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Apple releases 16-inch Macbook Pro, Motorola announces a new Razr, and Disney+ launches

Apple releases 16-inch Macbook Pro, Motorola announces a new Razr, and Disney+ launches

FromThe Vergecast


Apple releases 16-inch Macbook Pro, Motorola announces a new Razr, and Disney+ launches

FromThe Vergecast

ratings:
Length:
77 minutes
Released:
Nov 15, 2019
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

This week on The Vergecast, Nilay, Dieter, and Paul go through the products announced this week including Apple's 16-inch Macbook Pro and Motorola's new Razr foldable phone. Julia Alexander then joins the show to cover the initial launch of Disney+ and the ongoing streaming wars.
Stories this week:

The everything town in the middle of nowhere

Apple’s 16-inch MacBook Pro is here, and it has a good keyboard

A fully loaded 16-inch MacBook Pro costs $6,099

Apple’s new Mac Pro is shipping next month

Google’s rollout of RCS chat for all Android users in the US begins today

Motorola resurrects the Razr as a foldable Android smartphone

John Carmack stepping down as CTO of Oculus to work on AI

Disney+ experiencing ‘unable to connect’ errors on launch day

The Mandalorian’s first episode shows that Star Wars can work on the small screen

Disney+ doesn’t have to sell anyone on streaming

How to get a year of free Disney+ from Verizon

The Simpsons’ aspect ratio is messed up on Disney+

Verizon’s new set-top box is possibly the worst option out there for streaming

Apple could bundle news, TV, and music into one subscription as soon as 2020


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Released:
Nov 15, 2019
Format:
Podcast episode

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Hello! This is The Vergecast, the flagship podcast of The Verge... and your life. Every Friday, Nilay Patel and Dieter Bohn make sense of the week's tech news with help from our wide-ranging staff. And on Tuesdays, Nilay hosts in-depth, one-on-one interviews with major technology leaders. Join us every week for a fun, deeply nerdy, often off-the-rails conversation about what's happening now (and next) in technology and gadgets.