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The Grand Tour — the new show from ex-Top Gear hosts Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond, and James May — is coming to Amazon Prime Video on November 18th. Amazon announced the show’s premiere date in a bombastic YouTube clip that features the kind of fast cars and exotic locales that the Grand …

You know how some people say “everyone has a novel in them?” New Hot Shots Golf is a bit like that, except instead of a novel, it’s a golf cart, and instead of it being expressed through a lengthy writing and editing process, it bursts forth from thin air, instantly …

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After weeks of investigation, the US Consumer Product Safety Commission announced a formal recall of the Galaxy Note 7 in conjunction with Samsung today. The move outlines the problems with the phone’s exploding battery and puts in place a path for consumers to return or replace the device. The news should …

Moments ago Samsung announcement a formal, CPSC-backed recall of the Galaxy Note 7 in the United States. And in a press release dealing with that news, Samsung also provided an update on when its new, replacement Note 7s (with safe batteries inside, hopefully) will reach retailers: they’ll be arriving by next week. …

Samsung’s Galaxy Note 7 wasn’t officially recalled in the US until just this afternoon, and the company’s efforts to get customers to turn in their devices earlier has only resulted in a fraction of those sold coming back to the company so far. The company confirmed to the The Verge today …

A smartphone feature has divided our office. Some of us believe stickers are the most overdue feature in iOS, an option other messaging apps like Messenger or Line have been capitalizing on for years. Others fear stickers are at best a cynical money grab, and at worst, a branding team’s …

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Earlier this week, after drinks with co-workers near The Verge’s New York office, I headed down into the subway for my commute home. The M train, like most New York subways, is often delayed. When the train mysteriously stopped somewhere under the East River, I found myself sitting across from …

In its first 24 hours of existence, the trailer for the sequel to last year’s Fifty Shades of Grey garnered more views than the trailer for Star Wars: The Force Awakens did in its first day. The Fifty Shades Darker trailer was viewed more than 114 million times during a one-day …