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    Rumors about the iPhone 15 Pro’s volume buttons are changing again.

    According to MacRumors, a button will indeed replace the mute switch, but the long-rumored unified volume rocker isn’t happening. Instead, the iPhone 15 Pro line will apparently have two separate volume buttons. The news follows analyst Ming-Chi Kuo’s report that Apple would not use solid-state buttons for the volume and mute buttons.

    Basically, it seems like the only major difference to expect from that side of your iPhone is a mute button. Hopefully Apple treats it like the Apple Watch Ultra’s Action Button.

    iPhone 15 Pro Now Expected to Feature Two-Button Design for Volume, Mute Switch Still Replaced by Button

    [MacRumors]

    Jay Peters
    Jay Peters
    Maybe Twitter shouldn’t have shut down Revue?

    Twitter wants to let users offer newsletters as part of the company’s rebranded Subscriptions offering. That would have been a lot easier to do if it hadn’t just closed its own newsletter platform!

    Twitter’s newsletter tool is shutting down on January 12th

    Mitchell Clark
    Twitter is rebranding Super Follows to SubscriptionsTwitter is rebranding Super Follows to Subscriptions
    Jay Peters and Emma Roth
    Tears of the Kingdom is still shrouded in mystery, and that’s just the way I like itTears of the Kingdom is still shrouded in mystery, and that’s just the way I like it
    Ubisoft Plus is finally launching on Xbox, but it will have fewer games than on PCUbisoft Plus is finally launching on Xbox, but it will have fewer games than on PC
    Jay Peters
    Jay Peters
    Seriously, just buy the Brother laser printer everyone has.

    This one. Otherwise, you might have to deal with this cat-and-mouse game from hell.

    Jay Peters
    Jay Peters
    You can now play all of Half-Life: Alyx without a VR headset.

    And it’s all thanks to the new “NoVR” mod.

    Friend of The Verge Cameron Faulkner wrote about the experience, and after reading his article, I really want to try it out, especially since I still haven’t actually played the game. The mod apparently even works on Steam Deck!

    Half-Life: Alyx without a VR headset? It’s now possible

    [Polygon]

    A ‘decade-long’ Harry Potter series is coming to MaxA ‘decade-long’ Harry Potter series is coming to Max
    Warner Bros. Discovery explains why it’s dropping the HBO Max nameWarner Bros. Discovery explains why it’s dropping the HBO Max name
    Jay Peters
    Jay Peters
    Is HBO Max about to turn into ‘Max’?

    Warner Bros. Discovery is about to tell us the answer, but all signs point to yes. The company is hosting a 1PM ET event to “discuss the upcoming enhanced direct-to-consumer streaming product,” and you can watch the live webcast here.

    Warner Bros. Discovery’s $15.99-ish ‘Max’ combo will be revealed tomorrow

    Emma Roth

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