Nanoleaf’s blacked-out Triangle panels that light up with RGB color are $55 off The Ultra Black version of the Nanoleaf Triangles leaves a bit of negative space on your walls when turned off as opposed to the usual bright white. | Image: NanoleafNanoleaf is offering a sizable savings on its slick, blacked-out light panels. The Nanoleaf Shapes Ultra Black Triangles Smarter Kit with nine panels is selling for $165 ($54.99 off…

Netflix’s new mobile tab could make it easier to find things to watch Illustration by Alex Castro / The VergeNetflix is introducing a new tab in its mobile apps that could make it easier to actually find something you want to watch, according to a blog post from the company. The new tab, called “My Netflix,” will be available on iOS beginning Monday and starts rolling out on Android in early August. Basically, it …

People are using Google Maps to cut down tailpipe pollution Google Maps shows users the most fuel-efficient route. | Image: GoogleDrivers are taking Google Maps’ advice for how to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from their trips, according to the company. In late 2021, Google debuted a feature in Google Maps that allows users to see the most fuel-efficient routes. The feature has since helped prevent ar…

Mortal Kombat 1 adds Omni-Man, Peacemaker, and Homelander to roster Image: NetherRealm StudiosMortal Kombat is already a deeply brutal, gore-splattered game, and it’s about to get so, so much bloodier with the addition of Homelander, Peacemaker, and Omni-Man to its roster of fighters. In a video released late last week, NetherRealm Studios confirmed the characters would be part of the game’s Kombat Pack DLC. The…

Apple is taking applications for Vision Pro developer kits Photo by Vjeran Pavic / The VergeApple announced that developers can now apply to get a Vision Pro headset on the company’s website. In addition to the Vision Pro headset, the dev kit also includes help setting up the device, code-level support requests, and “check-ins” with Apple experts about designing and developing an app for visionOS. A…

TikTok is adding text posts Image: TikTokTikTok users can now post text-based updates in addition to videos and series of photos — just as platforms like Meta’s Threads are vying to take on Twitter’s microblogging dominance. Text posts appear similar to Instagram Stories visually: users can add a background color, edit how text appears, and add music and stickers to the po…

Apple’s iPhone 15 Pro and Pro Max models could be more expensive Apple is expecting to produce around 85 million units of the iPhone 15 this year, roughly in line with iPhone 14 (pictured) production last year. | Image: Amelia Holowaty Krales / The VergeAccording to a new report by Bloomberg, Apple is allegedly planning to hike the price of its upcoming iPhone 15 Pro and Pro Max models in a bid to increase re…

Microsoft has created a pizza-scented Xbox controller Image: MicrosoftI’m fairly sure most Xbox controllers give off a bit of a sweaty pong after hours of gaming, but Microsoft has now created one that’s supposed to smell like pizza from the get-go. The “world’s first ever pizza-scented controller” is part of a marketing effort for the upcoming Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem movie. Mic…

Bing Chat is now available in Google Chrome and Safari Illustration: The VergeWatch out Bard — Bing’s AI chatbot is now available in Google Chrome and Safari. As first spotted by Windows Latest (via 9to5Google), you can now access the chatbot from Bing.com in both browsers. There are some limitations to using Bing Chat on Chrome and Safari, though. For one, you can only type 2,000-word prompts, as o…

The Flipper Zero has an app store now This press image sums up the Flipper’s appeal pretty well. | Image: FlipperThe Flipper Zero — a dolphin-themed digital multitool — now has a mobile app store, which makes it much easier to browse and install third-party tools and plug-ins right from your phone. The marketplace is built into the latest version of Flipper’s official app, which is …

Flip phones are having a moment — and all eyes are on Samsung now It’s your time to shine, little guys. | Photo by Allison Johnson / The VergeWhat’s old is hot again, and flip phones are so very hot right now. These phones are a far cry from the phone that you mastered T9 texting on in college. Today’s flip phones are garden-variety 2023 smartphones that happen to fold in half — plus a screen on the front cove…

RIP Twitter’s iconic bird logo Image: Alex Castro and Jess Weatherbed / The VergeEarly Monday morning, Twitter began replacing its blue bird logo with a fan-made “ ” logo. The same X also appears on Twitter’s homepage, as a profile picture for its official @twitter account, and on a splash screen displayed while the website loads. The blue bird logo hasn’t been expunged from …

It’s Spotify’s turn to increase prices Illustration by Nick Barclay / The VergeAfter 12 years, the price of Spotify Premium is increasing in the US. The subscription will now cost $10.99 a month, the company announced today. Spotify has charged $9.99 for its Premium subscription ever since its launch in the US in 2011. “So that we can keep innovating, we are changing our Premium pric…

Greta Gerwig’s Barbie blasts into the blockbuster record books with $155 million US opening Yep, $155 million seems Kenough to me. | Image: Warner Bros. PicturesLegions of Barbie-core and biopic fans descended onto theaters this weekend for the “Barbenheimer” box office phenomenon, but one pink-plastered performance, in particular, came out on top. Greta Gerwig’s Barbie has already smashed several records, raking in $155 million domest…

Twitter is now X as the little blue bird disappears Image: TwitterTwitter is transforming into X, as the site’s former bird logo has now been replaced by an official new X logo. Elon Musk, who owns the transformed social media site, began signaling the change early Sunday morning with a series of tweets, starting with one that said, “and soon we shall bid adieu to the twitter brand and, gradually…

Apple is already using its chatbot for internal work Illustration: The VergeApple is using an internal chatbot to help its employees “prototype future features, summarize text and answer questions based on data it has been trained with,” says Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman in Power On today. Apple hasn’t been sure what it wants to do with its Apple GPT chatbot project on the customer-facing side yet, bu…

Ghost Trick is a summer beach read in video game form CapcomGhost Trick: Phantom Detective is 2023’s perfect summer video game. Now, you might be wondering how I could call a Switch port of a Nintendo DS game from 2010 “perfect” (the game’s also available on PS4, Xbox One, and Steam) over any of the games actually released this year, like Diablo IV or Final Fantasy XVI. But while I enjoyed both of…

How my smart home almost saved my vacation This Ecobee smart thermostat alerted me to a potentially catastrophic scenario in my home while I was on vacation. But there was little I could do about it from afar.When my HVAC unit failed while I was out of town, my smart thermostat warned me, and the rest of my connected home helped me figure out what was going on. Continue reading…

Netflix isn’t planning to make a native Vision Pro app yet Image: Vjeran Pavic / The VergeNetflix isn’t planning to make a native version of its app for the Vision Pro, according to Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman in today’s Power On newsletter. Instead, he says, the company will allow its existing iPad app to run, unmodified, on Apple’s forthcoming mixed reality headset. As Gurman’s piece points out, develope…

Twitter’s rebrand to X may actually be happening soon Illustration by Kristen Radtke / The Verge; Photo: Getty ImagesAround 12AM ET last night, Twitter owner Elon Musk started tweeting — and did so for hours — about the Twitter rebrand to X, the one-letter name he’s used repeatedly in company and product names forever. It started with a tweet saying “soon we shall bid adieu to the twitter brand and…