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Playing Fortnite on iPhone again has shown me an alternate future
It’s been a while, old friend. | Photo by Callum Booth / The Verge Is this the tipping point that causes third-party iOS app stores to take off? Continue reading…
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AT&T and Verizon have a beef with T-Mobile’s Starlink satellite service
Image: The Verge AT&T and Verizon have taken issue with SpaceX and T-Mobile’s upcoming direct-to-cell satellite offering, arguing that SpaceX’s implementation will harm their respective mobile broadband networks. Filings that urge the Federal Communications Commission Read more…
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Fortnite is back on the iPhone — with a whole app store in tow
Promotional art for Fortnite’s “Absolute Doom” season. | Image: Epic Games Fortnite is finally back on iOS, just over four years after Apple booted it from the iOS App Store — but it’s only available Read more…
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Geekbench has an AI benchmark now
Photo by Tom Warren / The Verge The popular benchmarking utility Geekbench has launched a new cross-platform tool to evaluate the performance of devices under AI-heavy workloads. Geekbench AI measures a device’s CPU, GPU, and Read more…
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Google Meet’s latest update includes a new UI and in-call messaging
Google’s bringing the “party” back to the party line with emoji reactions for group calls. | Illustration: The Verge Google’s Meet app is getting a few more features designed for calls. Meet, the videocalling app Read more…
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AltStore PAL drops its annual subscription thanks to a grant from Epic
Image: AltStore AltStore PAL, a third-party iOS app store that’s available in the EU, is dropping its annual €1.50 (plus tax) subscription after receiving a “MegaGrant” from Fortnite developer Epic Games. AltStore originally charged the Read more…
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iPhones will help decide offside violations in English soccer this season
Detecting an offside violation can be difficult. | Photo by Dan Istitene/Getty Images The UK’s top soccer league is switching up the tech it uses to detect offside violations on the football pitch. The English Read more…
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Apple’s next big project might be a tabletop robot / iPad
Illustration by Nick Barclay / The Verge Apple reportedly has “a team of several hundred people” working on a new product that attaches an iPad-style display to a robotic arm that uses actuators to tilt Read more…
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Halide’s new ‘Process Zero’ feature takes photos with no AI, no processing, no nothing
Halide lets you pick the image processing you want, including no processing at all. | Image: Lux Optics It’s trickier than ever to know what a photo really is — and when AI and processing Read more…
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Apple is finally going to open up iPhone tap-to-pay
Photo by Vjeran Pavic / The Verge Apple is going to let developers offer in-app NFC transactions using the Secure Element starting with iOS 18.1, and as part of the update, you’ll also be able Read more…