Samsung’s next Galaxy Unpacked event is coming up fast at 9AM ET on July 10th in Paris, France. The company isn’t being coy about at least a couple of things it’s talking about — the graphic in its announcement video clearly hints at foldables, and the video’s description reads in part, “Galaxy AI is here.” You can watch the stream either on YouTube or its website.There’ll be more to the event than just folding phones and pre-announcement device reservation discounts. Samsung does its regular Galaxy phone announcements at its other Galaxy Unpacked event early in the year, so that’s out of the way, but we might also hear about other stuff, including a new Samsung Watch product and, of course, the Galaxy Ring. Galaxy Ring ... Continue reading…

Samsung's new Galaxy Z Fold 5 is only an iterative upgrade over its predecessor with just a handful of changes. That makes the Galaxy Z Fold 4 still worth considering or hanging onto, as there's plenty to like about it. It's more fragile than the regular slab phones with no moving parts, which is why I recommend getting a case for it. The last thing you want to do is get your device cracked or scratched up with day-to-day usage.

We've all been there. Distracted, you may have accidentally deleted an important file or photo, and somehow it skipped the recycle bin so it couldn't be promptly recovered. Or perhaps the files were on an external hard drive or USB-C flash drive, which now won't show up in Windows. Whatever the reason for the missing files, it's essential not to panic. With the right software package, you stand a pretty good chance of recovery. We'll show you the most popular tools, and outline which situation is best to use them in.

Not many people have a burglar alarm, but plenty of people have a Wi-Fi router in their home. So, what if you turned that Wi-Fi network into a security system that can detect intruders? This is what one company is trying to achieve with its latest crowdsourcing campaign, and you can get in on ground zero if you like the sound of it.

Honestly, this is Nothing’s best idea yet. I’ve never had so much fun taking a phone apart.That’s a misleading statement; I haven’t really taken any phones apart lately, but when CMF’s Phone 1 arrived, that’s the first thing I did. Because this one, my friends, is built different. It won’t be widely available in the US, but if you’re game, you can get one through Nothing’s beta program — and for $199, that’s seriously tempting.CMF, Nothing’s budget-conscious but still extremely style-driven subbrand, is shipping its first phone, the aptly named Phone 1. While it shares a name and an operating system with Nothing’s first own-brand phone, it comes to the table with a new modular approach to phone customizations. Why put a different case on your phone when you can put a whole new... Continue reading…

Whether you're putting together or buying a new PC, platform longevity is one of the big factors to consider. Constantly upgrading your hardware to be on the cutting edge of technology is a fast way to lose a lot of money, especially in the ever-evolving computing space. Putting together a PC can already leave you stretching your budget, and the last thing you want to do is spend more money on platform upgrades again in the near future.

You can now control the ROG lighting in Windows. | Photo by Tom Warren / The Verge Asus is planning to support Microsoft’s new Dynamic Lighting feature that allows Windows 11 users to control a motherboard’s RGB lighting without needing a separate app. Asus has started testing new beta BIOS updates for both of its AMD 600 and Intel 700 series motherboards that include the Dynamic Lighting support.Microsoft added Dynamic Lighting to Windows 11 in September, providing native RGB lighting controls inside Windows for the very first time. The feature lets users control RGB lights using the open HID LampArray standard, and manufacturers like Acer, Asus, HP, HyperX, Logitech, Razer, and Twinkly have all partnered with Microsoft to support this.The Dynamic Lighting support on Asus’ latest motherboards requires a BIOS update... Continue reading…

Getting yourself organized can be a pretty overwhelming task, especially if youre like me and work from home. Keeping up with email, my calendar, and all the things that have to get done can be a lot. Hopping around between apps on your computer can be a big time suck, and using your phone to stay organized is just an invitation to abandon yourself to social media for an hour. What could help, though, is a digital dashboard to keep all of that information in one place without any other distractions.

Boeing’s plea deal must receive the approval of a federal judge to take effect. | Photo by Cameron Spencer/Getty Images Boeing has agreed to plead guilty to a criminal fraud charge related to a pair of crashes of its 737 Max planes, as part of a plea deal with the US Department of Justice. Lawyers for the victims’ families plan to object to the deal, which was forged on Sunday just before a midnight deadline and must still be approved by a federal judge.The two crashes, which happened in 2018 and 2019, killed more than 300 people. The planes malfunctioned because of software that was intended to correct for a design flaw — and that software, called MCAS, relied on just a single external sensor for its data. However, when Boeing launched the 737 Max, it didn’t tell the Federal Aviation Administration, airlines, or pilots about MCAS in order to skirt... Continue reading…

Photo by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge Here’s some potentially good news for Apple Watch owners who have Apple Watch Ultra screen envy: the Apple Watch Series 10 — may get the same size screen as the company’s 49mm outdoorsy watch. That’s in addition to other possible improvements, like a thinner case and a new chip that could “lay the groundwork for some AI enhancements down the road,” according to Mark Gurman’s latest Power On newsletter for Bloomberg.The screen rumor seems to back up a CAD render from last month that showed a Series 10 watch with a two-inch display. Gurman says — and that render appears to show — that the watch won’t otherwise feature any major design changes. If that means no magnetic watch strap attachments or whatever, I’m putting that part of the... Continue reading…

With the next-gen AMD Ryzen 9000 and Intel Arrow Lake CPUs just around the corner, it might not be the most ideal time to build a gaming PC right now. But, if you've been holding on for months already and want to build an all-white, current-gen system that will comfortably last you for years without requiring upgrades, you can still go ahead. Plus, the white-themed build we're going to suggest is fully ready for drop-in CPU upgrades without the need to change your motherboard, at least until 2027.

Better Siri might be here by the spring. | Screenshot: YouTube Siri will finally get better in spring 2025 when Apple makes its Apple Intelligence AI system available to everyone via its iOS 18.4 update, according to Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman in the latest Power On newsletter. That’s more specific than Apple has been — so far, it’s only said the flagship AI features will be available next year. Apple regularly doles out its new features piecemeal, in point updates, across its operating systems. So it’s possible, for instance, that Siri will gain the ability (via Apple Intelligence) to do things on your behalf like dig your ID out of your 20,000-photo-deep library in Photos and copy your driver’s license number to enter into an online form, but perhaps the AI-powered emoji generation or writing... Continue reading…