Change:
Lots of performance enhancements to decrease page size and load times -- more coming soon!
Version 1.3.4 - November 1, 2012
Change:
Updated forums dropdown
Version 1.3.3 - October 24, 2012
Change:
Transitioned Gaming hub back to The Verge
Version 1.3.2 - October 18, 2012
Bugfix:
Fix recommending comments
Bugfix:
Fix keyboard shortcuts in galleries
Bugfix:
Fix keyboard shortcuts in photo essays
Version 1.3.1 - October 16, 2012
Bugfix:
Fix replying to comments on iPad
Version 1.3.0 - October 15, 2012
Feature:
Updated iPhone app
Feature:
Photo essays
Feature:
Inline gallery lightboxes
Feature:
Updated navigation
Change:
Gallery visual refresh
Version 1.2.12 - October 4, 2012
Feature:
Updated Android app
Bugfix:
Fix duplicate text in forum posts in mobile
Version 1.2.11 - September 26, 2012
Bugfix:
Fix commenting in Internet Explorer 8
Version 1.2.10 - August 22, 2012
Bugfixes:
Improved support for Windows Phone 8
Version 1.2.9 - August 21, 2012
Feature:
Polls
Version 1.2.8 - August 7, 2012
Change:
Recommended comments in activity page now link to the comment
Version 1.2.7 - August 6, 2012
Feature:
Show author's Twitter and email in article byline
Version 1.2.6 - July 31, 2012
Feature:
Add Product scroller to review wrapups with multiple products
Version 1.2.5 - July 17, 2012
Feature:
iPhone and Android Apps
Version 1.2.4 - July 12, 2012
Feature:
Editors can specify the label of content in the network bar
Version 1.2.3 - June 25, 2012
Feature:
Landing page for "90 Seconds on The Verge"
Version 1.2.2 - June 20, 2012
Feature:
Dropdown list of hub pages in the site nav on article detail pages
Feature:
Added content type labels to search results
Feature:
Scroller on article pages to highlight all products in articles
Version 1.2.1 - June 6, 2012
Feature:
Printable versions of Verge content
Version 1.2.0 - June 4, 2012
Feature:
Liveblog tool, Syllabus, launched
Feature:
New hub page for E3 coverage
Bugfix:
Polished tab design across the site
Version 1.1.10 - May 14, 2012
Feature:
Switch to using Ooyala as video partner for The Verge
Version 1.1.9 - April 6, 2012
Feature:
Swapped out Vox Games branding and added Polygon name and branding to Gaming hub
Version 1.1.8 - April 1, 2012
Feature:
Added a "Writing for The Verge" page (http://www.theverge.com/write-for-the-verge)
Bugfix:
Fixing display issue with reviews that have multiple scorecards
Version 1.1.7 - March 26, 2012
Feature:
New landing page for On The Verge
Version 1.1.6 - March 20, 2012
Change:
Comments are now lazy loaded
Version 1.1.5 - February 21, 2012
Change:
New editorial components for Features and Reviews
Feature:
Transformed gaming hub to new interim home for Vox Games
Version 1.1.4 - February 13, 2012
Feature:
Editors can now attach multiple products and their scorecards to reviews
Feature:
Users can now flag Forum Posts
Version 1.1.3 - January 15, 2012
Change:
Added live updating comment count to article detail pages
Version 1.1.2 - January 10, 2012
Feature:
Added new templates for the front page and the CES hub page
Feature:
Added widget to highlight Joshua's latest Washington Post column
Version 1.1.1 - December 21, 2011
Bugfix:
Fixed "Recent News" links on product pages
Bugfix:
Fixed search results page so filters display properly
Change:
Added direct links to User Reviews on product pages
Version 1.1.0 - December 20, 2011
Feature:
Users can now review products in our database! Only products marked as Available and Discontinued can be reviewed. (Nothing rumored, announced, or cancelled.)
Feature:
News written about a particular product now shows up on that product's landing page in the database
Feature:
Forum posts written about a particular product now shows up on that product's landing page in the database
Feature:
Introduced three new home page hero templates -- catch em if you can!
Version 1.0.11 - December 8, 2011
Change:
Mobile version shows all stories, not just first 30, in reverse chronological order
Bugfix:
Can add website info to profile pages without filling in "About You"
Change:
Product landing pages now display review intro when the product has been reviewed
Bugfix:
Cleaned up "comments closed" message
Version 1.0.10 - November 29, 2011
Addition:
Clicking the image in galleries now advances you to the next image
Change:
The thumbnails under the large image in galleries now reflect your position in the gallery as you move through the images
Bugfix:
Meta descriptions around the site now show proper info
Addition:
Current site version now displayed in footer, with link to version history
Bugfix:
Streams in the features index are no longer busted
Version 1.0.9 - November 18, 2011
Addition:
Added the ability to turn off Growl-style notifications in comments, but keep live updating. (Click Show speed reading tips and settings from the comment header)
Change:
Videos now have a better fullscreen experience -- still not the best, but we're getting closer
Version 1.0.8 - November 16, 2011
Bugfix:
Made keying through new comments less jumpy
Change:
New Article drop down on the front page now shows articles posted into all hubs, even if they weren't placed on the front page
Addition:
Gave the Show element in the navigation a new, fancy drop down to show episodes
Change:
Trending Discussions module on front page now shows most commented articles from the last 2 days instead of 7
Bugfix:
Certain hubs that once failed to show their related products are now working properly
Feature:
Jump-to menu in Reviews now reflect where you are in the article as you scroll
Bugfix:
Podcast RSS now shows more than the last 10 episodes so iTunes will display all
Version 1.0.7 - November 15, 2011
Change:
Timestamps in forum index now reflect when latest comment for each post was left rather than post creation time
Change:
Forum index now updates much quicker, so fresh posts are at the top right away
Bugfix:
Even more IE9 fixes!
Bugfix:
URLs to tag pages with periods in the tag now work and do not 404
Addition:
Masthead now links to each editor's profile
Version 1.0.6 - November 15, 2011
Bugfix:
Fixed a bug where certain "continue reading" links in Streams wrongly opened up mobile web versions
Bugfix:
Clicking compare button on review scorecards now actually adds the product to review bucket
Bugfix:
Streams in RSS now show correct summary rather than body of original update
Change:
Vias and Sources in articles have been given a new color to be more obvious
Change:
Font scaling in attached products on articles is now smarter
Bugfix:
Related media thumbnails on product landing pages now scale properly
Addition:
Now showing how many new posts since your last visit have been posted into each forum from the index
Bugfix:
Post count for forums on user profiles now show proper counts
Bugfix:
Various improvements in IE9
Bugfix:
Links to forums in navigation from Reviews Index fixed
Version 1.0.5 - November 11, 2011
Change:
Product index, specific category, filtering options - now shows all brands, not just the first 30
Bugfix:
Fixed category sorting on Reviews Index for non logged in users
Bugfix:
Clicking "All" from Reviews Index shows all reviews, and doesn't kick you back to the product db anymore
Bugfix:
Streams with a single update now say "1 update" rather than "1 updates"
Bugfix:
Network bar comparison bucket no longer shimmies seductively in Chrome
Addition:
Added a link to our YouTube account in the footer, like a boss
Bugfix:
Fixed a bug or two that caused the order of posts on the home page to be slightly off
Version 1.0.4 - November 10, 2011
Bugfix:
Features and reviews now show summary and intro on mobile web
Addition:
Added Google+ to footer
Bugfix:
Replies to comments you've left now show up in your user profile activity screen
Addition:
Add comment count to stream updates in hero
Bugfix:
Deleting comments from entry threads also removes them from user profile activity
Version 1.0.3 - November 8, 2011
Change:
Black text color when comment bubble has yellow background
Addition:
Added drop down on compare notifier so user can clear their comparison bucket from network bar
Addition:
Added via/source to mobile article views
Bugfix:
Added summary to features in mobile view, which was missing before
Bugfix:
Couple of fixes to mobile pagination
Bugfix:
Hovering over the left arrow breaker module does not break the module anymore
Bugfix:
Fixed the Facebook Like button on comparison tool
Version 1.0.2 - November 7, 2011
Addition:
Users can now authenticate using Facebook on the mobile site
Tweak:
View all forums from the forum index
Addition:
Jump-to-top button on the network bar
Tweak:
Actually show the most popular forums from the forum dropdown instead of the first X alphabetically
Bugfix:
Resolved login/logout wonkyness
Bugfix:
Mobile redirects now working on article pages
Bufgix:
Images in forum posts and comments now scale to fit the width of user activity
Bugfix:
Reset password link 404'd -- it now works
Bugfix:
Fixed timestamps on mobile site
Addition:
Added LinkedIn sharing option
Change:
Hide speed reading guide by default on comment header
More assorted bug fixin'
Version 1.0.1 - November 1, 2011
Addition:
Added Top and Comment links to review and stream table of contents to easily jump you down to the comments and back to the top.