Hardware & Devices
Resident Evil is a comedy first and a thrilling nightmare second
When Paul W.S. Anderson's Resident Evil hit theaters in 2002, video game movies were largely seen as a niche. Films like Mortal Kombat and Tomb Raider had proven that big-screen g…
Walmart takes a bite off the cost of Metroid Ravenous physical preorders
The Metroid series is going back to its 2D roots again with Metroid Ravenous for the Nintendo Switch 2, the first side-scrolling game in the series since 2021’s Metroid Dread for …
MindsEye developer Build A Rocket Boy is reportedly shutting down
It's not terribly surprising after repeated rounds of layoffs.
The Boox Note Air6C E Ink tablet flips pages nearly 40 percent faster
The Boox Note Air6C E Ink tablet flips pages nearly 40 percent faster.
Apple might make servers again to cash in on the AI rush
According to The Information, Apple is planning to get back into the server game and might just pair up with Nvidia to make it happen. Apple retired its Xserve line in 2011 and ha…
Google Home is going agentic via integration with the MCP standard
Premium Advanced users will get an early access build "in the coming weeks."
Google will now let any AI agent run your smart home
Google is opening up its smart home to AI agents, letting tools like Claude and Open Claw access and control your connected devices and analyze your home's data using the standard…
Your ‘health age’ is fake
This is Optimizer, a weekly newsletter sent from Verge senior reviewer Victoria Song that dissects and discusses the latest gizmos and potions that swear they're going to change y…
Anthropic's Claude can now create editable documents for you
Anthropic is adding the ability to create docs, slideshow and access Cowork capabilities inside chat. It will roll out to Pro and Max subscribers first.
Claude comes for Gemini with its own take on Docs and Slides
Claude is getting a pair of new tools today: Docs and Slides. They'll let you create documents and presentations through Claude chats, which you can export, edit, and share with o…
Samsung brings One UI 9 to the rest of the Galaxy S26 series
Features that debuted on foldables, such as My FanCam, are coming to more devices.
Snap Specs launch 2026: Live updates from CEO Evan Spiegel's keynote
More details on the company's chunky smart glasses are expected today.
The sexy AI-powered dating app scams are here
Security researcher Matthew "Zigula" Gore-Kormanik was analyzing a fraudulent dating app called Dora when he got a pop-up message saying he was receiving a call from Jennifer. Acc…
Xreal’s well-rounded 1S glasses are back down to their lowest price
USB-C-connected video glasses are a lot of fun if you want to see your games, movies (or just your computer screen) on a large, immersive virtual screen. One of the most well-roun…
Threads leans even further into podcasts with transcripts, analytics and more
Meta is making the platform even better for podcast promotion.
The iPhone 18 Pro’s big camera update is all about the small gains
Last week, Apple announced an iPhone unlike any it has made in the past. An iPhone that has seemingly already led several other phone manufacturers to pursue entirely different de…
Nintendo opens up Fire Emblem with the gigantic Fortune’s Weave
Nintendo has gotten quite good at making open-ended games. The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild upended the idea of what a Zelda game could be by giving the player free rein to…
A brief history of AI executives calling for regulation
Over the past few days, a lot of people who stand to make a lot of money from AI all publicly agreed that it's time to make everyone slow down before we lose control - including O…
iPhone 18 Pro review: The standard setter
The yardstick that all phones, including the Duo, will be measured by.
Here's how the iPhone 18 Pro's Apple Reference Image tech works
Apple Reference Image is like giving your photos a tamper-proof seal.
Breville Eye Q Toaster review: A toaster with a vision
The world's first toaster that works on color instead of time is great. But is it $300 great?
Sony unveils new PlayStation Pulse wireless headsets with 'planar magnetic' sound tech
Sony has introduced the PlayStation Pulse and Pulse Edge headsets, which feature planar magnetic drivers.
Meta is reportedly ready to launch less pervy smart glasses
Meta may be ready to reveal a new pair of smart glasses with no camera at all, amid a PR crisis for the company caused by the video recording capabilities of its flagship smart gl…
The new Boox Palma 3 comes with stylus support and an aluminum build
Boox has unveiled three new E Ink devices, including the Palma 3.