The Rakuten Viber chat app is bringing its $2-per-month premium subscription service to the US Thursday, which provides exclusive features and ad-free access to the chat app. Viber Plus, which launched internationally in May, includes enhancements to the app like transcription of voice messages, access to paid stickers, the ability to change the Viber app
Month: July 2023
Form, function, and a good midrange phone. By Allison Johnson, a reviewer with 10 years of experience writing about consumer tech. She has a special interest in mobile photography and telecom. Previously, she worked at DPReview. The Nothing Phone 2 is better than the Phone 1 in a lot of small ways. But I’m still
7.5 Nothing Phone 2 $599 at Nothing Like Flashy design Powerful processor Large, bright display Attractive interface Don’t like Disappointing camera performance Needs to be cheaper to compete against rivals The first Nothing Phone impressed us with its solid all-round performance, its low price and of course its flashing lights. But it never officially made
/ Apple’s iCloud password manager can now be used in Chrome for Mac and other Chromium-based browsers thanks to an updated iCloud Passwords extension that works in macOS Sonoma. By Umar Shakir, a news writer fond of the electric vehicle lifestyle and things that plug in via USB-C. He spent over 15 years in IT
We’re done with half of 2023 and many of its fantastic horror games, though there’s more on the way (The Texas Chainsaw Massacre, Alan Wake 2, and the Silent Hill 2 remake are still due out). That means we’ve willingly subjected ourselves to lots of stone-cold death scenes—enough to compile in a list, which we’ve
/ It’s also now available in the EU. By Jay Peters, a news editor who writes about technology, video games, and virtual worlds. He’s submitted several accepted emoji proposals to the Unicode Consortium. Share this story Illustration: The Verge Google is adding some new features to its Bard AI chatbot, including the ability for Bard
See at Now Now Watch the Scottish Open in the UK for £35 Show more (5 items) There’s a strong lineup of big names set to grace the fairways of the Renaissance Club in North Berwick, Scotland, this weekend for the 2023 Genesis Scottish Open. Providing a stiff warm-up for next week’s Open Championship at
Anime art styles are always changing. Shows like Astro Boy and Urusei Yatsura drew influence from Western art styles (particularly that of Disney) in the 1960s, 70s and early 80s. Shows in the late 80s to early 2000s were influenced by their predecessors, creating a distinct style that was easily recognised by global audiences as
This story is part of Amazon Prime Day, CNET’s guide to everything you need to know and how to find the best deals. We are one week away from the launch of this year’s Prime Day event, which kicks off on July 11, and several retailers — including Target and Best Buy — have announced competing sales,
Naughty Dog, the developer behind The Last of Us and Uncharted, is about to undergo a pretty big shakeup in leadership. Co-president Evan Wells has announced he’ll be retiring, and co-president and Last of Us director Neil Druckmann will be the sole president of the company moving forward. The Yakuza Devs Should Cast These Celebs
A Twitch streamer is using a real-life dunk tank during his livestreams to motivate himself to avoid falling in the tricky precision platformer and livestreaming sensation, Only Up! Lego Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga’s Air Combos Make Me Feel Skilled AF Off English Only Up!, developed by SC-KR Games, is an obstacle course game where
The Asus ROG Ally is the company’s entry into the portable gaming device market, going up against Valve’s Steam Deck and Logitech’s G-Cloud. But owners of Asus’ device are complaining about issues with SD cards, and the company has now confirmed that the Ally does have a problem with its SD card reader. “After confirmation
/ Blockchain-based ‘loot boxes’ are banned. By Jay Peters, a news editor who writes about technology, video games, and virtual worlds. He’s submitted several accepted emoji proposals to the Unicode Consortium. Share this story Illustration: The Verge Google is introducing a new blockchain-based content policy for Android apps on the Google Play Store. The new
/ The app formerly known as Tailwind gives you an AI model trained only on the documents you care about. By David Pierce, editor-at-large and Vergecast co-host with over a decade of experience covering consumer tech. Previously, at Protocol, The Wall Street Journal, and Wired. Share this story Illustration: The Verge Project Tailwind, the AI-backed
It is the final day of Amazon’s two-day Amazon Prime Day event and there are still plenty of discounts on streaming devices and TVs. While you’ll certainly be able to save on Amazon’s Fire TV streaming sticks and Fire TVs, you’ll also be able to pick up a Roku streaming device — or even a Roku TV –
/ Roku’s free ad-supported content channel is available on Android-powered TV devices. By Umar Shakir, a news writer fond of the electric vehicle lifestyle and things that plug in via USB-C. He spent over 15 years in IT support before joining The Verge. Share this story If you buy something from a Verge link, Vox
/ Google will still handle the technical details of the Travel Impact Model, but the new group will oversee governance and major improvements. By Andrew J. Hawkins, transportation editor with 10+ years of experience who covers EVs, public transportation, and aviation. His work has appeared in The New York Daily News and City & State.
/ TaxSlayer, H&R Block, and TaxAct embedded Meta’s pixel onto their tax filing sites. By Makena Kelly, a reporter who covers the politics and power influencing the tech industry. Before joining The Verge in 2018, she covered Congress and breaking news. Share this story Photo by Michael A. McCoy / Getty Images A group of
Show more (5 items) The first day of Amazon’s Prime Day event is in the books. But if you didn’t quite find what you were looking for, there’s still another day. And there are great deals to be had, including low prices on new laptops for school, work, gaming, content creation or entertainment. There are some impressive deals
Lego Half Life 2 is a mod that does exactly what the name suggests. Created by Not Dave or Daniel, it takes the classic first-person shooter and turns it into a LEGO game, complete with bricky inhabitants. Lego Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga’s Air Combos Make Me Feel Skilled AF Off English It doesn’t overhaul
Summer is here; what better way to get around than on an electric scooter? You can take in the sights and get some fresh air; they’re easy to store; and riding one is environmentally friendly. This story is part of Amazon Prime Day, CNET’s guide to everything you need to know and how to find
Diablo IV is a game about keeping evil locked behind the gates of hell and making the numbers go up. Kill enemies, get stronger, kill more enemies, get even stronger. This is the endless cycle at the center of Blizzard’s hit action-RPG, but recently players have managed to take that logic to its absurd conclusion,
Microsoft’s $69 billion acquisition of game publisher Activision Blizzard cleared a big hurdle on Tuesday when a federal judge ruled against the US Federal Trade Commission’s attempt to delay the deal. Judge Jacqueline Scott Corley of the US District Court for the Northern District of California denied the FTC a preliminary injunction that aimed to halt the
/ Amazon’s current Lightning Deal knocks $30 off the latest version of the excellent smartphone controller. By Antonio G. Di Benedetto, a writer covering tech deals and The Verge’s Deals newsletter, buying guides, and gift guides. Previously, he spent 15 years in the photography industry. Share this story If you buy something from a Verge
/ Prime Day is here — and so are some excellent deals on unlocked smartphones from Google and Samsung, along with both wired and wireless chargers. By Allison Johnson, a reviewer with 10 years of experience writing about consumer tech. She has a special interest in mobile photography and telecom. Previously, she worked at DPReview.
The first Nothing Phone impressed us with its solid all round performance, its low price and of course its flashing lights. But it never officially made it to the US aside from an unusual beta program. This second-generation phone is here to change that. When it goes on sale in the US and the wider
Is that gaming shelf of yours looking a little sparse? Missed out on a few modern classics? Been meaning to pick up a couple of games that grabbed your attention but were perhaps not quite worth full price? This year’s (two-day) Amazon Prime Day sale has some particularly excellent games worth grabbing at a discount,
Games downloads are enormous these days, and they’re showing no signs of getting smaller. Those gigabyte numbers just keep going up, so your storage, whether hard drives, solid-state drives, or microSD cards, must match it. Tomorrow and Wednesday (July 11 and 12) could be a good time to expand your favorite console’s capacity, as Amazon’s
This story is part of Amazon Prime Day, CNET’s guide to everything you need to know and how to find the best deals. Best Buy’s Fourth of July sale may be winding down, but the deals are far from over. Next week marks the official start of Amazon Prime Day, which is one of the
/ Google’s AR work has been beset by layoffs and leadership changes. By Emma Roth, a news writer who covers the streaming wars, consumer tech, crypto, social media, and much more. Previously, she was a writer and editor at MUO. Share this story Illustration: The Verge Mark Lucovsky, the former head of operating systems on
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