Capturing and saving memories is easier now than it's ever been before. Most modern smartphones have very capable cameras, and they're small enough to fit into a pocket. But as good as these cameras are, there's always something you might want to tweak, crop, or change entirely, and photo editing apps let you do just that. While there are apps for editing on smartphones, computers still offer more capable experiences most of the time, and we've rounded up some of the best apps you can use for photo editing on Windows.

Portable gaming machines are more popular than ever, like with Valve's Steam Deck and all the best Steam Deck alternatives. Then, of course, you've got the best gaming laptops that are excellent portable gaming machines, while even the best cheap gaming laptops can handle more than a few games on the go. However, if you're looking for something that fits in your hands and excels at retro gaming, which machine is the best buy for your purposes?

Lets say you built a PC decked with a premium processor, high-end graphics card, and tons of RAM a few years ago. When you first assembled your system, it could run all games with max settings without breaking a sweat. But with the latest innovations in PC games and hardware, your system may no longer be able to keep up with your gaming needs, and you might find yourself in need of some hardware upgrades.

Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Sonos is teasing, both in emails and on social media, that its “most requested product ever” is “coming soon” on May 21st (this Tuesday). This, of course, is almost certainly the Sonos Ace, its first wireless headphones. Sonos has been expected to launch the Ace in June, but given the company’s “most requested” phrasing here and the fact that the headphones recently appeared for sale by authorized dealer Schuurman, it seems they’re coming sooner than that. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Sonos (@sonos)A launch this week could help Sonos with some of the ire surrounding the roll-out of its new app earlier this month. The app was ostensibly created in part to support the Sonos Ace, but i... Continue reading…

A 2023 Mac Pro. | Photo by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge The Mac Studio and Mac Pro aren’t due for an upgrade to Apple’s M4 chip until the middle of next year. That means both machines will still be on Apple’s M2 generation this year, unlike all other Macs except the MacBook Air, Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman wrote to Power On subscribers today. Throughout 2024, though, all of Apple’s laptops (except the MacBook Air) will move to the M4 chip that the company just gave the iPad Pro, Gurman writes. Amusingly, this herky-jerky chip upgrade cycle means that the iPad Pro is currently the single-core performance champ of Apple’s lineup — and it will continue to be for about another year, when compared to the Mac Studio and Mac Pro. Screenshot: Geekbench It’s not even close, according... Continue reading…

Image: Samar Haddad / The Verge As video games and movies become more immersive, it may start to become apparent what sensations are missing in the experience. Is there a point in Gran Turismo that you wish you could smell the burning rubber and engine exhaust? Would an experience playing beer pong in Horizon Worlds not be complete unless you could taste the hops? On this episode of The Vergecast, the latest in our miniseries about the five senses of video games, we’re tackling the topics of smell and taste in video games — and whether either could actually enhance the virtual experience for gamers. In other words: Smellovision is back for a new generation of media. First, we try out a product (actually available to buy today) called the GameScent, an AI-powered... Continue reading…

YubiKeys are the de facto standard for hardware authentication devices. They are found everywhere, from big businesses to the keychains of security-savvy professionals. They're one of the biggest upgrades you can make to reduce your risk profile for all sorts of online attacks. While not as affordable as some other alternatives, they're durable and long-lasting, and will easily serve you for many years. Here are some of the reasons why we think you should get a YubiKey.

Virtual Private Networks (VPNs) are an effective means to enhance your privacy. By disguising your IP address, a VPN prevents third-parties from tracking your online activities on top of protecting your data from network-based hacking attacks.

With the Fallout TV series in full swing, we've seen a ton of people get back into the iconic post-apocalyptic video game series. Given how far SBCs and 3D printing have come since the release of Fallout 4, we've seen a resurgence of cool homemade projects based around the franchise. Now, someone has shown off their PipWatch, a passion project you can make yourself.

The air cooling vs. watercooling debate is not new. Ever since liquid AIOs entered the market, PC users have argued fervently for both sides. There was a time when air coolers couldn't hold a candle to the power and efficiency of liquid coolers. But, for over a decade now, we've seen high-performance air coolers go head-to-head with AIOs, with products like Noctua NH-D15 and Thermalrigt Peerless Assassin beating many 240mm and even some 360mm AIOs in performance.

If youre running the same hardware for a long time, running some maintenance tasks will go a long way in keeping your precious battlestation of a PC in top shape. While you should back up your important files and defragment drives on a monthly basis, tasks like replacing your thermal paste should also be performed every few years to improve the longity of your PC. Over time, the thermal paste between your processor and the heatsink can dry out and lead to high temperatures. Not to mention, overclocking a processor with a dried thermal paste can lead to certain stability issues when you attempt to push its frequencies past their default values.

Illustration by Carlo Cadenas / The Verge A security lapse could let millions of college students do free laundry, thanks to one company. That’s because of a vulnerability that two University of California, Santa Cruz students found in internet-connected washing machines in commercial use in several countries, according to TechCrunch.The two students, Alexander Sherbrooke and Iakov Taranenko, apparently exploited an API for the machines’ app to do things like remotely command them to work without payment and update a laundry account to show it had millions of dollars in it. The company that owns the machines, CSC ServiceWorks, claims to have more than a million laundry and vending machines in service at colleges, multi-housing communities, laundromats, and more in the US,... Continue reading…