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Players will need a quiet place if they want to survive the A Quiet Place game
This guy isn’t being very quiet. | Screenshot: A Quiet Place: The Road Ahead. Saber Interactive says its game A Quiet Place: The Road Ahead will have a fitting feature that might seem obvious but wasn’t guaranteed: using your microphone, the game will alert the in-game monsters to your presence if they hear you make…
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Samsung’s AirPods Pro look-alike is nearly $100 off
Photo by Chris Welch / The Verge Amazon Prime Day is still going, but sometimes the deals at the outskirts of the multiday sales event are the ones that surprise us the most — like the Samsung Galaxy Buds 3 Pro popping up for sale at Amazon-owned Woot for $151.99 ($98 off) when you use…
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You can sign up to test Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 if your PC is up to it
Image: Microsoft Microsoft is holding a technical alpha later this month for the upcoming Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 release. The technical alpha will be held over an unspecified weekend in October to test the game’s core services ahead of its debut on November 19th. Participants in the test phase will need a capable PC gaming…
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You can save $50 on a PlayStation 5 Slim
You know, just in case you don’t have an extra $700 floating around for a PS5 Pro in these perilous economic times. | Photo by Antonio G. Di Benedetto / The Verge Prime Day doesn’t usually come with any game console deals — but if you’re in the market for a PS5, a $50 discount…
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Casio super-sized a classic digital watch to create this retro desk clock
The desk clock is inspired by a classic Casio digital watch, but includes additional functionality. | Image: Casio Japan Casio Japan is releasing a new desk clock that will be familiar to those who’ve eschewed smartwatches in favor of simpler digital timepieces. It’s a super-sized version of the Casio A158W digital watch that could make…
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Nintendo is making an alarm clock so you can wake up to Zelda and Super Mario sounds
Image: Nintendo It’s not a successor to the Switch, but Nintendo does have a new piece of hardware to announce: a motion-controlled alarm clock. The device is called Alarmo, and it “responds to your movements,” which means you can snooze it with a gesture, or stop it by actually getting out of bed. It costs…
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Starlink and T-Mobile’s text-by-satellite service is available in Florida
Illustration: Alex Castro / The Verge T-Mobile customers in areas affected by Hurricane Helene and Hurricane Milton will now be able to send SMS texts over Starlink satellites, according to SpaceX. It’s being offered on a “best-effort basis” and for free. “We have now enabled basic texting (SMS) for those on T-Mobile phones in hurricane…
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A Google breakup is on the table, say DOJ lawyers
Illustration by Cath Virginia / The Verge Now that Judge Amit Mehta has found Google is a monopolist, lawyers for the Department of Justice have begun proposing solutions to correct the company’s illegal behavior and restore competition to the market for search engines. In a new 32-page filing (included below), they said they are considering…
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How a UK treaty could spell the end of the .io domain
Image: The Verge A treaty finalized by the UK may bring about the end of the .io domain. Last week, the British government announced that it has agreed to give up ownership of the Chagos Islands, a territory in the Indian Ocean it has controlled since 1814 — relinquishing the .io domain with it. But…
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Brazil’s X ban is coming to an end: all the latest news
Image: The Verge Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes ordered the country’s telecom agency to unblock X after the company complied with court orders and paid its fines. Continue reading…