About this episode
Apple cancelled AirPower! But they released AirPods 2. The Verge's Nilay Patel, Dieter Bohn, and Paul Miller discuss what Apple's next move is as well as what their competitor Google is cancelling too. There's a whole lot more so keep listening for Paul's weekly segment "A jaunty nega-notch", an AirPod competitor, and more 5G updates. Stories discussed this week: The Creators Issue Apple cancels AirPower wireless charger Apple drops HomePod price down to $299 Apple AirPods 2 review: even more wireless Amazon Is Making a Rival to Apple’s AirPods as Its First Alexa Wearable Android Q's second beta embraces foldable phones, multitasking … Leaked Oppo Reno pictures show off the weirdest notch-killing slider yet Anker's GaN charger-battery combo is now in the Apple Store Verizon begins deploying its 5G mobile network in parts of Chicago and Minneapolis Microsoft unveils new Surface Book 2 model with Intel's latest quad … Dell XPS 13 (2019) review: the right stuff, refined Apple apologizes for continued reliability problems with its MacBook … Vote for Vergecast in the Webby's! as well as The Verge's Why'd You Push That Button? and our wonderful YouTube channel Verge Science Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices