Photo Illustration by William Joel / The Verge Bad news: flagship phones cost a small fortune these days. Good news: we can help you pick the right one and get the most for your money. Modern flagship smartphones are little engineering marvels. And they should be, since they start around $800 and can cost well over $1,000. They tend to last upwards of four or five years, so the high cost is a little easier to swallow, but it’s still a major purchase for most of us. To make sure you get the most for your investment, we’ve picked out the best of the best. The phones highlighted below may be pricey, but they deliver excellent daily performance and great…

Photo Illustration by William Joel / The Verge Bad news: flagship phones cost a small fortune these days. Good news: we can help you pick the right one and get the most for your money. Modern flagship smartphones are little engineering marvels. And they should be, since they start around $800 and can cost well over $1,000. They tend to last upwards of four or five years, so the high cost is a little easier to swallow, but it’s still a major purchase for most of us. To make sure you get the most for your investment, we’ve picked out the best of the best. The phones highlighted below may be pricey, but they deliver excellent daily performance and great…

The last-gen MacBook Pro is an incredibly powerful and long-lasting laptop even with the new M2 model around. | Photo by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge If you’ve been waiting for a substantial discount on the beefy last-gen 16-inch MacBook Pro since the new one dropped earlier this year, B&H Photo is certainly delivering one today. Until 11:59PM ET (or 8:59PM PT) today, you can buy the 16-inch MacBook Pro with an M1 Pro chip, 16GB of RAM, and 1TB of storage for $1,899 ($800 off) from B&H Photo. If you don’t mind buying it refurbished, you can also buy it from Woot with a one-year warranty as a part of its refurbished MacBook sale for $1,659.99 until the…

The last-gen MacBook Pro is an incredibly powerful and long-lasting laptop even with the new M2 model around. | Photo by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge If you’ve been waiting for a substantial discount on the beefy last-gen 16-inch MacBook Pro since the new one dropped earlier this year, B&H Photo is certainly delivering one today. Until 11:59PM ET (or 8:59PM PT) today, you can buy the 16-inch MacBook Pro with an M1 Pro chip, 16GB of RAM, and 1TB of storage for $1,899 ($800 off) from B&H Photo. If you don’t mind buying it refurbished, you can also buy it from Woot with a one-year warranty as a part of its refurbished MacBook sale for $1,659.99 until the…

Apple on Monday, January 3, 2022 became the first company in world history to hit the $3 trillion market value milestone. After surging 35% this year, the company is again approaching a market value of $3 trillion. Ryan Vlastelica for Bloomberg News: The stock has soared 35% this year, adding nearly $690 billion in market value, as investors have flocked to the iPhone maker’s steady revenue and massive cash flows. The advance has put Apple within striking distance of its January 2022 record. “In my career, I never envisioned a company of this size, but then I never envisioned a company capable of generating more than $100 billion in free cash flow in a year,” said Patrick Burton, a portfolio…

Image: Apple Apple’s upcoming Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) is expected to be one of its biggest yet. After years of rumors and leaks, Apple could finally take the wraps off of its mixed reality headset, entering the company into a new product category and giving the world a first look at its attempt to prove that virtual reality is worth investing in. There’s also certain to be a lot more: operating system updates, new apps and features, and possibly some new hardware, too. Here, we’ve pulled together details on how and when you can watch the main WWDC keynote as well as some of the announcements that we expect from Apple. When is the WWDC 2023 keynote? This year’s main…