Thomas Ricker is a deputy editor and Verge co-founder with a passion for human-centric cities, e-bikes, and life as a digital nomad. He’s been a tech journalist for 20 years. Alongside its new iPhone 17 lineup, Apple casually launched a world’s first last week inside the very dull sounding “Apple 40W Dynamic Power Adapter with
Terrence O'Brien is the Verge’s weekend editor. He has over 18 years of experience, including 10 years as managing editor at Engadget. We only just put Apple’s iPhone 17 launch event behind us, but Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman is already glancing into his crystal ball to see what’s next for the company. In today’s Power On
Creative Salim/Shutterstock Gmail is by far the most popular email service out there; it's also fast, feature-rich, packs impressive spam protection, and gives you access to generous storage space. However, as all of us receive tons of emails every day, our Gmail inbox can quickly become overwhelming. Fortunately, Gmail offers a handy feature called email
Vanilin Ka/Shutterstock iPhones go everywhere. They're always in our pockets, on kitchen counters, and every now and then, they end up in a bathroom somewhere. So, wiping your iPhone on your shirt and calling it a day may not be enough. Occasionally, iPhones need a real, thorough clean. It's important to get into all the
lilgrapher/Shutterstock With iOS 18, Apple allows you to check your iPhone 16's battery cycle count directly as a built-in feature, along with the maximum capacity percentage. Since battery longevity is one of the biggest concerns for iPhone owners, Apple has given iPhone 16 users even more transparency into their device's health. According to Apple, the
If you want to avoid the charger for as long as possible, there's a clear choice. Credit: Apple/YouTube Table of Contents Did you know you can customize Google to filter out garbage? Take these steps for better search results, including adding my work at Lifehacker as a preferred source . Apple didn't necessarily make it
Wongsakorn 2468/Shutterstock Another year, another smartphone upgrade cycle. The joke that smartphones have started to feel like exact copies of their previous generations is no longer funny — it's almost true. In fact, we're even starting to see generational downgrades. Take the Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra, which stripped functionality from the S Pen, or the
After months of rumors, Apple finally introduced the all-new iPhone Air on September 9. This ultra-thin device challenges the conventional iPhone design by fitting everything under a new camera plateau. This intriguing bit of engineering puts all of the important components into a compact space, allowing Apple to improve battery life not only on this
The iPhone 17 is the most affordable of the four iPhones Apple launched at its September 2025 "Awe Dropping" event, and that automatically makes the most interesting to me. It may appear to be the most "boring" at first glance, but as I pointed out when I compared it with the iPhone Air, the iPhone
"Despite being much thinner and lighter, iPhone Air still gets amazing all-day battery life," Apple's senior vice president of Hardware Engineering, John Ternus, said during Apple's iPhone 17 launch event on Tuesday. "This is incredible — all-day battery life in our thinnest iPhone ever." Hilariously, seconds later, Ternus revealed the "low-profile" MagSafe Battery accessory for
