Photo Illustration by Amelia Holowaty Krales and Cath Virginia / The Verge We’ve pulled together a king’s ransom of fun and unique gift ideas for all the dads in your life so you can spoil them no matter your budget. Continue reading…

If you're looking for one of the best curved monitors out on the market right now, look no further than this 34-inch Alienware monitor. The AW3423DWF not only offers massive screen real estate with its 34-inch panel, but also vibrant colors and deep black levels too. Furthermore, the monitor delivers when it comes to performance with a 165Hz refresh rate and 0.1ms response time.

Illustration: The Verge Never get locked out again with a smart lock you can control from your phone, with your voice, or with just a touch of your finger. Continue reading…

The best OLED monitors will change the way you view your digital world for the better, whether it involves gaming, creativity, development, or other professional work. Organic Light Emitting Diode (OLED) screens offer truly deep contrast thanks to their ability to turn off individual LEDs, as well as plenty of brightness without the need for a separate backlight. They have the low response time and high refresh rate that PC gamers crave, and they can produce accurate color across gamuts for professional purposes.

Rumors about Nvidia’s latest line of Super graphics cards have been swirling for months. Despite launch date details being unconfirmed, many speculate that there will be at least three new GPUs as a part of the lineup. These include — but are not limited to — the RTX 4070 Super, RTX 4070 Ti Super, and RTX 4080 Super. This has left some wondering how existing GPUs, such as the GeForce RTX 4070, will fare when they debut. Now, there seems to be some emerging clarity.

Image: Microsoft Microsoft’s Windows Hello fingerprint authentication has been bypassed on laptops from Dell, Lenovo, and even Microsoft. Security researchers at Blackwing Intelligence have discovered multiple vulnerabilities in the top three fingerprint sensors that are embedded into laptops and used widely by businesses to secure laptops with Windows Hello fingerprint authentication.Microsoft’s Offensive Research and Security Engineering (MORSE) asked Blackwing Intelligence to evaluate the security of fingerprint sensors, and the researchers provided their findings in a presentation at Microsoft’s BlueHat conference in October. The team identified popular fingerprint sensors from Goodix, Synaptics, and ELAN as targets for their research, with a... Continue reading…

The original Galaxy Fold was an important smartphone, but in hindsight, it wasn't a very good one. The hinge was loose and floppy; gigantic bezels wrapped the outside screen; and the inner screen had an ugly cutout. Just a year later, Samsung released a vastly improved Z Fold 2, which made significant improvements to the overall design and hardware, including the hinge and those screens. In fact, in my review of the Fold 2, I called it a "masterpiece," "phone of the year," and the "single biggest generation improvement in mobile history" because of all these changes.

Illustration: The Verge The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) claims Apple denied a set of new benefits to unionized employees at its Towson, Maryland store, according to a complaint filed on Tuesday.In the complaint, the NLRB alleges Apple didn’t extend enhanced benefits to Towson workers with the goal of “discouraging” other employees from unionizing. Some of those new benefits include new healthcare options, a free Coursera subscription, and prepaid tuition at some colleges.The Apple store in Towson became the first Apple retail location in the US to unionize last year with a historic vote to join the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM). Apple first introduced its new benefits in October 2022. Once the workers in Towson... Continue reading…

Audiophile products are expensive, especially renowned brands, costing you several hundred bucks. But, from time to time, our team is on the lookout for amazing deals to help you save on those extra bucks. This Black Friday, we’ve got hold of these deals by Bose with up to $100 off! Whether you are looking for a speaker or headphones yourself, or planning to gift it to someone, now is the right time, since the price cuts are real (but won’t last for long).

If you're looking for a great keyboard that won't break the bank, you're in luck because this Keychron K2 mechanical keyboard is now down to its lowest price ever for Black Friday, with a whopping 30% discount that drops it down to just $56.

The Legion Go (top) and the Steam Deck OLED (bottom), disassembled. | Images: iFixit iFixit published a dual teardown of Valve’s Steam Deck OLED and the Lenovo Legion Go today, giving a nice, detailed look inside both handhelds with all of the site’s usual meticulous detail. This being iFixit, the focus is on the consoles’ repairability, and it gave both high marks — a 9 / 10 for the Steam Deck OLED and 8 / 10 for the Lenovo Legion.The article has a nice summary of the process, but we recommend watching the video for the full effect and some nice close-up shots of the components. It’s also a great way to see how things come apart if you’re interested in doing this yourself.Valve has said it made it easier to carry out DIY fixes for the Steam Deck OLED, and iFixit agrees — as did we in our review. Lenovo has made... Continue reading…

The long-anticipated 23H2 update for Windows 11 is finally here, which means that anyone running the version 22H2 release of Microsoft's latest PC operating system can now install the new software. The upgrade process is, in fact, ridiculously seamless if you solely want to rely on Windows Update, but you can still install it manually if you so desire.