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Daily tech news & jokes to have a good start for 16/10/2022

Smile, and let the world wonder why. Minnie Mouse

Two parrots are sitting on a perch. One turns to the other and asks, “do you smell fish?”

ASCII silly question, get a silly ANSI.

Plus or minus? — A whopping 23 new games are being added to PS Plus Extra and PS Plus Premium this month, and it’s fair to…

A whopping 23 new games are being added to PS Plus Extra and PS Plus Premium this month, and it’s fair to say that subscribers are getting a lot of value for their money — at least on Extra. Every Dragon Quest title on PS4 is being added to the servi… [3454 chars]

It’s time to PlayStation — How much do you know about PlayStation and the gaming industry that surrounds it? If you fancy …

How much do you know about PlayStation and the gaming industry that surrounds it? If you fancy yourself a walking PlayStation encyclopaedia, then why not put your brain to the test with our PlayStation General Knowledge Quiz? This is Issue 20 of our … [400 chars]

You can technically use a 20mm band with the Pixel Watch, but only if you buy the pricey Crafted Leather band and its special connector.

The Google Pixel Watch ships with a clever connector for its bands, but the unique connector means third-party bands don’t work. At least, not officially. But Google’s “Crafted Leather” band actually opens up support for using a third-party 20mm band… [2069 chars]

Razer has teamed up with Verizon on its first full gaming handheld, the Razer Edge, designed for high-quality Android native gaming and Xbox cloud titles.

Hot on the heels of the expensive Logitech G Cloud, Razer may have already made Logitech’s recent efforts obsolete. First teased back at Mobile World Congress in September (opens in new tab), Verizon has detailed collaboration with Razer, dubbed the … [4505 chars]

After the device was teased at Mobile World Congress last month, Razer officially unveiled its 5G gaming handheld device, which will release early next year with a starting price of $399.99.

We already knew that Razer was teaming up with Verizon and Qualcomm to make a 5G gaming handheld dedicated to cloud gaming. And today, the gaming peripheral maker officially unveiled the device as part of its RazerCon 2022 event. The Razer Edge inclu… [1688 chars]

Featuring Mario and his Mushroom Kingdom friends — The Mario games have been a core part of Nintendo fandom for decades no…

The Mario games have been a core part of Nintendo fandom for decades now. Mario as a solo sibling has been around for even longer than his own series, first appearing — of course — as Jumpman in 1981’s Donkey Kong. Despite having his name in the titl… [4271 chars]

Spaced Ventures is trying to secure pledges to get SpaceX’s attention and have its users become investors in the private space company.

By Spaced Ventures Founder and CEO Aaron Burnett found his calling when he saw the Falcon Heavy’s two side boosters landing in perfect unison during the spacecraft’s maiden voyage. SpaceX sought to inspire people with Falcon Heavy and its spacefaring… [4671 chars]

Plus or minus? — A whopping 23 new games are being added to PS Plus Extra and PS Plus Premium this month, and it’s fair to…

A whopping 23 new games are being added to PS Plus Extra and PS Plus Premium this month, and it’s fair to say that subscribers are getting a lot of value for their money — at least on Extra. Every Dragon Quest title on PS4 is being added to the servi… [3379 chars]

Shaping up — Sony has released a new gray camouflage collection for PS5, which includes a DualSense controller and PS5 cov…

Sony has released a new gray camouflage collection for PS5, which includes a DualSense controller and PS5 cover plates. But did you know, hidden deep within the design, is an extra secret touch? If you look extremely closely at the pale parts of the … [1047 chars]

Headset sheds 70 grams from devkit — PSVR2’s official instruction manuals are being printed ahead of the product’s lau…

PSVR2’s official instruction manuals are being printed ahead of the product’s launch next year. The images of the paperwork, shared on Twitter, include a 2023 copyright notice and some minor details on the specifications. As spotted by virtual realit… [1247 chars]

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Tech enthusiast, currently entrepreneuring — regularly sharing content on tech news and irregularly on other topics.