Dieter Bohn, The Verge

Dieter Bohn

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San Francisco, CA, United States

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Past:
  • The Verge
  • Re/code

Past articles by Dieter:

A heartfelt farewell from Dieter Bohn

I’m going to miss writing and making video for you all. → Read More

CES had a pretty good year

CES 2022 is over and the gadgets announcements this year were better than usual. Step back from the messy concept cars and you’ll fine excellent laptops, smart hairstyling tools, and helpful robots. → Read More

Android will finally get AirPod-style auto-switching in 2022

Google is announcing a bevy of new features for Android users that will improve support for Bluetooth headphones. As with Apple AirPods, select headphones will automatically switch between devices and also support spatial audio. → Read More

Google will spend 2022 trying to match Apple’s ecosystem integrations

Android will get headphones that work like AirPods, messaging that syncs to your Chromebook, and watches that unlock your phone. Many of its biggest upcoming features are designed to compete with Apple. → Read More

The OnePlus 10 Pro’s official specs are not the least bit surprising

OnePlus is providing key details on the OnePlus 10 Pro, though not the price and US release date. It will have a Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 processor, 5,000mAh battery, and a 120Hz LTPO display. → Read More

Springboard: the secret history of the first real smartphone is now available on YouTube

Years before the iPhone, a tiny startup called Handspring tried to create the smartphone before the technology world was ready. In this documentary, Dieter Bohn explores the history of the Treo with Jeff Hawkins, Donna Dubinsky, and Jeff Hawkins. → Read More

Fossil Gen 6 smartwatch review: bad timing

The Fossil Gen 6 smartwatch running Wear OS from Google is designed for Android phones. But old software hampers the watch’s features and battery life. → Read More

The smartphone, circa 2031

What will smartphones look like 10 years from now? We look at options like modular phones, foldables, smart glasses, and ambient computing. → Read More

Google lowers Play Store fees for subscriptions and music streaming apps

Google is lowering its app store fees. Ebooks and music streaming apps will now only pay a 10 percent cut, while all subscriptions are getting cut to 15 percent. It’s a response to regulatory pressure. → Read More

Sundar Pichai and Rick Osterloh think the Pixel 6 is Google’s breakout phone

Google CEO Sundar Pichai and hardware boss Rick Osterloh sit down with Dieter Bohn for an interview about the new Pixel 6 and Google’s hardware efforts. Five years in and with custom silicon: is this the year the Pixel finally takes off? → Read More

Google’s Pixel 6 and 6 Pro launch event live blog

The Google Pixel 6 and 6 Pro are finally getting officially announced. We will learn the price and release date for Google’s latest phones and find out just how good the company thinks the camera can be. Can it really challenge the iPhone? → Read More

Apple’s 2021 MacBook Pro event live blog

Apple is expected to announced new MacBook Pros with Apple-made ARM processors. They should have new displays, more ports, and even MagSafe for charging. We have live coverage from Apple’s keynote. → Read More

Apple Watch Series 7 review: time and time again

The latest Apple Watch Series 7 smartwatch has a bigger screen and faster charging. All the new features and durability are very nice, but they aren’t reasons to upgrade if your current Apple Watch is fine. → Read More

Samsung announces Unpacked 2 event for Wednesday Oct 20th, right after Apple and Google

Samsung is set to unveil new versions of Galaxy phones on Wednesday, October 20th. We’re expecting new colors options for existing phones, though it’s possible that there could be more. → Read More

SVP of Android offers open invitation to help Apple put RCS texting on the iPhone

Google’s Hiroshi Lockheimer tweeted an offer to Apple to support the new texting standard RCS, which is becoming the norm on Android. It is designed to replace SMS, but is not supported on the iPhone. → Read More

Announcing Springboard: The Verge’s documentary on the forgotten history of the Treo

How the early pioneers of the smartphone almost made it big. → Read More

Microsoft Surface Go 3 review: left behind

Microsoft’s tiniest Surface tablet got a small update, but it’s a step backward. Battery life is worse while the price is too high. It’s a computer begging for an Arm chip but stuck on Intel. → Read More

iPhone 13 Mini and 13 Pro Max battery life: better, and a beast

Apple’s new iPhone 13s come with larger batteries, but are they big enough to last an entire day on the 13 Mini — or two days on the 13 Pro Max? Our battery testing results are in. → Read More

Google search’s next phase: context is king

Google is using AI to make its search products offer more complex answers to your questions. At the company’s Search On event, it announced updates to Google Lens, shopping, and more, using AI to explore the queries its users are asking with greater depth. We spoke to Google SVP Prabhakar Raghavan about the changes. → Read More

Elon Musk, live at the Code Conference

Elon Musk takes the stage in an interview with Kara Swisher. As always with Musk, there will be more than enough to talk about. There’s the latest from Tesla, self-driving, and where Cybertruck development is. Also, SpaceX, space tourism, space internet, cryptocurrency, Dogecoin, Twitter, and the SEC could all come up. → Read More