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Sony’s Xperia 1 IV delivers real zoom for a steep price
The Xperia 1 IV brings a true optical zoom lens to a smartphone for the first time. Real zoom for a steep price Continue reading…
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Dish’s upcoming wireless plan might let you buy an iPhone with crypto
Dish is teasing a new wireless plan called Boost Infinite to launch this fall. | Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Dish Network seems to be taking its unconventional approach to building a wireless Read more…
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AT&T will now use a device’s GPS location to route 911 calls
Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge AT&T says it’s the first carrier to deploy location-based routing for 911 calls across the country, a feature that allows the company to transmit wireless emergency calls to Read more…
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Eddy Cue reportedly has bigger plans for Apple’s billion-dollar streaming and ads business
Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Eddy Cue, Apple’s senior vice president of services, is considering restructuring Apple’s services business to redirect more attention to streaming and advertising, according to a report from Insider. Read more…
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Apple discontinues the iPod after 20 years
Photo by James Bareham / The Verge Apple has announced that it’s discontinuing the iPod Touch, the last remaining model in its lineup of portable music players. In a news post on Tuesday, the company Read more…
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AirPods mod ditches Lightning port for USB-C
The AirPods’ charging case equipped with a USB-C port. | Image: Ken Pillonel Robotics engineering student Ken Pillonel has followed up his USB-C iPhone mod with a modified pair of AirPods with a USB-C port Read more…
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Apple is giving engineers in China more responsibility over manufacturing processes
Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Apple is giving engineers based in China more responsibility in managing its hardware manufacturing processes, according to a new report from The Wall Street Journal. Before the pandemic, Read more…
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You can hack Apple CarPlay into a Tesla using — what else — Android
Thanks to web standards. | Image: Michał Gapiński While Tesla’s operating system is known for having tons of built-in features (including the ability to play AAA video games), there’s one capability that’s notably missing: support Read more…
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What to expect from Google I/O on Wednesday
Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Google’s annual developer conference, Google I/O, is scheduled to take place this week, kicking off with an opening presentation on Wednesday, May 11th, at 1PM ET. Although the Read more…
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AirTags are sending a new kind of false alarm, report says
Photo by Vjeran Pavic / The Verge Apple’s AirTags have been sending out “phantom” alerts that are confusing iPhone users, according to a new Wall Street Journal report. The AirTags, which launched last year, feature Read more…