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Sony is reportedly planning a tweaked version of its brilliant PS5 DualSense controller, which sounds ideal for hardcore gamers or those embarking upon marathon sessions on one of the best games consoles. According to new reporting, Sony will ditch the integrated rechargeable battery from the current iteration in favour of a replaceable cell. Potentially, there are a couple of small but significant benefits in sight for PS5 and PS5 Pro gamers. Firstly, a controller with a modular battery can improve the lifecycle of the controller overall, removing the need to replace the pad entirely if the battery fails. Secondly, it…
Amazon has revealed new versions of its Echo Show smart display at its busy Devices and Services event today. The company says the new Alexa+-enabled Echo Show 8 and Echo Show 11 are the most advanced in the history of the range. For starters, they’re the first to ship with the new AI assistant out of the box. The new Echo Show 8 (8.7-inch LCD display, 720p) replaces the existing model last updated in 2023, while the Echo Show 11 (11-inch LCD, 1080p) appears to replace the Echo Show 10 in the line-up. Both new designs appear to be much…
Apple-owned Beats has long been renowned for its workout headphones, with the 2021 Beats Fit Pro being top of our list of workout headphones for quite some while. Now, the next generation of those earbuds is here, and Beats is clear that these new buds are an update to the old design rather than a ground-up rethink. Beats has chosen to align the naming of the new buds with the Powerbeats lineup to follow up on the excellent earhook-toting Powerbeats Pro 2 from earlier this year. Beats makes a big claim with these buds – that the wingtip they have…
I’ve got bad news if you’ve been impatiently awaiting the release of the Trump Mobile T1: it looks like the gold-tinted, bargain basement smartphone with “American values” is running late. It was initially meant to launch in September, but with only a few hours of the month left, that’s looking increasingly unlikely.The T1 was announced in June, along with the launch of Trump Mobile’s $47.45 monthly service plan. The release date was always a little unclear — the Trump Organization’s press release promised the phone would arrive in August, while the Trump Mobile website claimed September — but either way,…
Editor’s note: Amazon’s fall Prime Day event kicks off on October 7th; however, if you want to shop ahead of the two-day sale, we’ve rounded up the best early Prime Day deals you can already get.In 2025, you might wonder if Fitbit is still relevant. Despite getting acquired by Google, Fitbit remains one of the most recognizable names in the industry. Fitbit trackers aren’t meant for the most hardcore of athletes, but they’re still excellent devices for tracking overall activity as well as monitoring certain health and wellness metrics, like EKGs and blood oxygen levels.That said, we’re still in the…
Two Russian YouTubers have posted videos unboxing what appears to be an unannounced iPad Pro with an M5 chip. Rumors have indicated that Apple could launch an M5 iPad Pro as early as October, and these videos may be our first look at the actual product.Externally, this new M5 iPad Pro doesn’t appear to have major differences from the M4 iPad Pro released in May 2024. Based on what’s shown in the videos, the new device is still a big, thin tablet with a relatively unobtrusive bezel, and it once again looks to only have one camera on the back.The…
Amazon’s fall hardware event had a little of everything: updated Echo speakers, several Blink security devices, and even a Kindle Scribe with a color screen. Most of the gadgets won’t ship for at least a couple of weeks, if not longer; however, most are also available for preorder at Amazon if you want to be among the first to try them.To help make sense of it all, we’ve rounded up all of Amazon’s upcoming wares, along with quick summaries and preorder details for each device. And if you’re waiting for our thoughts, stay tuned: we’ll be reviewing many of the…