Terrence O’Brien is the Verge’s weekend editor. He has over 18 years of experience, including 10 years as managing editor at Engadget. Disclosure: Penske Media Corporation is an investor in Vox Media, The Verge’s parent company. Penske Media Corporation, the publisher of Rolling Stone and The Hollywood Reporter, has become the first major American media …
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“Yesterday was an interesting day for the Helldivers community.” That’s the very obvious understatement that announced the reopening of the Helldivers gaming subreddit in the small hours of Saturday morning. On Friday it was discovered that Tyler Robinson, arrested for the alleged killing of Charlie Kirk, had inscribed messages on the casings of several bullets …
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Image: Henry Burrell / Foundry I don’t know how your tech drawers look, but mine are filled with wires I’ll likely never use again because technology has advanced quite a bit. Thankfully, USB-C seems to be here to stay since there is no wrong way to plug these things in. It’s not just smartphones, tablets, …
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Image: Adam Patrick Murray / Foundry Social media has recently been lit up with claims that a recent Windows update is killing SSDs. According to Microsoft, Windows isn’t at fault. In fact, recent reports show that this problem only occurs on drives with pre-release firmware updates from storage manufacturer Phison. (Pre-release firmware updates are internal …
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TL;DR: Speak at 360 WPM with VoiceType AI Voice-to-Text—lifetime access is just $39 (MSRP $154). Typing is overrated—especially when you can dictate your notes at 360 words per minute. With VoiceType AI Voice-to-Text, now just $39 (MSRP $154) for lifetime access, your words practically fly onto the screen. While the average person types around 40 words per minute, VoiceType …
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TL;DR: These software subscriptions normally cost hundreds every year — but this $99.99 bundle gives you three years of Acrobat Classic plus a lifetime of Microsoft Office you’ll only pay for once. Subscriptions have become the default for most big-name software, but they also drain your wallet fast. That’s why this deal stands out: you can score both Adobe …
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Image: Foundry Xbox and Windows have always been siblings under the Microsoft corporate umbrella. But recently they’ve gotten a lot closer, with the Xbox Game Pass featuring tons of PC games and the Asus ROG Xbox Ally—a Windows-powered device—getting that official Xbox branding. But what’s the next step? Adam asked former Xbox team member Mike …
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I’ve been using PCs long enough to know that the widely adopted way of doing things isn’t always the best or most secure. Recently I’ve found that to be the case with my email accounts. I switched from Gmail to Proton mail on a whim and now I’m very glad I did. Here are the …
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If the storage space on the C drive is running low, every free gigabyte counts. Windows often occupies more than 25 GB of space for things such as updates, restore points, and cache files. Plus, pre-installed bloatware further increases memory utilization. Freeing up memory can quickly become critical on notebooks with 128 GB SSDs or …
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TL;DR: Stream thousands of documentaries across science, history, and culture with lifetime access to MagellanTV for $149.97 (MSRP $999). Not every streaming service needs to flood you with sitcom reboots and random filler shows. If you’d rather binge-watch content that actually teaches you something, meet MagellanTV, available for a one-time payment of $149.97. The platform is built …
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