BlackBerry just rolled out some serious upgrades to the BlackBerry Launcher, the default keyboard, and the stock camera app on the Priv. | Continue reading
For years, iPhones and Android phones have needed different cables to charge — Apple requires the Lightning cable and you'll need a micro USB cable for an Android device. But now there’s a single cable that connects to both.The LMcable, which is picking up significant traction on … | Continue reading
Brad Smith, Microsoft’s president and chief legal officer gave a passionate defense of encryption today, saying his coming stood with Apple in its legal battle with the FBI. He made his remarks during a keynote address at the RSA security conference in San Francisco. “There is no … | Continue reading
Deutsche Telekom has its hands tied once again. T-Mobile's majority owner has been wanting to sell it off for years, but it now plans to wait until after an upcoming auction for radio airwaves to resume looking for a buyer, according to Reuters.The German telecom company is halti … | Continue reading
The latest in gaming technology is best used for exploring apartments from 1990s sitcoms. First someone made a virtual reality version of Jerry Seinfeld's apartment, and now there's a ridiculously... | Continue reading
A newly launched “tweak store” called Extensify gives iOS users an alternative to jailbreaking their devices, by offering a simpler way to install modified versions of popular third-party applications like Snapchat, YouTube, Twitter, WhatsApp, Vine, Instagram and others. Unlike w … | Continue reading
A person with knowledge of the deal says the Minnesota Timberwolves are planning to call up forward Greg Smith from the D-League for a 10-day contract. | Continue reading
It’s OK, you survived, February is done and March is upon us. The next Valentine’s Day is 350 days away. Before you jump headfirst into almost-Spring though, there’s just time to check out 11 of the best new and updated featured iOS apps from last month – spanning productivity to … | Continue reading
The saying goes that “Any press is good press.” But how true is it? To find out, Frac.tl and Moz examined the media coverage of seven companies before and after positive and negative PR events. In addition to news headlines, it analyzed website traffic, backlinks and social shar … | Continue reading
Mars has never looked more otherworldly than it does in this new Medieval-style map of the planet's surface. We might be pretty familiar with the Red Planet these days thanks to all the robot selfies, breathtaking panoramas, and 360-degree images that are beamed back to us on a d … | Continue reading
Ashes of the Singularity looks like a technical tour de force. In this real-time strategy (RTS) game for the PC, you’ll be able to take direct control of a full army, with as many as 100,000 combat units on the screen at the same time. A title like this doesn’t come along every d … | Continue reading
While we're on the topic of metal bands who just released double albums having games based on their work, Iron Maiden's Legacy of the Beast game is chugging along. Roadhouse Interactive has just released a new cinematic trailer for the game, putting a few more teases out there fo … | Continue reading
Coolest Cooler has burned all the way through its $13 million in funding, and is now searching for an investor to help bail them out. The most funded project in Kickstarter history has hit a wall, and tells backers it now needs more money to help get things back on track and get … | Continue reading
The Boston Celtics' Brad Stevens and the Portland Trail Blazers' Terry Stotts today were named the NBA Eastern and Western Conference Coaches of the Month, respectively, for games played in February. | Continue reading
If you stepped away from video games for a decade, would you recognize them when you returned?Over the weekend, I received an email from Murali Ramanujam, who hasn't played video games in earnest since 2007. Returning to the medium after nine years, he feels lost.As he puts it:I … | Continue reading
Which interactive content types will take off in 2016 for digital storytellers? Find out in this article. | Continue reading
O modern technology, how we love thee! Sure, we may not have the hoverboards and self-tying shoelaces we imagined in the '80s, but there are still plenty of innovations to be thankful for.Now, what are these game-changing inventions and innovations we speak of?Well, we’re big fan … | Continue reading
Pebble is giving two-thirds of its current line-up a $50 price cut: the Time an Time Round are now available for $149.99 and $199.99 respectively. Interestingly, Pebble chose to keep the Pebble Time Steel at the same $249.99 price point. That makes it seem like the Steel is now t … | Continue reading
FBI Director James Comey is owning up to his agency's mistake.In testimony on Tuesday before the Senate Judiciary Committee discussing the FBI's quest to force Apple to create software that will let the agency hack an iPhone 5C that was used by one of the terrorists responsible f … | Continue reading
The Huawei P9 has just leaked out yet again, this time giving us a closer look at the device's dual rear-facing camera setup. | Continue reading
You can now fork over $2K+ to get your Galaxy S7 slickly plated in 24K gold, 18K rose gold, or platinum. | Continue reading
VB WEBINAR: Our power panel of mobile marketers share secrets from the front-lines about turning casual users into die-hard customers who stay engaged and purchase again and again. Not to be missed! Register here for free. It sounds like a no-brainer, doesn’t it: Create a positiv … | Continue reading
This is The Harper Spin, a weekly column from seasoned auto critic Jason H. Harper. He’s raced at Le Mans, crushed a car in a 50-ton tank, and now, he’s bringing his unique style to The Verge.Oh, you shameless, unrepentant hedonists. Baubles of billionaires, playthings of playboy … | Continue reading
It’s OK, you survived, February is done (with an extra day, no less!) and March is upon us. The next Valentine’s Day is 350 days away. Before you jump headfirst into almost-Spring though, there’s just time to check out nine of the best new and updated Android apps from February. … | Continue reading
Pouring petrol on the bonfire of news tech, Google announced that it has invested more than $30m into projects spanning the European news tech scene. The fund’s goal is to ‘help stimulate innovation in digital journalism’ over the next three years, Sundar Pichai, Google’s CEO sai … | Continue reading
Oh what a tangled web we weave … when we’re playing and watching Quantum Break. I discovered that the story behind the big Xbox One and Windows 10 video game coming from Microsoft and Remedy Entertainment is very complicated. That’s the hallmark of Remedy, which made memorable st … | Continue reading
Orangepixel's Heroes of Loot [$3.99] has been a mainstay on my device for the past few years, as I absolutely love how it took the typically methodical and sometimes plodding nature of a roguelike dungeon crawler and replaced it with over-the-top, chaotic shooting and an ultra-fa … | Continue reading
Coinprism is a free of charge online Bitcoin wallet and Token platform that enables users to store and develop their own coin. Coinprism is based on the Open Assets Protocol. Bitcoin’s scripting language allows to keep small quantities of metadata on the blockchain, which may be … | Continue reading
SAN FRANCISCO — If there were any lingering doubts about Microsoft’s commitment to strong encryption, one of Microsoft’s top executives just put them to rest.Company president and chief legal officer Brad Smith reiterated — in his strongest words yet — Microsoft’s support for App … | Continue reading
Mech roguelike strategy game Ironcast is arriving this week on PS4 and Xbox One.The PS4 version is out today in North America and tomorrow in Europe, while the Xbox One edition will arrive on 4th March.Led by Tearaway senior designer Daniel Leaver at his new studio Dreadbit, Iron … | Continue reading
AT&T has announced that it plans to offer internet-based streaming TV service later this year. The new services, which will be branded and packaged as DirecTV products, will let you stream video from smartphones, tablets, smart TVs, set top boxes, PCs, or other devices using a wi … | Continue reading
Facebook is tweaking its News Feed algorithm when it comes to what’s live versus recorded. The company announced that with more people consuming Live videos, it’s looking at making this format a “new content type” that’s different from normal videos you upload later. It’s first s … | Continue reading
Of all the virtual reality games to leave me feeling disoriented, Minecraft was the one I least expected. The pixel-art game, which Microsoft announced today would be coming to the Oculus Rift headset when it starts shipping next month, was a surprisingly immersive VR experience … | Continue reading
Just two weeks ago, Alabama Shakes took home their first set of Grammys. It was a big night for the band, led by one of the best performances of the show, a scorching rendition of "Don't Wanna Fight" guided by lead singer and guitarist Brittany Howard's inimitable vocals. That sa … | Continue reading
The official Google I/O 2016 website is now up and running with its familiar countdown timer, and tells us registration will open May 8. The event is May 18-20. As is typically the case, tickets cost $900 for everyone but students, who can get in for $300. And just as it was last … | Continue reading
Google's biggest event of the year starts May 18th, and today it's announcing how people interested in attending can get tickets. Between March 8th and March 10th, you can register online for the chance to buy tickets to Google I/O. Note that registering between those dates doesn … | Continue reading
Facebook has been spending plenty of time on itsLive Video offering — working diligently to better showcase it on both desktop and mobile Web, as well as creating a VR opportunity with its Live 360 Video technology. Today, the company announced via blog post that you’ll likely be … | Continue reading
Despite many healthcare insurers having decried Obamacare as the end of days, the truth–as measured by both stock prices and revenue results–is the nation’s largest healthcare insurance companies have been steadily growing. Read More | Continue reading
Google I/O 2016 registration will take place beginning next Tuesday, March 8th! | Continue reading
At Kik, we’ve been thinking about the coming bot revolution for a long time. We first launched a basic bot platform a year and a half ago, and millions of users have been chatting with Kik bots ever since. Other messengers, such as Telegram and Slack, have been doing their own wo … | Continue reading
Reddit moderator Blair Erickson has unveiled a project that spent two years in the metaphorical oven — a Reddit twin that shows what he imagines the site will look like in 1,000 years. Reddit3016 is a fairly intricate project, as it's covered in links to fake YouTube, Imgur, and … | Continue reading
As first reported by The Verge yesterday, Google's monthly self-driving car report for February — published today — offers details of the very first collision involving one of its cars that it's responsible for. Fortunately, it was a relatively minor crash, caused when one of Goo … | Continue reading
Worried about how to secure your WordPress blog from hackers and XSS attacks. Read this to check, prevent and secure your blog from XSS attacks. | Continue reading
Pebble’s latest smartwatches are now a little less cash. The Time Round is $199 and the Time is $149. At these prices, the Pebble sits more comfortable among its competition. Fitbit’s new Blaze costs $199 and Garmin’s Vivoactive is $219. At $149 rather than $199, the Pebble Time … | Continue reading
User interface designs have to be such that they can be consistently experienced on any device regardless of the form factor, operating... | Continue reading
When the government dumps hundreds and hundreds of documents at one time, it’s almost as if it doesn’t want you to know where to start. And boy is the UK’s new Investigatory Powers Bill a privacy-infringing gold mine. Having had the draft pulled apart by no less than three offici … | Continue reading
Big changes are coming to Disney Infinity. Previously, a new version of the (according to the market research group NPD, most popular) “toys to life” game would come out every year. Those would support new playsets and characters, but they wouldn’t work with older editions of Dis … | Continue reading
There won't be a new Disney Infinity game in 2016 — but there will still be a lot of new Disney Infinity content coming. Since its debut in 2013, the toys-to-life series has seen a new release every year, with each new game introducing a new Disney property. The first game mashed … | Continue reading