Capable of switching between laptop and tablet modes on the fly, convertible laptops are flexible enough to be used for both productivity and entertainment purposes. Sure, they may lack the sheer processing capabilities powerful gaming laptops, but they offer the highest versatility out of all the laptops available on the market. While most companies have released plenty of 2-in-1 laptops in recent years, convertibles continue to cost an arm and a leg.

While there are plenty of Microsoft Office alternatives these days, none of them quite fit the needs of office workers quite like the real thing. Microsoft Office is an essential productivity suite for the modern workforce, whether that's to handle email, create presentations, or keep track of your taxes on a spreadsheet. For a limited time, you can get lifetime access to Microsoft Office Professional Plus 2019 for Windows or Microsoft Office Home & Business 2019 for Mac for just $30. That's the lowest price we've seen and gives you a lifetime license for 86% off the usual cost.

At this point, we’ve been highlighting Black Friday deals for what feels like the better part of a month. Now that the annual shopping holiday is officially here, however, we can tell you with the utmost certainty what the best deals are — including the budget-friendly tech you probably didn’t know you needed, much of which can be had for under $50.We’ve sifted through the deluge of deals at Amazon, Best Buy, and other retailers to bring you an assortment of cheaper deals below, several of which can be had for as little as $10. And while you’ve likely heard of many of these items before — AirTags, anyone? — we’ve also made an effort to include lesser-known favorites of ours like Sharge’s adorable Retro 67 charger, Anker’s gym-friendly S... Continue reading…

Photo by Chris Welch / The Verge The hard-to-resist holiday sales have officially arrived, with many headphones and earbuds from the biggest tech brands discounted to their lowest prices ever for Black Friday and Cyber Monday. And as you can remain available over the weekend in between the frenzied shopping days. If you’ve been holding off for the best possible savings on something from Apple, Sony, Samsung, Google, and other brands, you’re likely not going to do better than these Black Friday 2023 offers. I’m not expecting any major new products from the biggest headphone makers anytime soon, so you don’t need to worry about buyer’s remorse should you decide to jump on any of the deals below. Heading into the colder months, it’s always worth factoring in that... Continue reading…

Now that Black Friday has come to a close, Cyber Monday is looking like the last time this year you'll find such significant deals on GPUs. Black Friday started early this year, and we're already seeing a bunch of the best deals go out of stock. That means you'll probably want to jump on a sale sooner than later, as it's hard to know which ones will make it through to the end of Monday.

Image: triddell24 (Reddit) Ubisoft is blaming an unspecified “technical error” for a fullscreen pop-up ad that appeared in Assassin’s Creed Odyssey this week. Reddit users say they spotted the pop-up on Xbox and PlayStation versions of the game, with an ad appearing just when you navigate to the map screen. “This is disgusting to experience while playing,” remarked one Reddit user, summarizing the general feeling against such pop-ups in the middle of gameplay.“We have been made aware that some players encountered pop-up ads while playing certain Assassin’s Creed titles yesterday,” says Ubisoft spokesperson Fabien Darrigues, in a statement to The Verge. “This was the result of a technical error that we addressed as soon as we learned of the issue.” ... Continue reading…

The Black Friday sales are still underway! For more deals we recommend across all categories, be sure to check out the rest of the Black Friday deals worth buying here.Every month or so, we like to ask our staff about their favorite stuff — whether it’s pet toys, travel aids, kitchen gadgets, or straightforward tech. And the results are usually very different, very interesting, and a lot of fun.In celebration of the annual post-Thanksgiving sales, we looked through some of our recent “favorites” articles and found deals on a lot of the tech, kitchen tools, travel aids, and pet toys we like. So we thought we’d list a few in case you have read about them in the past and thought, well, that sort of sounds good, but it’s a bit pricey. (Or... Continue reading…

As the market for the best laptops continues to grow, so does the demand for larger screens. While 18-inch laptops are still relatively rare, they are becoming more popular, especially among gamers and creative professionals looking for the largest canvas in a portable workstation. Larger laptops tend to be more expensive, but whether you're looking for something with the most powerful specs or something on a bit of a budget, there's an option for you.

If you've been waiting for Black Friday deals to build a new DDR5-based gaming PC, your patience seems to have paid off. Thanks to a bunch of DDR5 RAM memory kits retailing for their lowest-ever prices, you can bring down the platform tax by a significant margin. For not that much more than the price of the best DDR4 RAM kits, you can build yourself a seriously fast gaming rig. Combine these savings on the best DDR5 memory kits with our Black Friday motherboard deals, and you've got no excuse to delay that PC upgrade anymore.

Synology makes some of the best NAS enclosures in the business. The company is responsible for NAS such as the DiskStation DS923+, one of my favorite enclosures from 2023. The NAS comes with four drive bays, an AMD processor, and plenty of other premium features. It just so happens to be the NAS I used for running Plex and streaming all my media, as well as storing files and running a surveillance system. As (Black Friday) fate would have it, the DS923+ is currently on sale right now for Black Friday.

Illustration by Aaron Fernandez for The Verge Black Friday is here once again, even though the deluge of early deals has made it feel like the holiday shopping season is perpetually hitting its peak for all of November. Regardless, though, today is the day where you should be able to score the very best deals of the year on all things tech.Whether you’re checking off everyone on your list for the upcoming holidays or you’re just shopping for the very best prices for yourself (we don’t judge), we’re scouring all the quality deals Black Friday has to offer and logging them right here. But keep in mind that our Black Friday and upcoming Cyber Monday coverage goes well beyond this one post. You can find it all right here, and you definitely don’t want to miss some of our... Continue reading…

LG has continued to impress us here at XDA with its incredible discounts this Black Friday. After the company slashed their monitor prices, the spotlight is now shining on the impressive LG Gram 14-inch laptop featuring the 13th gen Core i5 processor. Unveiled just this January, the fact that it's already gracing the Black Friday sale is a delightful surprise. For those eyeing a new laptop or contemplating an upgrade, the LG Gram 14 stands out as a smart investment, especially considering its 2-in-1 functionality.