Category: Tech Made Simple

Tesla’s new Cybertruck Launch Didn’t Go Exactly as Planned

Tesla debuted its $39,900 Cybertruck pickup , and it… didn’t exactly go as planned. After running through some specs and hitting the truck’s door with a sledge hammer, Elon asked an onstage companion (Tesla’s lead designer, Franz von Holzhausen) to demonstrate the strength of the Tesla “Armor Glass” by throwing a solid metal, baseball-sized ball […]

The Best Black Friday (and Before) Deals on Xbox One Consoles, Games and Accessories

It’s tough to keep track of all the gaming deals that will kick off on Black Friday. That’s sort of a good problem to have; it means that there’s no shortage of deals on consoles, games, and accessories for the Nintendo Switch, Sony PlayStation 4, and the Xbox One X and S.   Below are the […]

Beauty Influencer James Charles Launches Makeup Competition Show for YouTube Originals

James Charles is one of the most influential beauty creators on YouTube, and he’s using his platform to try to find YouTube’s next beauty guru through a four-part YouTube Original series. The show, which is operating under the working title James Charles Instant Influencer, is akin to other fashion and beauty reality series, like Project […]

Big Tech dives into Health Care, but can they keep it Private?

Big Tech, already under a withering spotlight from Congress for mishandling some user data, is delving further into the health care field — a world defined by its privacy pitfalls.  Giant companies have earned regulatory wrist-slaps for fumbling sensitive personal information, but the stakes are much higher for poorly protected health data.  Recent moves, some […]

Apple to Ban Vaping Apps From Its Store

The website Axios broke the news that due to the mounting health concerns over e-cigarettes, Apple will remove all 181 vaping-related apps from its mobile App Store.  The move comes after at least 42 people have died from vaping-related lung illness, per the CDC. Most of those people had been using cartridges containing THC, though […]

Don’t mess with my Simpsons! Disney+ Promises to fix the 16:9 Aspect Ratio Very Soon

It hasn’t even been a week since the launch of Disney+ and there’s already been backlash. With the launch of Disney+ this week, many fans were excited to have easy access to all 30 seasons of The Simpsons — only to find to their chagrin that their original 4:3 aspect ratio had been discarded for […]

Pre-Black Friday Deals on Amazon devices will start November 22nd

Amazon has shared a long list of devices that will be discounted ahead of Black Friday. These deals will begin on Friday, November 22nd, with several waves of Amazon’s own products going on sale during the week that leads up to Black Friday and Cyber Monday. Like the other major retailers, Amazon usually goes big […]

Disney+ Is Here!

Disney’s foray into an online streaming subscription service, Disney+, launched globally on November 12th, and it’s got quite the impressive lineup right out of the gate, dating back to classics from decades past to recent blockbusters to brand new exclusive series.  Don’t forget that Disney gets to pull from more than it’s impressive vault – […]