A day after a sales ban on the Apple Watch Series 9 and Watch Ultra 2 came into effect in the US following a patent dispute with a prominent medical technology company, an appeals court temporarily lifted the sales freeze, paving the way for both devices to get back on store shelves across the country. The ban went into effect on December 26 after the Biden administration refused to veto a US International Trade Commission (USITC) ruling that prohibited the import and sales of the two devices in the country.

The best smartphones, TVs, computers, and other digital devices may have improved our lives, but they come with their own risks, one of which is blue light. Incandescent light bulbs also emit blue light, making it a part of our daily lives. Prolonged exposure to blue light can cause issues including eye strain, headaches, and fatigue, and they can even disrupt our sleep patterns.

Accessibility has been a major focus of Microsoft's products for many years now, and Windows 11 is no exception. One of the highlights of this operating system is a feature called voice access, which was added in version 22H2.

Composite image of a Toyota Corolla and Tesla Cybertruck after the accident. | Image: u/boddhya (Reddit) After Reddit user boddhya posted two pictures of a Cybertruck accident, the California Highway Patrol confirmed to The Verge that units responded to a two-vehicle accident on SR 35 (Skyline Boulevard). It occurred in this area south of Page Mill Road, which Google Maps lists as Palo Alto, around 2:05PM local time and involved a 2023 Tesla Cybertruck carrying three people that appears to have been hit by a 2009 Toyota Corolla driven by a 17-year-old.Tesla’s Cybertruck delivery event raised questions about the design and what would occur in an impact with other cars or pedestrians. Fortunately, it doesn’t appear that anyone involved in this incident suffered major injury as a result.CHP:Our preliminary investigation indicates a Toyota... Continue reading…

Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge The FDA is warning Amazon to do something about “bootleg Viagra” found on its platform, misleadingly disguised as men’s energy or health supplements. In a letter to Amazon dated December 20th, the agency threatened legal action and listed seven different products available on the e-commerce platform with ingredients found in Viagra and Cialis. With outlandish names and brightly colored, cartoonish labels, it would be hard to confuse them with real-deal prescription drugs. But a recent investigation by the FDA found several supplements or powders sold on the e-commerce platform contained either sildenafil or tadalafil (the active ingredients in Cialis and Viagra) and failed to disclose it: MANNERS Energy Boost, Round 2, WeFun, Genergy,... Continue reading…

2024 LG Gram Pro | LG Ahead of CES 2024, LG is debuting new laptops in its ultra-light LG Gram and LG Gram Pro series. If you’re in the market for OLED displays and better graphics, take a look at the 2024 LG Gram Pro lineup. As our review last year noted, the biggest difference between the Pro and standard laptops last year was the graphics — much less the look and feel. For a more visible difference, we’ll keep an eye out for their more fashion-forward cousin, the LG Gram Style. For 2024, there’s the Gram Pro 16 and 17, and the LG Gram Pro 2-in-1 (more on what those two things are later). The Gram Pro 16 is available in either the standard Wide Quad or with an OLED display, as well as the 2-in-1. The 2-in-1 doubles as a laptop and a tablet, featuring a... Continue reading…

It's almost the end of the year and Microsoft has today published some stats about the usage of its Edge browser globally in the year 2023. Although Edge isn't exactly the most popular browser right now, the Redmond tech firm regularly adds new features to it in order to entice new customers. Now, Microsoft has shared some statistics that may attract more users to try out its web browser.

Image: The Verge A recent discussion among friends wondered if anyone really used ringtones anymore. The idea was that most people (those who still use their phones to hold verbal conversations) either go with whatever ringtone their phone comes with or just use vibrations. Once upon a time, ringtones were a thing. You could use them for amusement. (My favorite was a bored voice that said, “Ring. Ring. Ring.”) You could use them to know who was calling without having to look at the phone (so you knew when to pick up and when to let it go to voicemail). Now, maybe, not so much.Still, Google recently added a bunch of new ringtones to its Pixel phones, so presumably, some of us are still playing around with these sounds. In case you count yourself in... Continue reading…

Many people assume that if your computer is not fast enough, simply changing one or two components will fix the problem, but this is only sometimes the case. The truth is that your PC components need to complement each other to work together and perform tasks. This is because if your PC components do not have the same level of power, then your system will bottleneck.

Photo by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge Microsoft is getting ready to upgrade its Surface lineup with new AI-enabled features, according to a report from Windows Central. Unnamed sources told the outlet the upcoming Surface Pro 10 and Surface Laptop 6 will come with a next-gen neural processing unit (NPU), along with Intel and Arm-based options.Microsoft’s Arm-based devices will be powered by Qualcomm’s new Snapdragon X chips, Windows Central reports. These PCs, codenamed CADMUS, will reportedly be designed to run the AI features Microsoft is packaging into a future release of Windows. They’ll also come with improvements to performance, battery life, and security on par with Apple silicon, according to Windows Central. Meanwhile, the Intel version of the devices will... Continue reading…

Like it or not, we tend to accumulate more tech products than we really need, whether it's through impulse purchases or because we really need something. In my case, I have somehow ended up with a mix of new devices that I drive daily and a set of older budget products I bought when I had less money. And you'd think that just because I own some of the best current products that I'd ignore my older ones, but that's not the case. Despite buying replacements for a lot of them, I still can't throw away the older ones. Even though they were budget products back when I bought them, they still come in handy every now and then.

One of the greatest things about PCs, Macs, and ChromeOS devices is that they can be used by multiple users. The same also applies to Linux laptops and devices and to great distributions such as the ever-popular Ubuntu. You can add multiple accounts for different users, like a sibling, a parent, or colleague. You might even want to create a regular user and an administrative user. Thankfully, this is very easy, and you can do it through the graphical user interface (GUI) or the terminal.