If you're looking to scale back on your PC setup and want to go with something more compact that still offers plenty of power for everyday basics, then a Mini PC is going to be right up your alley. Of course, you might be worried about missing out on things here and there, but as long as your expectations are checked, then you really shouldn't have any issues moving on from a standard desktop PC.

The new Discord integration on PS5. | Image: Sony Sony is improving its Discord integration on the PS5 so that you can join voice calls directly from the console. First launched last year, Discord support on PS5 currently requires you to manually transfer a call to a console by using the Discord app on mobile or PC. Sony is now rolling out an update that integrates Discord directly into the PS5 dashboard so you can select the server or DM group you want to join.The update is rolling out gradually over the coming weeks, starting with PS5 owners in Japan and Asia followed by Europe, Australia, New Zealand, the Middle East, and then finally the US and Canada. You’ll need to update your PS5 to the latest system software to get this new Discord integration, and a PlayStation Network account... Continue reading…

Linda Yaccarino. | Photo by Jerod Harris/Getty Images for Vox Media During an internal all-hands meeting led by X CEO Linda Yaccarino on Wednesday, concerned employees tuned in to hear if she would address the pressing issue on their minds: performance reviews.Sources inside the company confirm that a promotions process was recently delayed without explanation and that X’s sales team doesn’t expect to meet its revenue targets for the quarter. Given how the company formerly called Twitter has continued to struggle under Elon Musk’s ownership, employees have been bracing for more layoffs.One of Musk’s key lieutenants, The Boring Company CEO Steve Davis, has been reviewing finances at X’s headquarters in San Francisco over the past several weeks, according to multiple employees who requested anonymity to... Continue reading…

We must have been put into a daze after all of the Microsoft, Apple, Google, and OpenAI announcements that hit us in waves over the past few months. Remenber the Snapdragon X Elite and Plus? They're scheduled to release in just under a week's time, and with them will come a new era of Copilot+ PCs. Until now, however, we didn't really know what the chip was packing with its built-in graphics. Now, Qualcomm has finally pulled back the curtain and let us take a look inside what the Snapdragon X Elite and Plus is capable of.

When leakers claimed that iOS 18 would be the biggest update to the iPhone operating system ever, expectations were understandably high. Luckily, when Apple previewed iOS 18 for the first time at the Worldwide Developers Conference on June 10, the upgrade didn't disappoint. There are tons of cool features headlined by Apple Intelligence, which is a suite of new artificial intelligence and machine learning features that could change the way you use your great iPhone. On top of that, we have a redesigned Home Screen and Control Center, a refreshed Settings app, and more.

The Galaxy Watch FE will retail for $199.99 with Bluetooth and $249.99 with LTE. | Image: Samsung The leaks were right. Samsung just announced it’s launching a third smartwatch, the Galaxy Watch FE. It’s meant to be the company’s new entry-level smartwatch, offering a more affordable option compared to its flagship Galaxy Watch models.It makes sense that Samsung’s doing this now. The Galaxy Watch series used to be relatively affordable compared to the competition, but in the past two years, Samsung’s raised the starting price of its watches by $50 to keep up with inflation. The FE will retail at $199 for the Bluetooth-only version and at $249.99 for the LTE version — which is more in line with what its watches used to cost. This also makes Samsung’s smartwatch lineup look a bit more like Apple’s, with a budget model, flagship model,... Continue reading…

When it comes to top-tier productivity laptops, few names can stand in the same company as the MacBook Pro. But what if you don't like macOS and are a dedicated Windows user? Many great laptops run on Windows, but not many can claim to give the MacBook Pro a run for its money like the Surface Laptop 7 can. The new Surface Laptop 7 introduces some much-needed updates to Microsoft's Surface line, bringing it closer to offering a MacBook-like experience on a Windows machine.

Allison Johnson / The Verge While the partnership between Apple and OpenAI announced at WWDC this week promises to give ChatGPT a prestigious place in Apple’s ecosystem, it seems neither party is paying the other to make that happen. According to a report from Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman, Apple instead believes that the exposure OpenAI will receive from being on hundreds of millions of Apple devices is “of equal or greater value than monetary payments.”The report also says this deal isn’t exclusive to OpenAI, and that Apple is in talks with Anthropic and Google to offer their respective chatbots as an alternative option, with an agreement for Google’s Gemini expected to be in place later this year. While Apple will utilize OpenAI’s GPT-4o model to power various AI... Continue reading…

If you've been using Windows for a while, you'll likely remember a time when screensavers were a thing. And if you remember when screensavers were a thing, you'll know that Windows had some killer 3D screensavers back in the day. From a 3D maze that always solves itself (ever noticed that it just turns left all the time until it wins?) to some floating 3D text that could say anything you like, it almost makes you wish they made a big comeback. As it turns out, the original plan only allowed one of these screensavers to make the cut, but one person's decision saved them all from the digital landfill.

Even if you've been immersed in technology and have used gadgets since childhood, that doesn't mean you'll always be right about everything tech related. Whether it's our parents, older siblings, or ourselves, we all continue to believe in several deeply entrenched tech myths that have been busted long ago. These could be things that were once very true, or just things that you wanted to be true.

Illustration: The Verge ChromeOS will “soon be developed on large portions of the Android stack” so that it can roll out AI features at a faster pace, Google announced on Wednesday. The company says it will be embracing things like the Android Linux kernel and Android frameworks “as part of the foundation of ChromeOS.”The changes won’t just mean more AI features, according to Google. The company also noted that they will help “simplify engineering efforts” and “help different devices like phones and accessories work better together with Chromebooks,” as detailed in a blog post. Google surely wants to have Chromebook users trying as many AI-powered features as possible, so these changes will probably accelerate that. But the company cautions that while the... Continue reading…

Wear OS smartwatches are yet to have a big breakout moment like the Apple Watch, but we're starting to see some progress now. Wear OS itself has evolved a lot over the years, gaining features and improvements that enhance the user experience on devices like Google's Pixel Watch 2 and Samsung's Galaxy Watch 6. But the key to truly making the most of your smartwatch lies in discovering the right apps.