8
Verge Score
So easy to use you’ll take it everywhere, but it can’t stream services like Netflix or Amazon Prime.
iFixit is doing its thing on the cute yet badass tiny gaming PC, calling it “the most future-proof and open entry we’ve seen in the space” despite using soldered RAM. The repair experts expect to assign a “very high” repairability score when they eventually receive a shipping version of the modular desktop.
6
Verge Score
The company goes legit with a European lineup that can’t be hacked.
Cyprus-based Aloha Browser says downloads of its browser grew by as much as 15x in some European markets in the year since DMA-mandated browser choice screens were introduced on iOS and Android devices.
The new row comes courtesy of Apple’s latest iOS 18.4 beta, but it only seems to show up on cars with larger displays. A welcome change while we wait for CarPlay 2 to arrive... someday.
7
Verge Score
A giant battery-powered dual-zone refrigerator / freezer on wheels.
The company was founded on today’s date, back in 2005, by three former PayPal employees: Steve Chen, Chad Hurley, and Jawed Karim. On April 23rd Karim uploaded “Me at the Zoo” which is considered to be the first YouTube video. It’s just 19 seconds long.
“We’ve reached a short term extension as we work toward a deal with Paramount to keep their content on YouTube TV. YouTube TV subscribers continue to have access to Paramount channels, including CBS, and any recordings that are in their Library. We appreciate your patience as we continued to negotiate on your behalf. We also value Paramount’s partnership and willingness to work towards an agreement.”
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Clean water for the end of the world and the roads that go there.
The guy who quit Gizmodo to launch Engadget before selling it to Aol is now at Mozilla where he will “build and scale new products.” Pete hired me in 2005 and changed my life. He told me he’d never speak to me again after I left to help start The Verge.