The wireless earbuds with unbeatable call quality got their first discount
Anker’s Soundcore Liberty 5 Pro came out swinging in May with incredible call quality, something that competing ear buds have struggled to get right. They’ve become part of our reviewer John Higgins’ rotation of earbuds for more than just taking calls; The Liberty 5 Pro have fantastic audio once you make some tweaks in their app, and they stand out thanks to an IP55 rating and LDAC high-res audio codec support on Android. What’s more, they’re typically cheaper than the competition at $169.99, but you can snag them for $149.99 at Amazon, Best Buy, and at Anker. They come in four colors (black, blue, white, pink), and include a screen-equipped charging case that lets you make adjustments to active noise cancellation, sound profiles, speak-to-chat and enabling Dolby Atmos head tracking. Your mileage may vary with the usefulness of the case, but it’s nice not to have to use the app for quick tweaks. Soundcore Liberty 5 Pro...
Anker’s Soundcore Liberty 5 Pro came out swinging in May with incredible call quality, something that competing ear buds have struggled to get right. They’ve become part of our reviewer John Higgins’ rotation of earbuds for more than just taking calls; The Liberty 5 Pro have fantastic audio once you make some tweaks in their app, and they stand out thanks to an IP55 rating and LDAC high-res audio codec support on Android.What’s more, they’re typically cheaper than the competition at $169.99, but you can snag them for $149.99 at Amazon, Best Buy, and at Anker. They come in four colors (black, blue, white, pink), and include a screen-equipped charging case that lets you make adjustments to active noise cancellation, sound profiles, speak-to-chat and enabling Dolby Atmos head tracking. Your mileage may vary with the usefulness of the case, but it’s nice not to have to use the app for quick tweaks.
Soundcore Liberty 5 Pro
Where to Buy:
$169.99 $149.99 at Amazon
$169.99 $149.99 at Anker
$169.99 $149.99 at B&H Photo
I’ve been eagerly awaiting any sort of deal on the Liberty 5 Pro since John’s review dropped. Clearly, Anker caught wind of its success and kept them locked at $170 for months (not even a small price drop during June’s Prime Day sale). What could have lead to the price drop? Likely the debut of the AirPods 5 that start at $129 but have a more feature-rich version that’s $20 more — the same current price as Anker’s Liberty 5 Pro. Read our review. window.HYPE_DESK_CONFIG = { productImageUrl: “https://platform.theverge.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/09/SCR-20260902-lfhb.jpeg”, productImageAlt: “CORSAIR GALLEON 100 SD”, productTitle: “CORSAIR GALLEON 100 SD”, shortDescription: “The Corsair Galleon 100 SD combines a premium mechanical gaming keyboard with built-in Stream Deck controls, and it is $50 off through September 13.”, longDescription: “The Corsair Galleon 100 SD pairs 12 customizable LCD keys, two rotary dials, and a display with hot-swappable MLX Pulse switches, up to 8,000Hz polling, and a dedicated Game Mode. Its built-in Stream Deck lets you control games, Discord, Spotify, streaming tools, and system functions directly from the keyboard. It is on sale for $299.99 through September 13, a $50 discount. Purchase it from Corsair.com in September and Corsair will also email you a $20 coupon for a future eligible gaming gear purchase after your order ships.”, purchaseUrl: “https://go.corsair.com/c/482924/490888/8513?subId1=VergeHypeDesk&subId2=CorsairArticle1&u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.corsair.com%2Fus%2Fen%2Fp%2Fkeyboards%2FCH-912A31I-NA%2Fgalleon-100-sd-stream-deck-integrated-mechanical-keyboard-ch-912a31i-na&partnerpropertyid=7032191”, purchaseLinkText: “BUY AT CORSAIR” };
Here are three more great deals
Those shopping for a battery-powered video doorbell may want to consider the second-gen Ring Battery Doorbell Pro, which is steeply discounted at Wellbots thanks to an exclusive offer code for Verge readers. Currently $249.99 at Amazon, the 4K-enabled doorbell with 10x digital zoom is $149.99 with code 100VERGERING used at checkout. This price, frankly, spanks the previous lowest price of $179.99 at Amazon we saw in late August. You can read more about Ring’s latest generation of battery doorbells in our coverage. But put simply, they’re sleeker, more capable, and still come with a removable, rechargeable battery.
I’m hyped for Control Resonant, the follow-up to Remedy’s brilliant Control. It launches on September 24th, and you can get $12 off Steam preorders at Newegg. The game will debut for $59.99, but the code CNTRLXV used at checkout knocks it down to $47.99, which is the best price I’ve seen. It’s not tough to find the game at other key sellers for around $50, though. While it’s a direct sequel, it’s also the latest addition to Remedy’s connected universe that canonically includes Alan Wake t**les. Here’s our hands-on from Summer Game Fest.
While we’re on the topic of games, we recently covered that Walmart was discounting preorders for the physical version of The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time remake for Switch 2. Well, that also extends to Amazon, which is selling it for $59.99, a discount you’ll see at checkout. The cartridge version typically costs $10 more than digital — a change that Nintendo made earlier this year — but both retailers have a reputation for eating the price hike during the preorder phase for Nintendo Switch 2 t**les.
My dusty Android tablet became the smart home control panel I didn’t know I needed
Home Assistant is quite the compelling smart home platform. It can bring together all of your smart devices, be it Philips Hue bulbs, Sonoff Zigbee smart plugs, and Sonof speakers. With Home Assistant fully configured, it's easier than one may initially believe to create the ultimate interactive home. That said,...
Home Assistant is quite the compelling smart home platform. It can bring together all of your smart devices, be it Philips Hue bulbs, Sonoff Zigbee smart plugs, and Sonof speakers. With Home Assistant fully configured, it's easier than one may initially believe to create the ultimate interactive home. That said, there's one area where things can get a little messy, and that's controlling everything. The official apps are brilliant on the smartphone, but having an old Android tablet can make all the difference, especially if you use it for security.
Steven Schmitt Switzerland
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Is Big Tech’s AI slowdown a safety pact or a cartel?
When OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei, Google DeepMind cofounder Demis Hassabis, and SpaceX head Elon Musk loosely agreed over the weekend to slow down AI development, skeptics spotted an ulterior motive immediately. The AI titans had declared that their aim was to "pace the frontier," signing on...
When OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei, Google DeepMind cofounder Demis Hassabis, and SpaceX head Elon Musk loosely agreed over the weekend to slow down AI development, skeptics spotted an ulterior motive immediately. The AI titans had declared that their aim was to "pace the frontier," signing on at least partially to a proposal for embedding third-party auditors, regulating domestic labs, and reaching a global slowdown agreement. Their critics, however, argued they simply wanted to stop would-be competitors, kneecap the open-source movement, and avoid real legal safeguards - some dubbed it an outright "cartel." The truth …Read the full story at The Verge.
John Doe New York
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I asked Claude Code, Codex, and Google Antigravity to rebuild the same website; one is in a different league
AI coding tools are getting quite good at building websites, but I wanted to know which current model can nail all the little details that I ask for in a prompt. So I gave Claude Code, Codex, and Google Antigravity the exact same challenge: rebuild a website from the same...
AI coding tools are getting quite good at building websites, but I wanted to know which current model can nail all the little details that I ask for in a prompt. So I gave Claude Code, Codex, and Google Antigravity the exact same challenge: rebuild a website from the same brief, with no extra hand-holding along the way.
Sophia Wilson Atlanta
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Volvo’s plug-in hybrid XC60 and XC90 can really go the distance
Most plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEV) today get an average of around 30-50 miles of battery-only range: decent, but not mind-blowing. With hybrid sales dominating the market today, Volvo is out to prove that its PHEVs can push the limits of what's possible. Today, the Swedish automaker revealed the updated...
Most plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEV) today get an average of around 30-50 miles of battery-only range: decent, but not mind-blowing. With hybrid sales dominating the market today, Volvo is out to prove that its PHEVs can push the limits of what's possible.Today, the Swedish automaker revealed the updated PHEV versions of its popular XC60 and XC90 SUVs are its first "long range plug-in hybrids," delivering class-leading ranges of 78 miles and 73 miles, respectively. That's more than double the electric range of previous PHEV variants. The numbers are still preliminary and based on EPA testing standards. But if confirmed, they would …Read the full story at The Verge.
Daniel Martinez Dallas
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A shell script automated half my week, and I’m too afraid to change it
Every week, I repeat an embarrassing number of tasks that require almost no thought. I mean things like sorting files, checking my inbox, tracking phone, credit card, and other bills, and more. I have never liked doing these, so I decided to automate them with a shell script. I have...
Every week, I repeat an embarrassing number of tasks that require almost no thought. I mean things like sorting files, checking my inbox, tracking phone, credit card, and other bills, and more. I have never liked doing these, so I decided to automate them with a shell script. I have managed to build a single automation system that tidies my files, processes emails, updates financial and health trackers, and even prepares a weekly agenda. It does this by connecting to services including Gmail, Google Calendar, Notion, and Standard Chartered Bank, and using scheduled jobs to run the right tasks at the right time.
Emily Brown Houston
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GM updates its trucks’ native software to coexist with CarPlay
General Motors is polishing up the software experience in its bestselling trucks in an effort to reduce the amount of dangerous tapping and swiping that's required to access the most-used controls. It's also giving Apple CarPlay and Android Auto spiffy new picture-in-picture displays - which is notable given GM's previously...
General Motors is polishing up the software experience in its bestselling trucks in an effort to reduce the amount of dangerous tapping and swiping that's required to access the most-used controls. It's also giving Apple CarPlay and Android Auto spiffy new picture-in-picture displays - which is notable given GM's previously stated hostility to phone mirroring in its electric vehicles.When the next-generation interface makes its debut on the 2027 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 and 2027 GMC Sierra 1500 later this year, vehicle owners will see a number of changes, including slick new graphics for its advanced driver-assist system, animated transiti …Read the full story at The Verge.
John Doe New York
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I ditched Pocket for Karakeep, and my research library finally became searchable
Researching and saving things is a pretty standard part of my workflow. Be it articles I want to read, tutorials for projects, just interesting projects and software to write about, and more. For a long time, my workflow revolved around Pocket. But with Pocket no longer a thing, I've tried...
Researching and saving things is a pretty standard part of my workflow. Be it articles I want to read, tutorials for projects, just interesting projects and software to write about, and more. For a long time, my workflow revolved around Pocket. But with Pocket no longer a thing, I've tried to look up a proper alternative. I even tried using bookmarks, but that got out of hand pretty quickly.
William Garcia Boston
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Microsoft confirms that Windows 11’s new update breaks copy-pasting in Excel, and there’s no solution yet
Another Patch Tuesday has come and gone, so you know what that means: more weird Windows 11 bugs. We've already seen the latest patch break WSL and Claude Cowork functionality due to issues with Plan9. Now, Microsoft has confirmed that anyone who downloaded the latest update may have issues copy-pasting...
Another Patch Tuesday has come and gone, so you know what that means: more weird Windows 11 bugs. We've already seen the latest patch break WSL and Claude Cowork functionality due to issues with Plan9. Now, Microsoft has confirmed that anyone who downloaded the latest update may have issues copy-pasting in Excel.
Emily Brown Houston
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Microsoft issues emergency Windows 11 update to fix its record-breaking patch
Microsoft has started rolling out an emergency out-of-band update to fix problems with its record-breaking September patch Tuesday update. The software giant patched nearly 1,000 flaws in its biggest update ever this month, but it also introduced some bugs that have affected businesses, developers, and gamers. The September patch Tuesday...
Microsoft has started rolling out an emergency out-of-band update to fix problems with its record-breaking September patch Tuesday update. The software giant patched nearly 1,000 flaws in its biggest update ever this month, but it also introduced some bugs that have affected businesses, developers, and gamers.The September patch Tuesday affected folder shares on Hyper-V-based Linux virtual machines, Remote Desktop Services sessions, and some USB audio devices. Microsoft's out-of-band update, released yesterday, addresses these issues across Windows 11 versions 26h1, 25H2, and 24H2. Microsoft has also released updates for Windows Server 202 …Read the full story at The Verge.
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Valve is still figuring out ‘how and when’ to do Steam Deck 2
Now that Valve has finally launched its entire 2026 hardware lineup - the Steam Controller, the Steam Machine, and today's Steam Frame - are we any closer to a next-gen Steam Deck handheld? Valve isn't saying so yet. The company is figuring out "how and when we can deliver something...
Now that Valve has finally launched its entire 2026 hardware lineup - the Steam Controller, the Steam Machine, and today's Steam Frame - are we any closer to a next-gen Steam Deck handheld? Valve isn't saying so yet. The company is figuring out "how and when we can deliver something like that," Valve designer Pierre-Loup Griffais now tells IGN.Valve has been clear for years that 1) a Steam Deck 2 will indeed happen, and 2) it's not coming until Valve finds the right chip. The original Steam Deck worked because it delivered the right combination of price, performance, and battery life, and Valve has repeatedly said it won't sacrifice effici …Read the full story at The Verge.
Emily Brown Houston
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Nvidia’s latest driver update had me thinking my GPU was dead, but this one fix stopped my screen from flickering
When Nvidia's 616.56 driver landed on my Nvidia App at the end of August, I installed it the way I'd installed every single Game Ready driver, which was, without a second thought. That very same evening after work, I booted Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 like I always do, but after...
When Nvidia's 616.56 driver landed on my Nvidia App at the end of August, I installed it the way I'd installed every single Game Ready driver, which was, without a second thought. That very same evening after work, I booted Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 like I always do, but after a few minutes of flying, I started seeing strange artefacts across the screen. A few minutes later, the game dropped me on the desktop, ruining over 30-ish minutes of progress.
Olivia Miller Seattle
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I found where Windows keeps files you deleted years ago, and it wasn’t the Recycle Bin
Every Windows user on the planet has been familiar with the Recycle Bin for years now. Its name itself has led me to believe that it's the final stop for anything I delete from Windows. By and large, I've always assumed that emptying the Recycle Bin meant that the files...
Every Windows user on the planet has been familiar with the Recycle Bin for years now. Its name itself has led me to believe that it's the final stop for anything I delete from Windows. By and large, I've always assumed that emptying the Recycle Bin meant that the files were gone, with the only exception being specialized recovery software.
