by Simeon - 2 months ago
Mostly, the internet is worse now than it was 20 years ago — but at least it looks better. Now that “going online” is more often a job than a hobby, the internet looks appropriately sleek to match: by adults and for adults, by profess...
by Simeon - 2 months ago
The Google Pixel 3 and 3 XL offered a pretty great call screening feature at launch, which used Google Assistant to answer suspected spam calls and transcribe the conversation in real time. Now, the feature is coming to the Pixel 2 and 2...
by Simeon - 2 months ago
Contrast’s Weather Atlas has rebranded its app to Weather Up, and the 2.0 update brings calendar-synced event forecasts, international support, and an increased subscription price. Previously $4.99 / year or $0.49 / month, the Weather Up...
by Simeon - 2 months ago
This week, Casey Newton joins The Vergecast to talk about Amazon’s HQ2 backlash and the backlash against Facebook’s... well, everything. But it’s not all dour: Paul and Dieter get into the joys of Night Sight on the Pixel, and Sean O’Kan...
by Simeon - 2 months ago
Enlarge / Only the onset of Ragnarök can defeat Hela, the goddess of death, in Marvel's Thor: Ragnarok. (credit: Marvel Studios) In Norse mythology, Ragnarök is a cataclysmic series of events leading to the death of Odin and his fellow Asgardian g...
by Simeon - 2 months ago
There are so many streaming options available these days, and so many conflicting recommendations, that it’s hard to see through all the crap you could be watching. Each Friday, The Verge’s Cut the Crap column simplifies the choice by so...
by Simeon - 2 months ago
Enlarge / High-five, Eevee! (credit: Nintendo) Earlier this year, I took the world's first "true" console Pokémon games for a press-demo spin, and I was almost instantly... bored. The new (optional) Poké Ball-shaped controller was uncomfortable. T...
by Simeon - 2 months ago
The internet’s favorite ogre may already be headed for another Hollywood-backed installment, but fans of the fantasy parody aren’t waiting around for its release. Instead, hundreds of artists have collaborated on their own scene-by-scene...
by Simeon - 2 months ago
Carrying multiple phones for personal and business uses might be over for Verizon Wireless users. The company announced today that it is introducing an app that allows users to add up to four additional numbers to one smartphone. The app...
by Simeon - 2 months ago
Enlarge / The Rocket Report is published weekly. (credit: Arianespace/Aurich Lawson) Welcome to Edition 1.26 of the Rocket Report! This week, we have plenty of news to share about successes at Rocket Lab, as well as an important launch for India's...
by Simeon - 2 months ago
Enlarge / A whale earplug, showing the layers accumulated across a lifetime, and the corresponding cortisol levels. (credit: Nature Communications) In a whale’s earwax lie clues to its entire life. Some species of whale build up large “earplugs” o...
by Simeon - 2 months ago
A few years before this year’s excellent Spider-Man on PlayStation 4, developer Insomniac released another, less-heralded open-world game called Sunset Overdrive. It was energy drink-fueled mayhem, mashing up Grand Theft Auto and Tony Ha...
by Simeon - 2 months ago
Welcome to Fav’d For Later, a Friday roundup of our favorite memes, trends, and all-around good internet content. This week, we ponder what-ifs and perfect cheese tosses. Once in a while, the internet delivers. The memes aren’t just good...
by Simeon - 2 months ago
A new video from YouTube channel JerryRigEverything shows that Apple’s latest iPad Pro can be bent and completely destroyed seemingly without much exertion. The tablet gave out quickly when host Zack Nelson performed his signature bend t...
by Simeon - 2 months ago
After years of worsening robocalls, a bipartisan group of senators has introduced a bill today that would levy greater penalties on people and groups that place the scammy and sometimes malicious calls. The TRACED Act, sponsored by Sens....