took over Twitter, Musk has said that he wants to model the company's compensation plan after... Continue reading...
by Emma Roth on (#6FZR8)
Image: Sony Sony has finally announced a release date for its PlayStation-branded Pulse Explore earbuds and Pulse Elite headset. While the Pulse Explore earbuds will launch on December 6th, 2023, Sony's wireless headset comes out on February 21st, 2024.Both devices will be available for preorder starting on November 9th in the US, UK, France, Germany, and other European countries. You can preorder the accessories through Sony's PlayStation direct site and select" retailers. The Pulse Explore buds are priced at a hefty $199.99, but the Pulse Elite headset costs a slightly cheaper $149.99.To enable the lossless, low-latency audio that Sony promises with these devices, you'll need to use the included PlayStation Link USB adapter that plugs into... Continue reading...