Tag: The Verge

NASA’s Weather Woes Continue for Artemis I Launch

Artist's rendering of NASA's Artemis SLS on launchpad

NASA called off its Artemis I launch scheduled for Tuesday, September 27th as Tropical Storm Ian continues to intensify, potentially strengthening into a major hurricane that strikes Florida next week. The agency still hasn’t decided whether to roll back the Space Launch System (SLS) rocket to the Kennedy Space Center’s Vehicle Assembly Building (VAB) but indicates […]

Call of Duty: Warzone 2.0 will be here in November

Hands holding game controller with Call of Duty Warzone on screen

At an event last week, Activision revealed “the future of Call of Duty.” That included another look at the upcoming Modern Warfare II, but just as significant were the first real details on the brand-new Warzone experience and its mobile counterpart. As The Verge reports, the new version, dubbed Warzone 2.0, will launch on November […]

Go Pro has a Hero 11 Mini Cam on the way

GoPro’s rumored Hero 11 Black may not be the only camera the company releases this year. Leaked images shared by WinFuture indicate that GoPro’s preparing a smaller surprise that seems like a modern iteration of its now-discontinued Session action cams. According to The Verge, the device, supposedly called the “Hero 11 Black Mini,” tracks with […]

LG is joining Samsung, making it possible to Buy, Sell, and Display NFT’s on its Smart TV’s

Just months after Samsung announced that it’s bringing non-fungible tokens (NFTs) to its TVs, now LG’s doing the same. The company’s new NFT marketplace, called LG Art Lab, lets you “buy, sell and enjoy high-quality digital artwork” from your TV. As The Verge reports, for now, only users in the US with an LG TV […]

Sony is pushing into Mobile Gaming with New PlayStation Studios Mobile Division

As part of Sony’s push into mobile gaming, the company has formed a PlayStation Studios Mobile Division that will operate separately from console game development. According to a press release, the new team will create mobile games with “new and existing PlayStation IP.” According to The Verge, Sony’s move to form a mobile gaming division […]

Google is Paving the way for Multi-Device Connectivity for Android Apps

Google’s trying to make it easier for developers to create Android apps that connect in some way across a range of devices. In a blog post, Google explains that it’s launching a new cross-device software development kit (SDK) that contains the tools developers need to make their apps play nice across Android devices, and, eventually […]

Instagram tightens Default Content Settings for Kids and Teens 16 and Under

Instagram has announced that the platform is rolling out a feature that defaults accounts for new users under 16 years old to “Less,” the most restrictive setting for Sensitive Content Control. Teenagers already on Instagram will get push notifications “encouraging” them to opt-in to the heavier filtering on what the algorithm shows them across Search, Explore, Hashtag […]

T-Mobile partners with SpaceX Starlink to End Dead Zones for 5G customers by next year

T-Mobile corporate HQ buildings lit up in pink

As The Verge reports, T-Mobile says it’s getting rid of mobile dead zones, thanks to a new partnership with SpaceX’s Starlink satellite internet, at an event hosted by T-Mobile CEO Mike Sievert and Elon Musk. With their “Coverage Above and Beyond” setup, mobile phones could connect to satellites and use a slice of a connection providing around 2 […]

Apple’s iPhone 14 Event is Set for September 7

Apple iPhone with Apple logo on screen

Apple’s next product launch event will take place on September 7th, the company announced in an invitation sent out to journalists this week. According to The Verge, Apple is expected to share details on upcoming iPhones and Apple Watches at the event. The invite, which has the tagline “Far out,” is for an in-person event […]

Twitter’s Former Security Chief is Spilling the Beans about the Social Media Giant’s Negligent Security

Twitter has hidden negligent security practices, misled federal regulators about its safety, and failed to properly estimate the number of bots on its platform, according to testimony from the company’s former head of security, the legendary hacker-turned-cybersecurity-expert Peiter “Mudge” Zatko. As The Verge reports, these explosive allegations could have huge consequences, including federal fines and […]