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Sony’s PlayStation PC push now includes a controller customization app
Photo by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge Sony will now let you customize your PlayStation 5’s DualSense Edge controller on your PC. The new Accessories app for Windows lets you customize button assignments, change stick sensitivity, adjust trigger deadzones, and more. This replaces the “Firmware updater for DualSense wireless controller” app introduced in 2022.…
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Can a YouTube video really fix your wet phone?
Phones have been getting wet for years — but now they’re getting better at dealing with it. | Photo: The Verge Millions of viewers are turning to videos to get the water out of their phones. I tried to figure out whether they actually work. Continue reading…
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Nintendo Indie and Partner Direct: the biggest news and trailers
Image: The Verge While we wait for a Switch 2 announcement, Nintendo showed off 40 minutes of game announcements from indie developers and third-party partners. Even without a Switch 2 reveal, it’s been a busy period of announcements for Nintendo. There was a packed Direct in June filled with major reveals like Mario & Luigi:…
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Heat-related deaths are on the rise, but they don’t have to be
A cooling center in Sacramento, California, on July 3rd, 2024. | Photo: Getty Images Heat-related deaths are on the rise in the US, according to a new analysis published in the Journal of the American Medical Association. The number of heat-related deaths recorded in the US jumped 117 percent between 1999 and 2023, it finds.…
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Sonic the Hedgehog 3 trailer triples the action and the bad guys
Image: Paramount Oh, hell yes! The first trailer for Sonic the Hedgehog 3 is out, giving fans a first listen of Keanu Reeves as Shadow the Hedgehog. Reeves doesn’t put too much spin on his interpretation of Shadow, sounding very much like himself. But considering fans were hype as hell that he was doing Shadow’s…
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Microsoft’s next big Windows 11 update significantly improves Ryzen gaming performance
Image: AMD AMD promised that Microsoft’s upcoming 24H2 update to Windows 11 would improve performance for its new Ryzen 9000 series CPUs, but it’s also giving a significant boost to some older Ryzen CPUs. Hardware Unboxed has tested the Zen 4-based Ryzen 7 7700X and the new Ryzen 7 9700X (Zen 5) on both Windows…
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Garmin adds a bunch of features to make the Fenix 8 smarter
The new Garmin Fenix 8 series adds voice commands and a new Messenger app. | Image: Garmin Garmin’s back with two new rugged smartwatches: the all-new Fenix 8 and Enduro 3. The $999.99 Fenix 8, one of Garmin’s top-of-line flagships, will get a built-in speaker and microphone, along with several new training features. Meanwhile, the…
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Microsoft isn’t removing the Control Panel from Windows anytime soon
Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge You may have read headlines last week about Microsoft removing the Control Panel from Windows soon, but the death of the Control Panel has been greatly exaggerated. The inaccurate reports stemmed from a single support document, originally spotted by Neowin. Microsoft has now updated the support document to…
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Samsung’s new AI smart TVs are getting seven years of OS updates
Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Samsung says it will provide seven years’ worth of Tizen operating system updates for its newer AI-powered TVs in a bid to fend off competition from Chinese rivals. The announcement was made last week at Samsung Electronics’ Suwon Campus according to Business Korea, and will first apply to…
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Garmin’s terrific Forerunner 265 running watch is down to its lowest price to date
Garmin’s midrange running watch is $100 off in both the standard configuration and the smaller 42mm sizing. | Photo by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge As part of its “Glowtime” event on September 9th, Apple is expected to reveal the Apple Watch Series 10 and possibly a new Apple Watch Ultra. However, while both…