The 2024 Ford F-150 Lightning trucks could be cheaper or more expensive than last year, depending on the trim. | Image: Ford Ford is making a number of pricing updates across its 2024 F-150 Lightning range as sales of electric vehicles within the US slow. Ford notified its dealers about the price changes on Wednesday according to the Detroit Free Press, increasing the starting prices by up to $10,000 while reducing pricing on some of the most premium models by up to $7,000. The 2024 pricing changes follow Ford announcing plans in December to cut production of its F-150 Lightning pickups.Here’s what the new pricing looks like for each 2024 F-150 Lightning EV model (pricing for 2023 models remains unchanged):Pro: Increase from $49,995 to $54,995XLT 311 A: Increase from $54,995 to $64,995Flash: New “tech-forward” offering for $73,495Lariat: Increase from... Continue reading…

Microsoft and its partners are betting hard on 2024 being the year of the AI PC, and if laptop names like the MSI Prestige 16 AI Evo didn't make that obvious, there's a bit more coming. Microsoft today announced that Windows 11 laptops launching in 2024 will come with a new key on their keyboards — the Copilot key.

The new Dell XPS line up. | Photo by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge This might not be the biggest shake-up of the Dell XPS lineup ever, but between some bigger laptops and a total revamping of the XPS portfolio, it feels like a big deal. The 13-inch Dell XPS laptop is sticking around, but the touchbar-equipped XPS Plus that ran hot in our review is gone, replaced by the 14-inch XPS. And there’s a new 16-inch XPS to replace both the 15-inch and 17-inch laptops. Plenty of laptop makers have 14-inch and 16-inch devices — notably, Apple launched a MacBook Pro in both sizes back in 2021—but Dell’s flagship XPS laptops have stuck with the more traditional 13-inch and 15-inch sizes.Dell representatives demurred when I asked them if this new size of XPS laptops is meant as a counter to Apple’s own. But it... Continue reading…

Image: Microsoft Microsoft wants 2024 to be “the year of the AI PC,” and it’s kicking things off with a significant change to the keyboard on new laptops and PCs. A new Copilot key will ship on a variety of new PCs and laptops from Microsoft’s partners, providing quick access to Microsoft’s AI-powered Windows Copilot experience straight from a keyboard button press.The Copilot key is the first big change to the Windows PC keyboard layout in nearly three decades. “Nearly 30 years ago, we introduced the Windows key to the PC keyboard that enabled people all over the world to interact with Windows,” says Yusuf Mehdi, executive vice president and consumer chief marketing officer at Microsoft. “We see this as another transformative moment in our journey with... Continue reading…

Image: Walmart Have you ever wanted a kitchen full of memes? Well, the Xbox Series S toaster is here and ready to sit next to your Xbox Series X fridge. Yes this is a real toaster that can handle all the bread, English muffins, and frozen waffles you throw at it. It will even toast an Xbox sphere logo onto your bread. Really.Images of an Xbox Series S toaster first emerged nearly a year ago on French websites, but Walmart has now started selling the toaster for $39.99, as spotted by Wario64. While the toaster looks like an Xbox Series S, with its signature black air vent, it also includes a bunch of features you’d actually want for toasting your bread. There are six levels of browning, a removable crumb tray, an LED countdown, and a defrost button.... Continue reading…

Dell has a pair of new ultrawide monitors it’s showing off ahead of CES, the 40-inch UltraSharp 40 Curved Thunderbolt Hub Monitor (U4025QW) and the 34-inch UltraSharp 34 Curved Thunderbolt Hub Monitor (U3425WE). They’re going on sale next month, with the larger model starting at $2,399.99, and the smaller at $1,019.99.Although Dell’s announcement blog post notes that the monitors are targeting the likes of content creators, data scientists, and engineers rather than gamers, both monitors come with gaming-friendly 120Hz refresh rates. It’s a part of Dell’s aim for them to minimize eye-strain. To this end, they both also feature reduced blue light output, and have built-in ambient light sensors that adjust brightness and color... Continue reading…

The foldable phone market is almost five years old now, and while we still can't call foldables mainstream devices, they are certainly not niche products anymore. Most of the initial concerns about foldable devices, such as durability and software, have been ironed out and are mostly non-factors — although the relatively high price is still an issue for many.

If you're using Node.js on your Ubuntu machine or any other Linux distribution, you might want to consider using Node Version Manager (NVM) alongside it, which will let you install and manage multiple versions of Node.js and switch between them. This is important because, during the development process, you might come across a project that needs a different Node.js version. That's why today we'll guide you through the process of installing NVM on Ubuntu Linux.

Memory and storage are in a really strange place as we begin 2024. Some devices have more RAM available than others have in storage, offering mind-boggling amounts of memory. The OnePlus 12, one of the best smartphones right now, offers up to 24GB of RAM, which puts many low and mid-tier computers to shame.

Apple sells a wide range of premium wireless earbuds, with the AirPods Pro 2 being the latest and, arguably, the greatest yet. And while it's easy to recommend AirPods, AirPods Pro, and AirPods Max to Apple users, things get trickier in the Android department. Do these flagship buds work with non-Apple phones and devices? If so, how do you set them up exactly? Let's unpack!

Dell's iconic XPS laptops just got even better for 2024. The company has completely revamped the entire lineup of XPS devices with bigger screen sizes and more power under the hood thanks to Intel's newest Core Ultra CPUs. Just as rumors indicated, these laptops include the XPS 13, XPS 14, and the XPS 16. All three will be available soon, and we have all the details for you right here.

Image: LG LG Display, a manufacturer that makes and sells displays to other companies, is showing off a new OLED display that could soon appear in high-end gaming monitors. At 27 inches, this 1440p panel pairs a speedy 0.03ms response time with a 480Hz refresh rate — making it the fastest in OLED displays so far.LG’s new screen is even better than the one in the 32-inch OLED “Dual-Hz” gaming monitor (32GS95UE) it announced in December. While this monitor similarly offers a refresh rate of up to 480Hz, you have to toggle the display down to 1080p to take advantage of that speed.It also puts LG Display on track to compete with the panel recently announced by Samsung’s display arm, which offers a slightly lower 360Hz refresh rate and a 1440p... Continue reading…