Quick Links Summary The DualSense Edge is more than twice the price of a standard DualSense PlayStation 5 controller, but it comes with the extra features and customizations you’d expect from a premium gamepad. Rear Paddles Give You the Edge In Games Ever wondered how your opponents can do things like jump and aim at the same time, slide and aim at the same time, or reload while still tracking you with the right stick?...

While Linux isn’t strictly a text-only system, it has a reputation for making better use of plain text than any other operating system. While many tools cater to programmers, writers, and authors can also take advantage of these powerful tools. (They’ll also work in the macOS and Windows Subsystem for Linux terminals.) 7Compose in an Editor Being a writer, I know how word processors are such valuable tools for writing. The vast majority of real work I’ve done with a computer has been “document preparation....

Quick Links The Microsoft 365 mobile app has been a significant productivity and creativity booster in my life. I use it every day and have developed some strong feelings for it. Let’s take a look at some of its best features and how to best make use of them. You will need to have a Microsoft account to sign in to the Microsoft 365 app and use its features. I love that, with the Microsoft 365 app, you don’t have to download separate apps for Word, PowerPoint, and Excel....

The suffix “phile” means “lover of”, and so acinephileis someone who really loves cinema. But, everyone who likes watching movies loves cinema, don’t they? No, to rise to the level of cinephile, you need toreallylove the movies. So, do you love movies enough to slap the dubious cinephile badge on yourself? If these completely unscientific charactertics sound like you, the answer is “maybe”. 8Streaming Is Convenient, but Physical Media Is Sacred to You We live in the age of on-demand streaming, and it’s killing physical media swiftly....

Quick Links Thanks to a vibrant developer community, Android users have access to a fantastic selection of open-source apps. Whether you seek transparency, trust, or freedom from locked-down ecosystems, open-source alternatives exist for almost all the essentials most folks need. Here’s our handpicked selection of the must-have open-source apps for your Android phone or tablet. 1F-Droid F-Droidis arguably the best starting point for your FOSS journey on Android. It’s an alternate app store to the Google Play Store that solely houses open-source apps....

Summary Another version of the Magic Mouse, another flood of complaints about its charging port on the bottom. While it’s not unfair to criticize Apple for putting the charging port in such an inconvenient place, I think it’s a case of missing the forest for the trees. The Magic Mouse Is Terrible as a Mouse The biggest problem the Magic Mouse actually has is that it’s a terrible mouse. Period....

Alienware has expanded its line of professional-grade gaming peripherals with the launch of the Alienware Pro Headset. It’s primarily built for gaming, but it can also be a great pair of Bluetooth headphones and a headset for video and audio calls. The standout feature of the Alienware Pro Headset is its ability to seamlessly transition between a low-latency PC gaming headset using a 2.4GHz wireless connection, and regular Bluetooth headphones for mobile devices....

Summary Despite several rumors to the contrary, Apple’s macOS Sequoia update will be supported by a range of older Intel-based Mac computers. And while Intel Macs won’t gain any Apple Intelligence AI functionality, they’ll still get plenty of great new features in macOS Sequoia. Which Intel Macs Will Receive the macOS Sequoia Update? All Intel Macs that received the macOS Sonoma update are eligible for macOS Sequoia. The only exceptions are the 2018 and 2019 models of MacBook Air....

Quick Links iOS 26 is scheduled to drop this fall. Aside from the Liquid Glass design overhaul, the software fixes many pain points that have been annoying iPhone owners for many years now. While Apple didn’t talk about the features that’ll arrive later via point updates (iOS 26.1, and so on), we’ve managed to identify a few. Also, we’ve rounded up features limited to specific geographies or languages, and those requiring specific hardware....

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) has levied a combined $90 million penalty against Apple and Goldman Sachs for issues related to the Apple Card. The CFPB gave the penalty as a result of failures in customer service and misrepresentations made to card users. Only a month afterApple lowered the savings interest rates for the card, the CFPB found many issues with how the companies had been operating. The CFPB found that Apple did not effectively transmit consumer disputes to Goldman Sachs, and when disputes were transmitted, Goldman Sachs failed to adhere to federal requirements for investigations....

Summary Apple silicon Macs are fantastic devices for productivity and surprisingly solid gaming machines. But can they take the fight to Windows, the best PC gaming platform out there? The jury’s still out on this one, but there’s reason for optimism. The Raw Horsepower Is There Regarding hardware,Apple siliconMacs enter the ring prepared. The GPU portion found inside the base version of the latest Apple silicon chip, theApple M4, has enough oomph to run newer triple-A games such asSilent Hill 2andCyberpunk 2077at 1080pwith playable frame ratesand decent image quality due to having to useFSRupscaling where possible....

Artificial intelligence projects likeStable Diffusionare getting better at approximating what humans might create, but still can’t actually think or check information all that well. Case in point: the new ChatGPT AI chatbot is cool, but don’t put your trust in it. Related:How to Create Synthetic AI Art With Midjourney OpenAI, best known as the research firm behind theDALL-E image generator, has opened up its in-development chatbot for anyone to try atchat....

Summary Not every pair of ANC earbuds can be as good as the AirPods Pro or Sennheiser Momentum 4. Still, I expected more from the $80Creative Zen Air SXFI, a pair of earbuds with praise-worth noise cancelation but unsatisfactory sound quality. Creative Zen Air SXFI Step into a world of unrestrained audio, brought to you in a sleek case that fits in the palm of your hand. With SXFI Spatial Holography, total playtime of up to 39 hours, noise control modes, an IPX5 rating, and more, the Creative Zen Air SXFI is the ideal compact audio companion....