Master Chief, the Spartan hero from Halo, will continue his live-action adventures with two episodes of its second season premiering worldwide on February 8th next year. Paramount Plus announced the date, along with a teaser trailer, during CCXP in Brazil. The teaser trailer doesn’t reveal much about the story, of course. But Paramount Plus says in its release that the new season will see Schreiber’s Master Chief trying to prove that the Covenant (the alien antagonists from the show and the games) are preparing to attack Reach — the humans’ military stronghold that fell prior to the story’s beginning in the first Halo game. If you’ve played that game, you know where this goes, and Paramount Plus hints at it in the release. The Master... Continue reading…

Touchscreens are everywhere now, and there's no denying that touch capability has come a long way in making our tech easier to use. We can now perform daily tasks with just a simple tap, reducing the need for as many accessories cluttering your workspace. Choosing the perfect touchscreen monitor, however, can take time, with so many options available at your fingertips. I've created this list to take some of the work off of your shoulders. I'll go over the best touchscreen monitors, and what makes them special for you.

It's never fun when a storage device decides to play hide and seek, especially when it contains important files that you need, and Windows 11 can't recognize or detect your SSD. But fret not. Whether your new SSD is fresh out of the box or falling apart at the seams, there are multiple ways for you to recover your lost data and return your SSD's functionality.

Illustration: William Joel / The Verge Hi, friends! Welcome to Installer No. 16, your guide to the best and Verge-iest stuff in the world. (If you’re new here, welcome to our delightful corner of the internet, sorry about all the productivity apps, and also, you can read all the old editions at the Installer homepage.) Hope you all had a great holiday, or at least a great week with one fewer email in your inbox. This week, I’ve been testing Supernotes as a daily diary app, reading about what it takes to make an iPhone in India and whatever “gamified theater” is, unsubscribing to every brand that sent me a “Happy Holidays!” email, hunting for games to play on my new Backbone controller, watching Mike Birbiglia’s excellent The Old Man and the Pool special (and listening to his... Continue reading…

Microsoft has been hyping up Copilot all year in an attempt to make Bing competitive with Edge by leveraging advanced AI and large language models. It's since made its way to Windows 11, Microsoft 365, and more. After settling on a formal branding, the company recently decided to bring Copilot to Windows 10, an operating system that has otherwise received no significant updates since 2021 when Windows 11 launched (and arguably even before then).

The latest Macs are renowned for their incredible power and energy efficiency, making them ideal for creative work. One of the popular video editors on macOS is iMovie, which Apple offers its users for free. To make the most out of it, however, you must first familiarize yourself with its features and user interface. To get you started, we've broken down iMovie for Mac through this ultimate guide.

If you're curious and want to try Ubuntu, one of the most popular Linux distributions, we have some good news. It is not necessary to install the operating system in place of Windows 11 or even macOS on a laptop or a desktop. You can safely run the open-source operating system virtually, separate from your primary OS, and on over it in a virtual machine.

Logo: Filmic / Image: The Verge Bending Spoons has reportedly laid off all of the staffbehind popular iOS and Android mobile filmmaking app Filmic Pro. That’s according to PetaPixel, which reported on Friday that it learned Filmic now has no dedicated employees and that the layoffs included the company’s founder and CEO, Neill Barham.Some former high-level employees posted about their departure. Christopher Cohen, who was Filmic’s technical chief officer, posted on November 3rd that he was no longer with the company. Kevin Buonagurio, the company’s now-former chief operating officer, replied to a LinkedIn user who’d shared the PetaPixel story yesterday, saying that “pushing the envelope” of mobile filmmaking was part of “what made the Filmic journey so fulfilling for... Continue reading…

Now that there is some much-needed competition in the foldable space, the form factor is poised to finally fulfill its promise of delivering a tablet experience in a pocketable size. The Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 5 showed us what a polished foldable looks like, and the Google Pixel Fold revealed what new ideas can bring to the category. Now, the OnePlus Open is blending the best of the two to make a completely new product. That's without mentioning the brands that are doing impressive things with foldables that aren't sold in the North American markets.

While the Venu 3 series ticks off a lot of the right boxes, it’s a little pricey considering the competition. But at least you’ll finally get credit for your naps. Continue reading…

Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge I know you’ve been waiting all year to hear this: You can use Zoom on your 2nd gen or later Apple TV 4K. Yesterday, AppleInsider spotted a post from Sigmund Judge about the “Zoom - for Home TV” app that quietly showed up in the tvOS App Store. Earlier this year, Apple’s tvOS 17 update enabled Continuity Camera for the Apple TV, making it possible for anyone with a 2nd-generation-or-later version of the streaming box to use their iPhone or iPad as a webcam for FaceTime on a TV. The iPhone can do the same thing for meetings on macOS. Image: Wes Davis / The Verge Zoom on an Apple TV. Using Zoom’s new app is fairly straightforward. Logging into it is a lot like signing into most third-party video streaming apps —... Continue reading…

Image: Epic Games Fortnite is heading underground. Following The Big Bang event on Saturday, which led to the destruction of the Chapter 4 island, some big changes are coming to the battle royale in a new season dubbed “Underground.” That includes a new island, gameplay features like boss battles, Lego skins, and of course more licensed characters like Metal Gear’s Solid Snake and Peter Griffin from Family Guy.Let’s start with the island. In the update — which brings the game to Chapter 5: Season 1 — the battle royale island has been completely changed, which means a number of new locations. There’s a railway — complete with a train you can actually travel on — as well as marinas, mansions, and an all-new grassland area. There’s also quite a bit of snow.... Continue reading…