AMD is expected to release its Ryzen 8000-series 'Strix Point' APUs next year, featuring a combination of Zen 5 CPU cores and RDNA 3.5 integrated graphics. Earlier leaks already revealed several key details about them, including the CPU core count, and now another massive leak has seemingly revealed the full GPU core count of what is likely a Strix Point engineering sample.

Urbanista’s Malibu. After releasing two solar-powered pairs of headphones, you would have thought that it’d be simple for Urbanista to apply the same technology to a Bluetooth speaker. But with the Malibu, which is being shown off at IFA in Berlin ahead of its release later this month, Urbanista says it had a whole new set of challenges to overcome.That’s because the company’s approach to its solar powered products hasn’t just been to put some solar-absorbing material on an existing device and call it a day. Instead, Urbanista product director Marten Sahlen and the company’s brand and marketing director Tuomas Lonka tell me the company spends a lot of time making the products more power efficient in the first place, so they can get the maximum benefit from... Continue reading…

Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times via Getty Images After her Eras tour shattered ticket sales records last year, now Taylor Swift is coming for the box office. The upcoming Taylor Swift | The Eras Tour concert film set a single-day sales record for AMC in just three hours after the ticket presale went live, raking in a total of $26 million in sales in one day, the theater chain announced.That beats the previous single-day sales record held by Spider-Man: No Way Home at $16.9 million. Aside from AMC, Fandango says that the three-hour film now sits on the site’s list of the biggest first-day ticket sellers throughout its 23-year history, alongside box office giants like Avengers: Endgame and Star Wars: The Force Awakens.NEWS: Are you ready for it? Taylor Swift's #TheErasTourMovie is... Continue reading…

Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Meta could let users pay for Facebook and Instagram to avoid ads in their feeds, at least in Europe.The New York Times reports that Meta is considering a paid subscription to its social media products, an attempt by Meta to quell concerns by the EU around data privacy and ads. No information is available on price or a release date, and it’s not confirmed whether the product will actually be released.Meta did not respond to a request for comment.The company has been fighting with the EU and other European regulators around alleged privacy violations from its ad-tracking services and data transfers. Ireland’s Data Protection Commission fined Meta $1.3 billion for transferring data of European users to the US, a violation of GDPR. The US... Continue reading…

Although Samsung's flagship foldable hasn't received any significant upgrades this time around, the company's compact foldable, the Galaxy Z Flip 5, brings a highly-requested improvement: a massive cover screen. It also packs Qualcomm's latest flagship chipset, an updated design with a new hinge, and more storage on the base model. The 3.4-inch cover screen alone makes it one of the best phones for those who want a compact yet functional device, as it allows users to do much more without opening the main foldable display.

Android 14 is almost ready for prime time! For lucky owners of the Pixel Fold, Pixel Tablet, or any Pixel phone as old as the Pixel 4a 5G, you'll be among the first users to see what Android 14 has to offer, as these devices can participate in Google's beta initiative.

The Razer Viper Mini Signature Edition was announced at the beginning of the year and is an absolute beast of a mouse, especially with its recent update that brings 8KHz polling. If you thought the Viper Mini Signature Edition couldn't get any more lavish, then prepare to be surprised, as Razer's CEO Min-Liang Tan has unveiled a version that's made from 24K gold.

One of the most anticipated games of the year, Starfield, is finally on the cusp of being launched and while we still have a few more days to go for general access, those that preordered the Premium or better version of the game have gained early access to the title which started on August 31. As you might expect, there's been a lot of feedback over the past 24 hours, with lots of good, some bad, and a dash of controversial.

Garmin goes pretty much unmatched when it comes to fitness and health tracking features on smartwatches, with products that also offer impressive battery life, lasting weeks on a single change and some even going for over a month. As you can imagine, for these reasons and more, Garmin has consistently produced some of the best smartwatches year after year.

The Deebot X20 Omni — the latest robot vacuum mop from Ecovacs — was on display at IFA 2023 this week. | Photo by Jennifer Pattison Tuohy / The Verge The robot vacuum cleaner is undergoing a renaissance this year as all the major manufacturers figure out new and more outlandish ways to make the tiresome chore of cleaning your floors fully automated.At the IFA 2023 tech trade show in Berlin this week, robot vacuums were literally roaming the halls as companies showed off their latest innovations. We saw robot mops that integrate into your plumbing, big advances in navigation, smaller sizes for multi-function docking stations, and a robot mop that can do the splits to clean your baseboards better.Here’s a rundown of the latest innovations in robotic floor cleaning we spotted at IFA this week. The X2 Omni is Ecovacs new flagship robot vacuum. It’s hip to be square ... Continue reading…

The iPhone 15 series is launching in a couple of weeks. And while we're undoubtedly excited about what Apple has to show, I'm more interested in next year's launch. I currently use the company's best iPhone, the iPhone 14 Pro, and I'm not tempted to upgrade this year whatsoever. That's because the iPhone 16 Pro could be worth the wait, and the five rumored iPhone 15 Pro upgrades simply don't apply to me or others who already have an iPhone 14 Pro model.

Buying a new laptop can be a stressful and expensive experience. The best laptops around can cost anywhere from a few hundred dollars to several thousand dollars, and even the best cheap laptops can approach $1,000 if you're configuring them beyond the basic model. Navigating sales and limited-time offers takes time, and not everyone has the patience to parse pricing and features to ensure that they're getting the best deal possible. There are always laptops on sale — even beyond popular sale events like Black Friday, Cyber Monday, and Prime Day — which is why we've carefully curated this list of the best laptop deals to help you quickly find the perfect device.