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The Verge publishes a weekly show, The Vergecast, where co-hosts Nilay Patel and Dieter Bohn discuss the week in tech news with the reporters and editors covering the biggest stories.

This week's episode is about gadgets. Sean Hollister reviews the latest portable gaming system, the Steam Deck, on the show. Sean explains how it was the hardest review he has ever done and why he decided to give it a 6.5 score despite the amount of fun he had using it.

Allison Johnson continued her discussion with her review of the slab phone, including improvements on the camera, using the software, and whether or not this is the end of the slab phone.

There will be updates on the O-RAN network, as well as Apple M2 chip rumors.

The full discussion can be heard here or in your preferred player.

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