The Legion Go (top) and the Steam Deck OLED (bottom), disassembled. | Images: iFixit iFixit published a dual teardown of Valve’s Steam Deck OLED and the Lenovo Legion Go today, giving a nice, detailed look inside both handhelds with all of the site’s usual meticulous detail. This being iFixit, the focus is on the consoles’ repairability, and it gave both high marks — a 9 / 10 for the Steam Deck OLED and 8 / 10 for the Lenovo Legion.The article has a nice summary of the process, but we recommend watching the video for the full effect and some nice close-up shots of the components. It’s also a great way to see how things come apart if you’re interested in doing this yourself.Valve has said it made it easier to carry out DIY fixes for the Steam Deck OLED, and iFixit agrees — as did we in our review. Lenovo has made... Continue reading…

Black Friday is the perfect time to buy some essential tech gadgets — a new phone, earbuds, and maybe even a tablet. Luckily, OnePlus is running some fantastic deals on all of these things. A few highlights include the OnePlus Nords Buds 2 at $30 (50% off), and the OnePlus 11 5G 256GB at $630 ($170 off). Let's take a quick look at both and see what more OnePlus has to offer during Black Friday.

Whether you’re getting into streaming video games, makeup tutorials, or just want to look better on your weekly work call, a full-size webcam, like the Razer Kiyo Pro, will easily beat the camera built into your laptop. Thanks to Black Friday deals, you can pick up the Razer Kiyo Pro for 70% off of its original price. The Kiyo Pro is a 1080p webcam that connects using USB and supports frame rates up to 60 to match your stream. If you've been upgrading your PC for streaming with some Black Friday PC deals, a webcam is the final piece of the puzzle to make sure your streams look great.

The long-anticipated 23H2 update for Windows 11 is finally here, which means that anyone running the version 22H2 release of Microsoft's latest PC operating system can now install the new software. The upgrade process is, in fact, ridiculously seamless if you solely want to rely on Windows Update, but you can still install it manually if you so desire.

Image: Microsoft Microsoft’s Windows Hello fingerprint authentication has been bypassed on laptops from Dell, Lenovo, and even Microsoft. Security researchers at Blackwing Intelligence have discovered multiple vulnerabilities in the top three fingerprint sensors that are embedded into laptops and used widely by businesses to secure laptops with Windows Hello fingerprint authentication.Microsoft’s Offensive Research and Security Engineering (MORSE) asked Blackwing Intelligence to evaluate the security of fingerprint sensors, and the researchers provided their findings in a presentation at Microsoft’s BlueHat conference in October. The team identified popular fingerprint sensors from Goodix, Synaptics, and ELAN as targets for their research, with a... Continue reading…

The best OLED monitors will change the way you view your digital world for the better, whether it involves gaming, creativity, development, or other professional work. Organic Light Emitting Diode (OLED) screens offer truly deep contrast thanks to their ability to turn off individual LEDs, as well as plenty of brightness without the need for a separate backlight. They have the low response time and high refresh rate that PC gamers crave, and they can produce accurate color across gamuts for professional purposes.

Rumors about Nvidia’s latest line of Super graphics cards have been swirling for months. Despite launch date details being unconfirmed, many speculate that there will be at least three new GPUs as a part of the lineup. These include — but are not limited to — the RTX 4070 Super, RTX 4070 Ti Super, and RTX 4080 Super. This has left some wondering how existing GPUs, such as the GeForce RTX 4070, will fare when they debut. Now, there seems to be some emerging clarity.

Very few things are as annoying as accidentally triggering the Xbox Game Bar when you are in the middle of a game, and having your entire screen taken over by a tasteless overlay. That's precisely why I disable the Game Bar as a part of my Windows setup ritual on new laptops and desktops. The Xbox Game Bar is supposed to be a one-stop shop for gamers on Windows with all the right tools in one place, but it's far from that, in my opinion.

Photo Illustration by Amelia Holowaty Krales and Cath Virginia / The Verge We’ve pulled together a king’s ransom of fun and unique gift ideas for all the dads in your life so you can spoil them no matter your budget. Continue reading…

Drivers can go bad and cause major issues for your PC. But when the ones in question are GPU drivers, the problems can be quite jarring, like your computer having a low-resolution display or random screen flickering. To solve these issues, you’ll need to uninstall your old, faulty drivers and install fresh, new, and updated ones. It's also good practice to uninstall old GPU drivers before installing your brand new GPU, regardless of whether your new GPU is by Nvidia, AMD, or Intel. In this guide, we’ll focus specifically how to uninstall your AMD drivers with a few methods.

Illustration: The Verge Never get locked out again with a smart lock you can control from your phone, with your voice, or with just a touch of your finger. Continue reading…

MicroSD cards may not be as prevalent as they used to be among the best smartphones, but they continue to serve as a reliable storage solution for things like digital cameras, drones, and handheld consoles like the Steam Deck and its alternatives. They even serve as drives for the operating system and software on single-board computers like the Raspberry Pi, so it's safe to say that they're still very relevant.