Like the iPhone and iPad, Apple also offers widgets on the Mac platform. You can pick widgets from the system and several third-party apps and add them to your desktop or the widget panel in small, medium, and large sizes. If you have bought a new Mac and are wondering where to find and use widgets, all you have to do is follow the steps below.

Image by Cath Virginia / The Verge Hi, friends! Welcome to Installer No. 31, your guide to the best and Verge-iest stuff in the world. (If you’re new here, welcome, hi, sorry for my bad taste in TV, and also, you can read all the old editions at the Installer homepage.) This week, I’ve been reading about LA crime rings and AI music tools, watching March Madness even though all my brackets are already busted, watching the story of Mickey Mouse and pretending I don’t care about Love Is Blind while my wife watches even though I’m now kind of obsessed with Love Is Blind, and trying to understand all the basketball terms LeBron James uses in his new podcast.I also have for you a huge new Netflix show, a super-cheap USB charger, a newish messaging app, the new X-Men series... Continue reading…

It's 2024, and the operating system wars are all but over. Windows dominates the global desktop OS market share, with macOS coming in at a distant second, bringing along a few key advantages. There's Linux, too, which is still gaining market share marginally even today. But it wasn't always this way. In the late 1990s and early 2000s, companies like Apple, Microsoft, and others were competing to create the desktop operating system of the future. And Apple was falling behind, at least until it launched its game-changing Mac OS X on this day 23 years ago.

Arctic launched the Liquid Freezer III series of all-in-one (AIO) CPU coolers with a variety of sizes. I already reviewed the 360mm version of this cooler and in this review, I'll be sharing my experience using the 280mm Arctic Liquid Freezer III A-RGB. The main difference between the two coolers is the size of the radiator and included fans. The Liquid Freezer 360 A-RGB uses three 120mm Arctic blowers while the 280 version uses two 140mm fans. It's more affordable than the larger sibling and should still provide great cooling performance for mid-range processors.

Artificial intelligence has the power to revolutionize gaming, but as things stand right now, the technology hasn't permeated how we play and interact with games. However, there are a lot of companies that are working hard on making artificial intelligence in gaming a reality. As it turns out, this new tech has caught the eye of Microsoft, which is now on the lookout for AI experts to help them implement the technology within its games.

It’s no secret that the best graphics cards have substantially increased in price lately. Even what’s considered a budget graphics card has redefined what ‘budget’ means in this context. But what if you have a constrained budget and still want to get gaming? Or if you have modest requirements for a graphics card that only really needs to be able to put an image on your screen? I’ve been scouting the internet for the best graphics cards under $100, and here are my choices.

If you've seen the viral videos of Flipper Zero devices being used to hack into different places and gain access to things that the user shouldn't, you would understandably be pretty spooked. But what if I told you that this isn't something unique to the Flipper Zero, and tools that are capable of all of that have existed for quite a while already?

If you've been keeping tabs on the state of PC gaming handhelds, you'll know of the wave of models releasing in recent months. Companies have been working hard on making the next best competitor to the Steam Deck, and all the activity has drawn the attention of the biggest tech companies in the world. We previously knew that Microsoft's CEO Phil Spencer had his eyes on the market after he dropped hints of an Xbox handheld being considered by the Redmond giant. Now, a Microsoft insider has claimed that the company is hard at work at making a prototype.

Gaming is a sport where having the best components gives you an edge over the competition. You want high-performance CPUs and GPUs, a display with a high refresh rate, a comfortable keyboard, and customizable RGB lights for that gamer aesthetic. The Legion Pro 7i (2024) and Legion 9i laptops from Lenovo offer the elements above in a small form factor, allowing you to gain an edge over your competition and game on the go.

Sony’s WH-1000XM5, the best noise-canceling headphones you can buy, are down to $328 for a limited time. | Photo by Chris Welch / The Verge Spring is a season of refreshment and renewal. It’s an “upgrade season,” if you will, and Amazon’s Big Spring Sale offers a little something for everyone to add faster and better gadgets to their homes and everyday carry. The sale, which runs through March 25th, offers great deals on tech across the board, whether you’re after a new pair of headphones or perhaps a robot vacuum to help with your spring cleaning duties.There are tons of products on sale, and it’d be impossible to tell you about every last one of them. That’s why, below, we’ve compiled all of the best deals on devices and gadgets that we’ve vetted from brands we trust. You can scroll at your leisure or use the jump links below to go straight to your category of interest.... Continue reading…

In the world of large language models, it's been dominated by ChatGPT, Microsoft Copilot, and Google Gemini. If you've heard of Anthropic, its new LLM dubbed "Claude" has been doing rounds as a potential major competitor in the space. Claude 3 Opus recently launched, and it's managed to really, really impress. This is how it stacks up against Google Gemini Advanced in particular.

When AMD first released the Ryzen 7000-series CPUs, the bar to entry was fairly high as it required a new motherboard and new RAM. Since then, prices have steadily come down, so the total cost of ownership is more affordable. The release of the B650 chipset brought mid-range and budget motherboard options to the market. And DDR5 RAM prices have dropped drastically, down to around the prices for comparable DDR4 capacities.