Tag: The Verge

Yap is becoming the New “It” Room for Chatting

Are you a fervent chatter?  You might want to check out Yap, the new chat application built by Postlight, a digital product studio, that seems to be the new “it” room for chatting it up.  Yap is pretty simple. It’s a six-person chat room (“Because seven is annoying,” says the official blog), where every message […]

The Best Black Friday (and Before) Deals on Nintendo Switch Consoles, Games and Accessories

Child's hands holding a Nintendo Switch

It’s tough to keep track of all the gaming deals that will kick off on Black Friday. That’s sort of a good problem to have; it means that there’s no shortage of deals on consoles, games, and accessories for the Nintendo Switch, Sony PlayStation 4, and the Xbox One X and S.   Below are the […]

The Best Black Friday (and Before) Deals on Stadia and Playstation Consoles, Games and Accessories

It’s tough to keep track of all the gaming deals that will kick off on Black Friday. That’s sort of a good problem to have; it means that there’s no shortage of deals on consoles, games, and accessories for the Nintendo Switch, Sony PlayStation 4, and the Xbox One X and S.   Below are the […]

The Best Black Friday (and Before) Deals on Xbox One Consoles, Games and Accessories

It’s tough to keep track of all the gaming deals that will kick off on Black Friday. That’s sort of a good problem to have; it means that there’s no shortage of deals on consoles, games, and accessories for the Nintendo Switch, Sony PlayStation 4, and the Xbox One X and S.   Below are the […]

Facebook Will Stop Calling Users ‘Undesirable’ in Ad Rejections

Facebook will no longer use the harmful language “undesirable” in the rejection messages it sends to potential advertisers.   The change comes after reporting from The Verge in September and continued pressure from Facebook and Instagram’s body and skin positivity communities regarding the issue. Facebook used the word when rejecting ads that featured people who […]

Google’s Stadia Game Streaming Service – What You Need to Know Now

Google has revealed the key details that were conspicuously missing from its March announcement of the new Stadia game streaming service. Namely, what the heck we’re going to be able to play, how much we’ll pay, and when we can get started with the exciting new service — which beams high-end console and PC games […]

Fortnite Came Back from its Black Hole With a Bang

It’s been just over a week since Fortnite came back online following a two-day, black hole-induced hiatus. But the event, which ushered in the game’s eleventh season and its all-new redesigned map, was one of the biggest singular online gaming events to date — with more than 7 million concurrent viewers across Twitch, Twitter, and […]

Yes, You CAN Save and Retrieve files on the Chrome OS

A lot of people still believe that Chromebooks can only work online, and that you can’t save your work offline to the harddrive. It’s an old, but persistent myth in the tech world, and it’s high time it was debunked. Yes, Chromebooks were created to be used predominantly online — in fact, when the first […]