Silicon Roundabout

TiVo won the court battles, but lost the TV war

TiVo could have been a contender. In the 2000s, TiVo reached heights few companies ever achieve. Like Google and Xerox, its name became a verb. People had to "TiVo" the new episode of Battlestar Galactica or game 4 of the Red Sox vs. Cardinals, not "record" it. While it didn't invent the DVR, TiVo popularized it and many of the features we would eventually take for granted, like the ability to pause or rewind live TV, and watch one program while recording another. Those features were cove

Motorola’s Razr Ultra and the Marshall Emberton II top this week’s best deals

The latest Motorola Razr is $300 off in multiple colors. | Image: The Verge If you’ve been thinking about buying a foldable phone that truly stands out, few models can rival the 2025 Motorola Razr Ultra, which is currently on sale at Amazon and Best Buy with 16GB of RAM and 512GB starting at $999.99 ($300 off), its lowest price to date.If you can’t tell from the image below, Razr’s latest handset boasts a unique wood grain back panel, which makes it one of the best-looking phones you can

I've yet to find a pair of Bluetooth earbuds that nails comfort, audio, and price like this one

Getting a proper seal is integral to audio quality, and Baseus' Inspire XP1 earbuds have one of the most comfortable fits I've tested.

Every product Apple launched this week: M5 MacBook Pro, iPad, $3,500 Vision Pro, more

Apple has unveiled three new Pro devices with an all-new chipset that focuses on AI compute performance. Here's what to know.

8BitDo’s new collection celebrates the NES’s 40th anniversary

As part of its NES40 collection, 8BitDo’s Ultimate 2 controller is getting its most dramatic makeover yet. | Image: 8BitDo Forty years ago today, the Nintendo Entertainment System launched in North America, and to help celebrate the anniversary, 8BitDo has announced a new NES40 collection. It features updated versions of three of 8BitDo’s existing products, including its Ultimate 2 wireless controller, Retro 87 Keyboard N Edition, and Retro Cube Speaker.The updates made to the N40 version

Locked out of your Google account? Now a friend can help - here's how

A new recovery feature lets you choose trusted friends or family members to verify your identity if you're locked out of your Google account.

Pokémon Legends: Z-A makes a big, welcome change for shiny hunters

Pokémon Legends: Z-A hadn't been out even a few hours before the tweets started rolling in: Shiny pokémon don't despawn. You can walk away from a shiny, and it'll still be there when you come back. To shiny collectors, this is big news. In other Pokémon games, like Scarlet and Violet, pokémon despawn after you get a certain distance away from them or trigger a loading screen. I've missed out on my fair share of shiny pokémon this way, my heart sinking as

Easy Delivery Co. is a cozy, Lynchian dream

I have been a fan of David Lynch ever since a friend's older brother interrupted a 13th birthday celebration to insist we all watch Eraserhead. In the realm of horror movies, it's a common way to be introduced to a seminal film: be it in a friend's basement, illicit underage viewings, or a stray recommendation from a pot-smoking sibling. It feels apt, then, that my first introduction to Easy Delivery Co. was a friend insisting I drop everything because a game exists that lets you play as a

5 apps I always install on every new Windows PC - and why they're essential

For productivity, entertainment, and simply a better user experience, look to these services that don't cost a thing.

The future I saw through the Meta Ray-Ban Display amazes and terrifies me

Can you tell if I’m looking at a display, or just pretending for the camera? Outside a florist-cum-coffee shop in upstate New York, a row of vintage cars gleam in the sun. It's unseasonably warm for early October, so there's a veritable crowd of car enthusiasts snapping photos of Ferraris, Porsches, and a vintage Alfa Romeo. Patient girlfriends and wives roll their eyes, sipping on maple matcha lattes and eating pumpkin spice donuts.And then there's me. At my side, my right hand is twitch

The lab where GM is cooking up new EV batteries to beat China

Battery development in the GM Wallace Battery Cell Innovation Center. | Image: Steve Fecht / General Motors Inside General Motors' fast-growing battery labs in suburban Detroit, scientists and engineers are analyzing stresses on lithium-ion cells: desert heat, arctic cold, jungle humidity, enough charging and discharging for a half-dozen Frankenstein reboots. For The Verge's exclusive tour of these secretive labs, I watch researchers peer at cell chemistries down to the atomistic level, u

Facebook’s new button lets its AI look at photos you haven’t uploaded yet

Meta has rolled out an opt-in AI feature to its US and Canadian Facebook users that claims to make their photos and videos more “shareworthy.” The only catch is that the feature is designed for your phone’s camera roll — not the media you’ve already uploaded to Facebook. If you opt in, Meta’s AI will comb through your camera roll, upload your unpublished photos to Meta’s cloud, and surface “hidden gems” that are “lost among screenshots, receipts, and random snaps,” the company

Walmart is selling a $99 Samsung smartwatch that I actually highly recommend it

The Galaxy Watch FE makes it easier for everyone to get in on the smartwatch action, plus the optional LTE support lets you use the watch without your phone.

Save $200 on the 2025 Acer Nitro V - a budget gaming laptop that boasts serious power

Acer's latest Nitro model houses an AMD Ryzen 5 processor, a GeForce RTX 50-series GPU, and a 16-inch 180Hz display. It's on sale now at Walmart.

Dashlane debuts passwordless access to its password manager - but beware this major hitch

Partnering with Yubico, Dashlane has eliminated the need for a master password. Here's how it works and why it should give you pause.

Are high-end Windows laptops worth buying? I tested one from Dell, and it made a statement

The latest Dell 14 Premium picks up where the XPS model left off, as a sleek and modern workstation for professionals and power users.

The US has a new roadmap for fusion energy, without the funds to back it up

Guests await the beginning of a news conference at the Department of Energy headquarters to announce a breakthrough in fusion research on December 13, 2022 in Washington, DC. The officials announced that experiments at the National Ignition Facility at the LLNL achieved ‘ignition.’ | Photo: Getty Images The Department of Energy (DOE) released a new roadmap for the US to realize the decades-long dream of harnessing fusion energy.It’s a commitment to support research and development efforts

Dell made a pair of wireless earbuds that's become a surprise hit in the office

The Dell Pro Plus earbuds provide outstanding call clarity, solid noise reduction, and a marathon battery - ideal for hybrid and office work.

Slow internet at home? 3 things I always inspect first to get faster Wi-Fi speeds

Here's how to adjust your router settings to boost your internet speed - no expensive upgrades needed.

OpenAI's own support bot has no idea how ChatGPT works

When asked a simple support question, ChatGPT's customer support bot hallucinates what the generative AI app can and can't do.