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Core Temp CPU Monitor Adds Support for Intel 12th Gen Alder Lake, Meteor Lake

Home News (Image credit: Shutterstock) Popular CPU temperature monitoring utility Core Temp recently got patched to version 1.17 with a few new updates, including support for not only Intel and AMD’s latest and best CPUs, but some chips yet to be released as well. Core Temp version 1.17 adds full support for Rocket-Lake-S, which includes… Read more

Asus TUF Dash F15 review: Pro gaming in a slimline chassis

(Pocket-lint) – The Asus TUF Dash F15 is another of the company’s ultra-thin gaming laptops, which sports some serious specs in a compact, lightweight and portable frame. Available in two colours with a small mix of specs options and some nifty design accents, the TUF Dash F15 is interesting enough on paper, but is it… Read more

Tim Cook says Apple wants to use AR to make conversations better

Apple CEO Tim Cook rarely provides details on unannounced products, but he offered some hints about Apple’s thinking on augmented reality and cars in an interview with Kara Swisher for The New York Times this morning. When it comes to augmented reality, he agreed with Swisher’s framing that the tech is “critically important” to Apple’s… Read more

Xbox Series X mini fridges will become a reality after Microsoft defeats Skittles in Twitter poll

If you missed your chance to win the actual Xbox Series X refrigerator born from memes making fun of the console’s fridge-like look, I have some good news for you: there may be another way to get your hands on a Series X-shaped cooling appliance in the future. Last night, to help Xbox defeat Skittles… Read more

Vergecast: WWDC rumors, Clubhouse competition, and the cookiepocalypse

Every Friday, The Verge publishes our flagship podcast, The Vergecast, where co-hosts Nilay Patel and Dieter Bohn discuss the week in tech news with the reporters and editors covering the biggest stories. This week, Nilay and Dieter talk with Verge deputy editor Dan Seifert about this week’s rumors about the next big Apple product announcements… Read more

Samsung created a whole Hulu series that’s sponcon for the Galaxy S21 Ultra 5G

Samsung wants you to know its new phone, the Galaxy S21 Ultra 5G, is good at capturing photos. Maybe you could outwardly tell from its five image sensors, including four on the back, that the company takes mobile photography seriously. But if not, you now have an entire Hulu series to watch in which the… Read more

Garmin Vivosport review: Unobtrusive tracking

(Pocket-lint) – The Garmin Vivosport is in no ways new – it launched back in 2018 – but it landed in our lap as we wanted an affordable way to track heart-rate from the wrist without the fuss of wearing a chest strap device during exercise. Since buying the Vivosport on a tame budget, it’s… Read more

Cisco CEO Expects Chip Shortage to Last Longer than a Year

Home News (Image credit: Shutterstock) Here’s some bad news: Cisco CEO Chuck Robbins told Yahoo Finance Live today that he thinks it could take “a couple years” for the ongoing chip shortage to finally end. Here’s some worse news: Intel CEO Pat Gelsinger agreed with Robbins. “We can’t build fabs overnight,” he told Yahoo, “it… Read more

Sony RA5000 speaker review: extravagant sound at an unreasonable price

If you buy something from a Verge link, Vox Media may earn a commission. See our ethics statement. Sony’s new SRS-RA5000 is a $700 single-unit speaker that is filled to the brim with drivers, has convenient features like Spotify Connect and Chromecast built in, and is capable of producing immersive 360-degree audio. Though it’s only… Read more

COVID-19 vaccine ‘passports’ aren’t exactly like yellow fever certifications

Businesses and governments are developing COVID-19 vaccine certifications that let people prove they’ve been immunized so they could enter spaces or travel without as much worry that they’d get sick or pass the virus to others. Conservative politicians recently seized on these efforts as evidence of government overreach, while other people argued the certifications a… Read more

Snapchat’s Spectacles might become true AR glasses this time — and there’s a drone

Snap, the company behind Snapchat, is planning to continue its push into hardware devices with a new pair of augmented-reality glasses and a drone, according to a report by The Information. The Spectacles will reportedly include displays so the wearer can see the AR effects without having to use their phone — a feature that… Read more

Arm’s first new architecture in a decade is designed for security and AI

Chip designer Arm has announced Armv9, its first new chip architecture in a decade following Armv8 way back in 2011. According to Arm, Armv9 offers three major improvements over the previous architecture: security, better AI performance, and faster performance in general. These benefits should eventually trickle down to devices with processors based on Arm’s designs…. Read more

Intel’s 11th Gen Core i9 processor boosts Microsoft Flight Simulator by 20 percent

If you buy something from a Verge link, Vox Media may earn a commission. See our ethics statement. I built a new gaming PC in September to play new games like Microsoft Flight Simulator, Cyberpunk 2077, and Assassin’s Creed Valhalla. I figured that picking Intel’s Core i9-10900K and Nvidia’s RTX 3090 would make this machine… Read more

Codename: Urban Legends is a taste of what Niantic thinks 5G could do for AR gaming

Pokémon Go developer Niantic has unveiled Codename: Urban Legends, which it describes as “a multiplayer demo experience that offers a glimpse into the future of AR and 5G networks.” The game revolves around casting magic spells to kill monsters and rescue allies. It’s similar to Niantic’s previously released games, but the trailer includes a unique… Read more

Google is making some big upgrades to directions in Google Maps

Google is announcing a bunch of new features planned for Google Maps, including a new tool to help with indoor navigation and suggestions for eco-friendly driving routes. The features announced today aren’t rolling out all at once, though; many aren’t available just yet, and it’s unclear when some will be available in some parts of… Read more