Image: Sony PlayStation has deftly come up with a way to get more people on board with the PS5 Pro. The company has announced a special 30th anniversary collection for the suite of PS5 consoles and accessories that is unfortunately sick as hell. “To celebrate this 30th anniversary milestone, we had to create something that honored the history and joy that PlayStation has brought us all,” said PlayStation platform business CEO Hideaki Nishino. All the consoles and accessories are cast in classic PlayStation gray and feature the old-school multicolored PlayStation logo creating a look designed to target every gaming 30-something’s nostalgia organ with surgical precision. The 30th anniversary collection features a PS5 Pro bundle that includes the... Continue reading…

Issa Rae. | Photo by Rodin Eckenroth / WireImage We still don’t know much about the seventh season of Black Mirror, but at least the show’s return will have a stacked cast. Netflix announced a big list of actors who will appear in the next installment of the anthology when it premieres in 2025, and it includes Doctor Who alum Peter Capaldi, Barbie star Issa Rae, Sunny’s Rashida Jones, and the always delightful Paul Giamatti. Here’s the full list: Awkwafina Milanka Brooks Peter Capaldi Emma Corrin Patsy Ferran Paul Giamatti Lewis Gribben Osy Ikhile Rashida Jones Siena Kelly Billy Magnussen Rosy McEwen Cristin Milioti Chris O’Dowd Issa Rae Paul G. Raymond Tracee Ellis Ross Jimmi Simpson Harriet Walter Of course, how these actors will figure into the new season remains unclear. Netflix... Continue reading…

Photo by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge A few months ago, I was driving my 2023 Volkswagen ID.4 when, seemingly out of nowhere, my driver-side door made several unusual clicking noises and then popped open. “That’s not good,” I thought, as I quickly shut the door while also attempting to keep my hands on the wheel. And apparently, I wasn’t the only one experiencing this problem. Hundreds of other VW owners were also struggling to keep their doors closed while driving. The issue culminated this week with VW halting production of the all-electric ID.4 at its factory in Chattanooga, Tennessee, as it scrambles to find a fix for the faulty electronic door mechanism. According to the recall, water was seeping into the door and shorting out the electronics, causing the circuitry... Continue reading…

Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 will officially launch on November 19th, 2024. | Image: Microsoft Preorders are now open for Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 through the Microsoft Store. The next installment of the franchise will launch on Xbox and PC on November 19th with updates that include new aircraft like hot air balloons and a more realistic looking simulated Earth. But the most welcome upgrade could be a much smaller installation size. The current version of Microsoft Flight Simulator needs over 130GB of storage, but that’s just for the base version of the game. Players can enhance their experience by downloading additional aircraft, or installing world updates that bring more details to local scenery and airports, but that can gobble up even more storage. Those playing on the Xbox Series S, which only offers players 364GB of... Continue reading…

Chrome users will need to either unlock their Android screen or use the Password Manager PIN feature to use passkeys on new devices. | Illustration: The Verge Google is improving passkey support in Chrome by making it easier to use the passwordless sign-in credentials across different devices. The search giant is introducing a Google Password Manager PIN that allows users to securely save and synchronize passkeys for use across Windows, macOS, Linux, and Android devices. These updates are available in beta on ChromeOS as well, with iOS support “coming soon.” Passkeys needed to be saved to Google Password Manager on Android prior to this update and required users to scan a QR code on their Android device to access them on other platforms. The new PIN replaces the need to scan the QR code while ensuring that your saved passkeys remain protected by end-to-end encryption, so not even Google can... Continue reading…

Illustration by Cath Virginia / The Verge | Photos from Getty Images Top policy executives from Meta, Microsoft, and Google testified before the Senate Intelligence Committee on Wednesday about what they’re doing to protect US voters from foreign election threats in 2024. But the elephant in the room was the pressure campaign social media companies have faced from the right to take a more hands-off approach when it comes to labeling or demoting misinformation. With 48 days until the US presidential election, Committee Chair Mark Warner (D-VA) called in tech companies to discuss the threats they’re seeing so far and how they’re responding. Warner took pains to emphasize that his chief concern was with foreign malicious activity, not domestic — seemingly in an effort to find common ground with his... Continue reading…

One of the newest features of the iPhone 16 lineup is the Camera Control button. It brings an innovative way to quickly launch the camera, take a photo, and start a video recording. Plus, there are all sorts of swipeable controls for settings and more. Apple says it has a high-precision force sensor that enables the light press gesture and a capacitive sensor that allows for touch interactions. Combined with a new camera preview, users can frame the shot and adjust other options by sliding a finger on Camera Control to control zoom, exposure, or depth of field. However, what's also impressive about this feature is how Apple made its cases work with the new Camera Control button. As noted by PetaPixel, Apple and Beats cases offer an exclusive button to control this new iPhone 16 capability. Camera Control button components. Image source: Apple Inc. According to Apple, the case button features a sapphire crystal coupled to a conductive layer to communicate finger movements to the Camera Control. That's like iPhone 16 cases recreating the Camera Control on top of the original button. Apple wanted to make the touch-sensing experience similar to that of the user touching the Camera Control on the iPhone. The little bumps inside the company's new cases transmit the touch controls from the outside to the phone's camera button. So, whenever you're trying to take a photo, control your camera settings, and, later this year, use a visual search, the iPhone 16 case will make it feel like you're in direct contact with the Camera Control. So far, only Apple and Beats offer this level of integration. However, there are plenty of great third-party iPhone 16 cases that bring a cutout on the Camera Control field so users can interact directly with it. In addition to this change, the new iPhone 16 models have a revamped A18 chip, other camera improvements, longer battery life, and new colors. Below, you can learn more about the new phones. Don't Miss: Best iPhone 16 cases from 7 third-party accessory makers The post 6 tiny bumps make the ‘magic’ that lets the iPhone 16 camera button work with Apple’s cases appeared first on BGR. Today's Top Deals Today’s deals: $20 Amazon credit, 23% off Galaxy Z Flip 6, $50 Ninja blender, $48 Anker ANC earbuds, more Today’s deals: $189 AirPods Pro, $50 DASH air fryer, $4.50 iPhone chargers, $99 DEWALT drill bundle, more Amazon gift card deals, offers & coupons 2024: Get $375+ free Today’s deals: $100 off Sihoo Doro C300 Pro office chair, Rare Nintendo Switch OLED sale, Anker chargers, more

A senior Russian lawmaker Thursday said Ukrainian strikes on Russia with Western weapons would lead to nuclear war and that Moscow's response would be tough with more powerful weapons.

Rep. Greg Lopez, R-Colo., introduced legislation to detain and deport illegal immigrants with known gang affiliations.

Former President Donald Trump maintains a 2-point lead over Vice President Kamala Harris in the race for the White House in the first Rasmussen Reports survey conducted since the candidates' Sept. 10 debate.