This is Optimizer, a weekly newsletter sent every Friday from Verge Senior Reviewer Victoria Song that dissects and discusses the latest phones, smartwatches, apps, and other gizmos that swear they’re going to change your life. Optimizer arrives in our subscribers’ inboxes at 10AM ET. Opt in for Optimizer here. I’ve been thinking ahead to Apple’s […]
Withings announced at IFA 2025 today that it’s revamping the operating system of its ScanWatch 2 smartwatch. Called HealthSense 4, the update adds new algorithms for 35 health metrics as well as predictive AI-powered alerts when a user’s health changes. The ScanWatch 2 also gains two new colors and improved battery life of 35 days […]
Garmin just announced its Fenix 8 Pro series of smartwatches, which adds both cellular and satellite connectivity via the company’s InReach tech. The Fenix 8 Pro series also adds a MicroLED display version that gets a maximum brightness of 4,500 nits. The catch is the watches will start at $1,199.99, with the MicroLED version going […]
Apple is just days away from revealing its newest iPhones during its “Awe dropping” event on September 9th. It seems like this year’s launch will offer more than just a simple spec bump, as rumors point to an ultra-thin iPhone arriving alongside the rest of Apple’s upgraded smartphone lineup. Though the iPhone 17 will undoubtedly […]
Google is phasing out its Preferred Care extended warranty plan for the Pixel Care Plus program. Pricing between the two is pretty similar. You’ll still pay $8 per-month, or $159 for a two-year plan on a Pixel 9. For a Pixel 10 Pro Fold, that jumps up to $339 for two years, or $18 per-month, […]
Google’s annual hardware event kicked off today. It seemed like pretty much everything was announced an hour early, but we’ll cover any additional news from the event below. In the meantime, check out some highlights of what we’ve already posted: Read below for all of the news and updates from Made by Google 2025.
The original Pixel Watch was late to the game. For years, there had been rumors of a Google smartwatch that never materialized. Then, when it finally arrived, it was a quintessential first-gen device, with thicc bezels, dismal battery life, and a host of quirks that needed ironing out. My DMs were full of people wondering […]
Google is set to reveal its new flagship Pixel hardware at a Made by Google event today at 1PM ET / 10AM PT, when we’ll find out exactly what the company has in store with its expected Pixel 10 phones, Pixel Watch 4, and Pixel Buds 2A. Will they include Qi2 magnetic charging? Is the […]
More prices have leaked for Google’s new lineup of Pixel phones and watches, this time joined by prices for the new accessories and Pixel Buds 2A. Prices posted by leaker Evan Blass on X for the Pixel 10 family — including the 10, 10 Pro, 10 Pro XL, and 10 Pro Fold — line up […]
Google is gearing up to launch a new slate of Pixel devices at its Made by Google event this week, led by the flagship Pixel 10 phone line, with updated watches and earbuds expected to arrive, too. This year’s Pixel line has been leaked extensively over the past few weeks, revealing just about everything we […]