The GPU is often the most prized component of any gaming setup. However, the situation gets flipped on its head when youre planning to build a home lab or a storage server. In this case, the CPU and RAM become the most essential parts of your home server, rather than the graphics card.

The number of Wi-Fi 7 devices on the market is about to spike considerably, as the iPhone 16 range gets into more hands. That might make you wonder if all you need is a good Wi-Fi router or perhaps a mesh network to make your best home network. In theory, that might work, but no plan ever survives contact with reality.

Adobe Illustrator is the industry standard for vector graphics for a reason. However, with a monthly cost of $23 (or $60 for Creative Cloud), many peopleparticularly hobbyists, students, or beginnersmay find they neither require nor can afford such a comprehensive solution. If you are looking to explore your design options, there is a whole world of powerful, free alternatives out there. That said, not every tool is capable enough to replace Adobe Illustrator.

Garmin makes some of the best fitness trackers and smartwatches on the market. Not only do they offer wearables with rugged designs, but you also get plenty of great health and wellness tracking features. Furthermore, the real highlight of most of Garmin's products is going to be all about the long battery life. While times can vary, many of Garmin's products can easily outlast wearables from Apple and Samsung.

The old Mac Mini design may finally be on its way out after more than a decade. | Photo by Chris Welch / The Verge Apple is planning to announce in late October that new Macs, including a rumored Mac Mini that’s about the size of an Apple TV, will be available to buy starting on November 1st. That’s according to Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman, who also writes in his Power On newsletter today that the iPad Mini is getting an overdue refresh — its first since 2021.The Mac Mini may be the most exciting of the updates, given the rumored significant physical revamp coming along with a new M4 chip. Despite its shrunken size, the M4 Pro version might have a healthy connectivity spread (albeit without any USB-A ports).Gurman writes that Apple will also announce M4 versions of the base model 14-inch MacBook Pro, as well as the high-end 14- and- 16-inch MacBook... Continue reading…

When Windows 11 was released, it set an ultimatum for people wanting to upgrade; have a CPU that supports TPM 2.0, or don't upgrade at all. Since then, the company has seen Windows 10 users holding onto their systems and people finding ways to dodge Windows 11's system requirements and run it on unsupported hardware. And with Windows 10's end-of-support date in a year's time, the Redmond giant would really prefer you chuck out all that perfectly good hardware and just purchase a new PC already.

Image: Cath Virginia / The Verge The iPhone 16, despite its marketing so far, still doesn’t have Apple Intelligence. That’s set to change on October 28th with the release of iOS 18.1, according to Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman in today’s Power On newsletter. The update will bring with it AI-powered notification summaries, Gurman writes. Though he only lists that example, the iOS 18.1 beta has also included some Siri improvements (like understanding you better when you stumble over your words), along with writing tools and a new rainbow-colored glowing edge graphic when you summon Siri on a phone or iPad.Apple Intelligence only runs on the iPhone 15 Pro and up, but it’s also been available in beta for Macs and iPads with Apple silicon chips (M1 and and up), so even if you... Continue reading…

Willem Dafoe in Nosferatu. | Screenshot: YouTube Can you feel it? There’s a slight chill in the air, the Sun is retiring earlier, and the leaves are beginning to change (at least in my Midwestern city). We’re wading right into the time of year when everyone starts posting the vampire Kermit the Frog meme to show how ready they are for Halloween. I’m even starting to eye that Shudder re-subscribe button.October has its own vibe at the cinema, and theatrical releases this month include Operation Blood Hunt, a movie about 1944 special forces fighting werewolves in the Pacific theater, and Seven Cemeteries, a Danny Trejo-starring film about a guy who hires a witch to resurrect his posse to save a woman’s ranch. And let’s not forget Rumours, which I’m very excited for. So I’ve got a... Continue reading…

If you are still using an HDD in 2024, then I have some bad news and good news for you. The bad news is, that it's time to upgrade, because if you want a smooth gaming experience in today's age, you really need a new SSD for your gaming PC.

While there is no shortage of task management apps out there, sometimes they create a mess of forgotten deadlines and misplaced priorities. Whether you're handling a big event, a project, a home renovation, or everyday chores, Microsoft Excel can help you make a tailored to-do list. Yes, you read that right! Aside from databases and complicated formulas, you can use Excel to prioritize, organize, and manage your tasks like a pro.

The cloud storage market is huge, and Dropbox is right near the top of the heap, with only Google Drive having more market share. While Dropbox's ease of use can't really be argued against, it is lacking in some areas, and the paltry 2GB of free storage without paying ever-increasing monthly premiums lags behind the competition. Even if you were a paying customer, the company has ended its unlimited tier after a few users abused their goodwill, and you might be looking for an alternative. To tide you over while you save for your own NAS to wean off cloud storage, here are a few other file-sharing services that give a more generous level of storage capacity for free.

Hi, friends! Welcome to Installer No. 55, your guide to the best and Verge-iest stuff in the world. (If you’re new here, welcome, get ready to ruin your phone’s storage, and also you can read all the old editions at the Installer homepage.) This week, I’ve been reading about AI girlfriends and Bobbi Althoff and baseball pitchers, watching Nobody Wants This (my favorite new show in forever) and the new noodle-focused Chef’s Table (a long-standing fave), falling in love with Coldplay all over again, listening to John Oliver talk journalism, playing a lot of Alphaguess, and painstakingly moving all my junk to my new blue iPhone 16. It’s so pretty.I also have for you a handy new way to track your stuff, a great app for posting to social... Continue reading…