Category: Tech Made Simple

The Apple Archive is an Excellent Dose of Nostalgia for Apple Fans

1970's Steve Jobs closeup behind "Think Different"

A new and completely unofficial archive of all things Apple is attempting to make almost 44 years of the company’s official videos, ads, and imagery available to browse online. 9to5Mac reports that The Apple Archive currently contains just under 1TB of data, comprising over 15,000 files, and it includes everything from print ads, to TV […]

Using “It” social media TikTok to teach millions of teens about Safe Sex

The latest “it” social media platform, TikTok, might appear to be overrun by teenagers creating viral short-form videos and dancing to trending songs. But there’s one woman working to break the mold of what the platform is all about by using it to educate young people about women’s health.   Staci Tanouye, MD, is a […]

Warner Bros. turns to AI to help Predict Film Success

The Verge reports that Storied film company Warner Bros. has signed a deal with Cinelytic, an LA startup that uses machine learning to predict film success. A story from The Hollywood Reporter claims that Warner Bros. will use Cinelytic’s algorithms “to guide decision-making at the greenlight stage,” but a source at the studio told The […]

Pokémon Sword and Shield will get even Bigger with all-new Expansion Pass

Pokémon Sword and Shield will offer new content for players to continue their adventures with an expansion pass, Game Freak announced today during a special Nintendo Direct. The expansions will release in two parts: The Isle of Armor and The Crown Tundra, set for June 2020 and fall 2020, respectively. There will be two different […]

The Hummer is going Electric?

General Motors is readying the announcement of an all-electric pickup truck that will carry the branding of the company’s infamous gas-guzzling Hummer, according to The Wall Street Journal. The new vehicle will reportedly be teased during a Super Bowl commercial starring LeBron James. GM will sell the Hummer truck starting in 2022 under its GMC […]

Disney+ is now Debuting two big Marvel series in 2020

WandaVision was one of the biggest Disney+ shows planned for 2021, but the company announced today that the Marvel series’ release date is moving up to this year. Disney revealed the news in a sizzle reel teasing what’s set to hit the streaming service in 2020. There’s no specific release date for WandaVision yet, making […]

Samsung announces the Galaxy S10 Lite and Note 10 Lite

After weeks of rumors and leaks, Samsung has officially announced the Galaxy S10 Lite and Note 10 Lite ahead of CES 2020. The phones are budget versions of Samsung’s popular 2019 flagships, and they promise to bring premium features from those high-end phones down to more affordable price points (although Samsung hasn’t said what those […]

Segway-Ninebot unveils an Electric Kick Foldable Scooter with Cruise Control

Segway-Ninebot has unveiled a handful of new electric kick scooters ahead of next week’s annual Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, including one that the company claims is the “most compact, lightweight, and energy-efficient kick scooter ever introduced to navigate a city environment.” That new $699 e-scooter, called the Air T15, is different from the […]

Mike Bloomberg has spent nearly $15 Million to be in your Google Search Results

The 77-year-old former New York City Mayor Mike Bloomberg is running for president, on a centrist-friendly platform that’s mainly premised on beating incumbent Donald Trump. What makes Bloomberg’s campaign stand out, however, isn’t his positions: it’s how much he’s spending to get his message out. Google “impeachment,” for example, and you’ll probably get an ad […]