Tag: The Verge

Instagram’s upgraded Collections Feature lets you Create Libraries of Posts you Share with Friends

Instagram is building off of its existing collections feature by allowing you to create libraries of posts that you share with friends. In an announcement on Twitter, Instagram says that you can now save content into “collaborative collections” that both you and your friends can view and contribute to, as first reported by TechCrunch. As The Verge reports, […]

Valve Launches an overhauled Counter-Strike 2

Counter-Strike 2 is here. Valve stated on Twitter that a limited test for CS2 is starting this week, with an “overhaul to every system, every piece of content, and every part of the C-S experience.” A website for the game describes it as “the largest technical leap forward in Counter-Strike’s history” and promises years of updates and new features. The full game […]

VW Unveils an actually Affordable Electric Vehicle

Volkswagen has unveiled its affordable, mass-market electric vehicle in the form of a concept called the ID. 2all. With a starting price of 25,000 euros ($26,600) and an estimated range of 450 kilometers (279 miles), the Golf-looking electric hatchback is intended to be that most elusive thing: a plug-in vehicle for the people. As The Verge reports, […]

Microsoft announces Copilot: the AI-powered future of Office documents

Microsoft has announced a new AI-powered Copilot for its Microsoft 365 apps and services designed to assist people with generating documents, emails, presentations, and much more. The Copilot, powered by GPT-4 from OpenAI, will sit alongside Microsoft 365 apps much like an assistant, appearing in the sidebar as a chatbot that allows Office users to […]

A Reddit user catches Samsung Faking Zoom Photos of the Moon

For years, Samsung “Space Zoom”-capable phones have been known for their ability to take incredibly detailed photos of the Moon. But a recent Reddit post showed in stark terms just how much computational processing the company is doing, and — given the evidence supplied — it feels like we should go ahead and say it: Samsung’s pictures of the […]

Fortnite just keeps Upping its Game

Fortnite keeps upping its game, and its latest major update for Chapter 4 Season 2, which ushers in a cyberpunk theme, really shows what it can do. According to The Verge, this is something that has been brewing for some time and really became apparent when Epic added a “zero build” mode to the battle royale. Without that […]

Xbox is the Latest to Skip the 2023 E3 Show Floor

Xbox is the latest big gaming brand to officially say that it won’t be on the E3 show floor, confirming the decision to IGN on Friday. And according to The Verge, Microsoft has announced the June 11th date for its annual Xbox showcase and a dedicated Starfield show. “We can’t wait to host our Xbox Games Showcase on June 11th and will […]

Google is Rolling Out an updated UI for Google Drive, Docs, Sheets, and Slides

Google has started to roll out an updated UI for Google Drive, Docs, Sheets, and Slides that’s meant to fit in with its Material Design 3 language. The apps still work the same way they used to, but Google writes in an announcement post that they should now be a bit more “simplified,” with less clutter and […]

Microsoft makes Outlook for Mac Free to Use

Microsoft just made Outlook for Mac available free in Apple’s App Store, and you no longer need a Microsoft 365 subscription or Office license to use it. It’s a surprise move that coincides with Microsoft’s push to make its Windows desktop Outlook email client more web-powered. As The Verge reports, Outlook for Mac includes support for […]

Metroid Fusion is coming to Nintendo Switch Online

Now that Game Boy and GBA titles are part of the Nintendo Switch Online subscription, Nintendo is starting to roll out some classics: and the next one will include Metroid Fusion, available to subscribers starting on March 8th. As The Verge reports, the side-scrolling adventure originally hit the GBA back in 2002, and it represented an interesting […]