Google has an incredible history of developing successful products and services. Look at Android and Google Chrome for the best examples. However, not every idea was a hit. Behind that lengthy list of successes lie plenty of properties that failed, were shuttered, or reabsorbed into newer developments. In this article, we look at the significant,
Read MoreIllustration by Will Joel / The Verge Amazon’s Kindle is a useful reading tool, especially if you tend to purchase your books through Amazon. If you have ebooks that you’ve purchased elsewhere, however — or have picked up off a free service such as Project Gutenberg — you need to be able to put it
Read MoreiFixit has turned its hand to working out why those McDonald’s ice cream machines never seem to be working and it wants help to fix them.
Read MoreFinancial Times: UAE-linked G42, MBZUAI, and Cerebras announce Jais, an open-source, bilingual LLM for Arabic speakers; the UAE previously trained Falcon on 300+ Nvidia CPUs — Jais software part of regional powers’ effort to take world-leading role in technology’s development
Read MoreWith high-end specs and a midrange price, the OnePlus Pad is a welcome return to form. | Image: Dan Seifert / The Verge It’s been a surprisingly good year for Android tablets, with Samsung’s Galaxy Tab S9 series and the Google Pixel Tablet both having launched within the past couple of months. The OnePlus Pad
Read MoreLegs may soon come to the unwashed virtual masses. | Image: Meta Meta has walked out legs to player avatars in Quest Home — but not Horizon Worlds — in a new beta announced last week in the Meta Community forums (via UploadVR). Meta communications manager Eliza Kern told The Verge in an email that
Read MoreThe Garmin Venu 3S (left five models) and Venu 3 will both retail for $449.99. | Image: Garmin Garmin is launching the Venu 3 and 3S today, and there’s good news for nap lovers. The company is debuting a new Sleep Coach feature that includes both personalized coaching and automatic nap detection. Nap tracking is
Read MoreJon Porter / The Verge: Fairphone announces the €699 Fairphone 5, offering a 6.46-inch 90Hz OLED display, dual 50-megapixel cameras, and 30W fast charging, shipping on September 14 — The Fairphone 5 is the latest sustainably produced and repairable handset from Dutch smartphone company Fairphone.
Read MoreIt’s desirable to have your Internet connection up at all times, particularly as it can take some time to get back online if you have a power interruption or similar. [Brink] had some issues with the power supply in their apartment, so they set about whipping up a backup power solution to keep their Verizon
Read MoreRoku makes a bunch of media streaming devices. If you want to buy a new Roku, you may have come across the Roku Ultra and the Roku Ultra LT. These two devices are very similar, but there is a slight difference in price and features. So, which Roku Ultra should you prefer? The regular Ultra
Read MoreSteve Dent / Engadget: Samsung launches Food, a “personalized” AI-based food and recipe app in eight languages and 104 countries, drawing on a 160K+ recipes from Whisk, bought in 2019 — It builds on Whisk, an app it acquired a few years back. — As it promised last week, Samsung has launched Food …
Read MoreJordyn Holman / New York Times: Republican AGs from 16 states write to the SEC over concerns about Shein filing for a US IPO and urge the agency to order an investigation on using forced labor — A group of state attorneys general urged the S.E.C. to make the fast fashion company prove it doesn’t
Read MoreNo one really knows how much screen time is too much. Keep those numbers a mystery—and be free.
Read MoreCanyon’s Precede:ON is an ebike made for the city streets, with a powerful motor and a nimble frame that make it easy to get to work on time.
Read MoreIt’s almost Labor Day Weekend, and that means end-of-season deals on standing desks, escooters, mattresses, and more.
Read MoreCredit: Supplied by Fairphone Fairphone has announced the Fairphone 5. The company says it wants to support the device for ten years. Expect to pay £619 (~$780) for the Fairphone 5 when it launches. Fairphone has made a name for itself over the years thanks to its focus on delivering ethically produced, modular smartphones. The
Read MoreMotorola Edge 40 Neo – Soothing Sea Credit: Mysmartprice Motorola’s next smartphone could be the Motorola Edge 40 Neo, launching in Europe and possibly the US. This phone could be powered by the Dimensity 1050 SoC, up to 12GB of RAM, and up to 256GB internal storage. The phone could launch on September 15 for
Read MoreMakena Kelly / The Verge: A look at the wave of child safety legislation in the US to age gate minors’ access to the internet, backed by Republicans and Democrats alike — By the end of this month, porn will get a lot harder to watch in Texas. Instead of clicking a button or entering
Read MoreIllustration: The Verge I thought I had malware on my main Windows 11 machine this weekend. There I was minding my own business in Chrome before tabbing back to a game and wham a pop-up appeared asking me to switch my default search engine to Microsoft Bing in Chrome. Stunningly, Microsoft now thinks it’s ok
Read MoreInstagram often tweaks and adds new features to its platform. Notes are one of the more recent additions, and the jury is still out on whether they enhance the user experience. If you need some guidance, we explain what Instagram Notes are and how to use them below. QUICK ANSWER With Instagram Notes, you can
Read MoreGabriel Sanchez / Bloomberg: Bumble, Match, Hinge, and Grindr explore more expensive subscriptions for users seeking a curated experience; Bumble says $40 to $50 feels “low” to some users — – New weekly subscriptions are driving Gen Z subscription growth — Premium tiers are also planned as paying user growth stalls
Read MoreGoogle Voice makes it easier to keep your work and personal life apart. It’s designed for personal and business use, making it an ideal solution for everyone from freelancers to large scale companies. If you’re wondering what Google Voice is and how to set it up, don’t worry; we’ll cover it all in this article.
Read MoreMany readers will be familiar with Microchip’s ATtiny85, which has been a popular choice for DIY projects in the past for its low price and (for the time) small size. But those looking for a more modern and capable 8-bit chip may find the ATtiny1616-MNR of interest. It offers expanded flash storage, more GPIO, and
Read MoreFinancial Times: Critics say India’s new privacy safeguards do little to prevent mass government surveillance via tracking equipment installed at subsea cable landing stations — Little-known Israeli groups emerge as key providers of tracking equipment installed at subsea cable stations
Read MoreThe Android tablet market has seen better days, but we’ve still got some great slates on the market in 2023. Most of the top Android tablets are large devices with ~10-inch screens though, and it seems like small Android slates (seven to eight inches) in general are a rarity today. So that got us wondering
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