Apple’s foldable iPad could be like ‘two iPad Pros side-by-side’

Apple hopes to release a foldable 18.8-inch creaseless iPad by about 2028, Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman writes in today’s Power On newsletter. The company’s industrial design group has reportedly managed to…

2025 in tech: what’s coming for gadgets, regulation, and AI

Hello! I’m here from the future. And I have some news. 12 months from now, all the Big Tech CEOs are still in their jobs, everybody’s using folding phones, Apple…

For its next trick, Apple is reportedly preparing a Magic Mouse redesign

Apple is working on a redesigned successor to the Magic Mouse, according to Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman in today’s Power On newsletter. This new mouse would address complaints some users have…

Monument Valley 3: a worthy update to a fabulous mobile game

Hi, friends! Welcome to Installer No. 64, your guide to the best and Verge-iest stuff in the world. (If you’re new here, welcome, get ready for some weird documentaries, and…

Now ChromeOS can reset itself without erasing your laptop

This week, Google announced it’s rolling out ChromeOS M131 to non-beta users, bringing with it a handy “Safety reset” feature that lets Chromebook users reset their laptops without totally wiping…

Windows warns Phone Link won’t show ‘sensitive’ Android 15 notifications

Microsoft’s Phone Link app is warning that Android smartphones using the latest version of Android 15 won’t display certain “sensitive” notifications, according to a post from Mishaal Rahman spotted by…

YouTube TV is letting some subscribers hold off that price hike

YouTube announced a hefty subscription price increase this week that will shoot the monthly cost up by $10 to $82.99 on January 13th for existing members (or now, if you…

HDMI 2.2 will be announced next month — and it may require a new cable

The group behind the HDMI standard, HDMI Forum, says that it will detail a new spec release in a press conference on January 6th that will enable “a wide range…

Amazon’s latest Kindle Paperwhite is nearly matching its Black Friday low

If you missed the first sale on the 2024 Kindle Paperwhite during Black Friday, now’s your chance to write your own redemption arc. Right now, you can get Amazon’s newest…

Rhode Island’s online benefits system shuts down after cyberattack

Rhode Island took its RIBridges system for applying for public assistance programs like Medicaid offline Friday following a cyberattack that may have exposed the personal data of hundreds of thousands…