Android
Welcome to the Xbox $360 era
When Microsoft first revealed that it would be giving day-one Game Pass releases to all of its own Xbox games back in 2018, it suddenly turned the subscription service into a must-have for many fans. Read more…
Android
Optimize your app battery using Android vitals wake lock metric
Written by Alice Yuan, Senior Developer Relations Engineer Most of the content of this post is also available in video format, go give it a watch! Battery life is a crucial aspect of user experience Read more…
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Amazon’s Vega OS launch trick: cloud-streamed apps
This is Lowpass by Janko Roettgers, a newsletter on the ever-evolving intersection of tech and entertainment, syndicated just for The Verge subscribers once a week. Vega OS is finally here: On Tuesday, Amazon officially unveiled Read more…
Android
Everything is terrorism in Trump’s America
The Trump administration declared war on the “terrorist organization” of “antifa” and the supposed “networks” associated with it last week. Antifa is not so much a vast national conspiracy as it is simply an abbreviation Read more…
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Amazon halts drone deliveries in Arizona after a pair crashed into a crane
Amazon has paused drone deliveries in the West Valley Phoenix Metro Area after a pair of its MK30 drones crashed into a crane. The crash happened on Wednesday morning at around 10AM local time in Read more…
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Ghost of Yōtei can be chill or brutal with its new cinematic modes
The Ghost games aim to make you feel like you’re playing a classic samurai movie. To make the connection more obvious, Ghost of Tsushima added a black-and-white mode made in collaboration with the estate of Read more…
Android
The good, the bad, and the future of AI agents
Hey there, and welcome to Decoder! I’m Hayden Field, senior AI reporter at The Verge and your Thursday episode guest host. I’ll be subbing in for Nilay for a couple more episodes, and I’m excited Read more…
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Tesla finally had a good sales quarter — it may be the last one for a while
Tesla’s quarterly sales increased for the first time this year, as consumers rushed to cash in on expiring federal tax credits for electric vehicle purchases. The company said that it produced a total of 447,450 Read more…
Android
Hulu isn’t going away after all — it’s going global
Disney is expanding Hulu to worldwide streaming audiences in preparation for the “unified” Disney Plus app experience that’s launching next year. Starting on October 8th, Hulu will replace Star — a Disney Plus hub available Read more…
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Super Mario Galaxy deserves more
Nintendo has brought two of the very best Super Mario games to the Switch and Switch 2. It’s no surprise that Super Mario Galaxy and its sequel are excellent; these are critically acclaimed games, and Read more…