Most smartphones these days tend to have good battery life, meaning they last at least one full day on a single charge. It's a basic expectation many users have when shopping for a new phone, especially some of the more recent flagship phones. Smartphone technology has also evolved to a point where critical components like the processor aren’t really power-hungry, which means manufacturers can squeeze out more performance and deliver the same or better battery life without increasing battery capacity. This ensures phones stay slim and efficient.

CASEY CRAFFORD/NETFLIX Netflix’s live-action One Piece adaptation is better than it has any business being, and the streamer intends to keep all of the first season’s good momentum going with even more episodes, according to Eiichiro Oda.In a move that only comes as (a bit of) a surprise given how opaque Netflix likes to be about the logic behind its choice to cancel some shows just as they’re really taking off, Oda announced today that the live-action One Piece has been renewed for an unannounced number of new episodes / seasons. In an announcement video featuring one of One Piece’s transponder snails, Oda thanked fans, new and old, for supporting his work and said that “it’ll still take a while to get the scripts ready, so please be patient.”“It seems... Continue reading…

Emojipedia’s renderings of what some of the new emoji in Emoji 15.1 might look like. | Image: Emojipedia There are new emoji on the way... eventually. As reported by Emojipedia, the Unicode Consortium has formally approved Emoji 15.1, meaning a batch of new emoji will appear on your devices at some point in the future.There aren’t quite as many additions to the emoji lineup as there have been in previous releases. The brand new emoji are a head shaking horizontally, a head shaking vertically, a phoenix, a lime, a brown mushroom, and a broken chain, according to Emojipedia. There are also new emoji denoting different family sizes and a few versions of emoji you might be familiar with that will face different directions.You can see the official accepted emoji on the Unicode Consortium website.Unicode 15.1 and Emoji 15.1 have been... Continue reading…

There seems to be an almost never-ending number of laptops on the market today, and it's fair to say we're usually spoiled for choice in most categories. That includes specific categories like the best gaming laptops, and we even have a list of great budget gaming laptops if you don't want to spend a lot. But we all have our affinities, and with HP laptops being some of the most popular in the world, it's only natural you'd be looking for them. To help you out, we've gathered some of the best HP laptops for gaming, so you can get something that fits your needs.

Image: Square Enix If you’ve poured dozens of hours into Final Fantasy VII Remake, that unfortunately won’t give you much of a leg up in the game’s sequel, Final Fantasy VII Rebirth. As part of an interview about the new game posted on the PlayStation Blog, game director Naoki Hamaguchi confirmed that you won’t be able to port over your Remake save or character builds into Rebirth.Here’s the full question and answer:Given this is a direct continuation Final Fantasy VII Remake, can players port over their save file and their character builds to continue their journey into Final Fantasy VII VII Rebirth?Hamaguchi: We have announced that the Final Fantasy VII remake project will be a trilogy and that each entry will be a standalone game in its own right.... Continue reading…

If you've got yourself a brand new iPhone 15 Plus, you'll want to take a look at the best chargers, the best cases, and perhaps most importantly, the best iPhone 15 Plus screen protectors. Nobody likes having to replace a cracked screen or deal with a nasty scratch, and a screen protector is the best way to protect against all that. However, there are so many different options when it comes to screen protectors, and it can be tough to decide on just one.

Image: PlayStation Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 will come with an even bigger map. The developers behind the sequel — Insomniac Games — have announced they’re “nearly doubling” the size of Marvel’s New York.With the expanded map, you’ll get to swing your way past the East River and web your way across Queens and Brooklyn while completing story missions, side quests, and city activities along the way. There are also new “Web Wings” that help you get across the city faster. You’ll also get to switch between playing as Peter Parker and Miles Morales “near-instantly,” with both characters having different side stories and quests. The game will feature 65 different suits, along with a new Suit Styles feature that lets you apply different color shaders for some... Continue reading…

Illustration: The Verge I was thrilled when Threads finally launched on the web in August, but I quickly found that it was missing one important feature: you couldn’t quote posts, only repost them. (In X / Twitter lingo, that translates to quote tweet and retweet.) But that’s now changing, as Instagram Adam Mosseri said Thursday that quote posts on the web were rolled out this week.To quote a post, just click the two arrows icon and then click the “quote” option. Screenshot by Jay Peters / The Verge That quote button. Right there. Mosseri also said that Threads users on mobile can follow a thread and get notifications on it. This feature apparently hasn’t rolled out for me on iOS — I can’t find it — but I expect I’ll get it soon... Continue reading…

Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Sony’s September show wasn’t quite as big as Nintendo’s, but there were some fun announcements in store. Continue reading…

Final Fantasy VII Rebirth has a new trailer and a February release date. To close out a rather tame State of Play, Sony knew it had to bring out the big guns. So it did... with the Sister Ray.Junon’s big-ass gun was only one of the many new glimpses of the open world we got with FFVII Rebirth’s new trailer. We also got a first look at Cosmo Canyon and Gold Saucer, and Cait Sith finally makes his appearance.While FFVII Remake and Rebirth diverge significantly from the story laid out in the original Final Fantasy VII, Rebirth looks like it’s still going to add a lot of the side activities that made escaping Midgar on FFVII’s first disc so dang cool. Cloud’s zipping around Costa del Sol on a Segway; he’s playing fighting games in the Gold... Continue reading…

Illustration by Nick Barclay / The Verge Disney is in talks to sell off its ABC network and local TV stations, according to a report from Bloomberg. The entertainment giant reportedly met with Nexstar Media Group, which owns dozens of local news stations, to discuss a sale.Disney’s response to the report is a denial that it has reached a deal to sell off ABC or any of its other linear properties. In a statement published on its website, the company says it’s “open to considering a variety of strategic options,” but it hasn’t made an official decision and that “any report to that effect is unfounded.”Sources tell Bloomberg that the talks between Nexstar and Disney are still early and that a price hasn’t yet been named. Another source tells the outlet that Disney is also... Continue reading…

Google currently offers no repairs for broken Pixel Watches. | Photo by Chris Welch / The Verge If you crack the screen on the Pixel Watch, getting it officially repaired by Google isn’t in the cards. Several Pixel Watch owners have vented their frustrations about the inability to replace cracked screens, both on Reddit and in Google support forums. The Verge has also reviewed an official Google support chat from a reader who broke their Pixel Watch display after dropping the wearable. In it, a support representative states that Google “doesn’t have any repair centers or service centers” for the device. “At this moment, we don’t have any repair option for the Google Pixel Watch. If your watch is damaged, you can contact the Google Pixel Watch Customer Support Team to check your replacement options,” Google spokesperson Bridget... Continue reading…