A buggy Sonos mystery
A buggy Sonos mystery Product design requires considering lots of different things. How things look; how they work; how people will understand how to use them. Here’s one probably not on a lot of designers’ lists, though: the insect enticement factor. Maybe that needs to change, because as The Verge‘s Will Poor discovered, the way […]
Fallout’s second season premieres in December and will be followed by a third
Fallout's second season premieres in December and will be followed by a third Fallout’s second season premieres in December and will be followed by a third Get ready for more Fallout. The second season of the hit Prime Video show will premiere in December, and the show has already been renewed for a third, Variety […]
The upgraded VMU Pro turns the Dreamcast’s memory card into a handheld emulator
The upgraded VMU Pro turns the Dreamcast's memory card into a handheld emulator The upgraded VMU Pro turns the Dreamcast’s memory card into a handheld emulator The VMU Pro can play retro games on its tiny color screen, but it’s limited to older 8-bit titles. | Image: 8BitMods The Sega Dreamcast wasn’t the first home […]
Peacock’s NBA coverage will add an overlay with live shot stats
Peacock's NBA coverage will add an overlay with live shot stats Peacock’s NBA coverage will add an overlay with live shot stats Peacock’s homepage will display live NBA games with some stats. | Image: Peacock The NBA is headed to Peacock this October, and with it a range of new features making the viewing experience […]
Did Apple get too big for its own good? With Daring Fireball’s John Gruber
Did Apple get too big for its own good? With Daring Fireball's John Gruber Did Apple get too big for its own good? With Daring Fireball’s John Gruber We’re doing something a little different on today’s episode of Decoder. I asked my friend John Gruber, of the website Daring Fireball, to come on the show […]
The Overwatch developer team has unionized
The Overwatch developer team has unionized The team of nearly 200 Activision Blizzard developers behind the Overwatch franchise has unionized. Formed under the Communications Workers of America (CWA), the Overwatch Gamemakers Guild is the latest wall-to-wall Blizzard union to be recognized by parent company Microsoft since the World of Warcraft development team announced its own […]
The one controller to (almost) rule them all
The one controller to (almost) rule them all Hi, friends! Welcome to Installer No. 82, your guide to the best and Verge-iest stuff in the world. (If you’re new here, welcome, hope you’re caught up on Andor, and also you can read all the old editions at the Installer homepage.) This week, I’ve been reading […]
SoundCloud says it isn’t using your music to train generative AI tools
SoundCloud says it isn't using your music to train generative AI tools SoundCloud says it isn’t using your music to train generative AI tools The music-sharing platform SoundCloud quietly updated its terms of use in February last year, adding language that lets it train AI models on its users’ content, as TechCrunch reported. And while […]
You can now use Apple Pay to buy games on your PS5
You can now use Apple Pay to buy games on your PS5 PS5 users can now buy games in the PlayStation Store using a new payment method: Apple Pay. You could use Apple Pay in the browser or via the mobile app already, but now the method joins other on-console options like using a saved […]
Spotify’s iPhone app could soon sell audiobooks with links, too
Spotify's iPhone app could soon sell audiobooks with links, too Spotify’s iPhone app could soon sell audiobooks with links, too Spotify is working on an update that could allow iPhone users in the US to purchase audiobooks through external links. In a post on Friday, Spotify says it has submitted the update to Apple, and […]