Here’s how Qualcomm’s new laptop chips really stack up to Apple, Intel, and AMD
If all the benchmarks we did had a physical form, it’d look something like this. We tested every Snapdragon X chip against the Intel Core Ultra, AMD Ryzen 8000, and…
How ‘Dune’ Became a Beacon for the Fledgling Environmental Movement—and a Rallying Cry for the New Science of Ecology
Dune, widely considered one of the best sci-fi novels of all time, continues to influence how writers, artists, and inventors envision the future. Of course, there are Denis Villeneuve’s visually…
Meta’s Threads is thriving one year in, but X is still in the fight
Image: The Verge Threads, Meta’s X competitor, is officially one year old. While the site was rushed into existence with a bare-bones set of features, Meta has steadily improved upon…
The Polar Grit X2 Pro is a smartwatch that feels adrift
You’re not getting enough for the $750. This is meant to be the best Polar’s got, but it has no business being this expensive. Continue reading…
Amazon Kindle book downloads are broken
Photo by Sheena Vasani / The Verge An ongoing outage is preventing Amazon Kindle users from downloading both new and previously purchased books to their e-readers. According to moderators responding…
Google might fix its fingerprint scanner woes with the Pixel 9
It should be less of a farce to unlock the next generation of Google Pixel phones. | Photo by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge Google’s upcoming Pixel 9 lineup…
Amazon’s Fire HD 10 tablet is nearly 50 percent off for Prime members
Just don’t expect it to rival an iPad in terms of functionality. | Image: Amazon Let’s face it: Apple’s slates seem to get all the attention when talking tablets (and…
Nike’s self-lacing Adapt BB sneakers are losing their remote control mobile app
After August 6, Nike Adapt owners won’t be able to download the accompanying mobile app any longer. | Photo by Felicia Shivakumar / The Verge Despite the ongoing popularity of…
Dear Roku, you ruined my TV
Image: Kristen Radtke / The Verge Roku has made my TV unusable. On June 6th, my TCL TV’s Roku OS was updated to version 13.0.0. Ever since, on everything I…
Microsoft’s Midnight Blizzard source code breach also impacted federal agencies
Illustration by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge In March, Microsoft notified the US Department of Veterans Affairs that it was impacted by the security breach that enabled the Russian…