Joshua Topolsky
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Apple tells Parler it has 24 hours to clean house or be removed
In an email obtained by Input, Apple has warned the social network to rework its moderation policies if it wants to avoid a ban. → Read More
There are too many emoji and it has to stop
We've gone from creative innuendo and artistic interpretation to literalism that feels more like Newspeak than the future of communication. → Read More
The hottest phone of 2020 is the BlackBerry Classic
It was made in 2014, doesn't have many working apps, and it totally rules. → Read More
Virtual reality is about to have its iPhone moment
Almost two years ago, I thought virtual reality was on its deathbed. Then something amazing happened. → Read More
What is wrong with Elon Musk?
The Tesla CEO can't stop saying dumb things. The reason why won't surprise you. → Read More
Here's Why Samsung Would Want to Buy BlackBerry
Reports that Samsung Electronics has approached BlackBerry have sent the battered smartphone maker's stock soaring. Any deal is far from done, but it does raise the question: Why would Samsung want to acquire BlackBerry? Yes, the Korean conglomerate would get a robust suite of patents, BlackBerry's → Read More
iPhone 6 and 6 Plus Review: Big vs. Extremely Big
Apple's new phones might be the best phones ever. → Read More
A chat with Microsoft's CEO: why Apple and Google haven't won yet
Satya Nadella has been CEO of Microsoft for five months, and he's made it clear he intends to change and re-focus the software behemoth as it navigates the next generations of technological change.... → Read More
Meet the new Apple
While I watched Apple's WWDC 2014 opening keynote on Monday morning, I couldn't stop thinking about the infectious mixture of fun and confidence everyone onstage seemed to be exuding. It was... → Read More
The Verge has a newsletter, and you'll want to read it
Do you love news? Do you love letters? Do you love The Verge? If you answered "yes" to those questions, then you're in luck, because The Verge now has its very own newsletter! We're starting up... → Read More
SNL Digital Shorts return with 'Davvincii' to skewer EDM and overpaid DJs
SNL's Digital Shorts had been in cold storage since creators Andy Samberg, Jorma Taccone, and Akiva Schaffer left the show several years ago to pursue careers outside of 30 Rock. Luckily, the trio... → Read More
Greetings from Planet Facebook
You blink and open your eyes to a fantastic new sun above your head. You're laying in a field of tall grass, but in the distance you hear sounds of machinery. The city. As you lay there, a blimp... → Read More
Radioshack's Super Bowl ad raids the 80's with Hulk Hogan, Alf, Chucky, and more
In a similar vein as Delta's recent in-flight safety video, electronics retailer Radioshack plumbs the depths of 1980's nostalgia for its Super Bowl spot. If you grew up in the era of Kid N' Play,... → Read More
'Muppets Most Wanted' Golden Globes commercial skewers internet commenters perfectly
The new trailer for the upcoming 'Muppets Most Wanted' film which premiered during tonight's Golden Globes takes a decidedly different angle on the tried-and-true critical acclaim featured in most... → Read More
Sony CEO Kaz Hirai says cloud TV won't compete with cable, 4K adoption could take seven years
At a sit-down with Sony CEO Kaz Hirai, the company head spoke on the new products and services introduced at CES 2014, some of which were just introduced today. One of the more interesting... → Read More
Watch Michael Bay melt down onstage at CES
During Samsung's CES press event today, the company brought out super-action director Michael Bay to discuss the company's new curved HDTVs. Unfortunately for Bay, Samsung appeared to have issues... → Read More
Lean into it: test driving Toyota's i-Road concept car
First introduced at last year's Geneva Auto Show, Toyota's bizarre i-Road doesn't seem like the kind of car that could ever make the leap from a rotating platform on a well-lit stage to the street.... → Read More
Walt Mossberg and Kara Swisher launch Re/code news site, Code Conference series
After several months of rumors and a year-long, relatively public negotiation with Rupert Murdoch's News Corp over the fate of All Things D and its associated writers and editors, Kara Swisher and... → Read More
Welcome to the Age of the Upgrade
As the 1980s came to a close, a curious thing happened to American consumers: they began to really understand what the word "upgrade" meant. This realization occurred thanks to a magical fusion of... → Read More
Nexus 5 review
In this review of the Nexus 5, I will attempt to answer one simple question: is Google capable of making a flagship, best-in-class smartphone it can sell for $349 off-contract? And I don't just... → Read More