The US smartphone market is fairly boring. There are iPhones, there are Galaxies, Google will fortunately offer you a Pixel should you keep in mind it exists, and that’s about it. However as quickly as you get out and see the world just a little, you understand: there are a variety of new concepts about smartphones on the market.
After that, we pivot to a brand new tackle an outdated concept about social networks. Digg is again! Form of. Proper now, it’s a touchdown web page and a waitlist, however an all-star roster of social veterans is critical about rebooting one of many web’s first big social hits. Kevin Rose and Justin Mezzell be a part of the present to speak about why they’re bringing the platform again, how communities have modified on-line within the final 20 years, why they suppose AI could make lives a lot simpler for moderators, and extra.
Lastly, we reply a query on the Vergecast Hotline (name 866-VERGE11 or e mail vergecast@theverge.com!) about printers. Extra particularly: why received’t Apple, or anybody, make a superb one? The reply appears to be fairly easy, however it’s additionally fairly disappointing. Don’t maintain your breath for higher printers.
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