The summer is over, and the first Amazon Prime Day of 2023 is a distant memory. That won't be the last big shopping extravaganza from the retailer, with a second event planned ahead of Black Friday shopping. Amazon's Prime Big Deal Days is set to arrive this year on Oct. 10-11 and promises great deals on electronics like laptops, GPUs or CPUs, wireless earbuds, monitors, or SSD storage.

The Dell XPS 13 2-in-1 for 2022 is a premium Windows tablet that represents a big change of direction for the lineup which used to be comprised of convertible laptops. This brand-new design also comes with some changes to the internals, including 9W Intel processors and a slightly smaller battery. In recent years, some devices have stopped including a charger in the box, but thankfully, that's not the case with the Dell XPS 13 2-in-1. In the box, you get a 45W charger, and you shouldn't have a reason to buy a new one.

Image: Eve Eve, the monitor and tablet company that some accuse of walking away with their money, hasn’t fixed its reputation. Continue reading…

Less than a month ago, Microsoft finally announced support for Python in Excel, allowing customers to use the powerful programming language in tandem with conventional Excel formulas to analyze and manipulate data. The move was greeted with a lot of enthusiasm and to capitalize on this excitement, Microsoft has released a Python editor for its Office application.

Microsoft’s new disc-less Xbox Series X is far from the only news that just leaked out of the FTC v. Microsoft case. The documents may also reveal Microsoft’s far future plans for 2028 — by which the company believed it could achieve “full convergence” of its cloud gaming platform and physical hardware to deliver “cloud hybrid games.” “Our vision: develop a next generation hybrid game platform capable of leveraging the combined power of the client and cloud to deliver deeper immersion and entirely new classes of game experiences.” Image: FTC v. Microsoft documents “Our vision: develop a next generation hybrid game platform capable of leveraging the combined power of the client and cloud” Those are the words... Continue reading…

Image: Google Google’s Bard AI chatbot is no longer limited to pulling answers from just the web — it can now scan your Gmail, Docs, and Drive to help you find the information you’re looking for. With the new integration, you can ask Bard to do things like find and summarize the contents of an email or even highlight the most important points of a document you have stored in Drive.There’s a whole range of use cases for these integrations, which Google calls extensions, but they should save you from having to sift through a mountain of emails or documents to find a particular piece of information. You can then have Bard use that information in other ways, such as putting it into a chart or creating a bulleted summary. This feature is only available in... Continue reading…

Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge A huge amount of unredacted Microsoft emails and documents have leaked online. Continue reading…

This is the portable power bank you want to get if you're looking for big power in a compact and lightweight package. The Anker 321 MagGo Battery is svelte and can magnetically attach to the rear of compatible smartphones. Furthermore, it can be charged using USB-C, which is perfect if you're going to be purchasing a new iPhone 15 or iPhone 15 Pro series phones.

Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) is a handy utility present in Windows 10 and Windows 11 that allows developers to run GNU/Linux environments directly inside the operating system without requiring virtual machines (VMs) or dual-boot configurations. The implementation became generally available via the Microsoft Store about a year ago, making it easier for interested users to install it quickly. Now, Microsoft has rolled out a new pre-release version of WSL with a lot of interesting, experimental features.

Image: Microsoft Microsoft is holding a “special event” in New York City later this week where it’s expected to debut three new Surface devices and AI-powered features for Windows, Office, Bing, Surface, and more.The event is taking place just days after Panos Panay, Microsoft’s former head of Windows and Surface, resigned in a surprise announcement. We’ll now see how the new leaders of Windows and Surface push ahead with Microsoft’s big AI plans Here, we’ll cover how and when you can follow the event live, along with the new product announcements we’re expecting to see from Microsoft.When is Microsoft’s “special event” happening?The press event will kick off at 7AM PT / 10AM ET on Thursday, September 21st, making it the first in-person Surface... Continue reading…

The iPad is an incredibly capable device. Every model, from the base iPad all the way up to the giant iPad Pro, can handle almost anything you throw at them, and drawing is no exception. Many iPad models can address the needs of artists, though each has its own creator niche. All iPad models feature high-resolution displays with accurate color palettes that make drawing enjoyable, and the speedy Apple processors, from the A13 to the M2, will easily handle all the best drawing apps.

Samsung replaced the A53 in its great smartphone lineup with the Galaxy A54, but there's no need to ditch your old phone right away. Last year's Galaxy A53 is still one of the best cheap Android phones you can buy today, and it's still a capable phone in 2023. Plus, since you can occasionally find the Galaxy A53 at a discount, there's a case to be made for buying a new one if you're on a budget. Its Exynos 1280 SoC is powerful enough for most day-to-day tasks, and its 6.5-inch high refresh rate Super AMOLED display is among the best in the segment. On top of that, it has a decent set of cameras and a massive 5,000mAh battery that easily lasts a full day of use on a single charge.