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  Ditch TaskRabbit and do your own laundry

  By Michael Zelenko on September 15, 2016 07:30 pm + 10 comments

  Earlier this week, after drinks with co-workers near The Verge’s New York office, I headed down into Continue reading…

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  If you owned an Xbox 360, ‘free’ games may be waiting on the Xbox One

  By Chris Plante on September 14, 2016 09:44 am

  The crisp September air! Nature’s reminder to pillage the basement for the leaf blower and that Continue reading…

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  Nick Viall is a disastrous choice for The Bachelor — here’s how ABC can fix that

  By Chris Plante on September 12, 2016 11:50 am

  Between 1990 and 1994, the Buffalo Bills went to four consecutive Super Bowls but never won. In the Continue reading…

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  Obduction is a beautiful virtual world that shows the limits of VR

  By Adi Robertson on September 10, 2016 09:30 am

  The year was 2013, and gaming studio Cyan Worlds was running a crowdfunding campaign for Obduction — Continue reading…

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  The Night Of is just a Law & Order: SVU you're not embarrassed to watch

  By Kaitlyn Tiffany on September 7, 2016 11:54 am + 11 comments

  Before David Fincher started casting good-looking A-listers like Brad Pitt and Jake Gyllenhaal as Continue reading…

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  I’ve fallen in love with Lenovo’s Yoga Book

  By Vlad Savov on September 2, 2016 10:52 am + 141 comments

  The word "innovation" is so overused during a show like IFA that it quickly loses its meaning. It’s Continue reading…

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  Why ‘unlikeable’ isn’t a bad word anymore for TV comedy

  By Lizzie Plaugic on August 30, 2016 09:31 am + 9 comments

  "I’m having a problem." "Having a problem is your defining characteristic." This exchange, Continue reading…

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  Around the world in an iPhone

  By Ben Popper on August 28, 2016 01:57 pm + 57 comments

  Landing late at night in Shenzhen for my first trip to China, I was nervous about being able to Continue reading…

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  Mr. Robot’s mobile game is about the power and danger of texting

  By Adi Robertson on August 27, 2016 03:28 pm

  Video games are often defined by, well, video — the ability to create beautiful, visually Continue reading…

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  Phones should be better at predicting what we're about to do

  By Sean O'Kane on August 27, 2016 11:35 am

  I recently sold my Samsung Galaxy Note 5 and returned to an iPhone 6. With the Note 7, new iPhones, Continue reading…