Pixel 2XL screen saturation update, an iOS11 bug, and Harmony Link hub services shut down

The Vergecast

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News, Tech News, Technology

4.3 • 4.3K Ratings

🗓️ 10 November 2017

⏱️ 77 minutes

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Summary

There’s a lot of little tech news this week, and we’ve got the perfect podcast to sum it all up. This week on The Vergecast, Nilay, Paul, and Dieter run through topics like Samsung’s ad that mocks the iPhone, the update to Pixel 2 XL screens, and Logitech shutting down Harmony Link hub services. Also, The Verge’s video series Next Level is back! Lauren Goode returns to talk about the season premiere, which deals with creating holographic videos, and how that can be used to preserve memories. There’s a whole lot more in between that — like obviously Paul’s weekly segment “One 2 Won (One)” — so listen to this whole show to get everything you need. 02:23 - Samsung returns to mock iPhone X buyers in latest commercial 06:06 - An iOS bug won't let some users type 'I' 15:02 - Google updates Pixel 2 XL with new 'saturated' color display option 18:21 - How big of a problem is the Pixel 2 XL's screen, really? 21:32 - Next Level S02 E01 with Lauren Goode 43:36 - Logitech will brick its Harmony Link hub for all owners in March 52:49 - Intel and AMD team up against Nvidia to produce a new laptop chip 59:32 - Paul’s weekly segment “One 2 Won (One)” 1:02:26 - Justice Department pushes back against AT&T–Time Warner merger 1:10:32 - Broadcom may acquire Qualcomm amid existential legal battle with Apple Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:27.7	Hello and welcome to The Vertcast.
0:29.9	The flagship podcast of TheVerge.com and the Vox Media podcast network.
0:35.0	Absolutely.
0:36.0	Somebody tweeted me today, I listened as a client show.
0:38.1	He didn't mention you.
0:39.5	Wow.
0:40.5	I'm making this be...
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0:45.6	By hook or by crook.
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