Is this $450 laptop from an unknown brand too good to be true?
Finding a good laptop under $500 was hard enough before RAMageddon. They nearly always had cheap hardware and underpowered, often outdated…
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Ted Lasso is still my favorite feel-good show
Hi, friends! Welcome to Installer No. 139, your guide to the best and Verge-iest stuff in the world. (If you’re new here, welcome, barbecue…
I played these special edition C64 and ZX Spectrum remakes to settle the 8-bit feud once and for all
I’m a cynic when it comes to special editions. Hey, folks! Buy this thing you already own, but in a new colour! Just no. But also, I am…
Nitecore’s latest power bank is the lightest and most compact yet
There’s two things you should know about me, your intrepid reviewer: I hate the feature creep associated with modern power banks, and I…
Here are all the ways Siri AI works with Apple CarPlay – and the ones I found most helpful
When I first got access to Siri AI through Apple’s iOS 27 Developer Beta in June, I’ll admit I wasn’t overly optimistic. We’d been waiting…
This Apple iOS 27 feature will allow your iPhone’s lock screen wallpaper to truly shine
Apple’s iOS 27 is now available in public beta, which gives iPhone enthusiasts the chance to play around with some of the less pronounced…
Birdfy’s smart bird feeder is on sale for just $60
The Birdfy Feeder Rookie is a good option if you’re new to birdwatching or simply don’t want to spend a lot on a smart feeder, and several…
Meta Ray-Bans banned in UK pubs and theatres and the smart glasses era could be doomed
A growing number of bars, restaurants and other entertainment venues across the UK are banning patrons from wearing smart glasses, like the…
OpenAI puts the brakes on a new model because it’s supposedly too powerful
Recent internal evaluations of an OpenAI model called Astra indicate that it offers “significant advancements in agentic coding and…
Sony WH-1000XM4 over-ear headphones set for surprise re-release – is this the start of a new tech trend?
Sony may be planning to relaunch a version of the WH-1000XM4 noise cancelling headphones, despite the erstwhile classics being succeeded…
Microsoft Edge is about to lock out older ad blockers, just like Chrome did
Microsoft Edge is ending support for the Manifest V2 extensions platform, which will cut off the uBlock Origin adblocker and others like…
The best instant cameras for 2026
There’s something magical about using instant cameras that smartphones can’t match. You can capture a moment, print it out, and then give…