 It's Friday, December 6th, 2013. I'm Ross Miller, and if I could control the weather, it'd always be 75 degrees and snowing. Think about it. This is 90 seconds on the verge. South African civil rights icon Nelson Mandela has died at the age of 95. Mandela dedicated his life to fighting an apartheid government. He became South Africa's first black president in 1994. Over the last 24 hours, leaders from across the world have paid tribute to Mandela. A state funeral is scheduled to take place Sunday, December 15th. In other news, like your Nexus 5, but having issues with the camera? You might want to check for updates. Google has released the Android 4.4.1 update that brings dramatic improvements to the Nexus 5's camera, including faster focusing, better low light, and less shutter lag. We've tested it ourselves and came away rather impressed. There's still plenty of work to be done, of course. Android's director of engineering Dave Burke promises it'll continue to get better. And finally, X-Men Days of Future Past may not be hitting theaters until May. That isn't stopping director Bryan Singer from teasing the next entry in the series. On Twitter Thursday, Singer announced the new superhero film, called X-Men Apocalypse, will be coming to theaters in 2016. While it hasn't been immediately confirmed that Singer himself will be helming the picture, the fact that the director was the one to break the news is a very good sign. But I swear, if Brett Reiner gets anywhere near this film, I'm gonna go Phoenix on his ass. That's it for today's top stories, but coming up tomorrow, I test out the new Verge Beacon. It tells me whenever Nathan Sykrates around.