Apple is taking an even bigger swing at sports. Last week, the tech giant launched Apple Sports, a free app for the iPhone that delivers real-time scores, key statistics, and live betting odds. As CNN Business reports, at launch, users will have access to live data from the NBA, NHL, and MLS, among other leagues. […]
Category: Tech Made Simple
This Company Uses Virtual Reality to Train Pilots
Traditional pilot training is expensive and it requires costly equipment, too. But a startup named Loft Dynamics is changing that, with a Virtual Reality training setup that’s more realistic and less expensive. Recently, they opened up a training facility in Santa Monica and Rich on Tech’s Rich DeMuro got to test out the same training equipment that’s now being […]
Epic Games Store – And Fortnite – are Coming to iPhones in 2024
Epic is one step closer to opening its iOS games store in the European Union. As part of its 2023 year in review, Epic Games announced Apple has reinstated its developer account, which means it will finally be able to let users download Fortnite on iPhones again. As The Verge reports, Epic first announced plans to bring its game […]
The studio behind Jedi: Survivor is reportedly making a Mandalorian game
According to a new report from Insider Gaming, Respawn — the EA studio behind Apex Legends and Star Wars games like Jedi: Survivor — is working on a first-person game that will put players in the role of an unspecified Mandalorian bounty hunter. As The Verge reports, there aren’t a lot of details on the game yet, which is reportedly still early in […]
The Nintendo Switch 2 will now reportedly arrive in 2025 instead of 2024
The Switch 2 rumor mill continues to grind. The original reporting on the Switch 2’s release date pegged it for a fall 2024 release in time for the holiday rush. Now, according to sources speaking to VGC, Nintendo is telling publishers the console’s release date is slated for Q1 2025. As The Verge reports, VGC isn’t the only one: a video from a Brazilian journalist and […]
If that New Chirping sound on Facebook is Driving You Nuts, You’re Not Alone. Here’s How to Get Rid of It.
Facebook users may have noticed a new feature – or annoyance – on the mobile app following a recent update. It now makes a noise as you scroll. So why is that? Here’s what to know. Why the Sudden Chirping? As Record-Courier reports, some iPhone users have noticed a new noise following an update to Facebook’s […]
Microsoft readies for a Seismic Shift in Strategy to make Xbox more Competitive
Microsoft’s Xbox business needs to get bigger. The company’s Xbox Series S and X sales still lag behind Sony’s PlayStation 5, and Microsoft Gaming CEO Phil Spencer has previously admitted its Xbox Game Pass subscriptions were slowing down, too. He admitted that in 2022, a dry year for Xbox games after Microsoft’s big exclusive Bethesda game Starfield was delayed. As The […]
Gemini feels like a Preview of what that AI Future could look like (as long as you have all the Google Services to take up the slack)
Gemini is Google’s AI chatbot, formerly known as Bard. It’s an app you download from the Google Play Store, but it really it’s a piece of the Google app that’s probably already on your phone if it runs Android. Once it’s up and running, you can replace the standard Google Assistant with Gemini and invoke it in all […]
How crowded are the Oceans? AI Advances let us See the Good, the Bad, and the Ugly
Using satellite imagery and AI, researchers have mapped human activity at sea with more precision than ever before. The effort exposed a huge amount of industrial activity that previously flew under the radar, from suspicious fishing operations to an explosion of offshore energy development. As The Verge reports, these maps were recently published in the journal Nature. […]
Apple’s Vision Pro Headset – Is It Worth the Price?
An Apple VR/AR headset has been rumored for over six years, and at long last, the wait is over. Eight months after Apple announced the Vision Pro at WWDC, the headset is finally shipping to customers. The highly anticipated headset is meant to take mixed reality experiences to the next level. As ZDNET reports, Apple has gone […]