The Vergecast

Asus’ ROG flow Z13 / Samsung’s Freestyle Projector / Apple's iPhone subscription service plan

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The Verge's Nilay Patel, Alex Cranz, and Dan Seifert discuss the tech headlines from this site this week — including Google's deal with Spotify over app fees, Nothing's first smartphone, and the struggle with TV projectors.

  • Google will test letting Android developers use their own billing systems, starting with Spotify
  • Nothing’s first smartphone is aimed at Apple, not OnePlus
  • OnePlus 10 Pro gets its global launch on March 31st
  • Dell’s XPS 15 and XPS 17 get 12th Gen chips 
  • Intel looks on track to fix its core problems
  • Asus’ ROG flow Z13 is a Surface Pro that’s got game
  • Apple has resolved the outage affecting iMessage, Apple Music, the App Store, and other services
  • Apple’s Studio Display has 64GB of storage in addition to its iPhone 11-caliber processor
  • The Mac Studio’s removable SSD is reportedly blocked by Apple on a software level
  • Apple service centers can reportedly replace the Studio Display’s ‘built-in’ stands
  • How Microsoft built its smart Surface camera
  • iFixit teardown offers a detailed look inside the Mac Studio and Studio Display
  • Apple will reportedly sell the iPhone as a subscription service
  • Google won’t give old Pixels the best 5G, even though it admits it could
  • Eero’s new Wi-Fi 6E mesh router supports over gigabit speeds and costs under $500
  • Matter’s delays mean fewer new smart home products today
  • Google tidies up its smart home app
  • Apple TV app on Android TV no longer allows rentals, purchases, or subscriptions
  • YouTube is taking on over-the-air TV with nearly 4,000 free episodes of TV 
  • Sonos might make your next TV streaming OS
  • Yes, Netflix just got even more expensive
  • HBO Max adds a shuffle button to help you find something to watch 
  • Google won’t let you buy movies and TV shows from the Play app starting in May
  • Samsung’s Freestyle Projector doesn’t live up to it’s $900 price
  • Spider-Man: No Way Home’s VFX wizards couldn’t see the Doc Ock memes coming
  • How SiriusXM bought and bungled a beloved podcast network
  • Inside the fight to save video game history 
  • How Robinhood’s Aparna Chennapragada is building the future of investing

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