Ahead of an anticipated powerful new release, inventory of the current iPhone SE is dropping at retail outlets, according to a new report. The fourth-gen iPhone SE will be based on the iPhone 14, with upgraded internals. Apple is expected to launch a revamped iPhone SE sometime in the spring of 2025. The new model
Read MoreIllustration by Cath Virginia / The Verge | Photos from Brandon Bell, Getty Images Tech leaders are set to have a big presence. On January 20th, Donald Trump is set to be sworn in as the 47th president of the United States to serve his second term. Immediately after his victory, many tech leaders publicly
Read MoreWith incredible colors, brightness, and contrast, is this a glimpse into the next 10 years of display tech?
Read MoreMeta occasionally adds new features to WhatsApp, which makes the instant messaging app more useful. Recently, while using WhatsApp on my iPhone, I discovered a hidden feature that lets you scan documents quickly. Yes, you can now use the WhatsApp app to scan documents without relying on third-party apps. How to Quickly Scan Documents on
Read MoreCredit: Edgar Cervantes / Android Authority The official Android 16 release timeline states that Google will release the first three beta builds in January, February, and March. A Googler has revealed the potential release dates for these beta builds. Google may release additional beta updates in April and May ahead of the stable release sometime
Read MoreCredit: Edgar Cervantes / Android Authority The official Android 16 release timeline states that Google will release the first three beta builds in January, February, and March. A Googler has revealed the potential release dates for these beta builds. Google may release additional beta updates in April and May ahead of the stable release sometime
Read MoreWhen it comes to amateur radio, one size definitely does not fit all. That’s especially true with antennas, which need to be just the right size for the band you’re working, lest Very Bad Things happen to your expensive radio. That presents a problem for the ham who wants the option to work whichever band
Read MoreCNN has the latest on “a startling discovery made public in July that metallic rocks were apparently producing oxygen on the Pacific Ocean’s seabed, where no light can penetrate. “Initial research suggested potato-size nodules rich in metals, predominantly found 4,000 meters (13,100 feet) below the surface in the Clarion-Clipperton Zone, released an electrical charge, splitting
Read MoreImage: Cath Virginia / The Verge With TikTok, CapCut, and Marvel Snap shut down in the US, Apple has taken the unusual step of articulating why it’s following the law banning ByteDance apps and removing them from the App Stores for the Mac, iPhone, and other devices. Before the ban went into effect, the Biden
Read MoreHigh-speed bench equipment has become so much more affordable in the last decade that naturally one wonders what has made that possible. A great source of answers is a teardown by users like [kerry wong] who are kind enough to take apart their MSO2304X 300MHz osilloscope for our viewing pleasure. The posted teardown video shows
Read MoreLemon8, CapCut, and Gauth are among the other victims of the US ban on ByteDance-owned apps.
Read MoreAfter President Biden declined to reassure Apple, Google, and Oracle that they wouldn’t be fined for giving Americans access to TikTok, the app’s hopes now hang on President-elect Trump.
Read MoreImage: Cath Virginia / The Verge, Getty Images TikTok shut down US access on January 18th, just before the law banning it took effect. Read the full story at The Verge.
Read MoreCath Virginia / The Verge | Photo by Brendan Hoffman, Getty Images The Supreme Court has permitted a law banning the app if Chinese parent company ByteDance doesn’t divest ownership. The law takes effect on January 19th. Read the full story at The Verge.
Read MoreChinese social-networking site RedNote became the #1 most-downloaded app in America, reports the Associated Press, with some new users considering it a way to protest America’s possible TikTok ban. So what happened next? They were met with surprise, curiosity and in-jokes on Xiaohongshu — literally, “Little Red Book” — whose users saw English-language posts take
Read MoreThe RP2040 has quickly become a hot favorite with tinkerers and makers since its release in early 2021. This is largely attributed to the low cost, fast GPIOs, and plethora of bus peripherals. [xyphro] has written the I3C Blaster firmware that helps turn the Raspberry Pi Pico into a USB to I3C converter. The firmware
Read MoreGenshin Impact developer Cognosphere has to change the way it does loot boxes. | Photo by Allison Johnson / The Verge The Federal Trade Commission announced on Friday that Genshin Impact developer Cognosphere has agreed to a $20 million settlement and several restrictions on how it sells its loot boxes and manages children’s personal data.
Read MoreImage: The Verge Microsoft is testing AI-powered Windows search in a new dev channel build for Windows 11 Insider testers. Announced in October, it uses semantic indexing to let users search for local files using more casual language. Like other Microsoft AI features, you’ll need a Copilot Plus PC to use it. The feature applies
Read MoreImage: The Verge Microsoft is testing AI-powered Windows search in a new dev channel build for Windows 11 Insider testers. Announced in October, it uses semantic indexing to let users search for local files using more casual language. Like other Microsoft AI features, you’ll need a Copilot Plus PC to use it. The feature applies
Read MoreA county transit police detective fed a poor-quality image to an AI-powered facial recognition program, remembers the Washington Post, leading to the arrest of “Christopher Gatlin, a 29-year-old father of four who had no apparent ties to the crime scene nor a history of violent offenses.” He was unable to post the $75,000 cash bond
Read MoreAmazon has issued limited-time 15-inch MacBook Air deals this weekend, with 512GB models falling to as low as $1,249. Amazon shaves $250 off multiple 15-inch MacBook Air models. Save $250 on two popular 15-inch MacBook Air configurations today at Amazon, with the Apple Authorized Reseller highlighting the discounts with its limited-time deals badge. The current
Read MoreNode.js, the popular JavaScript runtime, is moving to stabilize type stripping, a feature that allows developers to execute TypeScript files without source maps or additional configuration, speeding up the development process. The Node.js runtime was fitted with type stripping as an experimental feature last August. Type stripping intentionally does not support syntaxes requiring JavaScript code generation. By
Read MoreCredit: Nick Fernandez / Android Authority When Archero dropped in 2019, it was truly something new. Sure, roguelike games have existed for decades, but Archero reinvented the genre in a way few games can. The tight gameplay loop and slow-burn progression system had me completely hooked, and it spawned a cottage industry of copycats in
Read MoreSeamless updates have been around since the original Pixel debuted in 2016, and since then, plenty of other Android OEMs have added them to their devices. Samsung has been the exception, with the Galaxy A55 being the only device the company has made that featured them. I liked that part of the Galaxy experience because
Read MoreCredit: Edgar Cervantes / Android Authority Instagram’s latest update replaces its iconic square profile grid with rectangles. The platform briefly tested this change last year and has started rolling it out to users this weekend. Instagram is also introducing a new feature in the Reels feed to show users videos their friends liked. Instagram is
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