Photo by Vjeran Pavic / The Verge Apple says it will release a software update for iPhone 12 owners in France, after regulators ordered a halt of sales of the phone over concerns the device was breaching strict radiation exposure limits.“We will issue a software update for users in France to accommodate the protocol used by French regulators,” says Apple in a statement to Reuters. “We look forward to iPhone 12 continuing to be available in France.”French regulators ordered a ban of iPhone 12 models earlier this week after testing the handset and finding that its Specific Absorption Rate (SAR) — how much radio frequency is absorbed into a body from a device — exceeded European radiation exposure limits. Belgium said it would review the French findings, with Germany,... Continue reading…

There seems to be an almost never-ending number of laptops on the market today, and it's fair to say we're usually spoiled for choice in most categories. That includes specific categories like the best gaming laptops, and we even have a list of great budget gaming laptops if you don't want to spend a lot. But we all have our affinities, and with HP laptops being some of the most popular in the world, it's only natural you'd be looking for them. To help you out, we've gathered some of the best HP laptops for gaming, so you can get something that fits your needs.

Allen is set to appear on stage at the Code conference starting on September 26th. | Photo by Chance Yeh/Getty Images for Allen Media Group / The Weather Channel Comedian and media mogul Byron Allen has reportedly made a $10 billion offer to acquire the ABC TV network, FX and National Geographic cable channels, and local stations from Walt Disney, according to a report from Bloomberg. The publication’s source claims that the offer is “preliminary and could change,” and that Allen would work with banks and private equity firms to finance the deal.Disney has yet to publicly acknowledge Allen’s offer. In a statement published earlier this week, the company said it was “open to considering a variety of strategic options for our linear businesses” in response to rumors that it was in talks to sell the aforementioned properties to Nexstar Media Group. Bloomberg’s report claims that Allen may sell off... Continue reading…

The iPhone 15 comes in a small rainbow of pastel colors — and black. | Image: Apple Apple officially announced the new iPhone 15 at its Wonderlust event earlier this week, which is now up for preorder and expected to ship on September 22nd. Much like last year, there’s a baseline iPhone 15, a larger iPhone 15 Plus, and a pair of Pro models known as the iPhone 15 Pro and iPhone 15 Pro Max. But while the expected processor bump to a new A17 Pro chip is here for the 15 Pro and 15 Pro Max (the standard 15 and 15 Plus get last year’s A16 Bionic), what’s vastly different this time around is the presence of a USB-C charging / data port and the inclusion of Dynamic Island on all new models.While we still have to see how all these new iPhones shape up in our upcoming reviews, early adopters now have a chance to put in their... Continue reading…

Emojipedia’s renderings of what some of the new emoji in Emoji 15.1 might look like. | Image: Emojipedia There are new emoji on the way... eventually. As reported by Emojipedia, the Unicode Consortium has formally approved Emoji 15.1, meaning a batch of new emoji will appear on your devices at some point in the future.There aren’t quite as many additions to the emoji lineup as there have been in previous releases. The brand new emoji are a head shaking horizontally, a head shaking vertically, a phoenix, a lime, a brown mushroom, and a broken chain, according to Emojipedia. There are also new emoji denoting different family sizes and a few versions of emoji you might be familiar with that will face different directions.You can see the official accepted emoji on the Unicode Consortium website.Unicode 15.1 and Emoji 15.1 have been... Continue reading…

Illustration: The Verge I was thrilled when Threads finally launched on the web in August, but I quickly found that it was missing one important feature: you couldn’t quote posts, only repost them. (In X / Twitter lingo, that translates to quote tweet and retweet.) But that’s now changing, as Instagram Adam Mosseri said Thursday that quote posts on the web were rolled out this week.To quote a post, just click the two arrows icon and then click the “quote” option. Screenshot by Jay Peters / The Verge That quote button. Right there. Mosseri also said that Threads users on mobile can follow a thread and get notifications on it. This feature apparently hasn’t rolled out for me on iOS — I can’t find it — but I expect I’ll get it soon... Continue reading…

The iPhone 15 series has been announced and there are a lot of new and exciting features to discuss. At Apple's annual event, the tech giant revealed the latest iPhone, iPhone Pro, iPhone Pro Max, and iPhone Plus. There are additions to each of the phones, including Dynamic Island being standard in ever version of the phone and USB-C charging for all the iPhones, that keep it among the best phones on the market. There are also small tweaks to the sizes, which will impact one of the most critical parts of owning an iPhone: finding the right case.

Photo by Becca Farsace / The Verge Windows never ceases to amaze me. Last month I discovered for the first time that you could pause the Windows Task Manager by holding down the CTRL key and today I’ve stumbled on a special keyboard shortcut that lets you launch LinkedIn, Word, and a bunch of other Office apps.If you’re running Windows try holding down CTRL + SHIFT + ALT + WIN + L. Then watch in bemusement as LinkedIn opens in your default browser. Windows watcher Paul Thurrott posted this bizarre keyboard shortcut on X (Twitter), noting that it’s an operating system hotkey.So why does Windows even have this? It’s all part of the Office key that Microsoft introduced on some of its own keyboards a few years ago. The Office key replaced the usual right-hand Windows key,... Continue reading…

Illustration by Nick Barclay / The Verge Today, Ireland’s Data Protection Commission (DPC) announced a €345 million (around $367 million) fine on TikTok for how the company processes the data of children. The fine follows an investigation by the DPC announced in 2021 that looked at TikTok’s compliance with Europe’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) laws. Politico reported in August that the DPC was preparing to issue its penalty. The probe focused on a few TikTok features: default account settings; “Family Pairing” settings; and age verification. After consulting with the European Data Protection Board, the DPC found that TikTok set children’s accounts to public by default when they signed up on the platform. That meant that kids’ videos were publicly viewable by... Continue reading…

If you've got yourself a brand new iPhone 15 Plus, you'll want to take a look at the best chargers, the best cases, and perhaps most importantly, the best iPhone 15 Plus screen protectors. Nobody likes having to replace a cracked screen or deal with a nasty scratch, and a screen protector is the best way to protect against all that. However, there are so many different options when it comes to screen protectors, and it can be tough to decide on just one.

Google currently offers no repairs for broken Pixel Watches. | Photo by Chris Welch / The Verge If you crack the screen on the Pixel Watch, getting it officially repaired by Google isn’t in the cards. Several Pixel Watch owners have vented their frustrations about the inability to replace cracked screens, both on Reddit and in Google support forums. The Verge has also reviewed an official Google support chat from a reader who broke their Pixel Watch display after dropping the wearable. In it, a support representative states that Google “doesn’t have any repair centers or service centers” for the device. “At this moment, we don’t have any repair option for the Google Pixel Watch. If your watch is damaged, you can contact the Google Pixel Watch Customer Support Team to check your replacement options,” Google spokesperson Bridget... Continue reading…

Illustration by Cath Virginia / The Verge The first week of US v. Google begins with arguments over the power of deals and data. Continue reading…