Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge From mid-December, Instagram and Facebook’s messaging services will no longer be cross-compatible, according to a pair of Meta support pages quietly updated. Once the feature is discontinued, you won’t be able to start new cross-platform chats, and existing conversations between services will go into read-only mode. It’s unclear exactly when the pages were updated, but the Instagram version carried the notice as of at least November 21st.A Meta spokesperson confirmed the change in a statement given to The Verge. “A few years ago, we introduced a new Messenger experience in Instagram DMs which enabled people to message and call a FB account (Messenger) from an Instagram account and vice versa,” spokesperson Alex Dziedzan said. “Starting... Continue reading…

The futuristic looking headset and its included docking station come in either white or black. | Image: Logitech Logitech’s Astro gaming brand has a new flagship gaming headset that costs more than some whole-ass consoles, and it’s designed to simultaneously play nice across PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X / S, and PC with a single button press.But the $379.99 Astro A50 X doesn’t do all of this with simply plebeian technology like Bluetooth. It uses HDMI passthrough for its expansive connectivity — meaning the beefy charging dock of this headset is designed to be wired up as a central hub for much of your home audio / video setup. I hope you’re prepared to take some expert-level classes on cable management (i.e. lots of YouTube searching) if you’re looking to buy one when it ships on December 20th and not make a serpentine mess of cables out of your... Continue reading…

The latest Apple Watches feature larger designs, with the Ultra models boasting 49mm displays. This makes it possible to comfortably view more complex pages and interact with advanced apps from our wrists. Snapchat is one of the popular iPhone apps, and many users may wonder how to install it on their Apple Watches. Unfortunately, Snapchat doesn't officially offer a watchOS 10 app, which makes using the service on Apple's wearable tricky. There are a couple of workarounds, however.

I'm a technology writer and, as you can imagine, I have a lot of gadgets in my collection. One of those gadgets is my Mac Mini, which I purchased a few years ago because everyone was hyping up the Apple M1 chip and how powerful it was. Indeed, this turned out to be true, so I'll pull it out whenever I have to edit a quick video in iMovie. It outputs longer movies and short podcasts much faster than my Windows-11-powered laptop can.

Buying your first smartwatch might be a complicated task, considering that there are tons of options on the market. However, we have found an excellent device with excellent features and an even better price tag thanks to a 34 percent discount that will help you get your hands on a new Garmin Instinct for just $165.

When the Steam Deck launched in 2022, there were hardly any aftermarket M.2 2230 SSDs worth buying. They had low capacities, meager performance, and unimpressive price tags. But the Deck and all subsequent handheld gaming PCs it has inspired are very popular, and their collective use of the 2230 form factor has naturally led to demand for better options. Sabrent was first with its Rocket 2230, and other great SSDs followed, like Western Digital's super fast SN770M and Teamgroup's high-value MP44S.

Image: Kino Halide cofounder Ben Sandofsky has a message for everyone who’s asked if video capture will be added to the popular iPhone photography app: “Never.” Lux, the development team behind Halide, is instead working on Kino — a new, dedicated video capture app for iPhones that aims to provide professional recording features now that Apple supports log video encoding. Its release is scheduled for February... if all goes as planned.Just as the Halide photography app was released in 2017 to coincide with Apple adding RAW support for iPhone, Kino’s development was prompted by Apple announcing support for log video encoding in September, a format that allows more detail to be preserved for post-production color grading. In Sandofsky’s own words,... Continue reading…

Diagnosing any technology is always difficult; it's frustrating and expensive, and it can take forever to fix on your own. This is especially true when it comes to your GPU. As expensive as it is, unfortunately, it isn't going to fix itself.

Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Many PlayStation Network users reported Monday that their accounts were unexpectedly permanently suspended. “This account is permanently suspended from PlayStation Network due to violations of the PlayStation Network Terms of Service and User Agreement,” Sony said in a message to one user. A user on Reddit reported getting a similar message, and a look at PlayStation accounts on Facebook and Instagram shows dozens of people who’ve received similar notices in the last few hours. I’ve also seen reports from the gaming forum ResetEra and from Verge readers who wrote into our tips inbox.Some who have received these suspensions are understandably distraught, as they may have spent a lot of money on digital PlayStation games that they no... Continue reading…

In the past few days, a number of strange bugs and issues have been reported by Windows customers. Users with multi-monitor configurations have reported problems using Copilot where their icons will start to move around unexpectedly, while others have complained that the HP Smart app installs on their machines without their consent and printers get renamed as well. Now, Microsoft has confirmed the latter two bugs, saying that it is currently investigating the root cause of the issues.

© 2023 Stellantis Stellantis announced the all-new 2024 Fiat 500e, a tiny, affordable electric car that could be the perfect antidote to all those oversized, bloated electric SUVs and trucks that are coming out soon. The tiny EV will be available in North America in early 2024. The Fiat 500e is a great example of the kind of vehicle that makes a lot of sense for cities and maybe even some suburbs. It’s electric, so it won’t spew pollution into the air. It’s small, so it takes up less space and is, on balance, less dangerous to pedestrians, cyclists, and other people who share the road.The Fiat 500e is a great example of the kind of vehicle that makes a lot of sense for cities and maybe even some suburbsStarting at $34,095, the Fiat 500e will squeeze... Continue reading…

The Raspberry Pi is one of the most popular SBCs (single-board computers) on the block, especially following the recent release of the Raspberry Pi 5. However, the sheer popularity of the Raspberry Pi is also its greatest shortcoming, as the manufacturer has never really been able to keep up with the demand. So, instead of waiting for this name-brand SBC to be restocked by its manufacturer, consider looking into one of the many Raspberry Pi alternatives available. There are plenty of inexpensive SBCs that outperform basic RPi models, as well as more powerful SBCs better suited for AI and ML applications than the pricier RPi models. No matter how you plan to use your SBC, you’ll surely find a viable non-Raspberry Pi option among our top picks.