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Chris Welch

Chris Welch

Former Senior Reviewer

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    Samsung might keep its anti-glare advantage over iPhones for another year.

    Despite rumors that Apple’s iPhone 17 Pro smartphones would feature an anti-glare display similar to the Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra / S25 Ultra, MacRumors is now pouring cold water on the possibility. Juli Clover reports that Apple has faced difficulties “scaling up the display coating process.” As a result, we’re not going to see this option for the iPhones 17 Pro.

    With flagship phones all offering vibrant, bright screens nowadays, it would’ve been a nice differentiator.

    A hands-on photo of Samsung’s Galaxy S25 smartphone lineup.
    Photo by Chris Welch / The Verge
    Chris Welch
    Chris Welch
    The Beats Pill speaker now comes in blue and pink.

    After bringing back its Pill portable Bluetooth speaker last year, Beats is today adding two new colors to the existing red, black, and gold selection. Navy blue will be exclusively sold by Walmart, while blush pink (pictured) is coming to Target. Both sell for the same $149.99 as before and are available starting today.

    A marketing of the pink Beats Pill speaker on a beach.
    You can get pink from Target or blue from Walmart.
    Image: Beats
    Google is killing software support for early Nest ThermostatsGoogle is killing software support for early Nest Thermostats
    Roku says its ads aren’t meant to be ‘interruptive’ after controversial testRoku says its ads aren’t meant to be ‘interruptive’ after controversial test
    Roku announces its smallest streaming sticks yetRoku announces its smallest streaming sticks yet
    Chris Welch
    Chris Welch
    One of media’s best home theater experts is branching out on his own.

    We tend to cover a select few of the year’s best TVs here at The Verge. But if you’re the kind of person who seeks out all the home theater news you can get, check out Caleb Denison’s new YouTube channel.

    Caleb has been the expert behind Digital Trends’ thoughtful, detailed TV and audio reviews for years. He’s one of the voices I trust most in the category — and his excitement about the latest TVs is infectious.

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    Sonos appoints software veteran Hugo Barra to its board after app troublesSonos appoints software veteran Hugo Barra to its board after app troubles
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