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A first look at Microsoft’s Xbox Cloud Gaming on iOS and the web

Microsoft has started inviting Xbox Game Pass Ultimate subscribers to test its Xbox Cloud Gaming (xCloud) service on iPhones and iPads today. The service works through web browsers, allowing it to also run on PCs and Macs on Edge, Chrome, or Safari. We’ve managed to get an early look at this beta and see how… Read more

How to Lube Switches on Your Mechanical Keyboard

Home News (Image credit: Tom’s Hardware) One of the big draws of mechanical keyboards is the sound. That resonant, thocky, clacky rhythm can only come from the movement of plastic against plastic, and it’s one of the big things separating mechanical keyboards from their membrane-centric brethren. Compared to a cheap keyboard, the sound of just… Read more

Adafruit QT Py RP2040 Review: A tiny board for great projects

Our Verdict There is so much to love about this board. Small in size, yet great in flexibility the QT Py RP2040 is a board that you need in your projects. For + Small size + Stemma QT Port + USB-C Against – Lack of GPIO pins Adafruit have so far released three RP2040 boards…. Read more

Xiaomi sells over 30,000 Mi Mix Fold units in a minute

Xiaomi launched the first flash sale of the Mi Mix Fold, and as expected all available stock was gone in seconds. In a single minute, the company pushed the total batch of devices, recording an income of CNY400 million (that’s about $61.3 million). Simple math reveals this is anywhere between 30,000 and 40,000 units of… Read more

Peak Design’s new magnet-powered phone case system delayed until August

Peak Design has announced it is delaying shipment of products in its Kickstarter campaign for Mobile, a broad range of phone accessories designed to make it easy to mount your phone on everything from a motorcycle handlebar to a simple dock on your desk. It is meant to be compatible with iPhones and Samsung Galaxy… Read more

Apple Music pays a penny per stream

Apple Music’s payment rate for artists and labels is fundamentally a penny per stream, according to a letter from the company posted on its artist dashboard and first reported by the Wall Street Journal. That payment rate is higher than Spotify, which has a confusing variable rate scheme that basically tops out at a half-penny… Read more

Neotron Pico Is A Micro ATX Board For Your Raspberry Pi Pico

Home News (Image credit: Jonathan Pallant) The Neotron dev team, consisting of makers Jonathan Pallant and Kaspar Emanuel, have created a custom PCB to carry our new favorite microcontroller—the Raspberry Pi Pico. The system is designed to resemble a retro-style computer you might find in the ’80s, albeit with a micro-ATX form factor. The best… Read more

Five little Google Sheets tricks I taught my dad

I was recently working remotely next to my dad, and realized just how many time-saving little Google Sheets shortcuts I take for granted. These aren’t advanced formulas or pivot tables; just simple tricks to save you time if you work with basic organizational spreadsheets. Some of these are old Excel tricks; but some even my… Read more

Why does Amazon hate its most enthusiastic smart home fans?

Blink’s cheap wireless cameras have seen better days.Photo by Thomas Ricker / The Verge Blink, the Kickstarter success bought by Amazon in 2017, has long been synonymous with inexpensive battery-powered home video cameras that don’t require a monthly contract for cloud recordings. Open-source projects like Homebridge, Home Assistant, and HOOBS have made the cameras even… Read more

Stromer ST2 e-bike review: too hot for Europe

If you buy something from a Verge link, Vox Media may earn a commission. See our ethics statement. The words “Swiss design” conjure images of luxury watch movements and delicately sculpted eyeglasses, not hulking e-bikes with thickly welded frames and face-melting power. Stromer is here to challenge those assumptions and force a rethink of how… Read more

Nvidia Reportedly Revamps Ampere Silicon To Stop Ethereum Mining For Good

Home News Ampere Silicon (Image credit: Nvidia) According to HKEPC’s report, Nvidia is ready to redeem itself after the whole anti-mining limiter fiasco with the GeForce RTX 3060. The chipmaker is reportedly preparing a new variant of the GA106 silicon to restore the Ethereum anti-mining limiter back to its not-so-glory days. Citing an unidentified Taiwanese… Read more

How to turn off autoplay videos on Facebook, Twitter, Firefox, and more

You’ve probably been caught off guard by videos that play automatically on Facebook, Twitter, or just across the internet in general. They begin playing as soon as you load a page or (if they’re more deviously implemented) when you start scrolling through a page. Automatic video play is a feature that, while nice to have… Read more

Here’s how the FBI managed to get into the San Bernardino shooter’s iPhone

The FBI partnered with an Australian security firm called Azimuth Security to gain access to an iPhone linked to the 2015 San Bernardino shooting, a new report from The Washington Post reveals. Before now, the methods the FBI used to get into the iPhone were kept secret. It was only clear that Apple wasn’t involved,… Read more

Unity Plans to Add Native Support for Nvidia DLSS by the End of the Year

Nvidia announced that native support for its Deep Learning Super Sampling (DLSS) technology would be added to the Unity game engine by the end of the year. That integration will make DLSS part of two leading engines—Unity and Unreal Engine—used to develop games for practically every device on the market. DLSS was introduced in 2018… Read more

SecretLab Titan SoftWeave Gaming Chair Review: a Minimalist Dream

Our Verdict The Secretlab Titan is a minimalist chair with many customizable adjustments. Unlike many gaming chairs, there’s no lumbar pillow. But it’s still a good throne for taller people. For + Very sturdy + Easy to assemble + Firm and comfortable + Helps maintain good posture Against – No lumbar pillow – Lumbar adjustment… Read more