Whether you are a student, professional, or general consumer, you simply can’t ignore a Mac when shopping for a new laptop. Powerful and efficient M-series CPUs, comprehensive redesigns on the MacBook Pro and MacBook Air models, and the company’s ever-expanding Mac lineup have attracted many new users to Apple’s desktop OS.

The Flipper Zero has been out for a few years now. It's a fantastic first-generation product that plenty of people get a lot of use out of, but to many, it's long overdue an upgrade. The company announced a Flipper One a few years ago, but that product has mysteriously disappeared off of its website, with Flipper being rather quiet about its whereabouts.

Microsoft introduced massive changes to the Microsoft Store app in the last couple of months, giving a major performance boost and the ability to spot new features easily. The software giant was simultaneously putting effort into improving how you download apps from the Microsoft Store web. The work that went into making it a reality was worth it, as downloading and installing apps from the Microsoft Store website has just become substantially smoother for Windows 11 and 10 users.

It’s phones, y’all. | Photo by Allison Johnson / The Verge At any given time, there are between five and eight phones on my desk. And by “my desk,” I mean any combination of tables and countertops throughout my house. So when I watched the Humane AI Pin reviews start pouring in last week, I did what any logical person would do: grab the closest phone and try to turn it into my own AI wearable.Humane would like you to believe that its AI Pin represents consumer tech at its most cutting edge. The reviews and the guts of the pin say otherwise: it uses a Snapdragon processor from four years ago and seems to run a custom version of Android 12. “It’s a midrange Android phone!” I declared at our next team meeting, waving around a midrange Android phone for effect. “You could just download Gemini and... Continue reading…

Image: The Verge Hi, friends! Welcome to Installer No. 35, your guide to the best and Verge-iest stuff in the world. (If you’re new here, welcome, get ready to open some tabs, and also you can read all the old editions at the Installer homepage.) This week, I’ve been rewatching Killing Eve now that it’s on Netflix, reading about Maggie Rogers and flying cars and the Today in Tabs newsletter, nodding along as MKBHD talks about gadget reviews, testing the Godspeed to-do list app, talking to everyone I know about the Papyrus 2 sketch, listening on repeat to The Tortured Poets Department, and playing with the Plaud AI voice recorder.I also have for you a surprisingly gadget-y week! We have a new set of earbuds to try, a new handheld camera, an AI memory... Continue reading…

Streaks aren’t the only way to be consistent. | Photo by Victoria Song / The Verge Six weeks ago, I was having a tough time sticking to my running routines and goals. Physically, I was mostly fine. Mentally, the thought of running — a sport I usually love — made me roll into a blanket burrito and never leave my bed. I started hating myself, but none of my usual fitness apps and trackers were helping. After building a weeklong streak, I couldn’t muster the energy to get out of bed one Saturday. I broke it and spent the next day wallowing in guilt and self-pity.Fed up, I went digging around the internet and ended up downloading the Gentler Streak app.Gentler Streak is what it sounds like. It’s an iOS and Apple Watch app with a more compassionate approach toward building a fitness habit. You can set an activity status:... Continue reading…

If you’re into web development, creating your own website serves as a nice way to flex your programming muscles. But let’s say you’ve finally created a functional website using all your coding skills and a ton of patience. The next logical step is to create a web server and host said website.

Aftermarket tinkering on Android phones isn't as prominent as it once used to be. That's not to say you can't root your Android phone or install a custom ROM like LineageOS on it. You can still tinker and customize your phone to a large extent as long as you have the interest and the technical know-how. Most — if not all — aftermarket tinkering requires you to connect your Android smartphone to a computer using a USB cable, so you can use tools like the Android Debug Bridge (ADB) to interact with the device.

There are a lot of charging solutions on the market, which can make it confusing if you're looking to upgrade your current gear. With that said, we've managed to find this sweet deal on Anker's PowerCore charging bundle that includes a 26,800mAh power bank, along with a 60W PD charger that comes in at a great price.

Modern SBCs have come a long way since their initial development as basic server PCs and have become extremely versatile machines that can be used in so many different ways. Since the popularization of the Raspberry Pi, which is considered the best SBC on the market, PC enthusiasts and hobbyists alike have been using these tiny computers to do all sorts of incredible things, from building retro gaming consoles to machine learning and home servers.

The Ryzen 7 8700G is arguably the best AMD CPU for PC builders on a budget, offering enough integrated graphical horsepower to skip the GPU altogether. But let's face it: as great as APUs are, they won't fully replace discrete graphics cards any time soon. That's where the Ryzen 7 8700F comes in as a viable alternative to the Ryzen 7 8700G. This newer, cheaper CPU is very similar to the 8700G but lacks integrated graphics, making it an attractive choice for builders set on using a dedicated GPU. Given the price difference, a comparison between the AMD Ryzen 7 8700F and Ryzen 7 8700G is necessary to determine which of these Zen 4 processors is the best fit for your build (and your budget).

Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge A couple of weeks ago, I ran out of screen on the one external monitor my work-issued MacBook Air can run. So I switched to my five-year-old Windows desktop and plugged in another monitor. Love it. Productivity through the roof. But it means that I’m finally spending significant time in Windows 11, and gosh, is it janky.There are some things that Windows does very well compared to macOS and Linux. All the games are there, for one thing, and Windows runs on all sorts of hardware without a lot of fiddling. You do not have to spend a thousand dollars minimum on a non-upgradable machine to use it. You also generally do not have to download a bunch of drivers or spend six hours in the command line hand-assembling the goddamn operating... Continue reading…