The Steam Controller. It’s a big deal that Valve is making a game console. But I’m beginning to think the Steam Machine may end up a footnote in gaming history. What if Valve could bring PC games not just to its own living room consoles, but also to the Arm chips that billions of people…
Android users will soon have an option to add an “urgent” indicator to their calls, which shows up on the receiver’s incoming call screen and in their call history if they don’t pick up. It’s a new feature in beta testing in the Phone by Google app, Call Reason, that will only work for people…
AI notification summaries will shorten long texts or group chats. | Image: Google More Android phones will soon support AI-powered notification summaries. The feature comes bundled in the latest version of Android 16 and rolled out on Pixel devices last month, but now other phone makers like Samsung can begin adding it to their devices….
The latest update for Android 16 has arrived, marking the official end to Google’s annual release schedule. Compared to the major Android 16 launch in June, the new 16 QPR2 release is a minor update that expands features for notifications, icons, calling screens, and more, and signals the start of Google’s long-awaited plans to release…
The page flipper can work on most portable devices that have a capacitive touchscreen. | Image: TeoTeeo I’ve been looking for any huge Cyber Monday deals that I might have missed. Then I saw it — what may very well be the perfect stocking stuffer in 2025: a remote-controlled Kindle screen-tapping gadget for $4.75 (before…
Marques Brownlee’s Panels wallpaper app is shutting down on December 31st, barely a year after its controversial launch. “We made mistakes making our first app, and ultimately, we weren’t able to turn it into the vision I had,” Brownlee said in a video on the MKBHD YouTube channel. The Panels launch in September 2024 was…
December is kicking off with a bang. Cyber Monday is today, and it’s one of your last chances to score major deals before the holiday rush plows us all over. It’s a great moment to snag gadgets — many of which have been tested by The Verge — at (or close to) all-time lows if…
Microsoft is bringing back its ugly sweaters for the holiday season. After taking a break for 2024, the company has an “Artifact” holiday sweater with lots of retro iconography, an even uglier Zune brown option, and even a green Xbox version. Clippy was the star of Microsoft’s ugly sweater in 2022, and the Artifact option…
The Nintendo Switch 2 is on sale for the first time at Walmart. Plenty of Nintendo Switch games and Switch 2 accessories have gone on sale for Cyber Monday, but we didn’t expect Walmart or Amazon to offer the Mario Kart World bundle of the new console for $449.99 ($50 off). The game costs $79.99…
These slimline earbuds can help side-sleepers get more shut-eye. Anker’s seriously small Soundcore Sleep A20 sleepbuds can be nabbed for $108 right now at Amazon, their best price since they launched on Kickstarter at $90 last year. They normally sell for $179.99, making this a standout deal for a pair of ultra-tiny sleep buds that…
