When Jake Paul was only a YouTuber making silly prank videos, everybody thought he had a punchable face. It seems if you think about something enough, it will happen, because "The Problem Child" is now a bona fide boxing sensation, with seven wins out of his eight career fights.

Nowadays, the browser wars are primarily dominated by Google's Chrome, with most alternatives being based on the same Chromium engine (barring Mozilla Firefox and Apple's Safari). But 29 years ago, the internet was just starting to become a thing, and leading the charge was a browser called Netscape Navigator. Netscape Navigator 1.0 launched on December 15th, 1994, and it quickly became the most popular browser in the world.

Smartwatches often look high-tech and stand out, which is fine in some cases, but what if you want something more subdued and classical, with an analog watch face? That is where hybrid smartwatches come in. They boast the good looks of analog watches but still have smart features and sensors to track your fitness stats and more. There are a lot out there, however, so to help you decide, here are our eight picks for the best hybrid smartwatches.

Among the many great Linux distributions you can choose is Linux Mint. It's similar to Ubuntu, but it also comes with tons of useful programs and apps right out of the box and has a user interface similar to the Start Menu in Windows 11. If you're hoping to get started, the process is pretty straightforward. You'll need an ISO file, create a bootable installer, configure your PC for Linux, then boot from that ISO and proceed with installation.

Google's Pixel 7 and Pixel 7 Pro may not be the newest Pixel phones on the market, but they share a lot of similarities with the new Pixel 8 phones and are worth considering in 2023. They also come in some fun colorways like Hazel, Snow, Lemongrass, and Obsidian. You might be tempted to rock these phones without a case, but I am here to remind you why that might not be a good idea.

Lenovo has once again refreshed its flagship ThinkPad lineup, including the ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 12 and the new ThinkPad X1 2-in-1 Gen 9. Indeed, Lenovo has changed the branding on its business convertible line, dropping the Yoga brand in favor of the new X1 2-in-1 name. The company also added a few design changes to this model for the first time in a few years, but the overall identity of the X1 2-in-1 should still be fairly familiar.

Marc Corfmat was a teenager when he began to compete for Lego’s ultimate prize: the chance to design an official set. He and his brother Nick had been building custom Lego creations ever since they were kids, sometimes in California, sometimes during vacations at their grandparents’ home in La Rochelle, France. They shared their models on YouTube and posted their creations to Lego’s website, but interest from the Lego world came slowly, if it came at all.Then, in 2020, the brothers started having some luck. The Lego Ideas program gives fans the chance to turn their designs into reality, offering both fame and a small fortune — 1 percent of net sales — to anyone who can convince 10,000 peers and The Lego Group that their set deserves to... Continue reading…

There's no better feeling than getting truly immersed in the audio that you are listening to. Whether it's playing a game, watching a movie, or just listening to music, having a great pair of headphones provides a fantastic listening experience, allowing users to hear the audio on a more intimate level. With that said, a good pair of headphones can be quite expensive, with some models costing hundreds of dollars.

Samsung's had another great year, with many of the brand's Galaxy phones landing on "best of" lists. The Galaxy Z line offer users something exciting, with a refined experience when it comes to foldable smartphones, and the S23 series delivers some of the best Android smartphones with excellent specifications and cameras.

Signify, the company which owns Philips Hue, is restructuring its business to focus on four key areas. | Photo by Jennifer Pattison Tuohy / The Verge Signify, the company that owns smart lighting brands Philips Hue and WiZ, is restructuring in the face “of ongoing market volatility and uncertainty.”In a press release on its website published earlier this month, Signify announced a “new customer-centric organization and structural cost reductions.” This appears to signal that the company is focusing more effort on products that consumers and businesses can buy and less on making products for other manufacturers and specialty lighting applications like projectors and lamp electronics.“After the major transformation we achieved through the past decade, we are taking the next step by organizing our company around four vertically integrated businesses. Three of these will focus on... Continue reading…

When it comes to wearables, Garmin is known to offer some of the best smartwatches available, especially if you're looking for something that's rugged but also packs a lot of battery life. While some of these models can be quite expensive, the brand does offer some affordable options as well.

After years of using the same design with minimal tweaks, the Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 12 is here with a totally new design that modernizes the ThinkPad lineup while still staying true to the lineup's iconic design heritage. The ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 12 is one of the first laptops to feature Intel's new Core Ultra processors, but it packs a few other big upgrades, too, including a new webcam, touchpad, and new display options. It was already one of the best business laptops on the market, but now it's looking even better.