My family enjoys watching content on TV or their phones. None of them care about resolution, bitrates, or which codec is quietly doing the work behind the scenes. That’s fair. All they care about is whether the movie or show loads. Since last year, my HP ProDesk 600 G6 mini PC has been running Jellyfin just fine for one person at a time.

When shopping for an electric vehicle, affordability is becoming a more common trait. But affordable and energy efficient is truly a rare breed. Often you have to sacrifice one for the other. Want something affordable? Great, here's a range loser. Want something that goes the distance? Be ready to pay the price. Surprisingly, here comes Audi to split the difference. The German automaker's new A2 E-tron compact crossover is inexpensive, starting at just £32,200 (about $45,000). And it absolutely impresses with an ultra low drag coefficient and a range of battery and drivetrain options that, when configured correctly, can produce a range of …Read the full story at The Verge.

Self-hosting your own services for use at home and abroad can be incredibly rewarding at the best of times, and moving services from being a monthly subscription to a home maintenance task is often a good trade-off. With that said, not all services have the same kind of payoff, and some are even detrimental to your setup when chosen over the normal cloud option. These 5 services are things that I've self-hosted with varying degrees of success, and should probably be avoided unless you really know what you're getting yourself into.

It's no secret that DLSS has come a long way in recent years. Not too long ago, enabling DLSS, even in Quality mode, could make the image look like someone smeared Vaseline across my screen. Ever since Nvidia released DLSS 4 last year, though, I have become way more comfortable using it because the upscaled image looks almost as good as native 4K. And earlier this year, Nvidia took things further with DLSS 4.5 by introducing two new presets for Performance and Ultra Performance modes.

My Windows PC has a habit of slowing down at the worst possible time. A browser starts taking longer to respond, an app suddenly freezes, or everything feels slightly sluggish for no obvious reason. I've spent enough time dealing with these little slowdowns to know that restarting isn't always the answer.

As far as PC PlayStation 3 emulation goes, RPCS3 has quickly emerged as the best platform out there — sometimes, it feels like RPCS3 is announcing new features and updates almost daily. The latest in a string of new features is the ability to play PS3 games directly from physical discs through new "plug-and-play" functionality.

There are many Jellyfin apps available for a wide range of devices, including computers, smart TVs, and streaming devices. There are also several options for your Android phone. For instance, Findroid made me forget about using Plex on my Pixel. But I found another app with so many options I can't stop having fun tweaking them.

The River 260 Gen4 (on the table) powering a portable fridge, Starlink Mini, and charging a phone. | Image: EcoFlow If you're in the market for a tiny power station that punches well above its size and weight then have a look at EcoFlow's new fourth-generation River series. The River 260 Gen4 features a 256Wh capacity battery while the 520 Gen4 packs in 512Wh - storing about 2.5x and 5x the energy of the largest airline-approved power banks, respectively. Better yet, the batteries are built using longer-lasting LFP chemistry that's far less volatile. The River 260 Gen4 features four USB ports, and 300W of max continuous output delivered out its lone AC jack. The River 500 Gen4 features the same USB port selection but offers a pair of AC jacks good for 5 …Read the full story at The Verge.

Flagship gaming handhelds released in 2026 bring some major improvements to the table. Beyond the mainstream options, devices like the OneXPlayer Apex, GPD Win 5, and Ayaneo Next 2 now deliver discrete GPU-level performance in a portable handheld. However, none of them come with an attractive price tag, and even the next-gen refresh for the more mainstream models isn't exactly affordable.

I am a fan of VS Code for many reasons, but probably the biggest one is remote SSH. I remember when I used it for the first time I called it a miracle in modern software development. And why wouldn’t you I? With this feature, you can use VS Code on your system while the actual app runs somewhere far away on a remote machine inside a data center. However, you don’t need a remote machine tucked in a data center to be able to SSH. In fact, I recently tried turning my old Windows laptop into a remote coding terminal using this feature, and it worked just fine.

The XM4C (in white) have the exact same visual design as the XM4 (in black) from 2020. | Photo: John Higgins / The Verge Six years ago Sony and Bose were in the middle of a noise-canceling battle, with each new model of headphones better than the last. In the fall of 2020, Sony released the WH-1000XM4 headphones to wide acclaim. They sat atop best headphones lists for years, thanks to their great sound, competitive ANC, and compact size, until they went out of stock. Now Sony has brought them back, with minor improvements, as the WH-1000XM4C.The XM4C look identical to the original XM4 (although they now have a lavender option), with the same hinge design and ability to fold up. It's a compact design that Sony moved away from when it released the XM5 in 2022, …Read the full story at The Verge.

It's no secret that memory prices will take years to return to their pre-2026 levels, if at all. The unprecedented global demand has pushed RAM prices to insane levels, and the end consumer is bearing the brunt of it. SSDs and GPUs have also suffered significant price hikes, and if that wasn't enough, consumers now have to adapt to modular memory disappearing completely.