The US gets the worst phones
…It won’t help that maintaining 80 percent battery capacity after five years is a key requirement to avoid having to shift to user-replaceable batteries under upcoming EU legislation, another reason…
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AI music is flooding streaming services — but who wants it?
…Suno and Udio allow users to quickly create entire compositions with a simple text prompt. AI-generated music was no longer the realm of technical experts and fringe experimenters, it was now…
Google Assistant
…Starting today, users in Early Access can once again ask follow-up questions to Google’s voice assistant on their Google Home devices without saying “Hey Google” every time, and without paying…
After three months on Linux, I don’t miss Windows at all
…I also grabbed a Spotify client from the Arch User Repository. I set up git and finally recompiled the ZMK firmware for my number pad. I even got ZMK Studio — a GUI…
Interior design at 25,000 mph
…This kind of attention to user experience isn’t just window dressing, but rather a key part of getting the best out of the astronauts. The approach is “thinking about comfort as…
Hue’s SpatialAware finally made me appreciate color-changing lights
…It’s slower and less reliable, and it suffers from a failure point Hue users will be all too familiar with: If someone turns off the light at the switch, the feature…
Toy Story 5 has the right take on tech
…I also have for you the new Pixar movie worth your time, a better way to hold your phone, a nice upgrade for Android users, a lovely new Windows laptop, and much…
Oppo’s new phone has one camera too many
…Half of the 10x photos I’ve taken haven’t even used the dedicated lens anyway, because the phone will often automatically switch to the 3x lens depending on the light level…
Here are the fitness trackers I actually recommend
…Android users, may I interest you in a Google Pixel Watch 4? [Product: Apple Watch SE 3 | https://www.amazon.com/Apple-Smartwatch-Starlight-Aluminum-Always/dp/B0FQFW7M9H/?tag=theverge02-20, https…
Inside the return of Xbox
…More than two years ago, Microsoft revealed that four Xbox-exclusive games were coming to PS5 and Nintendo Switch. It was the start of an initiative, codenamed Project Latitude, to grow Microsoft…