Category: Tech Made Simple

Google Play’s Best Apps and Games of 2024

The winners of Google Play’s Best of 2024 are here. This year’s awards aren’t just about showcasing amazing apps, games and books – as Google puts it, “they’re a thank you to the talented developers who make the Android ecosystem so vibrant, building fantastic apps and games across all your devices.” In 2024, Google has […]

iOS 18.2 Is Here: Here’s What’s New (including Apple Intelligence)

The iOS 18.2 update is finally here, and with it, a fresh batch of Apple Intelligence features. What does that mean for you? Well, as PCMag reports, it’s time to plug in your phone, connect to Wi-Fi, and hit the upgrade button if you have an eligible device: iPhone 15 Pro and up, iPad mini […]

Pokémon TCG Pocket’s new expansion Just Dropped

If you’ve been playing Pokémon TCG Pocket since launch, you’ve probably already collected most of the cards from the game’s first expansion.  But as The Verge reports, last week the Pokémon Company announced that Mythical Island, a new expansion set featuring the pokémon Mew, was set to debut Pokémon TCG Pocket today, December 17th. A trailer for the expansion […]

Open AI has finally Launched Sora

OpenAI launched Sora, its text-to-video AI model, on Monday as part of its 12-day “ship-mas” product release series. It’s available today on Sora.com for ChatGPT subscribers in the US and “most other countries,” and a new model, Sora Turbo. This updated model adds features like generating video from text, animating images, and remixing videos. The Verge, who had previously […]

Google says it’s new Willow Chip will Revolutionize Quantum Computing

On Monday, Google announced Willow, its latest, greatest quantum computing chip. The speed and reliability performance claims Google’s made about this chip were newsworthy in themselves, but what really caught the tech industry’s attention was an even wilder claim tucked into the blog post about the chip. As TechRadar reports, Google Quantum AI founder Hartmut […]

Google is giving Pixel 6, 7, and Fold owners 2 Extra Years of OS Upgrades

If you own a Pixel 6, Pixel 7, or Pixel Fold, your device is now set for two extra years of Android OS upgrades.  As PCMag reports, these older Pixel models will now get five years’ worth of updates, counted from when the device first became available on the Google Store in the US, two years more […]

Anker is Recalling nearly 80,000 Bluetooth Speakers due to Fire Risk – Do You Own One?

In what has been a difficult month for overheating audio products, Anker is the latest manufacturer to be asking known purchasers to return items. As PCMag reports, the Chinese tech manufacturer is recalling its Soundcore and PowerConf Bluetooth Speakers after receiving 33 complaints of the lithium-ion batteries within them overheating and, in some cases, causing smoke or even small […]

It’s a World First: Australia passes Social Media Ban for Kids 16 and Under

 A social media ban for children under 16 passed the Australian Parliament last Friday in a world-first law. As AP News reports, the law will make platforms including TikTok, Facebook, Snapchat, Reddit, X and Instagram liable for fines of up to 50 million Australian dollars ($33 million) for systemic failures to prevent children younger than 16 from […]

Amazon announces its own set of Nova AI models

Amazon has announced a series of new AI foundation models under a new “Nova” branding that will be available as part of the Amazon Bedrock model library in AWS. As The Verge reports, there are three “understanding” models available now, Amazon says in a blog post: Amazon Nova Micro, a text model that’s “optimized for speed […]