The colors are good this year. | Photo: Allison Johnson / The Verge The iPhone 16 and 16 Plus are official, with Action Buttons inherited from the 15 Pro and a new look for the camera bump. We’ve just gotten some hands-on time with them in Cupertino, California, following the announcement, and the great news is that color is back, baby: they look great.The rear cameras are now stacked vertically on a smaller pill-shaped camera bump. This arrangement is better suited for capturing spatial video, lest we all forget about the Vision Pro. It’s also just a fresh look for the regular iPhone, and Apple likes to throw one in every few years to shake things up. Photo: Allison Johnson / The Verge Camera bump goes sideways. They come with the same size screens as their predecessors: a... Continue reading…

Photo by Tom Warren / The Verge AMD is saying the quiet part out loud: it’s now prioritizing AI chips ahead of flagship GPUs for gamers. The company’s just laid out a new business strategy, where it will merge its RDNA gaming graphics and CNDA data center efforts into a single universal “UDNA” that’s aimed at AI first. In two interviews with Tom’s Hardware (you’ll definitely want to read both), AMD computing and graphics boss Jack Huynh doesn’t beat around the bush. With gaming graphics, he explains, the goal is now building scale and market share at lower price points — not the “King of the Hill” flagship GPUs that haven’t convinced enough buyers to leave Nvidia behind. Here’s the key passage from the first interview:Tom’s Hardware: Price point-wise, you have... Continue reading…

If you're looking to create the most robust wireless network setup, a mesh network is going to be the best way to go. Not only are you going to get the best speeds with this setup, but more importantly, you're going to get excellent reliability and range. Of course, it's not always possible to buy a new mesh network, especially when you have a wireless router that's already working flawlessly that just needs a small boost.

A group of people on a film set staring towards the camera. | HBO HBO’s parent company, Warner Bros. Discovery, is no stranger to building doomed cinematic universes, but the network seems game to poke fun at the messy business of it all with Armando Iannucci, Sam Mendes, and Jon Brown’s new series, The Franchise.Set in a world where the fictional superhero movie Tecto: Eye of the Storm is deep into production, The Franchise follows as the film’s crew tries to survive the experience of working on a project that seems destined to fail. Between dealing with temperamental actors and fire scares, things are difficult enough for production workers Daniel (Himesh Patel) and Dag (Lolly Adefope). But as studio executives drop in to give notes with clash with the director’s vision, the vibe on set becomes... Continue reading…

Photo by Dan Seifert / The Verge Apple has revealed the launch date for iOS 18 — and it’s just days away. The update, which will add new ways to customize your iPhone’s homescreen and lockscreen, arrives on September 16th.In iOS 18, you can freely rearrange apps and widgets on your homescreen and change their appearance. Apple is rolling out a redesigned Control Center, too, along with a new password management app and support for satellite messaging. Some other updates include new text effects in messages, a revamped Photos app, and new ways to organize your inbox in the Mail app.However, this update doesn’t include the Apple Intelligence features coming to the iPhone 15 Pro and across the iPhone 16 lineup. The upcoming tools will help you rewrite and summarize text... Continue reading…

Image: Apple Apple released a new, more powerful version of the MagSafe charger during its September iPhone 16 event today. The puck will be compatible with all iPhones and any Qi2 device, but only the new iPhone 16 models are listed as supporting the fastest 25W wireless charging rate.That’s a higher maximum rate than the phones offered by Samsung and Google right now — the Galaxy S24 series maxes out at 15W, while Google’s Pixel 9 phones range from 15W–23W when using the second-generation Google Pixel Stand. (Pixel 9 models can only manage 12W charging on standard Qi chargers.)For faster wireless charging up to 25W — up to 50 percent battery in around 30 minutes for iPhone 16 and iPhone 16 Pro when paired with the 30W USB‑C Power Adapter (sold... Continue reading…

Apple updated its lineup to include new colors and features, including sleep apnea alerts. | Image: Apple The iPhone 16 took center stage during Apple’s “It’s Glowtime” event on Monday, but it wasn’t the only new gadget to make its debut. Apple also introduced the new Apple Watch Series 10 and a black version of the existing Apple Watch Ultra 2. Both are available for preorder starting today and launch on September 20th, with the Series 10 starting at $399 and the latest Ultra 2 starting at $799.The Apple Watch Series 10 is Apple’s thinnest wearable and comes with a new wide-angle OLED screen, which is the largest display Apple has used in a smartwatch to date. The new wearable runs on Apple’s S10 SiP (System in Package) and features a number of new capabilities, including alerts for sleep apnea, a condition in which people stop breathing... Continue reading…

Beats’ new iPhone 16 cases feature a microfiber-lined interior and will come in four colors. | Image: Beats Beats, Apple’s other headphone brand, just announced its first collection of smartphone cases designed for the Apple 16 lineup, with full compatibility with the new Camera Control button.The $49 hardshell polycarbonate cases feature “flexible sidewalls” to help absorb some of the impact when dropped and a microfiber lining to protect an iPhone’s finish. According to Beats, the outer surface of each case has been treated with a “glossy scratch-resistant coating,” a feature that potentially comes in response to Apple’s problematic — and now discontinued — microtwill FineWoven cases, which were prone to scratches. Available to order today through Apple’s website in midnight black, summit stone, riptide blue, and sunset purple colorways,... Continue reading…

We've been waiting a while, but Apple officially unveiled the iPhone 16 series, including the flagship iPhone 16 Pro Max. It's still a very expensive smartphone that you'll want to keep safe from scratches and drops, but unfortunately, this new model won't be compatible with existing iPhone 15 Pro Max cases. That's because the iPhone 16 Pro Max has a larger, 6.9-inch screen and a new touch-capacitive button along the rails of the chassis.

Adobe Lightroom is the gold standard for photo editing, with tools akin to those found in a traditional darkroom, as well as modern technological features to enhance your photography. To further manipulate your beautiful photos, you can edit Lightroom photos in Photoshop to turn them into interesting images with text, texture, and anything else Photoshop offers. You can even send your photos back and forth between Lightroom and Photoshop until youre happy with your final result.

More fans equal more performance, right? That's the age-old debate PC hardware enthusiasts have as they try to figure out exactly when adding more cooling hardware to gaming rigs will reach a state of diminishing returns. We've tried to tackle these questions, telling you how to set up your PC's fans to maximize airflow, how many fans your system should have, and which ones to buy. But what should you do to improve the thermal thresholds and cooling performance of your great PC gaming handheld?

The new iPhone 16 Pro is here, and it's already shaping up to be one of the best phones of the year. With a larger screen and a new button, there's a lot to like. Unfortunately, some of these new features and changes make the iPhone 16 Pro incompatible with the great iPhone 15 Pro cases you might already have. To make sure your phone is protected from day one, you'll want to order a case for your new iPhone 16 Pro now. Luckily, there are a ton of great options.