Category: Tech Made Simple

SpaceX accused of illegally firing employees who criticized Elon Musk

SpaceX is facing a complaint from the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) that alleges the company illegally fired employees for writing an open letter that criticized CEO Elon Musk. As The Verge reports, lastyear, a group of SpaceX employees drafted an open letter to express concerns about how Musk’s behavior “is a frequent source of distraction and […]

Check out the Acer 57-inch Predator Z57, coming soon to a Gamer’s Basement Near You

The star of Acer’s new lineup – officially launched at CES 2024 – is clearly its Predator Z57 — a 57-inch, 120Hz curved display that spans 7680×2160 pixels. It uses MiniLED backlighting for better contrast than a typical LCD monitor, and Acer says it will be out in the second quarter for $2,499.99 in the US and […]

Apple is Finally Paying all those ‘batterygate’ Class Action Claims

Checks are apparently hitting the bank accounts of people affected by Apple’s decision to slow down iPhones with older batteries back in 2017.  As MacRumors reports, readers of its site said they’d seen checks deposited to their accounts amounting to $92.17, later updating the story with an embedded post from one of the readers. Indeed, the website set up for […]

Apple CarPlay’s Whole-Car takeover Integration Set to Debut in 2024

At Apple’s Worldwide Developer Conference (WWDC) in 2022, the tech company teased a version of Apple CarPlay that would take over every screen in a vehicle — infotainment, digital gauge cluster, passenger display, you name it. A carmaker would work with Apple to create a brand-appropriate skin, a vehicle’s gauge cluster showing a series of gauges built […]

A look inside LG’s newest 32-inch 4K “MyView” Computer Monitor / TV Hybrid

LG will show off a new series of 32-inch 4K computer monitor / TV hybrids called the ‘MyView’ at CES this year. The company announced they’ll come “in a variety of colors, including essence white, mild beige, cotton pink and cotton green.” They’ll be offered in three variants at two price levels — $599.99 and $499.99, and […]

Apple Vision Pro Could Arrive in Stores Later this Month

It’s now been seven months since Apple unveiled its ambitious but pricey Vision Pro headset with a vague release date of early 2024. What that means specifically is still very much up in the air — after all, with the original Apple Watch, the company’s definition of “early 2015” stretched to the end of April. But according […]

Apple files Appeal after Biden Administration allows US ban on its Watch

Last week, Apple appealed a decision to ban imports of its watches based on a complaint from medical monitoring technology company Masimo, after U.S. President Joe Biden’s administration declined to veto a government tribunal. The tech giant also filed an emergency request on Tuesday for the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit to […]

FCC Bans Robocalls and Robotexts

Last week, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) approved new rules designed to combat robocalls and robotexts. “The new rules close a loophole through which unscrupulous robocallers and robotexters inundate consumers with unwanted and illegal robocalls and robotexts,” the FCC said. “The new rules make it unequivocally clear that comparison shopping websites and lead generators must obtain […]