Category: Tech Made Simple

10 Must-Have Cyber Monday Tech Deals

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Feeling overwhelmed by holiday shopping? According to PCMag readers, these deals raked up the most clicks, saves, and purchases, proving they’re the must-have tech picks of the holiday season. Snagging anything from this list on Cyber Monday is a smart move for both your tech collection and your wallet. Amazon Fire Stick Deal This tiny Amazon Fire […]

How Would You Like to Play Nintendo… on your Nike Sneakers?

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To celebrate the 35th anniversary of the Super Nintendo’s launch in Japan (where it was called the Super Famicom) designer Gustavo Bonzanini created an homage that blends ‘90s fashion and technology. As The Verge reports, these AIR SNES are a heavily customized version of the Nike Air Max 90 inspired by other gaming-themed sneakers like Bull Airs’ ShoeBoys, […]

2026 is Going to be a Busy Year for Apple Product Launches

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You may have already heard that 2026 is likely to be a busy year for Apple product launches, with rumors of a shake-up to the iPhone launch schedule too, and now as TechRadar reports, we may have a little more clarity over when some of these devices are launching. Cheaper MacBook According to MacRumors, analyst Jeff Pu […]

Google issues Emergency Patch for a ‘High Severity’ Bug Targeting Chrome

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Google has issued an emergency patch to address a high-severity, zero-day exploit targeting the desktop version of its Chrome browser. As PCMag reports, the vulnerability, dubbed CVE-2025-13223, “exists in the wild,” Google says, which suggests that Google has evidence the flaw has already been used. Google discovered a “type confusion” flaw in Chrome’s V8 JavaScript engine, where […]

Are We Nearing an AI Bubble?

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Blockbuster earnings from chip giant Nvidia last week appeared to rebuke concerns about an artificial-intelligence bubble, briefly ending a days-long slump in the stock market. “It’s fair to say that Nvidia’s results have completely changed the market mood and pushed out any bubble fears for another day,” said Jim Reid, a research strategist at Deutsche Bank, in a memo […]

Roblox Takes New Steps to Protect Kids

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Roblox, the popular online gaming platform that hosts millions of user-created games, said Tuesday it is strengthening protections for minors.  As CBS News reports, Roblox said it will soon require players to use AI-powered facial age-estimation technology to help verify their age. The system, combined with ID-based age verification and confirmed parental consent, is intended […]

Is Tim Cook Planning to Step Down as Apple CEO Next Year?

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Is Tim Cook really going to step down as Apple CEO in 2026? According to the Financial Times, it could happen as early as next year. And apparently the board has started to seriously work out a succession plan. FT says that John Ternus, Apple’s senior vice-president of hardware engineering, is considered the frontrunner for the position. As […]

What is the Steam Machine? Valve unveils new Gaming Console

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A few years after successfully expanding the handheld gaming market with the Steam Deck, Valve is trying its hand at a console-like experience again. As Mashable reports, last week Valve announced several new hardware products, one of which is simply called the Steam Machine. It’s actually Valve’s second attempt at such an idea (the first being about […]

YouTube TV and Disney Finally Reach Deal ending Weeks of Frustrating Blackouts

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On Friday, Google’s YouTube and Walt Disney stated that they had reached an agreement to restore Disney-owned networks that include ABC, ESPN, FX and National Geographic to YouTube TV. As Reuters reports, a fee dispute left millions of subscribers without access to U.S. Election Day programming and major live sports events for weeks. What Was […]

Google Sues China-Based Hackers Behind $1 Billion Lighthouse Phishing Scheme

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Google has filed a civil lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York (SDNY) against China-based hackers who are behind a massive Phishing-as-a-Service (PhaaS) platform called Lighthouse that has ensnared over 1 million users across 120 countries. As Hacker News reports, the PhaaS kit is used to conduct large-scale SMS […]