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Chris Welch

Chris Welch

Former Senior Reviewer

Former Senior Reviewer

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    Chris Welch
    OnePlus claims its $80 Nord Buds 3 Pro offer flagship-tier ANC and powerful bass.

    OnePlus is launching its latest pair of earbuds in the hyper-competitive midrange market. The new Nord Buds 3 Pro come in light green or black, and the company says they offer adaptive noise cancellation along with OnePlus’ proprietary “BassWave 2.0” technology. Plus you’re getting IP55 water resistance and multipoint. Not bad at all for $79.99.

    A marketing image of the OnePlus Nord Buds 3 Pro.
    The case has a stylish matte/glossy split.
    Image: OnePlus
    Chris Welch
    Chris Welch
    Beats is releasing a Minecraft edition of its Solo 4 headphones.

    To celebrate the 15th anniversary of Minecraft, Beats has announced a special edition of its Solo 4 headphones. They cost the usual $199.99, but you get a custom black and green design with Minecraft-y pixels everywhere. The case has a matching pattern, too.

    You can buy the special edition starting July 18th.

    A marketing image of the Minecraft Beats Solo 4 headphones.
    A marketing image of the case for the Minecraft Beats Solo 4 headphones.
    A marketing image of the Minecraft Beats Solo 4 headphones.
    A marketing image of the Minecraft Beats Solo 4 headphones.
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    The special edition headphones are black with green accents.
    Image: Beats
    Chris Welch
    Chris Welch
    Samsung says adding a stem to its earbuds produced a “quantum leap” in comfort.

    Samsung’s Galaxy Buds 3 Pro and Galaxy Buds 3 ditch the more discreet look of the company’s past earbuds for a familiar stemmed design. The company says a ton of research and analysis on ear shapes and comfort led to the big design shift.

    A screenshot of Samsung’s Unpacked keynote.
    Image: Samsung
    Chris Welch
    Chris Welch
    Samsung has reached the point of “improving the flatness” of its foldables.

    Now six generations into its foldable devices category, Samsung just showed a video about the Galaxy Z Fold 6’s display, which has a new coating, a less noticeable crease, fewer layers between the screen and your eyes, and smaller bezels. And apparently it’s even flatter than before when open.

    A hands-on photo of Samsung’s Galaxy Z Fold 6 and Flip 6 smartphones.
    Photo by Chris Welch / The Verge
    Chris Welch
    Chris Welch
    Apple’s very expensive Formula 1 movie has a very simple title.

    The first teaser for F1 will debut this weekend, and today Apple shared a poster and confirmed its rather straightforward title.

    Brad Pitt stars as a former Formula 1 driver making a comeback to the circuits. F1’s budget has reportedly ballooned to over $300 million, though co-producer (and seven-time F1 champion) Lewis Hamilton has disputed such estimates.