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Android 12 Beta 2 has a new way of managing Wi-Fi connections

Google has announced that it is rolling out the second beta for Android 12 to Pixel phones today. It adds a few more of the Android 12 features that were announced at Google I/O last month but weren’t included in the first beta. But it also has a couple of newer features, including a new… Read more

Apple Podcasts says it’ll launch in-app subscriptions globally on June 15th

After some major hiccups and a delay, Apple Podcasts says it’s launching in-app subscriptions next week. The global launch of subscriptions and channels, which are groups of shows, will happen on June 15th, the company said today in an email to podcasters, which The Verge has viewed. Apple first debuted in-app subscriptions in April with… Read more

HBM3 to Top 665 GBps Bandwidth per Chip, SK Hynix Says

Home News (Image credit: SK Hynix) While high bandwidth memory (HBM) has yet to become a mainstream type of DRAM for graphics cards, it is a memory of choice for bandwidth-hungry datacenter and professional applications. HBM3 is the next step, and this week, SK Hynix revealed plans for its HBM3 offering, bringing us new information on expected… Read more

GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Crypto Mining: Weak in Ethereum, Productive in Other Cryptos

Home News GeForce RTX 3070 Ti (Image credit: Nvidia) The GeForce RTX 3070 Ti wasted no time in assaulting the upper echelons of our GPU benchmarks hierarchy. Is it one of the best graphics cards? Probably, if you can find one in stock (it goes on sale June 10). But how does it fare as… Read more

Graphics Memory Prices Expected to Increase Next Quarter

Home News (Image credit: Samsung) Just when you thought things were as bad in the GPU market as they could be, something new pops up. Demand for gaming graphics cards, game consoles, and GPUs used for mining cryptocurrencies have driven prices of graphics cards and graphics memory to new heights in recent months, but according… Read more

Seagate Launches Limited Edition Cyberpunk 2077-Inspired SSD

Home News FireCuda 520 Cyberpunk 2077 Limited Edition (Image credit: Seagate) Not to be confused with Korben’s Taxi from The Fifth Element, Seagate has launched the new FireCuda 520 Cyberpunk 2077 Limited Edition SSD. Seagate only produced 2,077 of these drives so they’ll ultimately turn into collectible for Cyberpunk 2077 fanatics. The FireCuda 520 Cyberpunk… Read more

Adata Attacked by Ragnar Locker Ransomware Group, Data Reportedly Stolen

Home News (Image credit: Shutterstock) Ragnar Locker has claimed another victim. BleepingComputer reported yesterday that the ransomware group forced Adata to take its systems offline in May. Even though Adata says it has since resumed normal operations, the group claims that it was able to steal 1.5TB of data before the company detected its attack…. Read more

Nvidia GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Review: More Bandwidth, More Power, More Money

Home News (Image credit: Tom’s Hardware) The Nvidia GeForce RTX 3070 Ti continues the Ampere architecture rollout, which powers the GPUs behind many of the best graphics cards. Last week Nvidia launched the GeForce RTX 3080 Ti, a card that we felt increased the price too much relative to the next step down. RTX 3070… Read more

Cooler Master MM720 Review: Respawn

Our Verdict The Cooler Master MM720 is a unique gaming mouse that improves on its predecessor, the Spawn, with a case, sensor and cable that compete with other high-end mice. For + Unique design with ring finger support + Pure PTFE feet + Very lightweight, flexible cord Against – Side buttons can be hard to… Read more

Samsung Preps PCIe 4.0 and 5.0 SSDs With 176-Layer V-NAND

Home News (Image credit: Samsung) Samsung introduced the first mass-produced 3D NAND memory, dubbed V-NAND, in 2013, well ahead of its rivals. Samsung started with 24-layer V-NAND chips back then, and now having gained plenty of experience with multi-layer flash memory, it is on track to introduce 176-Layer V-NAND devices. But that’s only the beginning… Read more

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Founders Edition Review

Introduction The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti is the company’s attempt at bolstering its sub-$700 lineup targeting a segment of the gaming market that predominantly games at 1440p, but needs an upgrade path toward 4K UHD. Cards from this segment are very much capable of 4K gaming, but require a tiny bit of tweaking. There… Read more

New iPhone Health app feature gives doctors easier access to data

People with smartphones and wearable devices regularly show up to the doctor’s office with readouts from apps detailing everything from their heart rate to sleep patterns. Now, with the new iOS 15 update this fall, some iPhone users will be able to send data directly from their Health app to their doctors’ electronic medical records… Read more

Battlefield 2042 features giant 128-player battles and devastating tornadoes

The next Battlefield is coming this fall — and it appears to be bringing plenty of mayhem. At an event today, EA revealed Battlefield 2042, the latest entry in Dice’s long-running shooter series, for the Xbox One, Series X, PS4, PS5, and PC through Origin, Steam, and the Epic Game Store. Among other changes to… Read more

Apple Music’s spatial audio is sometimes amazing but mostly inconsistent

If you buy something from a Verge link, Vox Media may earn a commission. See our ethics statement. Late on Monday night, Apple flipped the switch on two new features for its Apple Music subscription service: immersive Dolby Atmos spatial audio and lossless-quality streaming. It feels like the company is really only excited about one… Read more

Is there any way out of Clearview’s facial recognition database?

In March 2020, two months after The New York Times exposed that Clearview AI had scraped billions of images from the internet to create a facial recognition database, Thomas Smith received a dossier encompassing most of his digital life. Using the recently enacted California Consumer Privacy Act, Smith asked Clearview for what they had on… Read more