The Vergecast
The Vergecast
The Verge
App Store chaos, ray tracing, and new Macbook Air rumors
55 minutes Posted Aug 24, 2018 at 12:51 pm.
Netflix is testing a payment feature to bypass Apple’s App Store fees
‘Ray tracing’ could bring the biggest graphics jump in a decade
DJI’s new Mavic 2 drones have upgraded cameras and zoom lenses
Nikon strikes back at Sony with first full-frame mirrorless cameras
This week in Elon Musk with Liz Lopatto
Apple’s MacBook Air successor will reportedly have slim bezels and high-res Retina display
Microsoft to bundle Xbox One consoles, Xbox Live, and Game Pass into a monthly subscription service
Paul’s weekly segment “Cold ears, warm heart”
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This week on The Vergecast, Paul, Nilay, and Dieter start off the show with the news that Netflix is testing a payment feature to bypass Apple’s App Store fees, which leads into a larger discussion of (as Nilay calls it) “App Store chaos.”
Paul seems pretty excited about “ray tracing” — a term that Nvidia is using for its upcoming graphics cards — so the crew explains what that means and how far ahead Nvidia is compared to its competition.
Competition is a general theme in this week’s episode.
We’ve also got our two recurring segments in the show: deputy editor Liz Lopatto’s “This Week in Elon Musk” (which is now a newsletter) and Paul’s segment “Cold ears, warm heart.”
And we must not forget the latest Apple rumors that have hit the news in preparation for the likely Apple event in September.
But there’s a whole lot more in between that, so listen to it all and you’ll get it all.
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