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Get ready for a really busy month of smartphones
At what point are there simply too many phones? | Image: Cath Virginia / The Verge We're not even half a day into September, and two new smartphones have already launched: the Poco F9 Pro and F9...
Mozilla launches ad blocking for Firefox on iOS
Mozilla is officially launching ad blocking for Firefox on iOS today, after testing the feature over the past few weeks. The new built-in option will block most third-party ads and trackers before...
Nvidia’s DLSS 5, explained
Lara Croft in Shadow of the Tomb Raider, with a DLSS 5 mod applied. | Screenshot by Sean Hollister / The Verge Nvidia knows that DLSS 5 left a bad first impression. In March, many gamers took one...
Poco’s F9 Ultra is a midrange phone with a flagship processor and a 185Hz display
Poco's newest smartphone isn't headed to the US, but you might want it to.
Poco’s F9 Ultra pairs an ultra-bright display with a glowing Bose subwoofer
The F9 Pro and F9 Ultra both pack Bose speakers. Xiaomi spinoff brand Poco has partnered with Bose for the second year in a row for its flagship F9 Pro and Ultra phones. The F9 phones double down on...
What Android looked like in 2008 vs. today
Early Androids were the tech equivalent of alternative rock. iPhones were far too mainstream for some of us, and Android felt like home.
JBL takes on Sonos with new multi-room Cove speakers
From left to right, here’s a size comparison between the new Cove M1, Cove X1, and Cove P1 speakers. | Image: JBL JBL is well known for its portable bluetooth and party speakers, but now it's also...
How to cancel your Whoop membership (and why you may want to)
How to cancel your Whoop membership (and why you may want to).
United will now let you join standby lists for earlier flights through its mobile app
You can add yourself to standby lists without speaking to agents through United's mobile app.
IFA 2026: the biggest tech and gadget announcements
Every year over 200,000 people descend on Berlin for IFA, the largest tech trade show in Europe. Some of the world’s biggest manufacturers turn up to demo everything from appliances to...