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Andrew Liszewski @ The Verge · 11/28/2024 12:14 EDT

Kodak pauses film production for factory upgrades to help meet demand

Photo by: Education Images/Universal Images Group via Getty Images Eastman Kodak has temporarily paused all film production. The news comes as part of a shutdown in November allowing the company to upgrade and modernize its Rochester, New York factory, according to a report by Kosmo Foto. The decision was announced by Kodak CEO Jim Continenza during the company’s Q3 2024 quarterly earnings call on November 13th. The improvements will help... Read more

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Antonio G. Di Benedetto @ The Verge · 11/28/2024 11:30 EDT

The best Black Friday deals we’re seeing on Macbooks and other laptops

Apple’s new M4 MacBook Pro is a great computer for its usual $1,599. It’s even better if you nab it for $1,399. | Photo by Antonio G. Di Benedetto / The Verge A laptop is one of the larger tech purchases for most people, so Black Friday is a good time to make that investment. Windows laptops, MacBooks, and even Chromebooks all have their regular cadence of discounts and sales... Read more

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Jess Weatherbed @ The Verge · 11/28/2024 11:22 EDT

Australia bans social media for under 16s

Photo by Nikolas Kokovlis/NurPhoto via Getty Images Australia just voted into law a social media ban for children under the age of 16. The legislation was approved by Australian lawmakers on Thursday with the aim of protecting the mental health of children online, despite opposition from tech companies who claim the rules are unworkable. The new law is scheduled to come into effect in 12 months, giving social media companies... Read more

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Sheena Vasani @ The Verge · 11/28/2024 10:19 EDT

Apple’s entry-level iPad is on sale for its lowest price ever for Black Friday

You’d be hard-pressed to find a better tablet for $249.99 than the 10th-gen iPad. | Photo by Dan Seifert / The Verge Apple may have announced a new iPad Mini just over a month ago, but if all you want is a basic tablet for entertainment purposes, it’s probably not worth forking out $499 for Apple’s latest tablet. In fact, unless you’re clamoring for Apple Intelligence or a pint-sized form... Read more

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Sheena Vasani @ The Verge · 11/28/2024 10:14 EDT

The very best Black Friday deals you can already get

Image: Elen Winata for The Verge From noise-canceling earbuds to robot vacuums and 4K OLED TVs, there is already plenty on offer. Continue reading… Read more

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Ash Parrish @ The Verge · 11/28/2024 10:00 EDT

The hardest part of Dragon Age: The Veilguard is making a choice

Image: BioWare From romance to character classes, BioWare has made made almost all the game’s options compelling. Continue reading… Read more

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Helen Havlak @ The Verge · 11/28/2024 08:30 EDT

The best deals on the baby gear I recommend to my friends

Image: Snoo This time last year, I was pregnant with my first child and extremely overwhelmed by the sheer volume of decisions to make. Should we buy a rocking chair or a glider? Which bassinet should we get? What how-to book, white noise machine, or magical schedule would make a newborn sleep? I spent a lot of time asking friends, searching Reddit, and reading blogs to try to figure out... Read more

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David Pierce @ The Verge · 11/28/2024 08:00 EDT

Craft 3 is shockingly close to my ideal productivity app

The team behind the note-taking app Craft released a new version this week, after months of beta testing and more than a year in development. It includes lots of changes, but three big ones: new ways to style your documents; a new section called Collections that lets you compile and organize related stuff; and a bunch of new task-management tools. Craft works on Apple devices, Windows, and the web, and... Read more

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Jess Weatherbed @ The Verge · 11/28/2024 07:06 EDT

Casio turns back time with the G-Shock that started it all

Here you can see the original 1983 G-Shock (left) compared to the DW-5000R recreation (right). | Image: Casio It’s been 41 years since Casio debuted the very first G-Shock digital watch, and its latest timepiece is the brand’s most faithful recreation to date. The new G-Shock DW-5000R is visually near-identical to the original DW-5000C launched in 1983 — right down to the length, and dimple positioning on the watch strap.... Read more

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Alex Heath @ The Verge · 11/27/2024 21:11 EDT

Mark Zuckerberg had dinner with Donald Trump at Mar-a-Lago

Mark Zuckerberg. | The Verge | Photo by Tom Williams via Getty Images Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg met President-elect Donald Trump for dinner at Mar-a-Lago on Wednesday. “It’s an important time for the future of American Innovation,” Meta spokesperson Andy Stone said in a statement shared with The Verge. “Mark was grateful for the invitation to join President Trump for dinner and the opportunity to meet with members of his... Read more

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Richard Lawler @ The Verge · 11/27/2024 18:49 EDT

Microsoft says it’s built an Xbox game store on Android but can’t launch it

The Verge A few weeks ago, Microsoft exec Sarah Bond said that in November, “players will be able to play and purchase Xbox games directly from the Xbox App on Android.” It’s almost December and the feature still isn’t live, but Bond says it’s not Microsoft’s fault. The problem is that Microsoft would only be able to do it once a court order takes effect that forces sweeping changes for... Read more

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Wes Davis @ The Verge · 11/27/2024 18:01 EDT

The discontinued Steam Deck LCD is on sale

Photo by Vjeran Pavic / The Verge Valve has dropped the price of the 512GB Steam Deck LCD to $336.75 (about $112 off) as part of its Steam Autumn Sale. The sale runs until December 4th at 1PM ET and includes plenty of game discounts too, but Valve discontinued the 512GB Steam Deck LCD, so it might not make it to the end. (It’s already sold through the 64GB model,... Read more

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Umar Shakir @ The Verge · 11/27/2024 17:59 EDT

FTC changes its telemarketing rules to cover growing ‘tech support scam’ calls

Illustration by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has finalized amendments to its Telemarketing Sales Rule (TSR), making it easier to protect consumers who are tricked into paying scam tech support companies. The FTC could already go after these fraudster companies if they initiated calls to people — now, they can do the same thing if people call the scammers too. Fake tech support fraud... Read more

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Lauren Feiner @ The Verge · 11/27/2024 17:29 EDT

Microsoft is being investigated by the FTC over antitrust concerns

Image: Laura Normand / The Verge Microsoft is being investigated by the Federal Trade Commission in a wide-ranging antitrust probe, making it the fifth Big Tech company to fall under such scrutiny in several years. The agency is looking into Microsoft’s cloud and software licensing business, cybersecurity services, and AI offerings. Bloomberg first reported the news and The Verge confirmed the investigation with a person familiar with the matter, granted... Read more

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Wes Davis @ The Verge · 11/27/2024 17:28 EDT

Google Chat’s new huddles make it even more like Teams and Slack

Illustration: The Verge Google Chat is launching huddles, a Google Meet-powered addition that lets you start a quick call with your coworkers. Google said it would add huddles to Google Chat in customer preview over a year ago, but we haven’t heard about it since then. The company says the feature has started rolling out and should reach all Workspace users by January 6th. As we noted last year, this... Read more

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Ash Parrish @ The Verge · 11/27/2024 16:39 EDT

Baldur’s Gate 3 has yet another big patch on the way

Image: Larian Studios Larian Studios isn’t done with big updates for Baldur’s Gate 3 just yet. The studio is planning yet another quality-of-life update for the game with Patch 8. “Arriving next year, this update will introduce some of the most eagerly awaited features to BG3: cross-play, and photo mode, along with 12 new subclasses,” Larian wrote on its Steam Community page. Cross play will introduce multiplayer capabilities between any... Read more

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Allison Johnson @ The Verge · 11/27/2024 16:00 EDT

The best Black Friday phone deals I’d actually recommend to real people

Big phones, big discounts. | Photo by Allison Johnson / The Verge Black Friday, you may have noticed, is no longer a specific date on the calendar. This year especially, with a late Thanksgiving in the US, it’s a vibe. The deals started arriving well before Friday and they’ll last all weekend, just like turkey leftovers. If the new vibes-based Black Friday means shopping for discounted phones and accessories online... Read more

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Sheena Vasani @ The Verge · 11/27/2024 15:00 EDT

Kobo’s color e-reader is a far better deal than Amazon’s new Kindle Colorsoft

The Kobo Libra Colour is $80 cheaper than the Kindle Colorsoft and comes with stylus support. | Image: Rakuten Kobo The Kindle Colorsoft offers an impressive color screen, but it’s not for everybody. Luckily, if you don’t want to lock yourself into Amazon’s ecosystem, the Kobo Libra Colour is an excellent alternative that’s on sale for an all-time low of $199.99 ($20 off) at Amazon and Target for Black Friday.... Read more

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Andrew Liszewski @ The Verge · 11/27/2024 14:59 EDT

Belkin recalls its BoostCharge Pro power bank due to fire risk

Belkin is recalling its BoostCharge Pro due to a manufacturing defect that can cause overheating and the risk of fire. | Image: Belkin Belkin is recalling all of its BoostCharge Pro Fast Wireless Charger for Apple Watch + Power Bank 10K and asking owners to stop using them immediately. The company says a manufacturing defect can cause the charger’s “lithium cell component to overheat” in some circumstances, potentially causing a... Read more

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Quentyn Kennemer @ The Verge · 11/27/2024 13:44 EDT

The DJI Mini 3 is $100 off and matching its record low for Black Friday

The Mini 3 won’t cost a fortune to replace if you break it. I’ve been itching to get my hands on an easy-to-use hobbyist drone that I won’t hate myself for eventually breaking. The DJI Mini 3 has been at the top of my list: it hits the mark as a compact drone that you can pilot without having to attend aviation school, and I’ll probably go ahead and bite... Read more

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