Category: Tech Made Simple

All the Big Announcements from Nintendo Direct 2025 – The First in the Switch 2 Era

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Nintendo has hosted several of its Direct livestreams this year, but last week’sSeptember broadcast was one of its biggest to date. As GameSpot reports, the livestream featured a balanced mix of first-party and third-party games, with special emphasis being placed on the 40th anniversary of Super Mario Bros. franchise. The celebrations included a new look […]

The Apple iOS 26 Update is Today – What You Need to Know

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It may have gotten pushed out of the spotlight by the arrival of the iPhone Air and the iPhone 17 models, but as Tom’s Guide reports, Apple also had some software news to announce at its Awe Dropping event last week. Noting that the new phones arrive with iOS 26 pre-installed, Apple also revealed that the full version of the software update will […]

Microsoft Announces 2 Free Options for Those Who Want to Keep Using Windows 10, but You Have to do it Before October Deadline

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Microsoft officially ends support for Windows 10 on Oct. 14, but those who don’t want to move to Windows 11 yet have a few ways to stay on the OS, and two of them are free. As PCMag reports, the company’s Extended Security Updates (ESU) program provides critical and important security updates for unsupported OSes, but does not include […]

All the New Products Apple Just Announced at its “Awe Dropping” September Event

Apple CEO Tim Cook

Apple’s “Awe Dropping” event has wrapped—and the focus of Tuesday’s show was mobile devices: the iPhone, the Watch, and AirPods. As Fortune reports, in total, Apple unveiled eight new products, including a brand-new member of the iPhone family, the iPhone Air. Here’s a look at everything that was announced, in order of when it was announced during the […]

IFA 2025 – Biggest Tech and Gadget Announcements This Year

Depending on who you ask, IFA stands for either “Innovation for All” or “Internationale Funkausstellung.” The latter, which translates to “International Radio Exhibition,” reflects the show’s origins as a radio and broadcasting event when it first launched in 1924. As PCMag reports, over the past 101 years, however, IFA – which kicked off last Friday and concludes […]

Call Of Duty Fans Can’t Believe Activision Reportedly Passed On Having Spielberg Direct The Movie

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The new video game movie gold rush is finally seeing Call of Duty get adapted for the big screen, but there is still no word on who is writing or directing the military shooter’s Hollywood debut.  But as Kotaku reports, tech gaming fans are going crazy with reports that Steven Spielberg was lobbying for the job but Activision […]

Judge Hands Google a Victory in Court – Can keep Chrome but Must Share Search Data with Rivals

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A judge handed Alphabet’s Google a key victory on Tuesday, ruling against U.S. prosecutors’ bid to make the tech giant sell off its popular Chrome browser and Android operating system that was part of a larger antitrust crackdown on Big Tech, but ordering Google to share data with rivals to open up competition in online […]

Melania Trump Carves Out New Role for Herself: “First Lady of Technology”

Melania Trump

Melania Trump is carving out a new role in the Trump administration as the first lady of Technology, the New York Post reports. She will focus on advancing AI technology, first by leading the Presidential AI Challenge. As PCMag reports, the competition invites school-aged children to submit projects related to “the study, development, or use of an AI method or […]

The iPhone 17 Launch Event is Official, But Which Old Devices Will Be on the Chopping Block?

Apple CEO Tim Cook

Now that the iPhone 17 launch event is official, all eyes are on the fruit-themed tech company and what it has planned for the iPhone lineup. As Tom’s Guide reports, while the addition of four new iPhone 17 models is a given, we also need to consider what Apple is going to stop selling in the aftermath of the […]

Parents of Teen Who Committed Suicide Sue OpenAI – Blame ChatGPT’s “Deliberate Design Choices”

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Matt and Maria Raine, parents of 16-year-old Adam Raine, have filed a lawsuit against OpenAI over ChatGPT’s alleged role in their son’s suicide, The New York Times reports. In light of September being Suicide Prevention Month, it’s a timely and tragic story to bring into the light. As PCMag reports, after Adam died by suicide in April, […]