Technology

We all know the pain of buying ink cartridges. They are expensive – ridiculously expensive – $16 to $227, depending on the brand. In some cases, replacement cartridges seem as pricey as the actual printers. Tim W. emailed me saying how frustrated he was with the cost of ink cartridges, writing: “Next article …

Whenever I come across a sales campaign that boasts, “if you buy our product, we’re going to give part of our profit to this deserving charity,” I’m often tempted to call a doctor and consult them about all the grains of (to me) forbidden salt I’ve just eaten. I’m very …

Meta’s oversight board on Tuesday overturned the company’s decision to remove two social media posts depicting transgender and non-binary people with bare chests.  The board found that removing the posts was not in line with the company’s community standards, values or human rights responsibilities.  In addition, it said Meta’s policies …

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration, or OSHA, has issued a citation against Amazon, alleging that the company violated safety laws and failed to keep workers in three warehouses safe. The regulator has also proposed $60,269 in penalties related to the violations — a drop in the bucket for a …

Bluetooth is a quick and easy way to share data between devices within a short range. It allows you to play music from your phone to wireless speakers or headphones and easily share pictures with friends and family using an Apple feature like airdrop. CLICK TO GET KURT’S CYBERGUY NEWSLETTER …

The second-generation HomePod is a follow-up to Apple’s original device from 2018, and while it mimics the design of the original (read: discontinued) model, some significant hardware improvements make Apple’s forthcoming automation hub worth looking into. The biggest and perhaps most obvious upgrade to the new HomePod is its Thread …

When I listen to voicemail messages, it feels more natural and convenient to play them on the speaker of my iPhone. Sometimes I am so caught up in the routine of catching up to calls that I don’t notice how people around me are able to hear every detail of sometimes …

Tom Warren is a senior editor here at The Verge who covers “mostly anything Microsoft, PC, and console gaming.” He recently redid his home workspace and offered to tell us about his new setup; impressed with its practicality and neatness (which is nothing like mine, but let’s pass over that), …

With inflation at a 40 year high, we’re all spending more than we want to on heating and air conditioning.  But what if those costs could be brought down through simple logistics?  HVAC – or heating, ventilation, and air conditioning – is a $100 billion industry, but it hasn’t seen …

Green light. Rumors point to incoming product news from Apple today, and of course, we’ll be on top of whatever is or is not announced. Otherwise, a securities fraud trial over Elon Musk’s 2018 tweets about taking Tesla private is starting today in San Francisco (not Texas, as he would …