Category: Tech Made Simple

Facebook Takes More Drastic Measures

Facebook Chief Executive Officer Mark Zuckerberg is trying to tackle the rabid spread of sensational content on its site by taking “more drastic measures.”   In a conference call with the media last week, Zuckerberg stated, “People naturally engage with more sensational content. What we see is that as content gets closer to the line of […]

New Smart Outlet Saves Power

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Artificial Intelligence (AI) is being used to help you reduce your electric bill. Currant, a startup dedicated to making smart home devices that reduce energy consumption, has announced its first AI-driven product. The “Currant Smart Outlet,” works with a companion app that tracks real-time electricity usage and displays graphs to show where energy is being […]

Amazon Cozies Up to Apple

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If you’re an Amazon shopping junkie with an iPhone habit, you just hit the jackpot. The online retail behemoth has made a deal with Apple to sell all its best-selling portable communication gadgets, including iPhones, iPads, and Apple Watches direct from its website.   Technically Amazon has offered Apple products before, but those have been […]

DIY with YouTube

Seems that YouTube isn’t just for surfing for the latest releases from your favorite musical artists or posting your HI-larious home videos anymore. It’s apparently fun AND educational. A new Pew research study surveyed over 4,500 Americans and found that 51% of users, both regular and occasional, say they rely on YouTube to figure out […]

Apple and Samsung Fined

If you thought your iPhone or Galaxy were slowing down after that last update, it wasn’t your imagination. Last December Apple fessed up that its iOS software slowed down the performance of older iPhones and boy, oh, boy, did that throw customers into a tizzy. Now, while Apple claims it was doing this to “counteract […]