Illustration by Melissa Mathieson / The Verge Habitat, the world’s first MMO developed for the Commodore 64 personal computer, went offline in 1992. It came back online in 2017 through the efforts of MADE, the Museum of Art and Digital Entertainment. Founded by Alex Handy in 2011, MADE “seeks to legitimize the preservation of video
Read MoreWhat you need to know WhatsApp is now beta testing allowing businesses to set their own cover photo. Those running the latest WhatsApp Business beta app, and have had their account enabled, will see a new option. Businesses will be prompted to add their new cover photo once their account is enabled. Businesses could soon
Read More“Thanks to technology, I know where my AirPods is now. It was looted by Russians orcs from my home in Hostomel” What you need to know A Ukrainian man has been using his stolen AirPods to track Russian troops. Vitaliy Semenets used ‘Find My’ to follow his stolen AirPods from his home in Hostomel. They
Read MoreWhat you need to know Apple TV+ has celebrated the world premiere of They Call Me Magic with a big red carpet event. They Call Me Magic tells the story of former basketball star Magic Johnson. The Apple TV+ docuseries arrives on our screens on April 22. Johnson was joined on the red carpet by
Read More“They asked for a code that was sent to my phone and 2 seconds later my entire MetaMask was wiped” What you need to know An investor has lost some $650,000 in crypto and NFTs after falling for an iCloud scam. Domenic Lacovone received a call from someone posing as Apple who asked for a
Read MoreUpdate, March 8, 2022: We’ve updated our Google Pixel Watch rumor hub with new evidence of the device’s imminent launch and the software it could carry. Original article: The Google Pixel Watch is the wearable industry’s version of Bigfoot. For the best part of a decade, rumors that the smartwatch is, in fact, real have
Read MoreWill Sattelberg / Android Police: Amazon Appstore on Windows 11 review: a small selection lacking many popular Android apps and compatibility is poor, making it almost useless for most users — They’re bad! — Android apps have, historically speaking, never been good on large displays. There’s a reason Google is dedicating …
Read More“According to Parrot Analytics, Stewart’s program is the eighth-most in-demand talk show in the U.S., ahead of programs hosted by Ellen DeGeneres and James Corden and behind ones hosted by the likes of Jimmy Kimmel, Jimmy Fallon, Stephen Colbert and Trevor Noah.” What you need to know A new report says Apple TV+’s Jon Stewart
Read MoreCredit: Joe Hindy / Android Authority Google’s Nearby Share feature could gain a so-called Self Share mode soon. This would remove the need for approving shares between your own devices. Nearby Share is Android’s own take on local file-sharing, inspired by Apple’s Air Drop feature. However, one mild annoyance is that you need to approve
Read MoreOn Tuesday, Mercedes-Benz unveiled the EQS SUV, an all-electric seven-seater that shares a platform with the automaker’s recently released luxury EQS sedan. With an estimated range of 373 miles (600 km), the Mercedes-Benz EQS SUV will go toe to toe with the Tesla Model X and BMW iX when it goes on sale in the
Read MoreGlamorous influencers are blending science and superstition to help people “change their relationship to drinking.” Did I miss out by getting sober the old-fashioned way?
Read MoreWe’re used to seeing the Raspberry Pi crop up in a wide range of the projects we show you here, but it’s fair to say that they usually feature some sort of operating system. There’s another way to use a Pi, more akin to using a microcontroller such as the Arduino: by programming it directly,
Read MoreWhat you need to know WhatsApp is testing a change that will allow people to block contacts from seeing their ‘Last Seen’ status. The ‘Last Seen’ status shows people when you were last active in the WhatsApp app. People will be able to stop specific contacts from seeing their WhatsApp ‘Last Seen’ status. The popular
Read More“The expansion has been on the cards. A portion of their premises has been denotified to ramp up production, for which they need to increase their workforce…” What you need to know Apple is reportedly expanding its India manufacturing operation. A new report says it plans to double the headcount at its Chennai plant in
Read MoreCredit: Kaitlyn Cimino / Android Authority One of the most annoying things about owning a smartwatch or a fitness tracker is proprietary chargers. Nearly every wearable has a proprietary cable, dock, or puck. The lack of universal chargers for these devices makes it difficult to travel without their adapters. Losing a proprietary charger can also
Read MoreWhat you need to know WhatsApp continues to work on adding polls to group chats. A new screenshot shows what WhatsApp polls will look like in-chat. Polls are getting close to release, but they aren’t ready just yet. WhatsApp is testing the ability to run polls via group chats with more information about the upcoming
Read MoreWall Street Journal: Sources: Twitter is expected to rebuff Elon Musk’s bid in the coming days, as Apollo Global considers participating in a bid; Morgan Stanley is also interested — Elon Musk’s $43 billion pitch has put the social-media company in play — Apollo Global Management is considering participating …
Read MoreWhat you need to know Telegram has enabled a feature that allows the setting of custom alert tones. Any sound less than five seconds long and smaller than 300KB in size can now be set as an alert tone. Other improvements include the ability to set a custom mute duration for the first time. Now
Read MoreFaseeh Mangi / Bloomberg: Karachi-based lending app Abhi, which offers loans to people and SMBs, raises a $17M Series A led by Speedinvest at a $90M valuation and says it has 650K users — Pakistani financial platform Abhi Pvt. raised funds at a $90 million valuation within a year after introducing its business …
Read MoreRyan Browne / CNBC: London-based Seon, which helps fintech firms tackle online fraud, raises $94M led by IVP to develop tools for preventing sanctions evasion by Russia — – Seon, a London-based start-up that helps fintech firms like Revolut tackle online fraud, has raised $94 million in a funding round.
Read MoreFitbit alarms are a blessing for those who struggle to wake up in the morning, but how do you set them up on your Fitbit smartwatch or fitness tracker? We have an in-depth answer below, whether you own a Sense, Charge 4, or Inspire 2. QUICK ANSWER Open the alarm app on your Fitbit, swipe
Read MoreOnly the graphite-colored model pictured here is available in both left and right-handed options. | Photo by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge Logitech has announced Lift, a $69.99 wireless vertical mouse that’s launching today in multiple colorways, as well as with both right- and left-handed options. The Lift features a vertically oriented design that
Read MoreCredit: Samsung Korea Samsung will sell a Galaxy Z Flip 3 Pokemon Edition device in Korea. The special edition comes with a variety of accessories. There’s no immediate word on whether the phone will be coming to the US as well. Samsung’s Galaxy Z Flip 3 is available in several colorways, while the company also
Read MoreWe’re huge fans of taking retro games and adding new graphics features to them, so you had to know that when [Sultim Tsyrendashiev] released his ray-traced Doom engine, we would have to cover it. Now this does break with tradition — instead of running Doom on every conceivable platform, this version requires an AMD or
Read MoreMike Masnick / Techdirt: A new study that specifically looked at political speech suggests Twitter’s content moderation is biased against misinformation, not conservatives — from the if-you-don’t-want-to-get-banned-stop- sharing-bullshit dept — Behold! An actually interesting academic study exploring whether …
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