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Welcome to The Verge: Weekender edition. Each week, we'll bring you important articles from the previous weeks' original reports, features, and reviews on The Verge. Think of it as a collection of a few of our favorite pieces from the week gone by, which you may have missed, or which you might want to read again.
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News
Everything you need to know about iOS 7, Xbox One, and PlayStation 4
What a week! Apple unveiled a major redesign of iOS, Sony gave the PS4 a proper unveiling, and Microsoft finally showed off some of the titles coming to its next gen console. Need some help catching up? We’ve got everything you could possibly want to know summed up here (Apple), here (Sony), and here (Microsoft).
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Review
'Man of Steel' review: finally, the Superman we deserve
Zach Snyder’s take on Superman could be the first that shows us what the Man of Steel is really like. By grounding the hero in tried-and-true Americana, Clark Kent becomes almost as human as the rest of us. But do we want to watch an indestructible man struggle?
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Report
Contact: are alien-hunting scientists going to trigger a planetary invasion?
For less than a dollar, you’ll soon be able to send any message that you can dream of out into space. If you’re lucky, someone might hear it — but what happens then?
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Review
Nokia Lumia 925 review
Nokia has continued to refine its Lumia series of Windows Phones, pushing them closer and closer to becoming a top-tier device. Can a much a slimmed down body, an improved build quality, and more robust ecosystem turn the Lumia 925 into the perfect Windows Phone?
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Feature
Ride into the trailer zone: inside E3's bloody, bass-heavy battle to get noticed
In a maze of lights, noise, and aggressively competing stimuli, how can you possibly get anyone’s attention? Trent Wolbe reports on the over-the-top insanity of game trailers at E3.
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Report
Steven Spielberg and George Lucas predict ‘massive implosion’ in film industry
Spielberg and Lucas predict a not-so-distant future where movie tickets cost $100 and internet television holds just about all of the content. Here's what they think it'll mean for the movie industry going forward.
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Interview
Dmitry Itskov wants to help you live forever by swapping your body for an android avatar'
Russian Billionaire Dmitry Itskov has some big plans for the human consciousness. We caught up with Itskov as he was preparing to unveil a sophisticated robotic head to chat, and spoke with him about immortality, popular response to his work, and how he’s making his ideas a reality.
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Report
Testing the Virtuix Omni: a walk on the virtual side
Virtuix’s Omni might be the perfect companion to the Oculus Rift. Virtuix has built a 360-degree treadmill — a device that lets users remain stationary while walking in any direction they want. We checked it out to see what happens when virtual reality takes over your entire body.
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Report
Tracing iOS 7's influences: Apple remixes almost everyone in the industry
Just where did the new design of iOS come from? Turns out, Apple took a little bit of flair, usability, and good sense from just about everything that came after the original iPhone.
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Review
Alienware 14 review
Alienware’s latest laptop certainly isn’t competing for thinnest, lightest, or best looking — but it might just be the perfect gaming powerhouse. We checked it out to see if Alienware has made the right bets in serving a niche market.
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