Philips Hue’s jaunty sunrise smart lamp is called the Twilight The Philips Hue Twilight lamp. | Image: Smartlights.dePhilips Hue’s next smart bedside lamp will reportedly be called the “Twilight.” The lamp will feature two buttons on top for power, scene selection, and sleep automation, and it also has LEDs in the back that will feature a sunrise or sunset effect, according to HueBlog.com. The rear LED and …

Nintendo’s first US commercial might be this 1980 ad Got a broken arm? Just play Toss-Up! | Screenshot: YouTubeNintendo is a gaming juggernaut today, but it wasn’t really on anyone’s radar in the United States in 1980. And what was possibly the first US commercial for hardware produced by the company — a handheld called Toss-Up, from its “Game & Watch” series — certainly didn’t help, as a newly-re…

The iPad should fold in half This should fold in half. It just should. | Photo by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The VergeFolding an iPad in half is a very bad idea if you want to keep using your iPad. But hear me out: it should fold in half. Why? Because it would make an absolute banger of a folding phone. First of all, what’s even going on here anyway? The Pro iPhones have more…

Apple announced RCS with a whimper when it should have been a bang Illustration by Cath Virginia / The VergeApple will finally adopt RCS in iOS 18, effectively ending a yearslong fight for feature parity between iMessage and Android. But the announcement wasn’t a celebration — you could’ve blinked and missed it. Instead of showing how RCS will make things better, Apple softly announced support for the standard …

Intel says it still doesn’t have the true fix for its crashing i9 desktop chips One of the affected Intel processors. | Photo by Tom Warren / The VergeFor months, Intel’s highest-end desktop gaming processors have had a strange tendency to occasionally make games crash — and despite what you might have seen earlier today, Intel says it doesn’t have a final fix for its 13th and 14th Gen Intel Core i9 “Raptor Lake” and “Rapto…

Apple and Meta could face charges for violating EU tech rules Cath Virginia / The VergeApple and Meta could soon face charges from the European Commission for violating Digital Markets Act (DMA) rules. The Financial Times reported Friday that the Commission is planning to charge Apple, and Reuters reported later that Meta could be charged as well. The Commission is reported to be targeting Apple over its “…

Shovel Knight is getting a sequel in a ‘new dimension’ I wonder what this 3D logo could mean… | Image: Yacht Club GamesShovel Knight might be bouncing into 3D. Developer Yacht Club Games just announced a new mainline game in the hit series that started as a retro-inspired 2D platformer, and the studio says this new game will “launch Shovel Knight into an entirely new dimension of gaming,” accordin…

How Asus is overhauling its customer support after Gamers Nexus investigation Photo by Monica Chin / The VergeAsus’ reputation for customer support has been tarnished, and the company is now pledging a long list of concrete fixes to Gamers Nexus. Chief among them: if you’ve ever been denied a warranty repair or charged for a service that was unnecessary or should’ve been free, Asus wants to hear from you at a new email ad…

Dell XPS 14 review: good yet underwhelming improvements It’s still expensive and not the MacBook Pro alternative it once was. Continue reading…

Meta says European regulators are ruining its AI bot Illustration: Nick Barclay / The VergeMeta is putting plans for its AI assistant on hold in Europe after receiving objections from Ireland’s privacy regulator, the company announced on Friday. In a blog post, Meta said the Irish Data Protection Commission (DPC) asked the company to delay training its large language models on content that had be…

Remote workers using ‘mouse-mover’ technology are getting caught Simple devices can simulate the movements of a computer mouse, but employers are starting to catch on. | Photo by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The VergeAccording to a report from Bloomberg based on “disclosures filed with the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority,” last month, Wells Fargo fired “more than a dozen employees” after an investigation …

The DJI Mini 3 is only $329 right now, its best price yet You can do a lot with this little combo. | Image: DJIDrones aren’t just fun to fly — they’ve also become nearly mandatory in creative arsenals to satisfy clients and social media followers hungering for aerial photography and video. Thankfully, the entry-level price barrier has come crashing down over the years. The previous-generation DJI Mini…

Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 6 prototype points to a squared-off design Image: Ice UniverseWe already have a sense of potential specs for the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 6, but now we might have a closer look at the foldable’s design, too. Images shared by reliable leaker Ice Universe show a prototype of the Z Fold 6 with sharper edges and a slight change to its camera design, as reported earlier by 9to5Google. The look o…

Anthony Bourdain’s Get Jiro! comic is getting an animated adaptation Image: Vertigo / Langdon Foss, José Villarrubia, Dave StewartIn addition to another season of the DC Comics-inspired My Adventures with Superman series, Adult Swim is producing a new animated show based on Vertigo Comics’ Get Jiro! graphic novels by co-writers Anthony Bourdain and Joel Rose and artist Langdon Foss. Per The Hollywood Reporter, Ad…

Whatever Elon wants, Tesla gets Image: Cath Virginia / The Verge, Getty ImagesI generally find Elon Musk useful, in that he makes it clear which things in America are actually hard boundaries (contract law, maybe copyright law) and which are merely conventions (most everything else). You can take ketamine, smoke weed, ask your subordinates to have your babies, and run your com…

Apple gives Apple Home users something they’ve been begging for With iOS 18, Apple Home users will finally be able to insist the smart home platform use their hardwired Apple TVs as the primary Home hub. | Photo by Chris Welch / The VergeWhile Apple barely mentioned its smart home platform during its WWDC 2024 keynote this week, Apple Home users can still rejoice over an update discovered in the first iOS 18…

Your electricity bill is forecast to climb with the summer heat Air conditioners in windows during a heat wave in New York, US, on Thursday, July 27, 2023. | Photo: Getty ImagesHousehold electricity bills could climb with rising temperatures this summer in the US, according to an analysis by the Energy Information Administration (EIA). Americans’ monthly electricity bills will likely average $173 between Ju…

Did Apple just Sherlock our favorite password managers? Image: ApplePassword managers are essential. They keep track of your passwords, encourage better security practices, and generally help to manage your life across your devices. They’re the kind of feature that really should be built into every device — and Apple is massively expanding their reach with the launch of its new Passwords app, announc…

This 27-inch LG OLED gaming monitor is on sale for $340 off Photo by Sean Hollister / The VergeOLED monitors are on a nice (albeit, still slow) trajectory toward lower prices. If you’re in the market for a gaming-centric OLED for your PC, check out the excellent LG UltraGear 27-inch 27GR95QE-B currently selling for $656.99 ($340 off) at Amazon and B&H Photo or $659.99 at Best Buy. This LG model may not b…

A major disinformation research center’s future looks uncertain Photo by David Madison / Getty ImagesThe Stanford Internet Observatory, a small but prominent research group studying abuse on social media platforms, looks to be in crisis, according to a report by Platformer. Some key staff have departed recently, including founding director Alex Stamos and research director Renée DiResta, Platformer reports. …