Samsung's FE-series phones have been known for delivering outstanding value in the smartphone market, and the company is making a comeback with the new Samsung Galaxy S23 FE, the first in the line since the S21 FE. This new iteration of the company's king of value, so to speak, comes with high-end specs and a more palatable price tag compared to the main Galaxy S23 series, which includes some of the best Android phones on the market.

Chromebooks and even some of the best ChromeOS tablets aren't just for browsing the web and watching movies anymore. Together with its partners, Google recently pushed out a wave of gaming-themed Chromebooks. Some of these great Chromebooks, like the Acer Chromebook 516 GE, pack in 12th-generation Intel CPUs, 144Hz displays, and even RGB keyboards.

Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Verizon has announced an exclusive combo offering Netflix Premium and NFL Plus Premium for $25 per month. Netflix Premium costs $19.99 / month right now (though it could go up soon!), and NFL Plus Premium is $16.99 / month. That sounds like a pretty good deal for Verizon customers if they’re ready for some football and they need their own Netflix account. NFL Plus Premium includes live access to regional and primetime NFL football games across devices and includes the NFL Network, plus NFL RedZone. It does not include NFL Sunday Ticket, which costs a cool $449 per year and gives you all the Sunday games regardless of region. Verizon’s promo page states that existing Netflix customers can transfer their subscriptions over to Verizon and... Continue reading…

Samsung just announced new Galaxy Fan Edition tablets, including a new Galaxy Tab S9 FE. It brings a lot of what we loved about the Galaxy Tab S9 series at a more affordable price tag, now starting at $450. With a 10.9-inch display and a modern form factor, there's a lot to like about the Galaxy Tab S9 FE. It's definitely one of the best Android tablets out now, and it might be able to crack our best overall tablets list. Since the Galaxy Tab S9 FE has dimensions that nearly match the existing Galaxy Tab S9 variant, we expect great accessories like cases, screen protectors, and more to be cross-compatible.

Look! A purple phone that’s actually purple. | Image: Samsung Samsung’s FE series is back after a year off, this time with a pair of Galaxy Buds in the mix. The Galaxy S23 FE has the specs we’d expect of a “value flagship” smartphone and a price that makes more sense: $599, rather than the $699 Samsung charged for the S21 FE. The Galaxy Tab S9 FE comes with robust water and dust resistance and a much friendlier $449 price tag than the pricey standard S9, which starts at $799 — but you’ll have to settle for an LCD panel rather than OLED. And the Galaxy Buds FE offer active noise cancellation for $99.Samsung’s Galaxy S21 FE was the most recent phone in the FE series, and it didn’t make a lot of sense priced so closely to the standard S21. The company seems to have recognized the problem with this... Continue reading…

Every year Samsung absolutely dominates the competition when it comes to Android smartphones, tablets, and even wireless audio. But if you aren't looking to spend a lot on these devices, then you're going to be looking towards its FE line, offering excellent products at more affordable prices. Today, Samsung is announcing its latest additions to its popular Galaxy lineups with the Galaxy S23 FE, Galaxy Tab S9 FE and S9 FE+, and Galaxy Buds FE.

Everybody do the pinchy pinch. | Photo by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge Double tap, which lets Apple Watch users tap their thumb and index finger together twice to contextually control the watch, is one of the coolest features of the latest Apple Watch models. It wasn’t included at launch, but 9to5Mac reports that it’s available now in the watchOS 10.1 developer beta. The public beta and general release are almost certainly not far behind, but if you have an Apple Watch Series 9 or Ultra 2 and you’re feeling mildly adventurous, you can try it out today — it’s easy to sign up for the developer betas these days. Photo by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge Double tap does have some customizability, though mainly for the widget stack and music controls. The contextual pinchy pinch lets... Continue reading…

Illustration: The Verge A judge has ruled that X, the platform previously known as Twitter, must pay $1.1 million in legal fees associated with the investigations of the platform that unfolded during Elon Musk’s buyout of the platform last year, according to a report from Bloomberg.As noted by Bloomberg, Delaware Chancery Court Judge Kathaleen St. J. McCormick ruled in favor of former Twitter CEO Parag Agrawal, former lead policy officer Vijaya Gadde, and other executives, as Twitter “violated its duties to cover legal expenses generated by their work for the company.” Elon Musk fired Agrawal and other high-level leaders once he took over the company and after Twitter sued Musk for attempting to back out of his agreement for the $44 billion acquisition.In... Continue reading…

Image: Laura Normand / The Verge Forget Tesla, SpaceX, Neuralink, and The Boring Company — Elon Musk is now the owner of Twitter. Continue reading…

Samsung has just released some new devices as a part of its affordable FE line. Included in this most recent product drop are the Galaxy S23 FE, Galaxy Tab S9 FE, and the Galaxy Buds FE. But are they worth getting? It depends on what you're looking for. If you want some new earbuds, the Samsung Galaxy Buds FE promise some upgrades from the previous options in the Buds lineup, including the Samsung Galaxy Buds 2. But should you buy the new ones?

Image: Meta Meta’s text-based chat feature for Horizon Worlds will be available for all users beginning this week, Meta said in a blog post on Tuesday. The text chat, which Meta dubs “world chat,” offers a way to communicate with other people inside a Horizon Worlds experience without using your voice. Meta first launched world chat in a limited way in June.The world chat feature is accessible from the options you can pick from when you lift your left wrist while in VR; it’s a little world icon inside a speech box. And to make text chat a bit easier, Meta says it offers quick replies so that you don’t have to take the time to manually spell out messages, which can be a big pain in VR.Unfortunately, I don’t have access to world chat myself just... Continue reading…

Google is holding an event to announce the latest Pixel phones on Oct. 4, 2023. We expect Google to show off the Pixel 8 series of phones at this event, as well as Pixel Watch 2. We're excited to see all the details of Google's next phone since the Pixel 7 and Pixel 7 Pro are some of the best phones you can buy. If you didn’t get an invitation to the event, you can still keep up with the latest news with a live stream.