By Dieter Bohn
We're in the midst of one of the craziest weeks in one of the craziest months for mobile news, which can only mean one thing: it's time for a particularly animated episode of the Verge Mobile Show. Watch closely as we hurl stinging insults at one another for roughly 90 minutes.
And if you're...
It's late, but we have an excuse
Intellectual Properly is a series where we seek to set the record straight on the day's hottest patent, copyright and related intellectual property issues in the tech world.
Google was awarded a patent on Tuesday for a method of using image...
Shortly after hacker group AntiSec posted what it said were one million unique Apple device identifiers (UDIDs) taken from an FBI laptop, Apple has denied that it provided any UDIDs to the agency. In a statement to AllThingsD, the company said that "the FBI has not requested this information from Apple, nor have we provided it to the FBI or any organization." It also mentioned its ongoing move...
Nokia's new top-of-the-line phone has been unveiled. The company announced the Windows Phone 8-powered Lumia 920 this morning at an event in New York City, and we've had a chance to play with the new device ahead of its release. In large part, the 920 feels like everything the Lumia 900 could have been without the shackles of the Windows Phone 7 requirements: it has a gorgeous 4.5-inch display, a fast dual-core processor, and a number of improvements in the software and hardware across the board.
A phone worthy of the 'flagship' moniker
We've just snagged a look at the Droid RAZR HD and it's slightly-thicker brother, the Droid RAZR HD Maxx. Both nearly live up to Motorola's description when it comes to the 720p screen: it's bright and saturated, perhaps too much so. Motorola tells us that the display on these two phones as well as the RAZR M is Super Amoled, which would account for some of the saturation but is also likely to...
More battery, more Pentile
Each week the iOS Gaming Watch List will inform you of some noteworthy releases coming to the App Store. Major releases tend to hit on Thursdays, so we'll be coming at you every Wednesday with the games to look out for, as well as some of the bigger content updates on the way. While this won't be a comprehensive list of games releasing for a given week, it does offer a quick selection of games...
Earlier today, Motorola and Verizon revealed the Droid RAZR M, a $99 smartphone that sticks a 4.3-inch, practically edge-to-edge screen into a decidedly tiny package. Now, Pocket-lint is reporting that Motorola intends to re-use the same RAZR M design for its first Intel-powered smartphone. We've been eagerly awaiting the fruits of a Motorola-Intel partnership ever since the companies announced one at CES, and soon after that we saw some alleged pictures of the first phone. Look familiar, no? Now, it appears that the device will be sold in both dual-core 1.5GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon and Intel...
Early today a hacker who claims to be affiliated with Anonymous posted documents to Pastebin with some startling claims: someone, the statement claimed, has copies of US presidential candidate Mitt Romney's tax returns. Mitt Romney has come under some scrutiny and criticism — mostly from Democrats — for releasing just two years of back tax returns. In the statement on Pastebin, the anonymous hacker claims to have copies from years before 2010.
Interestingly, the "hacker" described an everyday breaking and entering situation, whereby a human being gained physical access to accounting firm PricewaterhouseCoopers' office in Tennessee on...
By Nilay Patel
By T.C. Sottek
By David Pierce
With Windows Phone 8, Nokia finally has had its hands untied when it comes to pushing out modern specs on its hardware. The result is the Nokia Lumia 920, with a dual-core 1.5GHz processor, 32GB of device storage, and a 4.5-inch display. The Lumia 920 also includes wireless charging and "PureView" technology on its 8-megapixel camera. Add in some bright color options and you're looking at the main differentiators on the hardware side.
How does...
Nokia's finally in the big leagues
Ever since moving to 1080p HD displays, the TV industry has been struggling to find its next great sales pitch. Picture quality hasn't improved dramatically, OLED TVs remain mostly a mirage, and the repeated attempts to make consumers care about obvious gimmicks like 3D have fallen flat. In the...
Intel's holding its annual developer conference next week, from September 11th through the 13th, and while a certain Cupertino computer company will undoubtedly dominate the news on day two, Intel will also have a few things to reveal. Chief among them is the firm's next-gen Haswell architecture,...
Today was a big day for both Motorola and Nokia. Motorola introduced the RAZR HD, HD Maxx, and RAZR M, while Nokia announced two Windows Phone 8 devices, the Lumia 920 and Lumia 820. If you missed our live coverage of the announcements, you can...
Picking the right smartphone is often a challenge, but things get even more complicated on days like today. Motorola just unveiled three new Droid RAZR handsets: the Droid RAZR HD, Droid RAZR Maxx HD, and Droid RAZR M. Each device has its strengths, with a 4.7-inch HD display...
By Nilay Patel and Dieter Bohn
This Thursday, we expect that Amazon will be unveiling a least one new Kindle Fire alongside a new e-reader. If you believe Amazon’s somewhat fuzzy math, the Kindle Fire is far and away the most successful Android tablet on the market, but it's a strange kind of...
Google bought Motorola Mobility, but Motorola's just-announced RAZR phones won't come with the latest version of Google's Android OS. What to do? Well, if you plan to play with your own builds of Jelly Bean, you could spring for a Developer Edition. For the not-inconsiderable price of $549.99, you can pre-order the new Droid RAZR M Developer Edition with an unlockable bootloader today, and it should ship the week...
Microsoft kept most of its upcoming Windows Phone 8 features under wraps today during a joint Nokia press conference, but Nokia appears to have accidentally revealed Skype's new Windows Phone 8 interface in a promotional video. The Skype app on...
We've just had the opportunity to take a look at Motorola's just-announced Droid RAZR M, which, just as rumored, has a 4.3-inch qHD display.
Back to school can be a stressful time, and it's also when people typically refresh at least some of their gear. We're pulling together the best...
Motorola doesn't have the best reputation for timely Android updates, but CEO Dennis Woodside claims the company is turning over a new leaf. He says that "most" Motorola devices released since 2011...
During Motorola's big press event today, Google's Eric Schmidt revealed that the company is now activating 1.3 million new Android devices a day. This is a significant increase from the 850,000...
The leaks that cropped up last week were largely correct — Motorola has just announced the Droid RAZR M 4G LTE. As CEO Dennis Woodside said earlier, the Droid RAZR M 4G LTE will have Android 4.1...
You've waited, you've watched, you've sent angry letters to our homes and offices — and now the day is finally here. Yes, The Verge has been unleashed in the App and Play Stores, and you can go...
"There’s a pretty good chance that within a couple years most peoples' main way to use the internet is through mobile," says Charlie Cheever,...
Motorola has just announced the Droid RAZR Maxx HD, promising it will have the longest battery life of any Android smartphone. It'll have the same 1.5GHz dual-core processor and 4.7-inch HD display as the just-announced RAZR HD, but with a far larger 3300mAh battery. Despite the larger battery, the RAZR Maxx HD is still only 9.3mm thick.
The Droid RAXR Maxx HD will launch with Android 4.0 at...
Motorola has just announced the Droid RAZR HD, updating its old flagship with a larger 4.7-inch screen, HD display, and Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich. The RAZR HD comes with a 2,500mAh battery, a bit under the 3,300mAh RAZR Maxx but well above the 1,780mAh of the original RAZR. As with the first...
