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Playstation 5’s DualSense controller unveiled, and more tech news today
August 05, 2025
1. PS5 controller unveiled: DualSense
Sony unveiled off its new PlayStation 5 controller late yesterday,which it is calling DualSense, and here’s a morph between the new in white and the old DualShock 4:
2.All the OnePlus 8 series camera details have just leaked: OnePlus 8 Pro packs a 48MP IMX689 main camera, a 48MP IMX586 ultra-wide shooter, a telephoto zoom camera (3x hybrid zoom), and a color filter camera – no 8K video recording (Android Authority).
3.10 things the new LG V60 does well, and 5 things it doesn’t(Android Authority).
4.The best free Nintendo Switch games(that’s right, free!) (Android Authority).
5.Google releases Chrome 81 with less intrusive ‘app icon’ notifications(Engadget).
6.Quibi may only have had 300,000 app downloads on day one. Disney Plus had 4m, by comparison (Gizmodo).
7.Facebook has launched an app for couples called Tuned. It connects to Spotify for music sharing, and a couple can send each other photos, notes, cards, and voice memos. iOS-only for now. Maybe a space just for couples could work. Ah, Facebook… at least the app uses phone numbers, rather than Facebook accounts (The Verge).
- Fascinating in-depth excerpt from Sarah Frier’s upcoming bookNo Filter:Zuckerberg’s jealousy held back Instagram and drove off founders(Bloomberg). I didn’t know Facebook tried to buy Snapchat again in 2016, long after its first attempt in 2013 (for a reported $3 billion). Anyway, Frier’s book focuses on an inside look at Instagram and it looks juicy.
9.Square/Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey has opened a $1 billion fund, from a plan to sell Square shares over time, to support global COVID-19 relief, and later more worthwhile projects. All tracked in aGoogle spreadsheet(Twitter).
10.Microsoft bought corp.com so that bad guys can’t(KrebsOnSecurity).
11.This Video Has X Views: very clever video! (YouTube).
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