Amazon’s latest Kindle Paperwhite just got its first price drop of the year

The Kindle Paperwhite is one of the best ereaders, bar none. It’s easily worth its full $149.99 cost if you enjoy reading, but thankfully you can get $25 off for October Prime Day — its first-ever discount. The model with 16GB of storage and ads on the lockscreen is available at Amazon, Best Buy, and Target for $124.99. The […]

Some Verge-favorite gadgets are cheaper than ever for fall Prime Day

All of the deals we’ve recommended from Prime Big Deal Days are for products our team has tested and can personally vouch for, whether it be a streaming device, a laptop, or a pair of noise-canceling earbuds. However, there are also plenty of other gadgets that the Verge staff genuinely loves that don’t receive a dedicated review […]

Bushnell’s new Bluetooth speaker has a touchscreen and golf caddy ambitions

Bushnell has announced a new version of its Wingman Bluetooth speaker that features a 3.5-inch color touchscreen with detailed metrics on the golf course you’re playing. It’s an upgrade to the company’s Wingman View that launched in early 2023 with a monochromatic LCD display. The Wingman HD carries forward the same $199.99 pricing as its […]

Tesla’s ‘affordable’ EVs are just stripped down versions of the Model 3 and Model Y

For as long as it's been a company, Tesla has been promising an entry-level electric vehicle that would compel more people to make the switch from gas guzzlers to zero-emission. Elon Musk himself predicted that Tesla would eventually sell a $25,000 EV and revolutionize the auto industry. The Model 3, the Model Y, and even […]

The best laptop deals you can get for Amazon’s October Prime Day

The second Amazon Prime Day sales event of the year is here, and once again it offers discounts on MacBooks, Windows laptops, and various PC accessories. Like previous Amazon Prime Big Deal Days, this sale runs for two days and requires a Prime membership to qualify for most discounts. Some sale prices are open to […]

Mastodon snags Bluesky’s starter packs feature and includes the ability to opt out

Mastodon is introducing “Packs” to help you quickly find accounts to follow and fill up your feed. The decentralized social network announced the feature as part of the FediForum event on Tuesday. It will work similarly to Starter Packs on Bluesky, which offer curated lists of accounts you can follow based on categories, like verified […]

Xbox Series X/S storage expansion cards haven’t been this cheap since July

It’s easy to run out of storage on your Xbox Series S or X when a single game can eat up over 100GB. The best (and pretty much only) solution is to buy an expansion card from Seagate or Western Digital. You can store Xbox games on a USB external hard drive, yes, but you’ll […]

Facebook is turning into TikTok

Meta is making some updates to reels on Facebook, including that it has upgraded the platform’s “recommendations engine” so that “it learns your interests quicker and shows you newer and more relevant reels.” This year, Meta has been making a big push into making Facebook relevant again, with CEO Mark Zuckerberg saying in January that […]

The best robot vacuum deals you can snag during Amazon’s fall Prime Day sale

Black Friday might bring some of the deepest discounts on tech like robot vacuums, but if you’d like to tidy up before Halloween parties and Thanksgiving guests arrive, Amazon’s fall Prime Day event features plenty of great robot vacuum deals, including discounts on products like Roborock’s S8 MaxV Ultra and the budget-friendly Tapo RV30 Max […]

Microsoft delays Xbox Game Pass Ultimate price hikes for some subscribers

Microsoft is holding off on its Xbox Game Pass Ultimate price hikes for some existing subscribers in select countries. After announcing a 50 percent price increase to Game Pass Ultimate last week, Microsoft now says this price increase will only currently affect new purchases and not existing subscribers in markets like Austria, Germany, Ireland, Israel, […]