If you've been planning to buy a new Mac, then the MacBook Pro and MacBook Air are two popular options that you're possibly considering. Right now, Apple sells six different MacBook models, each featuring its own unique characteristics and price tag. This makes deciding which variant to get a bit confusing. Worry not; we're here to show you exactly what the difference is between each MacBook Pro and MacBook Air model currently on sale.

The iPhone 15 and iPhone 15 Pro are finally here, and as usual, they come with a slew of differences that give the Pro model some extra appeal to justify the higher price tag. This time around, due to legal enforcement in the EU, Apple has switched the charging port on all devices to USB Type-C, but while iPhone 15 models come with a USB 2.0 port, the Pro versions come with USB 3.0.

The Home Assistant Green can be the main command center for your smart home. | Image: Home Assistant Buy enough tech and you can’t escape the siren call of a smart home. Amazon practically throws Echo Dots at you. Google will sneak a Nest Mini in the box with almost anything you buy in its store. Good luck buying a new kitchen appliance that doesn’t beg to be connected to the internet. All of those come with platforms that are locked down and cloud-dependent, requiring you to bend to their corporate wishes to use them.But for the last decade, Home Assistant has been the go-to software for privacy-focused nerds who want all the benefits that Apple, Google, and Amazon products provide with infinitely better flexibility and fewer security risks. And now, for the software’s 10th birthday, the people behind Home Assistant are introducing a... Continue reading…

I love fast hardware and exploring the bleeding edge of what’s possible in computing with some of the fastest Wi-Fi routers in the world, but that gets expensive fast. Most people just want their internet connection to work reliably without wasting a bunch of money on hardware they don’t really need. That’s where the Asus RT-AX57 comes in with its modest AX3000 connection and simple software, making it easy to get set up in minutes. This router looks like a good fit for a lot of families, but can it really keep up with a fast connection and a demanding household?

Going into Week 2 of the 104th NFL regular season, only a few games are between teams that won in Week 1. The Green Bay Packers at Atlanta Falcons on Sunday is one of them, and it promises to be a closely-fought match.

Apple has taken a while to bring high-refresh-rate displays to the iPhone, despite them being found on the best iPads for many years now. The first ProMotion display came to the iPhone in 2021 when Apple debuted the iPhone 13 Pro series. Even though the new iPhone 15 Pro and Pro Max also have ProMotion displays, the company hasn't given this treatment to base-model phones.

Pip is one of the most important tools to have at your disposal when you're getting started with a Python project. It allows you to install and manage millions of Python packages and libraries to help you set up the right software environment for a project, be it a simple automation task or a complex artificial intelligence or machine learning project. Thankfully, installing Pip on Windows is a fairly simple task, and you can do it following a few simple steps. There's also a chance that you may already have Pip installed on your system, so read on to learn more about Pip, along with steps to install or upgrade the existing version of Pip on your Windows PC. Let's dive in!

It's Week 2 of the regular NFL season, and it's going to be a barnstormer in this match up. Only three games this week are between teams that won in Week 1, and this is the only game where both teams won their first outing.

The Google Pixel phones were an immediate hit upon the first release in 2016, and while the lineup has faced stiff competition from brands like Samsung in recent years, the Pixel devices are still some of the best Android phones you can buy. They're renowned for their slick operating system and great camera modules, and as such, have gained a loyal following among tech enthusiasts, photography hobbyists, and Android users. And although these smartphones aren't as pricey as many Android flagships on the market today, they can be surprisingly affordable – especially if you can smoke out some juicy Pixel phone deals.

Image: William Joel / The Verge Hi, friends! Welcome to Installer No. 6, your guide to the best and Verge-iest stuff in the world. (If you’re new here, first of all, hi, hello, welcome, and second of all, you can read all the old editions at the Installer homepage.) This week, I’ve been watching the wacky sci-fi series Command Z from Steven Soderbergh, updating all my browsers to fix a scary security issue, reading and listening to Cory Doctorow rage against Big Tech, cackling at this video about the state of the Hyperloop, trying the Endel app as work music instead of my all-day movie soundtracks playlist, and slowly cleaning up my camera roll with some help from Swipewipe.Also this week, I have for you a bunch of new Apple gear (shocking, I know), two books worth... Continue reading…

Apple touted the watch and iPhone’s lifesaving feature in a new ad. | Screenshot by Emma Roth / The Verge In recent years, Apple’s presentations have started to feature a new type of messaging: without an Apple Watch, you might be mauled by a bear, drown inside a sinking car, get stuck in a trash compactor, or even succumb to hypothermia after falling through an icy lake.These disasters have always been averted by the presence of an Apple Watch. But this year, Apple’s messaging has started to change again: it’s not just the Apple Watch that can save you from possible death — but the iPhone, too.At Apple’s iPhone 15 showcase, the company opened with an ad that weaved together the lifesaving potential of both the Apple Watch and the iPhone. The video depicted people celebrating their birthdays with friends and family, blowing out candles,... Continue reading…

Apple and Meta have never been closer as companies. Now that Apple has the Vision Pro, it can compete in the same industry as Meta with its Quest headsets. Previously, we discussed how Apple's Vision Pro headset could disrupt the VR industry and could capitalize on Meta's privacy woes. Apple's reputation in this space is objectively superior to Meta's. So, it already has a strong win in their inevitable battle.