Microsoft argues its Activision Blizzard case with UK regulators

Illustration by William Joel / The Verge Microsoft has submitted a new change of circumstances document to the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) in the UK, arguing its case for its proposed Activision Blizzard deal to be reconsidered for approval. The CMA first blocked Microsoft’s proposed acquisition of Activision Blizzard in April, with the regulator making it clear it had concerns over the effect Microsoft’s acquisition could have on the emerging cloud gaming market. Weeks later, the European Commission then approved the deal thanks to Microsoft’s cloud gaming agreements with Nvidia, Boosteroid, and others and a commitment to the EU to open up cloud licensing access to Xbox and Activision Blizzard games. Microsoft now argues the UK regulator should take into… Continue reading… from The Verge – All Posts https://ift.tt/AKisefB via Grabey
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Windows 11 is getting multiple monitor refresh rate improvements

Photo by Becca Farsace / The Verge Microsoft is making it a lot more convenient to use multiple high refresh rate monitors with Windows 11. The software giant has started testing a Windows 11 update that automatically adjusts refresh rates on multiple monitors depending on what content is being displayed, which should improve power usage and could even result in some GPUs spinning up their fans less often. “We have improved refresh rate logic to allow different refresh rates on different monitors, depending on the refresh rate for each monitor and content shown on the screen,” explains Microsoft in a Windows Insider blog from last week, spotted by Neowin. “This will help most with refresh rate-dependent multitasking, like playing a game and watching a video at the same… Continue reading… from The Verge – All Posts https://ift.tt/TSWdzQN via Grabey
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Sony’s latest PS5 beta supports Dolby Atmos and up to 8TB of M.2 SSD storage

Photo by Vjeran Pavic / The Verge Sony has started testing a new PlayStation 5 software beta that includes Dolby Atmos support, up to 8TB of M.2 SSD storage support, and a variety UI improvements. The beta is rolling out in select countries today and Sony typically makes beta features available to all PS5 consoles within a few months. The biggest addition is Dolby Atmos support. In PS5 games it looks like Sony’s 3D Audio implementation (Tempest 3D AudioTech) will be compatible with Dolby Atmos devices like sound bars, TVs, or home theater systems. Media apps like Netflix can also update their apps on PS5 soon to support Dolby Atmos audio. “Tempest 3D AudioTech specifically renders to the Dolby Atmos audio devices in use – including overhead channels – allowing for even… Continue reading… from The Verge – All Posts https://ift.tt/7BaKv4z via Grabey
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Apple confirms bug stops Screen Time limits from sticking for kids

Illustration: The Verge If your kid has been mysteriously busting through the Screen Time limits you set on their Apple device, the Wall Street Journal might know why: the publication found that a bug has been preventing certain Screen Time limits set via the Family Sharing system from saving correctly for months. Apple was supposed to fix the issue back in May, but apparently the problem has persisted. Apple’s Family Sharing system allows parents to put usage limits on their kids’ devices, with one of the key controls being the ability to monitor and limit their usage of specific apps and the device as a whole through a feature called Screen Time. The Journal reports finding that a specific setting known as Downtime, which blocks access to the entire device,… Continue reading… from The Verge – All Posts https://ift.tt/jHxDYLt via Grabey
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iPhone 15 Pro might get a titanium frame, thinner bezels, and a price hike

An iPhone 14 Pro Max. | Image: Nilay Patel / The Verge Some big changes are expected to come to this year’s iPhone 15 Pro lineup — but they might come alongside a price hike, too. In Bloomberg this morning, reporter Mark Gurman confirmed a handful of details that have been floating around all year about what to expect when the next iPhone lineup is announced in just over a month. The new Pro models will both come with titanium frames, instead of stainless steel, making them stronger and lighter, according to Gurman. Their screens will also have thinner bezels, thanks to a new display technology, shrinking the size of the black border by about a third. (Earlier leaks show what that might look like.) And as previously reported, expect the mute switch to be swapped out for a customizable button… Continue reading… from The Verge – All Posts https://ift.tt/eIGh18p via Grabey
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The Tile Mate and Apple’s AirTags have dropped to some of their best prices

You can buy four AirTags for $84.99, or about $21 each. | Photo by Vjeran Pavic / The Verge Now we’ve reached the end of July, back-to-school season is officially upon us. If you’re starting to shop for supplies to help kick off the new school year on the right note, we curated a guide to a range of helpful gadgets. We also found a number of good deals this week that’ll help you prepare. Right now, for example, you can buy some of the best item trackers from Tile and Apple at some pretty notable prices. First off, the latest Tile Mate in black with a pack of lost and found labels for $19.99 ($10 off) from Amazon, which is an all-time low. The platform-agnostic Tile Mate will help you or your children keep track of backpacks, lunch boxes, tote bags, keys, and other belongings up to 250 feet away. That might be 150 feet less than… Continue reading… from The Verge – All Posts https://ift.tt/FE1Y8iq via Grabey
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Google’s latest robot can offer you an energy drink

Google robot choosing a ball. | Image: Google Google wants to make its robots smarter with the release of the AI learning model Robotic Transformer (RT-2). RT-2 is the new version of what the company calls its vision-language-action (VLA) model. The model teaches robots to better recognize visual and language patterns to interpret instructions and infer what objects work best for the request. Researchers tested RT-2 with a robotic arm in a kitchen office setting, asking its robotic arm to decide what makes a good improvised hammer (it was a rock) and to choose a drink to give an exhausted person (a Red Bull). They also told the robot to move a Coke can to a picture of Taylor Swift. The robot is a Swiftie, and that is good news for humanity. The new model trained on web and… Continue reading… from The Verge – All Posts https://ift.tt/kY8QDws via Grabey
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Artifact is getting an AI-powered text-to-speech feature to read you the news

There are other options available if you don’t want to use voices from Snoop Dogg or Gwyneth Paltrow. | Image: Artifact Artifact — the new-ish news app from Instagram co-founders Kevin Systrom and Mike Krieger — is adding an AI-powered text-to-speech feature that will read you news articles. The company is offering the new feature as part of a partnership with Speechify. Snoop Dogg and Gwyneth Paltrow are among the voices that can read you the news, and if you want an idea of what that might sound like, you can hear their AI voices on Speechify’s website. There are more than 30 English voices available, according to Robby Stein, Artifact’s head of product. To turn on the text-to-speech player, you can tap on a “play” icon you’ll see on the bottom bar while reading an article, and the player will let you choose things like reading speed (up to 4.5x!) and… Continue reading… from The Verge – All Posts https://ift.tt/EcTijpF via Grabey
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Chronological feeds won’t fix platform polarization, new Meta-backed research suggests

Image: Nick Barclay / The Verge Facebook and Instagram users see wildly different political news in their feeds depending on their political beliefs, but chronological feeds won’t fix the problem with polarization, new research published Thursday suggests. The findings come from four papers produced through a partnership between Meta and more than a dozen outside academics to research the impact of Facebook and Instagram on user behavior during the 2020 election. The company supplied data from around 208 million US-based active users in aggregate, totaling nearly all of the 231 million Facebook and Instagram users nationwide at the time. Turns out, users Meta previously classified as “conservative” or “liberal” consumed wildly different political news during the the… Continue reading… from The Verge – All Posts https://ift.tt/n4MThVJ via Grabey
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Your favorite Neopets Flash games are back

Image: Neopets Neopets is back in a big way. I don’t mean the revamped website or even the weird bit of news where Arthur lookalike John Legend has become Neopets’ first influencer. I’m talking about the games. Over 50 web browser games from the site’s past have been restored via an emulator and are playable right now. The Neopets Team / Neopets.com These games’ triumphant return is a part of Neopets’ “new era” that began when Neopets’ parent company, NetDragon, allowed the site to spin off into its own fully independent company. Under this new leadership, The Neopets Team began working immediately to revive the flagging site that’s been around since — brace yourself, elder millennials — 1999. The team worked on fixing bugs,… Continue reading… from The Verge – All Posts https://ift.tt/zbkJvD2 via Grabey
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Elon Musk just changed Twitter’s logo again — sort of

Emma Roth / The Verge After replacing Twitter’s little blue bird with an X logo, Elon Musk is now changing it again — well, kind of. In a video Musk reposted from @DogeDesigner, Musk shows off a version of the logo with slightly thicker lines. You can see the differences between the two in the image embedded above. The new version of the logo has already made its way to Twitter’s homepage, and Musk has changed his profile picture to match. We’re still not seeing the X branding anywhere on Twitter’s mobile app, however. pic.twitter.com/dxbsqwcYv7 — Elon Musk (@elonmusk) July 25, 2023 While the new logo is only slightly different, it looks closer to the design included in a follow-up tweet from Twitter user Sawyer Merritt, who Musk got the new logo from… Continue reading… from The Verge – All Posts https://ift.tt/CjkGgSb via Grabey
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Mortal Kombat 1 adds Omni-Man, Peacemaker, and Homelander to roster

Image: NetherRealm Studios Mortal Kombat is already a deeply brutal, gore-splattered game, and it’s about to get so, so much bloodier with the addition of Homelander, Peacemaker, and Omni-Man to its roster of fighters. In a video released late last week, NetherRealm Studios confirmed the characters would be part of the game’s Kombat Pack DLC. The DLC also includes Mortal Kombat natives Quan Chi, Ermac, and Takeda. Justice. The good… and the bad. Welcome the Kombat Pack Roster to Mortal Kombat 1. #MK1 pic.twitter.com/QoWFC36y8n — Mortal Kombat 1 (@MortalKombat) July 21, 2023 During an interview with Mortal Kombat kreator Ed Boon at San Diego Comic-Con, J.K. Simmons was confirmed to be the voice of Omni-Man for Mortal Kombat, but it doesn’t seem like either… Continue reading… from The Verge – All Posts https://ift.tt/mubUy1c via Grabey
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The Nothing Phone 2 is mostly fine on Verizon — if you’ve got good 5G coverage

Photo by Allison Johnson / The Verge Sometimes you’ve just gotta break the rules and go for it. I attended Nothing’s New York City product drop last week and got my hands on the Nothing Ear 2s and the Nothing Phone 2. Now, I’m a longtime Verizon customer, which seemed like a major hurdle for actually testing out this phone and its flashing glyphs. At one point, Nothing had mentioned “limited” support for Verizon on its website, but the company has since removed the carrier from its tech specs altogether — never a good sign. But as I’ve come to find out, as long as you’ve got an active SIM that was already in another Verizon-certified phone, you can toss that into the Nothing Phone 2 and get going without any immediate headaches. When I tried doing so, the phone’s mobile… Continue reading… from The Verge – All Posts https://ift.tt/fKmb3gz via Grabey
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What would the internet of people look like now?

Do you ever wonder what the internet would be like if we let Big Tech burn? | Photo by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge Get in, loser, we’re going back to Web 1.0. We have the opportunity to get out from under the algorithms. So maybe it’s time to think about what a web of people looks like now. I’ve been thinking about this for a while now — the decay of Google Search and, with it, the findability of archive material; the destruction of Twitter by the coward Elon Musk; the AI glurge polluting the open web; the needless login prompts. The era of Web 2.0 is ending. One of the key markers of Web 2.0, in retrospect, was not the adoption of mobile, though that is certainly part of it. It was, instead, the intermediation of most interactions by algorithm. Before social media, going viral was much harder; actual people had to pass your site or video along, via… Continue reading… from The Verge – All Posts https://ift.tt/ih614YF via Grabey
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Reddit just expanded the r/Place canvas, and there are already messages cursing the CEO

Screenshot by Jay Peters / The Verge Reddit added more space to the r/Place collaborative canvas on Friday, giving users additional room to collaboratively draw pixelated art. Almost immediately after the space was added, users started to write in their protests against the site and CEO Steve Huffman. The expanded canvas now stretches further to the right. As I write this, there’s a massive land grab taking place, including a spot already memorializing the YouTuber Technoblade, the continuation of the German flag at the top of the canvas, a vertical French flag on the right side, and many iterations of the phrase “fuck spez,” a reference to Huffman’s username. r/Place launched on Thursday, and some of the earliest art was also cursing the CEO. Reddit users have been unhappy… Continue reading… from The Verge – All Posts https://ift.tt/imdeD4n via Grabey
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TSMC delays Arizona factory that will eventually build chips for iPhones and AI

TSMC is also predicting a 10 percent decline in revenue for 2023 amid falling demand for consumer electronics. | Photo by VCG via Getty Images The world’s biggest chipmaker is pushing back the start of 4nm chip production at its new facility in Phoenix, Arizona, to 2025, blaming labor shortages. Apple has said that it intends to eventually source chips for its iPhones and MacBook models from the Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) plant in the US, while Nvidia and AMD have also committed to using its production capacity. The chipmaker’s first Phoenix-based fab, which began construction in 2021, was originally projected to start producing 4nm chips next year. A second fab that will produce smaller, more complex 3nm chips is scheduled to open in 2026. During the company’s Q2 earnings call on Thursday, TSMC chairman Mark Liu said that the company was “encountering… Continue reading… from The Verge – All Posts https://ift.tt/KcvWa1e via Grabey
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Tesla’s revenue soars amid rampant price cutting

Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Tesla published its second quarter earnings report in which the company said it earned $3.1 billion in net income on $24.9 billion in revenue. That represents a 47 percent increase year over year compared to $16.9 billion in revenue in Q2 2022. The company’s gross margins fell to 18.2 percent for the second quarter in a row, signaling that Tesla’s rampant price cutting is continuing to take a toll on its bottom line. Gross margins were down 5.6 percent quarter over quarter and 27 percent year over year. Investors are glum about Tesla’s profit margins, even while cheering its recent delivery report that revealed the company delivered 466,140 vehicles to customers during the past three months. That’s an 83 percent increase over the number… Continue reading… from The Verge – All Posts https://ift.tt/NnArhmP via Grabey
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This $49.99 wired Xbox controller has sticks that won’t drift

It’s a basic-looking Xbox controller with a basic-ass name, but what’s on the inside makes it unique. | Image: GameSir Stick drift can plague any controller still using wear-and-tear-prone potentiometers, and unfortunately for us, that includes all current first-party gamepads from Nintendo, Sony, and Microsoft. However, after years of notoriously drift-prone Joy-Cons, third-party accessory makers like 8BitDo and GuliKit have been slowly stepping up to offer alternatives that utilize drift-free Hall effect sensors. The latest is the GameSir G7 SE, the first licensed Xbox controller with Hall effect sticks. GameSir’s G7 SE is a new model based on the G7 it released earlier this year, which is a solid gamepad I gave a small nod in our Xbox controller buying guide. Like the standard G7, the SE is a wired-only controller for Xbox Series X / S and PC with a… Continue reading… from The Verge – All Posts https://ift.tt/oQBqgrT via Grabey
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The Chosen is reportedly still shooting during the SAG strike because it’s a ‘truly independent’ production

Jonathan Roumie as Jesus Christ. | Vidangel Studios While the Screen Actors Guild and Writers Guild of America’s ongoing labor strikes have brought production on most of Hollywood’s movies and shows to an indefinite stop, filming on the fourth season of The Chosen — Dallas Jenkins’ historical drama series about Jesus Christ — is reportedly continuing because it is not associated with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers. Deadline — the entertainment industry trade that recently came under fire and subsequently apologized for aggressively misrepresenting an actor’s thoughts about the strike — reports that SAG-AFTRA has granted The Chosen an exemption allowing it to keep shooting its forthcoming fourth season due to its being a “truly independent” production. On Thursday,… Continue reading… from The Verge – All Posts https://ift.tt/s6Z4tRp via Grabey
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Sony agrees to a Call of Duty deal with Microsoft

Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Sony has agreed to a deal for Call of Duty with Microsoft to keep the franchise on PlayStation after the proposed Activision Blizzard acquisition. Microsoft Gaming CEO Phil Spencer says Sony and Microsoft have agreed to a “binding agreement” to keep Call of Duty on PlayStation. It’s not immediately clear if this is a 10-year deal, like Microsoft has signed with Nintendo and other cloud providers. This ends a bitter battle between the companies that has been waged both privately and publicly over the past year after Microsoft announced its proposed acquisition of Activision Blizzard in January 2022. We are pleased to announce that Microsoft and @PlayStation have signed a binding agreement to keep Call of Duty on PlayStation following… Continue reading… from The Verge – All Posts https://ift.tt/iLcQzhD via Grabey
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Kizazi Moto: Generation Fire is the next brilliant sci-fi anthology you’ve been looking for

Disney Plus’ new anthology series is a wonderful showcase of the African animation industry’s brilliance. Continue reading… from The Verge – All Posts https://ift.tt/cbjK5mB via Grabey
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Here are the best iPad deals right now

Select iPad models go on sale quite regularly. | Image: Vjeran Pavic / The Verge While the best iPad deals usually come around during major sale events like Black Friday, Cyber Monday, and even the recent Amazon Prime Day, you can still find plenty of great discounts at all times of the year if you know where to look. Whether you’re after the high-end iPad Pro or the most affordable entry-level iPad, there’s likely a sale going on somewhere that you may be interested in. Of course, it’s difficult to know exactly where you can find the most notable deals unless you’re scouring the major retailers on a daily basis. But that’s often what our deal hunters at The Verge are doing each and every day, so let us help you out. Below, we’ve listed the best deals you can get on each iPad model that is currently available,… Continue reading… from The Verge – All Posts https://ift.tt/K1kyYcC via Grabey
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Adobe’s $20 billion Figma bid is under threat from UK antitrust regulators

The investigation has been referred to the next phase, where the merger will be assessed by an independent panel. | Illustration by Kristen Radtke / The Verge Adobe’s $20 billion bid for cloud-based design platform Figma will now be subject to an in-depth probe by the UK’s competition watchdog, which will decide whether to approve the merger or block the deal entirely. The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) announced on Thursday that it had referred the acquisition for a “phase two” investigation — a longer, more intensive assessment carried out by an independent CMA panel — after Adobe and Figma informed the regulator that they wouldn’t provide resolutions to address concerns the merger would cause a “substantial lessening of competition” for designers in the UK. The CMA has until December 27th to conclude the second phase of its investigation Following its initial “phase one”… Continue reading… from The Verge – All Posts https://ift.tt/p1uJHsM via Grabey
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Microsoft’s close to delivering Windows 11’s long-delayed 3D emoji

Are… are they finally coming? | Image: Microsoft It’s a few days short of two years since Microsoft teased 3D emoji that would eventually replace the company’s old and flat designs that look stuck in Apple’s iOS 7 era. But now the company has released a new Windows Insider Preview Build (25905) that will finally bring more modern 3D looks to your ghost, unicorn, and starry-eyed emoji throughout the OS. The new emoji in the preview are similar to the ones released in Microsoft Teams last year, which added a gradient style to make the emoji appear 3D. Image: MicrosoftThe original Windows 11 emoji, the 3D upgrade promised in 2021, and the flat icons that eventually arrived. These 3D emoji have long been in the works after Microsoft first announced them in July… Continue reading… from The Verge – All Posts https://ift.tt/yRzYdK7 via Grabey
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The FCC aims to stop SIM swappers with new rules

Photo by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has introduced a new set of rules it says will “protect consumers against scams that aim to commandeer their cell phone accounts,” it announced on Tuesday. FCC Chair Jessica Rosenworcel says the new rules will maintain citizens’ “well-established freedom to pick their preferred device and provider.” Under the proposed regulations, wireless providers would be required “to adopt secure methods of authenticating a customer” when they swap SIM cards to a new device or port their phone number over to another carrier. They would also have to notify customers when a SIM change or port-out request is initiated and do other things to protect customers from phone hijacking fraud. The FCC said it was l… Continue reading… from The Verge – All Posts https://ift.tt/pkm4RlN via Grabey
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How to move your notes out of Evernote

Illustration by Samar Haddad / The Verge When it launched in 2008, Evernote became the go-to application for many for taking notes, tracking documents, organizing projects, and generally being the place to put anything you might want to find later. However, in the last few years, Evernote’s reputation has suffered due to an overloaded interface, privacy missteps, increased fees, and performance issues. And as if that wasn’t enough, last year, the application was acquired by app developer Bending Spoons, and that company has recently announced that it was laying off most of its US employees and moving Evernote’s operations to Europe. When an app is depended on by a large number of people — especially one that’s been around long enough so that a number of its users may have a… Continue reading… from The Verge – All Posts https://ift.tt/DSMiIJm via Grabey
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Apple may be experimenting with a 32-inch iMac but dont expect one soon

Photo by Becca Farsace / The Verge Apple is experimenting with larger iMacs, including a 32-inch version, for the future of its famous desktop line, according to Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman, who wrote in the subscriber-only version of his Power On newsletter today that development is still early, so much could change. He doesn’t believe we’ll see one before the end of 2024. Gurman also tweaked his predicted timeline for the M3-powered iMac he said in March would be coming as soon as the second half of this year at the earliest. This time, he said he expects them by early next year. It makes sense that Apple would be working on a bigger iMac. People like bigger screens! And while the 24-inch model Apple sells now is a solid compromise between the former 21.5-inch and the… Continue reading… from The Verge – All Posts https://ift.tt/eO9JGc7 via Grabey
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How to run games on a Chromebook

Illustration by Samar Haddad / The Verge Chromebooks were originally synonymous with lightweight, online-only, relatively inexpensive computing. Over time, however, they’ve become more and more capable, not only as useful day-to-day systems but as gaming machines, too. In fact, there are actually more gaming options on ChromeOS than many people may realize. So we’re going to take you through the options. To begin with, as well as giving you access to web games that run in a browser, ChromeOS supports Android games as well. Add in the Steam client for Chromebooks, plus the possibilities offered by cloud gaming services, and you’re really spoilt for choice. You can pick some or all of these options, depending on your gaming needs and your budget. Android and web games ChromeOS… Continue reading… from The Verge – All Posts https://ift.tt/G1tJVwh via Grabey
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Now Google Calendar lets you specify which times youll be in the office

Illustration: The Verge While Google Calendar already lets you set your working location for certain days of the week, you can now specify which times you’ll be working from home or in the office. The new update should make it easier for your colleagues to figure out where you’ll be if you swap between locations during the day. Once you have access to the feature, you can set your working location by selecting Create from the main Calendar page and clicking Working Locations. From there, you can select a date and specify your whereabouts during different timeframes. Image: Google As an example, you could set your working location to “Home” from 9AM to 12PM and to “Office” from 1PM to 5PM. That way, your colleagues can work around your… Continue reading… from The Verge – All Posts https://ift.tt/ySEmx2k via Grabey
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Nothing Phone 2 camera and display specs leak days ahead of launch

Image: Nothing The launch of the Nothing Phone 2 on July 11th is less than a week away, but a new leak spoils some of the device’s potential specs. In a thread on Twitter spotted by 9to5Google, leaker Kamila Wojciechowska shares that the Nothing Phone 2 could feature some improvements to its camera system. According to Wojciechowska, the upcoming device could feature a 50MP Sony IMX890 main camera sensor with optical image stabilization (OIS) and in-sensor zoom. That’s the same primary sensor used by the OnePlus 11, which my colleague Allison Johnson listed as one of the positive aspects of the device in her review. It’s not clear how much this will actually affect the camera quality, though, as the Phone 1 already comes with a 50MP main sensor. The… Continue reading… from The Verge – All Posts https://ift.tt/n7dQT4L via Grabey
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The Stream Deck is getting a paid app store later this year

Image: Elgato Got a great idea for a Stream Deck plug-in but don’t want to give it away for free? Wish you could buy premium software for the Stream Deck’s handy array of LCD screen-equipped keys? Either way, it’s officially happening: Elgato general manager Julian Fest says a paid Stream Deck app store is coming later this year. “We will go live later this year with a platform where people can distribute paid products, whether it’s plug-ins, profiles, icon packs — anything Stream Deck related,” Fest tells The Verge. Yes, the Corsair-owned Elgato already has a software “store,” but you can’t buy or sell anything there — today, it’s simply a repository of plug-ins and icon packs you can download for free. Those who’ve wanted to start businesses… Continue reading… from The Verge – All Posts https://ift.tt/ERyC7B2 via Grabey
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Leaked Pixel 8 Pro photos give first real look at Googles upcoming flagship

The design featured in the new testing images is near-identical to the version that Google accidentally leaked (pictured) earlier this year. | Screenshot: 91mobiles (YouTube) Poor Google doesn’t have much luck with keeping its unreleased Pixel devices under wraps, and the Pixel 8 Pro is no exception. Two leaked photos of Google’s upcoming Pixel flagship were posted to Reddit on Monday, giving us our first look at the front and rear of what appears to be a real Pixel 8 Pro out in the wild. Those original pictures were swiftly removed from Reddit, but thankfully, not before Droidlife could grab a copy. The design is recognizably that of a Pixel device, though there are a few notable differences compared to its predecessor, the Pixel 7 Pro. The photo of the back of the Pixel 8 Pro gives us a clear view of the new triple-camera setup, which is now housed entirely in a single glass oval, unlike the 7 Pro’s… Continue reading… from The Verge – All Posts https://ift.tt/XtSFmq9 via Grabey
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Biosphere is a buddy comedy about the last two dudes on Earth

Image: IFC Films It’s always nice when the end of the world can have some levity. Biosphere, from director Mel Eslyn, manages to mash up a post-apocalyptic story with a buddy comedy for a movie about two best pals who just so happen to be the last remaining people on the planet. It’s a high concept told at a small scale, with the entirety of the film taking place inside of an apartment-size biosphere home to lifelong friends Billy (Mark Duplass) and Ray (Sterling K. Brown). Their incredible chemistry propels the film forward, but it’s a major twist mid-way through that makes this strange, funny, and at times uncomfortable movie worth checking out. We don’t know much about what actually happened to end the world. We do know that the movie appears to… Continue reading… from The Verge – All Posts https://ift.tt/CaTs36y via Grabey
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Apple considered a finger-worn controller for the Vision Pro

The Vision Pro almost had a dedicated controller. | Image: Vjeran Pavic / The Verge Apple’s new Vision Pro headset, which is coming later this year, will use hand-tracking and eye-tracking for control, but at one time, Apple considered a finger-worn input device, according to Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman in today’s Power On newsletter. Gurman said that early in the Vision Pro’s development cycle, Apple tested third-party virtual reality controllers from companies like HTC. Later, it looked into the finger-worn device — indeed, in 2015 a smart ring patent from the company emerged, though at the time seemed more intended as a general wearable device, not something specific to a mixed reality headset. Apple Vision Pro first look. In the end, Gurman says, the company decided that using eye-tracking and hand motions to… Continue reading… from The Verge – All Posts https://ift.tt/o6qulA8 via Grabey
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Apples next AirPods Pro may check your hearing health and take your temperature

AirPods Pro may be getting new hearing health features. | Photo by Chris Welch / The Verge Some AirPods will be gaining a new hearing health feature, supported by iOS 17, that can check yourself for potential hearing issues and may be able to determine your body temperature via your ear canal, according to Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman in today’s Power On newsletter. He also says all of Apple’s new headphones will include USB-C, and that the company is planning new AirPods Pro and AirPods Max models — but he doesn’t think new hardware is coming soon. AirPods already support audiograms — audio profiles that tell the AirPods where your hearing may be weakest so that they can tune themselves to your hearing abilities. Right now, you can generate an audiogram using the app Mimi, which Apple would be Sherlocking — an infamous Apple… Continue reading… from The Verge – All Posts https://ift.tt/QIwEU7l via Grabey
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The Dial of Destiny is a ruminative remedial Indiana Jones history lesson

Harrison Ford as Indiana Jones. | Image: Lucasfilm / Disney The newest Indiana Jones movie isn’t trying to reinvent the classic Lucasfilm formula, but it is trying to make you think about what it really means to obsess about the past. Continue reading… from The Verge – All Posts https://ift.tt/yqexrDk via Grabey
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UK regulators have serious doubts about Adobes Figma acquisition

The CMA isn’t convinced that Adobe doesn’t compete against Figma in a meaningful way. | Illustration by Kristen Radtke / The Verge The UK’s competition watchdog has concluded its initial investigation into Adobe’s $20 billion acquisition of cloud-based product design platform Figma, warning that the merger could cause a “substantial lessening of competition” for UK designers by removing a “significant competitive threat to Adobe” from the market. The Competition and Markets Authority announced on Friday that unless Adobe or Figma can offer “acceptable undertakings” to address its concerns by July 7th, the acquisition will be subject to a deeper investigation that risks derailing the deal entirely. “We’re worried this deal could stifle innovation and lead to higher costs for companies that rely on Figma and Adobe’s digital tools — as they cease to compete to provide… Continue reading… from The Verge – All Posts https://ift.tt/VefU3Yh via Grabey
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Jsauxs ultimate RGB dock stretches to fit Steam Deck ROG Ally and more

Image: Jsaux Jsaux is currently the Steam Deck accessory company — but its latest dock isn’t exclusively for Valve’s handheld. Remember the new RGB dock we mentioned earlier this week? Turns out it’s got a push-to-open expanding stand that fits not only the Steam Deck but also the Asus ROG Ally, handhelds from Ayaneo, OneXPlayer, Ayn, cloud devices from Razer and Logitech, and any USB-C tablets you’d care to insert. Today, Jsaux’s taking the wraps off its $89.99 HB1201 and $59.99 HB0801 (via Overkill.wtf), with the former its most advanced dock yet. It’s a 12-in-1 dual-monitor dock offering up to 4K120 over both HDMI and DisplayPort, plus 100W passthrough USB-C PD charging, both full-size SD and microSD readers, and a bunch of standard USB ports,… Continue reading… from The Verge – All Posts https://ift.tt/uWyAqbF via Grabey
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