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Nokia’s nostalgia-invoking 2720 Flip is coming to the US on Verizon

Have you been dreaming of consciously uncoupling from your smartphone? Ready to embrace a digital detox lifestyle but want to stay connected to your friends? Are you nostalgic for the days of tapping out messages in T9? Dream no more — HMD’s Nokia-branded 2720 Flip is arriving in the US soon. It’s an updated take… Read more

A podcast app is exposing subscribers-only shows

Illustration by Grayson Blackmon / The Verge The beauty and misery of private RSS feeds There’s only supposed to be one way to hear exclusive podcast content from sports host Scott Wetzel: by paying $5 a month to subscribe to his Patreon. But the show’s also been available on a smaller podcasting app for free…. Read more

Xbox is partnering with the studio behind the world’s biggest mobile games

Microsoft’s Xbox Game Studios is teaming up with Tencent’s TiMi Studios, developer of the wildly successful mobile hits Call of Duty: Mobile and Honor of Kings. According to a Google Translated version of the announcement from TiMi, the two companies have formed a “strategic partnership” to create “game content,” but it’s unclear exactly what that… Read more

Qualcomm is the latest major company to skip MWC’s in-person show this year

Qualcomm has announced that it will skip Mobile World Congress’ in-person show in Barcelona this year, making it the latest major company to announce that it will miss the potential COVID-19 superspreader event in June in favor of an online presence at the show. “While we appreciate the health and safety measures being put into… Read more

Nest Cam Outdoor vs Nest Cam IQ Outdoor: What’s the difference?

(Pocket-lint) – When Google-owned Nest announced a redesigned smart home security camera in the form of the Nest Cam IQ Outdoor, it saw the power and intelligence of its Nest Cam IQ Indoor moving outside. The newer model improves upon its predecessor, the Nest Cam Outdoor, with a number of design and feature changes that offer a better,… Read more

Sonos Roam vs Sonos One: Which should you buy?

(Pocket-lint) – There are numerous speakers within the Sonos portfolio but if you’re looking at the smaller end of the range, the choice likely comes down to the Sonos Roam or the Sonos One, or One SL. You can read how all the Sonos speakers compare in our separate feature, but here we are focusing… Read more

Amazon Echo Buds review: very hard to beat for the price

If you buy something from a Verge link, Vox Media may earn a commission. See our ethics statement. Amazon’s new second-generation Echo Buds are the company’s second crack at true wireless earbuds. They’re smaller, lighter, and more comfortable than before, and now have more effective noise cancellation. The first time around, Amazon borrowed some of… Read more

Intel is using machine learning to make GTA V look incredibly, unsettlingly realistic

One of the more impressive aspects of Grand Theft Auto V is how closely the game’s San Andreas approximates real-life Los Angeles and Southern California, but a new machine learning project from Intel Labs called “Enhancing Photorealism Enhancement” might take that realism in a unsettlingly photorealistic direction (via Gizmodo). Putting the game through the processes… Read more

Zuma Lumisonic: an ultra-compact speaker light from the engineer of B&W’s Nautilus

Home News (Image credit: Zuma) New British tech company Zuma has launched what it is calling a “world first high-performance product that combines audio and light to give users an incredible immersive experience”. The Zuma Lumisonic is an ultra-compact two-way loudspeaker with a low-energy LED light, all housed within an easily installable ceiling light fixture…. Read more

Sony has 25 PS5 games in the works, including characters you’ve never seen

Sony is apparently looking to release more than 25 PlayStation 5 games under its PlayStation Studios brand. And “nearly half” of them will not be sequels or spinoffs, according to Wired’s interview with PlayStation Studio lead (and former Guerrilla Games managing director) Hermen Hulst. That could theoretically be a lot more games than the four… Read more

Gigabyte Apologizes for ‘Made in China’ Comment After Losing $550 Million

Home News (Image credit: Shutterstock) Gigabyte has apologized for a comment it made about Chinese manufacturing that prompted social media outrage, led several marketplaces to remove its products from their platforms, and caused a $550 million drop in its market value. According to Bloomberg, the company published a blog post on Monday slamming its competitors… Read more

Sonos rolls out Dolby Atmos update to Arc soundbar

Home News (Image credit: Sonos) Sonos Arc owners can now adjust the volume of the soundbar’s height channels when playing Dolby Atmos content. Sonos is delivering this new feature in a software update rolling out to app stores today. To adjust the volume of Arc’s height channels, simply open the Sonos app and update it… Read more

Asus ZenFone 8 review: an Android iPhone mini

If you buy something from a Verge link, Vox Media may earn a commission. See our ethics statement. After a couple of generations making phones with flip-out cameras and increasingly large displays, Asus has taken the ZenFone 8 in a totally different direction: small. The flipping camera concept lives on in the also-new ZenFone 8… Read more

Sonos Arc vs Sonos Beam: Which soundbar is better for you?

(Pocket-lint) – Sonos added a new soundbar to its range in 2020 – the Sonos Arc – succeeding the then seven year-old Playbar. You can read how the two compare in our separate feature. Arc is a full-fledged, Dolby Atmos sound system, with HDMI eARC, Alexa and Google Assistant support, plus several other bells and… Read more

Windows 10 Tips and Tricks: From Troubleshooting to Life-Changing Productivity Hacks

Home News We’re breaking down tips and trips for making Windows 10 shine. (Image credit: Shutterstock) Your PC is nothing without its operating system, and for most devices (about 1 billion to be more precise), that OS is Windows 10. Windows has been around for so long that even the technologically inept should be able… Read more