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The Light Phone III is the most impressive Light hardware yet – but it’s not quite finished. What are the essential features of a smartphone? Thatâs not a rhetorical question, and itâs actually a useful exercise: if I were to take away everything but the things you truly need on your phone, what would those…
The Echo Show 5 is appearing as the Alexa Show 5 for some Amazon customers. According to images seen by The Verge, Amazon is testing changing the name of its Echo smart speakers and smart displays to Alexa. We saw two separate instances of Amazon.com landing pages displaying the name of the Echo Show 5…
Samsung launched its new, very fast 9100 Pro PCIe Gen 5 SSD last week, and the prices are pretty high, starting at $199.99 for the 1TB model without a heatsink pre-installed. This had me looking at prices for its predecessor, the still-very-fast 990 Pro, and I was happy to see that its 4TB model is…
Elon Musk and Steve Huffman. | Image: Getty Images / The Verge Nearly two months ago, Elon Musk went on a public crusade against Reddit. On X, he said it was âinsaneâ that subreddits were blocking links to the platform in protest of him appearing to give a Nazi salute. A few days later, he…
Instacart is introducing a new way for shoppers to make money: taking videos of store shelves “one aisle at a time.” The new earning opportunity, called Store View, will allow Instacart to determine which products are available, as well as which ones are out of stock. Instacart says Store View will also help its predictive…
If we genderswapped James Bond, Q would definitely use these. A few months ago, I was stuffing my face with Christmas cookies and catching up on the season 3 reunion episode of Netflixâs The Ultimatum. It was a typical tawdry hour of reality TV. Clout-hungry influencer wannabes dressed to the nines, nursing their bruised egos…
Google is introducing new features to Maps, Search, and Hotels that aim to help users plan upcoming travel and vacations. The Google Maps app is getting a standout feature that can identify locations in your screenshots and save them to a list, making it easier for users to plan their trips before screenshots of travel…
Vivaldi and Proton have teamed up to make it easier for Vivaldi browser users to privately explore the web without downloading a virtual private network (VPN). Starting today, the free version of Proton VPN is now integrated directly into Vivaldi’s browser, and can be accessed by logging into a Vivaldi account. The feature is currently…
AI insights were inevitable. | Image: Garmin It was only a matter of time. Garmin announced today it’s launching Garmin Connect Plus, a premium tier to its app that adds AI-powered insights and a few other expanded features. Existing and new Garmin users will be able to opt in to a free 30-day trial and…
The Poco F7 Ultra is yellow. Very yellow. Poco is releasing its first phone with “Ultra” branding, and on paper it lives up to the name. The F7 Ultra runs on the flagship Snapdragon 8 Elite chipset, and combines it with a triple rear camera setup, 120W wired charging, and IP68 protection from dust and…