Author: News Room
Vice President JD Vance is a busy man. Over the past three weeks, he’s traveled to France and Germany, addressed the crowd at a massive conservative conference, berated the Ukrainian president, and visited the US-Mexico border. Despite his busy schedule, Vance seemingly always finds time to engage in one of his favorite hobbies: posting.During this period, Vance has gotten into online spats with enemies of the MAGA movement from across the ideological spectrum. He’s sparred with conservative historian Niall Ferguson, Rep. Ro Khanna, a columnist for the right-leaning publications Unherd and Compact, and the seemingly left-leaning X user @allahliker, who…
Apple might have just updated the Mac Studio with M4 Max and M3 Ultra chips, but if all you need is a good daily driver, they’re completely overkill. The M4-powered Mac Mini is probably the better option in most instances, especially since the desktop is currently matching its all-time low of $529 ($70 off) at Amazon with 256GB of storage. You can also pick up the 512GB configuration for $699 ($100 off), which remains the best price we’ve seen on the step-up model.Even at its full price of $599, the latest Mac Mini offers exceptional value. The tiny desktop machine…
The one thing stopping most people switching to an electric car? The eye-watering prices most manufacturers charge. We’ve started to see a few more affordable electric cars trickle out, with Dacia’s option the cheapest at £15000. But Volkswagen just unveiled one of the best value electric cars, and I think it’s excellent. The freshly unveiled ID.EVERY1 is Volkswagen’s latest attempt at an affordable electric car, priced at roughly $21500/£17000/€20000. It’s not going to shatter performance records, but for what you’re paying, it looks like a cracking little city car with all the right ingredients. Volkswagen is positioning the ID.EVERY1 as…
Thanks to AI upscaling technology, the version of A Different World that’s currently on Netflix won’t look how you remember it did when it aired. And not in a good way. The “HD” remaster of the 1980s sitcom being streamed is a nightmarish mess of distorted faces, garbled text, and misshapen backgrounds.People started spotting the issues shortly after Netflix added the Cosby Show spin-off to its service in February, with criticisms of the botched upscaling effort appearing across online social platforms. While the type of upscaling techniques used to remaster the original 480p or 360p broadcast resolution haven’t been officially…
They say violence never solves anything, but those who engage in fisticuffs on a streaming service near you beg to differ. Witness the likes of Jackie Chan or Jean-Claude Van Damme — individuals with a knack for solving problems (or removing them), whether it’s with their fists, sharp instruments or ordinary household objects such as a feather duster. What’s more, these characters, whether protecting their loved ones, homes, or countries, look totally badass while doing so, performing all manner of acrobatic feats or pummeling foes with their dozen-hit combos. In honour of new martial arts film, Love Hurts, we’re listing…
Google’s Pixel devices are having a weird change with their notification and call vibrations after the March 2025 update. Multiple people have posted on the Google Pixel subreddit complaining about the change, with one user describing it as a “hollow feeling” vibration with “less thunk” post-update.Verge staffers have also noticed the change on Google Pixel 8 Pro devices. Whether it’s a bug or an intentional change is unknown, but it does not sound good. The change has also been seen on Pixel 7 and 7 Pro devices, but not on the Pixel 9 series, reports 9to5Google.I just updated my own…
A lot of us are feeling tense these days, to say the least. So when you’re being bombarded by disturbing news flashes or angry videos online, it might be a good idea to turn to an old-fashioned method of escape — like a book.If you’re a dedicated reader, though, it may not be enough to simply read. You might want to track each book you’ve read and make notes of what you thought of it or what it said to you. You might want to recommend it to others (or warn them against it). You might like a way to…
Samsung’s next major free software update – One UI 7 – is on the way. And surprise, surprise, it’s all about AI. The latest update to Samsung’s Android skin is currently in beta testing, but the company has just expanded access to more devices on our best smartphones list. That means more Samsung Galaxy smartphone users can get an early taste before it releases to the public. What is Samsung’s One UI 7 update? One UI 7 integrates Galaxy AI features more deeply into the system, with smarter writing assistance, upgraded call features, and a more streamlined design. The writing assistant can…
Mobile World Congress shows us the best and wackiest new ideas in mobile tech every year, with a side of jamón and “Oh, shit, was that the king of Spain who just walked by?” It’s a real trip. But this year’s conference was a mix of unusually odd oddities, including phone camera concepts I swear we tried 15 years ago to screens you can bend every which way.The phones themselves were predictable, and, often, predictably good. It was everything else in the margins that was weird: phones with weird back panels, things you put on your phone, or just really…
For a few years now, everyone’s favourite Swedish flat-pack furniture maker has been dabbling in smart home tech. And soon, I might actually be able to use one of Ikea’s smart home gadgets. That’s because after years of affordable yet frustratingly limited range of devices, Ikea is finally dipping a toe into Thread. According to recent regulatory filings spotted by CybermodStudios, Ikea has registered its first-ever Thread device with the FCC. It’s a temperature and humidity sensor called the Timmerflotte. The Timmerflotte looks to be a simple battery-powered sensor, running on two AAA batteries. But it comes with an 11-digit…
Apple’s upcoming releases are always ones to watch. 2025’s iPhone 17 will be no different, and it’s at the top of my list of the best upcoming phones. Particularly, I’m eyeing up the iPhone 17 Pro Max. A new rumour suggests that the top-tier device could be extra thick, but I actually think that’s a good thing. The rumour mill suggests that the iPhone 17 Pro Max’s is apparently bulking up, hitting 8.725mm thick. According to tipster Ice Universe, the upcoming iPhone’s newfound girth is all in the name of a bigger battery. It’s a stark contrast to the much anticipated…
Ever wondered how and why people start tech brands? In this interview Adam Norris spills the beans on starting Pure Electric scooters after being successful in Britain’s biggest pensions company, Hargreaves Lansdown. He opens up about talking just one week a year off, a travel schedule fit for a pilot and how F1 has influenced his product. I take one week a year off work I’m going to Portugal – there’s a place where there’s no human beings and we have a Villa there. With Lando, and all the things I do, I travel the world anyway – I enjoy…