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The must-have app for frequent flyers

Hi, friends! Welcome to Installer No. 121, your guide to the best and Verge-iest stuff in the world. (If you're new here, welcome, good luck in the Elite Eight, and also you can read all the old editions at the Installer homepage.) This week, I've been reading about Will Wright and sync music and the […]

Oppo made the best foldable phone, again

There are always a few reasons people give for not buying a foldable phone. Some - price, battery life, camera quality - are mostly a matter of manufacturers balancing spec sheets to offset the added cost of the folding hardware. Others - durability, size - were practical design problems that have mostly been solved. But […]

Bluetti’s Sora 500 solar panel is incredibly powerful for its size

We don't review many solar panels at The Verge, but the tech inside Bluetti's incredibly portable Sora 500 panel makes it worth a deeper look. The new N-Type panels made by Bluetti and others give you more bang for the buck, pound, and square inch. That's a big deal for vanlifers like me who depend […]

Sony temporarily suspends memory card sales due to shortages

Sony has announced that as of March 27th, 2026, the company is no longer accepting orders for nearly all the products in its CFexpress and SD memory card lines. The list of affected memory products includes CFexpress Type A, Type B, and SDXC/SDHC cards, although a few models of Type B and low-end SF-UZ series […]

Insta360’s last-gen Link 2C is fantastic 4K webcam now that it’s 20 percent off

If you spend a lot of time presenting or chatting over video, you know how big a difference a decent webcam can make. Thankfully, if you’re looking to level up your setup at home or at work, the last-gen Insta360 Link 2C is currently available for $119.99 ($30 off) at Amazon, Best Buy, and B&H […]