Category: Tech Made Simple

Nintendo Opens Doors to Youtubers

Nintendo display at convention featuring lifesize Super Mario figure

Nintendo has relaxed its rules for video-makers who share their gameplay on websites such as Twitch and YouTube.   Unlike Microsoft and Sony, Nintendo had restricted what it let video-makers share online and took a slice of advertising revenue from YouTuber, but its new guidelines lift most of the restrictions and no longer ask gaming […]

New Tech Lets People With Paralysis Use Tablets

Tablets and other mobile computing devices are part of everyday life, but using them can be difficult for people with paralysis. New research from the BrainGate consortium published November 21 in PLOS ONE, shows that a brain-computer interface (BCI) can enable people with paralysis to directly operate an off-the-shelf tablet device just by thinking about […]

Instagram to Crack Down on Fakers

Influencers and brands who use bot apps to boost their popularity and increase audience growth may be in big trouble, thanks to a new initiative just announced by Instagram. In a recent blog post, the mega popular social networking service said it would start removing fake likes, follows, and comments by implementing new “machine learning […]

Bill Gates says “Silicon Valley” Captures a lot of Truths

While some people in the real-world Silicon Valley think that HBO’s “Silicon Valley,” the network’s long-running satire, is too critical of the tech industry, Microsoft’s multi-billion dollar co-founder disagrees.  In fact, in a new blog entry, Bill Gates puts it bluntly: lighten up. “I have friends in Silicon Valley who refuse to watch the show […]

Make Your Own Memoji on the New iOS 12

“Be yourself or whoever you want to be.” That’s Apple’s latest mantra when it comes to the coolest new feature of iOS 12, Memoji. Memoji are the next tech-evolution birthed from Animoji, the animated characters that use the iPhone’s front facing TrueDepth camera system to create cartoon caricatures that mimic the user’s expressions. And if […]

Best Places for Tech Deals on Cyber Monday

Cyber Monday with mouse as the O

Cyber Monday isn’t just for Black Friday leftovers. In fact, some of the year’s best sales are happening online, so it’s a good idea to save part of your holiday shopping budget for the Cyber Monday deals.  But where should you be shopping? According to dealnew.com, these five are your best bets for buying tech […]

Netflix Offers $4 Mobile-Only Plan – In Malaysia

As Netflix continues to grow its user base, it faces growing competition from new and existing streaming services, forcing it to try to come up with new ideas to battle rival services that cost much less than Netflix’s $8 to $10 monthly subscription plans. To test the waters, the company is launching a cheaper, mobile-only […]