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SteelSeries’ new iOS gaming controller claims 50 hours of battery life and better buttons

SteelSeries has announced the Nimbus Plus, a new controller designed for gaming on Apple devices. The Nimbus Plus improves on its predecessor with some new features, such as clickable joysticks, a claimed 50-hour battery life, and ultra-responsive triggers. Like its predecessor, the Nimbus Plus charges via a Lightning connector and has a Made for iPhone (MFi) certification. The licensing program…
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Motorola Edge+, a $1,000 phone, is now promised more than one major Android update

The Android world as a whole has been getting a bit better when it comes to software updates over the past few years, but there have been a few standouts. Motorola, for example, has a dreadful update policy. Now, for its flagship Motorola Edge+, the company is promising more than one Android update. When it launched last month, Motorola only promised a single major update for its new flagship…
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The Huawei P30 Pro New Edition is a device refresh w/ Google apps

Huawei is re-releasing the firm’s last Google-supported flagship with a fresh lick of paint but the same internals in the form of the P30 Pro New Edition. Given the issues of releasing an Android smartphone in Western markets without direct Google Play Store access, this refresh looks like a way for Huawei to maintain customer mindshare within European markets. The “limited” device was…
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Slack’s new iPhone app hits the App Store ahead of official launch

Slack announced a redesigned iPhone app with a new navigation bar at the bottom of the app in update notes today. However, it seems the redesign is still rolling out, even if you’ve updated to the latest version of the app — myself and another Verge colleague don’t have it yet, for example. The new look appears to bring the iPhone app in line with the Android redesign that rolled out on May…
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