Gaming performance on Valve's SteamOS can't keep up with Windows
Valve's new console-aping Steam Machines could be hampered by the performance of the company's Linux-based SteamOS operating system compared to Windows gaming. An Ars Technica analysis published Friday...
Even Valve's own games take a hit when played on a dual-boot machine
AT&T to launch Microsoft's Lumia 950 on November 20th
AT&T will be the first, and likely only, US carrier to launch Microsoft's Lumia 950 smartphone later this week. Available on Friday November 20th, as previously reported, the Lumia 950 is Microsoft's first...
The first Windows 10 phone arrives on Friday
Pope Francis wants you to put your phones away at the dinner table, kids
Pope Francis has some advice for families, if you want it: stop staring at your smartphones while you're supposed to be eating asparagus.
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The Verge Review of Animals: the capybara
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A logical examination of the Swedish rapper Yung Lean as a metaphor for America
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Democrats fight back after GOP declares Wi-Fi password war
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Android Wear's new wrist gestures, explained with Drake GIFs
Withings tries to mix luxury and everyday style with $170 Activité Steel
For Withings' third fitness tracker, the company is trying to blend the best qualities of its expensive (and Swiss Made) Activité with those from the much cheaper, more versatile Activité Pop. The result...
A new middle option
Google engineer says you shouldn’t buy OnePlus USB Type-C cables
Earlier this month, we covered the exploits of Benson Leung — an engineer at Google who has been reviewing new USB Type-C cables on Amazon to find out which manufacturers are reliable. Up until now, Leung...
not any port is safe in a storm
First Click: Paris, How to be human, and a preview of the week ahead
The world could use more Adele right now. Thankfully, 25 is set for release on Friday after the first single Hello went to number one across the world, becoming the first song ever to sell a million...
Amazon offers UK customers Prime membership for just £59
Amazon Prime's free shipping is always most useful when you've got a lot of shopping to do, so luckily, ahead of Black Friday and Christmas, the retailer is offering UK customers Prime for £59 instead...
a prime time to get prime
Sony's crowdfunded FES e-paper watch hits retail this month
The FES Watch, an e-paper timepiece developed by a Sony subsidiary, first broke cover a year ago on Japanese crowdfunding site Makuake. Since then it's expanded to Sony's own crowdfunding portal First...
Fashion-forward launch follows Apple's lead
Google Maps reviewers can now earn 1 TB of free Drive storage
Google has updated its Local Guides program for Google Maps, rewarding people who regularly leave reviews, upload photos, or add information for restaurants, tourist spots, and other locations with...
Love for locals
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Norman Reedus says Silent Hills collaboration with Kojima and del Toro 'needs to happen'
Norman Reedus, the Walking Dead actor who was set to work on a new Silent Hill video game with Guillermo del Toro and Hideo Kojima until Konami canceled the project, still has hope that the trio will...
"It's like destiny, it needs to happen." Norman Reedus
The Empire wasn't supposed to always win the Battle of Hoth in Star Wars: Battlefront
It only took a few matches of the Star Wars: Battlefront beta to learn a fundamental truth of the Star Wars universe: the Rebels always get creamed at the snowy Battle of Hoth. The epic showdown, reborn...
"It actually isn't supposed to be unbalanced!" Jamie Keen, EA
A designer’s take on the iPad Pro
The reviews are out on iPad Pro, and they address how big it is, whether it’s worth the price, and whether it can or can’t replace a laptop for average consumers. But as a design director at Vox Media, I...
It’s all about the apps
The latest Windows 10 update makes activation way easier than before
Activating your copy of Windows 10 has gotten far less tedious in Microsoft's first major update for the operating system. You no longer have to start by upgrading from a previous install of Windows 7 or...
No more annoying upgrades
The best hidden features in Windows 10's major update
Microsoft's first major Windows 10 update debuted yesterday with some new features and changes. Most of the additions are obvious, but there are a few hidden away. Here are several Windows 10 features you...
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Watch Koenigsegg's next supercar act like a Transformer
The Koenigsegg Regera is inarguably one of the most ridiculous supercars ever imagined, much less made: the latest project from Swedish performance wizard Christian von Koenigsegg and his company is said...
That's a $2 million trick you're looking at
Rey and Finn man the Millennium Falcon in latest Star Wars TV spot
Disney is certainly ramping up its marketing push as Star Wars: The Force Awakens gets closer and closer to release. We now have the film's latest TV spot for your viewing pleasure. There's plenty of Rey...
Another TV ad for you
The best smartphone you can buy
There’s no denying that smartphones are the most important gadgets in our lives. They are our portable portals for communication, information, entertainment, navigation, gaming, photography, and so much...
Next time you upgrade, do it right
Watch SpaceX fire up its Crew Dragon capsule's escape engines
This week, SpaceX successfully tested the engines it will use in its Crew Dragon, the spacecraft it's building to transport NASA astronauts to the International Space Station. The engines, called...
The SuperDracos can rapidly propel the Crew Dragon away from the rocket
Twitter Highlights on Android is the best feature you're not using
Twitter on Android has always felt a little second-class compared to Twitter on iOS. But the Android version has a feature that I love and that you should love too: Highlights.
Highlights is a simple...
Step aside, Moments
Tim Cook says Apple won't combine a MacBook and iPad
Apple CEO Tim Cook declared earlier this week that the iPad Pro "is a replacement for a notebook or a desktop" for lots of people. Apple's iPad Pro mixes together a tablet, keyboard, and stylus like...
An iPad pro will only replace a Windows PC
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Facebook explains why it enabled Safety Check for Paris but not other recent attacks
In the immediate aftermath of the Paris attacks on Friday, many with loved ones living in the city received a new type of notification from Facebook. The social network activated a relatively new tool...
"There has to be a first time for trying something new, even in complex and sensitive times, and for us that was Paris." Facebook
The Verge Review of Animals: the capybara
This column is part of a series where Verge staffers post highly subjective reviews of animals. Up until now, we’ve written about animals without telling you whether they suck or rule. We are now...
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France has a powerful and controversial new surveillance law
As it plans its response to a series of six terrorist attacks Friday night that killed 127 and injured 180, the government of France will likely step up its efforts to keep tabs on the movements and...
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A logical examination of the Swedish rapper Yung Lean as a metaphor for America
In 2014, an album called Unknown Death 2002 popped up on the Bandcamp of the streetwear and lifestyle brand MishkaNYC. The artist was someone going by the name Yung Lean; he sounded like the foggy...
Yung America
5.5-inch version of HTC's A9 iPhone clone revealed by Chinese regulators
HTC has you covered if you think its new, iPhone-like A9 smartphone is just a bit too small. After a couple weeks of sketchy rumors, the company's larger, 5.5-inch X9 has been all but confirmed by Chinese...
iPhone 6 Plus meets Nexus 6P
Democrats fight back after GOP declares Wi-Fi password war
The WPA2 war is heating up. After the Republican National Committee (RNC) set the media Wi-Fi password as "StopHillary" for the fourth GOP debate last week, the DNC is fighting back with its own wireless...
"No password. The Democratic Party is the party of inclusion." Democratic National Committee
Turkey blocks access to Reddit under controversial censorship law
The Turkish government has officially blocked access to Reddit. Users first reported last night that they were unable to access the social media site, and as of Saturday the ban still appears to be in...
Agency can block sites under the "suspicion" that they host banned content
iPad Pro has a lightning-fast USB 3.0 connector
Apple's new iPad Pro has a hidden feature the company didn't widely publicize: a USB 3.0-compatible Lightning connector. An iFixit teardown earlier this week revealed the compatible components hinting at...
But you need a nonexistent adapter
Tidal's top executive left the company months ago
In a major loss for the streaming service, Tidal executive Vania Schlogel resigned from the company this past summer, according to The New York Times. Schlogel was part of the exploratory group assembled...
Things aren't looking up for Tidal
FanDuel and DraftKings are suing New York’s attorney general
Things are getting ugly in New York for daily fantasy sports.
Industry leaders DraftKings and FanDuel have both separately filed suit against New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman. The lawsuits come...
Fight is getting ugly
Nearly half a million 2016 Volkswagens have bogus CO2 readings
Volkswagen Group just posted an update about its other emissions scandal — not the diesel one — where vehicles with both diesel and gasoline engines were being sold with incorrect CO2 emissions figures....
This isn't the diesel scandal, it's a different scandal
Review: Netflix's W/ Bob and David is like Mr. Show 2.0 in the best possible way
The first image we get of Bob Odenkirk and David Cross in in their new Netflix show W/ Bob and David is of them emerging from a "real-time travel machine" that looks like a tricked out Porta Potty. It’s...
Mark Cuban is going to make his own 'hoverboards'
Mark Cuban has called off a patent deal with Inventist, maker of the Hovertrax and one of the many companies trying to sell two-wheeled "hoverboards" in the United States, according BuzzFeed. Cuban told...
The billionaire's dilemma
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