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AT&T adds unlimited home internet plan to its U-verse service

Nick Statt March 29, 2016 04:31 pm10 hours ago 17

AT&T today announced that it's upping the monthly data caps on its U-verse home internet service and introducing a new unlimited option. Now, customers who pay for the first tier of U-verse, the slowest...

For $30 extra per month

Twitter now lets users add image descriptions to help the visually impaired

Ananya Bhattacharya March 29, 2016 01:59 pm12 hours ago 5

Twitter is working to make it easier for people with visual impairments to access and understand images uploaded to the site. Although screen readers and braille technology work efficiently with text...

Taking new steps to make images more accessible

Can Apple’s color-shifting screen really help you fall asleep faster?

Elizabeth Lopatto March 29, 2016 02:47 pm12 hours ago 58

Last week, Apple released iOS 9.3 and introduced "Night Shift" — a way of modifying the computer’s display so that less blue light is present — to millions of iPhones and iPads. The feature, if enabled,...

Google Fiber just announced a home phone service inspired by Google Voice

Chris Welch March 29, 2016 01:26 pm13 hours ago 37

Google has just announced Fiber Phone, confirming rumors that the company would be adding a home telephone service to its existing Fiber high-speed internet and cable TV offerings. "While mobile phones...

Google is now a triple play provider

Sony is launching its 4K streaming service on April 4th

Nick Statt March 29, 2016 12:58 pm14 hours ago 30

Sony today announced that its new 4K streaming service, called Ultra, will launch in the US on April 4th. Ultra was first announced back at the Consumer Electronics Show in January, when Sony revealed that...

Ultra arrives next week

Hackers took a massive healthcare provider's network completely offline

Ashley Carman March 29, 2016 12:30 pm14 hours ago 15

MedStar Health was forced offline this week after hackers took over its computer systems. An unconfirmed virus reportedly strangled the network and rendered it completely useless. Because of the attack,...

Cybercriminals are loving healthcare networks

Juno wants to woo Uber drivers with a more ethical ride-sharing app

Andrew J . Hawkins March 29, 2016 12:11 pm14 hours ago 10

It was a sunny afternoon in Manhattan and I needed a ride from Rockefeller Center to The Verge's office on West 40th Street. So, like thousands of people do everyday, I pulled out a smartphone, tapped an...

"Juno is for the drivers."

Beyerdynamic’s new T5p headphones teeter on the precipice of greatness

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Snapchat redesigns chat to add stickers, audio, and video notes

Casey Newton March 29, 2016 12:00 pm15 hours ago

Snapchat is releasing a major update today that bolsters its chat function with a variety of new multimedia features. The long-rumored update adds more than 200 stickers featuring walruses, sloths, aliens,...

Plus a change in how Stories are displayed

Sony's new RX10 III triples the zoom range of its predecessor

Sean O'Kane March 29, 2016 11:55 am15 hours ago 10

Sony just announced the RX10 III, a new version of the company's flagship superzoom camera. The biggest difference between the RX10 III and its predecessor is that it has a brand new super-telephoto lens...

Zoom zoom zoom

Beyerdynamic’s new T5p headphones teeter on the precipice of greatness

Vlad Savov March 29, 2016 11:46 am15 hours ago 10

Like people, headphones are complex, multifaceted, and idiosyncratic. Each has its own particular version of reality, and the ones you ultimately like best are those you believe you can trust. That's where...

The price is high, but so is the quality

How San Bernardino changes the FBI’s war on encryption

Russell Brandom March 29, 2016 11:43 am15 hours ago 55

As of last night, Apple’s San Bernardino troubles are officially over. Yesterday, the FBI announced that it no longer needs Apple’s help in breaking into an iPhone linked to last year’s attacks, thanks to...

"After something really bad happens, the politics of this will swing" President Barack Obama

Google Photos for Android just made tweaking your photos painless

Sean O'Kane March 29, 2016 10:52 am16 hours ago 24

An update to the Android version of Google Photos was released yesterday that adds an important feature from the iOS version of the app: non-destructive editing. The updated Android app will now track and...

Tinkerers rejoice
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