Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Apple’s rumored AR/VR headset is designed to rely on another device, and may have to offload more processor-heavy tasks to a connected iPhone or Mac, according to a report from The Information. Apple is reportedly working on a custom chip for the headset, Continue Reading
Apple Pay promo offers up to $30 off at Instacart
Every week, Apple reveals a new exclusive offer for Apple Pay users in the US, and this week’s offer is for customers of the popular grocery delivery service Instacart. The company is offering up to $30 off orders placed at Instacart for those who pay with Apple Pay. more… The Continue Reading
Amazon is reportedly planning to release an Amazon-branded TV as soon as October
Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Amazon is set to release Amazon-branded TVs as soon as October in the US, according to Insider. The TVs will have Alexa, screen sizes “in the range of 55 to 75 inches,” and will be designed and manufactured by third parties such as Continue Reading
Roblox is getting voice chat, starting first with ‘Spatial Voice’
Illustration by Grayson Blackmon / The Verge Roblox is taking its first steps to introduce voice chat by opening up a feature it’s calling “Spatial Voice” to select developers in an invitation-only beta, the company announced Thursday. “With Spatial Voice, Roblox creators will begin to test developing experiences where conversations Continue Reading
Next-Gen Cyberpunk 2077 and Witcher 3 still coming 2021… CDPR thinks
Enlarge (credit: CD Projekt RED) CD Projekt Red is still pushing to release next-gen versions of Cyberpunk 2077 and The Witcher 3 in 2021—or so the developer hopes. As CDPR mothership CD Projekt Group held its H1 2021 financial earnings presentation with investors this week, it put its ongoing support Continue Reading
Take a closer look at the new Apple Watch display sizes and faces with these mock ups
Earlier today Bloomberg reported new details about the upcoming Apple Watch Series 7, including the size of the larger displays. Little was previously known about the next generation Apple Watch aside from it apparently gaining a new flat design reminiscent of the iPhone 12 and iPad Pro. Today we learned Continue Reading
Rumors diverge on Apple Watch Series 7 bands’ compatibility with previous models
At this point, it’s pretty much certain that Apple Watch Series 7 will get an all-new design with flat edges and new sizes. While this is not the first time Apple has redesigned its smartwatch, a major change like this has led to divergent rumors about the Apple Watch Series Continue Reading
Biden’s Basic Question in a 2009 White House Meeting Exposed the Folly of the Afghanistan War
On the afternoon of October 9, 2009, President Barack Obama met with his top generals, Cabinet officials, and his vice president to hash out strategy for the war in Afghanistan. Earlier that morning, Obama learned he’d been awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. The war in Afghanistan was now eight years Continue Reading
Apple’s AR headset will leave a lot of the hard work to the iPhone
Enlarge / Apple offices in northern California. (credit: Apple) Apple’s long-rumored mixed reality headset will require an iPhone within wireless range to function for at least some apps and experiences, according to a new report in The Information. The Information’s sources say that Apple completed work on the system-on-a-chip (SoC) Continue Reading
A brief overview of IBM’s new 7 nm Telum mainframe CPU
Enlarge / Each Telum package consists of two 7nm, eight-core / sixteen-thread processors running at a base clock speed above 5GHz. A typical system will have sixteen of these chips in total, arranged in four-socket “drawers.” (credit: IBM) From the perspective of a traditional x86 computing enthusiast—or professional—mainframes are strange, Continue Reading