This week Microsoft unveiled its new laptops in New York City, and Verge senior editor Tom Warren flew in from London to check it out. Nilay, Paul, and Dieter invite Tom to the show to discuss the new products from Microsoft and the various other news that popped up on the site this week, including Samsung’s new docking station, Apple’s earnings, and the Goo ... Show More
Yesterday
Is social media driving teen mental health issues?
Two years ago, social psychologist Jonathan Haidt released his book, The Anxious Generation. In it, he argued that the rise of social media and smartphone use is to blame for the prominent decline in teen mental health since 2010. This month, psychology researcher Peter Gray take ... Show More
45m 46s
Sep 14
Who is the $1,059 Steam VR headset for?
Sean Hollister got his hands and face on Valve's new VR headset, the Steam Frame. It's expensive, starting at more than $1,000. It's buggy — he and CNET's Scott Stein both felt like beta testers as they reviewed it. But it's also full of interesting ideas, including the promise t ... Show More
41m 14s
Oct 2021
Apple's New Macbook Pros, the Pixel 6 and 6 Pro, and more!
Techtober is in full swing! This week Marques and Andrew go over the new gadgets from the Apple event. They discuss the new AirPods, the new M1 Pro and M1 Max chips, and of course the new Macbook Pros. After that, they go over the Google event and give their impressions on the Pi ... Show More
1h 12m
Mar 2021
Samsung’s ‘Awesome’ event, Google’s sleep-tracking display and more!
This week, Cherlynn and Devindra are joined by senior mobile editor Chris Velazco to try and make sense of Samsung’s ‘Awesome Unpacked’ event. The company didn’t just unveil new Galaxy A-series phones, but also tried excruciatingly hard to flex its ‘understanding’ of Gen Z lingo. ... Show More
1h 32m
Jun 2021
A Computex bonanza from NVIDIA, AMD and Intel
This week, Cherlynn and Devindra chat about the big news from virtual Computex: NVIDIA’s RTX 3080 Ti and 3070 Ti; AMD’s Radeon 6000M mobile graphics; and the latest chips from Intel. Come learn why these companies are basically a triad of frenemies. Also, they dive into Microsoft ... Show More
1h 42m