Hardware is hard. | Image: Cath Virginia / The Verge Apple’s journey to making its own wireless chips has been a long one, but the end might be in sight. Analyst Ming-Chi Kuo posted on X that Apple’s switch to its own in-house Wi-Fi / Bluetooth chips will start with the iPhone 17 in the second half of next year. Kuo also agrees with 9to5Mac’s report that the iPhone SE 4, expected in spring of 2025, will be the first device to use Apple’s own homemade 5G modem. He says that the SE will continue using a third-party Wi-Fi chip made by Broadcom, and that the iPhone 17 will be the first device to use both an Apple-made modem and Wi-Fi chip.Modems are hard, apparently. Apple has been trying to get away from using Qualcomm’s RF modems since at least 2019, when it bought Intel’s modem division.... Continue reading…

If you've been looking to upgrade your charger, you need to do it now. The Anker 735 charger is an absolute steal as it comes in at just $20 for a limited time. Not only can it charge your smartphone and tablet, but it's also capable of charging up a laptop as well. Best of all, it's ultra-compact, and it has three ports, which means you can charge all your devices at once. So get it while you can because this price won't last long.

Image: Cath Virginia / The Verge, Turbosquid Retro Game Corps isn’t Nintendo’s typical mark. Could he fight back? Continue reading…

The Intel Core Ultra 9 285K is one of the most powerful Arrow Lake processors and it's an excellent choice for a high-end gaming PC with 4K and above. The processor is also good for productivity, making it possible to work and play on the same system. I've rounded up some of the best graphics cards to use with this chip. You'll find everything from the RTX 4090 to the RX 7600 here, covering most price points. I wouldn't spend too little on the GPU when using the Core Ultra 9 as it would be overkill for most weaker GPUs I'd move to the Core Ultra 7 or Ultra 5 for 1080p gaming.

For many, gaming on a Mac computer may feel like a distant dream, even in 2024 yet it's more of a reality than some realize. Although games have been available on the Mac since the original Macintosh debuted in 1984, there haven't been as many games available as you can play on Windows PCs. When Macs moved from PowerPC processors to Intel in 2005, it was far easier for developers to port their games over between systems even Valve released its Steam storefront to the platform in 2010.

Self-hosted applications come in multiple shapes and forms, and youre bound to have some favorites depending on your specific needs. For instance, lovers of multiplayer titles might prefer game server management tools like Pterodactyl, while bibliophiles would probably be more interested in bookmark managers LikeAce and ebook libraries like Calibre.

Happy Halloween, XDA fans! We hope you're getting into the spirit of things and dressing up, eating lots of candy, and doing spooky things. If you need a little more help to get in the mood, why not check out these cool creepy Raspberry Pi projects? While it may be a little late to build them now, they should definitely get you in the spirit of Halloween. Plus, they're excellent inspiration for what to do next year.

Windows Longhorn is one of Microsoft's most infamous canceled releases. This was meant to be the next release to follow up Windows XP, with a release date set for 2005. By 2004, the team working on Longhorn encountered several challenges, with huge ambitions bottlenecking its development. So much so, that work on this release was scrapped, and we ended up with Windows Vista, which launched in 2006 for the best laptops at the time.

In today's fast-paced digital world, reliable, fast, and portable storage is no longer a luxuryit's a necessity. Whether you're a content creator, a gamer, or simply someone juggling multiple devices, you need a storage solution that can keep up with your demanding lifestyle. Enter the DigiEra LPS2000M External Portable SSDa powerful, sleek, and compact external drive designed to revolutionize how you store, transfer, and manage your data.

The Quick Insert button is on the Galaxy Chromebook Plus and is coming to future 2025 Chromebooks. | Image: Google Starting today, Google’s ChromeOS 130 update with Quick Insert, Focus Mode, Welcome Recap, and other features is rolling out. Chromebook Plus models with NPU also get exclusive special features in 130, such as the new recorder app with AI, enhanced mic, camera effects, and Gemini AI tools like “help me read” summaries.There’s a long list of changes in 130, but here are some highlights. Quick Insert is a way to add emoji, GIFs, or links to recently visited sites and access AI features from a menu. On most devices, that means using the launcher or Google button plus f on your keyboard. The Samsung Galaxy Chromebook Plus is the first Chromebook to replace the launcher key with a new button that activates Quick Insert with a single press,... Continue reading…

The Steam Deck isn't just a portable game console. It's also a mini-computer running Linux as its operating system. That means it can be used like a traditional PC, and Valve hasn't locked away any functionality from the user. Some tasks will need additional software to be installed before they can be accomplished, and one of those is mounting ISO files. These are digital files of compressed data that contain the same data as the CD/DVD/Blu-ray disc that they were copied from. Often used for distributing operating system install files, they're also used for archival purposes and for creating game files to use with retro console emulators. It's not hard to mount ISO files on the Steam Deck, and they will function just like any other operating system once mounted.

Having a great pair of headphones can really make a huge difference if you're into gaming. Not only can you better understand the digital world around you, which can be a huge advantage depending on the game, but it can also make communication with friends a lot easier too. Of course, there are hundreds of headsets out there for PC gaming, at a range of different prices.