Apple’s iPhone 18 Pro Max is rumored to become the heaviest iPhone yet, with a leaker claiming a slightly thicker body and weight around 243 grams — about 10 grams more than the iPhone 17 Pro Max and 3 grams over the 14 Pro Max. The 6.9-inch display size is...
With gifting season in full swing, Gizmodo rounds up tech presents across every budget, from under $50 to over $1,000, aiming to inspire thoughtful choices rather than pricey splurges. The guide spans pocketable helpers like Oda’s SD card holder and Anker’s SoundSync, playful picks such as the Lego Game Boy,...
Valve unveiled a new Steam Machine, a compact 6 inch cube running Linux based SteamOS and Proton to play Windows games, shipping in early 2026 where Steam Deck is sold. Promising background updates and about six times Deck power, it uses two AMD chips—Zen 4 CPU and discrete RDNA 3...
Waymo will start offering freeway-capable robotaxi rides across San Francisco, Phoenix, and Los Angeles, aiming to cut travel times by up to 50%. Initial access will go to riders who opt in through the app, with trips matched when available. The expansion extends service to San Jose, creating a unified...
In February 1982, Apple’s Chris Espinosa ended Steve Jobs’ relentless critiques of a Mac calculator by building a tool that let Jobs tweak every visual parameter himself. Within ten minutes, Jobs settled on a look that shipped with the Macintosh in 1984 and stayed largely unchanged through Mac OS 9,...
Discounts on the Nintendo eShop begin November 20, with in-store deals rolling out a few days later. The notice also invites sign-ups for Verge Deals, which sends weekly emails featuring tested product offers, alongside standard Terms, Privacy, and reCAPTCHA disclosures.
Gemini for TV is rolling out to Google TV Streamer devices starting today, widening access beyond the limited smart TVs that supported it since September. The assistant replaces Google Assistant with a more conversational approach, suggesting movies, summarizing past seasons, and handling smart home requests like showing a camera feed....
Streaming giants are turning the humble pause into prime ad real estate, expanding from subtle overlays to full-screen, shoppable pitches. Amazon’s format can add items to carts and lifted Duracell purchases 12% when paired with regular spots; Netflix says 77% of ad-tier viewers keep pause ads up for at least...
A new open source project, d7vk, aims to bring Direct3D 7 games to Linux via a Vulkan-based translation layer built on dxvk, the compatibility tech used in Valve’s Proton. Author WinterSnowfall says it won’t be merged into dxvk but will offer familiar per game profiles, adding another option alongside Wine’s...
PlayStation architect Mark Cerny signaled Sony’s next console will shift from proprietary chipsets to a more PC-like design, developed with AMD under Project Amethyst. He says a redesigned GPU and machine‑learning features—upscaling, denoising, and neural texture compression—target better graphics and power efficiency, with full FSR 4 support in the works....
