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Apple is trying to dominate watch parties, but it needs more help

Apple is bringing one of streaming’s trendiest features to iPhone users with the debut of SharePlay in iOS 15 later this year, allowing FaceTime users to stream music, online videos, and movies together with friends. The move positions FaceTime to compete more directly with platforms like Facebook Messenger, Instagram, and Houseparty, which all offer ways… Read more

Asus Chromebook Detachable CM3 review: Duet redux

All in all, Asus’s Chromebook Detachable CM3 is a nice package. It’s a 10.5-inch tablet with magnetically-attached fabric cover and kickstand. It’s $389.99 as tested, which means it’s priced far below all kinds of convertible Chromebooks. I’m not the first to make this comparison, but it’s a slightly more expensive, and slightly fancier version of… Read more

Russian Filing Suggests 100+ New Asus GPUs

Home News (Image credit: Asus) If you like graphics cards, and who doesn’t?, this trademark filing to the Eurasian Economic Union spotted by Twitter user @momomo_us may be of interest. It details over 100 cards from Asus, including some very interesting models. (Image credit: Asus) On the list there are plenty of mining cards /… Read more

Pixar’s next animated short expands the complex world of Soul

From the very beginning of Pixar’s Soul, 22 — a soul who refuses to come down to Earth — is cynical. She hates the idea of inhabiting a body or finding her inspiration, instead being content with spending eternity in the “great before,” a space meant to prepare souls for their human lives. Viewers don’t… Read more

Fantasian isn’t just charming; it’s the most approachable JRPG I’ve ever played

Before Fantasian launched on Apple Arcade, most of the discussion centered on how it looked. There was a good reason for that. Mistwalker, the studio helmed by Final Fantasy creator Hironobu Sakaguchi, pioneered a new technique that involved crafting more than 150 incredible, charming dioramas, which were then photographed to become the locations you explore… Read more

THX Onyx is an MQA-supporting USB DAC promising quality music on the go

Home News (Image credit: THX) If portable audio has been shaped by anything other than advancing headphones technology in recent years, it’s the arrival of portable DACs – pocketable ‘middleman’ devices that connect between a phone or laptop and a pair of headphones to improve sound quality. We’ve had laptop-friendly AudioQuest DragonFlys and the more… Read more

Instagram’s new Live Rooms feature lets up to four people go live at once

Instagram wants more people to go live at once, so today, it’s launching Live Rooms. The feature, which will be available globally, allows four people to video chat in a live broadcast, compared to the previous limit of two. Instagram’s blog post today says it hopes the feature encourages people to start a “talk show… Read more

Our 14 favorite gadgets and hacks for working at home

If you buy something from a Verge link, Vox Media may earn a commission. See our ethics statement. It’s been nearly a year since many of us started working from home due to the pandemic, and if you haven’t yet adjusted your workspace to accommodate your needs, then it’s probably time to get to it…. Read more