Have you noticed an odd pixel sitting on your gaming monitor that just doesn't seem to change? Unfortunately, you've got yourself a stuck or dead pixel. Before you start looking for a screen repair service or a new monitor, you might want to try out these simple methods to fix the issue.

The ring will come in six colors. | Image: Oura Oura is giving its popular smart ring and app a substantial makeover. The company just announced the $349 Oura Ring 4, which will feature a slimmer design, improved accuracy, and more sizes. Starting today, the Oura app will also be getting a complete redesign to better organize the swath of new features introduced over the past few months.At a glance, the Oura Ring 4 doesn’t look too different from the Gen 3. However, the new ring will be fully made from titanium. (The previous ring had an epoxy interior.) All the rings will also be completely round, like the current Horizon models, with no flat edge. Perhaps most notably, the sensors no longer have protruding dome-shaped covers. Instead, they’re recessed for a flatter, more... Continue reading…

Image: Cath Virginia / The Verge; Getty Images First, it was Spotify, then Verizon, then PlayStation, and now it’s apparently Bank of America’s turn to have an outage this week. Some customers reported problems accessing their bank accounts on Wednesday, with the balances showing $0 or “—-” instead of what should be there. “Some mobile and online banking clients experienced an issue accessing their accounts and balance information earlier today,” writes Bank of America media relations executive Matt Card in an email to The Verge. “These technology issues have been fully resolved. We apologize for any inconvenience.”Reports spiked just before 1PM ET on Downdetector, with posts across X and Reddit from people reporting that their account balances don’t show anything (some mentioned... Continue reading…

Tablets are a great step up from smartphones, especially if you're looking for something portable that still packs lots of power but is smaller than a laptop. While there are hundreds of different options available, Amazon makes some of the best affordable tablets, which is great if you're trying to buy one for a younger individual. The Amazon Fire HD 8 Kids Pro is one of our favorite recommendations thanks to its powerful processor, 8-inch display, long battery life, and excellent price.

Remote desktop is a neat feature that lets you access your high-end rigs from another device, like a laptop. So long as you have Internet connectivity on both devices, most operating systems, be it Windows 11 or Linux distros, let you set support remote desktop in some shape or form.

WP Engine said the lawsuit aims to address “abuse of power, extortion, and greed.” | Image: Cath Virginia / The Verge The WP Engine web hosting service is suing WordPress co-founder Matt Mullenweg and Automattic for alleged libel and attempted extortion, following a public spat over the WordPress trademark and open-source project. In the federal lawsuit filed on Wednesday, WP Engine accuses both Automattic and its CEO Mullenweg of “abuse of power, extortion, and greed,” and said it seeks to prevent them from inflicting further harm against WP Engine and the WordPress community.WP Engine is a major rival to WordPress.com, with more than 200,000 websites using the service. Mullenweg runs Automattic, which owns WordPress.com, a company that sells a hosted version of the open-source WordPress software — just like WP Engine.The lawsuit was initiated after... Continue reading…

Illustration: Alex Castro / The Verge Epic’s game store is finally on mobile. Next up, the company plans to add features that make people want to use it — on both mobile and PC.A key thing Epic Games wants to introduce is what store boss Steve Allison calls a “social framework” — think the types of social and chat features you see on consoles or Steam.“Our social features on PC suck,” Allison says in an interview with The Verge. “Let’s call it what it is.” Social features are the “battery that powers Fortnite,” Allison says, and Epic wants to “take that battle-tested social framework and move it up from Fortnite up to the store level.” The idea is that you’ll be able to party up and chat with your Epic Games friends across devices, theoretically meaning that friends on... Continue reading…

If youre looking to choose a great communications tool for your organization, there are several popular options. The two big players for workplace communication, Slack and Microsoft Teams, each have their strengths and weaknesses. Unless you have a simple tech ecosystem that only uses Microsoft products, Slack is going to be a far better option for several reasons.

Being able to check in on your home or office with the push of a button is priceless. And while you may not need a security camera, it's a wise investment, especially when you can buy one that has tons of features and only costs $20. The Wyze Cam OG is a great example of this, with its low price point and abundance of features. Not only do you get excellent video and audio quality, but it's also easy to set up. So if you've been on the hunt for a security camera, or have been on the fence about getting one, now's going to be the perfect time to shop.

If you're in the market for a top-notch tablet, Samsung's Galaxy line is tough to pass up, even when comparing them against the latest iPads. However, should you opt for the all-new S10 series or stick with the reliable S9 series of Galaxy tablets? Luckily, we're here to help you make that decision.

Copilot+ PCs are the big bet for Microsoft right now, and among the many features being touted for these devices, Recall seems to be the big one. It's pretty exciting, after all, to be able to go back to anything you were doing in the past and search through your history with natural language. It's definitely a cool feature that I'm excited to try once it becomes available.

While you can hack Doom onto pretty much any device, figuring out what to do if you want to reuse your old devices for something a little more useful is slightly more challenging. That said, the hacking and homebrew community is pretty awesome, and the chances are you'll be able to find a selection of projects for almost any device you want to hack to make more use of. It's a great way of saving money while keeping those old devices out of landfills, and we've rounded up some ideas to get you started.