CPU overclocking is one of those topics that tends to incite passionate sentiments, bringing out the pitchforks. Many users ignore it, while others claim it's a necessity. If you've never dabbled in overclocking your CPU, there are enough reasons to consider it.

Image: Tesla Robin Zeng, the founder of the world’s largest EV battery company, says Tesla CEO Elon Musk’s big bet on 4680 cylindrical cell technology “is going to fail and never be successful.” Zeng, the chairman of China’s Contemporary Amperex Technology (CATL), tells Reuters that when Musk visited China in April, “We had a very big debate, and I showed him. He was silent. He doesn’t know how to make a battery.”Tesla’s “tabless” 4680 cells, which are used in some of its cars, including the Cybertruck, are supposed to have “five times” more energy capacity, and the company announced in September it had produced 100 million of them. A recent report by The Information said Musk had given the team working on the batteries an end of the year deadline... Continue reading…

While shopping for a great new laptop, you might have noticed that among the sea of clamshells and convertibles, most of them are pretty similar when you compare the specs sheet. That's because, for the longest time, there were three companies making the CPUs and GPUs inside laptops: AMD, Intel, and Nvidia. Now, we also have Arm-powered laptops running Windows, and every MacBook is also running Arm-based chips.

Your choice of web browser will shape your experience when surfing the internet, and for my work-related activities I've used Safari almost exclusively. A couple of weeks ago, I had a hankering to try something new and decided to ditch Apple's browser in an effort to find something fresh. I wasn't especially let down by any of the alternatives I tried, but there was just something missing from all of them that I couldn't quite get over. I tried browser after browser, and after trying seemingly every option, I decided to stick with Safari for a variety of reasons that I can explain.

Regardless of whether youre a data hoarder, movie aficionado, or just a cautious user who wants to preserve important files, a self-assembled Network Attached Storage rig can be a worthy addition to your computing environment. Once you're putting all the hardware pieces in place, the next step involves choosing an OS that suits your specific needs.

There are a lot of reasons why mechanical keyboards are so popular right now. And while you might think that it's just for gamers, that's not always the case, as even office workers and creatives can really benefit from switching. Of course, if you're not sure if a mechanical keyboard is for you, we have a guide that breaks down the ins and outs in order to provide a better perspective.

The Verge Google has added some new travel and shopping features to Maps that aim to make it easier to find local products and stay on time during busy periods. Starting today, Maps now allows users to search for items like home goods, clothing, and electronics, and find stores nearby that sell them — a useful feature to have for any last-minute holiday shopping.The search results in Maps will display individual product listings alongside locations where generic examples of desired items can be found (showing nearby stores that sell “holiday sweaters,” for example). The product listings are presented similarly to products in Google Shopping, only with useful information like store distance and if the item is currently in stock. G... Continue reading…

How secure do you feel your passwords are? Whatever they may be, they have to be more secure than we used in the 2000s, right? After all, we're storing all of our personal information and financial details on clouds and websites, so naturally, we should have also improved our password hygiene. Well, NordPass is here to tell us, nope, we still set our passwords like we're paying for a dial-up connection, and it's a little embarrassing at this point.

PayPal is making it easier to collectively pool together funds on the platform. | Image: Cath Virginia / The Verge; Getty Images PayPal is introducing a new money-pooling feature that aims to make it easier to collect and pay for things as a group. The feature is free and allows PayPal users to create a pool online or via the platform’s app, invite friends and family to contribute, track contributed funds, and transfer that cash to their own PayPal balance.Provided you trust the pool organizer who will hold the power to spend or withdraw those funds, the pooling feature should provide a simple way to gather cash for things like gifts and group traveling collectively. Pool organizers can share pool joining links via “text, email, WhatsApp, and more” to people regardless of whether they have a PayPal account or not. Contributions can be made using a PayPal balance... Continue reading…

Microsoft Office is still the go-to productivity suite for documents, spreadsheets, presentations, and more. You can get it as a downloadable software package or as the cloud-based Microsoft 365 suite. But if youre looking for alternatives for your new laptop, whether because its too pricey or you want something that doesnt require a Microsoft account, there are plenty of options out there. The best Office alternative, though, isnt LibreOffice or Google Workspace its MobiOffice (formerly OfficeSuite). It offers an interface thats almost identical to Microsoft Office, includes all the tools you need, and comes at a much lower price.

There's just something really cool about Raspberry Pi projects you can physically wear. There are a ton of cool projects out there that are well worth your time to admire or make, but being able to put them on your body and do something cool with them gives a sort of Cyberpunk vibe, even if you're just chilling in your room with an SBC, some wires, and a pair of 3D-printed glasses. We've had the fortune of covering some really cool Raspberry Pi wearables, so here's a select choice of the best.

Last month, Microsoft started teasing us that it'll soon release ISOs for Windows on Arm on its general download page. The software giant didn't specify a particular date for the release back then, keeping users guessing. Luckily, today marks the end of the guessing game, as Arm64 ISOs for Windows 11 24H2 go live for direct download.