PlayStation’s DualSense Edge controller for the PlayStation 5 is now available for pre-order in Canada.
As revealed earlier this week, the modular gamepad costs a whopping $269.99 CAD. Currently, pre-orders are available at Amazon, Best Buy and GameStop. We’ll update this story with any other retailers that come up. The controller will launch on January 26th.
For that hefty price tag, you’ll be able to customize the DualSense Edge through button remapping, the ability to fine-tune stick sensitivity and triggers, swappable control profiles and more. On top of that, the DualSense Edge features the standard PS5 DualSense’s controller’s signature haptic feedback and adaptive triggers.
Here’s everything that comes with the DualSense Edge:
USB braided cable
two standard caps
two high dome caps
two low dome caps
two half dome back buttons
two lever back buttons
Connector housing
Carrying case
Additionally, PlayStation has confirmed that the DualSense Edge’s replacement stick modules will cost $24.99 CAD. Those are also up for pre-order on Amazon, Best Buy and GameStop.
BBC and Disney have announced that Disney+ will become the exclusive global streaming home for Doctor Who next year. A Disney+ Canada spokesperson confirmed to MobileSyrup that this will include Canada.
The new episodes of the long-running British sci-fi series are set to release on Disney+ and BBC in late 2023. Russell T. Davies, who spearheaded the 2005 revival of Doctor Who, serves as showrunner on the upcoming season.
Ncuti Gatwa (Sex Education) will play The Fifteenth Doctor in the new season, while fan-favourite David Tennant (The Tenth Doctor) will return to play The Fourteenth Doctor in three 2023 holiday specials. Catherine Tate, who played Donna Noble alongside Tennant’s Doctor, will also reprise the role for these specials.
BBC is planning all of these premieres next year in celebration of Doctor Who‘s 60th anniversary.
Smart phone with TIK TOK logo, which is a popular social network on the internet.
A Kitchener, Ontario, radio host went viral after revealing she’s the voice behind TikTok’s text-to-speech (TTS) feature.
Kat Callaghan, the host of 91.5 FM “The Beat” (CKBT) and a voiceover artist, has only posted two videos on the social-media app, and her first one, where she reveals her identity, has amassed more than 24 million views since it was posted last week.
In a follow-up video, Callaghan addresses those who claim she’s lying. “No, I am not lying, and doing what I do for a living to lie about something like this would be pretty silly.”
And to finally put an end to the speculation, she concludes the video with some words in her TTS voice. You can check it out below for yourself.
Nvidia is investigating reports that the power cable for its RTX 4090 graphics cards is burning or melting in some situations.
Some users experiencing the issue have taken to Reddit, posting photos of the damage. The Verge cited user ‘reggie_gakil’ as the first to post about it, detailing burn damage on their Gigabyte RTX 4090. A photo also shows damage on the ’12VHPWR’ adapter that Nvidia includes with the 4090 card. Another Redditor replied in the same thread showing similar damage to their Asus RTX 4090 card and power adapter.
Nvidia told The Verge that it’s investigating the reports and is in contact with the first Redditor and plans to reach out to the second as well.
However, several people have already raised concerns about the 12VHPWR power adapter, specifically noting that the adapter could cause issues if bent a certain way. CableMod, a company that makes custom cables for use in PCs, includes details in its 12VHPWR guide about how to bend the cable to avoid these issues:
“The 12VHPWR connector and the terminals used in it are much smaller than the previous generation. Through our extensive testing, it appears that bending the wires too close to the connector could result in some of the terminals coming loose or misaligning within the connector itself. This may lead to an uneven load across the other wires, increasing the risk of overheating damage.”
CableMod recommends bending the cable a minimum distance of 35mm away from the connector to avoid the problem. Unfortunately, that doesn’t always work in practice, as there’s often not enough space between the graphics card and the side of the PC case for a safe bend. PCI-SIG, the consortium responsible for developing standards around peripheral component I/O data transfers, also warned of issues with the 12VHPWR adapter back in September. Moreover, the PCI-SIG included several examples of how the adapter could melt or burn, which looks very similar to the Reddit reports.
The Verge also highlighted a video from PC-building YouTuber JayzTwoCents, who called the 12VHPWR adapter “dangerous.” But when he brought his concerns to Nvidia, the company said in an email that he was “worrying about issues that don’t exist.”
While it remains to be seen what comes of Nvidia’s investigation, it’s worth noting that some power supply vendors have started to ship 12VHPWR cables to replace the bulky connector for a single cable that should avoid the bending issues. The Verge says new ATX 3.0 power supplies should also help, but there aren’t that many available yet, and it can be a tough sell to PC builders who are upgrading components and already have a working power supply.
SaskTel has expanded its 5G services to several rural communities in Saskatchewan.
The hyper-fast data speeds are now available to residents and businesses in the communities of Crooked River, Cut Knife, Quill Lake, and Hanley.
The network, powered by Samsung, offers speeds up to 1.2Gbps.
“Keeping people connected with the latest technologies is critical to everything we do at SaskTel,” Doug Burnett, the company’s president and CEO, said. “With our 5G network we’re able to deliver an enhanced wireless experience that will ensure our customers can continue to connect to what matters to them, today and well into the future.”
The expansion is part of the company’s plans to invest $1.5 billion across the province over the next five years. The company previously expanded its 5G network to other communities as well, including Craven.
Samsung’s One UI Good Lock app offers a variety of modules that can help users customize their handsets, one of which is the new Camera Assistant.
The Camera Assistant showcases some of the image processing-related options in the Galaxy S22. For instance, you can turn off Samsung’s HDR processing with the app. This option was previously available within the camera app, but was removed.
Additionally, the Camera Assistant offers a new Soften pictures feature that can soften sharp edges. You can also disable Auto Lens to prevent the phone from switching to different lenses depending on light conditions or zooming. With that, users would need to toggle if they want to use the 10x zoom lens, 5x or the standard lens. There’s also a new faster shutter option, which can help when you’re trying to take action shots.
The Camera Assistant is currently in beta, with the feature officially launching in 2023, according to the Samsung Community thread. You can download the module from the Galaxy Store, but it’s locked to certain regions.
This feature seems to give you a lot more control of the camera — hopefully, it’s pre-downloaded and easy to use on the Galaxy S23 series and comes to Canada.
Google Chrome will no longer support Windows 7 and 8.1 sometime next year. According to Google, Chrome 110, which is posed to launch on February 7th, 2023, will be the last version supporting the older Microsoft operating systems.
You’ll need Windows 10 or later to receive future Chrome releases.
It makes sense that Google will be ending support for Windows 7 and 8.1 as Microsoft also plans to end support for the extended versions of these operating systems on January 10th, 2023.
However, according to The Verge, many are still using the older operating systems, with data suggesting at least 100 million PCs are estimated to offer the older OSes. It’s worth mentioning, Chrome will still work after version 110, but it won’t get any future updates.
It’s suggested that you update to a later operating system to get security updates on Chrome still.
Amazon is having yet another blast of discounts to its own product line. Both the Fire Tablet, including kids models, and the popular Echo Show 5 have been significantly reduced by up to 50 percent.
The Echo Show 5 features a 5.5-inch display and comes with six-months of free Amazon Music.
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Discord is testing a voice chat feature for PlayStation 5 users, but it’s not yet available to the public. @advaithj1 on Twitter spotted the voice integration and posted the images online on the social media platform.
It’s still unclear when this feature will officially go live, but it’s rumoured to release in March. However, it appears to be in the beta version of the Discord mobile app in a closed test. However, it’s unclear if this is just an internal test at Discord.
It’s currently unclear how exactly this feature will work on the PlayStation consoles. Based on the images, you’ll need to sign in with your PlayStation ID, which then brings users to the PlayStation Mobile app. It’s suspected that it will allow the call to transfer to the PS5.
However, it’s weird this feature will only be available on PS5 and PS4, as the screenshot shows the join chat on PS5 but doesn’t say it on the PS4 section.
PlayStation already has a pretty good chat feature, so it’s unclear if PS4 players will continue on this chat service or if everyone will be forced to switch over to Discord, but only PS5 players will be able to use the app.
Another indie game from Annapurna Interactive is heading to iOS.
The boutique publisher has announced that A Memoir Blue, an interactive poem from New York-based Cloisters Interactive, will hit iOS on November 3rd. The game debuted on PlayStation 4/5, Xbox consoles (including Game Pass), Nintendo Switch and PC in February.
In A Memoir Blue, a superstar athlete reconnects with her inner child to deepen her love for her late mother. Notably, the game incorporates hand-drawn and 3D art to bring her memories to life in a unique magical-realist way.
The most recent Annapurna game to come to iOS was Hindsightin August — interestingly, another narrative-driven experience about a woman and her late mother. The publisher also made waves earlier this year with the cat game Stray.
