Allison Johnson Profile and Activity - Page 2

Allison reviews smartphones and covers wireless carriers for The Verge. Previously, she wrote about digital cameras and mobile photography at DPReview. She's a small phone enthusiast, home barista in training, and a roller derby retiree. You can find her on Twitter most hours of the day at @allisonjo1.

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Gadgets

The iPhone Mini’s long goodbye is complete — but it’s not all bad news

Allison Johnson

Sep 14|

Richard Lawler Sep 12

Holding a real USB-C iPhone.

Straight from today’s iPhone 15 launch event, Allison Johnson can tell you all about the new lineup, including the now titanium-bodied iPhone 15 Pro and iPhone 15 Pro Max that feel noticeably lighter than their predecessors.

Dynamic Island isn’t such an exciting destination after all — and that’s okay

Exciting is overrated anyway.

Allison Johnson

Sep 10|

Gadgets

I never want to be apart from my home espresso machine

Allison Johnson

Sep 10|

Google

Forget AI — I just want the Pixel 8 to get four OS upgrades

Allison Johnson

Sep 6|

Allison Johnson Sep 6

My God, it’s full of stars.

Right now, all my saved places on Google Maps are in one chaotic list, and my map is awash with stars — not helpful, but Google’s list options are so limited that I gave up on them long ago.

Good news for me: starting today, you can finally mark saved locations with emoji. Coffee, chef’s kiss, poop... all fair game. At last, my map will make sense.

Google