The one where we objectively rank the Wii U launch titles
There's been some confusion as to what Apple's new all-digital Lightning connector will be capable of, but the company has just cleared some of that up. An Apple spokesperson told The Verge that Lightning to HDMI and Lightning to VGA cables "will...
Fujifilm has decided that the time has come for it to move on from film for motion pictures after 78 years. Starting in March of 2013, the last Japanese producer of negatives (for shooting) and positives (for projection) will cease sales of the majority of its film products for movies. Specifically, that means both color and black and white positives and negatives, intermediate film, sound...
Apple began beta testing a new version of iCloud.com back in May, and the changes have now rolled out to the official version of the site. As noted by 9to5Mac, the updated site is now available to all iCloud users, and features both Reminders and Notes apps that sync with their iOS and Mac counterparts. Both take heavy design cues from the iPad versions of the same apps (including some rather questionable font choices).
Find My iPhone has also received some tweaks, with the web app now offering a "lost mode" that works in conjunction with iOS 6. According to Apple, the new feature wil allow users to lock their device if it's stolen or lost, and send a contact number to the phone. Anyone that finds it can call the owner back at that number without being able to unlock or access the rest of the phone. The mail web app has also received...
Apple's web service gets a few new tricks
With the iPhone 5, Apple has finally tackled key areas where its Android competition previously held an advantage: a larger display, high-speed 4G LTE networking, and an improved camera are all inside the new flagship iOS device. The company has also pushed forward its reputation for stellar build quality with a unibody aluminum shell that should scale back the number of Genius Bar visits for...
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US customers looking to pick up an iPhone 5 unencumbered by a carrier's contract will have to put those dreams on hold — at least for a little bit. We spoke with several Apple Store customer service representatives today, who informed us that US customers won't be able to sign up for the unlocked variant of Apple's new flagship phone when pre-orders start early tomorrow morning. The unlocked...
The new iPhone is finally official. Apple has named its sixth-generation smartphone the iPhone 5 and Phil Schiller has detailed its full set of features, specs, and release details. Measuring 7.6mm in thickness and 112 grams in weight, this is the thinnest and lightest iPhone that Apple has ever made, and is constructed "entirely" out of glass and aluminum. The new iPhone looks pretty much identical to all the leaks and mockups we've seen in the past few weeks — evidently Apple wasn't able to keep a lid on its most anticipated product, after all.
I was raised by Tim "The Toolman" Taylor to believe Real Men don't ask for directions; and then they get lost in the wilderness and get berated by their wife. Such is the way of things. But, like a precocious young JTT, I've decided to blaze my own path and stray from Tim's example: I love asking for directions.
Before I left the internet, I did it as a sort of thought exercise. I don't need help from this salesperson, but maybe they'll prove their worth — if they're bluffing, it will only take a couple Google searches to find out. Sure, I could order the thing on the menu that sounds good to me and that I can pronounce, but maybe the...
By Vlad Savov
By Chris Welch
By Dieter Bohn
According to a report by Dow Jones, Google may be using some heavy-handed tactics to suppress its rivals overseas. The Dow Jones reports that Acer canceled the launch of a new device made with an Alibaba-developed OS after Google "expressed concerns about the smartphone." An Acer official tells Dow Jones that the company "will continue to communicate with Google," and that it "still wants to launch the new smartphone based on Alibaba...
A preemptive strike?
YouTube has made the controversial decision to censor a video in Egypt and Libya that was widely reported to have sparked an attack on the Libyan consulate that killed a US ambassador and three others. The video in question is a short trailer of a glaringly low budget film, Innocence of Muslims,...
In a 301 to 118 decision, the US House of Representatives has voted in favor of the FISA Amendments Act Reauthorization Act of 2012, a bill which will extend the US government's previously established warrantless wiretapping programs for the next five years. The bill preserves far-reaching and...
There was a moment during Michelle Obama's speech at the Democratic National Convention last Tuesday night when I thought someone had heckled the First Lady right to her face on international television.
She was talking about who the president...
Apple's new iPhone 5 features support for LTE networks across the world, but it won't be able to offer simultaneous voice and data on all of them. The Verge has confirmed with Verizon Wireless that the iPhone 5 won't support the feature when it's on the carrier's cellular...
The Earth that Neil Armstrong left forever last month was a different planet than the one he re-entered in 1969. They won’t be making any more like him: a Navy test pilot with middling grades in his aeronautical engineering classes, husband of a home economics major, a man with so little media...
Wii U titles will most commonly have a suggested retail value of $59.99, Nintendo has confirmed to Polygon.
Both Amazon and Gamestop have begun taking pre-orders for titles like New Super Mario Bros. U and ZombiU for the price of $59.99. A Nintendo representative confirmed to Polygon that $59.99 will be the most common MSRP for Wii U titles, but that's a "baseline price," adding that, "specific games could be more...
"The best camera is the one you have with you." You've probably heard the quote: it's often used these days to explain why smartphones are threatening to push traditional point-and-shoot cameras into early retirement. Pocketcams aren't the only...
It's the start of a new fall TV season, but it's looking like fans of Sons of Anarchy, The Simpsons, Glee and other Fox and FX shows may not be able to buy them over iTunes. While the iTunes Store has plenty of links for upcoming seasons of ABC, NBC, and CBS shows (not to mention the many cable...
The Verge staffers aren't just people who love technology. They're people who love stuff. We spend as much time talking and thinking about our...
It happens every year. Apple announces a new iPhone and iOS, and developers have about a week to update their apps to work on the new hardware and software. Most years, the process isn't too...
Skype's just pushed out a new beta of its Windows client, version 5.11, which adds support for logging into the VoIP service with Microsoft and Facebook accounts. With the update, Skype is further e...
This is my next is a special feature where writers of The Verge sound off on their latest deep, dark desires from the world of technology.
Before I left the internet, I optimistically drafted a...
It's pretty much a given at this point that advertising has intruded into nearly every facet of our daily lives. On television, radio, in print, and of course on the internet, advertising is the...
We already knew that online pre-orders for the iPhone 5 were going to start on September 14th, but now Wired has confirmed that Apple will begin...
If you've owned a smartphone on AT&T for longer than a couple years, you likely remember this well: the network was pushed to the brink of disaster by the overwhelming popularity of the iPhone 3G, 3GS, and 4. Prior to the iPhone, it had been a commonly-accepted principle that the bulk of the wireless market would gradually move from feature phones to smartphones, but uptake of Apple's...
Last week, Amazon unveiled the Kindle Fire HD, a shopping portal cleverly disguised as an Android tablet, and one partially subsidized by advertising. You'll find ads on the lockscreen you have to bypass in order to start using the machine, and "recommendations" to accompany the multimedia you...
