Dieter leans on the parapet overlooking the Las Vegas Convention Center.
Dieter: It’s so quiet.
Chris stands behind him.
Chris: It’s the deep breath before the plunge.
Dieter: I don’t want to be in a Consumer Electronics Show. But waiting on the edge of one I can’t escape is...
Jail terms for members of the BitTorrent-based movie-sharing group iMAGiNE continue to set records: Wired reports that Jeramiah Perkins, who helped lead the group, has been given a 60-month sentence for his role in helping to record and distribute...
Dissenting FTC commissioners aren't the only ones that disagree with the settlement deal the Federal Trade Commission brokered with Google: now Microsoft has chimed in, expressing concerns with the "weak" and "unusual" result. In a blog post, Microsoft vice president and deputy general counsel Dave Heiner writes that the FTC didn't acquire any type of binding agreement that would keep Google...
Yes, it's that time of year again. CES time. The most wonderful time of the year. If you like CES. Or consumers. Or electronics. Or shows. Regardless, CES 2013 is nearly upon us. The show officially starts on January 8th, but we're already on the ground in Las Vegas, and you'll begin to see news popping in just a few days.
As you may or may not know, CES has historically been the biggest tech trade show of the year, and although this year's CES has some notable omissions (Microsoft, for starters), you can still expect a crazy flood of technology news. In fact, there's little question that over the next week or so, you'll see a higher volume of news than at any other time of the year.
For The Verge, we start with this question: how do you get all of that news to a reader? How do you make it make sense to someone who isn't on the floor...
CES 2013 is happening again, and The Verge will cover it like no one else
As the ecosystem wars flare up, where do you stand?
A few hours ago, William Shatner sent a message to a spacecraft far above the surface of our planet, inquiring about the shipboard activities of Chris Hadfield, a Canadian astronaut who is currently documenting an extended stay on the International Space Station.
Google and Volvo aren't the only companies interested in autonomous, self-driving cars. Toyota is promising to show off the Lexus AASRV (Advanced Active Safety Research Vehicle) at the show. The car is part of a larger program, based in North America, which doesn't look to be as far along as Google's efforts. Toyota has retrofitted a Lexus LS 600h with radar, cameras, and possibly a laser system to help it recognize its surroundings, the Wall Street Journal points out, and Toyota has posted a tiny, five-second preview of the car driving along a track at speed. Toyota will hold a press...
2012, you’ve kept us busy. Facebook went public, Apple had new leadership for the first time in decades, and apps and social services like Instagram, Twitter, Tumblr, Pinterest, and Snapchat continued seeing huge growth. It's not just new devices in our homes or the hot new app out of Silicon Valley either — tech is remaking the media, political, and cultural landscape. President Obama dropped by Reddit earlier this year, the Pope joined Twitter, and we now live in a world where everything is memed to death the moment it happens. It's been a wild ride, and we've put together our take on the biggest stories of the year, the products...
Last month Samsung confirmed that all of its phones running the Exynos 4210 or 4412 processors — including some models of the Galaxy S III — were vulnerable to a nasty security exploit, but that a fix was forthcoming. It appears that process has started. SamMobile reports that an update has been rolling out to Galaxy S III users in the United Kingdom, and the site has confirmed that it does solve the vulnerability in question. Those able...
Samsung starts ironing out the kinks
Facebook today began testing a new feature in its Messenger app that lets Canadian users call each other for free anywhere they have a Wi-Fi or cellular data connection. The test for now only applies to Messenger for iOS, but could roll out to Android users, as well as people worldwide, if the...
The Android logo is now one of the most well-known icons in technology, but there was a time when the mobile operating system didn't have its familiar green mascot. Google's Dan Morrill has posted a number of images on his Google+ page, revealing some of the first mascot designs that were created...
Premium cable network newcomer Epix is working to continue bolstering the direct distribution portion of its business today, as it has announced that it will be releasing streaming apps for the PlayStation 3 and PS Vita. The new apps are launching...
As the gradual adoption of Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich continues, its successor Jelly Bean is also picking up steam. The latest numbers from Google show that 29.1 percent of Android devices that recently accessed Google Play were running Ice Cream Sandwich, compared to 15.9...
The FTC announced its settlement with Google today, and while its commissioners may have agreed unanimously to close the investigation into Mountain View's alleged "search bias," they didn't provide such a united front when it came to some of the other measures announced. In a lengthy written...
The hyperreal high frame rate style that came into theaters with The Hobbit is usually described as cutting edge, but it's older than most of the people buying tickets. HFR has actually had a nearly 40-year journey to the theaters, starting from a small Paramount lab run by Douglas Trumbull. Along the way, it's battled through a thicket of industry inertia to emerge as one of the most important and controversial...
jOBS, the forthcoming Steve Jobs biopic starring Ashton Kutcher, will arrive in theaters this April. The film, which is said to cover Steve Jobs' life from 1971 to 2000, will first debut on the closing night of the Sundance Film Festival later...
Gorilla Glass has found its way onto spec sheets of many devices over the years thanks to its promises of keeping your screens scratch- and crack-free, and now the third generation is upon us. Corning has announced that it will be showing off Gorilla Glass 3 at CES next week, and it's offered a...
Another year, another lineup of iHome docks for your iOS devices — but this year's are a bit more exciting, as they're compatible with Apple's...
Our top London agent Vlad Savov just got his hands on the new Ubuntu phone OS and was able to get a quick look at some of the new OS's trademark features, including its new gesture-based interface....
A group of ex-Nokia engineers is looking to build their own take on the GPS-powered smartwatch through a just-launched Kickstarter project. The watch, dubbed Leikr, will feature a 2-inch, 320 x 240...
Skrillex today uploaded a new three song EP, Leaving, to his YouTube account. The mini-album was also made available via The Nest, Skrillex's $12-monthly membership service on Drip.fm, but it seems...
Today, television giant CBS launched CBS Connect for the iPad, an app similar to Microsoft's SmartGlass that presents you with extra second-screen content based on the show you're watching. The app...
If you've been looking to change your TV into an Android tablet, Archos has just answered your call with what may just been one of the oddest...
The bad news: there is no Vergecast today. We're currently busy moving both our equipment and ourselves to Las Vegas for the insanity that is CES 2013 next week.
The good news: we will have a special Vergecast this Saturday from CES 2013 at 4PM PT / 7PM ET / 12AM GMT (technically Sunday for GMT folk, if our math is correct). It'll be one of the first chances to see what we have in store. We...
Kickstarter has announced that a total of $102.7 million has been pledged towards independent film projects since the site launched in mid-2009. Film, as we've already seen, pulls in some of the most money of any Kickstarter category, although individual projects don't make as much money as...
