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By The VergeTechnology, News, Tech NewsEnglish

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Published weekly until Dec 2016, since Feb 2015

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Enjoy the archives of this retired, award-winning series from Christopher Thomas Plante and The Verge that explained technology bit by bit. The series finale aired December 6th, 2016, shortly before Chris re-joined Polygon as its executive editor. For more on what’s happening now (and next) in technology and gadgets, listen and subscribe to The Vergecast.

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Episodes 88 episodes in the feed

  1. The What’s Tech series finale

    Episode 8824 min

  2. What are Snapchat Spectacles, and do I have to be a teen to wear them?

    Episode 8721 min

  3. How smartphone cameras took over the world

    Episode 8625 min

  4. How HTTPS is slowly but surely making the internet safer

    Episode 8529 min

  5. Why is everyone making GIFs of themselves?

    Episode 8414 min

  6. How immersive haunted houses and participatory plays are making Halloween scarier

    Episode 8324 min

  7. Why smartphone batteries explode, and why they may get worse

    Episode 8216 min

  8. How Snapchat’s goofy faces made everyone comfortable with selfies

    Episode 8113 min

  9. The good and bad news of the Earth-sized planet Proxima Centauri b

    Episode 8020 min

  10. A few simple tech tips for living in a dorm or a New York apartment

    Episode 7922 min

Show 40 older episodes

  1. A simple explanation of No Man’s Sky and its internet-fueled controversy

    Episode 7816 min

  2. Hate going to the grocery store? Maybe it's time to try food-delivery services

    Episode 7717 min

  3. Why Sony and Microsoft are already announcing and releasing new consoles

    Episode 7616 min

  4. Is your neighborhood the next great social media app?

    Episode 7519 min

  5. A podcast explains the power of podcasts

    Episode 7416 min

  6. Why Pokémon Go is a hit, how it helped Nintendo, and when its moment could fizz out

    Episode 7320 min

  7. The agony and the ecstasy of life as a webcomic artist

    Episode 7213 min

  8. How The Bachelor became social media’s favorite sporting event

    Episode 7125 min

  9. What you need to know about doxxing, the average internet user’s nightmare

    Episode 7030 min

  10. What you should know about torrenting

    Episode 6916 min

  11. How a computer the size of a credit card is changing education — and GameBoy emulators

    Episode 6815 min

  12. How people play Nintendo games on a computer, and why that's probably illegal

    Episode 6719 min

  13. What are graphics cards, and why do you want one?

    Episode 6628 min

  14. Everything you wanted to know about Drake, but were too afraid to ask

    Episode 6527 min

  15. Why movie theaters should and shouldn't be afraid of VOD

    Episode 6428 min

  16. Why the future of video games may be free-to-play

    Episode 6319 min

  17. What is a gadget blog, anyway?

    Episode 6219 min

  18. Why bots are the new big thing, and what that means for ordering pizza

    Episode 6132 min

  19. Why artificial intelligence is more important than ever and how it will change our lives

    Episode 6029 min

  20. What is Slack, why is everybody using it, and will it destroy my work-life balance?

    Episode 5921 min

  21. Wrestlemania: why you should watch, even if pro wrestling isn't your thing

    Episode 5823 min

  22. Everything you need to know about the Hyperloop, a potential transportation game-changer

    Episode 5722 min

  23. Dota 2: an explainer for newcomers and the confused family of addicts

    Episode 5626 min

  24. Before the driverless car, there was the PRT

    Episode 5517 min

  25. Encryption: what is it exactly, and who is right about it?

    Episode 5435 min

  26. Reusable rockets could send you to space — eventually

    Episode 5331 min

  27. It's time to give film cameras a second chance

    Episode 5226 min

  28. The Super Bowl: how to sound like an expert

    Episode 5124 min

  29. Spotify, Apple Music, and Tidal: which service is right for you?

    Episode 5019 min

  30. What is Sundance?

    Episode 4928 min

  31. What is Tumblr?

    Episode 4823 min

  32. What is CES?

    Episode 4732 min

  33. What is a hoverboard?

    Episode 4630 min

  34. What is Windows 10?

    Episode 4528 min

  35. What is an internet router?

    Episode 4427 min

  36. What is Fallout?

    Episode 4319 min

  37. What is an internet meme?

    Episode 4219 min

  38. What is the quantified self?

    Episode 4126 min

  39. What is alien life?

    Episode 4024 min

  40. What is Minecraft?

    Episode 3929 min

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