January 30, 2020 Apple’s App Store still limits developers’ options for how to make money It’s not every day we get to talk about a good old-fashioned utility app update. I wouldn’t go so far as to say they’re…
January 30, 2020 Robotic finger can sweat like a human to cool down Robots can already do lots of things people can including gymnastics, but a new type of soft robot has one of the most human…
January 30, 2020 Huawei overtakes Apple in annual race to Samsung’s smartphone crown Illustration by William Joel / The Verge Huawei overtook Apple to become the world’s second best selling smartphone manufacturer in 2019, according to reports…
January 30, 2020 Facebook is putting a surprising restriction on its independent oversight board Photo by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge One of the year’s biggest stories at the intersection of technology and power is the Facebook…
January 30, 2020 Bitmoji TV is a comedy clip series starring your avatar I stood in front of a panel of judges made up of Randy Jackson, a Simon Cowell-esque man and a friendly blonde woman. I…
January 30, 2020 Apple must pay $838 million for infringing CalTech’s WiFi patents The California Institute of Technology (CalTech) has won a $1.1 billion jury verdict against Apple and Broadcom, according to Reuters and other sources. In…
January 30, 2020 Your emoji selection will become more gender-inclusive this year The Unicode Consortium has revealed 117 new emoji for 2020, and they'll make your emoji arsenal more inclusive than ever. Some of the upcoming…
January 30, 2020 The Nintendo Switch has passed the SNES in lifetime sales Nintendo sold 10.81 million Switch consoles last quarter, bringing lifetime sales to 52.48 million. That's a 15 percent increase on the 9.41 million units…
January 30, 2020 Nintendo Switch overtakes SNES with more than 52 million sold Photo by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge Nintendo had its strongest Switch quarter ever this holiday season, moving 10.81 million units to reach…
January 30, 2020 Facebook settles lawsuit over its use facial recognition for $550 million After years of wrangling in courts, Facebook has settled a lawsuit over its use of facial recognition. Last year it agreed to stop turning…