Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Signal has increasingly been bringing mainstream chat features to its encrypted communications app over the last couple years, and now it’s adding stories to the mix. Yes, stories are available to Signal’s beta testers as of this week. Just like on Snapchat and Instagram, Signal’s take on stories…
Monthly Archives: October 2022
The new Pixel 7 Pro. | Image: Google Watching Google officially announce the Pixel 7 and Pixel 7 Pro yesterday, I was struck by how much of its presentation focused on the most fundamental of smartphone features: the phone call. Smartphones may have become miniature handheld computers, capable of doing everything from office work to…
UPDATE: Oct. 7, 2022, 10:00 a.m. EDT This list has been updated with the latest gaming deals from Amazon’s Prime Early Access Sale. It’s true: Amazon is having yet another shopping holiday this year. No, it’s not Prime Day 2™ (even though it kind of is, but they’re calling it the Prime Early Access Sale…
Intel’s Raptor Lake flagship has had another seriously impressive overclock applied, one that’s even faster than the leaked 8GHz feat we witnessed last month. The difference this time is that this is an official overclock of the Core i9-13900K by an expert in the field, ‘Splave’ (Allen Golibersuch), who managed to get the CPU to…
After testing an update for the Steam Deck that was available in beta, Valve has officially rolled it out with more fixes and enhancements, including a fix that solves a crash for Red Dead Redemption 2. Alongside the software update, there was also the news that the Steam Dock is now available to buy, alongside…
Wear OS 3.5 is the biggest update for Wear OS smartwatches yet. In partnership with Samsung, it offers faster app load times, fitness tracking powered by Fitbit’s technology, a redesigned interface, and more. Its debut was announced alongside the Pixel 7 and 7 Pro at Google’s event in October 2022, where the Pixel Watch was…
The UK’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) fears the proposed $7.3 billion merger between Viasat and Inmarsat could lead to higher prices for poorer quality in-flight Wi-Fi. The initial findings of an investigation by the watchdog concluded the deal would combine the two biggest suppliers in a market with few other alternatives. While several companies,…
It may only be the first week of October, but spooky season is well and truly underway on streaming services. Conversations With a Killer: The Jeffrey Dahmer Tapes is perhaps the most gruesome of this weekend’s new arrivals, but Werewolf by Night, Hellraiser, The Midnight Club and Luckiest Girl Alive all boast their fair share…
Criminals were able to exploit a flaw in Binance Bridge and tried to get away with at least $100 million in cryptocurrencies, the company has admitted. Binance Bridge is a cross-chain platform that allows cryptocurrency users to exchange tokens from one chain (for example, Ethereum), to another (for example, Binance Chain). The bridges are often…
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un. KCNA via Reuters The US announced new sanctions on Friday aimed at a fuel-procurement network for North Korea. The Treasury Department targeted three companies listed in Singapore and the Marshall Islands as well as two individuals. The sanctions follow a North Korean missile launch over Japan earlier in the…