How Shopify’s network of sellers can take on Amazon
Photo Illustration by Grayson Blackmon / The Verge Shopify’s Harley Finkelstein on competing with the tech giants during the pandemic Continue reading…
Disney reveals its ‘real’ lightsaber, and it looks extremely cool
Disney has finally showed off a first look at its “real” retractable lightsaber, which the company started teasing in April, with a new video showing the saber in action —…
Pick up every Star Wars film on 4K Blu-ray for $17 a pop today
You probably knew already that it’s May 4th, or the Star Wars-themed May the Fourth (be with you) day. Lots of retailers are discounting their Star Wars stuff, and it’s…
Walmart’s unannounced cloud gaming service detailed in confidential Epic emails
Walmart’s unannounced cloud gaming service, codenamed Project Storm, has been detailed in new confidential emails. An exhibit in the Epic Games v. Apple trial reveals Walmart’s efforts to pitch its…
Microsoft Teams’ new reading feature helps students during the pandemic and beyond
Image: Microsoft Microsoft is adding a new Reading Progress feature to Microsoft Teams, designed to help students improve their reading fluency. Reading Progress works by allowing students to record themselves…
Twitter is buying Scroll, the subscription service that removes ads from news sites
Image: Scroll Twitter’s acquisition spree continues today with Scroll, a $5-a-month subscription service that removes ads from participating news sites (including The Verge). Twitter is working on building out a…
Moment’s accessory mounts are the best use for the iPhone’s MagSafe yet
Moment’s cold shoe and 1/4” threaded MagSafe mount is $59.99. There is nothing better than tech that just works. The satisfying joy that comes with transferring files via AirDrop, the…
Microsoft to fully remove Adobe Flash from Windows 10 in July
Adobe Flash Logo. | Image: Adobe Microsoft will start fully removing Adobe Flash from Windows 10 this summer. The Windows 10 “Update for Removal of Adobe Flash Player,” which permanently…
Apple exec suggested cutting App Store commission to 20 percent as early as 2011
Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Phil Schiller, the Apple executive in charge of the App Store, raised the possibility of the company cutting its 30 percent commission rate…
Outdated Windows Users Flout Computing Safety
A recent study by Kaspersky revealed that nearly one quarter of PCs still run Microsoft Windows 7, which stopped receiving mainstream support in January 2020. Using an end-of-life operating system…
