If you recently made the switch from a Windows 10 PC to a Chromebook, you're probably missing some of your favorite apps. It's no secret that some Windows apps can't run natively on ChromeOS. Users often miss their favorite productivity apps, creator tools, and games when making the switch. Luckily, there are options if you need to run Windows 10 on your Chromebook.

Image: A24 During World War II, the Germans designated the area surrounding Auschwitz the “zone of interest.” The dullness of the phrase was intentional, another euphemism as operative as “concentration camp.”In Jonathan Glazer’s sorta adaptation of Martin Amis’ eponymous novel, this self-delusion is on display. Hedwig Höss (Sandra Hüller) runs a stately home. She raises her children, bosses maids around, and tends to the garden. Their house is on a plot beside Auschwitz. Jews are being slaughtered on the other side of the wall.Whereas Amis’ novel fictionalized its characters, Glazer centers it on the real-life Rudolf Höss (Christian Friedel), the commandant of the camp and a rising star in the Nazi party. A powerful and frightening early scene... Continue reading…

In a world where we're constantly on the move and in need of reliable power sources, the Ugreen PowerRoam 2200 Portable Power Station is a game-changer. This device is packed with features that make it an indispensable companion for outdoor enthusiasts, homeowners, and anyone in need of portable power.

I be quiet! asked you how many fans it should add, what cooling it should support, and what other features you'd like to see in a PC case, and you answered, "Yes!" you'd end up with the be quiet! Dark Base Pro 901. The specification sheet is long, detailed, and impressive. So, too, is the case, with its sleek design and subtle RGB lighting effects. There's even Qi wireless charging for mobile devices and a capacitive front-facing interface for controlling the included fan and RGB hub.

The Chromebook platform has evolved so much over the years to include high-end, budget, and mid-range hardware, and the new Asus Chromebook Plus CX34 shakes that up. It's one of the many fresh Chromebook Plus models that makes picking up a great ChromeOS-powered device at your local retailer so much easier.

Illustration by Nick Barclay / The Verge Meta is looking down the road at a follow-up to the Quest 3, which is releasing this week, and plans to take cues from Apple’s Vision Pro while it races to mainstream its VR tech. That’s according to Mark Gurman in today’s Power On newsletter for Bloomberg, who writes that the company’s Quest headset marketing plans have changed in response to Apple’s Vision Pro announcement earlier this year. Part of the plan is to release a VR headset without controllers to get the cost down next year. Gurman says a person within Meta told him the company is “in the ‘afraid of Apple’ stage,” comparing it to the mobile phone industry just before the iPhone’s launch. He writes that the company’s shift away from a heavy focus on the metaverse and more to... Continue reading…

Image: William Joel / The Verge Hi, friends! Welcome to Installer No. 9, your guide to the best and Verge-iest stuff in the world. (If you’re new here, hurray! I’m so happy you’re here, and also, you can catch up on all the old editions at the Installer homepage.) This week, I’ve been reading Zeke Faux’s excellent crypto book and the story of the viral cookies that suddenly disappeared, trying desperately to figure out what the heck the Humane AI Pin actually does, pouring all my notes and tasks into NotePlan, watching the new-to-Netflix season of The Great British Baking Show and anything at all I can find about The Sphere in Vegas, and am on like my fourth week of being totally obsessed with the history of the AltaVista search engine. This week, I also have for you... Continue reading…

The best Chromebooks are known for their lightweight construction. While this makes them great travel companions, it introduces some hurdles when you're using one at home. For instance, most Chromebooks don't have a substantial array of ports, which can prove to be a major hurdle for those who wish to use several accessories. This is where a Chromebook docking station can help you out.

Google's all-new Pixel 8 line has finally been unveiled, but before you start looking at the best Pixel 8 Pro cases, you should consider some of the other best phones around, like Samsung's Galaxy S23 Ultra. When it comes to Android flagships, there's some fierce competition, and it can be tough to decide which phone is actually right for you. Not to worry, though, because we've done the research and we're here with the ultimate comparison between the two.

Have you ever questioned your gaming skills due to imprecise movements? The issue might not be with your hand or your gaming mouse, or connectivity issues with a wireless gaming mouse, but instead, the mouse pad itself could be faulty. Over time, with wear and tear, mouse pads can have a negative impact on your gaming. The best thing to do is to replace one with a specialized gaming mouse pad, which is different from a regular mouse pad in terms of material.

The next Apple Vision headset could get built-in prescriptions. | Photo by Vjeran Pavic / The Verge Mark Gurman writes in his Power On newsletter for Bloomberg today that a future Apple virtual reality headset could be smaller and lighter, and each unit could ship customized from the factory for people with impaired vision. With the first-generation Vision Pro, the company’s solution for glasses wearers is to stock optional Zeiss-made lenses in its retail stores, which creates its own problems with managing the supply, and turning its electronics store into a health provider. The article points out how fraught tying a product to a custom display could be, given how prescriptions can change with time and how it would limit the ability to share the headset or resell it.But Apple has almost certainly already thought about this, and... Continue reading…

Red vs. Blue is now all but gone from YouTube. | Screenshot: Wes Davis / The Verge Rooster Teeth has moved some of its popular content, including most Red vs. Blue seasons, off the YouTube platform entirely and onto its own website. Rooster Teeth senior writer and showrunner for RWBY Kerry Shawcross posted a video on Thursday announcing the change, explaining that “YouTube revenue is just not cutting it for us right now.” Shawcross said Rooster Teeth also moved Camp Camp to the site, where episodes will continue to be ad-supported and free to watch. He added Rooster Teeth gets “approximately 5 – 10 times more value” from ads it runs on its own website, adding that “animation’s hard and it’s expensive.” View this post on Instagram A post shared by Rooster Teeth (@roosterteeth)He... Continue reading…