This is a story of rivalry between former partners Motorola vs. Apple, Verizon vs. AT&T. Weve already covered the first iTunes phone, the Moto ROKR, Steve Jobs could barely hide his contempt for the device when showing it on stage.
This union was dissolved quickly as the team at Cupertino went on to make their own phone. A phone they will sell exclusively through AT&T. The carrier…
Weekly poll: Are you buying an Apple iPhone SE (2020)?
April 26, 2020
The Apple iPhone SE (2020) is now on sale in more than 40 countries and we’d like to know if you plan or getting one (or perhaps you already did).
You could knock Apple for refurbishing a phone from 2017, with a design from 2014, but the iPhone SE (2020) is the…
Google’s 3D animals have become a viral trend, but many people have been recording videos and taking pictures with them simply by taking screenshots or screen recordings. What you might not have realized, though, is that this feature has a built-in option for recording and…
This week’s top stories: 23-inch iMac rumors, iPhone SE reviews, Magic Keyboard impressions
April 26, 2020
In this week’s top stories: iPhone SE reviews are here, hands-on with the Magic Keyboard for iPad Pro, iPhone 12 production rumors, and more. Read on for all of this week’s biggest news.
The first iPhone SE orders have arrived to customers and journalists, and the early reviews are incredibly positive. The consensus is that the iPhone SE is an incredible value, and for those who don’t want…
OnePlus launched its latest flagship phones, the OnePlus 8 and OnePlus 8 Pro, less than two weeks ago, but the Chinese phone maker is now laying off employees in regional offices throughout Europe, as first reported by Engadget.
The layoffs do not appear to be…
Last week, we saw Apple announce an addition to its smartphone lineup as well as a new keyboard case for the iPad Pro. This week on The Vergecast, co-hosts Nilay, Dieter, and Paul discuss The Verge’s reviews of those products: the new iPhone SE and the Magic Keyboard.
How to buy the new iPhone SE 2
April 26, 2020
The iPhone SE 2 is now available. If you were thinking about getting one, or are just curious about the various improvements over the 2016 model, check out Dieter Bohn’s video review above. Suffice it to say, he liked it. The 2020 version of the iPhone SE has powerful specs, a surprisingly good camera in daylight, and features that you don’t usually get with a $399 phone. It has wireless…
A new iOS text bug is again crashing iPhones
April 26, 2020
A new iOS text bug has been discovered that causes iPhones to crash. The flaw involves several characters from the Sindhi language that cause iOS to lock up and an iPhone to crash. The character string has been circulating this week on Discord servers and Telegram, and The…
Apple has found no evidence that recently discovered security flaws in the native iOS Mail app were exploited by hackers, the company said in a statement. “We have found no evidence they were used against customers,” the company said. It also cast doubt on whether the…
LG’s Velvet phone is coming on May 7th
April 26, 2020
LG’s new flagship phone, the Velvet, will be revealed in full on May 7th. The company posted a teaser video clip to its Korean YouTube channel evoking raindrops and a catwalk — a reference to the phone’s unusual camera layout and supposedly fashion-forward design.
Of course, LG has pretty much already announced the Velvet, sending out PR blasts on specific features ahead of time as it tends…
