Illustration by Nick Barclay / The Verge Spotify isn’t going to launch the in-app purchases it previously planned for the European Union, at least right now. Instead, if Apple approves a newly submitted update, it’s going to try to do the next best thing: provide pricing information within the app and link users to its subscription options.Spotify tells The Verge that it’s planning to make this change in response to the European Commission’s ruling on Monday, which fined Apple €1.84 billion (about $2 billion) for “abusing its dominant position” in the music streaming app distribution business. The European Commission found that Apple’s anti-steering rules prevent developers from telling users about “alternative and cheaper music subscription services available outside of the... Continue reading…

When you're in the market for a gaming laptop, you may think that process is as easy as looking at the best gaming laptops and calling it a day. However, there are so many great laptops that can play games, so things can get confusing. Alienware and Lenovo are big names in the gaming laptop space, though, and the m16 R2 and the Legion Pro 7i are some of these brands' latest machines.

Illustrations by Alex Castro / The Verge One day after the Nintendo Switch emulator Yuzu utterly folded in the face of Nintendo’s lawsuit, it’s not yet clear what other parts of the emulation community might have to fear. But the Yuzu settlement already took the Nintendo 3DS emulator Citra down with it, and it’s not the only change the community’s making seemingly out of an abundance of caution.The developer of popular Nintendo DS emulator Drastic just made its app completely free on Android (previously $4.99), and it intends to pull it down for good. Exophase wrote on its official Discord that “I want to make it clear that I don’t have any kind of financial incentive” and that Nintendo’s move simply “made the whole process more urgent”: Screenshot by Sean... Continue reading…

Whether you primarily use your CPU setup for gaming or AI work, you know that the components can quickly generate an ample amount of heat. For this reason, it helps to have an external CPU cooler to keep everything operating smoothly. There are several options to choose from, ranging from fan-based to water-based cooling solutions. If you already know you want a fan-based CPU cooler, you may want to consider the new Freezer 36 series that has been launched by Arctic.

ChatGPT, or any Large Language Model (LLM) for that matter, can be an incredible tool in helping you do all kinds of things. However, to get the answers that you need, there are a few tips that you can use to get the best answer possible. The task of creating the perfect prompt is called prompt engineering, and is a space that's really starting to take off.

When you think Keychron, you probably have one of the company's excellent mechanical keyboards in mind, but did you know the brand also makes mice? The Keychron M3 Mini 4K Metal Edition is the current flagship pointer and is available at a reasonable price with decent specifications and a striking ergonomic design. It's almost identical to the normal Keychron M3 Mini 4K but has an outer magnesium shell instead of plastic, which should help provide a sturdier feel without any creaking and flex.

JavaScript is the lifeline of web applications and scripted tasks on the browsers. It's essentially a scripting language for the web that tells the browser on your laptops and smartphones about the moving parts and interactive elements available on web pages. Most websites require JavaScript to be enabled for their features to work properly, as disabling it would break things like dynamic content loading, interactive elements, HTTP requests, and even ads that support the site.

If you've been enjoying Android apps on Windows 11, get ready for some bad news. Microsoft has announced that, after a little over two years of it launching, the Windows Subsystem for Android is getting discontinued. Existing customers that have installed the Amazon Appstore before today can continue using it and their Android apps until the end of support on March 5th, 2025.

Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge After making it available as a beta feature for a few weeks, Signal has rolled out support for usernames on its encrypted messaging service so anyone can add an optional username that will connect them to others without sharing their phone number.You can create a username by heading to your settings and selecting “Profile.” After you create a unique username, you can generate a QR code or link that points people to your username in the app. Other users can also connect with you by typing your username into the new chat bar and sending a message. As noted in Signal’s FAQ page for usernames, you can change your username whenever you want, but other users will be able to claim your previous name. Signal first started testing usernames last... Continue reading…

Moving files between your Android phone and your PC has never been easier. As technology becomes increasingly connected, there are plenty of methods to share files with other devices, and yet, it can be hard to know all the options available.

The Nintendo Switch is one of the best-selling consoles ever, and it's still moving considerable units more than seven years after its initial release. With great battery life, Nintendo exclusives, and a low cost of entry, it isn't hard to figure out why the handheld is so popular. Although there are clearly benefits to owning a Switch, the console pales in comparison to the best PC gaming handhelds you can get today. With better specs, performance, game support, and versatility, you'll get more out of a PC gaming handheld than a Switch.

Illustration by Samar Haddad / The Verge I usually have at least half a dozen or more projects going at once: I can be writing or updating several short pieces, editing one or two others, getting ready for Apple or Google or some other company to announce their latest and greatest tech, or dealing with some other project. Each of these projects usually involves several tabs on my Chrome browser: one for the article itself; several for online sources that I need to read or link to; and perhaps also a document or spreadsheet that I’m sharing with my team. And that’s not even counting the tabs for my email accounts (work and personal), calendars (ditto), and social networking.Once upon a time, I would have had to create bookmarks for all of those tabs if I wanted to keep them in... Continue reading…