The VergeApple Here’s how mouse support could change the way you use your iPadThe Verge - Sam ByfordWhen Apple announced iPadOS earlier this month, no-one from the company made mention of a major new feature: mouse support. Apple no doubt has good reasons for wanting to keep people focused on the touch
The VergeApple Maps iOS 13’s best upgrade is in your carThe Verge - Dan SeifertApple is planning to release iOS 13 this fall to iPhones, iPod touches, and iPads (under the guise of the new iPadOS). It has a lot of improvements under the hood, but the most dramatic overhaul is coming
The VergePlay buttonApple TV How to download the iOS 13, iPadOS, macOS Catalina, and tvOS 13 public betasThe Verge - Cameron FaulkneriOS 13, iPadOS, macOS Catalina, and tvOS 13 are available in public beta, and you can download and install them now. The process for installing each is a bit different, but we’ll walk through what’s new
The VergeSocial Media How to post to multiple social networksThe Verge - Barbara KrasnoffIf you’re active on several social networks, it can be a real pain trying to keep up with all your accounts. When you want to spread around some photos of your vacation, get some recommendations for your
The VergeAmazon Music Amazon’s Echo Show 5 is the smart alarm clock to getThe Verge - Dan SeifertIt wasn’t that long ago that the idea of a voice-controlled smart alarm clock was little more than science fiction. Now, the smart alarm clock is not only a real thing, but there are multiple smart alarm
The VergePlay buttonGear & Gadgets What’s in your bag, Big Gigantic?The Verge - Dani DeahlWhat’s in your bag? is a recurring feature where we ask people to tell us a bit more about their everyday gadgets by opening their bags and hearts to us. This week, we’re featuring instrumental electronic,
The VergePlay buttonGear & Gadgets How and why I built my first mechanical keyboardThe Verge - Jon PorterDepending on who you ask, mechanical keyboards have any number of benefits. Some people like how long they last, others like the way they feel, and plenty of people claim that their tactile feedback makes
The VergeTechnology How to generate virtual online IDs to prevent spam, scams, and phishing attacksThe Verge - Natt GarunSo many cybersecurity vulnerabilities exist on the internet nowadays that giving out your email address or phone number when signing up for a service is akin to giving someone your full name on the first
The VergeGoogle Maps How to replace Google’s Trips appThe Verge - Barbara KrasnoffGoogle’s travel app Trips is shutting down on August 5th, ceding its territory to apps such as TripIt and RoadTrippers. It’s unfortunate; Trips was a handy app for travelers, offering a quick and easy
The VergePlay buttonGear & Gadgets How to convert your Xbox Live subscription into Xbox Game Pass UltimateThe Verge - Cameron FaulknerMicrosoft recently announced Xbox Game Pass Ultimate, a new subscription service that bundles Xbox Game Pass (for console and PC) and Xbox Live Gold for $14.99 per month, saving you $15 per month compared
The VergePanasonic Panasonic Lumix S1 review: the mirrorless heavyweightThe Verge - Vlad SavovI was at Photokina in Cologne last fall when Panasonic, Leica, and Sigma held a joint press conference to announce their L-Mount Alliance. Uniting around Leica’s existing lens mount, the trio made a commitment
The VergeLondon Bridge A week with the UK’s first 5G network: speed, coverage, and moreThe Verge - Tom WarrenBritish network operator EE turned on the UK’s first 5G network late last month in London and many other cities. As a London resident, I’ve had a chance to test out this new 5G network for at least a now
The VergeReno, NV Oppo Reno 10x Zoom review: a OnePlus 7 Pro with a better cameraThe Verge - Sam ByfordAs has often been the case in the past, Oppo’s latest flagship phone has a lot in common with another from OnePlus, since the companies share ownership and supply chain resources. In this case, the Oppo
The VergeGear & Gadgets The Black Shark 2’s pressure-sensitive screen makes mobile gaming betterThe Verge - Cameron FaulknerGaming on a touchscreen is one of my least favorite things to do. One-handed games that are a natural fit for a phone aren’t an issue for me, but tapping and swiping in games with complex control schemes
The VergeGear & Gadgets The best phone to buy right nowThe Verge - Dan SeifertThere are a lot of great smartphone options available at any given moment, so it can be a challenge to sort through them all if you’re trying to choose the absolute best one. The stakes here can’t be your
The VergeSpotify How to find your downloaded music in SpotifyThe Verge - Cameron FaulknerPerhaps I’m in the minority, but I still download a lot of music from Spotify. It’s really handy to have tunes stored locally on my phone for a multitude of reasons. I can listen without buying on-flight
The VergeGoogle Photos How to back up your Google PhotosThe Verge - Barbara KrasnoffSo now that automatic synchronization between Google Photos and Google Drive is going away, how can you be sure that your photos and videos are being backed up safely? It’s actually pretty simple. Your
The VergeGear & Gadgets How to transfer old Android apps into a new phoneThe Verge - JR RaphaelPhone apps are funny things. You install ‘em with a couple of quick clicks from the Play Store, but you never actually see the associated files or have direct access to what’s downloaded. In the name simplicity,
The VergeGear & Gadgets Fujifilm’s Instax Mini LiPlay brings audio to the instant camera experienceThe Verge - Becca FarsaceFujifilm has just announced its latest Instax camera, the Instax Mini LiPlay. Like prior Instax Mini cameras, the Mini LiPlay takes lo-fi rectangular images that are developed instantly. It also has the
The VergeGear & Gadgets Samsung’s Space Monitor solves the big monitor problemThe Verge - Dan SeifertBig monitors are great for many obvious reasons. They let you spread your digital workspace out across a larger area and magnify details to make them easier to see at a comfortable distance. Curved ultra-wide
The VergeHBO How and when to cancel your Netflix, Prime Video, and other video subscriptionsThe Verge - Chris WelchIf your streaming subscriptions are piling up and feel like they’re digging into your bank account more and more every month, it might make sense to take a break from the ones you don’t watch regularly.
The VergeEarphones Final E5000 review: delicate bass cannonsThe Verge - Vlad SavovThis is going to be one of those awful reviews that reads like an advertisement because of how few negative things I have to say. The thing is, humans have gotten really good at making headphones. Over
The VergeGear & Gadgets Motorola Moto Z4 review: lost in the crowdThe Verge - Dan SeifertThe Moto Z4 is not a particularly exciting phone. It’s a midrange device with a familiar design, spec list, and feature set. Its main differentiator is Moto Mods, the attachable accessories that can magnetically
The VergeApple Arcade Apple’s new iPod touch isn’t for the converted; it’s for the nonbelieversThe Verge - Chaim GartenbergIt’s been nearly four years since Apple has updated the iPod touch, which is close to an eternity in the fast-paced world of technology updates. By any standard, it’s a lackluster update. The new iPod
The VergeFacebook How to protect your privacy on FacebookThe Verge - Preston GrallaWorried that Facebook collects too much information on you and makes it too freely available to advertisers and others? You’re not the only one. CEO Mark Zuckerberg insists that Facebook is going to fix
The VergeApple Pencil What’s the best iPad Pro keyboard?The Verge - Sam ByfordThere’s a lot to love about Apple’s new iPad Pro lineup. They’re super fast and incredibly thin with an endless battery life and reliable cellular connectivity. If you can deal with iOS to get your work
The VergeGear & Gadgets Dell’s new business laptop logs you in hands-freeThe Verge - Barbara KrasnoffIt’s always been something of a pain to have to sign in to a work computer, but advancements like Windows Hello facial recognition, fingerprint scanning, and Apple’s Touch ID systems have made it slightly
The VergePlay buttonGear & Gadgets Sony RX0 Mark II review: do it for the vlogThe Verge - Brent RosePop quiz, hot shot. What looks like an action cam, is tough like an action cam, but isn’t actually an action cam? I don’t know either, but that’s kind of the best way to describe the Sony RX0 Mark II.
The VergeGoogle Photos Android 101: How to download or share a Google Photos albumThe Verge - Barbara KrasnoffOne thing Google really wants you to do is, well, stay in Google — because the more you do things the Google way, the more data the company can monetize. The result is that while it is possible to pull
