Month: February 2025

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Instagram’s Reels may get its own app

Instagram is reportedly considering spinning its Reels feature into a standalone short-form video app to take advantage of TikTok’s uncertain

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Xiaomi 15 Ultra is a small update with a big periscope lens

Xiaomi has announced its 15 Ultra flagship phone at a launch event in China, where it’s going on sale starting

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Engwe Mapfour N1 Pro e-bike review: the new ‘premium’

Engwe’s Mapfour N1 Pro looking fine in Amsterdam. Europe has an electric bike problem. Direct-to-consumer e-bikes from inexpensive Chinese brands

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iPhone 16E review: Eh, it’s alright

The cheapest iPhone still feels about $100 too expensive. The iPhone 16E is everything I love and hate about iOS.

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Mint and pink: a closer look at the backflipping Framework Laptop 12

The Framework Laptop 12. The moment Vjeran and I got to the demo room at Framework’s San Francisco event, we

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The Xbox Wireless Controller is just $39 right now

Tons of colors are on sale, some cheaper than others. Of the three major gaming consoles, the Xbox Series X

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Alexa Plus leaves behind Amazon’s earliest Echo devices

First-generation Echo speakers won’t get Alexa Plus. Amazon is bringing the new AI-powered Alexa Plus to a wide range of

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Amazon is launching Alexa.com and new app for Alexa Plus

Here’s what Amazon’s alexa.com website will look like. Amazon is refreshing the alexa.com website and the Alexa mobile app so

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Alexa Plus’ AI upgrades cost $19.99, but it’s all free with Prime

Amazon’s Panos Panay on stage introducing Alexa Plus. | Photo: Chris Welch / The Verge Amazon announced a new version

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Jeff Bezos bans Washington Post opinion writers from opposing ‘free speech and free markets’

Jeff Bezos attends President Donald Trump’s inauguration, joined by fellow free speech and free market supporters Mark Zuckerberg and Elon

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