Category: Tech Made Simple

The Best Black Friday (and Before) Deals on Nintendo Switch Consoles, Games and Accessories

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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 […]

The Best Black Friday (and Before) Deals on Stadia and Playstation 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 […]

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

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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

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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 […]