iPhone emulators are allowed now so here are some great iOS controllers
iPhone emulators are allowed now so here are some great iOS controllers It’s time, friends. | Photo by Alix Diaconis / The Verge Yesterday afternoon, I was playing Mario vs. Donkey Kong on my Vision Pro (using the visionOS testflight version of app developer Riley Testut’s GBA4iOS) with an official Nintendo NES controller for the […]
Google’s Pixel Buds Pro are $60 off in all colors — including the newest shades
Google's Pixel Buds Pro are $60 off in all colors — including the newest shades Google’s Pixel Buds Pro are $60 off in all colors — including the newest shades Google’s first pair of noise-canceling earbuds are currently down to $139.99 in blue, white, and four other attractive shades. | Image: Google Happy Saturday, folks! […]
Rooms is a delightful escape
Rooms is a delightful escape C’mon, how cute is this? | Image: Things Inc. The similarities between Rooms — a simple, charming game for iOS and the web where you design rooms — and Minecraft are easy to spot. Both share a blocky visual style and a design-your-own-retreat objective. But describing Rooms as a scaled-down […]
The PlayStation Vita still rules
The PlayStation Vita still rules Photo by Vjeran Pavic / The Verge The entire time I was playing Final Fantasy VII Rebirth — the second part of a planned trilogy of FF7 remakes — I couldn’t stop thinking about replaying the first game from 1997. When the credits rolled on Rebirth, I had a difficult […]
Best Buy Geek Squad employees report mass layoffs
Best Buy Geek Squad employees report mass layoffs Former employees of Best Buy’s in-house tech support and repair team Geek Squad say there were mass layoffs this week, 404 Media reports. A former Geek Squad agent tells the outlet that they received an email on Tuesday about a work from home event the following day […]
Instagram makes more money from ads than YouTube does, and it has for years
Instagram makes more money from ads than YouTube does, and it has for years Image: Kristen Radtke / The Verge In a motion Meta filed on Friday to try and get the FTC’s monopoly claims dismissed, it includes details of how much advertising revenue Instagram brought in over the last few years. At $32.4 billion […]
Here’s Apple’s 916-page appeal over the Apple Watch ban
Here's Apple's 916-page appeal over the Apple Watch ban Here’s Apple’s 916-page appeal over the Apple Watch ban Apple’s not too happy that Masimo’s W1 watch didn’t exist when Masimo filed its complaint. | Photo by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge There was no question that Apple would appeal when the International Trade Commission […]
Anker’s folding Qi2 charger and other power banks are up to 30 percent off
Anker's folding Qi2 charger and other power banks are up to 30 percent off Anker’s folding Qi2 charger and other power banks are up to 30 percent off It even doubles as a StandyBy-ready stand. | Image: Anker The list of Qi2 smartphones expanded ever so slightly this week, with the iPhone 12 joining the […]
Apple opens the App Store to retro game emulators
Apple opens the App Store to retro game emulators Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Apple is loosening its App Store restrictions and opening the marketplace up to retro game emulators. In an update on Friday, Apple announced that game emulators can come to the App Store globally and offer downloadable games. Apple says […]
The rare NYC earthquake underscores concerns about infrastructure
The rare NYC earthquake underscores concerns about infrastructure Photo by Spencer Platt / Getty Images Infrastructure in the US has always been a sore subject, but when a 4.8 magnitude earthquake struck the New York City region on Friday, many people were rightfully nervous about the structural integrity of the surrounding bridges, tunnels, and buildings. […]