If you buy something from a Verge link, Vox Media may earn a commission. See our ethics statement. I’m not old enough to have ever encountered an original IBM Model M in an office. But in my second year of university, after hearing about how amazing these old keyboards were to type on, I sought… Read more
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Sony X90J pricing revealed: successor to 2020’s Award-winning XH90 starts at £1149/$1300
Home News (Image credit: Sony) Sony has announced the UK and US pricing of its X90J range of TVs. Pricing is as follows: 50-inch Sony KD-50X90J: £1149, $1300 55-inch Sony KD-55X90J: £1249, $1500 65-inch Sony KD-60X90J: £1499, $1800 75-inch Sony KD-75X90J: £2299, $TBC The three smaller models will go on sale this month, with the… Read more
read more...Sonos Roam review: portable potential
If you buy something from a Verge link, Vox Media may earn a commission. See our ethics statement. The Sonos Roam is the most focused, calculated product from Sonos yet. It’s a small $169 speaker that’s meant to compete with portable Bluetooth speakers that people so often carry everywhere without a second thought. But it’s… Read more
read more...Ryzen 9 5900HX Unites With Radeon RX 6800M In The Ultimate AMD Laptop
Home News ROG Strix G15 (Image credit: Asus) Asus is apparently preparing what could be the ultimate AMD gaming laptop. According to a CPU-Z posting, the new iteration of the ROG Strix G15 will arrive with a lethal combination of AMD’s Ryzen 9 5900HX (Cezanne) processor and Radeon RX 6800M graphics cards. The unreleased laptop… Read more
read more...Once again, someone tampered with an entire drinking water supply via the internet
You would think that something as critical as a town or county’s drinking water supply would be well-protected — you know, like how America’s nuclear armament was isolated from the internet and even relied on eight-inch floppy disks until just recently? And yet we’ve now had two instances where someone was able to remotely log… Read more
read more...Panasonic 2021 TV lineup: everything you need to know
Home Advice (Image credit: Panasonic) Having announced its new flagship OLED, the JZ2000, at CES back in January, Panasonic has now released the details of the rest of its 2021 TV line-up. It comprises four OLED models and three LCD TVs and includes the brand’s first-ever 48-inch OLEDs – in fact, there are three of… Read more
read more...Nvidia Preps GeForce RTX 3050 & RTX 3050 Ti for Laptops
Home News (Image credit: Nvidia) Having launched high-end and performance-mainstream GeForce RTX 30-series graphics solutions for laptops, Nvidia now needs to complete the lineup with mainstream GPUs featuring the Ampere architecture. To serve this segment of the laptop market, Nvidia is preparing to launch its GeForce RTX 3050-series products, according to unofficial information reports Notebookcheck. As… Read more
read more...AMD Ryzen 5000 Zen 3 APU Specifications Revealed
Home News AMD Ryzen 5000 Processor (Image credit: AMD) HP México has inadvertently revealed the specifications for AMD’s forthcoming Ryzen 5000 (Cezanne) desktop APUs. Hardware detective momomo_us spotted the details in a document for the HP Pavilion gaming desktop TG01-2003ns. AMD has been diligently transitioning its entire processor portfolio over to the latest Zen 3… Read more
read more...Apple will recalibrate iPhone 11 batteries to fix performance and capacity issues
Apple will try to fix battery drain and reduced performance issues that have affected some iPhone 11 devices by recalibrating their batteries in an upcoming update (via MacRumors). According to an Apple support document, the process will happen when you update an iPhone 11, 11 Pro, or 11 Pro Max to the upcoming iOS 14.5…. Read more
read more...Privacy and ads in Chrome are about to become FLoCing complicated
Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Google is forging ahead with its third-party cookie replacement technology Repent, o ye ad trackers, for the cookiepocalypse is nigh! If Google sticks to its roadmap, by this time next year Chrome will no longer allow websites to use third-party cookies, which are cookies that come from outside… Read more
read more...MSI Aegis RS 11th Review: A Potent Rocket Lake Pre-Built
Our Verdict The MSI Aegis RS 11th is a powerful gaming desktop with the latest parts from Intel and Nvidia and off-the-shelf components that allow for easy upgrades. For + Off the shelf parts + Powerful gaming performance + Decent pack-in peripherals Against – MSI Center software is clunky – Middling file transfer speeds It’s… Read more
read more...Netflix lays out plans to slash its greenhouse gas emissions
Netflix set out goals today to limit the damage the company does to the climate. By the end of 2022, it wants to reach “net zero” greenhouse gas emissions. That means it plans to reduce some of its emissions and find ways to offset or capture the rest. By 2030, Netflix says it plans to… Read more
read more...How to Delete Duplicate Files in Linux with Fdupes
Home News (Image credit: Tom’s Hardware) As important as it is to keep your disks clear of duplicate files, finding copies of files is a tiresome job and most people don’t want to do it. This isn’t a problem if all you have are tiny text files that take up a few kilobytes each. But… Read more
read more...Hexgears Impulse Keyboard Review: Incredible Typing and Hot Swapping on a Budget
Our Verdict The ultimate typing keyboard at a budget price, the Hexgears Impulse provides amazing key feel out of the box and also lets you swap switches. For Hot-swappable key switches World-class typing experience Lightweight and compact Great value Against No software Dull light show When I first reviewed the Hexgears Impulse in 2019, I… Read more
read more...BMW and PG&E think electric vehicles could stabilize California grid
As blackouts become more common during California’s fire season, utility PG&E is looking to electric vehicles as one potential backup plan for the state’s stressed-out grid. It’s been working with carmaker BMW to test whether electric vehicles could provide power when there’s an outage or not enough energy to meet demand. Theoretically, a network of… Read more
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