Category: Tech Made Simple

Samsung’s Galaxy Fold Screen Gets Busted

We’ve seen worries about scratches on expensive phones and debris breaking the keyboard on expensive MacBooks, but a piece of debris distorting the screen on a $1,980 phone after one day of use feels like it’s on an entirely different level.   That’s what happened to a reviewer at The Verge, who reported that he […]

Say, “Selfie!”

All of this year’s iPhones could come with upgraded selfie cameras, potentially offering better performance in low light conditions. The details come from a report out today by Ming-Chi Kuo, a reliable Apple analyst at TF International Securities, published in MacRumors.   Apple will move from using a 7-megapixel selfie camera to a 12-megapixel selfie […]

Garmin’s GPS Earns High Marks from Experts

The number one rule for off-the-grid adventures is “Come back alive.” That’s a very good rule, but there are other important ones, too, including “Don’t make your friends and family worry about you,” “Don’t get lost,” and other well-roasted chestnuts. Thankfully, there is a family of gadgets to help you abide by all of those […]

Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order is Getting Ready for Battle

This November the much-anticipated release of Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order is expected to bring intense lightsaber battles to all the major gaming platforms.   With Respawn still riding high on the continued success of Apex Legends, this month the developer finally unveiled its much-anticipated Star Wars game with a number of details and the […]

Google Maps Brings New Waze Feature into its App

Being able to report incidents on the road, like traffic jams and accidents, has been a staple of Google-owned Waze for years, but it’s only recently been making its way into the main Google Maps app, and even then, just one feature at a time.   Now, according to 9to5Google, incident reporting has been updated […]

Netflix Killed Airplay Support. Here’s Why.

With no warning and little explanation, Netflix has removed the easiest way to sling its shows from one Apple device to another: AirPlay. Sources at The Verge report that it pulled the wireless casting feature this past week, due to what it’s calling a “technical limitation.” But it’s not the kind of technical limitation you’d […]

British Report Reveals More Risk, More Trouble for Huawei

Britain has just publicly chastised China’s Huawei Technologies for failing to fix long-standing security flaws in its mobile network equipment and revealed new “significant technical issues,” increasing pressure on the company as it battles Western allegations that Beijing could use its gear for spying.  In a report published last week, the government-led board that oversees […]