From: newsletter@theverge.com
Date: September 12, 2016 at 07:30AM
Sept 12, 2016 We've got another big Apple week this week starting with the release of both iOS 10 and watchOS 3 on Tuesday, September 13th. In our iOS preview back in July, we said that the new more powerful notifications, widgets, and raise-to-wake feature will "change how you use your iPhone," while making you "love your lock screen." Apple's watchOS update should be just as lovable by making the first generation Apple Watch feel like a brand new device thanks to some major UI and performance tweaks. Both OS updates should be available to download on or about 1pm ET if Apple follows its usual release schedule. Unfortunately, macOS Sierra won't be available this week — it's coming a week later on Tuesday the 20th. Apple's iPhone 7 and 7 Plus, and the Series 2 Watch go on sale Friday the 16th. That means we should see the first official reviews sometime this week if tradition holds. Can Apple's much ballyhooed new iPhone cameras edge out the Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge to reclaim the top spot? Do AirPods (which don't go on sale until late October) sound and fit any better than the in-the-box Lightning EarPods, and is Apple's enhanced form of Bluetooth really worth $159? And does the new Series 2 Watch coupled with GPS deliver an acceptable level of wrist-worn performance vs. battery life? We'll soon find out. Just don't expect any first weekend sales announcement come Monday — Apple's not doing those anymore; tacit admission that peak iPhone has come and gone. TIFF, the Toronto International Film Festival, also continues to roll this week. If Sundance is too art-housie for you then TIFF is the place to catch all the best studio films gearing up for award's season. It's already responsible for screening J.A. Bayona's A Monster Calls, Jeff Nichols' Loving, Antoine Fuqua's The Magnificent Seven, and Oliver Stone's Snowden, with plenty more to come including Denis Villeneuve's Arrival. Don't worry if it's too much to track because we'll round up all our faves by the end of the week. But this is just a taste of what's to come in a week that includes the Tokyo Game Show (check out IGN's preview). First, let's get caught up on the weekend that was. Read the full article on The Verge - By Thomas Ricker A few stories to start your day 1 Here's why you can't see all twelve black dots in this optical illusion Optical illusions have a way of breaking the internet, and the latest visual trick looks like it's well on its way. On Sunday afternoon, game developer Will Kerslake tweeted a picture of... 2 Oliver Stone's Snowden plays it safe (and dumb) As a filmmaker, Oliver Stone arguably built his career on the idea of questioning the establishment. Whether critiquing the way we looked at the Vietnam War (Platoon, Born on the Fourth of July),... 3 Tesla preparing significant Autopilot upgrade, will use radar as 'primary sensor' Tesla is preparing a significant upgrade to its autopilot technology for a future software update, the company announced today. The biggest change is in how the company uses its radar sensors.... Advertisement 4 Two Israeli teens arrested for running major DDoS service Last week, the FBI arrested a pair of Israeli teenagers who allegedly ran an online booter service called vDOS, as reported by Brian Krebs. vDOS was an online service that helped carry out... 5 Our favorite discoveries from the internet's best festival XOXO Fest plays out like a link blog come to life. For five years, XOXO co-creator (and pioneering link-blogger) Andy Baio recruited some of the web's most fascinating creators to the Portland... 6 The weird, wonderful phones of Pretty Little Liars Pretty Little Liars, the teen version of Desperate Housewives but with fewer Emmys for some reason, is coming to an end after seven seasons. "After seven seasons" is being used loosely here since... 7 The photos of an overdosing couple in Ohio won't help anyone — especially addicts On Thursday, the small Appalachian city of East Liverpool, Ohio, posted photographs on Facebook of a man and woman apparently passed out from an opioid overdose. The two adults sit slumped in the... 8 9 new trailers you should watch this week A tiny little movie theater opened up a few blocks from my apartment last month. When I say tiny, I mean literally there are about 25 seats in the place. It mostly screens offbeat old films, and... 9 Truth, lies, and hair products For a quarter of a century, I willfully deceived myself into believing that hair care was simple. I'd used the same Pantene 2-in-1 for a decade, didn't own a blow dryer, and until two months ago... 10 How to be human: I want a monogamous relationship, my partner doesn't — now what? Leah Reich was one of the first internet advice columnists. Her column "Ask Leah" ran on IGN, where she gave advice to gamers for two and a half years. During the day, Leah is Slack's user... About The Verge | Subscribe | Unsubscribe | Privacy Policy
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