Category: Tech Made Simple

Toyota Announces Plans to Release 4 New EV’s by 2027

Red Toyota bZ electric compact SUV at Los Angeles car show

Toyota has just revealed plans for four new pure electric cars – and they’re part of a US push that’s something of a gear-shift from the car giant’s previous comments about EVs. As Techradar reports, Toyota’s chairman, Akio Toyoda, has been vocal in the past about battery electric vehicles. He claimed back in 2024 that […]

Google warns that Hackers are trying to ‘Clone’ Gemini for Cyberattacks

Google logo on computer screen Gemini on smart phone

As the tech industry races to develop new AI models, Google alleges that “private sector” entities have been trying to reverse-engineer its Gemini chatbot by bombarding it with prompts intended to leak its secrets.  As PCMag reports, Google floated the accusation in a report issued last week that examined malicious activity targeting the chatbot, which has received positive reviews […]

Microsoft Issues Security Warning to Those Still on Windows 10

Windows Blue Screen of Death error message

Microsoft is warning that the June expiration of software certificates will put those still using Windows 10 in an even more vulnerable state. Secure Boot expiring The software certificates deal with a feature called Secure Boot, which can prevent a PC from loading malicious code as the machine starts up. Microsoft initially introduced the feature in 2011 […]

Tesla to Stop Making Model S and X, Plans to Focus on Optimus Robots

Tesla showroom

Tesla is discontinuing some of its most iconic vehicles over the next six months. As PCMag reports, Elon Musk’s electric car brand used its latest earnings results to tell investors that production of the Model S sedan and Model X SUV would shut down in Q2 2026. “If you’d like to own one of them, now’s a […]

Microsoft Plans to Celebrate Xbox 25th Anniversary with New Games, Hardware, and More

Microsoft logo and name behind smartphone with Xbox name and logo

In 2026, marking its 25th anniversary, Xbox is planning a major, games-focused year, targeting releases for its “four horsemen” franchises: Forza Horizon 6 (May 19), Halo: Campaign Evolved (Summer), Fable (Fall), and Gears of War: E-Day. Microsoft is focusing on these key, first-party titles to define its future, likely avoiding a November launch to dodge Grand Theft Auto VI.  We already know the […]

iPhone 17e Reportedly Set to Launch This Month With 4 Major Upgrades

Box and iPhone 17 Pro Max smartphone in orange

Apple just posted a record quarter with its highest-ever iPhone sales, but the company is now gearing up to launch its next phone, the iPhone 17e, on Feb. 19, according to Macworld. As PCMag reports, the date falls on a Thursday, which is not a day Apple usually reserves for hardware launches. It is, however, the same date […]

Maingear Revives Returns to the 90’s Again with the ‘Retro98’ PC

AI generated image of 90's home office with computer, keyboard, phone, coffee mug and lamp

PC vendor Maingear is tapping into 1990s nostalgia again with the Retro98, a desktop that looks like a home computer your dad might’ve owned.  As PCMag reports, the fully built PC harkens back to an era when dial-up internet and floppy disk drives were common in the PC industry. “Welcome to 1998. Where the future was loud, beige, and […]

Google has Given Us a Sneak Peek at Aluminium OS

Google YouTube sign outside of HQ building

Techies have been waiting months for their first look at Android running on a PC in Google’s upcoming ChromeOS / Android hybrid platform, codenamed Aluminium OS. Now, as The Verge reports, it’s been seen in action, and we all have Google to thank for the leak. 9to5Google spotted a bug report related to Chrome Incognito tabs […]