Radio Silence. Airwaves. Flying North. Weightless. Europa and the Pirate Twins. Windpower. Commercial Breakup. One of Our Submarines. Cloudburst at Shingle Street.

Stories of the day:

• Microsoft's Xbox team testing smartwatch prototypes with a Surface connector
• Microsoft introduces two-step verification for Microsoft accounts
• Nintendo revives classic Super NES franchises: 'Link to the Past' sequel coming to 3DS, 'Earthbound' to Wii U
• New 'Star Wars' films to be released every summer, beginning with 'Episode VII' in 2015
• Introducing Verge Science

Today's 90 Seconds on The Verge was written by Bryan Bishop. All production magic is credited to Regina Dellea and John Lagomarsino.