Monthly Archives: September 2022

More midrange Android phones will have AI features next year with the new Snapdragon chips

Image: Qualcomm Qualcomm’s next generation of mobile processors should help bring flagship features to more midrange devices. The chipmaker announced two new chips — the Snapdragon 6 Gen 1 and the Snapdragon 4 Gen 1 — that come bundled with AI enhancements and hardware to support 5G. The Snapdragon 6 Gen 1 is the more…

T-Mobile 5G Home Internet is now available in parts of NYC, Boston, and Philadelphia

Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge T-Mobile is expanding its 5G home internet service to 64 cities in several states in the Northeast, reaching residents in Connecticut, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, and Pennsylvania. This latest expansion in coverage gives more than 9 million homes access to T-Mobile’s internet, the company says. However,…

First Circuit Affirms Dismissal of Trade Secret Claims Under Forum Selection Clause But Allows Amended Claims Against U.S. Subsidiary

On September 2, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit issued a decision in Amyndas Pharmaceuticals, S.A. v. Zealand Pharma AS affirming the District of Massachusetts’ decision to dismiss trade secret misappropriation claims between former drug development partners. However, the First Circuit found that the district court abused its discretion in denying Amyndas’…

Mini-review: Dell’s XPS 15 9520 is a low-key improvement to an established design

Enlarge / Dell’s XPS 15 9520 is nearly identical to the last-gen 9510, albeit with improved processor performance. (credit: Andrew Cunningham) Even as an iterative update to an existing computer, Dell’s XPS 15 9520 is pretty mild. It’s super-iterative. The only thing that separates it from the XPS 15 9510 we reviewed last year is…

FCC has obtained detailed broadband maps from ISPs for the first time ever

Enlarge (credit: Getty Images | Matt Anderson Photography) The Federal Communications Commission has collected precise broadband availability information from Internet service providers for the first time and aims to release a first draft of a new broadband map in November, FCC Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel wrote Friday. The FCC last week “completed the first filing window…

Leaked “shopping list” reveals Russia’s most “desperately” needed war tech

Enlarge (credit: NurPhoto / Contributor | NurPhoto) Ukrainian Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal this week told Politico that he expects that diminished access to technology will be the driving force staving off Russia’s ongoing attacks. Since invading Ukraine, Russia has spent months burning through nearly half of the critical military technology in its arsenal, and now…

Mila Kunis makes a comeback to thrillers in Netflix’s ‘Luckiest Girl Alive’ trailer

All is not what it seems in Mike Barker’s upcoming thriller, Luckiest Girl Alive. Adapted from Jessica Knoll’s New York Times best-selling mystery, this Netflix movie has Black Swan‘s Mila Kunis at the forefront of success, secrecy, and bucket loads of trauma.  In an almost Gone Girl-esque monologue, Ani FaNelli (Kunis) takes us through her…