Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Disney has announced that until October 11th, it will offer a three-month deal on Hulu plus Live TV for $49.99 per month. The $20-a-month discounted subscription, which includes the ad-free tiers for Disney Plus and ESPN Plus, comes right as the final weekend of the US Open championships gets underway and the first NFL games of the season happen. Disney’s Hulu trial is well-timed, given its spat with Spectrum leaving cable customers with legally dubious options for watching some of the year’s biggest sports events. That includes tennis player Daniil Medvedev, who last week said he had to use pirate streams to watch the US Open while playing in it since the hotel TVs were connected to Spectrum. Medvedev, who won the tournament in 2021,... Continue reading…

Finally, the kind of treatment Nintendo’s 34-year-old handheld deserves. | Image: Grid Happy Saturday, dear readers! If you’re anything like me, chances are you have a soft spot for older tech, specifically the kind of borderline-ancient gadgets and gizmos that often find their way to the landfill or the shoebox under your bed. If so, I’m here to tell you that Grid Studio is running an anniversary sale through Sunday, September 10th, offering discounts on an assortment of framed, nostalgia-inducing gadgets.In terms of what’s available, you have some options. The original Game Boy and iPhone 4S — which are on sale for $169 ($130 off) and $99 ($70 off), respectively — are surely the star of the show at 40 percent off, but you can still save 15 percent on a range of other aging, oft-forgotten tech with offer code T15. This... Continue reading…

These days, handheld gaming PCs are all the rage. The Steam Deck is arguably the one that kicked off this trend, but there have since been plenty of Steam Deck alternatives. Two of the newest that you might want to consider are the Lenovo Legion Go and the Asus ROG Ally. The Legion Go brings new features like detachable controllers and the option to use the controllers as a mouse. That said, the Asus ROG Ally is a strong competitor to the Steam Deck since it's a bit more portable and powerful. But which one should you get? We're here for you to dig deeper into all the differences between these two Windows handheld systems.

Laptops are incredibly useful devices, and buying a new one can be very exciting, but also daunting. There's so much choice nowadays that finding the right laptop for you can be tough, but we're here to help. We already have a round-up of the best laptops overall, but what if you specifically want something that's lightweight and easy to carry around? Well, you can check out our list of the best lightweight laptops, or we can take a look at the best 13-inch laptops you can buy today.

There's really nothing worse than watching your phone, tablet, or pretty much any gadget run out of battery, especially when you are nowhere near a charging outlet. We've all been there, right? But you can avoid putting yourself in that situation again by simply carrying a portable charger with you when you are stepping out of your house. Portable chargers, commonly referred to as power banks, can help you charge your smartphone and other gadgets like laptops and Steam Deck when you are away from a charging outlet. I recommend carrying one around even if your devices have pretty good battery life because, well, you never know when you'll need more power, right?

A significant benefit of owning a Chromebook is that you can use all kinds of apps on it, including Linux apps, Android apps, and standard web apps. Most Android apps, in particular, can be downloaded via the Google Play Store, but what if you want to use a specific Android app that's not listed? Well, you can sideload that app.

These days, you can buy some fantastic laptops with top-tier specs and premium features in some stunning designs that are still light and portable. But all of those high-end pieces of hardware are usually pretty expensive, and if you're on a smaller budget, it can be easy to look at those laptops with envy. Don't fret, though. There are some great laptops out there with much more affordable prices, and we've rounded up some of the best, so you can get a really good experience without breaking the bank.

A screenshot from a 2015 video interview, titled Oral History of Dennis R. Austin, that was published by the Computer History Museum. | Screenshot: Wes Davis / The Verge Dennis Austin, who co-created PowerPoint, passed away at his home in Los Altos, California, on September 1st, reports The Washington Post. His son, Michael Austin, said he’d had lung cancer that had metastasized to his brain, according to the Post. He was 76 years old.Austin studied engineering at several universities, including MIT and UC Santa Barbara, before going to work as a software developer, eventually joining the software company Forethought and co-developing PowerPoint. The company released the software in 1987, and Microsoft bought the company just a few months later. Austin served as PowerPoint’s primary developer from 1985 to 1996 when he retired.The Washington Post notes that Michael Gaskins, PowerPoint’s other... Continue reading…

Active Noise Cancelation is a majorly sought-after feature on earphones and headphones, and for good reason. It removes a lot of outside noise from your listening experience, making it both significantly more peaceful and easier to listen at lower volumes. However, how noise-canceling works on headphones like the Sennheiser Momentum 4 Wireless and the Sony WH-1000XM5 is a bit of a mystery to many. We sat down with Christian Ern, a Principal Product Manager of Consumer Headphones at Sennheiser, at this year's IFA 2023 to help break it down.

Samsung's One UI 6 beta has landed, and it brings a handful of exciting features and some improvements over the One UI 5.1. It wasn't the smoothest rollout, but the update is finally available for all Galaxy S23 series devices across a few countries. I've been using the One UI 6 beta on my Galaxy S23 for about a week now, and my overall experience has been mostly positive. Switching to One UI 6 has made me use my Galaxy S23 a lot more than the Pixel 7 and the Galaxy Z Flip 5 running One UI 5.1, which is a good indication of my overall experience. There are a few things about the software that I like more than the others, so I decided to highlight some of my favorite One UI 6 changes and improvements below. Let's dive in!

Ubuntu is one of the most widely used Linux distributions offering a fancy graphical user interface that Windows and macOS users are sure to enjoy. On the other hand, Google Chrome is one of the most widely used web browsers. So, if you want to use Google Chrome on an Ubuntu laptop or any other Ubuntu machine in place of the default and pre-installed Firefox web browser, you can. There are two ways you can install it. You can enjoy a manual download with the default Firefox web browser, similar to how you might use Edge to do this on Windows, or you can install it using the Terminal.

Microsoft is in the process of introducing the AI-based Bing Chat feature to many of its apps and services and is also putting effort into improving the AI experience across its different platforms. The latest app to get massive AI improvements is Skype, which now helps you to be more creative with your messages.