Photo by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge The thinness of the OLED iPad Pro is only the beginning of a renewed effort by Apple to make increasingly thin computers, according to Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman in today’s Power On newsletter. The company plans a “significantly skinnier” iPhone 17 and is also working on shaving off some of the thickness of the MacBook Pro and the Apple Watch, he writes.It’s not the first time we’ve heard about a new, extremely thin “iPhone 17 Slim,” as The Information and multiple supply chain analysts have reported that this phone is on its way, possibly at a higher price than the existing iPhone 15 Pro Max. I haven’t seen concrete rumors about just how slim it will be, but it could have a 6.6-inch display and a smaller Dynamic Island. P... Continue reading…

Every PC gamer is familiar with the AMD vs. Nvidia GPU rivalry. For the longest time, these two were the only options for PC builders when picking a graphics card for a new PC. But, around two years back, Intel re-entered the desktop GPU space with its first-gen Intel Arc GPUs. Since then, although the progress has been slow for Intel's less-powerful cards, it has forced gamers to consider not two but three players in this highly competitive market.

WWDC 2024 has come to a close, with the Apple HQ finishing its yearly session of becoming a hub of activity and workshops for a full week. For those who couldn't make it, the star of the show was definitely the keynote on Monday, which dove into what Apple has planned for the future. And the star of that show was Apple Intelligence, the company's answer to competitor services such as Microsoft's Copilot. The company showed off a ton of cool features, but don't expect them to arrive soon, as a renowned Apple reporter claims some tools won't arrive until 2025.

Thanks to its cross-platform availability, robust set of features, and thoughtful note organization with notebooks, sections, and pages, OneNote has been a go-to note-taking app for productivity nerds for years. However, with modern all-in-one tools like Notion, Obsidian, Craft, Roam Research, and others, Microsofts solution has started looking a bit outdated on our laptops. Here are the top features OneNote needs to compete better with similar tools in the current space.

Image: Parker Ortolani / The Verge The Tesla Cybertruck’s gigantic windshield wiper isn’t working for some people — and for others, it may be the reason they can’t pick up their car. Users on the Cybertruck Owners Club forum have reported that Tesla has been delaying Cybertruck deliveries on short notice, and wiper issues are apparently to blame.Over the weekend, one forum user said Tesla told them the delivery pause was due to the wiper motor, while another said their delivery was pushed back because of the blade. A Reddit user said they were told their delay was due to “a windshield wiper arm issue.” And deliveries are still being held up, with forum users reporting Monday that Tesla informed them of delays. Photo by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge... Continue reading…

Image: Apple Siri may do more than make the edges of your iPhone a glowy rainbow when iOS 18 drops this fall. Apple Intelligence features won’t be out until 2025 for anyone not testing them in beta this year, but reports suggest that Siri itself will still get natural language updates and other key features before the year is out.For instance, users will be able to type to Siri without diving into accessibility settings, and it will be more conversational, understanding you even when you trip over your words, according to Mark Gurman in today’s Power On newsletter for Bloomberg. Image: Apple Apple could offer instructions for how to do things in iOS this year. He also writes that Siri will “have greater knowledge of... Continue reading…

When you're on the hunt for a great laptop, hybrid machines are worth considering if you like the idea of a tablet but prefer the versatility of a full-fat computer. To that end, Microsoft's Surface Pro 11 and Lenovo's latest Yoga 9i are some top-notch convertibles worth considering.

Nikon’s new $2,500 Z6 III has the world’s first partially stacked CMOS sensor. | Becca Farsace / The Verge At the beginning of a recent photo walk with a Nikon representative, I was told it was only a matter of time before I became a “birder”. Because eventually every photographer runs out of things to take photos of and is left with only one subject to master: birds. Which, because of advancements in sensor technology, have become a much easier target. The Nikon Z6 III has an articulating back screen that is typical of hybrid photo / video cameras. It was on this same photo walk that I got a few hours with the new $2,500 Nikon Z6 III. And the big news in this camera is its 24.5-megapixel partially stacked CMOS sensor. This is the first camera, ever, to employ this technology. Instead of the circuit parts and pixel area... Continue reading…

You have probably read countless PC build guides suggesting various configurations for various budgets right from an entry-level gaming PC to an enthusiast gaming rig. But, it begs the question, "What would be the ideal budget for a modern gaming PC?"

Illustration: The Verge Google is rolling out a new option called “Listen to this page” that can read a webpage out loud to you from within the Android Chrome browser. The feature comes with playback controls similar to those you’d find in music or podcast players, letting you pause, change the reading speed, scrub forward, or skip ahead or back by 10 seconds at a time.You can also change the voice it uses, as well as the language. The feature supports several, including English, French, German, Arabic, Hindi, and Spanish, according to a Google help page about the feature. To see if you have it, head to a page with a lot of text, then tap the three dots menu and “Listen to this page,” which should appear just below the Translate option. S... Continue reading…

When it comes to digital note-taking, the tools you choose can make all the difference in how you capture, organize, and retrieve your ideas on your laptop. While Microsoft OneNote dominates the note-taking space with its feature-rich native apps and smooth integration with Microsoft 365, Craft aims to disrupt the productivity market as the newest entrant, with a unique and modern user interface and an all-in-one approach to replace multiple tools in your workflow.

A McDonald’s in Pittsburgh. | Photo: Paul Weaver / SOPA Images / LightRocket via Getty Images If your local McDonald’s has been getting your order confidently wrong with an AI chatbot at the drive-thru, I have good news for you: The company is ending the program for now. The company told franchisees that it’s winding down an AI drive-thru ordering partnership with IBM “no later than July 26th, 2024,” according to trade publication Restaurant Business. The company will reportedly remove the tech from the over 100 restaurants it’s been testing the system in after partnering with IBM in 2021. It’s not clear why the company is ending the IBM deal, though. It told Restaurant Business it was testing whether the voice ordering chatbot could speed up service and that the test left it confident “that a voice-ordering solution for... Continue reading…