Android
Motorola Edge Plus (2022) review: no gimmicks, but not quite good enough
Just a good, slab-style phone that doesn’t quite stand up to the category heavyweights Continue reading…
Android
Shortwave just rescued my inbox from the drudgery of Gmail
Illustration by Kristen Radtke / The Verge When Google killed its Gmail alternative Inbox in 2018, it promised that several of its ideas would eventually come to Gmail. While some did arrive, most of what Read more…
PHP
Introducing Visit: a CLI tool made for humans to make networks requests
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I'm happy to announce that we have released Visit. This tool can display the response of any URL. Think of it as curl for humans. By default, the output will be colourized, and the response code and time will be displayed after the response.
JSON responses will be colourized by default as well.
And there's integration with Laravel: it can log in any user, report the numbers of queries used to build up the response, and more.
I'd like to tell you all about it in this blog post.
Android
The best Chromebook deals you can get right now
You can save $150 on Samsung’s excellent Chromebook 2. | Photo by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge If you’re looking for an affordable laptop alternative, Chromebooks are a great option to consider. Yet there Read more…
Android
Google will test letting Android developers use their own billing systems
Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Google is introducing a pilot to let “a small number of participating developers” offer a payment system in addition to Google Play’s. Spotify will be the first and Read more…
Android
Exploring User Choice Billing With First Innovation Partner Spotify
Posted by Sameer Samat, Vice President, Product Management Mobile apps have transformed our lives. They help us stay informed and entertained, keep us connected to each other and have created new opportunities for billions of Read more…
Android
Google won’t let you buy movies and TV shows from the Play app starting in May
Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Google will no longer sell movies and TV shows from the Google Play app starting in May, the company announced (via Ars Technica). Instead, you’ll be able to Read more…
Android
How to monitor and limit your data usage on an Android phone
Photo by The Verge Although many data plans these days are advertised as “unlimited,” most actually have a cut-off point when your data stream is going to slow radically. If you don’t want to pay Read more…
Android
Google Chrome’s side panel is a new UI for your reading list and bookmarks
No bookmark bar needed (though it’s still available if you’re a fan). Google has introduced a new sidebar feature to Chrome, which lets you quickly access your bookmarks and reading list while using the desktop Read more…
Android
Google tidies up its smart home app
The redesigned feed. | Image: Google Google wants to tidy up the event feed in its Home app to make it easier to see what’s happening in your smart home. An update coming later this Read more…