Silicon Roundabout
The OnePlus 12 is still a powerhouse in 2025 - and it's on sale for a limited time
Originally released in 2024, the OnePlus 12 remains a formidable Android phone with many features and a few limitations. A new promotion has lowered its price by $150.
I review phones for a living, and these Memorial Day mobile deals are worth it
Memorial Day weekend is here, and these best phone deals balance value and performance.
Why Amazon is giving surprise refunds for old purchases - and who's getting them
Some customers are getting more than $1,000 for refunds they'd long forgotten about. Here's how to tell if you've got money on the way.
I'm a TV expert and these are my favorite Memorial Day TV deals: Save up to $5,000 on Sony, Samsung, and more
During Memorial Day sales at retailers like Amazon, Best Buy, and Walmart, you can save big on quality TVs from brands like Sony, LG, and more. These are my expert picks
I tested a split keyboard made for gamers, but I'd use it in the office just as much
Asus' ROG Falcata keyboard splits down the middle to let you use just the WASD keys, but its ergonomic design opens up custom use cases.
I tested a robot vacuum with a unique water recycling system - here's my verdict after a month
The innovative water recycling system in the 3i S10 Ultra robot vacuum puts it several steps above others.
I tested a $49 OTC continuous glucose monitor for two weeks; it's not just for diabetics
The Abbott Lingo CGM is a unique approach to meal tracking, and I recommend it to anyone curious about trying biowearables, including health and fitness enthusiasts.
I changed 6 settings on my Roku TV to significantly improve the performance
Here's a breakdown of several methods you can use to to clear your Roku cache and boost performance in just minutes.
This gorgeous laser projector gave me a 300-inch screen to watch TV on - here's my verdict
Valerion's sleek, console-like projector throws a stunningly bright and vibrant image and sounds amazing. Is it worth it?
Massive data breach exposes 184 million passwords for Google, Microsoft, Facebook, and more
The file was unencrypted. No password protection. No security. Just a plain text file with millions of sensitive pieces of data.
Microsoft employee bypasses ‘Palestine’ block to email thousands of staff in protest
A Microsoft employee has managed to circumvent a block instituted earlier this week that limited mentions of "Palestine," "Gaza," and "Genocide" in email subject lines or in the body of a message. Nisreen Jaradat, a senior tech support engineer at Microsoft, emailed thousands of employees on May 23rd with the subject line: "You can't get rid of us.""As a Palestinian worker, I am fed up with the way our people have been treated by this company," the note, a copy of which was obtained by The
Vestaboard’s Note is a smaller, cheaper version of its hypnotic split-flap display
The Vestaboard Note uses 45 split-flap modules compared to the larger version that has 132. | Image: VestaboardThe original Vestaboard revived and modernized the split-flap mechanical displays that were once a mainstay of airports and train stations around the world, but at $3,499 it put a steep price on nostalgia. Its creators are back with a new version called the Vestaboard Note that’s much smaller and more affordable. It’s available for preorder now, starting at $899 — discounted from
Is Elon Musk really getting the hell out of DOGE?
The circus moves on.Elon Musk isn't as publicly, obviously involved in Washington as he used to be, that much is clear. But celebrations of his political exile are premature.Sure, it's true that Musk and Donald Trump's bombastic joint press conferences have faded. Trump is no longer shooting Tesla ads on the White House lawn. And Musk has said that he'll be stepping away from government and focusing on Tesla.But Musk loves to lie. He's said he'll spend "a lot less" on politics in the futur
Sony made its shooting grip better for creators working without a crew
The GP-VPT3 is $20 more expensive than its predecessor, but also more functional. | Image: SonySony announced a new version of its multi-function shooting grip and compact tripod that puts its wireless controls on a removable remote. Previous versions featured controls that could operate basic functions of an attached camera while holding onto the grip. The new GP-VPT3 makes them even more useful for solo content creators who can now operate a camera while standing in frame in front of it.
OpenAI and Jony Ive’s AI super-gadget
Here's what we know: it's probably not smart glasses. Beyond that, we don't know much about what Jony Ive and OpenAI are building through their newly combined company io, except that it's some kind of AI super-gadget. But after a couple of years of watching the industry try and shove AI into every form factor you can imagine, we have some guesses.On this episode of The Vergecast, Nilay and David are joined by The Verge's Alex Heath to talk through all the things we know, kind of know, and
Glitch is basically shutting down
Glitch, the coding platform where developers can share and remix projects, will soon no longer offer its core feature: hosting apps on the web. In an update on Thursday, Glitch CEO Anil Dash said it will stop hosting projects and close user profiles on July 8th, 2025 — but stopped short of saying that it’s shutting down completely.Users will be able to access their dashboard and download code for their projects through the end of 2025, and Glitch is working on a new feature that allows use
Trump threatens Apple with a 25 percent iPhone tariff
President Donald Trump has threatened Apple with a tariff of “at least 25 percent” just for its iPhones unless it moves production to the United States.“I have long ago informed Tim Cook of Apple that I expect their iPhone’s that will be sold in the United States of America will be manufactured and built in the United States, not India, or anyplace else,” Trump wrote on Truth Social. “If that is not the case, a Tariff of at least 25% must be paid by Apple to the U.S. Thank your for your at
Nike returns to Amazon after a six-year hiatus
After a six-year absence, Nike will soon begin selling products directly on Amazon, having previously stopped in 2019 to go it alone. At the same time, the company is reportedly set to increase prices across most of its sneakers and other clothes in the wake of recent US tariffs.Nike stopped selling through Amazon after just two years on the platform, blaming the decision to end sales on Amazon’s inability to crack down on counterfeiters and unlicensed sellers. Just as pivotal was its desi
Discord might use AI to help you catch up on conversations
Discord has become the place for gaming communities on the internet. The company just celebrated its 10th anniversary, and its impact is now big enough that it's available directly on PlayStation and Xbox and was ripped off by Nintendo for the Switch 2's GameChat.But as it tries to grow, one of the big challenges Discord faces is that, for big or longer-running communities, it can be hard to know where to start, hard to catch up to the speed of real-time conversations, and hard to sift thr
First $1B business with one human employee will happen in 2026, says Anthropic CEO
Thinking of launching a startup? AI could be your staff.