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Microsoft is introducing a new Windows 10 Start menu design that will de-emphasize its Live Tiles. The software giant first hinted at the refreshed designearlier this year, and it’s arriving for Windows 10 testers today. “We are freshening up the Start menu with a more streamlined design that removes the solid color backplates behind the logos … Continue reading Microsoft announces new Windows 10 Start menu design and updated Alt-Tab. Continue Reading →

Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge UK regulators are scrutinizing a longstanding deal between Apple and Google over the default search engine in the iPhone maker’s mobile Safari browser, reports Reuters. According to an updated report compiled by the UK government’s Competition and Markets Authority, Google pays Apple a “substantial majority” of the £1.2 billion (roughly $1.5 billion) … Continue reading Google is still paying Apple billions to be the default search engine in Safari Continue Reading →

Image: Crytek When Crytek announced that a remaster for the original Crysis would launch this year, fans were excited to see how much the game’s legendary graphics would improve — but a leaked trailer has left so many fans disappointed with the graphical changes that Crytek has now pushed the game’s release by several weeks. A trailer … Continue reading Fans are upset with Crysis Remastered’s graphics, so Crytek is delaying the game Continue Reading →

Image: Dark Sky Popular weather app Dark Sky, now owned by Apple, is keeping its doors open on Android for a little longer. The company said on Wednesday in an update on its website that it plans to keep the Android version going until August 1st, after initially announcing it would shut it down today, on July 1st. … Continue reading Dark Sky delays shutdown of Android app until August 1st. Continue Reading →

Photo by Vjeran Pavic / The Verge Google has discontinued its mid-range Pixel 3A and 3A XL smartphones, the company announced today (via Android Police). “Google Store has sold through its inventory and completed sales of Pixel 3A,” Google said in a statement to The Verge. “For people who are still interested in buying Pixel 3A, the … Continue reading Google discontinues the Pixel 3A and 3A XL Continue Reading →

Photo by James Bareham / The Verge With traditional trade shows like E3 and Gamescom cancelled in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic, Microsoft is planning to bring a slice of the show floor experience to your living room. As part of Geoff Keighley’s Summer Game Fest, Microsoft will make dozens of demos for upcoming Xbox … Continue reading Xbox Summer Game Fest event will have more than 60 downloadable demos Continue Reading →

Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge The CEOs of Amazon, Facebook, Apple, and Google will testify before Congress later this month to answer questions related to its broad antitrust investigation of Big Tech. The plans were first reported by Kara Swisher, before a spokesperson for the House Judiciary Committee confirmed the plans to The New York Times. … Continue reading Apple, Google, Amazon, and Facebook CEOs will testify before Congress Continue Reading →

Photo by ERIC BARADAT/AFP via Getty Images Sarah Friar, CEO of the neighborhood-focused social network Nextdoor, says the company is to blame following widespread reports that moderators were deleting posts that discussed racial injustice or voiced support for the Black Lives Matter movement. The app will be changing its policies to explicitly allow discussion of the movement in … Continue reading Nextdoor CEO says it’s ‘our fault’ moderators deleted Black Lives Matter posts Continue Reading →

Lasso was an app designed to let users make short 15-second videos. | Image: Facebook Facebook is shutting down Lasso, the heavily TikTok-inspired video app it launched back in 2018. CNN’s Kerry Flynn spotted the notifications being sent to users, telling them that the app won’t be usable after July 10th, and advising them to download any videos they … Continue reading Facebook’s TikTok clone Lasso will shut down this month. Continue Reading →

Facebook will pin a box with information about voter registration on the top of the News Feed for every US user who is of voting age starting tomorrow, July 3rd, the company announced today. The box, once it’s live, will show you information about how to register to vote, including a link to your state’s … Continue reading Facebook will pin voting registration links to the top of the News Feed for all US voters Continue Reading →