The best laptops for developers and software engineers can handle a workload over and above what's generally expected from a standard PC. Gone are the days of programmers having to sit in front of a huge desktop PC with a bunch of high-end monitors. Some still do, but a powerful laptop with a high-res display provides a portable workstation that can go anywhere you go. The best laptops for the job let you code anywhere, at any time.

Microsoft's new Outlook for Windows is now generally available, and it will replace the existing inbox Mail & Calendar app on Windows 11, version 23H2. But before it does so, the company wants to ensure necessary features of the Mail and Calendar app, like support for iCloud and other third-party accounts, are included in the new Outlook. Besides, the company is actively developing new features like a new RSVP option from scratch to help you better manage meeting commitments.

The Lenovo Legion 9i Gen 8 is a powerful laptop that excels at gaming, content creation, and other hardware-intensive tasks. Equipped with an Nvidia GeForce RTX 4080 or 4090 Laptop GPU, a 16-inch 3.2K Mini-LED display, and a self-contained liquid cooling system, this laptop could outright replace a desktop setup with the right accessories. Here are the best peripherals for getting the maximum utility out of your Lenovo Legion 9i, whether you want to play video games or get some work done.

When it comes to smartphone operating systems, Android dominates in global market share. However, several features of Google's OS can be accessed only through paths and methods that are hidden away from the average user. These have generally been done with the help of some command line Android Debug Bridge (ADB) commands, a tool that Google offers for developers to debug various parts of their applications or the system, but which we can use for all kinds of neat, hidden tricks. A prerequisite to these tricks is installing ADB on your computer. So, in this guide, we will show you how to install ADB on Windows, macOS, and Linux in quick and easy-to-follow steps.

A banana bed, as created by DALL-E 3. | Image: OpenAI The image generator inside the AI-powered Bing Chat is getting a big upgrade today: Microsoft announced that OpenAI’s latest DALL-E 3 model is now available to all Bing Chat and Bing Image Creator users. It has been rolling out over the last week or so, first to Bing Enterprise users and then to Bing Image Creator, but now it’s open to everyone.Bing is getting DALL-E 3 access even before OpenAI’s own ChatGPT does — that’s scheduled to happen this month, but only for paying users. Microsoft is likely to be the most popular image generating tool for a while.DALL-E 3 is, of course, the third version of OpenAI’s image generating model. The company says it understands prompts far better than before and can create images that are both more... Continue reading…

Image: Instacart Instacart is expanding its payment options next year to include Medicare Advantage, Medicaid, and other supplement health benefits for grocery deliveries. The move comes after the company began accepting food stamps as payment earlier this year. The program, which will be administered through Alignment Health, will allow anyone who receives health insurance through Medicare Advantage, Medicaid and other eligible programs to use their plan-sponsored funds to purchase “eligible groceries, wellness essentials, and over-the-counter medications for delivery via Instacart,” the company said.The goal is to improve access to nutritious food and over-the-counter medicines for seniors, many whom experience food insecurity as a result of... Continue reading…

Image: Ford Ford announced a new “Flash” trim of the model year 2024 F-150 Lighting, with a bigger screen, longer range, and a heat pump to help improve battery conditioning on those colder days. The company said it is also expecting to make more F-150 Lightning deliveries to customers later this year after a factory shutdown restricted Ford’s supply of the electric truck. Ford says it is targeting an EPA-estimated range for Flash of 320 miles, which would fit neatly in between the automaker’s Standard Range and Long Range models. The F-150 Lightning Standard Range typically gets less than 300 miles of EPA-estimated range, while Extended Range variants can travel as far as 350 miles on a single charge. Ford says it is targeting an EPA-estimated... Continue reading…

Emoji reactions are coming to a Gmail inbox near you. | Image: Gmail It’s finally here — the tool that could turn your email inbox into a nightmare or a pure delight, depending on your POV. Google is adding the ability to react to an email with an emoji.First rumored last month, Google has now confirmed it is bringing emoji reactions to its Gmail service. The feature will roll out gradually, starting with Android users and coming to web and iOS users over the next few months. Image: Google An animation of how emoji reactions will work. Happily, you’ll be able to “unsend” just as you can with a regular email (for those times when you accidentally hit the thumbs-down emoji.) When you have access, you’ll see a at the bottom of a message. Click on that to choose your emoji from... Continue reading…

This is Hot Pod, The Verge’s newsletter about podcasting and the audio industry. Sign up here for more.Ariel and Amrita coming to you with another joint issue today. It’s a jam-packed Tuesday, with Spotify debuting its biggest audiobook development yet, an exclusive interview with the writer of the Audible Original Six Sermons, and Malcolm Gladwell’s Pushkin Industries laying off a third of its staff.Spotify gets serious about audiobooksAt a company event this afternoon, Spotify CEO Daniel Ek announced that Spotify subscribers in the UK, Australia, and, in the winter, the US will be able to stream 15 hours of premium audiobooks each month. It’s a big leap from Spotify’s initial a la carte audiobook model and has the potential to... Continue reading…

If you've got an Apple AirTag, which happens to not only be one of the best Apple products for students, but also one of the best Find My devices, you'll want a secure way to attach your AirTag to the object you never want to lose. Accordingly, we've got a great selection of cases to protect your AirTag and creative ways to integrate an AirTag into your everyday life. If you're looking to make the most out of your AirTag, as well as keep it safe, here are our top recommendations.

The Chrome Web Store is an online store run by Google. It's mainly used by Chrome browser and ChromeOS users to get extensions. However, as a lot of other web browsers these days use the Chromium project as their base, they can also run Chrome extensions. So if you are using Opera, Vivaldi, Brave, or Microsoft Edge, you can download and install extensions from the Chrome Web Store.

Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge At Zoomtopia 2023 today, Zoom announced Zoom Docs, a collaboration-focused “modular workspace” that integrates the company’s Zoom AI Companion for generating new content or populating a doc from other sources — you know the drill by now. Along with the Mail and Calendar offerings launched during last year’s event, Zoom Docs is another step toward a full office suite alternative to Google Workspace and Microsoft 365, which both have started to integrate AI-powered tools of their own, dubbed Duet AI and Copilot, respectively. The company says it will be widely available in 2024.Like other AI helper software, users can ask Zoom AI Companion to do things like summarize meetings, chats, and information from inside Zoom Docs or generate... Continue reading…