Category: Tech Made Simple

Apple CEO Tim Cook tells employees the return to offices will begin on April 11th

Apple will begin phasing in its planned hybrid work pilot on April 11th, bringing employees back to the office one day a week to start, according to an email from CEO Tim Cook to Apple employees. In the third week of the pilot, Cook writes, employees will come in twice a week, with the full […]

Have You Heard? Heardle is like Wordle but for Pop Music

If you’ve finished your Wordle for the day, and even your Worldle, and while you’re at it, your Octordle,and still have a thirst for for more Wordle-alikes.  If you always knew you’d be a master at “Name That Tune,” then buckle up, because the Heardle.app is for you! Heardle is a guessing game where you’re given progressively […]

Samsung announces an Update is on the way to stop “throttling performance,” return Control to Users

Samsung has addressed reports that it is throttling the performance of thousands of popular apps, saying a software update will return control to users. As The Verge reports, Samsung spokesperson Kelly Yeo has issued a statement that reads, “We value the feedback we receive about our products and after careful consideration, we plan to roll […]

The Video Game industry starts Cutting Off Russia amid outcry over Ukraine war

Video Game companies are halting their operations in Russia amid outcry over the country’s invasion of Ukraine. The video game world cutting ties with Russia could have a significant impact on the country’s economy. Russia is home to a vibrant gaming market, worth an estimated $2.3 billion in 2021, according to data firm Statista. With […]

AT&T begins Testing and Deployment of Discreet 5G Radios on City Street Lamp Posts

AT&T today announced it’s field testing new 5G small cell radios that can hide on top of street lamp posts. The new radios were born out of a partnership between AT&T, mobile technology manufacturer Ericsson, and urban solutions provider Ubicquia. “It is virtually unseen from street level,” wrote Gordon Mansfield, AT&T’s VP of mobility access […]

Big Tech Cracks Down on Russian Propaganda, Stops Sales, Restricts Access

Virtually all major western countries have imposed devastating sanctions on Vladimir Putin‘s regime amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine. As the battle for Kyiv and other Ukrainian cities continues, governments around the world — especially those in Europe — are calling on technological giants to restrict the flow of disinformation from the Kremlin. In response […]

Twitter makes Content Warning feature available to All users

Now you can access the content warning feature on Twitter, which allows obscuring individual photos and videos behind warnings for nudity, violence, and “sensitive” content, according to a report on The Verge . It’s available on Twitter’s Android and iOS apps as well as its web client. Users can put a content warning on posts […]

What to Expect from MWC 2022

Mobile World Congress begins today, February 28th, in Barcelona and runs through Thursday, March 3rd. It’s typically the world’s largest mobile technology show, where some of the biggest smartphone brands announce their latest devices and new technologies. As The Verge reported, in recent years, the show’s big focus has been on the transition to 5G as well […]

Sony finally reveals the PlayStation VR2’s design

The Verge reports that Sony has finally revealed the design of its next-generation PlayStation VR2 headset, after it announced it in February 2021, showed off the controllers last March, and confirmed it would be called PlayStation VR2 in January. The new design features a similar white-and-black color scheme as the PlayStation 5 (the company says […]

Halo Infinite Community Goes Nuts Over Leaked Forge Mode

Halo Infinite’s creation mode, Forge, isn’t supposed to come out until way later this year, but apparently leaked early footage has started making the rounds this week. And holy halo, Batman, it looks ah-MAH-zing. As Kotaku reports, Forge, which has been a staple of the first-person shooter series since 2007’s Halo 3, allows players to customize […]