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The Vergecast is the flagship podcast from The Verge about small gadgets, Big Tech, and everything in between. Every Friday, hosts Nilay Patel, David Pierce, and Alex Cranz hang out and make sense of the week’s most important technology news. And every Tuesday, David leads a selection of The Verge’s expert staffers in an exploration of how gadgets and software affect our lives – and which ones you should bring into yours.
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The case for the iPad Pro
Today on the flagship podcast of tandem OLEDs:
The Verge’s David Pierce and Chris Welch discuss the new iPad Pros with an OLED screen, Sonos’ controversial new app, and Sonos’ leaked headphones.
Apple iPad Pro (2024) review: the best kind of overkill
The new Apple iPad Air is great — but it's not the one to get
The new Sonos app is missing a lot of features, and people aren’t happy
Sonos Ace headphones will have magnetic ear cushions and 30-hour battery life
The Verge’s Will Poor buys a bunch of broken iPhones on eBay, and pits the Apple Store against independent repair techs.
Jet City Device Repair
iFixit’s iPhone 8 charge port repair guide
Hugh Jeffreys’ iPhone 12 investigation
Apple’s plan to allow used parts in iPhone repairs
David answers a question from the Vergecast Hotline about why some people think the iPad should be a Macbook replacement.
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The rise of the audio-only video game
In episode two of our Five Senses of Gaming miniseries, David Pierce dives into the world of hearing with audio-only video games with Paul Bennun, who has been in this space longer than most. Years ago, Bennun and his team at Somethin’ Else made a series of games called Papa Sangre that were among the most innovative and most popular games of their kind. He explains what makes an audio game work, why the iPhone 4 was such a crucial technological achievement for these games, and more.
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The beginning and end of the iPad
The Verge's Nilay Patel, David Pierce, and Alex Cranz discuss Apple's iPad event, the evolution of the streaming business, updates on the Wisconsin Foxconn site, and much more tech news.
Apple iPad event: all the news from Apple’s ‘Let Loose’ reveal
The 7 biggest announcements from Apple’s iPad event
Here's how the latest iPad Pro compares to the new iPad Air (and prior models)
Apple adds a 13-inch iPad Air to the mix
The iPad Air is now heavier than the iPad Pro
Apple announces new iPad Pros with OLED displays and thinnest design ever
Apple announces its M4 chip
Magic Keyboard for iPad Pro M4: bigger trackpad and a function row
Hands-on with the new iPad Pro: yeah, it's really thin
You can upgrade the iPad Pro’s processor now, too
The new Apple Pencil Pro is harder to lose and better to draw with
Apple puts more ‘Pro’ in Final Cut and Logic Pro for the iPad
Apple quietly kills the old-school iPad and its headphone jack
The new iPads are ditching physical SIM cards
Goodbye to Apple’s Smart Keyboard Folio, the best iPad Pro accessory
People sure are pressed about Apple’s crushing iPad commercial
A Disney, Hulu, and Max streaming bundle is on the way
The streaming business will look “very different” in the next couple of years.
Max nears 100 million subscribers globally.
Max price hike incoming.
Disney’s streaming business gets closer to becoming profitable
ESPN is coming to the Disney Plus app
Sony is now in play to buy Paramount.
The Office is getting a Peacock spinoff about local newspapers
The new Sonos app is missing a lot of features, and people aren’t happy
Inside Microsoft’s Xbox turmoil
Microsoft says it needs games like Hi-Fi Rush the day after killing its studio
Epic v. Apple judge seems displeased over style restrictions on iOS buttons
The new Sonos app is missing a lot of features, and people aren’t happy
President Joe Biden to announce AI data center at failed Foxconn site in Wisconsin
TikTok sues the US government over ban
The Google Pixel 8A is a midrange phone that might go the distance
Google’s Pixel Tablet relaunch at $399 makes its magnetic dock optional
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Delta's 10-year journey to the top of the App Store
Today on the flagship podcast of enterprise certificate hacks:
03:22 - The Verge’s David Pierce chats with Riley Testut, founder of AltStore and developer of the game emulator app Delta, about how his app finally made it into Apple’s App Store.
The free Delta game emulator for iPhones is live on Apple’s App Store
Third-party iPhone app store AltStore PAL is now live in Europe
Delta is the game emulator your iPhone has been missing
46:17 - David walks us through his experimentation with the many software and hardware solutions for “AI voice notes.”
Cleft Notes is an AI voice notes app that really works
1:02:02 - David answers a question from the Vergecast Hotline about the Rabbit R1.
Rabbit R1 review: nothing to see here
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A speedrunner’s quest to (re)build the perfect N64 controller
We’re kicking off our “Five Senses of Gaming” miniseries today, starting with “touch.” The Verge’s William Poor explores a controller crisis in the Nintendo 64 speedrunning community, and follows one speedrunner’s quest to recreate a mythical controller he lost.
Further reading/viewing:
How Sticks Are Sabotaging Speedrunners (Stick Crisis History)
abney317 on Twitch
The Quest to Beat abney317
Mariokart64.com
More on Beck Abney’s controller problems
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Rabbit, Humane, and the iPad
The Verge's Nilay Patel, Alex Cranz, and David Pierce discuss this week's tech and gadget news.
Further reading:
Rabbit R1 review: an unfinished, unhelpful AI gadget
The Rabbit R1’s first software update addresses its dismal battery life - The Verge
Turns out the Rabbit R1 was just an Android app all along
TikTok and Universal Music Group end feud with new agreement
Microsoft’s OpenAI investment was triggered by Google fears, emails reveal
Peloton announces new round of layoffs as CEO quits
Elon Musk goes ‘absolutely hard core’ in another round of Tesla layoffs
Tesla layoffs hit Supercharger team just as it’s poised to take over EV charging
LinkedIn is the latest company to get in on gaming
Pixel 8A leak reveals $499 starting price
Beats announces Solo 4 headphones and $79.99 Solo Buds
Beats Solo 4 review: playing both sides
Walmart is about to launch a 4K Chromecast that’s also a smart speaker
SwitchBot S10 review: with plumbing hookups, this robovac and mop is actually hands-free
iOS 17.5 beta lets you keep Find My on during iPhone repairs
Razer made a million dollars selling a mask with RGB, and the FTC is not pleased
Instagram’s updated algorithm prioritizes original content instead of rip-offs
Meta is “exploring” algorithm changes on Threads.
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Customer Reviews
Fun
Apart from one other podcast, without doubt the people having the most fun doing a podcast together.
Pls have a separate podcast show for interviews
The Vergecast is THE flagship podcast but the interview episodes (for me) ruins the show. Would be better if the interview episodes are separated from the actual Vergecast.
Interview Episodes need a separate show
I love the weekly banters between Nilay, Deiter, Paul and everyone in the gang.. but I find the interview episodes are sometimes hit or miss. I wish they would just separate the two things. It’s nice, but it’s not the Vergecast.