The Amazon Fire HD 8 in blue. | Image: Amazon Amazon is announcing a quartet of new 8-inch Fire tablets today led by the Fire HD 8, which the company claims is 30 percent faster than its predecessor from 2020. Its starting price is also $10 more expensive at $99.99 this time around. Alongside the…
Monthly Archives: September 2022
Tap to activate Alexa is coming to Fire tablets, including the new Fire HD 8 and 8 Plus. | Image: Amazon Amazon is bringing more accessibility features to its Fire tablets — including the new Fire HD 8 and Fire HD 8 Plus announced today — adding support for Tap to Alexa, compatibility with Bluetooth…
Volvo’s Concept Recharge, released in 2021, is meant to preview the upcoming EX90 SUV. | Image: Volvo Volvo announced that it will unveil its new flagship electric vehicle, the EX90 SUV, on November 9th. The EX90 is meant to replace the company’s current flagship, the gas-powered XC90 SUV, as Volvo transitions to an all-electric car…
Illustration by Nick Barclay / The Verge In June, I wrote that to build trust, platforms should try a little more democracy. Instead of relying solely on their own employees, advisory councils, and oversight boards, I wrote, tech companies should involve actual users in the process. Citing the work Aviv Ovadya, a technologist who recently…
Gyms may have reopened, but Ring Fit Adventure remains a good excuse to stay in. | Photo by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge Are you, like me, wanting to get fit but don’t want to, well, actually leave the comfort of your home for the gym? Thankfully, Ring Fit Adventure poses a fun alternative…
Image: Disney The first trailer for Disney’s Strange World introduced us to its pulp sci-fi style of adventuring — and now we have a better look at the family who will actually be doing the exploring. The latest clip from the film reveals three generations of explorers led by a reluctant Searcher Clade (Jake Gyllenhaal),…
Enlarge / From left to right, the Skysphere, the Grandsphere, and the Urbansphere concept cars. (credit: Audi) BMW provided flights from DC to San Francisco and back, plus five nights in a hotel so we could attend Monterey Car Week. Ars does not accept paid editorial content. MONTEREY, CALIF.—Freed from the strictures of road legality…
If your computer is making a rattling noise, the disk might be the issue. benjamin lehman / Unsplash This story has been updated. It was originally published on August 30, 2020. No PC is truly silent, but your computer shouldn’t be louder than your lawnmower. If you have to turn up your music just to…
Stack Commerce We may earn revenue from the products available on this page and participate in affiliate programs. We have come to a point where there are more cybersecurity jobs available than there are people skilled enough to fulfill them. According to hiring experts, there’s an ongoing talent shortage that makes it almost impossible to…