The keyboard features an Eye of Sauron illustration above its arrow keys. | Image: Drop Drop is back with a third Lord of the Rings-themed keyboard. But unlike its first two, which drew their language and iconography from the good guy Elves and Dwarves, the third is all about celebrating darkness. The keyboard pairs the
Read More[Ihsan Kehribar] points out a clever trick you can use to quickly and efficiently compute the logarithm of a 32-bit integer. The technique relies on the CLZ instruction which counts the number of leading zeros in a machine word and is available in many modern processors. Typical algorithms used to compute logarithms are not quick
Read MoreCredit: Ryan Haines / Android Authority OnePlus is entering 2023 with a leaner portfolio, serving all of its tech upgrades through the singular OnePlus 11 flagship. There are no Pro and T variants of the OnePlus 11 available, but the company will continue to sell the OnePlus 10T alongside its new model. For people looking
Read MoreMargaux Nijkerk / CoinDesk: Ethereum testnet successfully processes the first-ever staked ETH withdrawals, ahead of the highly anticipated Shanghai upgrade to Ethereum, expected next month — The upgrade on the Zhejiang testnet was the first of three dress rehearsals for the much anticipated Shanghai hard fork.
Read MoreThe internet can be a valuable source of knowledge, education, and amusement for kids. At the same time, it can come with its own problems, such as inappropriate material, cyberbullying, and online harassment. Some websites can be hazardous for children because they may be created to mislead them into giving away personal details or initiating
Read MoreImage: Meta Meta’s planning to open up Horizon Worlds to users aged 13 to 17, according to a report from The Wall Street Journal. In an internal memo viewed by the outlet, Meta says it wants to make the virtual reality-based social platform available to younger users as early as next month. The company first
Read MoreCredit: Adamya Sharma / Android Authority At the OnePlus 11 global launch event, the company teased what appears to be a OnePlus foldable. The teaser image shows an apparent foldable device and a release window of Q3 2023. There are plenty of rumors supporting the idea of a foldable from the brand, so we’re inclined
Read MoreThe Mega Sg is a compact version of the Sega Genesis, complete with HDMI out and wireless controllers. | Photo by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge Analogue is offering one more chance to buy its premium modern-retro consoles before they’re gone. The Analogue Mega Sg and Super Nt, the company’s modern takes on the
Read MoreCredit: AppleToolBox Google is expanding its SafeSearch settings to blur explicit images by default on Google Search. The purpose is to prevent users from inadvertently encountering explicit imagery. The functionality will be rolled out in the “coming months.” Google is preparing to make a change to the SafeSearch feature on Google Search. Soon the feature
Read MoreThe 77-inch S95C starts shipping this month. | Photo by Chris Welch / The Verge Samsung announced its second-generation QD-OLED TV lineup back at CES, with a new 77-inch model joining the 55-inch and 65-inch sizes that were offered with last year’s S95B. Regardless of what size you prefer, these TVs utilize the very latest
Read MoreOnePlus first captured everyone’s attention with its “Flagship Killer” mentality. It challenged the best Android phones every year with a single, affordable device that balanced its premium power with careful sacrifices across the rest of the spec sheet. Then, OnePlus took a bite out of the mainstream apple. One phone became two, the feature list
Read MoreCredit: Ryan Haines / Android Authority OnePlus has officially announced the OnePlus Buds Pro 2. OnePlus’ new earbuds have better noise cancellation, spatial audio, and a few other improvements. The OnePlus Buds Pro 2 will be available on February 16. OnePlus is holding its Cloud 11 event today where it announced a number of new
Read MoreCredit: OnePlus There will be a OnePlus 11 concept phone at Mobile World Congress 2023. The phone will have a unique design and a new piece of technology. Previous concept phones from OnePlus have never been commercially released. OnePlus just announced the global version of the OnePlus 11 along with a slew of other products.
Read MoreCredit: OnePlus OnePlus has offered the R-series of phones for a couple of generations now, being mid-range propositions with plenty of power and fast charging capabilities. Now, the company has launched the OnePlus 11R alongside the flagship OnePlus 11.
Read MoreSony’s superb headphones are available for just $348, matching their best price to date. | Photo by Chris Welch / The Verge If you’re looking for a quality pair of headphones, it’s hard not to stumble across Sony’s WH-1000XM5 when poking around. Despite their plastic build, they offer good value for the money, with excellent
Read MoreHere’s what you get when you throw out any idea of a reasonable budget for a gaming laptop in 2023. Continue reading…
Read MoreImage: Lego Frodo, Samwise, Merry, Pippin, Gandalf, Legolas, Gimli, Boromir, Aragon, plus Elrond, Arwen, Bilbo, and more — there’s room in Lego’s just-announced 6,167-piece elven sanctuary Rivendell for the entire Fellowship to debate The One Ring, and the shards of a particularly noteworthy sword. Image: Lego Click here for a nearly 5K-resolution image. Not a
Read MoreHorror games like the new Dead Space tap into humans’ deepest-seated anxieties.
Read MoreImage: Google Google is introducing a new online safety feature to help users avoid inadvertently seeing graphically violent or pornographic images while using its search engine. Announced as part of the company’s Safer Internet Day event on Tuesday, the new default setting enabled for everyone will automatically blur explicit images that appear in search results,
Read MorePhoto by Vjeran Pavic / The Verge The tiny handheld was manufactured in Southeast Asia, but the realities of global shipping have kept it out of the hands of local gamers. Continue reading…
Read MoreAt their core, smartwatches and fitness trackers are ways to measure progress. | Illustration by Samar Haddad / The Verge No one is denying that fitness trackers and smartwatches can be helpful tools for building healthy habits. However, if you’re not careful, they can also become a major source of anxiety. You might be inclined
Read More(Image: Planet Volumes/Unsplash)Depending on when you went to school, you may have been taught that Jupiter, the Solar System’s largest planet, was also the planet with the most moons. If that’s the case, you likely experienced a bit of a jolt in October 2019 when astronomers at the Carnegie Institution for Science found a whopping
Read MoreJess Weatherbed / The Verge: Google plans to blur explicit images in search results by default “in the coming months”, though signed-in users over 18 will be able to turn off the feature — Google is introducing a new online safety feature to help users avoid inadvertently seeing graphically violent …
Read MoreA major new UN report says we’ve ignored the role of environmental degradation in fueling the superbugs that kill 1.27 million people each year.
Read MoreOpinion: While Google has announced its own AI in Bard, and OpenAI coming to Bing, could Siri benefit from similar tools?
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