The Vergecast

The Vergecast is the flagship podcast from The Verge about small gadgets, Big Tech, and everything in between. Every Friday, hosts Nilay Patel, David Pierce, and Alex Cranz hang out and make sense of the week’s most important technology news. And every Tuesday, David leads a selection of The Verge’s expert staffers in an exploration of how gadgets and software affect our lives – and which ones you should bring into yours. 

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episode 402: Reviews of Apple's Magic Keyboard, iPhone SE, and Logitech Combo Touch


Stories discussed this week:

  • Google is now listing COVID-19 testing centers in search results
  • CEOs sticking with Trump’s ‘open the economy’ group after he tweets call to ‘liberate’ states
  • Bill Gates says countries will probably use interviews and databases to track the coronavirus
  • Bill Gates is now the leading target for coronavirus conspiracies, says report
  • Connecticut suburb deploys ‘pandemic drones’ to try to enforce social distancing
  • Boston Dynamics’ Spot robot is helping hospitals remotely treat coronavirus patients
  • The jury is still out on Zoom trials
  • Marco Polo has been around for years, but it’s blowing up amid the pandemic
  • Lo-fi beats to quarantine to are booming on YouTube
  • Apps aren’t a reliable way to measure blood oxygen levels
  • First at-home COVID-19 testing kit authorized by the FDA
  • iPhone SE review 
  • Magic Keyboard for the iPad Pro review: the best way to turn an iPad into a laptop
  • Logitech Combo Touch review
  • Microsoft prepares to launch Surface Book 3 and Surface Go 2
  • Apple will reportedly use 12-core 5nm ARM processor in a 2021 Mac
  • LG V60 Dual Screen review: V for versatility
  • Motorola returns to flagship phones with the Edge Plus - The ...
  • Wi-Fi is getting its biggest upgrade in 20 years
  • Snapchat use is, predictably, way up with everyone home and staring at screens
  • Netflix adds 15 million subscribers as people stream more than ever, but warns about tough road ahead 
  • Netflix says Tiger King is as popular as Stranger Things 
  • HBO Max will launch on May 27th 
  • Fandango just purchased Vudu from Walmart to better compete against Amazon, iTunes
  • Sonos launches its own streaming radio service
  • Samsung smart TVs are getting an Apple Music app
  • Google Duo video calls are about to look a whole lot better

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 April 24, 2020  1h21m