Verizon is acquiring Starry, the ISP that delivers home internet using antennas and millimeter wave technology. The acquisition “advances” Verizon’s ability to offer high-speed internet in apartments, condominiums, and other multi-dwelling units, the company said Read more…
Some magnets and a boosted IP rating make for a sizable update. It’s one thing to know that the folding phone you’re using is fully dust resistant. It’s an entirely different thing to watch an Read more…
The Wonderboom 4’s compact design makes it easy to toss in a backpack before heading out the door. | Image: Ultimate Ears If you know someone who always has the perfect playlist queued up, the Read more…
The current state of headphones is a bummer. In one sense, the market has never been so good: from Bose to Sony to Apple to Google to Samsung to Sennheiser to JBL to unpronounceable Chinese Read more…
I didn’t think I’d be saying it in 2020, but Google’s got the wearable juice. Five years ago, I used to groan when it came time to review an Android smartwatch. Back then, anything that Read more…
Turn this option on to prevent other wireless devices from stealing audio from your headphones. If you’ve ever found yourself in a situation where the music you’re enjoying in your AirPods suddenly starts playing through Read more…
The second day of Amazon’s Prime Big Deal Days is here, providing you with an additional opportunity to save on a range of Verge-approved gadgets. We’re continuing to highlight hundreds of our favorite deals — Read more…
Last week, Amazon and Google kick-started what could be the next chapter of the smart home. Their new voice assistants, Alexa Plus and Gemini for Home, have been rebuilt from the ground up on generative Read more…
Microsoft acquired GitHub in 2018 for $7.5 billion, in a move that was nervously received by the developer community at the time. The company has mostly remained independent at Microsoft since then, but the resignation Read more…
If your phone doesn’t natively support the hi-res aptX Adaptive codec, Sennheiser has a solution. | Image: Sennheiser Sennheiser has announced a new pair of headphones that support high-res audio through a wired or wireless Read more…