Quantum dot TVs beat RGB LED TVs, says the company that makes QDs for TVs
Quantum dot TVs beat RGB LED TVs, says the company that makes QDs for TVs

At the Los Angeles Convention Center, two 85-inch TVs sat side by side inside the Nanosys meeting room at Display Week – a yearly business-to-business convention focusing on the technology that goes into displays of all types. One TV was a mini-LED panel with super quantum dots, and the other was an RGB LED – […]

The game that makes me actually want to exercise
The game that makes me actually want to exercise

Hi, friends! Welcome to Installer No. 127, your guide to the best and Verge-iest stuff in the world. (If you’re new here, welcome, my Scorpion challenges your Sub-Zero to a duel, and also you can read all the old editions at the Installer homepage.) This week, I’ve been reading about Hasan Piker and lines and […]

ICYMI: the week’s 7 biggest tech stories from Apple’s iPhone AI payout to Google’s all-new Fitbit

Here’s the biggest tech news from Apple, Nintendo, Google, and more for May 9, 2026.

Asus chases Elgato with its own secondary touchscreen display
Asus chases Elgato with its own secondary touchscreen display

Asus’s latest gaming monitor is a little smaller than usual. The ROG Strix XG129C, announced on Friday, is a 12.3-inch touchscreen IPS display that’s intended to be a sidekick for a larger main monitor, similar to the 14.1-inch secondary display in the 2020 Asus ROG Zephyrus Duo 15. It’s a slightly smaller competitor to Corsair’s […]

Amazon is adding a vertical video feed to Prime Video
Amazon is adding a vertical video feed to Prime Video

Amazon Prime Video is joining Netflix and Disney Plus in adding a vertical feed of videos to its streaming app. The new “Clips” feed will offer a stream of short-form videos from shows and movies, with options to jump into the full title, rent, or buy it. Prime Video previously offered a TikTok-style feed with […]

Here is Yarbo’s promise to fix the robot mower that ran me over
Here is Yarbo’s promise to fix the robot mower that ran me over

Yesterday, I told you how a hacker ran me over with a robot lawn mower. We explained how thousands of these bladed Chinese robots, made by Yarbo, could be hijacked with ease – exposing people’s GPS coordinates, Wi-Fi passwords, email addresses, and more to any casual hacker who comes along. Today, Yarbo has issued a […]

Someone out-Trumped the Trump phone
Someone out-Trumped the Trump phone

Where’s the Trump phone? We’re going to keep talking about it every week. We’ve reached out, as usual, to ask about the Trump phone’s whereabouts. This week, Trump Mobile has been trumped. It’s been another long week without the Trump phone, but it’s no longer the only nonexistent phone I have to worry about. Robot […]

Apple reportedly has a deal to use Intel-made chips again
Apple reportedly has a deal to use Intel-made chips again

Apple and Intel reached a “preliminary agreement” for Intel to make chips for Apple hardware, The Wall Street Journal reported Friday. Apple had famously moved on from Intel-powered computers with its highly successful transition to Apple Silicon, but now it appears the two companies will be working closely together again. Intel appointed Lip-Bu Tan as […]

Teenage Engineering’s KO Sidekick is a mixer with fun performance effects
Teenage Engineering’s KO Sidekick is a mixer with fun performance effects

The EP-136 KO Sidekick is Teenage Engineering’s stylish new two-channel mixer, clearly designed to connect two of its KO-II samplers for live performances and DJ sets. Though, it can connect any two audio sources, not just TE gear. The mixer leaked a couple of times, but what those leaks didn’t show was that it’s also […]

Everyone should follow Logitech and put extra USB ports on iPad keyboard cases
Everyone should follow Logitech and put extra USB ports on iPad keyboard cases

Logitech is introducing a new feature to its rugged iPad Combo 4 keyboard case that addresses an ongoing issue with the tablet as Apple continues to push it toward being a laptop alternative. The new Rugged Combo 4c and 4c Touch cases, compatible with the 10th and 11th-gen iPads, add a second USB-C port to […]